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Growing Future Gas?!?
Biofuel policies likely to drive future demand for US corn and soybeans, says Kansas City Fed - Michigan Farm News
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South Side Learns Future
KCPS asks neighbors to guide Bingham repurposing
By Sara Wiercinski At the September 13 meeting of the Waldo Tower Neighborhood Association, Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS) asked community members for direction in anticipation of the sale of th...
Show-Me Medical Tech Fight
Federal judge transfers abortion pill lawsuit to Missouri, citing lack of Texas ties
A Texas federal judge transferred a lawsuit seeking to restrict the availability of abortion pill mifepristone to a court in Missouri rather than ending it outright after finding that it no longer had enough ties to Texas to continue there.
Celebrate Kansas Heroics
Sheriff: Kansas resident lifts vehicle off man, saving his life
The Anderson County, Kansas, Sheriff's Office is crediting a local resident for saving a man's life on Thursday morning.
Baller Endorsement
Kansas City Chiefs Star Patrick Mahomes' Post Sparks Taylor Swift Frenzy
NFL star Patrick Mahomes just dropped one fiery emoji and Taylor Swift fans are losing it.
Computer Love Confusion
If everyone has an AI boyfriend, what does that mean for the future of Gen Z dating?
Four in five Gen Zers say they would marry an artificial intelligence chatbot. So, what impact is this having on real-life relationships?
MAGA Sends Message
Trump puts Hamas on notice with deadline to accept Gaza peace deal
President Donald Trump warns Hamas fighters will be killed unless hostage agreement reached by Sunday evening, vowing Middle East peace one way or another.
AOC Offers Reassurance
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says Schumer and Jeffries are leading the Democrats' shutdown fight
In an interview with NBC News, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez says her caucus is "tremendously united" in demand to end shutdown.
House Divided . . .
Speaker Johnson sounds alarm on 'dangerous' Democratic Party as government remains shut down | Fox News Video
Speaker Mike Johnson joined 'America's Newsroom' on day three of the government shutdown to hammer Democrats' efforts to 'give free stuff to illegal aliens.'
Satirical Monument Redux
Trump-Epstein statue returns to National Mall after removal by NPS | CNN Politics
A statue of President Donald Trump and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein holding hands has returned to the National Mall after it was removed by the National Park Service last week.
Discounting Life Amid Budget Debate?!?
FDA quietly approved a generic abortion pill ahead of shutdown
The approval of a generic for the medication mifepristone comes less than two weeks after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged that the agency would review the drug's safety.
Crackdown On Reporting
Conservative Journalist Arrested in Portland While Reporting on Anti-ICE Protest
After refusing to arrest Antifa protesters who assaulted a conservative journalist in Portland, Oregon, police arrested conservative journalist Nick | Border / Cartel Chronicles
Hateration Spikes Against Socialist Candidate
Zohran Mamdani's rise in the New York mayoral race sparks anti-Muslim vitriol
Zohran Mamdani's rise in New York City's mayoral race has brought him national prominence and a surge of anti-Muslim vitriol, including from elected officials and prominent conservatives.
Vlad Warns Against Escalation
Putin: Possible supply of long-range missiles to Ukraine threatens US relationship with Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that any supply of long-range missiles to Ukraine would threaten the U.S. relationship with Russia, but that Moscow's defense systems will swiftly adopt to the new weaponry. Putin, during a foreign policy forum in Sochi, Russia, said the U.S. potentially sending Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine will indicate a...
Tech Liberation?!?
A two-day internet blackout shows even the Taliban can't turn back time | CNN
For 48 hours, the Taliban appeared to turn back the clock in Afghanistan with a directive to cut off the internet and phone networks, disconnecting millions of people from the world outside.
Online Naughty Still Trending
OnlyFans, AI girlfriends and 'stepdads': the porn industry in 2025 - podcast
What does Europe's biggest porn conference reveal about the future of the porn industry? Amelia Gentleman reports
About Local Roots
This Dirt Beast works the soil for $2 an hour; why harvesting joy from his urban farm fills the bag
Rows of peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, and other vegetables now grow where more than a dozen Kansas City lots once sat vacant. The essence of Dirt Beast Farm is seeded in this soil, creating the ecosystem through which Jameson Hubbard has spent nearly a decade turning open land into food, flowers, and a space for neighbors to gather.
Autumn Almost . . .
Warm and dry weekend before changes arrive next week
Friday has the potential to be the hottest day of the week. Plentiful sunshine easily pushes temperatures into the upper 80s and low 90s.
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