Kansas City Monday News Link Salute

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Today’s Tribute

Kansas City honors America's heroes at Memorial Day ceremony at World War I museum

Hide Transcript Show Transcript REPORTS A NEW WRINKLE AS WELL. I AM YOUR FLAG AT THE MUSEUM. THEY RAIDSE A REPLICA OF THE FLAG KNOWN AS OLD GLORY. HERE'S THE REAL ONE NOW AT THE SMITHSONIANS NOT A BTLATE FLAG.

Football Remembers Fallen

Chiefs post Memorial Day tribute

The Kansas City Chiefs posted a photo commemorating Memorial Day on Monday morning. We honor those who have fallen defending our country. #MemorialDay pic.twitter.com/0QVXGjlywK- Kansas City...

Prez Biden Tribute

Biden observes Memorial Day at Arlington Cemetery with calls for empathy, unity

President Joe Biden paid tribute to the men and women who gave their lives in service to their country during a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, speaking in deeply personal terms about overcoming loss and the importance of upholding democratic values at home and abroad.

Journalism Stays Losing

Reporters admit dismissing Wuhan lab leak theory in part because Republicans proposed it

Journalists continued to acknowledge Sunday that the media's longstanding dismissal of the Wuhan "lab-leak" theory was in part due to Republicans pitching it. Once widely cast aside as a racist "conspiracy theory" and "fringe" nonsense, the possibility that the coronavirus accidentally leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology has gained increasing credence in recent weeks.

WHO Seyz We Need To Think About Next Plague

WHO chief: "Time has come" for global pandemic preparedness treaty

World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged member states Monday to negotiate a global pandemic preparedness treaty to ensure sustainable funding for the WHO and address the challenges and failures exposed by the coronavirus pandemic. Driving the news: Tedros argued that the coronavirus pandemic has been defined by a "lack of sharing: of data, information, pathogens, technologies and resources."

BIDEN BOOM COMING SOON!?!

The US economy is set to grow at the fastest pace since 1984 thanks to stimulus and the rapid vaccine rollout, the OECD said

The US economy is set to grow at the fastest pace since 1984 this year, the OECD has said. US gross domestic product would grow 6.9% in 2021, after contracting 3.5% in 2020, it said. The organization said the US' huge stimulus and speedy vaccine rollout was boosting growth.

Friends Around The World

Matt LeBlanc's Crossed Arms Pose During Friends Reunion Becomes Twitter Meme: 'Irish Uncle Energy'

The actor appeared alongside his former Friends costars in a special that hit HBO Max last week "Matt LeBlanc sits like a bloke that is at his nieces birthday while the cup final is on," one person teased, while a second joked alongside a shot of the actor at the reunion, "Siri, please show me a picture of a Irish bachelor who says Minerals instead of soft drink, Eye Talian instead of Italian, has strong opinions about the hurling, won't eat Lasagne without coleslaw and would be mighty craic at a wedding."

Testimony Today

Local veteran reflects on WWII service, heroes who gave ultimate sacrifice

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Memorial Day is a day to remember the men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice while fighting for our freedom. Air Force veteran Anthony Leo knows that freedom doesn't come free. He nearly died several times flying 50 combat missions in World War II - all by the time he was 19 years old.

Kansas City Community Conversation

9 Kansas City Residents Share What Being Asian Means to Them

The past year of pandemic and rising racial tension has shaken many to their core. For Asians, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Kansas City, this year has been particularly challenging. AAPI residents make up 3% of the population in the Kansas City metropolitan area and 12% of the Midwest, according to Census Reporter and the Pew Research Center.

Songs For The Great Migration

Lana Del Rey is falling in love with Texas - like every other Californian

She's got two German Shepherds named Tex and Mex. She's been romping around Austin with her new BFF, country singer and Texas favorite Nikki Lane. Her Old Hollywood-style hair has reverted to her natural wavy blonde, hanging over shoulders covered by prairie dresses that look straight out of old Hill Country postcards.

Power Player Shares Personal Insight

Five Things You Don't Know About Me: BLAQUE KC CEO Cokethea Hill - In Kansas City

Ask anyone-Cokethea Hill is a one-woman force of nature. Besides being an innovative collaborator working in the non-profit sector, she's also busy building collaborative partnerships and strengthening assets in low-income urban communities. The Kansas City native is CEO and founder of BLAQUE KC (Black Leaders Advancing Quality Urban Education), a non-profit organization committed to significantly...

Kansas City Clouds Continue

Another chance of showers Tuesday before warmup arrives

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