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President Trump Declares National Emergency As Coronavirus Pandemic Grows
The move frees up as much as $50 billion to help states deal with the crisis. But Trump overstated the readiness of a website to help anxious people find testing.
Kansas City's VFW has a dedicated team to help disabled veterans get the benefits they're owed
Kansas City veterans are seeing increased disability benefits of hundreds — sometimes thousands — of dollars a month, thanks to a dedicated team of service officers who help navigate the claims process for free.
Nixon criticizes legislative veto override, which will cut welfare benefits Jan. 1
Updated 5 p.m., Wed., May 6 -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon had harsh words for the General Assembly’s action to override his veto of a bill that shortens...
This Kansas toy store owner is stacking up new board games in time for the holidays
Gwen Ottenberg, owner of Imagine That Toys in Wichita, shares some fun new games — or new versions of old favorites — to play with friends and family this year.
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KCUR Morning News 7-22-11
By Maria Carterhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-978712.mp3KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City, Missouri firefighters will be…
Big Pharma And Meth Cooks Agree: Keep Cold Meds Over The Counter
In 2006, Oregon successfully made pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient of meth, a prescription drug. Since then, Mother Jones' Jonah Engle reports, 24 states have tried to follow suit — and 23 have failed. Engle attributes those failures to pharmaceutical companies' massive lobbying efforts.
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The Push To Break Up The Boys' Club At The Fed
At a time when more women than men are graduating from college and earning doctorates, just a third of Ph.D.s in economics go to women. Now there's an effort to increase women economists at the Fed.
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Mexico City Keeps Sinking As Its Water Supply Wastes Away
"We are depleting volumes of water that took hundreds, thousands of years to store. Sooner or later it will run out," says Mexico City's outgoing water system director.
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Trump Will Sign Bill. No One Wants Another Shutdown, Sen. Leahy Says
Rachel Martin talks to Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee and one of four negotiators of the bipartisan border security compromise measure.
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Opinion: 5 Ways The U.S. Retreated From The World Stage Under Trump This Year
In 2018, the Trump administration made good on its promises to unwind long-standing U.S. commitments to guarantee global security and prosperity, writes Ted Piccone of the Brookings Institution.
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