As much of the Eastern U.S. experiences potentially record-breaking daytime temperatures, the nights are also staying unusually warm, leaving the human body no time to recover.
On this edition of the show, we talk with Dr. Brad Hodson, President of Southeast Missouri State University. We’ll talk about the university budget, some potential changes in academics, get a facilities update and much more. Hodson also reflects on his first year as president of the university.
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Southeast Missouri won the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner's Cup for the second-straight year.
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Memphis police say National Guard troops fired their weapons in the early morning hours of July 5, killing a man who was armed with a handgun. State investigators will handle the case.
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FIFA's Disciplinary Committee said it would suspend Balogun's one-game red card ban for a probationary period of one year. The Royal Belgian Football Federation said it was "astonished."
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People in the Northern Mariana Islands – remote U.S. territories in the Pacific Ocean – are preparing for Super Typhoon Bavi, which experts say could bring winds of over 180 miles per hour.
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Discover nature this week with Missouri's grasshoppers. Did you know there’s an unofficial song of summer? And it comes from one insect: the grasshopper. Their calls are the elevator music of summer.
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The July 4 holiday weekend has wrapped, the summer heat is officially peaking, and your team’s collective focus has likely drifted toward vacations and long afternoons. For managers, this is often the most exhausting stretch of the year, spent frantically juggling rotating PTO requests, tracking down loose project threads, and trying to prevent the skeleton crew left behind from burning out.
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Women make up a miniscule 3% of construction workers in Kenya. But a nonprofit group is offering them a way to get into the game ... and to get ahead.
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When American striker Folarin Balogun received a red card in Wednesday's World Cup match against Bosnia-Herzegovina, it had huge repercussions for Monday's game against Belgium.
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In this episode of Exposition: The Arts and Culture Podcast, we speak with Mike Walker, who will be performing his "Lasting Impressions" show at Cape Girardeau’s RiverFest this Independence Day.
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