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Why People Crave Adventure Even in a World Built for Comfort

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Adventure is not the opposite of safety. For many people, it is the thing that makes life feel fully awake. That may sound odd in a world built around comfort and routine. We use maps instead of getting lost. We order food without leaving home. We can talk to people across the world while sitting on the couch. Yet even with all that ease, people still climb mountains, book one-way trips, start new careers, try foods they cannot pronounce, and say yes to plans that make their heart race a little.

June 11 in History: Kennedy's Civil Rights Address, Alcatraz Escape and Cultural Milestones

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On June 11, one of the most consequential events in modern global history is the 1963 address in which U.S. President John F. Kennedy announced that he would soon ask Congress to pass sweeping civil rights legislation. He spoke after years of protest, court battles, and violent resistance to racial desegregation in the United States, and on the same day federal action forced the University of Alabama to admit two Black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood. At the time, the speech mattered becaus

'We do have some questions': North county apartment fire prompts investigation

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Officials are investigating an overnight fire in north St. Louis County Thursday. Five people were rescued by a ladder after a fire broke out at an apartment complex in the 4600 block of Whisper Lake Dr. in Black Jack just after midnight. No injuries were reported in the fire. Residents, [...]
Megan Mueller

Night Comfort

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The High Low Gallery presents a new exhibition, Night Comfort, featuring works by St. Louis artist Jeremy Rabus, opening Friday, March 27 and running through Sunday, June 14. Night Comfort explores nostalgia through […]

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Myranda Levins

Inflation spiked to 4.2%, a three-year high, in May

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Consumer price inflation reached 4.2% in May, the highest mark in three years, boosted largely by higher energy prices that have spiked because of the Iran war, according to federal numbers released on Wednesday. The higher year-over-year inflation rate was expected. But at more than double the Federal Reserve’s target rate of 2%, the new numbers dimmed […]
Tim Henderson