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A Cole County, Missouri, jury on Friday ordered Bayer to pay $1.56 billion to four plaintiffs who said the company's Roundup weedkiller caused their cancer.

GODFREY - The Village of Godfrey will host their 18th annual completely free Snowflake Festival for community members to get into the holiday spirit. From 6–8:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, families can enjoy horse-drawn carriage rides, crafts, s’mores, Santa and more at Robert E. Glazebrook Community Park in Godfrey. The event is free and open to the public. The Godfrey Parks and Recreation Department will also be collecting donations for Toys for Tots . “It’s just a good time to kind of spread the holiday cheer and get the residents and the surrounding areas involved in our community around Glazebrook,” explained Jordan Gintz, Godfrey’s Recreation Supervisor. “We have Santa come out, we have horse-drawn carriage rides, hot chocolate and cookies, s’mores that you can roast on a fire, all kinds of stuff for the kids to do. We have the Optimist Club come out, and they do a craft with the kids, help them make reindeer food.”

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The fakest “free speech absolutist” who ever lived is at it again. As you may recall, earlier this year, Elon Musk sued the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) claiming that its report documenting an alleged “surge of hateful content” on exTwitter somehow violated contracts (after first threatening to sue for defamation, but not actually […]

EAST ST. LOUIS - Before leaving for their holiday break on Friday, Nov. 17, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) students sat down to a school tradition – a meal of turkey, dressing, and all the fixings. “We are grateful for every one of you. You are valued, and we see each of you,” said CHS Director Gina Jeffries, EdD, to the scholars who had assembled in the Multipurpose Room on the Wyvetter H. Younge Higher Education Campus. “I’m extremely grateful to be here at Charter High School. You scholars make me proud every day, and I am also grateful for the Charter High School staff.” Prior to the meal, Jeffries led off the customary expressions of thankfulness, offered by selected CHS staff and students. “As a scholar, I’m grateful to wake up and be able to be around teachers who care for me, and who I know will help me out,” said CHS senior Theodric Belt Jr. “I’m thankfu

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Emerson Electric Co. said Monday it has invested in a Danish company that provides technology designed to lower emissions and energy usage in shipping operations.

Today on TAP: Hill Republicans want to oust FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg, citing sexual harassment elsewhere in the agency. The real issue is Gruenberg’s tough regulation of banks.

Bruce Springsteen has opened up about just how much he relies on his longtime friend and E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt. The Boss turned up during a 60 Minutes profile on Little Steven, calling him…

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The Train Shed at St. Louis Union Station has been transformed into a glittering holiday retreat. With wall-to-wall bling, The Sleigh Shed puts the excess of the holidays on full […]

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What is your name? Where are you from? How did you end up here? Can you feel it? Does it hurt? With these and other questions, American artist Adam Pendleton’s […]

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According to a study reported by the Wall Street Journal, everyone would like more money. But how much more money? They displayed the answer in absolute dollars, but I converted it to percentages for a clearer look: Assuming this is meaningful—which I'm not sure of—this is an interesting U shape. People become more satisfied with ...continue reading "Money and happiness"

Owner Julian Engels has teamed up with veteran chef John Komotos to create DashBowls and the forthcoming Pizzarilla.

From Construction Dive:  The construction technology sector has surpassed $30 billion in cumulative venture funding since 2014, continuing its streak of major growth, according to one investment firm. Foundamental, a Berlin-based investor focused on the AEC industry that invests in companies around the world, published its analysis of data from Tracxn, a platform that tracks […]

A man who previously worked as a teacher at St. Louis area schools was put on blast this weekend for allegedly making an antisemitic comment on the RFT’s Instagram page — but he says someone else made the account to impersonate him. Dylan Salata was the subject of a post from @StopAntisemites, an account on X that in the wake of Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel has been working overtime to expose people tearing down fliers posted in solidarity with the hostages as well as other acts of anti-Jewish hate.

From The Intelligencer:  In one of its more ambitious road projects recently, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) will commence work in April or May 2024 on the complete revamping of the current zigzag intersection where Illinois Routes 157 and 162 meet west of downtown Glen Carbon. The village held a public meeting on the […]

“Facts” You Didn’t Know about the First Thanksgiving Good Times and Bad The Native Americans and new immigrants smiled at each other as they shared the 17th century version of Green Bean Casserole. They licked their fingers instead of their wounds.  In lieu of dish washing, the Indians taught the settlers to play Frisbee with the... 

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From BigRentz:  As more investments are put into sustainable and renewable energy, new jobs are being created in a variety of industries, especially in the construction field. Currently, the construction industry is adapting, creating new jobs in renewable energy, and building new and sustainable infrastructure. Governments and communities are also drafting legislation to help fight […]

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced that subpoenas have been issued to the CEOs of Discord, Snap, and X (formerly known as Twitter) to testify at the December 6 full committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation. The Committee remains in discussion with Meta and TikTok and expects their CEOs—Mark Zuckerberg and Shou Zi Chew—will agree to testify voluntarily. The hearing will allow Committee members to press CEOs from some of the world’s largest social media companies on their failures to protect children online. “Since the beginning of this Congress, our Committee has rallied around a key bipartisan issue: protecting children from the dangers of the online world. It’s at the top of every parent’s mind, and Big Tech’s failure to police itself at the expense of our kids cannot go unanswered,”

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ALTON - The 34th Annual Olde Alton Arts and Craft Fair will invite almost 200 crafters to sell their wares on Dec. 2–3, 2023. Community members are encouraged to stop by Alton High School throughout the weekend to start their Christmas shopping and support local artisans and the Alton Band and Orchestra Builders (ABOB). ABOB is a nonprofit that promotes the music program at Alton Community Unit School District #11 (ACUSD11). “Alton is known for its musical program in the area, and ABOB is happy to support that,” said ABOB member and fair organizer Dave Fritz. “This is truly a craft fair. We do ask that our crafters — and I’m very conscious about using that word: our crafters, not vendors, but our crafters — their products are at least 51% handmade. So it’s truly a craft fair, and we try to maintain that.” Fritz said there’s a “wide variety” of crafts, many of which are Christmas-themed. Jewelry, wood art,

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EAST ST. LOUIS – Applications for Back to Business grants through the NewBiz program open Nov. 30, and State Senator Christopher Belt is encouraging newer local businesses to apply for the funding. “When the pandemic surfaced in 2020, many new small businesses all over the state were hit hard,” said Belt (D-Swansea). “Through B2B NewBiz, we are finally giving these small business owners a chance to receive the help they have long deserved.” Businesses that launched in 2020 or 2021 and remain in operation faced significant impacts during the pandemic, but they have not been eligible for other federal or state relief programming since they were not operational prior to the pandemic. To qualify for the B2B NewBiz program, businesses must have launched between Jan. 2020 and Dec. 2021 and be in an industry that was particularly impacted by the pandemic (outlined here ), or a business that was started by an individual or individuals who became unemployed durin

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