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Anybody who has talked with Keenan Cortez knows that his calendar is always full. On top of being Joplin’s mayor, he’s Crothall Healthcare’s Patient Experience Manager and an associate pastor at St. Paul's Methodist Church. He jokes that “he doesn’t sleep” because of his busy schedule. KRPS Rachel Schnelle spoke with Cortez about the highs and lows of the past two years as Mayor.
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Dr. Ali Hammad has been a cardiologist in Pittsburg for 25 years at what is now Mercy Hospital. KRPS’s Raegan Neufeld spoke with him about his work, the services available in Pittsburg and what people can do to take care of their heart.
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The Pentagon told suppliers they can't use Anthropic's artificial intelligence tools after the company said it would not let its tech be used for autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance.
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In her new book, Darkology, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes writes about how blackface and minstrel shows became one of the most popular forms of entertainment in 19th- and 20th-century America.
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Two men have been charged with allegedly providing support to a foreign terrorism organization and using a weapon of mass destruction. New York City NYPD Commissioner says the explosive devices "could have caused serious injury or death."
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President Trump's war against Iran carries echoes of the 2003 war in Iraq. NPR's Leila Fadel explores the lessons learned to understand whether regime change stands a chance in neighboring Iran.
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