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Biden signs Josh Hawley bill declassifying information on the origin of COVID-19

2 years 8 months ago

WASHINGTON — The U.S. director of national intelligence has three months to declassify information on potential links between China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology and the origin of COVID-19, after President Joe Biden signed legislation Monday. The bill was one of the first Biden has signed since a 118th Congress split between the two parties began […]

The post Biden signs Josh Hawley bill declassifying information on the origin of COVID-19 appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Jennifer Shutt

Missouri to restrict gender-affirming care for minors

2 years 8 months ago
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican attorney general on Monday said he will limit access to gender-affirming care for minors, sidestepping the GOP-led Senate as it struggles to pass a law banning the practice for children completely. As hundreds of activists rallied at the Capitol to pressure lawmakers to act on the bill, Attorney [...]
SUMMER BALLENTINE, Associated Press

This Week In Gardening & Nature

2 years 8 months ago
Want to see something magnificent? Audubon Society’s Sandhill Crane Cam @ Rowe Sanctuary, Platte River Valley, Gibbon, Nebraska. See hundreds of thousands of Sandhill Cranes at dusk and dawn. This week in the garden: Transplant- broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, chard, bok choy; Sow Outdoors- beets, carrots, parsley, spinach, turnips. Plan your 2023 Garden with … Continue reading This Week In Gardening & Nature →
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Mill Creek: The St. Louis American’s first home

2 years 8 months ago
In March of 1928, Jefferson and Market streets were the financial centers of Black St. Louis, and The St. Louis American was about to open an office on the ground floor of the Peoples Finance Building, a modern, five-story office…
Fred Sweets | The St. Louis American

2nd officer in inmate's fatal beating gets same 20-year term

2 years 8 months ago
The second of three former correctional officers sentenced in the fatal beating of a state inmate received a 20-year prison term Monday, the same as a co-conspirator, despite a judge's declaration he could have stopped the attack as the senior officer.
Associated Press