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WASHINGTON, DC -- Compensation for St. Louis-area victims of radioactive contamination is not likely to happen after a deadline to reauthorize the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) ends today. Since Congress is not in session on Friday, if the bill doesn’t clear by Thursday, the federal government will not accept RECA claims postmarked after June [...]

There are two primary measures of employment in the US. The first is Total Nonfarm Payroll, and it was up 272,000 in May. The second is the Employment Level, and it was down 408,000. These two metrics measure different things, but their growth rates generally move in tandem. Over the past couple of years, however, ...continue reading "Raw data: Employment in the US"

WASHINGTON — Attempts to get kids off of their phones are ramping up in Congress, despite intense lobbying by social media giants and pushback by those worried about violations of First Amendment speech rights. Lawmakers are seeking to set a minimum age to access social media and put more of the onus on social media […]

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Primus is 3 years old and so handsome. He is great around other dogs and ignores my cats

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State Sen. Bill Eigel’s campaign for governor accepted too much in anonymous donations and too much from some individual donors, complaints filed Thursday with the Missouri Ethics Commission allege. St. Louis attorney John Maupin, a Republican who in the 1990s was chairman of the Missouri Ethics Commission, filed the two complaints, which also accuse Eigel […]

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The education industry is bracing for potential job cuts and reduced raises as a major batch of coronavirus pandemic funding is set to dry up.  

Junior is affectionate, partially potty-trained, and responds well to training with treats and toys. Junior's ideal environment would include a secure yard and a confident cat or dog companion for interactive play

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When the FDA issued its ban in 2022, officials cited the role Juul played in increasing tobacco use among youth.

A Denver judge on Thursday sentenced a convicted human trafficker to 448 years in prison in what prosecutors described as the longest sentence ever given to a human trafficker in the U.S.

City officials said they will have more oversight over the operations of the Centene Community Ice Center that they said will enhance the efficiency of the troubled facility.

The bugs are usually found in overgrown and weedy areas, but many St. Louis residents are getting bit in their own backyards. Here's conservationists' hypothesis.

Damian thrives with the presence of a confident cat companion, aiding in his transition. He is seeking a caring home that can guide him in learning how to be a cat

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On Earth, an exhibition at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation running from March 8 to Aug. 4, features five artists who use moving images to explore the complex relationships between humans […]

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On This Day, June 7, 1975 …Elton John’s Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy became the first album in history to debut at #1 on the Billboard chart. The album remained at #1…

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Damn Fine Hand Pie’s first brick-and-mortar store near Tower Grove Park opened earlier this month.

Colombian artist Delcy Morelos creates art that calls attention to connections between people and the environment. Using natural materials such as textiles and fibers, clay and soil, her work asks […]

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Japanese people have used silk to create items of clothing and decorative works of art for hundreds of years, ever since the cultivation of silkworms was introduced to Japan from […]

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Dallas-based artist Tamara Johnson is known for her witty, hypernaturalistic sculptures depicting ubiquitous household objects, from colanders, hair clips and garden hoses to an array of buffet treats, brought together […]

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