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Missouri Gaming Commission approves DraftKings, Circa for untethered mobile sports betting licenses
Yogonet International
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August 18, 2025
Missouri regulators have awarded the state’s two untethered mobile sports betting licenses to DraftKings and Circa Sports, positioning the operators to launch in one of the last major U.S. markets still closed to online wagering. The Missouri...
Missouri Republicans barrel toward gerrymandering
KCUR - Missouri
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August 18, 2025
Missouri Republican lawmakers say it's likely they'll have a special session to redraw the state’s congressional lines and eliminate Rep. Emanuel Cleaver's seat. But could the effort backfire? Plus, we'll hear from Missouri state Rep. Michael...
Missouri football OL Cayden Green a preseason AP All-American at guard
Columbia Daily Tribune - Missouri
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The preseason honors keep on coming for Cayden Green. The Missouri football offensive lineman was named a preseason second-team All-American by the Associated Press on Monday, which is at least his third All-American nod of the summer. Earlier...
Missouri parents warned about posting back-to-school pictures online
Missourinet
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August 18, 2025
(Columbia, MO) — The Missouri School Boards’ Association is urging parents to be cyber aware as the new school year begins. John McDonald of the organization’s Center for Education Safety says even an innocent back-to-school photo posted on social...
Commentary: Once again, politicians are choosing their voters. It’s time for voters to choose back
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin - Washington State
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Once again, politicians are trying to choose their voters to guarantee their own victories before the first ballot is cast. In the latest round of redistricting wars, Texas Republicans are attempting a rare mid-decade redistricting to boost their...
Hoffman Media Group to acquire Telluride Daily Planet
Editor and Publisher
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Press Release | Dirks, Van Essen & April Hoffmann Family of Companies and Hoffmann Media Group have announced a pending agreement to acquire the Telluride Daily Planet, its sister publication The Norwood Post, and lifestyle titles Telluride Style...
How many students in Fort Bend County schools were considered economically disadvantaged in 2023-24 school year?
SW Houston News - Texas
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August 18, 2025
Fort Bend County schools enrolled 82,645 students classified as economically disadvantaged during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency. Of the 186,540 students enrolled in Fort Bend County schools, 44.3% were considered...
What Does a ‘Synodal Parish’ Look Like? This Missouri Parish Is Trying to Figure That Out
National Catholic Register
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With the Synod on Synodality moving into its “implementation” stage, one Missouri parish — prompted by a priest shortage — isn’t waiting for the details to be worked out. St. James Catholic Church, an urban parish in an economically disadvantaged...
FanDuel turns to St. Louis City SC for Missouri market entry after untethered license setback
Yogonet International
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August 18, 2025
FanDuel has entered into an agreement with Major League Soccer’s St. Louis City SC to access Missouri’s newly regulated sports betting market, just hours after being denied an untethered digital license by the state’s regulators. Missouri’s...
Observations from Missouri football’s penultimate fall camp practice
Columbia Daily Tribune - Missouri
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One more practice separates Mizzou from gameweek. Missouri football held its penultimate scheduled practice of its preseason camp on Monday morning, opening up the first eight periods of its practice to the media, which added up to approximately...
$1.2 Million Revenue Medicare Certified Home Health Agency in Southern Missouri
DOTmed
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State: Missouri Asking Price: $1,250,000 Revenue: $1,200,000 Category: Home Care Listing ID: MOMC1L Company Overview PRIME exits and American HealthCare Capital are pleased to introduce a Medicare certified home health agency for sale in Southern...
Bondi, Patel tap Missouri AG as additional FBI co-deputy director alongside Bongino
Fox News
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August 18, 2025
Former Acting ICE Director Jonathan Fahey joins ‘Fox News Live’ to discuss Attorney General Pam Bondi’s deadline for sanctuary cities to comply with federal immigration laws. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: Attorney General...
Leftist media accidentally crowns Sara Gonzales a MAGA star for exposing ‘ghetto hood rat’ Jasmine Crockett
The Blaze
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August 18, 2025
Last Thursday, BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales did what most conservative commentators aren’t willing to do: She walked boldly into enemy territory and confronted the opposition. At a Soros-funded rally for Rep. Jasmine Crockett — who’s gained national...
Let voters, not politicians, decide elections in democracy
Gulf Today
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August 18, 2025
Jeffrey A. Mandell, Tribune News Service The effort in Texas to hastily redraw congressional maps for partisan advantage reveals vulnerabilities in our democratic system, subject to exploitation by bad actors. As this crisis escalates into...
WATCH: 40,000 pounds of steaks burn on side of Missouri highway
KCTV 5 - Missouri
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August 18, 2025
DOOLITTLE, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The Doolittle Rural Fire Protection District in Phelps County responded to a tractor-trailer fire on Mon morning. According to the agency, a tractor-trailer packed with 40,000 pounds of ribeye steaks caught fire in...
Missouri Firefighters Rescue Trapped Wiener Dog
97.9 KICK FM - Illinois
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August 18, 2025
We’ve all seen the memes, comic strips and heard the lines about local firefighters helping to get cats out of trees. While dogs don’t get up in trees too often, they can dig themselves into trouble. Dachshunds LOVE to dig Dachshund digs/Canva...
Missouri law exempts diapers, feminine hygiene, incontinence products from taxes
KHQA 7 - Missouri
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri House bill signed by Governor Mike Kehoe (R-Mo) is cutting taxes on certain personal hygiene products by 3%. The Missouri Department of Revenue has announced that state and local taxes for child and adult diapers,...
Federal Judge Delivers Judicial Smackdown To FTC’s Politically Motivated Attack On Media Matters
Techdirt
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August 18, 2025
from the retaliatory-animus dept A federal judge has delivered an extraordinary rebuke to the FTC’s Andrew Ferguson, finding that his investigation into Media Matters was motivated by “retaliatory animus” rather than legitimate antitrust concerns....
FTC Media Matters Probe Likely Violates 1st Amendment, Judge Says
MediaPost
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Handing the Federal Trade Commission a defeat, a federal judge has blocked the agency from attempting to force the advocacy group Media Matters to turn over information relating to its critical reporting about ads on X, formerly Twitter. In a...
Alumni- and student-run businesses you should check out this school year
The Standard - Missouri
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The Blue Sky Coffee Company makes traditional espresso drinks, signature drinks and teas. Photo submitted by Brayden Thompson Blue Sky Coffee Company In May 2024, recent Missouri State graduate, Brayden Thompson, sold his motorcycle to start a...