Kansas City Outlook: Horny Deets, Recession Confirmed, Nuke Threat & Monkeypox Exposed

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Celebrate Wings & Things

How to Save At-Risk Migrating Monarch Butterflies - Flatland

Kansas City residents can play an important role in supporting increasingly endangered monarch butterflies as they migrate across North America each year. The growing threat was highlighted when the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced the addition of the monarch to its Red List of Threatened Species as endangered on July 21.

Caged Beasts Get Horny

Kansas City Zoo expecting newborn endangered rhinoceros this winter

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City Zoo announced Wednesday that a critically endangered eastern black rhinoceros is expected to be born in December 2022 or January 2023. The newborn is expected to weigh 75-100 lbs after its birth. The 15-year-old mother Zuri is currently in her third trimester of the 15-16 month gestation period, the zoo said.

Golden Ghetto Cost Of Living Spikes

Johnson County cities to discuss 2023 property tax rate

OLATHE, Kan. - More than a dozen cities in Johnson County will host public hearings over the next month to discuss potential property tax increases. Last spring the Kansas legislature approved Senate Bill 13, adding a public hearing requirement for any city, county, school district or other taxing jurisdiction that wants to collect property taxes beyond a revenue neutral rate.

Political Lunch Lady Debate

MO, KS AGs part of group suing US agency over LGBTQ school guidance

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - More than 20 Republican attorneys general filed a lawsuit Tuesday against President Joe Biden's administration over a Department of Agriculture school meal program that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Cowtown Drama Cont'd

From local shows to Broadway stages: These Kansas City talents are living their theatre dreams

The Kansas City area has strong representation in theatre. Many kids who participated in local dance studios and community theatre, like Theatre in the Park, now perform on Broadway stages and in national tours. Performers Lily Kaufmann and Eric Huffman from the Mean Girls national tour and Kaitlin Mesh from Moulin Rouge!

Hottie Friend Winning 53

Jennifer Aniston Showed Off Her Beach Waves in a Bikini-Clad Selfie

It's that time of year again: our Instagram feeds are chock-full of lavish celebrity vacations and snaps from jealousy-invoking trips. Paris, Italy, unnamed beaches - the stars take their summer break pretty seriously, and Jennifer Aniston is no exception. The actress is soaking up the sun on a beach somewhere and just shared the selfie to prove it.

Alleged 'Big Guy' Has Hunter's Back

Joe Biden met with at least 14 of Hunter's business associates while vice president

President Biden met with at least 14 of Hunter Biden's business associates while he was vice president in the Obama White House, casting further doubt on the president's repeated claims that he had no knowledge of his son's foreign business dealings. "I have never spoken to my son about his overseas business dealings," Biden said in 2019.

Murdoch Vs. MAGA

Dynamic shifts between Fox News, Donald Trump

Former President Trump while in office could usually turn to Fox News for comfort. There were differences from time to time, and Trump made headlines occasionally by going after personalities on Fox - most famously Megyn Kelly during a 2015 GOP presidential primary debate. But for the most part, Trump, a rabid cable news...

Justice For Almost

Opinion | The Supreme Court Has Too Much Power and Liberals Are to Blame

Let's be clear: The Court does not have the last word on the Constitution. The text does not say it. Our precedents from the early republic do not support it. American presidents Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt have contested it. Distinguished liberal and conservative attorney generals from Robert H.

Speaker Brings Buddies To World War Z

Nancy Pelosi invited US lawmakers to visit Taiwan, hears committee

Nancy Pelosi invited senior lawmakers to join her on a trip to Taiwan, a member of the House foreign affairs committee has said, providing the first apparent confirmation of the widely speculated visit.

Veep & Cali Haircut For Prez???

Harris, Newsom top list of Democratic preferences if Biden doesn't run: poll

Vice President Harris and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) are Democrats' top two choices to run for president if President Biden chooses not to seek a second term in 2024, according to a new poll. A NewsNation/Decision Desk HQ poll released on Thursday found that 31 percent of Democrats surveyed would most prefer Harris as...

Big Apple Bites Back AOC

NY liberal lawmaker rips AOC as 'absent' from home district after 'performative' Supreme Court stunt

A liberal New York state lawmaker ripped fellow progressive U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on Twitter Sunday for being "absent" in her home district, while a medical student also lambasted the congresswoman "squad" member for her "performative" display at a recent Supreme Court protest.

MAGA Denounces Talker

Marjorie Taylor Greene: MSNBC's Rachel Maddow part of the 'godless lying left'

Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene hit out at Rachel Maddow on Tuesday for "smearing me with lies about my faith" and "love for America" after the MSNBC star compared her to "Christian nationalists" who espoused racist views. Green (R-Ga.) blasted Maddow on Tuesday as part of the "godless lying left" for likening her to Gerald L.K.

Feds Can No Longer move Economic Goalposts

US economy enters technical recession after growth tumbles 0.9% in the second quarter

The shrank in the spring for the second consecutive quarter, meeting the criteria for a so-called technical recession as raging inflation and higher interest rates forced consumers and businesses to pull back on spending.

Big Deal Overhead

JetBlue agrees to buy Spirit in $3.8 billion deal to create 5th-largest U.S. airline

JetBlue Airways reached a deal to buy Spirit Airlines, hours after the discount carrier scrapped plans to merge with Frontier Airlines. JetBlue said it will pay $33.50 a share in cash for Spirit in a $3.8 billion deal.

MAGA Contempt Stays Winning

U.S. judge declines to acquit ex-Trump adviser Bannon, but mulls dismissing charges

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Wednesday declined a request to acquit Donald Trump's former presidential adviser Steve Bannon on two contempt charges for defying a subpoena from a congressional committee investigating the 2021 Capitol attack, but he left open the door to consider dismissing the charges instead.

Guv Drags Good Times

Gov. DeSantis files a complaint about a Wynwood drag show performed in front of kids

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration filed a state complaint against Miami's R House on Tuesday that says the Wynwood bar's weekend Drag Show Brunches expose minors to "sexually explicit drag shows."

Stinky Fumes Kill Planet?!?

Hidden Menace: Massive Methane Leaks Speed up Climate Change

By MICHAEL BIESECKER and HELEN WIEFFERING, Associated Press LENORAH, Texas (AP) - To the naked eye, the Mako Compressor Station outside the dusty West Texas crossroads of Lenorah appears unremarkable, similar to tens of thousands of oil and gas operations scattered throughout the oil-rich Permian Basin.

Election Season Scares Ahead

GOP Rep Plants 'Seeds of Violence' as Gun Victims Tell Their Stories

The self-styled Cajun John Wayne was at it again on Wednesday, only now he was not a cop who resigned from a Louisiana police department while facing disciplinary charges for lying about roughing somebody up.

NYT TELLS PREZ BIDEN TO CALL IT QUITS!!!

'Failing President' Biden must announce he won't 'run for re-election': New York Times column

New York Times columnist Bret Stephens accused President Biden of being a "failing president" who is so weak that the western world has been left effectively leaderless. Pulling no punches, Stephens also advised that the "best thing" Biden could do is announce immediately that he will not run again in 2024.

Rocketman Ready To Nuke U.S.

Kim threatens to use nukes amid tensions with US, S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned he's ready to use his nuclear weapons in potential military conflicts with the United States and South Korea, state media said Thursday, as he unleashed fiery rhetoric against rivals he says are pushing the Korean Peninsula to the brink of war.

Cruel Turks Taunt Ukraine

Turkish football fans cheer 'Vladimir Putin' during a game against Kyiv

A group of Turkish football fans chanted Vladimir Putin name during Wednesday night's game between Istanbul's Fenerbahçe club and Dynamo Kyiv, prompting Ukrainian officials to react. Fenerbahçe fans shouted Russian President Vladimir Putin's name after Dynamo Kyiv scored during the Champions League qualification game.

Vlad Strikes Back

Russia steps up strikes on Ukraine amid counterattacks

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian forces on Thursday launched massive missile strikes on Ukraine's Kyiv and Chernihiv regions, areas that haven't been targeted in weeks, while Ukrainian officials announced an operation to liberate an occupied region in the country's south.

China Flexing Endangers World

Pentagon official warns China's 'aggressive' behavior in the South China Sea could lead to a 'major incident or accident'

A top Pentagon official warned of a possible major incident if China continues its aggressive behavior. Ely Ratner said recent intercepts from Chinese fighter jets have been "dangerous" and "unsafe." His comments echo concerns recently raised by the top US general and the secretary of defense.

Caribbean Conflict Cont'd

Haiti gang violence: Gun battles rage in Port-au-Prince

Previously, the focal points of the battle between the G9 criminal alliance and a rival alliance calling itself G-Pèp had centred around the impoverished neighbourhood of Cité Soleil. But on Wednesday, video showed police confronting gang members not far from the presidential palace.

Wartime Glam Decried

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky Dragged for Vogue Cover Shoot with Wife

Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife, Olena Zelenska, have graced the cover of Vogue ... something many feel has crossed the line into vanity territory amid the ongoing war. The presidential couple is featured in a digital edition of the mag that's all about Olena and her role in the conflict with Russia -- it's titled, "Portrait of Bravery: Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska" with photography by Annie Leibovitz .

VR BS FAIL?!?

The outlook is getting more complicated for Meta's virtual reality dreams

For an industry that rarely has major news anymore, this was an awfully big week for virtual reality. Unsurprisingly, all of the important data points are related to the industry's sole benefactor these days, Meta, which managed to raise the cost of entry to its VR ecosystem, find itself in a...

EPIC Stone Uncovered

At 170 carats, this may be the largest pink diamond found in 300 years

A 170-carat pink diamond discovered in Angola may be the largest such gemstone found in 300 years, according to Australian miner Lucapa Diamond Company. Named the "Lulo Rose," the diamond was found at the Lulo alluvial diamond mine in the Lunda Norte region of Angola in Africa, the company said in a statement on Wednesday, with its partners, state-run diamond minerEndiama and Rosas & Petalas, a private Angolan company.

Pr0n Star Shares Gross-out Monkeypox Symptoms 

Adult actor with monkeypox says 'I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy'

Gay porn star Silver Steele has revealed he has monkeypox, after sharing a video online showing heavy blisters on his lips. The adult film actor, who has a degree in biology, said that at first he thought his condition was mild, until the lesions on his face became brutal and he developed some on his legs too.

Pre-Season Nostalgia Sets In

Chiefs staff members have fond memories of their time at Missouri Western

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Missouri Western State University campus in St. Joseph, Missouri looks different than when it did when Jay White was there. "And I remember when I came on my recruiting trip, they picked me up in an old Dodge van.

Rock Chalk Foodie Advice

KU research suggests more food assistance for families can keep kids out of foster care

TOPEKA, Kansas - A new study gives fuel to arguments that the state could significantly spare children from landing in foster care if the state spent more on things like food benefits for struggling families. A University of Kansas study estimated foster care caseloads could drop by 14% if taxpayers spent more heavily on family food benefits.

More Tribute For Beloved Icon

Monarchs to retire number, induct Buck O'Neil into team Hall of Fame

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City Monarchs will retire John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil's number and induct him in the team's Hall of Fame during a ceremony at Wednesday evening's game. Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President Bob Kendrick will chat live from 6:20 to 6:45 p.m.

Kansas City Thursday Forecast

Scattered showers may impact your Thursday plans

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Billboard #15 in 1992: Billy Ray Cyrus - Achy Breaky Heart is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.