(AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday promised to put forth a female nominee in the coming week to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, pushing the Republican-controlled Senate to consider the pick wit...
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Trump backs proposed deal to keep TikTok operating in US
(AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday he’s given his “blessing” to a proposed deal that would see the popular video-sharing app TikTok partner with Oracle and Walmart and form a U.S. company. Trump has targeted Chinese-owned TikTok for national s...
Read More »US to hit 200K dead from COVID-19
(AP) — As the coronavirus pandemic began bearing down on the United States in March, President Donald Trump set out his expectations. If the U.S. could keep the death toll between 100,000 to 200,000 people, Trump said, it would indicate that his admini...
Read More »Boone Hospital CEO draws from COVID-19 experience in New Mexico
Boone Hospital’s new CEO comes from an area hit hard by COVID-19. Troy Greer was CEO of a hospital system in New Mexico. He says a big difference in pandemic response now is that the coronavirus is not a surprise anymore. “We’re actually tr...
Read More »Columbia council considers curbside recycling changes
Big changes may be coming in the way Columbia collects curbside trash. The city council votes Monday night on whether to only pick up trash in city-provided bags. Pickup of bulky items would have to be scheduled in advance, and cost extra. Solid waste ...
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