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Right Wing Media Companies Begin Bickering At The FCC Over Who Gets To Dominate The Exploding Right Wing Propaganda Market

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American right wing propaganda companies are beginning to fight among themselves as a shrinking number of dodgy media companies vie for domination of the Trump-coddled U.S. propaganda market. Newsmax, a right wing propaganda organization pretending to be a cable news company, is upset at the fact that Nexstar Media Group and TEGNA, two right wing […]
Karl Bode

Today's Weather: Intermittent Clouds and Mild Temperatures

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This morning starts off chilly with clouds blanketing the sky and temperatures near 31 degrees. As the day progresses, skies will clear occasionally with intermittent clouds giving way to some sunshine by afternoon. The high temperature will reach 56 degrees, but a brisk west wind gusting up to 26 mph will keep it feeling cooler. Evening brings clear skies and colder air moving in with temperatures dropping again. Overnight, look for clear and crisp conditions with a low near 31 degrees, with light

Flu cases surge in Illinois, health officials urge vaccinations

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Flu cases in Illinois are surging, prompting state health officials to urge vaccinations as the activity level has reached the "very high" category, the most severe of five classifications for respiratory illnesses, with 22% of residents vaccinated against the flu and 6.8% against COVID-19.
Nick Gladney

Judge slaps down Missouri pension fund lawsuit over investment losses 

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Missouri’s largest state employee pension fund can’t recover losses from investments in Ontario-based capital funds, a Cole County judge ruled last month as he closed out a five-year court battle. The Missouri State Employees Retirement System, or MOSERS, spent at least $21 million pursuing the case accusing Catalyst Capital Group Inc. of mismanaging $175 million […]
Rudi Keller

Tuesday, Jan. 6 - "It’s not 'Midwest nice'"

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The University of Missouri has lost almost a third of its Black student population over the last decade, and students say a lack of Black faculty is part of the reason. Lilley Halloran reports faculty say hostility from university leadership makes it hard to stay.

In coaxing the Chiefs across the state line, Kansas makes a reckless gamble

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The deal to lure the Kansas City Chiefs across the state line to Kansas, announced by Gov. Laura Kelly with glee just a few days before Christmas, may represent the largest public subsidy in the history of American professional sports. Is it a wise investment? No, but it follows a recent Kansas trend of abandoning […]
Max McCoy

Mild temps roll on, rain expected Thursday and Friday

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ST. LOUIS - Even as a weak cold front slides through the region, our weather will stay mild and dry Tuesday. Some morning clouds will give way to clear skies. Temperature highs again will be around 60 F, 20 F above average for early January. Mostly clear and chilly overnight, with wake-up temperatures Wednesday in [...]
Angela Hutti