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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, met with German Ambassador to the U.S., Andreas Michaelis, to discuss continued support for Ukraine, and Durbin’s push for President Biden’s emergency supplemental request, which includes emergency funds for Ukraine, Israel, the Indo-Pacific, and humanitarian needs. They also discussed the importance of the transatlantic alliance and the strong partnership between Germany and the United States. “During today’s meeting, I reiterated my support for Ukraine, which remains on the frontlines of democracy, and reassured Ambassador Michaelis that I will continue to work in Congress to ensure our Ukrainian friends are equipped with the necessary resources to prevail against Russian tyranny,” said Durbin. “The United States is fortunate to have a strong relationship with Germany and as a security and economic partner within NATO, the EU, and the G7/G20,

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Elton John told U.K. politicians that the country could be the "first country in the world to defeat" AIDS, in a speech to Parliament on November 29. Elton was honored at a…

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Hush-a-Phone, Scissor Phones, One of the First Rotary Dial Phones – these are some of the telephones you’ll see at the Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum. Housed in a restored 1896 […]

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Eternal Jungle, an exhibition by artist Jasmine Raskas, is an immersive installation including sculpture, painting, light, sound, and touch. The goal of this installation is to explore sentience and question […]

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No one at City Hall filed paperwork with the state to turn on the spigot until earlier this month.

Chris Dinkins, a Missouri legislator, would do well to read about the voyage of the St. Louis. It's a part of history we shouldn't repeat.

ROCK ISLAND — Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) were joined today by local officials and community leaders to announce the completion of a multiyear project to install a new deck on the Interstate 280 Sgt. John F. Baker Jr. Mississippi River Bridge in Rock Island County, an improvement that will result in a smoother, safer ride on one of the state’s key travel corridors. Made possible by Gov. Pritzker’s historic, bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital program and a partnership with Iowa, the project included patching and resurfacing east of the bridge for a combined investment of $65.7 million. “This is exactly what Rebuild Illinois, our state’s massive infrastructure modernization program, is all about: to make life better and easier for our people,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “When we make smart investments in the roadways that working families and businesses rely on, we’re constructing a better

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Story Stitchers and Ferguson Youth Initiative will each receive a $10,000 grant.

Green Door Art Gallery is pleased to partner with Bobby Lessentine, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones, in presenting The City Beautiful, St. Louis Views 2007-2023, a collection of paintings by Michael […]

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EDWARDSVILLE - Junior forward/guard Herbert Martin had a big game in the Tigers' home opening boys basketball contest Nov. 28 against Chatham Glenwood, scoring 13 points and providing solid defense, including several steals, as Edwardsville defeated the Titans 49-41. The Tigers held off a late Glenwood rally to clinch the win, using good defense and timely steals to hold off the Titans, with Martin playing a key role on the defensive end to up the team's record to 2-2 on the season after finishing fourth in the 53rd Decatur Turkey Tournament on Thanksgiving weekend. Martin is a Johnston Law Firm Male Athlete of the Month for the Tigers. In limited time as a sophomore last season, Martin averaged 1.0 point and 0.3 rebounds-per-game, while also having 10 steals and seven assists. Early on this season, Martin has already made a big impact on the Tigers and has contributed much to the team already, thanks to some very good work put in during the summer. "I'm feeling very good," a very

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PIASA - Southwestern senior cross country runner Zach Rue is the kind of individual every coach dreams of having on their team. Southwestern head boys cross country coach Gary Bowker said Zach simply epitomizes what the school looks for in terms of Piasa Birds athletes overall. He not only does his best individually but always looks to put the team first and wants to assist his legendary coach - Gary Bowker. Zach improved all season and recorded a time of 20:13 for three miles in the South Central Conference Meet on Oct. 14, 2023. Zach Rue is an Altonized Community Federal Credit Union Male Athlete of the Month for the Piasa Birds. He also recorded a time of 20:12 at the Trenton-Wesclin Regional and was a steady performer for Southwestern throughout the cross-country season, Coach Bowker said. "His best race was at regional which was the last race of the year and you always like athletes to run their best race in the last race of the year." “Zach worked at Cope Plastics over

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Letter To The Editor: Hear, O Israel: why do you make war on your brother Ishmael {also son of Abraham}? Why do you keep your bother in an open air prison {Gaza} forcing him to despair? Why do you accept over $3 billion in military aid from the United States every year? Why are you so preoccupied with killing your brother? Cannot brothers {Jews and Arabs} live in peace? The peaceful removal of one man will solve this crisis once and for all. That man is Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu. Hamas and Hezbollah are the direct result of his hate towards all Palestinians. As a citizen of and believer in democracy, I applaud the efforts of the Palestinian people. Their efforts are similar to what is happening in many other parts of the world. Believe it or not, one thing that overrides capitalism and political correctness in the United States is the right to have one's voice heard. This is the foundation of which our democracy is built on. The Palestinian

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Police are responding to an ATM break-in in Creve Coeur Thursday morning.

The 2021 infrastructure bill set aside an historic $42.5 billion for broadband deployment. It also tasked the FCC with creating rules aimed at ending decades of race and class based-discrimination in broadband deployment, which have been well documented by The Markup, the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA), and others. The goal was to try and […]

Connor James still remembers the first “really good cup of coffee” he had: “It really opened my eyes to what coffee can taste like,” he said.

McDonald's is releasing a new limited-edition happy meal for adults, complete with a very special toy.

One of the St. Louis region's largest privately held companies is changing up its executive suite as one of its top executives retires.

The St. Charles County Council regrouped Tuesday after the surprise failure of a resolution that would have opposed the resettlement of up to 30,000 Latin American immigrants in St. Louis.