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Biden administration cancels new oil leases as gas prices hit record highs(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden canceled three pending oil and gas drilling leases in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico this week as gas prices hit record highs. Read More
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Hawley: Biden AWOL when it comes to the baby formula crisis and illegal acts against pro-life groups, Supreme Court justicesWhen asked who at the White House is heading up its response to the worsening baby formula crisis, a Biden spokesperson Wednesday said… Read More
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Inflation slowed in April, but prices continued their steady increase(The Center Square) – Inflation continued its steady rise in April, when the Consumer Price Index increased 8.3% over last year, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau… Read More
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New PBR bull riding team coming to Ridgedale, MissouriRIDGEDALE, Mo. – As part of the inaugural Professional Bull Riders Team Series, a new professional sports squad is headed to the southwest part of the Show-Me State:… Read More
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Senate passes Supreme Court Justice security upgrade as protests heat up(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate passed a bill to increase security for Supreme Court justices as protests at their homes have grown heated in light of the potential… Read More
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House conservatives ready law-and-order agenda ahead of midtermsCrime is on the rise around the country, the midterm elections are fast approaching, and the largest bloc of House conservatives is preparing a comprehensive package of law-and-order legislation. The… Read More
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Gasoline prices set record Tuesday as Biden set to release plan on inflation(The Center Square) – Gasoline prices set a record Tuesday ahead of President Joe Biden’s planned announcement to address rising inflation costs. Short of prioritizing and expanding domestic production, critics… Read More
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Hagerty: DHS disinformation board likely illegal(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty says the creation of a board within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) tasked with combating “disinformation” is likely illegal. Creating the… Read More
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AGs sue Biden administration over claims it colluded with social media giants to censor speech(The Center Square) – As states push back against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ plan to combat “disinformation,” two attorneys general sued him, President Joe Biden, and other… Read More
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20 AGs demand Mayorkas disband disinformation board, threaten legal action(The Center Square) – Twenty attorneys general are demanding that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas “immediately disband” the agency’s newly created Disinformation Governance Board and “cease all efforts… Read More
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Preliminary Border Patrol data for April: 211,972 apprehensions, tens of thousands of additional ‘got-aways’Data confirms far more people entering U.S. illegally than reported (The Center Square) – According to preliminary U.S. Border Patrol data for the month of April, BP agents apprehended 211,972… Read More
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Republicans raise questions about more Biden allies receiving multimillion dollar government contracts(The Center Square) – Republicans on the U.S. Oversight Committee have begun an inquiry into why multiple allies of President Joe Biden have received federal contracts that are now under… Read More
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Hawley: Biden’s disinformation board is led by a ‘geyser of misinformation,’ and it shouldn’t even existThe Biden administration’s new disinformation czar is, herself, a “human geyser of misinformation,” and the embryonic, misbegotten experiment in government regulation of speech should end, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley tells… Read More
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Earthquake insurance cost in Southeast Missouri increases 816% over 20 years(The Center Square) – Many residents of Eastern Missouri probably checked their earthquake insurance after a 2.8 magnitude quake on April 29. Three days later, the Missouri Department… Read More
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Medical camp in West Plains teaches students about several career opportunitiesWEST PLAINS, Mo. – After a two-year hiatus, Ozarks Healthcare is re-establishing the Medical Academy of Science and Health Camp for students interested in pursuing a career in… Read More
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Democratic judge in Texas border county implores Biden to visit before suspending Title 42(The Center Square) – Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez on Wednesday invited President Joe Biden to visit his county, imploring him to do so before making “any substantial changes to… Read More
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Vance rides Trump endorsement to Ohio GOP Senate nomination(The Center Square) – In what was called the first big test of former President Donald Trump’s political influence, J.D. Vance rode his late endorsement to a U.S. Senate primary… Read More
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UM gets $1.25 million to help middle schoolers in core subjects(The Center Square) – A federally funded program to help middle school students improve in math, science and language arts showed favorable outcomes and will be increased and extended… Read More
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Feds: Number of job openings hit new high in March(The Center Square) – Job openings in the U.S. continue to rise, now nearly doubling the number of job seekers, according to newly released federal data. The Bureau of Labor… Read More
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Supreme Court unanimously rules against Boston in Christian flag case(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that the city of Boston censoring a private flag in a public forum solely because it was a “Christian flag”… Read More