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A ‘disaster’ nears: Millions of federal workers’ paychecks would be on hold in a shutdown

2 years 3 months ago

WASHINGTON — More than 3.5 million federal employees and military personnel — many in the Washington, D.C., area but also scattered across the states and around the globe — are bracing for another partial government shutdown, as U.S. House Republicans struggle to produce a short-term plan to fund the government past the end of the […]

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Jennifer Shutt

SIUE's School of Business Empowers Accounting Students Through Industry Connections

2 years 3 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Business is setting their accounting students up for success through Meet the Firms, a networking event that attracts public accounting firms, corporations and government agencies, and has a proven history of success as numerous students have secured internships and full-time employment. “It is important to bring firms onto SIUE’s campus through events like this because it allows students to interact with recruiters without having to travel off-campus,” said Marc Ortegren, PhD, assistant professor of accounting. “By facilitating face-to-face interaction, Meet the Firms, provides students with a networking opportunity and exposure to the wide variety of individual firms, companies, and agencies that recruit accounting students.” Over 30 firms, including each of the Big-4 firms, attended the career fair earlier this month sponsored and run by the School of Business’ Bet

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Once again, Republicans aren’t serious about border security

2 years 3 months ago
This is a couple of days old, but it's still worth a brief mention. When the House Freedom Caucus put out its demands for a budget bill, one of them was passage of border legislation: The stopgap bill includes a House-passed border security proposal that orders construction of the border wall to resume, boosts the ...continue reading "Once again, Republicans aren’t serious about border security"
Kevin Drum

King & I Thai restaurant reopens in Richmond Heights

2 years 3 months ago
After closing the South Grand location in October of last year, St. Louis' well-known Thai restaurant, King & I, is all set to open its doors at a new location today, Sept. 20. The new address is 8039 Dale Ave., Richmond Heights, MO 63117.
Liz Dowell

Last Week 5th Circuit Said Gov’t Can’t Pressure Websites, This Week It Says Gov’t Mandated ‘Health’ Messages Are Perfectly Fine

2 years 3 months ago
It can always get dumber. And when we’re talking about the 5th Circuit, you have to assume it will always get dumber. And that’s what has happened now with the 5th Circuit issuing a stay on an injunction that had blocked an obviously unconstitutional law. But we’ll get to those details in a moment. Just […]
Mike Masnick

Daily Deal: Multi-Use Cleaning Pen for AirPods & Earbuds

2 years 3 months ago
It’s hard to keep your devices clean. And if you have any AirPods, you’ll know how difficult it can be to clean the nooks and crannies of the device—especially when they’re so tiny! Now it’s a whole lot easier with the Multi-Use AirPods Cleaning Pen. It helps you clean hard-to-reach areas or any other corners. […]
Gretchen Heckmann