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On Oct. 12, 1965, the Beatles began recording “Rubber Soul” at EMI’s studios in London, starting a concentrated stretch of work that helped change expectations for the pop album. Released that December, the record brought more adventurous sounds and increasingly mature songwriting into the group’s music. Its importance extended beyond the Beatles: It helped establish the album as a unified artistic statement, rather than simply a package built around hit singles. Looking

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO. — Two women were charged Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026, after authorities alleged they assaulted an off-duty police officer working at a business on Lusher Road, leaving him with injuries that required hospital treatment. The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Shaniya Lewis, 20, of St. Louis, and Nayonna Griffin, 20, of Florissant, Mo., with second-degree assault involving a special victim and resisting or interfering with arrest for a felony.

EAST ST. LOUIS — East St. Louis police Officer Jaylon Lee received the city’s Life-Saving Valor Award for rescuing a passenger trapped inside a burning vehicle, according to the police department. The East St. Louis Police Department said Lee risked his own life to reach the trapped passenger. The department did not provide any additional information about the incident. The East St. Louis Police Department credited his quick thinking and decisive actions with helping

SPRINGFIELD – Before Medicare's Open Enrollment period begins on Oct. 15, the Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) is encouraging beneficiaries to start browsing plans early and to get trusted advice through the state's Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP). “I want to express to people with Medicare Part D plans and or Medicare Advantage plans that it is necessary to check your current plan and the benefits offered for 2027. Some premiums (for Part D plans) have gone from $0 per mont

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) today announced that he secured a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to improve truck parking availability and safety along Interstate 57 in Effingham and Marion counties. “Having grown up in the trucking business, I know firsthand how important it is for our truck drivers to have safe, reliable places to pull over and rest,” said Bost. “These hardworking men and women spend countless hours on the road delivering

EDWARDSVILLE – Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) recently announced $17 million in funding to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) to expand the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center (NCERC), which includes $15 million from the State of Illinois and $2 million from the Illinois Corn Growers Association. The investment will allow NCERC to build capacity and support companies that are developing and commercializing ne

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today sent a letter to Don Berthiaume, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General (IG), requesting that he investigate the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) decision to modify the hiring standards that govern the FBI’s workforce by removing theft from an employer, sex solicitation, and bestiality from its list of automatic hiring disqualifications.

Measles cases for the calendar year surpassed 4,000 for the first time in decades, with as many as five deaths in Pennsylvania, as the federal government steps in with financial help for states but also fans vaccination fears and skepticism.  A weekly report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed 4,080 cases this […]

Missouri is headed toward a potentially painful budget reckoning as state spending continues to outpace revenue growth.

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 14 states, filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Labor’s unlawful decision to terminate millions of dollars in funding to improve states’ unemployment insurance systems and prevent fraud. “Congress approved this funding for states to improve the administration of their unemployment insurance programs, so they can better detect and prevent fraud and make the unemployment claims process more

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Blackjack er et kortspil, hvor målet er at få en hånd tættere på 21 end dealeren uden at gå over. Ved et traditionelt bord sidder spillerne med hver sin hånd, mens en dealer deler kort og styrer rundens forløb; online kan samme grundstruktur vises som et digitalt bord, en animeret præsentation eller en direkte videostream. […]

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On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus’s expedition reached an island in the Bahamas, beginning a period of sustained contact between Europe and the Americas. The landing helped transform trade, migration, food production, and political power across the world. For Indigenous peoples, the changes also brought conquest, forced labor, displacement, and devastating disease. Columbus did not reach an uninhabited continent, nor was he the first European to visit the Americas. The lasting significanc

En tematisk spilleautomat bruger et genkendeligt emne til at forme spillets symboler, farver og lyd. En automat med græsk mytologi kan for eksempel vise guder, søjler og laurbærkranse, mens animationer og musik viderefører det samme visuelle univers. Et tema fungerer dermed som en ramme for spillets udtryk, ikke blot som en titel eller en baggrund. […]

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