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Dr. Hannah Ha recently uncovered a surprising secret about her mother: Before fleeing Vietnam, Phương Tâm had been a rock star in her native Saigon. In this encore episode, Ha and music producer Mark Gergis discuss how they compiled Tâm’s decades-old recordings in a new album.

SPRINGFIELD – As America celebrates Juneteenth, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will give everyone a chance to see a rare copy of the document that played a key role in this historic day of freedom, the Emancipation Proclamation. There will be no charge to see the proclamation, which bears the signature of Abraham Lincoln. It will be displayed on June 17, June 19-24, and June 27-30. “Few documents in all of American history carry the weight of the Emancipation Proclamation. We are proud to share it with the public and celebrate its connection to such a joyous holiday,” said Christina Shutt, executive director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, freeing anyone enslaved in states trying to secede from the Union. But the proclamation could not be enforced until federal troops captured Southern territory. That meant many people remained in chains until the

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Statistics don’t have faces.   While statistics about the number of homeless veterans in the United States are staggering, they do not show the people

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Woke pronouns have drawn George Will's attention this week. The scandalous activity took place in Kiel, a town of 4,000 in central Wisconsin: In April, the district lodged a complaint against three eighth-grade boys for the offense of “mispronouning,” referring to a classmate using the biologically correct pronoun “her” instead of the classmate’s preferred “them.” ...continue reading "Right-wing pronoun cops win huge victory in Wisconsin"

WASHINGTON (AP) — Curbing abortion rights and expanding the right to be armed in public are long-sought goals of the conservative legal movement that the Supreme Court seems poised to deliver within the next …

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has not appointed a successor and Michael Carvajal remains on the job.

Take a load off and take in the views on a relaxing daytime cruise that shows St. Louis from the river that built it. Narrated

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The Rolling Stones brought their SIXTY tour to Liverpool's Anfield Stadium on Thursday, marking the first time the band played in the English city since 1971. For their fifth song of…

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Green Door Art Gallery proudly presents Botanicals & Blooms II, A celebration of all things floral and botanical. The exhibit features sculptural gourd vessels by

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Mind, Art, Experience: 10 Years of Chess & Culture in Saint Louis celebrates the best chess, art and culture from all 50 exhibitions held at

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Impressionism and Beyond traces the complex and generative encounters of artists with modern life, highlighting the diverse conversations between tradition and innovation, representation and abstraction, and

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Channel your inner Huck Finn on the STL Riverfront Adventure, a unique and unforgettable tour of St. Louis via the largest river in North America!

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St. Louis just can’t stay quiet. The region has produced legends who are on a first-name basis worldwide, like Ike & Tina, Miles, Chuck, and

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We might set some new records for heat next week in St. Louis. Current forecasts show that our temperatures might be at or near 100 degrees on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of the coming week.

Two blocks south of Crown Candy Kitchen in Old North St. Louis, at the corner of Warren and 14th, there’s an unassuming square plot of green with a light pole in the center. Curving toward the pole is a row of sunflower seedlings just starting to leaf. Seed Louie, a scarecrow, sits atop the pole wearing gardening gloves, a pink matted wig, a dirty brown beard and jean overalls; he holds a tin Route 66 sign.

Companies say letting college athletes earn income from their name and image is effective at reaching one of the most sought-after demographics: young consumers.

The fastest game on Earth.   HOCKEY: Faster Than Ever explores the science behind ice hockey. Technology, physics and other topics highlight the advances of

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Today is inflation day, and the BLS reports that the US inflation rate has basically plateaued at above 8%. March was 8.6%; April was 8.2%; and May has clocked in 8.6%. Core CPI has actually declined for the past few months. Note that these are the standard year-over-year figures, which compare May 2022 with May ...continue reading "Chart of the day: Inflation in May"

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