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Duckworth Statement on Continuing Violence in Israel

2 years ago
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—member of the U.S. Senate’s Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees—issued the following statement on the ongoing violence in Israel: “The unmistakable terrorism we’ve seen since Saturday’s coordinated attacks—which left more Jews dead than any single day since the Holocaust—is pure evil, and the United States stands in unwavering solidarity with Israel and its absolute right to defend itself and its people from Hamas’s unconscionable kidnappings, beheadings of babies, massacres of entire communities and rape. Those perpetrating this carnage must be stopped and other parties should not view this crisis as an opportunity to escalate further. There is never any excuse for terrorism. “As this tragedy unfolds, I’m relieved the United States is providing Israel with the resources it needs to respond and I join large bipartisan majorities

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Airlines Approve $331M in Projects at St. Louis Lambert International Airport

2 years ago

This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on October 4, 2023. St. Louis Lambert International Airport’s airlines have agreed to help fund airport projects totaling an estimated $331.6 million, airport officials said Wednesday. The agreed-upon projects are the result of Lambert’s master plan, officials said, an updated version of which the Federal Aviation Administration approved In May. The […]

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Jasmine Thomas

$1.765 billion Powerball jackpot goes to lucky lottery player in California

2 years ago
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A player in California won a $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot Wednesday night, ending a long stretch without a winner of the top prize. The winning numbers were: 22, 24, 40, 52, 64 and the Powerball 10. The winning ticket was sold at Midway Market & Liquor in Frazier Park, according to [...]
JIM SALTER, Associated Press

Jason Momoa Might Soon Be at Your Local Grocery Store, St. Louis

2 years ago
Hollywood superstar (and mountain that some of us would love to climb) Jason Momoa might soon be at your area grocery store, St. Louis. See, the Aquaman actor is more than just a pretty face and a body that's muscular, hulking, burly, strong, powerful, trapping, rugged, meaty ... wait ... what were we talking about? Oh yeah, Momoa is also an entrepreneur and is the co-founder of Meili Vodka, a liquor brand with an eye on the environment.
Jaime Lees

Farm bill debate includes hemp regulation as issue takes center stage in Missouri recall

2 years ago
Hemp is often known for being the part of the cannabis plant that doesn’t get people high. It’s full of CBD, a nonpyschoactive cannabinoid that helps people relax and often found in massage oils and sleep aids. But much has changed since hemp was taken off the controlled substance list in 2018 by the last U.S. Agriculture Improvement Act, more commonly known as the farm bill. Now state regulators can barely keep up with the constantly evolving ways that people have found to make intoxicating…
Rebecca Rivas