Senator Claire McCaskill makes a decision on the Supreme Court nominee.
I will vote no on Judge Kavanaugh. pic.twitter.com/AeNC6clHbq
— Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) September 19, 2018
“…decision is not based on those allegations but rather on his positions on several key issues, most importantly the avalanche of dark, anonymous money that is crushing our democracy,” McCaskill wrote.
“He has revealed his bias against limits on campaign donations which places him completely out of the mainstream of this nation,” she wrote, adding that she was “also uncomfortable about his view on Presidential power as it relates to the rule of law, and his position that corporations are people.”
Some confusion about a West Nile Virus case:
UPDATE: First West Nile death in Mo. was near Kansas City, not St. Louis https://t.co/pJIRVZc6SW
— St Joseph Post (@StJosephPost) September 20, 2018
Twelve cases of West Nile illness have been reported so far this year in Missouri. Ten occurred in St. Louis City or St. Louis County, one was in Jackson County and one was in Boone County.
The person who died in Jackson County contracted the illness in August.
St. Joe had near-record heat Wednesday. From the National Weather Service last night:
Missed it byyyyyyyyyy that much…
After all that sweating today, KC Int’l Airport reached 94 degrees this afternoon, falling one degree short of the 95 degree record.
St. Joseph also came up one degree short, with a high of 95 degrees today.
— NWS Kansas City (@NWSKansasCity) September 20, 2018
Friday’s forecast high is 69. 70’s and sunny this weekend.
The Kansas City Royals have lost at least 100 games in a season five times now.
Royals lose to the Pirates, 2-1. They were swept in Pittsburgh. The record is 52-100. This is the first time KC has lost 100 games since 2006.
— Rustin Dodd (@rustindodd) September 20, 2018
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