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‘Birdman’ bests ‘Boyhood’ again on the road to the Oscars
By LINDSEY BAHR (LOS ANGELES, AP) — The long takes of Alejandro Inarritu’s “Birdman” won out over the long production of Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood” at the Directors Guild Awards Saturday…. Read more »
188,000 moldy materials destroyed at University of Missouri
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — A University of Missouri faculty committee says it no longer has confidence in the director of the university’s libraries after about 190,000 books, documents and journals… Read more »
Man who lived modestly leaves millions in surprise donations
(BRATTLEBORO, Vt., AP) — A Vermont man who sometimes held his coat together with safety pins and had a long-time habit of foraging for firewood also had a hidden talent… Read more »
Fugitive treasure hunter to remain behind bars in Florida
By MATT SEDENSKY (WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., AP) — A treasure hunter accused of cheating investors out of their share of his historic underwater find of gold is remaining behind… Read more »
Obama sends record $4 trillion spending plan to Congress
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER (WASHINGTON, AP) — President Barack Obama sent Congress a record $4 trillion budget Monday that would boost taxes on higher-income Americans and corporations and eliminate tight federal… Read more »
Missouri bill would bar access to police camera footage
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Two Missouri Republicans want to stop the public from seeing video from police cameras. Bills filed by Republicans Rep. Galen Higdon and Sen. Doug Libla… Read more »
Missouri bill aimed at youth suicide prevention, awareness
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — School districts would be required to create policies addressing youth suicide awareness and prevention under a Missouri bill. Legislation introduced by state Sen. Jill Schupp… Read more »
Missouri GOP Chairman Ed Martin to join Eagle Forum
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — The chairman of the Missouri Republican Party is leaving to take a leadership position with a conservative interest group. Chairman Ed Martin said Monday that… Read more »
Hikers drag stricken friend to safety off a mountain
By MICHAEL MELIA Daylight was slipping away and the cold was deepening on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington as 28-year-old Monoswita Saha drifted in and out of consciousness. Her four fellow… Read more »