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On this edition of the show, we will take a trip to the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport and learn more about SEMO’s Professional Pilot Program with Miranda Sullivan and get an update from Academic Affairs with SEMO’s Interim Provost, Dr. Doug Koch.
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In a significant 6-3 decision on February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the administration’s broad use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose sweeping tariffs.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent admitted that Washington helped spark recent protests in Iran by creating a U.S. dollar shortage, leading to runaway inflation.
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The far-left France Unbowed party faces a backlash after a right-wing activist was beaten to death.
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Peter Mandelson, former U.K. ambassador to the U.S., has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. He's accused of passing government information to Jeffrey Epstein.
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The war in Ukraine enters its fifth year this week, with millions of Ukrainians displaced, hundreds of thousands of soldiers killed, and little change on the battlefield.
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A team of researchers in the Netherlands set out to decipher the rules of an ancient Roman board game, with an assist from artificial intelligence.
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Researchers followed more than 400,000 teens until they were adults. It found that those who used marijuana were more likely to develop serious mental illness, as well as depression and anxiety.
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In this episode of 'Exposition', we speak with Eli Pippin, a music education major at SEMO, about the Southeast Wind Symphony's upcoming concert titled The Road is Life: The Music of James David. The performance is set for February 24th at 7:30 p.m. in the Bedell Performance Hall at the Southeast River Campus. It features an evening dedicated to the powerful and expressive works of composer James David, in residence at Southeast.
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