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U.S. Department of Education begins testing of new FAFSA form

1 year 1 month ago
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education is launching the first testing period for its phased rollout of the 2025-26 form to apply for federal financial student aid on Tuesday, with more students set to partake in this beginning testing stage than initially expected. The department announced in August it would be using a staggered approach to […]
Shauneen Miranda

Capacity Crunch Causes Musk’s Starlink To Sock Users With $100 ‘Congestion Charge’

1 year 1 month ago
Analysts (and Musk himself) had been quietly noting for a while that Starlink satellite broadband service would consistently lack the capacity to be disruptive at any real scale. As it usually pertains to Musk products, that analysis was generally buried under product hype. A few years later, and Starlink users are facing obvious slowdowns and a steady parade of […]
Karl Bode

How many people get fired each year? How come we don’t know?

1 year 1 month ago
Intelligent.com is a college prep company that, among other things, promises to "equip students with the tools they need to smoothly transition from academic life to professional success." Guess what? In a recent report, they say that recent college grads are unprepared for work and and getting fired in vast numbers. They need help from ...continue reading "How many people get fired each year? How come we don’t know?"
Kevin Drum

National Night Out to bring community and police together

1 year 1 month ago
ST. LOUIS - Police and community members all around the St. Louis area will come together Tuesday night for the annual National Night Out. During National Night Out, it's all about trying to establish positive relationships between police and residents. Celebrations and block parties are planned at many locations throughout the city and in other [...]
Nick Gladney

Tuesday, October 1 - Finding home through food + MO's statewide races

1 year 1 month ago
Today we bring you another story from NPR's Next Gen Radio project held in St. Louis about a local restaurant owner, whose Bosnian heritage and the food she makes create her sense of home. Plus, STLPR's Statehouse Reporter Sarah Kellogg breaks down the races for MO Treasurer and Secretary of State.

Breezy and cooler Tuesday, dry start to October

1 year 1 month ago
ST. LOUIS - Welcome to October. A cold front will move through the region Tuesday morning, bringing cooler temperatures and breezy conditions. Highs will be in the mid 70s Tuesday with wind gusts to 30mph. The front may have a few clouds with it as it passes, but most of the day will see clear [...]
Nick Gladney

An Epic Dystopia

1 year 1 month ago
How a near-monopoly gained control of most of the nation’s electronic medical records, to the detriment of medical practice and doctor morale
Robert Kuttner