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Here is Hilbert playing with his string toy last night as Charlie looks on. This is by far their favoritest toy—aside from each other, of course.

Today on TAP: The president’s choice for deputy secretary of state is badly at odds with Biden’s own policies on trade.

Scorpions are headed to Las Vegas to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their album Love at First Sting, which featured their hit tune "Rock You Like A Hurricane." The German rockers just announced a new…

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EAST ST. LOUIS – An inmate already serving a federal sentence entered a guilty plea to new charges Thursday, admitting he threatened to murder a federal judge and former federal probation officer and blow up a U.S. District courthouse. Richard L. Russell, 57, pled guilty to two counts of retaliating against a federal official, two counts of mailing threatening communications and one count of threatening to destroy a building by fire or explosion, namely the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse in St. Louis. U.S. Attorney Rachelle Aud Crowe spoke out strongly against Russell's charges: “Threats against the lives of federal judges and probation officers will be met with equally severe punishment. “The defendant intended to disrupt operations and endanger workers at the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse, and I commend the U.S. Marshals Service for their work investigating and thwarting the threats.” According to court documents, Russell was serving a 112-month

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Narayan said workers, not the city, should be calling the shots on their retirement.

The new store will become the latest St. Louis-area beverage brand to land in one of the region's most up-and-coming entertainment destinations.

The Guardian today writes about the possibility that AI will eventually take over nearly all jobs: Elon Musk’s suggestion to Rishi Sunak that society could reach a point where “no job is needed” and “you can do a job if you want a job … but the AI will do everything” revives a debate on ...continue reading "The end of work is coming. Deal with it."

ALTON - The Alton Police Department responded to a report of a gunshot victim at 8:41 a.m. on Nov. 3, 2023, in the 2000 block of Agnes Street in Alton. Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford said officers and detectives as well as members of the Alton Fire Department arrived and located the victim. The victim was provided with immediate medical attention on scene and then transported by the Alton Fire Department to a local hospital. The victim was later flown to a St. Louis area hospital for further treatment. There is no known threat to the public at this time. The investigation is still ongoing with detectives following up on all available information. Anyone with information is asked to call the Alton Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division at 618-463-3505, extension 634.

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If approved, tax incentives from federal, state and local sources would top $235 million for the north St. Louis County project.

“A Christmas Vintage,” filmed and set in Hermann, is now available on Prime Video, Peacock, Roku and Xumo streaming services.

“When I mention or everybody knows that she's at the game, the Vegas, the over under on my catches kind of goes up and down, the spread goes up and down.”

For the past half century, an increase in the unemployment rate of half a point from a new low has been an unfailing indicator that a recession is either underway or very close: There are no exceptions to this rule. If it doesn't happen, no recession. If it does happen, recession. This month marks a ...continue reading "Is a recession getting close?"

Richard L. Russell, 57, pleaded guilty Thursday to threatening to blow up the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse in downtown St. Louis and sending two death threats.

The Chinese government has spent years placing its hands around the collective neck of its Uighur minority. For some reason, the massive government fears a small minority of Muslims and has subjected it to constant surveillance and outright oppression. The Chinese government has been assisted in these efforts by Huawei, a tech company that realizes […]

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From jobs at St. Louis Lambert International Airport, to job fairs offering positions at companies all across the bi-state, now is the time to land that great job.

The officers were already charged with kidnapping after an investigation in July.