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Meet The Class Of 2015 Teens We’re Following During Their Senior Year
This year on Central Standard, we'll be following three teenagers through their senior year of high school, from the beginning of the year through…
What Kansas And Missouri Can Learn From Germany About Keeping People Out Of Prison
Recent news about jails and prisons in Kansas and Missouri has highlighted horrible conditions for inmates, serious staff shortages and turnover, and lack…
Operator Of Drone That Crashed At White House Works At Intelligence Agency
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency said one of its employees was operating the quad copter that crashed Monday on the grounds of the executive mansion. The worker was off duty at the time.
China And Brazil Woo Each Other With Soccer Power
Each year Chinese youth teams send members to a Brazilian academy for 10 months of soccer coupled with regular school lessons, including classes in Portuguese.
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Nurses at Kansas City-area hospitals are prepared to strike as they kick off contract talks
About 1,000 nurses at Research Medical Center in Kansas City and Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park want more support and higher staffing levels. They started negotiations for a new contract this week with the hospitals’ owner, HCA Healthcare, a for-profit hospital giant with profits topping $5 billion.
University of Missouri Settles Lawsuits Over Knee Surgeries Involving Veterinarian
The plaintiffs alleged in court documents that Dr. James Stannard did not advise plaintiffs that “the surgery he was proposing has a failure rate as high as 86%.”
How Steve Bannon's Time In Hollywood Changed Him
Bannon, the man who helped steer and engineer President Trump's recent political success, underwent an evolution during his time in — of all places — Hollywood.
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There are at least three major probes into Russian interference in the 2016 election — the Senate and House intelligence committees and a Justice Department special counsel.
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Qasim Rahimi was born in Afghanistan. His bachelor's degree is in journalism and his master's degree is in international communication. He was a war and peace reporter, and worked as a public awareness and information director for the government of Afghanistan, for 14 years. Rahimi left Afghanistan in 2021 and came to the United States, where he is awaiting asylum. Since June 2022, he has worked as an immigration specialist with Jewish Vocational Service. Find him on
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Meet the candidates vying to fill Kansas City's 5th District At-Large seat
The open seat is being vacated by Lee Barnes, Jr., who is term-limited out. Voters will choose between Michael Kelley, a political newcomer, and former Hickman Mills school board member Darrell Curls.
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