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Missouri lawmakers considered a bill Tuesday that would create competitive market for energy.
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The suit alleges the company failed to disclose the highly addictive effects of the drug, which is available in gas stations and smoke shops across the state. -
Currently under federal law, convicted drug offenders are banned from receiving SNAP benefits. A proposed Missouri House bill would opt out of the federal ban. -
The new hospital replaces a 60-year-old facility and is bringing optimism about the fort's future to serve both the military and surrounding area. -
Gulf states are major fertilizer producers, and the war with Iran has triggered a 25% price hike just as struggling U.S. farmers are planting corn. -
Boone Health is now looking to build a cardiology group of their own before May 6. -
The Middle East conflict has led to a shortage of helium, which is used by university researchers and medical professionals.
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NASA's Artemis II mission aims to send four astronauts around the moon on a roughly 10-day journey that could help pave the way toward a future lunar landing.
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