HONG KONG – Hong Kong authorities announced a two-week ban on flights from the United States and seven other countries and held 2,500 passengers on a cruise ship for coronavirus testing Wednesday as the city attempted to stem an emerging omicron outbreak.
Rabbi wounded in synagogue shooting sentenced for fraud SAN DIEGO – A rabbi who was badly wounded in a deadly antisemitic attack at the Chabad of Poway synagogue in Southern California was sentenced Tuesday to 14 months in federal prison for running a multimillion-dollar donation fraud, authorities said. Yisrael Goldstein, 60, pleaded guilty in 2020 to wire and tax fraud.
Dear Abby: A friend of 40 years got mad at me after the last presidential election. I told her I didn’t want to talk politics, since we voted for different candidates. She then emailed me saying she thought we should take a break from our long-distance phone calls. We had been calling each other every two weeks to catch up.
It’s a new year, yet another day with a long list of work commitments, family responsibilities and just not enough time to get it all done. Does this sound familiar? It’s important to create a home that is peaceful and calm, a place to snuggle in and unwind.
Bridget is a beautiful 1-year-old shepherd mix at the Regional Animal Shelter who is going to need a patient handler to teach her how to channel all her energy into something fun. She is a smart girl and loves people.
Critical violations involve factors that can directly lead to foodborne illness and must be corrected within 72 hours or as otherwise stated. All critical violations must be corrected within 72 hours (or as otherwise stated on the report). All non-critical violations must be corrected by the next regular inspection (or as otherwise stated on the report).
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – For the first time since 2006, more than 1,000 people died in traffic crashes last year in Missouri, the state transportation department said.
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The only solution offered Monday for the disagreement over Jackson County’s districts in the Missouri House would end the use of Troost Avenue as a boundary for seats in western Kansas City. While the major road was once a useful boundary to design districts likely to be represented by Black Missourians, Kansas City resident Michael Smith said, it no longer is a practical line and using it results in districts that are narrow east-to-west and long north-to-south.
Independence officials say they want to clean up the litter of shopping carts. The City Council Monday approved an addition to the City Code that requires certain businesses to have a shopping cart retrieval plan, including identification.