(AP) For the first time, a major study suggests that an experimental drug works against the new coronavirus, and U.S. government officials said Wednesday that they would work to make it available to appropriate patients as quickly as possible. In a stu...
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Man sentenced in murder of man who shot Columbia activist
(AP) An Illinois man who fatally shot a man who killed a Columbia community activist has been sentenced to 17 years in prison. Laron Nesbitt, of Calumet City, Illinois, was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to second-degree murder. He was accused ...
Read More »Kansas City, St. Louis County town move up reopening dates
(AP) — Missouri’s largest city will reopen with significant restrictions next week, as jurisdictions in even the state’s two urban areas begin to move away from stay-at-home orders spurred by the coronavirus. Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas on Wednesda...
Read More »Meatpackers welcome Trump order; others question virus risks
(AP) — Big meatpacking companies that have struggled to keep plants running during the coronavirus crisis said Wednesday that they welcomed President Donald Trump’s executive order requiring them to stay open, but unions, some employees and Democrats q...
Read More »Meatpackers welcome Trump order; others question virus risks
(AP) — Big meatpacking companies that have struggled to keep plants running during the coronavirus crisis said Wednesday that they welcomed President Donald Trump’s executive order requiring them to stay open, but unions, some employees and Democrats q...
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