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At U.N., Trump threatens 'total destruction' of North Korea
(International News ~ 09/20/17)
UNITED NATIONS -- President Donald Trump, in a combative debut speech to the U.N. General Assembly, threatened the "total destruction" of North Korea if the nation's "Rocket man" leader does not abandon his drive toward nuclear weapons. Trump, who has ramped up his rhetoric throughout the escalating crisis with North Korea, told the murmuring crowd of world leaders Tuesday "it is far past time for the nations of the world to confront" Kim Jong Un and said Kim's "reckless pursuit of nuclear weapons" poses a threat to "the entire world with an unthinkable loss of human life.". ...
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Humane Society opens new care unit for ill animals
(Local News ~ 09/20/17)
Thanks to volunteer and professional efforts, animals at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri in Cape Girardeau have a new care unit for specialized treatment of illnesses, according to officials. The main Humane Society building at 2536 Boutin Drive in Cape Girardeau still will house the animal population, Humane Society board president Charlotte Craig said, but the care unit has been needed for a long time...
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General interest: Grant Symposium draws standing-room-only crowd
(Local News ~ 09/20/17)
Nearly 100 people crowded into Heritage Hall in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday to hear a succession of speakers talk about the life and times of U.S. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr., a federal judge and Civil War buff, said he was shocked to see the standing-room-only crowd...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/20/17)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, Sept. 20, the 263rd day of 2017. There are 102 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On September 20, 1967, the Cunard liner RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 was christened by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in Clydebank, Scotland...
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SEMO District Fair marks another fun, successful week
(Editorial ~ 09/20/17)
The last corndog has been served, and the cows have gone home. The SEMO District Fair which officially opened on a clear Saturday morning, Sept. 9, with its annual parade, came to a close eight days later on a clear night. There were plenty of beautiful days in between amid a variety of activities and entertainment. In fact, weather conditions in which the festivities played out had to be among the best in the 162-year history of the event...
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The race blame game
(Column ~ 09/20/17)
Back in 2013, singer Meghan Trainor released her breakout hit "All About That Bass", which went on to win an Emmy and Billboard award, reached number one on the music charts and launched a viral video among the most watched in Internet history. I was thinking about that snappy tune this weekend as I watched with sadness the events unfold in St. Louis...
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The Moody Blooms
(Community ~ 09/20/17)
We know what brews in fashion percolates into decor. This fall, it's floral prints loaded with depth and drama. Anna Sui's fall 2017 show was replete with deep, moody florals on velvet, silk and chiffon. Recent collections from Dolce & Gabbana, Marc Jacobs and Miu Miu have also featured them...
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Skillet apple-cranberry pie tastes delicious -- and is easy to make
(Community ~ 09/20/17)
Just because nothing's more American than apple pie -- and few desserts more delicious -- doesn't mean making one is easy. The standard recipes can be pretty involved. But this recipe is for a pie with only one crust, not two, and with everything cooked in the same skillet...
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Buy used items to save money and reduce waste
(Community ~ 09/20/17)
Bedbugs. Weird smells. The possibility of imminent breakdowns. People have all sorts of excuses for not buying used stuff. Those who deliberately buy used items, though, say such fears are not just overblown -- they're also expensive. Katy Wolk-Stanley, a Portland, Oregon, labor and delivery nurse, has a short list of things she'll buy new, including personal-care items (toothbrushes, makeup, feminine-hygiene products) and certain clothing (socks, underwear, bras)...
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Kansas sanctions Missouri doctor over 13-year-old's abortion
(National News ~ 09/20/17)
TOPEKA, Kan. -- Kansas suspended a former Planned Parenthood physician-contractor's state medical license for 90 days for failing to preserve a fetal tissue sample from a 13-year-old girl's abortion so it could be sent to authorities. The State Board of Healing Arts concluded Dr. Allen S. Palmer violated Kansas law during the December 2014 abortion at a Planned Parenthood clinic in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park, Kansas...
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White man arrested in slayings of 2 black men in Louisiana
(National News ~ 09/20/17)
BATON ROUGE, La. -- A 23-year-old white man was arrested Tuesday and accused of cold-bloodedly killing two black men and shooting up a black family's home in a string of attacks last week police said may have been racially motivated. A law-enforcement official said authorities found a handwritten copy of an Adolf Hitler speech at Kenneth James Gleason's home, and investigators said surveillance footage and DNA on a shell casing link him to the crimes...
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Ex-tennis star Blake testifies about his mistaken arrest
(National News ~ 09/20/17)
NEW YORK -- Former pro tennis star James Blake testified Tuesday a plainclothes police officer wearing a T-shirt and jeans didn't identify himself before throwing him to the ground and handcuffing him in a mistaken arrest in 2015 outside a Manhattan hotel...
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Facebook may face an 'era of accountability'
(National News ~ 09/20/17)
NEW YORK -- The problems keep piling up for Facebook, and it's unclear how long the internet giant will brush them aside as it barrels toward acquiring its next billion users. The world's biggest social network unwittingly allowed groups backed by the Russian government to target users with ads...
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Senate panel cancels private interview with Trump lawyer
(National News ~ 09/20/17)
WASHINGTON -- A scheduled private meeting between President Donald Trump's personal lawyer and Senate committee staff was canceled abruptly Tuesday amid a dispute over a public statement he issued before the meeting. Senate intelligence committee leaders said they called off the closed-door staff meeting after Michael Cohen sent a statement to the media as the interview was about to start...
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Cloudy, cool August restrains melt of Arctic sea ice
(National News ~ 09/20/17)
WASHINGTON -- Arctic sea ice this summer dropped to its eighth-lowest level on record, new federal data show. That's far below average, but considerably above the record low set five years ago. The National Snow and Ice Data Center said on Sept. 13, sea ice in the Arctic shrank to its smallest area of the season: 1.79 million square miles...
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GOP strains for Obamacare repeal votes
(National News ~ 09/20/17)
WASHINGTON -- Time growing short, President Donald Trump and Republican Senate leaders dove into a frantic hunt for votes Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to repeal and replace "Obamacare." The pressure was intense, the outcome uncertain in a Capitol newly engulfed in drama over health care...
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Words With Friends adds 50,000 pop-culture words
(Community ~ 09/20/17)
NEW YORK -- Tell your bae or your bestie: The mobile game Words With Friends is adding thousands of pop-culture words as part of its largest dictionary update in the game's eight-year history. Game developer Zynga said Tuesday it is adding 50,000 internet slang words, including "BFF," "fitspo," "delish," "FOMO," "hangry," "kween," "smize," "TFW," "turnt," "werk," "yas" -- as well as "bae" and "bestie."...
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Hurricane Maria aims at Puerto Rico after slamming Dominica
(International News ~ 09/20/17)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Hurricane Maria barreled toward Puerto Rico on Tuesday night after wreaking widespread devastation on Dominica and leaving the small Caribbean island virtually incommunicado. As rains began to lash Puerto Rico, Gov. Ricardo Rossello warned Maria could hit "with a force and violence that we haven't seen for several generations."...
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French president defends global cooperation at U.N.
(International News ~ 09/20/17)
UNITED NATIONS -- French President Emmanuel Macron issued a defense of global cooperation Tuesday, telling world leaders solving major challenges otherwise will be reduced to "the survival of the fittest." In his first appearance at the U.N. General Assembly, Macron vowed to press ahead with the Paris accord to combat global warming, though the United States has said it is withdrawing...
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Rohingya Muslims are being wiped off Myanmar's map
(International News ~ 09/20/17)
YANGON, Myanmar -- For generations, Rohingya Muslims have called Myanmar home. Now, in what appears to be a systematic purge, the minority ethnic group is being wiped off the map. After a series of attacks by Muslim militants last month, security forces and allied mobs retaliated by burning down thousands of Rohingya homes in the predominantly Buddhist nation...
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Out of the past: Sept. 20
(Out of the Past ~ 09/20/17)
The 59th annual service at Old McKendree Chapel is held in the afternoon, when the heritage of the oldest Methodist church west of the Mississippi River is observed on the chapel grounds; it has been 183 years since the organization of the chapel. Guest speaker of the service is Christian Ricks of Jefferson City...
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Bruce Hornberger
(Obituary ~ 09/20/17)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Bruce M. Hornberger, 62, of Cairo died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at his home. He was born May 24, 1955, in Marion, Illinois, to Dewey and Betty Matthews Hornberger. For many years, he and his parents owned and operated Hornberger Body Shop in Cairo...
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Kenneth Engert
(Obituary ~ 09/20/17)
FROHNA, Mo. -- Kenneth E. Engert, 69, of Frohna died Monday, Sept. 18, 2017, at his home. A private service will be at a later date for the family. Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville, Missouri, provided the arrangements.
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Lorena Eaker
(Obituary ~ 09/20/17)
CHURCH HILL, Tenn. -- Lorena Shell Eaker, 90, of Church Hill died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, at the Wexford House. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill, Missouri. The funeral will be at noon Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Gerald Huff officiating. Burial will follow in Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery near Marble Hill...
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Michele Campbell
(Obituary ~ 09/20/17)
Michele L. "Missy" Campbell, 46, of Millersville passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 5, 1971, in Cape Girardeau to David and Wilma Robison Kincy. She and Jeffrey Campbell were married in September 1994...
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Jackson police report 9/20/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/20/17)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Nakayla Marshall-Baker, 18, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of failure to use turn signal, failure to drive on right half of roadway and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated...
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Cape Girardeau police report 9/20/17
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/20/17)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n Herman J. Gardner II, 38, of Sikeston, Missouri, was arrested at North Sprigg and Olive streets on three Cape Girardeau warrants for failure to appear for no insurance, failure to stop at a stop sign and failure to drive on the right side of the road and on a Union County, Illinois, warrant...
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Births 9/20/17
(Births ~ 09/20/17)
Daughter to Garrett Wade and Courtney Elizabeth Stevens of Jackson, Saint Francis Medical Center, 8:27 a.m. Friday, Sept. 1, 2017. Name, Macy Jo. Weight, 7 pounds. Second daughter. Mrs. Stevens is the former Courtney Cox, daughter of Kevin and Karen Cox of Jackson. Stevens is the son of Brad and Deedee Stevens of Jackson. He is self-employed...
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Body not found for 8 months in Kansas City airport parking lot
(State News ~ 09/20/17)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The body of a man who police believed killed himself sat in his pickup truck in a Kansas City International Airport parking lot for eight months before being discovered and his family wants to know why it wasn't noticed sooner. The body of 53-year-old Randy Potter was found last week after someone reported a bad smell coming from the truck, The Kansas City Star reported. ...
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3rd Greitens' appointee to board of education withdraws
(State News ~ 09/20/17)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A third person appointed to the Missouri State Board of Education by Gov. Eric Greitens has withdrawn from the panel, hampering the first-year Republican governor's efforts to find enough votes to replace the current education commissioner...
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St. Louis faith leaders urge peace, justice amid turmoil
(State News ~ 09/20/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Leaders of several faiths Tuesday called for peace and justice amid the turmoil that followed the acquittal of a white former St. Louis police officer in the 2011 death of a black man. Several hundred people gathered on a hot, unshaded public plaza for an interfaith service followed by a march to city hall. ...
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Pope overhauls key institute to reflect his vision of family
(International News ~ 09/20/17)
ROME -- Pope Francis has overhauled the Vatican institute most closely associated with the conservative sexual morals promoted by St. John Paul II, saying it was necessary to adapt and expand its mission to address the reality of today's Catholics. Officials said Tuesday the revamped John Paul II Theological Institute for the Marriage and Family Sciences will offer degrees in the social sciences -- such as sociology, anthropology, psychology -- as well as biology and other sciences, reflecting a vision of the family that goes well beyond strict Catholic theology.. ...
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Post Holdings buying Bob Evans Farms in $1.53B deal
(National News ~ 09/20/17)
ST. LOUIS -- Bob Evans Farms is being sold to Post in a deal worth about $1.53 billion, giving the cereal maker a stronger presence in the grocery store through Bob Evans' valuable refrigerated sides business. Bob Evans makes things such as refrigerated potato, pasta and frozen convenience food items under a number of brands other than Bob Evans, such as Owens, Country Creek and Pineland Farms. ...
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Toys R Us joins bankruptcy list as Amazon exerts influence
(National News ~ 09/20/17)
NEW YORK -- In filing for bankruptcy, Toys R Us joins a list of dozens of store chains that have done so already this year as online leader Amazon increasingly exerts its influence over a huge part of the retailing world. The toy chain, hobbled by $5 billion in debt and more intense competition, filed for protection from its creditors ahead of the key holiday season. ...
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Prosecutor Frank Miller receives Trial Advocacy Award
(Local News ~ 09/20/17)
Cape Girardeau County assistant prosecuting attorney Frank Miller received the Lon O. Hocker Trial Advocacy Award from the Missouri Bar Foundation. Miller, who has worked in the county prosecutor’s office for the past 6 1/2 years, is one of only three young lawyers in Missouri to receive the award, Prosecuting Attorney Chris Limbaugh said in a news release...
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Former major-league slugger Darryl Strawberry to speak at La Croix
(Local News ~ 09/20/17)
Darryl Strawberry had it all as a Major League Baseball player: Power with 335 home runs, speed with 221 stolen bases, money and fame, winning four World Series titles in New York City — three with the Yankees and one with the Mets. The 1983 National League Rookie of the Year had other well-documented numbers that largely derailed the second half of his 17-year career. He was suspended three times for substance abuse and was diagnosed with colon cancer...
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Prayer 9/20/17
(Prayer ~ 09/20/17)
Father God, may we guard our words, choosing only those pleasing to you. Amen.
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Go Redhawks!
(Submitted Story ~ 09/20/17)
Montgomery Bank employees enjoyed a night of Redhawk football on Saturday, September 16th. Monty, employees and their families came out to support the Redhawks at their home game opener of the year!
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