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Sen. Roy Blunt expects vaccinations for COVID-19 to begin soon
The effort to approve and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine is moving quickly, Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt said Monday. “Pfizer has…
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Health and Wellness
Lee’s Summit gym owner defies Jackson County mask restrictions
Ryan Waters, owner of the Shredd KC gym in Lee’s Summit, doesn’t think much of the mask requirements in Jackson…
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Elderly woman chooses suicide rather than lockdown
A Canadian news service is reporting that a 90-year-old woman chose assisted suicide rather than living through another lockdown at…
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Award-winning Broadway actor under fire for challenging state’s COVID-19 restrictions
Actor Chad Kimball, a Seattle native who was nominated in 2011 for a Tony for his performance in “Memphis,” recently…
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Travel
Biden: no lockdown as scientists sign letter warning of their dangers
As 50,000 scientists and doctors sign an open letter against lockdowns, Joe Biden said Thursday that he would not try…
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One-third of Kansas adults are obese
A 2019 adult obesity report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that more than one-third of…
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Local
White House Coronavirus Taskforce places Missouri in red zone for COVID-19
Missouri is in the red zone for COVID-19, according to the latest report from the White House Coronavirus Taskforce. This…
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U.S. divorce rate hits 50-year low, but marriage rates plummet
The U.S. divorce rate is the lowest it has been in a half century, according to data from the Census…
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Travel
Missouri House postpones bus tour after senator gets COVID-19
The Missouri House has postponed its two-week statewide bus tour for new members after a senator and staff member tested…
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Faith
US and Poland spearhead global meeting on religious freedom
The Trump administration has organized a virtual conference on world religious freedom which took place on Monday. Ministers of foreign…
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