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“Wanted” posters and harassment toward health insurance workers follow the UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing. And new dietary guidelines for Americans suggest more plant-based proteins. On social media, images of “wanted” posters put up in Manhattan featured photos of the CEOs of at least two health insurance companies. New dietary guidelines proposedA report released this week containing updated U.S. dietary guidelines recommends that people eat more beans, peas and lentils and decrease their consumption of processed and red meat, sugary drinks, sodium and processed foods. The updated dietary guidelines, recommended by an advisory committee to the Agriculture Department, are expected to go into effect next year and remain in effect until 2030.

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DAMASCUS, Syria — A Missouri man found in Syria told NBC News on Thursday he spent months in a Syrian prison after after crossing into the country on a "pilgrimage" to Damascus. It was not widely known that the man, who identified himself as Travis Timmerman and went missing in Hungary in May, was in Syria. "I was on a pilgrimage to Damascus," he told NBC News in a building on the outskirts of the capital. Travis Timmerman speaking to NBC News outside the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday. A U.S. official told NBC News that Washington was "aware of reports of an American found outside of Damascus and seeking to provide support.

Persons: Travis Timmerman, Bashar al, Assad, Timmerman, “ Travis, ”, he'd, Ted Turner, ” Timmerman, “, Austin Tice, Pete Timmerman, Travis Pete Timmerman, ” Matt Bradley, Chantal Da Silva Organizations: NBC, NBC News, CBS News, U.S, Washington, Authorities, Highway Patrol Locations: DAMASCUS, Syria, A Missouri, Damascus, Hungary, American, Dhiyabia, Lebanon, Europe, Missouri, Budapest, London

☆ Even if Trump tried to raise the minimum wage, his own party could get in the way
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Trump said on Sunday that he'd consider trying to raise the federal minimum wage. As the GOP has sought to refashion itself as a working-class party, several Republicans have proposed increases to the federal minimum wage. AdvertisementA federal minimum wage increase would be popular. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, just 1.1% of hourly paid workers were at or below the federal minimum wage in 2023. AdvertisementPresident Joe Biden supports a $15 federal minimum wage, but was unable to get it enacted due to opposition from several Democratic senators in 2021.

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☆ Missouri couple charged with child abuse after botched home circumcision
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A Missouri couple has been charged with child abuse after they allegedly performed a botched circumcision on their child at home, despite lacking the medical expertise, resulting in the child going to the hospital. Tyler Wade Gibson and his wife, Bailey Alexus Gibson, were charged with child abuse by the Prosecuting Attorney of Morgan County. Tyler Wade Gibson was further charged with performing an unauthorized surgery. The employee said they received an emergency hotline call from Columbia University hospital on Nov. 28 about a child who had undergone a circumcision at home. Tyler Wade Gibson appeared in court on Dec. 3. for an arraignment and he entered a plea of not guilty.

Persons: Tyler Wade Gibson, Bailey Alexus Gibson, Gibson “, “, Gibson, wasn’t, Bailey Gibson, Bailey Gibson's, Steven A Organizations: Regional Hospital, University Hospital, Sheriff's Department, Family Services, Columbia University, DFS, NBC Locations: Missouri, Morgan County, Morgan

Debbie Nelson, the mother of rap star Eminem, has died, a representative for the musician confirmed to NBC News. Nelson and her son's strained relationship was often highlighted in his music early in his career. Nelson filed a $10 million lawsuit against her son, born Marshall Mathers, for defamation in 1999, and won, Variety reported. She also responded to her son's music with a book in 2008 titled "My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem," in an attempt to clear her name. In an interview with "TODAY" after the book was published, Nelson said it wasn't her intention to sue Mathers.

Persons: Debbie Nelson, Eminem, Nelson, Marshall Mathers, Marshall, Son Marshall, Mathers Organizations: NBC News, TMZ, Variety, Eminem Locations: Missouri, Nelson's

☆ 6 pulled from rubble alive after explosion mangles Missouri home, authorities say
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Six people were pulled alive from the rubble of a Missouri home Saturday morning after an unexplained explosion mangled the residence, authorities said. All six, said to have been inside the home in Jefferson City when it exploded, were taken to University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri, with moderate to severe injuries, the Jefferson City Fire Department said in a statement. Two of them were in bad enough shape that they were taken by helicopter for a faster trip to University Hospital trauma center. The Jefferson City Fire Department's Special Operations Rescue Team was enlisted to help pull victims from the rubble, it said. Jake Holee, Jefferson City Fire Department assistant chief and spokesperson, said the agency was lucky to have the right equipment on hand, along with the help of 37 personnel at the scene.

Persons: Eric Hoy, Jake Holee, KOMU, Jefferson, Louis Organizations: Missouri, University Hospital, Jefferson City Fire Department, University, NBC, Columbia, Jefferson City, Team Locations: Jefferson City, Columbia , Missouri, Jefferson, Cole, Missouri, St

☆ The battle against 6% broker fees isn’t over after a surprise 11th hour court filing
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The US Department of Justice threw even more doubt into a new way of paying for real estate brokers this week, raising concerns about a recent wide-ranging legal settlement. The new rules included in the settlement represented the biggest upheaval to the US real estate market in a century, sowing worry among real estate professionals. The NAR settlement was originally announced in March, and the new rules took effect in mid-August. “This is an important moment for NAR members, home buyers and sellers, and the real estate industry,” said NAR President Kevin Sears in a statement about the settlement approval. Rob Crawford, the owner of Florida real estate firm Loch Realty, said he has heard of real estate brokerages weighing whether to leave the organization.

Persons: Realtors —, ”, Leo Pareja, Kevin Sears, Department’s, –, Tanya Monestier, “, Rob Crawford, Crawford, ” Leslie Heindel, hasn’t, ” Heindel, Heindel Organizations: CNN, US Department of Justice, Realtors, eXp Realty, National Association of Realtors, NAR, Justice Department, DOJ, University, Buffalo School of Law, Loch Realty Locations: Missouri, Florida, Loch, New Orleans

☆ 2 Missouri officers accused of stealing nude photos from dozens of women's phones at traffic stops
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Austin Mullen | Doha Madani | Doha Madani Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. Pronouns | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

According to the federal indictment, Alcala would take women's phones during traffic stops in order to confirm their insurance coverage or vehicle registration. But Alcala searched their phones for nude images and took photos on his own personal phone, the indictment said. In one case, Alcala allegedly texted himself a video and deleted evidence of the text. The Missouri Department of Public Safety told NBC News that records show McKnight surrendered his state peace officer license, "which means he can never work as a Missouri law enforcement officer again." Ashley Johnson, special-agent-in-charge of the FBI St. Louis Division, told people not to hesitate to report uncomfortable encounters with officers.

Persons: Julian Alcala, Alcala, texted, Jane Doe, He's, Bevis Schock, Schock, David McKnight, McKnight, Ashley Johnson, Louis Division, Johnson Organizations: U.S, Attorney, Eastern, of Missouri, U.S . Constitution, Florissant Police, NBC News, FBI, Alcala, Wednesday, Patrol, Attorney's, Missouri, Highway Patrol, The Missouri Department of Public Safety, Louis Locations: Missouri, Florissant, U.S .

☆ Study maps how nonprofit religious groups set up facilities near abortion clinics
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Abigail Brooks | Abigail Brooks Is A Producer For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +14 min

While crisis pregnancy centers’ pattern of locating near abortion facilities is well documented, the new research, published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Medical Internet Research, maps women’s geographic access to both crisis pregnancy centers and abortion facilities. The new study found that in 2021, crisis pregnancy centers outnumbered abortion clinics 3-to-1 in the U.S., but acknowledged that the figure is probably greater now post-Dobbs. On average, the distance between crisis pregnancy centers and abortion facilities in the U.S. was 5.5 miles. Abortion clinics offer other health careAbortion-rights advocates say that when communities lose abortion clinics, they also lose access to other health care services for women. Crisis pregnancy centers outnumber abortion clinics 9 to 1 in Texas, according to the crisis pregnancy center study.

Persons: ”, Christina Villarreal, Mary Jane Maharry, “, ” Brian Westbrook, Dobbs, Andrea Swartzendruber, Danielle Lambert, ” Swartzendruber, Lambert, CPCs, ’, Swartzendruber, ” Lambert, “ They’re, you’re, Andrea Trudden, Roe, Ashley Underwood, “ We’re, couldn’t, ” Underwood, Wade, Nikki Madsen, we’ve, ” Madsen, they’ve, We’re, Donald Trump’s, Biden Organizations: Parenthood Health Center, Southwest Missouri, Coalition Life, NBC News, Medical Internet Research, “, University of Georgia College of Public Health, American College of Obstetricians, CPC, Communications, Heartbeat, United States, Equity, NBC, National Abortion Federation, Abortion Care Network, X, Obria Locations: Carbondale , Illinois, Illinois, Flossmoor , Illinois, Louis Region, Southwest, Fairview Heights , Illinois, Missouri, U.S, United, Louisiana, Florida , Missouri, North Carolina , Tennessee, Texas

☆ Trump vs. Harris: The 2024 Election Has Taken Over TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Sapna Maheshwari | Madison Malone Kircher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

Austin Nasso, a 29-year-old comedian in New York City, regularly posts impressions of both Mr. Trump and President Biden. Eight of the 10 most viewed TikTok videos about the September debate were from mainstream news sources, according to Zelf data. But Ms. Harris and Mr. Trump take decidedly different approaches to their content. @realdonaldtrump Mr. Trump also finds moments for levity, often on his separate campaign account, @TeamTrump, to keep viewers paying attention. @teamtrumpLike Mr. Trump, Ms. Harris and her campaign also have two distinct accounts, one with a more formal feel and a second, @KamalaHQ, where her campaign lets loose.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald J, Trump, Chappell Roan, Taylor Swift, she’ll, Harris, Republican Swifties, “, Donald Trump, JD Vance, Trump's, Swift, Austin Nasso, Biden, “ I’m, Mr, Nasso, ” Sam Wiles, Vance, hadn’t, Wiles, ”, Allison Reese, Ms, she’s, Reese, Hamilton ”, David Chalian, TikTok, “ Harris, Phil Harvey, Link Lauren, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, ’, Spehar, Ross, Jake, Logan Paul, Bryce Hall, Bryson DeChambeau, DeChambeau, “ Bro, Cori Bush, Vivek Ramaswamy, Lindsay Gorman Organizations: New York Times, Republican, Trump, Times, Hamilton Liberals, Broadway, The Daily Mail, CNN, NBC, cnn, Daily Mail, Obama, MSNBC, Fox News, YouTube, Missouri Democrat, German Marshall Fund Locations: New York City, Los Angeles, United States, TikTok, Plenty, San Francisco, ”, Missouri

☆ 8 million student-loan borrowers who remain blocked from cheaper payments and debt cancellation are getting a step closer to a final decision on Biden's new repayment plan
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A Missouri court will hear oral arguments for Biden's SAVE student-loan repayment plan on October 24. The SAVE plan has been blocked for months following challenges from GOP state attorneys general. The case now sits with the 8th Circuit, and the Supreme Court urged for a quick decision. AdvertisementMillions of student-loan borrowers are getting a step closer to a court ruling on cheaper payments and debt relief. Advertisement"An appellate court has to apply the law from the US Supreme Court," Nahmias said.

Persons: —, Biden, Mohela, David Nahmias, Nahmias Organizations: SAVE, 8th Circuit, Service, Education Department, GOP, Federal Government, UC Berkeley Center, Consumer Law, Economic, US, Circuit, Federal Student Aid Locations: Missouri, Mohela

☆ Inside the 24-hour legal whiplash that sent 30 million student-loan borrowers into limbo
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Millions of student-loan borrowers have faced legal whiplash over the past 24 hours. A Missouri judge blocked Biden from carrying out his broader debt relief plan just hours after receiving the case. The ruling came before the Education Department had even published the final rule for the debt relief. That's because the lawsuit argued the relief would hurt the revenue of student-loan company MOHELA, which is based in Missouri. Advertisement"The Department of Education is extremely disappointed by this ruling," a department spokesperson told Business Insider.

Persons: Biden, —, It's, Joe Biden's, Matthew Schelp, Donald Trump, Schelp, Biden's, hasn't, servicers, Andrew Bailey, Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Trump Organizations: Education Department, Service, GOP, MOHELA, Department, Department of Education, Republican, of, Higher, Missouri, else's Ivy League Locations: Missouri, Georgia, Eastern, of Missouri

☆ How Trump consolidated control over his party and right-wing media in a ‘cloud of confusion’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Brian Stelter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The filing emphasizes Trump’s fake electors plot and describes the former president’s attempts to sow confusion in the aftermath of the election. The following is adapted from the newly expanded paperback edition of “Network of Lies,” my book about the 2020 election and the chaotic aftermath. “Cloud of confusion” was the perfect, succinct summary of the right’s strategy. He is emulating the successful strategy of Vladimir Putin.”The “cloud of confusion” clearly affected some of the people who stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021. His social media footprint showed how he was radicalized—and how he trusted both Trump and Carlson over reliable sources of news.

Persons: Jack Smith, Donald Trump, Trump, Kenneth Chesebro, ” Chesebro, Jack Smith’s, Biden, Chesebro, Jim Troupis, ”, Mike Pence, MAGA, Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, Hannity, Roe, Kamala Harris, Trump’s, Hillary Clinton, John Podesta, “ Trump, ” Trump, “, Vladimir Putin, Daniel Donnelly Jr, —, Carlson, “ Tucker, Donnelly, provocateur, Carlson “, Cheseboro Organizations: CNN, “ Network, Republican, Democratic, WI, Trump, GOP, White, Capitol, Busch, St, Louis Cardinals, Facebook, Fox, NBC Locations: Wisconsin, Ohio, ”, Missouri

☆ Missouri judge blocks Biden student loan forgiveness that was cleared to proceed
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Biden administration's sweeping student loan forgiveness plan was temporarily blocked again Thursday by a Missouri judge, just one day after a federal judge in Georgia said he would let a restraining order against the relief expire. St-Louis-based U.S. District Judge Matthew Schelp, an appointee of Republican former President Donald Trump, issued the latest preliminary injunction against Biden's relief plan. The latest order capped 24 hours during which federal student loan holders were subjected to judicial whiplash, as a lawsuit challenging Biden's aid package, brought by seven GOP-led states, bounced from Georgia to Missouri courts. The states bringing the suit — Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, North Dakota and Ohio — allege that the U.S. Department of Education's new debt cancellation effort is illegal. Hall directed the case to be transferred to Missouri, because the states claim that Biden's plan would most harm student loan servicer Mohela, or the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Matthew Schelp, Donald Trump, Schelp, Randal Hall, Hall, servicer Mohela, servicers Organizations: White, St, District, Republican, U.S . Department of Education, GOP, U.S . Department of, Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, CNBC, The Education Department, U.S ., of Appeals Locations: Washington ,, Missouri, Georgia, Louis, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia , Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio

☆ Marcellus Williams is executed despite prosecutors and the victim’s family asking that he be spared
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Cindy Von Quednow | Holly Yan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Around 100 demonstrators were present on the prison grounds protesting capital punishment and Williams’ execution, Pojmann said. Williams’ team filed a clemency petition to the US Supreme Court last week, noting Missouri’s previous governor had postponed Williams’ execution indefinitely amid questions about the integrity of Williams’ trial. Eric Greitens previously halted Williams’ execution and formed a board to investigate his case and determine whether he should be granted clemency. “The Board investigated Williams’ case for the next six years — until Governor Michael Parson abruptly terminated the process,” Williams’ attorneys wrote. “The Governor’s actions have violated Williams’ constitutional rights and created an exceptionally urgent need for the Court’s attention,” Williams’ attorneys said in court documents.

Persons: Marcellus Williams, Williams, Williiams, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Felicia Gayle, Gayle’s, Mike Parson, Trevor Foley, “, Larry Komp, ” Komp, Tricia Rojo Bushnell, CNN’s Jake Tapper, doesn’t, Governor Parson, Parson, Louis County, Williams ’, ” Williams, Karen Pojmann, Imam Jalahii Kacem, Pojmann, Andrew Bailey, Wesley Bell, Louis, ” Bailey, Jonathan Potts, Michael Spillane, ” Spillane, “ Mr, ” Parson, ”, – Williams, Alford, general’s, Eric Greitens, Michael Parson, ” CNN’s Dakin Andone, Lauren Mascarenhas, John Fritze, Jennifer Hauser Organizations: CNN, US, ”, Missouri Department of Corrections, NAACP, Williams, of Corrections, Attorney’s Office, Missouri Attorney General’s, Jail, Court, Missouri Supreme, Republican Gov, Supreme, Attorney’s, GOP Gov Locations: Missouri, Bonne Terre, St, Louis

☆ The inside story of how Sandra Day O’Connor rebuffed pressure from Scalia and others to overturn Roe v. Wade
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Joan Biskupic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

Handwritten notes from Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's papers on a major abortion case in 1989. The correspondence and notes foreshadow where O’Connor landed in the 1992 Planned Parenthood v. Casey case, when Justice Anthony Kennedy, hostile to Roe v. Wade in 1989, was ready to join O’Connor in upholding Roe. Accelerating the tensions all around was the time pressure of the Missouri case. O’Connor wrote that Kennedy said, “Roe is just flawed analytically” and that he wanted to “return this debate to democratic process” in the states. Library of CongressDraft opinion language from Justice John Paul Stevens he sent to Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday it has yet to identify “a clear source” of infection in a Missouri patient who tested positive for the bird flu virus despite no known contact with poultry or dairy cows. Since March, there have been 13 bird flu infections in poultry and dairy workers amid an outbreak of H5N1 spreading rapidly in dairy cows across 200 dairy herds in 14 states, according to the CDC. The patient was hospitalized, officials believe, not because of the infection but because of the patient’s underlying medical conditions. They’re also asking about the type and source of meat and dairy the patient consumed, including any raw dairy. No bird flu infections in dairy cattle have been reported in Missouri, state health officials said in a release Friday.

Persons: Nirav Shah, wasn’t, They’re, Shah, ” Shah, Demetre Daskalakis, ” Organizations: Disease Control, Prevention, CDC, ”, CDC’s National Center Locations: Missouri

☆ Who is Chappell Roan: Timeline of the singer’s rise to fame
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Chappell Roan is having the year of her life. The rise of Chappell Roan, 2014 — 2015Chappell Roan hails from Willard, Missouri. This is when she adopts the stage name Chappell Roan — her late grandpa’s name was Chappell. “It’s been very freeing to be like, ‘Oh, Chappell Roan is my drag project.’”September 22, 2023: “The Rise and Fall of a Midwestern Princess” debuts, exactly six years after she put out her first EP as Chappell Roan. Chappell Roan at the Governors Ball in June in Queens, New York.

Persons: CNN — Chappell Roan, she’s, Roan, —, Britney Spears, Beyoncé, Chappell Roan, “ I’ve, It’s, ”, Roan’s, Kayleigh Rose, Troye Sivan, “, ” “ i’ve, ” Sivan, Chappell Roan —, Chappell, Jim Bennett, ” Chappell, Vance Joy, Declan McKenna, ” Roan, Tom Power, it’s, Dan Nigro, Olivia Rodrigo, Stone, TikTok, Fletcher, ” Crayola, “ It’s, Oh, ’, ” “, Jimmy Fallon, Astrida Valigorsky, Babe, Kate Bush, Lady, She’s, Marie Antoinette, Governors Ball, Nina Westervelt, Babe ! ”, Fallon, Sasha Colby, who’ve, “ I’m, Gaga’s Organizations: CNN, MTV, YouTube, Atlantic Records, Getty, Roan, Pony, ”, Sony, Amusement Records, Records, Boston, NPR, “, Lady Liberty, New, Governors, Spotify Locations: Missouri, Willard , Missouri, Seattle, Los Angeles, Manhattan, Los Angeles and New York, North America, London, Roan, Queens , New York, Chicago

☆ How some workers are using AI to save time — even though they fear the tech could replace them
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-07 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Despite the potential downsides of AI adoption in the workplace, several workers told Business Insider that they're using AI tools to enhance their skill sets, productivity, and job performance. AI fears have led some people to embrace the technologyTricia LaRue said using AI tools like ChatGPT has helped her save time as a marketing professional. Meanwhile, others are "very resistant" to using AI, view it as "concerning and scary" and want to avoid using it for as long as possible. In addition to concerns about AI job replacement, Granger said the overall uncertainty of the AI future can stress out some workers. Mastering AI might not be the only way to protect oneselfSainag Nethala said using AI tools typically save him about 10 to 15 hours a week on work tasks.

Persons: —, Gabrielle Gerbus, Jasper, ChatGPT, Gerbus, she's, Goldman Sachs, they're, Ben Granger, Tricia LaRue, Tricia LaRue Granger, Granger, It's, LaRue, Anchlia, Ankit, James Delage, Claude, Sainag Nethala, Sainag, Grammarly, Nethala, he's, I'm Organizations: Service, Business Locations: California, Missouri, Minnesota, Texas, Illinois

☆ Woman Arrested in Plot to Steal Graceland From Elvis Presley's Family
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-16 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewA Missouri woman was arrested Friday in connection to a scheme to defraud Elvis Presley's family by stealing their interest in Graceland and trying to extort them for millions of dollars. Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, faces charges of mail fraud and aggravated identity theft, federal prosecutors in Missouri said. Keough had sued a company that claimed it owned the rights to Graceland, and a judge ruled in Keough's favor in May. AdvertisementFindley posed as three different individuals from a fictitious lender called Naussany Investments, prosecutors said Friday. She then falsely claimed that Lisa Marie Presley had borrowed $3.8 million from Naussany in 2018, putting up Graceland as collateral, but never repayed the debt, prosecutors said.

Persons: —, Elvis Presley's, Lisa Jeanine Findley, Presley's, Riley Keough, Lisa Marie Presley, Keough, Findley, Lisa Marie Presley's, Nicole M, Argentieri, Presley, Keough —, Daisy Jones Organizations: Service, Business, Naussany Investments, Prosecutors, Department's Locations: Graceland, Missouri, Memphis, Keough's, Naussany, Los Angeles, Tennessee, Nigerian, Nigeria, Kansas City , Missouri

☆ A Republican State A.G. Fights to Keep Exonerated Prisoners Behind Bars
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Shaila Dewan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Over the decades he spent in prison, sentenced to life for a fatal shooting in 1990, Christopher Dunn faced one obstacle after another as he sought to clear his name. A Missouri judge had exonerated Mr. Dunn and ordered his release from prison. Dressed in a jacket and tie, Mr. Dunn was signing the last bit of paperwork when he overheard the warden taking a call, saying, “We were just about to release him — what do you want me to do?”The state attorney general, Andrew Bailey, had intervened to keep Mr. Dunn, 52, behind bars. He was ordered to change back into his prison uniform and returned to his cell, leaving the St. Louis prosecutor, who had asked the court to clear Mr. Dunn, scrambling to free him. Mr. Bailey, who took office 17 months ago to fill out his predecessor’s term, is trying to fend off a formidable challenger as he seeks a full four-year term as the state’s top law enforcement officer.

Persons: Christopher Dunn, Mr, Dunn, “, Andrew Bailey, Louis, Bailey Organizations: St Locations: Missouri

☆ Obama and Pelosi huddled as Democrats look to steer Biden out of 2024 race
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | Jeff Zeleny | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi have spoken privately about Joe Biden and the future of his 2024 campaign. And if those two feel otherwise, several leading Democrats say, they need to say that clearly as soon as possible before even more damage is done less than four months before the election. Trust me, I know,” reiterating that sentiment at a fundraiser in New York for House Democrats the night after Biden’s performance. The Biden campaign declined to comment. Pelosi re-broke the damAs House Democrats left their private caucus meeting on Tuesday morning, many felt the worst might be over for the president.

Persons: Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Obama, Pelosi, Chuck Schumer doesn’t, Biden, Hakeem Jeffries doesn’t, hadn’t, Obama’s, ”, he’s, Beau, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, “ Biden, ’ ”, “, — Obama, Emanuel Cleaver, —, George Clooney, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Clooney, ” Clooney, imploring Biden, Joe ”, Privately, She’s, ” Pelosi, CNN’s Annie Grayer Organizations: CNN, California Democrat, House Democrats, Democratic, White House, Trump, Missouri Democrat, New York Times, Biden, Democrats, NATO Locations: California, New York, Washington, –, Missouri, Los Angeles, San Francisco

☆ Student-loan borrowers on Biden's new repayment plan get a win after a federal court rules that cheaper monthly payments can go into effect
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The legal roller coaster for millions of student-loan borrowers on President Joe Biden's new repayment plan continues. A court ruled that borrowers on the SAVE income-driven repayment plan can get the new benefits set to go into effect in July, like lower payments, for the time being after a legal challenges blocked their implementation. The Education Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider on the stay. This means that for now, the Education Department can continue working to implement the new SAVE provisions set to go into effect this July. For now, borrowers continue to await further guidance from the Education Department.

Persons: Joe Biden's, Persis Yu Organizations: Service, Business, Biden's Education Department, GOP, Kansas, Circuit, Education Department, Democratic, Protection, Department, Education, SAVE, Republican Locations: Kansas, Missouri

☆ Why some restaurants and bars are banning younger patrons
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Barounis says his age policy was rare back then, and some at the time questioned his decision to keep out younger customers. As Barounis sees it, the uproar over the restaurant’s age policy suggests it might have been too extreme. But the conversation around the restaurant’s unconventional age policy raises some interesting questions: To what extent can businesses dictate who their customers are? In fact, Bliss owner Marvin Pate tells CNN his positive dining experiences at adults-only resorts are what inspired his restaurant’s age policy. Marvin Pate, owner of Bliss, says his restaurant's age policy was inspired by his and his wife's experiences at adults-only resorts.

Persons: Johnny B, Barounis, ” Barounis, Bliss, Louis, ”, Marvin Pate, Tina Pate, ” Pate, it’s, Pate, Trey Lindley, Lindley, Troy Hahn, ” “, he’s, Bliss aren’t, Jason Kaplan, Kaplan, “, you’re, ” Kaplan, Eddie Fahmy, Toya Taylor, she’s, Bliss ’ Organizations: CNN, Villanova, Bliss, Lindley, Facebook, JK Consulting, A2Z, Consulting Locations: New York’s, Missouri, Caribbean, St, North Carolina, Columbus , Ohio, New York, Bliss, Long, San Antonio

☆ 2 St. Louis residents are suing the city's basic income program in an attempt to halt what they call 'unconstitutional' $500 monthly payments to low-income families
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Allie Kelly | Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewAs St. Louis continues its guaranteed basic income pilot, two residents are suing to cut the program's funding. The plaintiffs, Greg Tumlin and Fred Hale, are both St. Louis residents. Adam Layne, the St. Louis city treasurer, previously told BI that St. Louis residents have primarily used their $500 a month to pay bills. BI reached out to the city of St. Louis and St. Louis Guaranteed Income for comment, but the parties did not respond by the time of publication. States like South Dakota, Arizona, and Iowa, Republican politicians have also brought basic income bans to the state legislature.

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