(AP) — Top-level negotiations between Congress and the White House churned late into the night over a now nearly $2 trillion economic rescue package, as the coronavirus crisisdeepened, the nation shut down and the first U.S. senator tested positive for...
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Limits on who can get COVID-19 test in Boone County
What does it take to get a COVID-19 test in America? Dr. Ashley Millham with Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services says it varies, and it changes often, but it is usually up to your doctor. “There are absolutely guidelines out th...
Read More »Pompeo rushes to Kabul to jumpstart flagging peace process
(AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived Monday in Kabul on an urgent visit to try to move forward a U.S. peace deal signed last month with the Taliban, a trip that comes despite the coronavirus pandemic, at a time when world leaders and stat...
Read More »Missouri lawmaker battling coronavirus
(Missourinet) A veteran Missouri lawmaker who has tested positive for the coronavirus is worried that hospitals could run out of vital supplies, including personal protective equipment (PPE). This is a photo of State Rep. Joe Runions, D-Grandview, take...
Read More »Sen. Rand Paul tests positive for virus, forcing quarantines
(AP) — Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, becoming the first case of COVID-19 in the Senate and raising fears about the further transmission of the virus among Republicans at the Capitol. Paul, an eye surgeon, wen...
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