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Fox News: Schmitt grills TikTok CEO on how Chinese migrants learned to cross border: ‘Step-by-step instructions’

AP: House Republicans move ahead with TikTok vote even as Trump voices opposition to possible ban; comments from Schmitt

Fox News: The Ingram Angle: Schmitt says Biden clinching nomination ‘sad state of affairs for Democrats’

KC Star: Cleaver, Graves, Alford are fed up with late mail. They want USPS to ‘pony up’ (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

SNL: Burlison calls for creation of House committee to investigate UFOs

KC Star: Missouri woman sentenced to jail for repeated probation violations in Capitol riot case (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

KZRG (Joplin): Scammer posing as Blaine Luetkemeyer; crafty congressman plays along with ruse, highlights Facebook exchange

Southeast Missourian: Photo: Sen. Josh Hawley attends Lincoln Day in Jackson (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent: SLU/YouGov promotes latest poll

SNL: Latest poll indicates some support for legalizing sports betting, abortion

NBC News, via AOL: Olivia Rodrigo hands out emergency contraceptives in Missouri, where abortion is banned

BJShow.co: Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (Franklin/St. Charles/Warren Counties): Thursday morning show: Olivia Rodrigo concert and misinformation about Plan B (Segment A, 3:00); attractive female Olivia Rodrigo fans still want to be put in their place by strong men (Segment A, 9:30); Blaine Luetkemeyer handles scammer (Segment A, 11:00); TikTok and why John is long $META (Segment A, 15:00)

johncombest_com on X (Tuesday): Southeast Missourian reporter J.C. Reeves profiles District 147 Democratic candidate, fails to mention name of incumbent (John Voss) or 2022 election results (Voss won by 34 points)

Southeast Missourian’s J.C. Reeves (Wednesday): Profile of District 147 Libertarian candidate Greg Tlapek; reporter includes name of incumbent and 2022 margin of victory (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Southeast Missourian: Republican Lucas Green to challenge incumbent Rep. Barry Hovis in District 146 House primary (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Missouri House to hold public hearing on governor’s $52.7 billion budget proposal

Columbia Missourian: House bill that would block Planned Parenthood funds gets Senate committee ok

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri legislators want to raise the minimum age for marriage from 16 to 18

SNL: Bills from Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder (R-Scott City), Rep. Aaron McMullen (R-Independence) would allow use of psilocybin for veterans

Columbia Missourian: It’s not your parents’ pot: ER doctor lectures on hazards of potent marijuana

BJShow.co: Wednesday morning: Recap of Dena Ladd and Scott Faughn on marijuana industry, Delta-8 and Valentine’s Law (Segment A, 5:00); Senate education bill (A, 11:00); recap of Jason Palmer with Ted Farnen (A, 12:30)

Missouri Independent: House committee passes licensing bill for naturopathic doctors in Missouri

JCNT: Missouri House panel approves Fast Track eligibility expansion

JCNT: Missouri House panel considers bill to expand special education services for youngest learners

Missourinet: Missouri’s disability community rallies at Capitol

Missourinet: MoDOT’s McKenna says I-70 and I-44 aren’t the only interstates that need improvements

Washington Missourian: MoDOT work snarls traffic in Union

SNL: AG lawsuit against Springfield Public Schools over Sunshine Law will go to trial this fall

Joplin Globe: Missouri AG ‘will not be taking any further action’ against Carthage over Sunshine Law (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KSDK: Family provides update on girl critically injured in fight near Hazelwood East High School

NY Daily News: St. Louis teen fighting for her life; Kaylee Gain’s attacker – identified in social media reports as Maurnice DeClue – has been charged

BJShow.co: We are entering Day 5 of white people rioting and burning down Spanish Lake buildings -maybe corporations can post a black square to Instagram (Segment C, 6:00)

P-D editorial: Don’t fall for misleading ‘ballot candy’ on Missouri referendum issue (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D editorial page editor Kevin McDermott: Joe Biden should be awarded at least some of Missouri’s electoral votes (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Washington Missourian’s Geoff Folsom: MoDOT and local transportation headaches

KC Star op-ed: Man who attended University of Kansas and now attends University of Illinois: The Kansas City Chiefs will eventually have to change their name. Here’s a meaty idea: The Kansas City Beefs

McClatchy’s Brooke Baitinger (rainbow flag and pronouns in X bio), via KC Star: Contraceptives given out at Olivia Rodrigo concert in Missouri. Fans cheer ‘bold’ move (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

P-D letter: St. Louis septuagenarian calls Josh Hawley a “cowardly hypocrite,” thinks Lucas Kunce “is just what Missouri needs” (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D letter: Crestwood septuagenarian dislikes video gaming machines, says AG Andrew Bailey even worse than Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Amazon.com: John Combest: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – available in paperback and Amazon Kindle

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