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Month: April 2025

Asking the hard questions

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Politicians from all sides like to ask a version of this question: “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?”It is not clear which politician first asked that question, but it has become more common, and it does make an impact in many cases. It is

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Books to help your garden grow

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Have you caught the gardening bug yet? Stop by the St. Joseph Public Library and check out a book on gardening. Visit the Downtown or East Hills libraries and you will even find seeds to get you started. The books discussed here are available at the St. Joseph Public

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A look at the turbulent life of the South Korean leader who has been ousted over martial law

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Yoon Suk Yeol’s political rise was fast: the former star prosecutor clinched South Korea’s presidency only a year after he entered politics. But his downfall was even faster: The Constitutional Court removed him from office on Friday, about four months after he made a deeply

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What to expect in South Korea now that Yoon has been removed from office

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean Constitutional Court’s decision to formally unseat President Yoon Suk Yeol is another test for the country’s democracy after the conservative-liberal divide deepened over his imposition of martial law and subsequent impeachment. The court’s ruling Friday triggers a by-election for

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Yoon Suk Yeol: The ‘American Pie’-singing conservative dramatically ousted from office

By Helen Regan, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Declaring martial law in a stable and boisterous democracy was an audacious gamble – and one that backfired spectacularly for former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. With Friday’s guilty impeachment verdict from the country’s Constitutional Court, the former prosecutor and conservative firebrand’s political career is

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South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol seen here in Seoul on February 13

South Korea’s impeached president is removed from office, four months after declaring martial law

By Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae, Mike Valerio and Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea’s highest court has removed embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol from office, ending months of uncertainty and legal wrangling after he briefly declared martial law in December and plunged the nation into political turmoil. The court’s decision on

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South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol removed from office over declaration of martial law

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Constitutional Court removed impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from office on Friday, ending his tumultuous presidency and setting up an election to find a new leader, four months after he threw South Korean politics into turmoil with an ill-fated declaration

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NBA Glance

All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB y-Boston 56 20 .737 — x-New York 48 28 .632 8 Toronto 28 49 .364 28½ Brooklyn 25 52 .325 31½ Philadelphia 23 54 .299 33½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 38 40 .487 — Atlanta 36 40 .474 1 Miami 35

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NBA Expanded Glance

All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf y-Boston 56 20 .737 — 9-1 L-1 24-13 32-7 35-12 x-New York 48 28 .632 8 6-4 L-1 26-12 22-16 32-15 Toronto 28 49 .364 28½ 4-6 L-2 17-22 11-27 19-30 Brooklyn 25 52 .325 31½ 3-7 L-1 11-26

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