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March 03, 2023
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March 03, 2023
CELEBRATING A NEW ERA. . . . Dignataries from around the state and country gathered in Kansas City, Mo., on Monday, Feb. 27, for the ribbon cutting for the new KCI terminal. Among those in attendance from left to right, were Rep. Sharice Davids, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure – Vice Chair and Subcommittee on Aviation; Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II, […]
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March 03, 2023
LOCAL JAZZ AND BLUES ARTIST DIES . . . Ida McBeth Searcy died on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. She was a Kansas City Legend are in the Kansas City known throughout the Jazz and Blues circuit. Funeral arrangements are pending at Lawrence A. Jones & Sons Funeral Chapel.
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March 03, 2023
SERVICES TO BE HELD ON MARCH 12 . . . Jazz Jam and Visitation on March 12 Will Precede Funeral for Ronald McFadden The family of Ronald McFadden, 66, tap dancer and musician who died unexpectedly on Monday, February 27 has announced details of the two services that will be held to honor him. On Sunday, March 12, 2023, a […]
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March 03, 2023
CHICAGO (AP) — Four years ago, Paul Vallas finished toward the bottom of the pack in a crowded race for Chicago mayor. Trying again on Tuesday, focused this time on crime, he was the top vote getter, toppling the incumbent mayor and advancing to an April runoff to lead one of the country’s largest cities. His new campaign message, concentrated […]
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March 03, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative justices holding the Supreme Court’s majority are skeptically questioning President Joe Biden’s plan to wipe away or reduce student loans held by millions of Americans. In arguments on Tuesday stretching well beyond the allotted two hours, Chief Justice John Roberts led his conservative colleagues in questioning the administration’s authority to broadly cancel federal student loans because […]
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March 03, 2023
Under the legislation, Missouri’s governor would get to appoint four members to a St. Louis board of police commissioners. The state control system, which resembles the one that currently manages Kansas City Police, dates back to proslavery policies in the Civil War era. The Missouri House has given first-round approval to legislation that would take away local control of the […]
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March 03, 2023
The United States is ratcheting up national security concerns about TikTok, mandating that all federal employees delete the Chinese-owned social media app from government- issued mobile phones. Other Western governments are pursuing similar bans, citing espionage fears. So how serious is the threat? And should TikTok users who don’t work for the government be worried about the app, too? The […]
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March 03, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of the late Kobe Bryant has agreed to a $28.5 million settlement with Los Angeles County to resolve the remaining claims in a lawsuit over deputies and firefighters sharing grisly photos of the NBA star, his 13-year-old daughter and other victims killed in a 2020 helicopter crash, attorneys and court filings said Tuesday. The […]
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March 03, 2023
Tara Gatewood will be a participant in the Inez Y. Kaiser Memorial Scholarship fund speakers series on March 2 from noon until 1 p.m. The theme will be, “The Indigenous tradition of honoring truth and making a good way for the future.” The award-winning veteran journalist Tara Gatewood, Enrolled Citizen of the Pueblo of Isleta/Diné, is currently the director of […]