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The House voted to approve a stop-gap bill to fund DHS through May 22, Late Friday. This came after House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., called the earlier Senate vote to fund much of DHS "a joke."
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For the first time in 11 seasons, Southeast Missouri Gymnastics has earned the Midwest Independent Conference Championship crown. The Gymhawks captured the championship title last Friday night with a 194.950 in the conference meet hosted at Illinois State, marking the program's fifth MIC title in the 50th season of the program.
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