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On this edition of the show, we talk with Dr. Barbara Lamont, Director of Choirs at SEMO and Bill Green, SEMO's Information Security Officer.
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“The day Sloan Cooper died began before dawn and ended shortly before midnight. As a corporal in the Natural Resources Police, she’d helped take down a trio of men who spent most of the fall harassing, robbing and assaulting hikers on the trails in the Western Maryland mountains.”
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If the bill is signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida would be the second state, after Utah, to ban the additive from its drinking water sources.
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Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi — detained by authorities at his naturalization interview — is free for now. He had been in prison for two weeks after his arrest earlier in April.
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The UN's highest court has been hearing testimony regarding Israel's conduct in providing aid to Palestinians, especially in Gaza where it has imposed a blockade of any goods entering the territory.
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As Israel commemorates its Memorial Day for fallen soldiers, it is reckoning with the resumption of fighting in Gaza. Now more than 18 months long, it's the longest war Israel has ever waged.
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The Trump administration canceled billions of dollars of grants that were supposed to help small towns across the U.S keep their residents safe from floods, wildfires and other extreme weather. In one small Maryland town, the loss of funding means people are trapped in harm's way.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Kevin Roberts — president of the Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank which unveiled Project 2025 — about the Trump administration's recent actions.
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Many of Trump's actions are a direct challenge to the courts and to Congress, the two branches of government designed to act as checks on presidential power. We look at this power dynamic.
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Goal: $57,000 | Raised: $39,682 | 70%
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In this episode of 'Exposition', we speak with the well-established Keith Sykes, the first featured performer of the 2025 'Tunes at Twilight' Spring Series event held by Old Town Cape. All 'Tunes at Twilight' performances are at the Ivers Square Gazebo, 44 N. Lorimier in Downtown Cape Girardeau. The Spring Series runs every Friday from 7 to 8 pm until June 13th.
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