Four states so far have passed laws prohibiting the use of public money for no-strings cash aid. Advocates for basic income say the backlash is being fueled by a conservative think tank.
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Eighty Southeast Missouri State University student-athletes were honored on Monday at the Show-Me Center in a graduation ceremony to recognize the Spring Class of 2024. These Redhawks will receive their degrees during SEMO's commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 11, at the Show Me Center.
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In a close finish, Mystik Dan won the 150th running of the race on Saturday.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Larry Demeritte, the first Black trainer to participate in the Kentucky Derby since 1989.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Elise Pepple, the host of Marfa for Beginners, a podcast that tells the story of daily life in that romantic west Texas art town.
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Nearly seven months after the start of the Israel-Hamas war, pressure is mounting on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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The United Methodist Church has made a series of decisions to become more welcoming of LGBTQ people. The moves have also driven away many conservative Methodists.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Kaitlin Donner, who set a new world record time for running a mile with a child in a stroller.
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Hope Hicks testified in former President Donald Trump's New York trial about damage control in the 2016 election and jurors heard a secret recording of Trump and his one-time fixer Michael Cohen.
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"Celebrate the Arts", showing Friday, May 3rd, is a collaborative event from the Southeast River Campus, featuring theatre, dance, music, and student art. Connor Missey is performing an aria from the W.A. Mozart opera "Le nozze di Figaro" (The Marriage of Figaro) and singing with the Southeast Chamber Choir, conducted by Dr. Barbara Lamont.
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