Fellow military vet to succeed Greitens as Missouri governor

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens' resignation announcement Tuesday will elevate another military veteran and conservative Republican to the state's top job, and his experience working with legislators could smooth his transition to power. Mike Parson will automatically ascend from lieutenant governor to governor on Friday when Greitens steps down.

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Greitens, a sometimes brash outsider whose unconventional resume as a Rhode... . Michael Hafner, a former campaign worker for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, is sworn in before testifying before a Missouri House special investigative committee probing Greitens, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in J... .

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Greitens, a sometimes brash outsider whose unconventional resume as a Rhode... . Michael Hafner, a former campaign worker for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, is sworn in before testifying before a Missouri House special investigative committee probing Greitens, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in J... .

Missouri bill bans lab-grown meat from being called meat

The meat industry, fearing societal changes toward increased environmental and health awareness, has moved swiftly to try and combat lab-grown and plant-based meat. Both promise a slew of benefits for the environment and human health, but threaten to upend the existing meat industry, spurring efforts on the latter's part to prevent use of the term "meat" in association with these new types of meat products.

Travis 75th: 349th AMW’s history includes military, civilian heroics

It holds a United States Postal Service citation for getting the mail through to Eureka in Humboldt County, during the "1,000-year flood" of December 1964. With the possible exception of David Grant Medical Center, the 349th is the oldest continuously existing unit stationed at Travis Air Force Base.

Was Hillary Clinton Killed Filming a Documentary in Missouri?

On 30 April 2018, the web site Daily World Update published an article reporting that Hillary Clinton had been accidentally killed during the filming of a documentary about her: Hillary Clinton was killed this afternoon when she attempted to "do her own stunt" while shooting a documentary about the 2016 election. Clinton, who is known to be sickly and feeble, tried to re-create her fall outside the 9/11 Memorial.

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Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens charged over charity donor list

St. Louis prosecutors on Friday charged Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens with a felony for using a charity donor list for his 2016 political campaign, adding to the first-term governor's legal woes. The charge of tampering with computer data is in addition to an earlier charge alleging Greitens took and transmitted a nonconsensual photo of a partially nude woman with whom he had an extramarital affair in 2015.

Congress grilled Zuckerberg. What’s next?

Three hours into Mark Zuckerberg's second day of hearings on Capitol Hill, a Republican lawmaker offered "a little bit of advice" to the Facebook CEO: Be careful, or we might just have to regulate you. "Congress is good at two things: doing nothing, and overreacting," Rep. Billy Long, a Republican representing Missouri, told Zuckerberg in a hearing Wednesday.

Missouri lawmaker overseeing Greitens probe says ‘no’ to request for delay

Missouri State Rep. Jay Barnes speaks alongside House Speaker Todd Richardson at a press conference where it was announced that a committee has been formed to investigate the indictment of Gov. Eric Greitens on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com Eric Grietens with his family on Tuesday, August 2, 2016, at Eric Greitens watch party at the Doubletree Hotel in Chesterfield, after he was declared the winner in the Republican Governor primaries.

In Missouri, GOP candidate for Senate walks Trump tightrope

He is one of the Republican Party's most-prized recruits, a young U.S. Senate candidate with an outsider resume and a populist message designed to appeal equally to farmers, suburban moms and the national GOP's moneyed elite. Hawley, who launched a Republican Senate bid in Missouri less than a year after being elected state attorney general, won't say whether he considers the Republican president a role model.

NORC Poll: Support soars for stricter gun control laws

Support for tougher gun control laws is soaring in the United States, according to a new poll that found a majority of gun owners and half of Republicans favor new laws to address gun violence in the weeks after a Florida school shooting left 17 dead and sparked nationwide protests. The poll, conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, found that nearly 7 in 10 adults now favor stricter gun control measures.

How Justin Trudeau copes with Trump lies

In one bizarre, unguarded moment at a private fundraiser in Missouri, Donald Trump showed why months of trade negotiations between Canada, Mexico and the United States have been fitful, frustrating, and fruitless. In an earlier conversation with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the President made up facts about the balance of trade with Canada - and later boasted about it.

Claire McCaskill defiant as Donald Trump visits Missouri

Sen. Claire McCaskill said she has no regrets about her vote against the tax cut bill or calling it mere "scraps" for American families, striking a defiant stance as President Trump visits Missouri on Wednesday to boost her likely Republican opponent in November's election. The $1.5 trillion tax cuts and the rest of president's agenda loom large in a race where the two-term incumbent Democrat is fighting to hold on to her Senate seat in a state Mr. Trump won by more than 18 points in 2016.

10-cent fuels tax increase passes first Senate hurdle

Missouri's Senate on Monday approved a 10-cents per-gallon fuels tax increase, phased in over a five-year period. But the proposed increase is far from a done deal, since it was added to a 420-page bill that makes numerous changes to the ways state government gets its revenues - and still must win the Senate's final approval.

Children play with fires, knives and saws in new riskier playgrounds

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