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Missouri Legislature passes bill repealing paid sick leave mandate and amending minimum wage law
Missouri Lawyers Media
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June 30, 2025
By Julianne Story, Courtney Steelman, and Christina Sbrocchi, Husch Blackwell In the evening hours of May 14, 2025, the Missouri Senate passed House Bill 567 (the Bill) which effectively repeals the mandatory paid sick leave requirements of...
Every High School Player Selected on Day 2 of the 2025 MLB Draft
Sports Illustrated - New York
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July 16, 2025
The second and final day of the 2025 MLB Draft took place on Monday, and a handful of former high school stars were selected. Results from day one of the draft are here. Here’s where each former high school players went in rounds four through 20...
Press Box: Wide variety of changes are coming to Missouri high school sports
News Tribune - Missouri
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July 6, 2025
It may be the summer and we are coming off a Missouri State High School Activities Association mandated “dead week” where no school can offer any organized team activities. But that doesn’t mean the high school sports seasons are on the back...
All-Star Pitcher Announces Sudden Retirement
Newsweek
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July 17, 2025
Pitcher Kyle Gibson, an All-Star for the Texas Rangers in 2021, announced his retirement Thursday in an appearance on the "Serving it Up" podcast. Gibson said on the podcast that he made his decision "a couple weeks ago." The veteran of 13 major...
Abortions resume again in Missouri after circuit court ruling
Missourinet
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July 6, 2025
Abortions can resume again in Missouri. On Thursday, Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Jerri Zhang issued a temporary injunction against several of the state’s abortion regulations, ruling that they likely violate the voter-passed constitutional...
K8 News Extreme Heat Survival Guide
KAIT 8 - Arkansas
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July 17, 2025
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - With temperatures expected to reach their highest levels so far this year, K8 News has compiled this guide to help you beat the heat and stay cool. K8 Meteorologist Micah Stevens said dangerously hot temperatures are...
Entertainment events this week in Springfield Metro: June 29 - July 5
Springfield Standard - Missouri
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June 29, 2025
Mark Hecquet, President/CEO of Springfield Missouri Convention & Visitors Bureau | Springfield Missouri Convention & Visitors Bureau websiteMark Hecquet, President/CEO of Springfield Missouri Convention & Visitors Bureau | Springfield Missouri...
CBS Sports ranks Clemson with the most high-powered college football offense for 2025
Yahoo Sports
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CBS Sports is giving Clemson fans plenty to be excited about, ranking the Tigers as the No. 1 high-powered college football offense “guaranteed to produce fireworks” in the 2025 season. With the way things are shaping up, it’s hard to argue...
How Do Edited Social Media Photos of Yourself Affect You?
The Good Men Project - California
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July 5, 2025
By Eric Stann-Missouri It started with a TikTok trend. Makenzie Schroeder, a graduate student at the University of Missouri, noticed people were posting filtered photos of themselves looking slimmer, often captioned with phrases such as “my...
Entertainment events this July in Springfield Metro
Springfield Standard - Missouri
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June 29, 2025
Mark Hecquet, President/CEO of Springfield Missouri Convention & Visitors Bureau | Springfield Missouri Convention & Visitors Bureau websiteMark Hecquet, President/CEO of Springfield Missouri Convention & Visitors Bureau | Springfield Missouri...
Coming Up July 18 - 24
The Las Cruces Bulletin - New Mexico
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Bulletin report Friday, July 18 Southern NM N Scalers Model Railroad Club meets at the Southern NM Fairground and are open to the public the 3rd Saturday of every month from 11:00 AM- 1:00 PM. Enter through the far west gate. Contact Mike Fifer,...
Film Review: F1: The Movie
Santa Monica Mirror - California
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July 5, 2025
FILM REVIEW F1: THE MOVIE Rated PG-13 155 Minutes Released June 27th F1: The Movie will envelop you in a racecar. You will be the driver, and depending on your “need for speed,” you will either fully identify with racing the car or you will be...
Dodgers draft pick, Mizzou QB Sam Horn picks laces over aces
Regional Media News - Iowa
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July 17, 2025
Dodgers draft pick Sam Horn is putting pitching on the backburner, choosing laces over aces to compete for the starting quarterback job at Missouri in 2025. Horn, who also plays baseball for the Tigers, was selected in the 17th round of the 2025...
Hurricanes position preview: Can linebackers overcome loss of Francisco Mauigoa to NFL?
South Florida Sun Sentinel
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July 15, 2025
College football season is fast approaching, with the Hurricanes opening their 2025 campaign with a big home game against Notre Dame on Aug. 31. Miami is coming off a 10-3 season that started promising but ended with two late-season losses, which...
Rep. Mark Alford celebrates Independence Day and promotes newsletter on social media
Columbia News - Missouri
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July 4, 2025
Rep. Mark Alford, a member of the U.S. Congress representing Missouri's 4th district since 2023, took to social media on July 4, 2025, to express his patriotic sentiments and promote his newsletter. In a tweet posted at 12:18 PM UTC, Alford...
Missouri opens registration for annual free health and wellness...
Press News Journal - Montana
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September conference to build resilience among first responders has been expanded to 3 days with seminars on stress, traumatic events, health and wellness, and more Following the success of last year’s initial Missouri First Responders Health &...
Missouri in Trouble as Chiefs Officially Respond to Kansas State’s Bold Move to Lure Patrick Mahomes
Essentially Sports
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June 27, 2025
Remember that frozen January night in 2022? The Bills were leading by three, with 13 seconds left, Arrowhead vibrating like a tuning fork struck by Thor. Patrick Mahomes dropped back, ice in his veins, and orchestrated a drive for the ages. That...
Federal bill cutting funding to PBS, NPR could impact local stations
KFSM - Arkansas
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July 17, 2025
"We did 75 emergency alerts just the last fiscal year. So, these are all services on which people depend," KUAF's GM explained. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Congress appears poised to approve the president's request to cut funding to public broadcasting,...
Best Ohio sportsbook promos: Secure up to $3,000 in bonuses for Wimbledon and MLB games
Cleveland.com - Ohio
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July 4, 2025
With Wimbledon in action and Friday’s enthralling MLB slate for the Fourth of July, featuring the Subway Series between the Mets and Yankees, this is the perfect time to grab the best Ohio sportsbook promos. Find out below how to secure up to...
Jayden McGregory narrows it down to Minnesota, Louisville, Missouri
Sporting News
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July 5, 2025
West Des Moines Valley senior-to-be Jayden McGregory will get his college commitment over and done with before embarking on his final high school season. McGregory, one of the top prospects in the Class of 2026, has announced he will make his...