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ST. LOUIS -- It was another Sunday morning of sometimes heated but always civil political debate on Hancock and Kelley, Sunday, November 5, 2023. John Hancock, a Republican consultant, on the right and Michael Kelley, a Democrat consultant, on the left, took on the following topics: Our quote of the week: Former Democrat candidate for [...]

The New York Times has a piece today about people whose bank accounts are suddenly closed with no warning. The reason is that they've done something that triggers one or more Suspicious Activity Reports from their bank. The nature of the SARs is never revealed, but they often lead to banks deciding not to do ...continue reading "Suspicious activity in America has skyrocketed"

This week, our top comments on the insightful side both come in response to Elon Musk’s plans to turn X into a financial app, and the question of whether you’d trust him with your money. In first place, it’s an anonymous comment: Given how well that Elon complies with consent decrees, I suspect his compliance […]

The Washington Post says today that a second Trump term would be all about revenge and more revenge: In private, Trump has told advisers and friends in recent months that he wants the Justice Department to investigate onetime officials and allies who have become critical of his time in office, including his former chief of ...continue reading "What the United States needs is more revenge"

Here's the percentage of the workforce employed by the federal government: It dropped from 3.5% of the total workforce in 1955 to 1.4% of the workforce at the end of 1999. Since January 2000 it's increased from 1.44% to 1.49%. Aside from the decennial census blips, employment generally goes up during and after recessions and ...continue reading "Raw data: Federal government workers"

Police were sent to respond to a robbery incident in the vicinity of Tower Grove Park. The victim reported being held up at gunpoint during the event on November 4, at around 8:30 p.m.,

Police arrived to a robbery incident during which the victim was also physically assaulted with a punch to the face on November 4, at approximately 11:23 p.m.

Police received a call from a Super 8 motel in the early hours of November 5, around 1:20 a.m. The call was in response to a robbery in which a person they had just met held the victim at gunpoint.

Officers responded to a call regarding a carjacking n November 4, at approximately 5 p.m.

On a recent morning at around 7:45 a.m., officers were dispatched to a gas station in the 3700 block of St. Ferdinand in response to a robbery involving a 31-year-old victim. According to the victim, he had been at the gas station located at Page/N Grand Blvd.

Local business and nonprofit groups say St. Louis urgently needs investment in child care, to boost parents, children, and the regional economy.