Kansas City Upturn: Insights, Fuelish Games & Summer Sharing

Our blogging has been meh this week but there has been a benefit for early morning and late night readers who often get a better view of our best stuff with reader comments baked in . . . Still, almost as much as than anything else, we enjoy the snark of these compilations that we're always happy to share in order to quickly consider pop culture, community reporting and top headlines.

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Local Tech Understanding

'The Alchemy of Knowledge': An instruction manual for the universe - KC STUDIO

The Linda Hall Library exhibit traces humanity's quest for enlightenment from Medieval mysticism to AI.

Courthouse Offers More Realistic Swamp Cleanup Goal

Tarsney Lakes update: Jackson County executive pledges more money next year for lily pad treatment

KSHB 41's Taylor Hemness has been following the concerns of people who live in the Tarsney Lakes community in Jackson County for more than a year.

Moms Matter For Sunflower State

Are there maternity care deserts in Kansas?

There are maternity health care deserts in nearly every state in the U.S. In Kansas, 48 counties are considered maternity care deserts.

Show-Me Hipster Treatise

Missouri's out-of-touch Republican politicians keep going to war against Missouri-including their own voters

State Sen. Rick Brattin, a Republican from Harrisonville, and Secretary of State Denny Hoskins speak to reporters outside Hoskins's office in the Missouri State Capitol. // Photo by Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent Michael McGrady Jr is a political columnist for The Kansas City Pitch. Harvey Milk, the pioneering LGBTQ+ rights activist, once said that "Politics is theater."

Helping Hand In The Dotte

Neighbor saves the day after tree collapses on house in Kansas City, Kansas

A Wyandotte County man was only a matter of inches from being hit by a tree during Wednesday mornings storm.

About An Actually EPIC #TBT Share

Anna Faris, 49, and co-stars shock fans with incredible bikini bodies

The stars have been cast in the comedic movie which hits theaters later this week on August 21.

MAGA Makes Case

Trump asks Supreme Court to hear his defamation case against CNN

President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on his defamation case against cable news giant CNN. In a filing submitted on Aug. 14 but docketed on Thursday, Trump told the justices that "CNN falsely and maliciously portrayed" him "as a knowing liar who fabricated objections to the 2020 election, lacked supporting evidence, and deliberately deceived the American people."

Big Apple Turns Awful

Mayor Mamdani suing to block law giving NYC paraprofessionals $10,000 boost

The City Council passed the bill unanimously last month, with enough votes to override a veto if the mayor chose to do so - leaving Mamdani with few options to stop the measure from becoming law.

Politics Of Petrol

EPA to Enact Emergency Waiver to Increase Gas Supply, Lower Prices

The Environmental Protection Agency is moving to increase the domestic gasoline supply by enacting a temporary emergency fuel waiver.

Progressive Turnabout

Democrat Aisha Wahab will win Swalwell's House seat, CNN projects, overcoming millions in AIPAC spending | CNN Politics

Democratic state Sen. Aisha Wahab will win the special election runoff to finish former Rep. Eric Swalwell's term in California's 14th District, CNN's Decision Desk projects.

Good Faith Debate?!?

Pastor unleashes on Dearborn as religious tensions erupt at city council meeting: 'Enough is enough'

Dearborn, Michigan town hall erupted into a clash over Sharia law accusations as a pastor claimed the city is no longer operating under American law.

La Migra Sends South Of Border Message 

US deports more than 2,000 Mexicans to Guatemala despite Mexico's objections

Guatemala has received around ​2,300 Mexicans deported from the United States so far this year, according to the Guatemalan government, offering fresh details on ‌a Trump administration practice intended to deter migration but opposed by Mexico.

Far East Protest Aftermath

Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigil fell dark years ago. Now its organizers have been convicted | CNN

Two key organizers behind what used to be the only large-scale public commemoration for the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre on Chinese soil have been found guilty of inciting subversion by a court in Hong Kong.

Hollywood Biopic Drama

Chris Hansen Says He Refused to Sign His Rights Away in Order to Screen Robert Pattinson's 'Primetime'

Chris Hansen says he went to A24 to watch Robert Pattinson's "Primetime" but left without seeing it after refusing to sign an NDA.

Quality Smash Stays Winning

Here's what your sex life actually reveals about your relationship | BBC Science Focus Magazine

It turns out that couples who have more sex aren't necessarily more in love than those with sparser sex lives

Local Good Life Advice Endures

Hospitality expert Madeline Buechter talks fat-washing, front-of-the-house philosophies and her perfect day in KC.

Hospitality expert Madeline Buechter talks fat-washing, front-of-the-house philosophies and her perfect day in KC.

Friday Forecast

Kansas City weather: Foggy start on Friday, storm chances return this weekend

Areas of fog are possible Friday morning for the metro area. Then, more sunshine is expected as high temperatures climb into the upper 80s Friday afternoon.

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