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Housing starts sink to pandemic levels as builders worry about inflation

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May housing starts fell to the lowest level since the pandemic disrupted construction six years ago, the U.S. Census Bureau announced Tuesday. Builder confidence has dropped recently because of higher material and financing costs. The change threatens to exacerbate housing shortages and disrupt recent progress in most states toward building enough new housing for new […]
Tim Henderson

CNN Resident Fact Checker Disappeared From Air As Company Waited For Trump Merger Approval

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CNN brass have been waiting to get federal approval of their problematic $111 billion merger with Paramount. As we’ve detailed exhaustively, the high debt load from the CBS/Paramount and Warner Brothers merges is going to result in mass layoffs, higher consumer prices, and sagging quality control at the resulting company. It’s what always happens. It’s […]
Karl Bode

Local election officials reel over ‘logistical nightmare’ of Trump’s vote-by-mail order

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As election officials across the country steel themselves for the midterm elections in less than five months, President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting voting by mail threatens to upend their preparations. The executive order instructs the U.S. Postal Service to refuse to deliver ballots in states that don’t provide lists of voters or meet other […]
Jonathan Shorman

Jigsaw Puzzle Competition in Godfrey to Benefit Operation Blessing

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GODFREY - An evening of puzzle-solving and fundraising is set for Thursday, June 25, 2026, in Godfrey, where teams will compete in a 500-piece jigsaw contest to benefit Operation Blessing. The Jigsaw Puzzle Competition will run from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Godfrey KC Hall, 1713 Stamper Lane. Doors open at 6 p.m. Organizers are inviting friends, families, coworkers and “puzzle aces” to take part in the event, which will feature teams racing to complete the same puzzle for a cash

Wak’a Garden

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Begin Again: Wak'a Garden is the second installment in Laumeier’s Begin Again series, honoring the Park’s 50-year history of collaborating with artists and supporting new commissions and exhibitions. The organic, amphitheater-shaped sculpture, built […]

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Myranda Levins

Surging stock market, Donald Trump policies boost wealth for top 1%

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When SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket and artificial intelligence company, began trading on the stock market last week, he became the world’s first trillionaire. The SpaceX IPO made the world’s richest man even richer, grabbing headlines worldwide. But it is merely the most vivid illustration of a U.S. trend that has been accelerating since 2022. The […]
Tim Henderson