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ST. LOUIS - It's Free Trip Tuesday, brought to you by Ryan Kelley, The Home Loan Expert. On Tuesday, May 24, you could win a trip for four to Margaritaville Lake Resort at the Lake of the Ozarks. It includes a three-night stay, 18 holes of golf, horseback rides, and much more. The winner will [...]

Some companies are looking to install pipelines to move carbon dioxide emissions long distances so they can be sequestered. But farmers are leery after dealing with other pipelines the cut across their land.

Every year since 2013 the Fed has released a report called "Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households." Every year one of the questions is, "Could you cover a $400 emergency expense using cash?" Every year the media breathlessly reports the answer with no context and no comparison to previous years. It is simply a totem showing ...continue reading "Raw data: How many households can afford a $400 emergency?"

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has scheduled a public hearing this morning on coal ash pollution, and will accept public comments by May 31.

A salmonella outbreak linked to Jif brand peanut butter has resulted in 14 illnesses and two hospitalizations across 12 states, according to the CDC. A recall notice includes nearly 50 sizes and types of peanut butter, including creamy, crunchy, natural, and reduced-fat versions. The Jif brand peanut butter was sold at stores nationwide. The recalled products have lot code numbers between 1274425 and 2140425, with “425” at the end of the first seven numbers listed on the back of the label. The CDC recommends throwing away the peanut butter and not eating any recalled products. “This product has a very long shelf life, so be sure to check any Jif peanut butter you have at home to make sure it has not been recalled,” the CDC wrote. The 14 illnesses were recorded between Feb. 17 and May 1. Georgia and Texas have both reported two cases, and one case has been identified each in Arkansas, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, North Carolina,

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During a 2014 symposium marking the 60th anniversary of the Brown v. Topeka Board of Education decision, a statement from one of the plaintiffs offered what today feels like prescient insight. Many of the Virginia plaintiffs in the class-action lawsuit, feared integration and would have preferred separate and actually equal. Many historians consider Brown one of the high court’s five […]

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But zeroing out emissions could create a green Industrial Revolution, a new report says.

A new study found people greatly underestimate how many of their daily tasks an EV could support.

Glenn Greenwald has a question: What do you think might explain this? pic.twitter.com/ImHHEXv0xh — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) May 24, 2022 Glenn is obviously implying that Biden is either stupid or senile. But that's just trash talk. It's worth taking this question seriously. First of all, Biden has always had a reputation as a bit of ...continue reading "Joe Biden finally got tired of the thin fiction of “strategic ambiguity”"

The Western U.S. is a hotspot for young plaintiffs arguing climate change-inducing policies are at odds with state constitutions.

Dave Stewart of Eurythmics has just released a box set titled Ebony McQueen, a 26-track collection that tells the fictional story of a teenage boy from northern England who is…

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A permanent Blue Plaque marker commemorating the late Jimi Hendrix's last residence in London, then known as the Cumberland Hotel and now the site of the Hard Rock Hotel in…

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A war to prevent the past from becoming our future

… Large-scale civil disobedience could ensue. One tactic: mass tax revolt.

The OCC’s Michael Hsu expresses openness to behavioral remedies for bank mergers, when they have been shown not to work in other sectors.

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On May 24, 1940, the first drive-in theater in the St. Louis area opened on what today is the spot of West County Center.