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Inside The Trump Administration’s Man-Made Hunger Crisis

2 months ago
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. On July 18, a mild, overcast night in Nairobi, Kenya, a team of President Donald Trump’s top foreign aid advisers ducked into a meeting room at the Tribe Hotel, their luxury accommodations in the city’s diplomatic quarter, for a private dinner.  The visitors from Washington included […]
Brett Murphy and Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Main Street Community Center Hosts Third Global Talks Event Featuring Spain

2 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE - Main Street Community Center (MSCC) invites the community to join the third installment of its Global Talks series, featuring an exciting journey into the culture and traditions of Spain. The event will take place on Thursday, January 15, from 1:30 to 2:30 PM at MSCC and is completely free and open to participants age 50 and older. Led by Dr. Bezhanova, a professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), the presentation promises a fascinating exploration of Spain’s

Board Approves Funding for Heat Up St. Louis

2 months ago
ST. LOUIS - On Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 17, 2025, the St. Louis Board of Aldermen convened a special meeting to allocate $350,000.00 to help low-income residents stay current on their utility bills this winter. Heat Up St. Louis will receive funding from the City’s Equitable Relief from Tax Utility fund to support at-risk households by paying overdue utility bills and keeping gas and electric services on line. “Today the Board of Aldermen took another step to help people facing

Trump signs executive order to expedite marijuana rescheduling

2 months ago
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to speed up the rescheduling of marijuana from Schedule I to the less severe Schedule III, with the stated goal of expanding cannabis research. The executive order will direct the attorney general to expedite the completion of the rescheduling process. The Biden administration had begun the rescheduling [...]
Joseph Choi