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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/11/18)
Today is Thursday, Jan. 11, the 11th day of 2018. There are 354 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 11, 1964, U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry issued "Smoking and Health," a report which concluded that "cigarette smoking contributes substantially to mortality from certain specific diseases and to the overall death rate."...
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New Missouri law should help adoptees with family medical history
(Editorial ~ 01/11/18)
Missouri individuals who were adopted now have the right to access their birth certificates and find out the identities of their biological parents. Until this year, the state protected the privacy of parents who gave up their babies for adoption. The Missouri Adoptee Rights Act, signed into law by former Gov. Jay Nixon last year established, effectively, that a person's right to know about their parents -- and thus medical history -- was more important than a parent's right to privacy...
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Russia's cyber threat should concern world
(Column ~ 01/11/18)
Newsweek, 60 minutes, and several defense-oriented websites have all recently covered the growth, rearming, and mission orienting of the Russian military under Vladimir Putin. The general consensus is that Putin is trying to restore Russia's military to Cold War levels and strengths. ...
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Corporations give employees bonuses in wake of federal tax cuts
(National News ~ 01/11/18)
WASHINGTON -- American Airlines is handing out $1,000 bonuses to its employees. So are AT&T, Bank of America and Nationwide Insurance. The same for Comcast, JetBlue Airways and US Bancorp. Such announcements, coming from dozens of companies, have followed the passage of the Republican tax plan that President Donald Trump signed into law last month. ...
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Death threats cause lockdown after teacher handcuffed at meeting
(National News ~ 01/11/18)
NEW ORLEANS -- A Louisiana school board's office went on temporary lockdown after getting death threats from around the world in response to widely viewed video of a teacher screaming while being handcuffed at a school board meeting. The threats have come from as far away as South America, Australia and England, as well as other U.S. states, Vermilion Parish School Board president Anthony Fontana told The Advertiser newspaper Tuesday. He said they've been reported to the FBI and local police...
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California Rep. Issa will not seek 10th term in Congress
(National News ~ 01/11/18)
WASHINGTON -- Republican Rep. Darrell Issa of California announced Wednesday he will not seek re-election after serving out his ninth term in Congress. Issa's decision continues a string of GOP lawmakers who have decided to retire rather than take on what would be a difficult re-election battle...
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Trump: it 'seems unlikely' he'll talk to Mueller
(National News ~ 01/11/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Wednesday it "seems unlikely" he'd give an interview in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into potential coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign. Trump said "we'll see what happens" when asked if he'd provide an interview to Mueller's team...
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Trump open to U.S.-North Korea talks 'under right circumstances'
(National News ~ 01/11/18)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump threw his weight behind the Olympics-inspired diplomatic opening with North Korea, telling South Korea's leader Wednesday the U.S. was open to talks with Kim Jong Un's government under the right circumstances. A White House statement said Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in still agreed on the importance of continuing the "maximum pressure" campaign against North Korea over its development of nuclear weapons -- the U.S.-led barrage of international sanctions that is starting to bite the North's meager economy.. ...
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Trump remarks spark optimism for immigration compromise
(National News ~ 01/11/18)
WASHINGTON -- Backed by the White House, Democratic and Republican lawmakers dug into a politically fraught search for compromise on immigration Wednesday, seeking to take advantage of a window of opportunity opened by President Donald Trump. They're under pressure to find a breakthrough before a deadline next week that could lead to a government shutdown neither side wants...
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I.C.E. agents target 7-Elevens in 17 states
(National News ~ 01/11/18)
LOS ANGELES -- Seven immigration agents filed into a 7-Eleven store before dawn Wednesday, waited for people to go through the checkout line and told arriving customers and a driver delivering beer to wait outside. A federal inspection was underway, they said...
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Dutoit steps down from Royal orchestra amid sex allegations
(National News ~ 01/11/18)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Charles Dutoit has stepped down as artistic director and principal conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra following multiple allegations of sexual assault, the orchestra said Wednesday. The renowned conductor's departure had been scheduled for October 2019, but the London-based orchestra said in a statement his departure was effective immediately. ...
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Death toll hits 17 in California mudslides; 13 missing
(National News ~ 01/11/18)
MONTECITO, Calif. -- Authorities now say 17 people have died in Southern California mudslides and another 13 are missing. The death toll rose Wednesday as searchers pulled two more bodies from the inundated area in the Santa Barbara County enclave of Montecito...
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Two Army reservists killed when SUV struck
(State News ~ 01/11/18)
HILLSBORO, Mo. -- Two young women killed while trying to get their stalled vehicle off an eastern Missouri roadway were Army reservists returning home from a college visit. Authorities say 19-year-old Genevieve Brown of Festus and 18-year-old Warsha Kumar of Yakima, Washington, were driving a sport utility vehicle that stalled on a Jefferson County roadway, near Hillsboro. An 84-year-old driver then struck the SUV and two other vehicles whose occupants had stopped to help the stranded women...
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Bass Pro will help severance fund for Cabela workers
(State News ~ 01/11/18)
SIDNEY, Neb. -- Bass Pro Shops' chief executive said he will match donations by former Cabela's executives and owners to a severance fund for some Cabela's workers who are losing their jobs after Bass Pro bought the rival outdoor retailer. Bass Pro Shops has said some employees in Sidney, Nebraska, where Cabela's was headquartered, will likely lose their jobs as a result of the $5 billion deal that closed in September. Bass has said it will keep its headquarters in Springfield, Missouri...
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Missouri House advances bill on gifts from lobbyists
(State News ~ 01/11/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House on Wednesday again advanced a proposal to ban lobbyist gifts to lawmakers with some exceptions, despite some skepticism from representatives and potentially bleak prospects if the bill makes it to the Senate...
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Greitens pledges bold tax reform
(State News ~ 01/11/18)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens on Wednesday promised the "boldest state tax reform in America" even as new federal and state tax cuts are just taking effect. Greitens said he wants lower taxes for people and businesses, but he didn't reveal any further specifics in his second State of the State address. He said he'll lay out a detailed plan "early next week."...
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Prayer 1/11/18
(Prayer ~ 01/11/18)
O Lord God, thank you for giving us your wonderful peace. Amen.
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Out of the past: Jan. 11
(Out of the Past ~ 01/11/18)
Cape Girardeau Central High School has a problem: too many trophies; athletic director Terry Kitchen says three display cases in the school are crammed full of trophies representing years of achievement by Central students; the dilemma presented to Kitchen is what to do with all those trophies...
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Couple with pot gifts arrested again
(National News ~ 01/11/18)
LINCOLN, Neb. -- A California couple arrested in Nebraska last month for carrying 60 pounds of marijuana they described as family Christmas gifts have again been arrested in Nebraska, this time on suspicion of carrying drug money. Patrick Jiron, 80, and his 70-year-old wife, Barbara, both of Clear Lake Oaks, California, were arrested Tuesday. The couple were passengers in a pickup truck stopped Tuesday. A deputy said a search of the truck turned up a duffel bag carrying $18,000 in cash...
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Cape Girardeau police report 1/11/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/11/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI n Jessie Myrick, 30, of 909 Hackberry St., was arrested for driving while intoxicated. Arrests n A subject was in custody pending formal charges of possession of a controlled substance at Bertling Street and Old Sprigg Street Road...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 1/11/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/11/18)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls: Wednesday n Medical assists were made at 1:49 a.m. on South West End Boulevard; at 4:04 a.m. on Woodlawn Avenue; at 6:03 a.m. on Pear Tree Court; at 7:14 a.m. on Valley View Lane; at 11:45 a.m. ...
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Briefly 1/11/18
(State News ~ 01/11/18)
ST. LOUIS -- Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill has introduced a bill that would put an end to a Postal Service quirk requiring some rural northern Missouri residents to have Iowa mailing addresses. Details of the bill were announced Wednesday. For years, some Missourians in Atchison, Clark, Harrison, Mercer, Putnam, Schuyler and Scotland counties have been assigned Iowa mailing addresses. ...
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Ferrell honored
(Local News ~ 01/11/18)
Longtime federal prosecutor Larry Ferrell, center, is bracketed by Associate Circuit Judge Blake Pearson of Scott County and Naz Shareef of Topeka, Kansas, at a retirement reception for Ferrell at Katy O'Ferrell's Irish Pub and Restaurant in Cape Girardeau on Wednesday. Ferrell served 26 years as assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri and led the office in Cape Girardeau since its inception in 1991. Ferrell also was part of the U.S. team advising Iraqi prosecutors in presenting evidence of war crimes in the trial of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Naz Shareef, originally from Kurdistan, served as translator and cultural adviser for his team in Iraq. Ferrell was instrumental in helping Shareef attain U.S. citizenship after service to the U.S. military. Friends and colleagues of Ferrell, including a constellation of judicial officials and law enforcement leaders, filled the restaurant to celebrate his service.
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Girl Scout S.T.E.M. and Snowflakes: New Girl Scout Troops Forming
(Submitted Story ~ 01/11/18)
At Girl Scouts, she’ll get to lead her own adventure and team up with other girls in an all-girl environment to choose the exciting, hands-on activities that interest her most. She’ll practice leadership with grit like a go-getter, problem solve like an innovator, embrace new challenges like a risk-taker, and show empathy like a leader. ...
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