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Missouri voters will weigh five ballot measures Nov. 3, including proposals on abortion access, citizen initiatives, a state fund, sheriffs, and congressional maps.
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If you're in the Cape Girardeau area of Southeast Missouri like me, this week's day trip is a long haul, at about a 2.5-hour drive. But holy Ozarks, is it worth every gas station bathroom that you have to brave.
On this edition of the show, we talk with Kimberly Rueseler from University School for Young Children; Dr. Jim Daughter shares exciting news for the SEMO Marching Band and Dr. Jason Sides provides a preview of the mid-term elections.
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Though candy corn is available year round, 75% of its annual sales occur around Halloween. Thus each Halloween Americans buy some 35 million pounds of candy corn which works out to about 9 billion kernals.
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The Trump administration is attempting to prosecute James Comey for what it calls a decade-old leak of classified information. Comey's lawyers immediately dismissed the effort as invalid and outside the time limit. -
The Justice Department has brought criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey for the third time.
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A federal judge ruled the Justice Department unlawfully fired former prosecutor Maurene Comey, the daughter of ex-FBI Director James Comey. The case adds to concerns of politically motivated firings.
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President Trump is travelling to Mississippi to campaign before the midterms. The state's U.S. Senate race has seen millions of dollars in last-minute spending.
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Vice President J.D. Vance has made tackling fraud a signature policy goal — and a way to distinguish himself from the administration. But will it address voters' concerns about government corruption?
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Tens of thousands of Israeli citizens living abroad have flown to Israel to vote in person in Tuesday's election. NPR's Ruth Sherlock reports from the airport.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced initiatives to speed the adoption of drones and AI across the military. Meanwhile, Congress is considered at least some safeguards for autonomous systems.
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In this episode of 'Exposition: An Arts + Culture Podcast', we speak with two students involved with the Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre and Dance's production of 'The Play That Goes Wrong': Assistant Director Cailey Sharp and Actor Zoe Shurtleff. The play runs October 29th through November 1st at the SEMO River Campus.
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