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Missouri health department seeks to fund counties’ anti-flu efforts The more than $17,000 contract between the Missouri and Cole County health departments approved this week by the Cole County Commission is an example of how the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services wants to use federal money this year to boost influenza vaccinations. by Phillip Sitter Published Sep. 19 2020 @ 12:20am

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87 WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, died Friday at her home in Washington. Published Sep. 19 2020 @ 12:15am

Hundreds of thousands still without power in Sally cleanup LOXLEY, Ala. (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people were still without power Friday along the Alabama coast and the Florida Panhandle in the aftermath of Hurricane Sally as officials assessed millions of dollars in damage that included a broken bridge in Pensacola and ships thrown onto dry land. Published Sep. 19 2020 @ 12:15am

Firefighters battle exhaustion along with wildfire flames BEAVERCREEK, Ore. (AP) — They work 50 hours at a stretch and sleep on gymnasium floors. Exploding trees shower them with embers. Published Sep. 19 2020 @ 12:15am

Democrats set to unveil stopgap bill to prevent shutdown WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats on Friday prepared a temporary spending bill that is needed to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month — and that would allow lawmakers to leave Washington to campaign. Published Sep. 19 2020 @ 12:15am

CDC drops controversial testing advice that caused backlash NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Friday dropped a controversial piece of coronavirus guidance and said anyone who has been in close contact with an infected person should get tested. Published Sep. 19 2020 @ 12:15am

AP Exclusive: More migrant women say they didn’t OK surgery HOUSTON (AP) — Sitting across from her lawyer at an immigration detention center in rural Georgia, Mileidy Cardentey Fernandez unbuttoned her jail jumpsuit to show the scars on her abdomen. Published Sep. 19 2020 @ 12:15am

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87 WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, died Friday at her home in Washington. Published Sep. 19 2020 @ 12:05am

Hundreds of thousands still without power in Sally cleanup LOXLEY, Ala. (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people were still without power Friday along the Alabama coast and the Florida Panhandle in the aftermath of Hurricane Sally as officials assessed millions of dollars in damage that included a broken bridge in Pensacola and ships thrown onto dry land. Published Sep. 19 2020 @ 12:05am

Firefighters battle exhaustion along with wildfire flames BEAVERCREEK, Ore. (AP) — They work 50 hours at a stretch and sleep on gymnasium floors. Exploding trees shower them with embers. Published Sep. 19 2020 @ 12:05am

AP Exclusive: More migrant women say they didn’t OK surgery HOUSTON (AP) — Sitting across from her lawyer at an immigration detention center in rural Georgia, Mileidy Cardentey Fernandez unbuttoned her jail jumpsuit to show the scars on her abdomen. Published Sep. 19 2020 @ 12:05am

Democrats set to unveil stopgap bill to prevent shutdown WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats on Friday prepared a temporary spending bill that is needed to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month — and that would allow lawmakers to leave Washington to campaign. Published Sep. 19 2020 @ 12:05am

CDC drops controversial testing advice that caused backlash NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Friday dropped a controversial piece of coronavirus guidance and said anyone who has been in close contact with an infected person should get tested. Published Sep. 19 2020 @ 12:05am

Princeton faces federal inquiry after acknowledging racism The Trump administration has opened an investigation into racial bias at Princeton University, saying the school’s recent acknowledgment of racism on campus amounts to a “shocking” and “serious” admission of discrimination. by the Associated Press Published Sep. 19 2020 @ 12:05am

Watchdog: FAA not prepared to update jet evacuation rules DETROIT (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration hasn’t updated standards for emergency airliner evacuations in nearly two decades, a period when travelers have increasingly had to deal with tighter aircraft seats, more carry-on bags and support animals, a government watchdog says. Published Sep. 19 2020 @ 12:05am

Teacher on leave for ‘pretend you are a slave’ assignment IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A high school teacher in Iowa has been placed on leave for assigning students to “pretend you are a black slave. Published Sep. 19 2020 @ 12:05am

New Bloomfield school board discusses technology NEW BLOOMFIELD — The New Bloomfield R-3 School District Board of Education met Thursday for its first school board meeting since school began. by Olivia Garrett Published Sep. 19 2020 @ 12:05am

Trump shifts on Puerto Rico, releases aid as election nears WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced the release Friday of $13 billion in assistance to repair years-old hurricane damage in Puerto Rico and pledged to restore its economy, setting aside his past bitter treatment of the island and its leaders as he courts Puerto Rican voters in the U. Published Sep. 19 2020 @ 12:05am

Assange lawyer says Trump offered deal to avoid extradition LONDON (AP) — A lawyer for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has told a London court her client was indirectly offered a “win-win” deal by President Donald Trump that would see him avoid extradition to the U. Published Sep. 19 2020 @ 12:05am

Mexico sees fentanyl seizures up 465%, denies making drug MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities said seizures of the synthetic opioid fentanyl so far this year are 465 percent higher than in 2019, rising to almost 2,300 pounds from around 405 pounds last year, but progress against another big Mexican export to the U. Published Sep. 19 2020 @ 12:05am

China flies 18 warplanes near Taiwan during US envoy’s visit TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s military sent 18 planes including fighter jets over the Taiwan Strait in an unusually large show of force Friday as a U. Published Sep. 19 2020 @ 12:05am

California man arrested on drug charge

A California man was arrested this week for delivery of illegal drugs following a vehicle stop by the Moniteau County Sheriff’s Department. Published Sep. 19 2020 @ 12:05am

Cole County Hisory: Selection of Jefferson City as Missouri’s permanent seat of government The act of the federal Legislature that provided for Missouri statehood and a convention to draft a state constitution was approved by President James Monroe on March 6, 1820. by Wayne Johnson For Historic City of Jefferson Published Sep. 19 2020 @ 12:05am