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Trillions of dollars depend on whether major emerging economies like China will have to step up climate aid.

Activists rallied around a shared feeling of exclusion from the formal COP process, and concerns that the solutions that come out of it are harming their communities.

At the U.N. climate summit, agricultural emissions are being sidelined — again.

Daniel Reynolds of O'Fallon, MO joined the Real Rock Army today

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New technology and innovative initiatives are rapidly transforming the landscape of higher education. From artificial intelligence and online learning to short-term workforce programming, successful colleges and universities must adapt and transform to meet the future needs of students. At St. Charles Community College (SCC) innovation is one of the college’s five strategic goals, and entrepreneurial initiatives have been pursued to not only expand resources, but also to enhance learning. “As…

The COVID-19 pandemic required many employers to embrace the concept of remote work in order to maintain business operations. As COVID concerns subsided, employers found themselves faced with a challenging dilemma concerning the future of employee working arrangements. Despite employees working from home, work was being completed, and employees, who had previously known nothing other than the Monday through Friday trek to the office, grew accustomed to the increased flexibility associated with…

The only constant in life is change, and St Louis County has made a pledge to improve their community in time. Their previous comprehensive plan was adopted 40 years ago. STLCO 2050 aims to update this framework to reflect current needs and priorities.

How has the incidence of cancer risen over the past half century? Not the death rate from cancer, which has gone down because of better treatments, but the actual number of new cancers. Here it is: Between 1975 and 2020, cancer has risen by about 20% in women but only 5% in men. However, men ...continue reading "Raw data: A cautionary tale"

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Governor Mike Parson said he is doing everything he can to make it a smooth transition to the next administration. Parson will officially pass over the reins in January, but until then he's helping Governor-Elect Mike Kehoe and his staff craft next year's budget and asking for their input on decisions. [...]

The Miriam School is a private school that provides specialized instruction for students from kindergarten through high school.

Brandon Saad scored twice for St. Louis, which dropped to 0-3-1 in its last four games. Pavel Buchnevich also scored. Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington had 29 saves.

A new chapter on community health care has opened in the Ritenour School District. The Husky Health Center will be available to the entire community and is set to provide critical health services to students, families, and more than 66,000 district residents.

Earlier this week, Stray Rescue of St. Louis responded to the Riverview neighborhood of St. Louis for a report of a dog dumped from a vehicle.

Viviano’s on The Hill is used to a crowd of customers, but this week it’s full of film crews shooting the pilot episode for the TV show “Spaghetti Wars.”

It’s not an easy thing to be able to find moments of levity in war, particularly one as lopsided as Russia’s aggressive war on Ukraine. But one moment that fits the bill was when a Ukrainian soldier stationed on an island in the Black Sea responded to Russian demands of surrender with the now iconic […]