A Missouri task force has recommended that schools in the state employ armed officers if they can afford it and if their local governments support the idea. The task force, headed by Republican Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, spent four months ...
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Read More »New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was targeted with hecklers shouting “Fire Pantaleo” at the second night of the Democratic presidential debates in Detroit. The disruption forced New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker to pause his opening statement Wednesday night. ...
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Read More »Two prominent gun safety organizations said Thursday that they will host a forum for Democratic presidential candidates in Las Vegas on Oct. 2, the day after the city marks the second anniversary of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. ...
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Read More »Economic growth is expected to slow over the next three to six months in nine Midwestern and Plains states, according to a report released Thursday from a July survey of business supply managers. The Mid-America Business Conditions index dropped to ...
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Read More »Utah officials preparing to launch the state’s medical marijuana program next year face mounting pressure from county attorneys to scrap plans for a state-run dispensary system and lingering scrutiny from companies rejected for growers’ licenses. The state announced it has ...
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Read More »A computer security expert won a rare payout in a whistleblower lawsuit he filed against Cisco Systems Inc. almost a decade ago, after he reported critical security flaws in Cisco video surveillance software used at major U.S. international airports and ...
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Read More »General Motors said Thursday that higher prices for popular pickup trucks and SUVs helped overcome slowing global sales and profit rose by 1 percent in the second quarter. The Detroit automaker said it made $2.42 billion, or $1.66 per share, ...
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Read More »The 33-year-old former Amazon software engineer accused of hacking Capital One made little attempt to hide her attack. In fact, she effectively publicized it. It’s one of many riddles swirling around Paige Thompson, who goes by the online handle “erratic.” Well-known in ...
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Read More »The ideological divisions gripping the Democratic Party intensified this week as presidential candidates waged an acrimonious battle over health care, immigration and race that tested the strength of early front-runner Joe Biden’s candidacy. The former vice president was repeatedly forced ...
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Read More »Missouri’s former public safety director oversaw $1.25 million in payments to a charitable foundation he had ties with and he logged vacation time, including trips to the Daytona 500, as work time, according to a state audit released this week. ...
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The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate this week for the first time in a decade to try to counter the impact of President Donald Trump’s trade wars, stubbornly low inflation and global weakness. It left open the possibility ...
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