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Right after Elon took over Twitter, we published what we had hoped would be a useful “speed run” through the content moderation learning curve that most platforms figure out along the way. We’ve seen other “free speech!” platforms learn these basic lessons, though not always quickly enough to survive. The basic idea is that no […]

Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher, fending off an ethics investigation into allegations of misconduct, announced Tuesday he will drop out of the lieutenant governor’s race and instead seek the GOP nomination for secretary of state.  The announcement comes on the final day candidates can file to run for the August primary. And it also comes the same day as the House Ethics Committee will hold its fifth hearing of the legislative session in its ongoing investigation of Plocher, a Des Peres…

Lobbyists for the state’s tightly controlled marijuana industry wants the hemp-derived products to only be sold at state-licensed dispensaries.

Boeing's St. Louis-based defense programs are in a separate unit from the embattled commercial airplane business. But the one isn't entirely insulated from the other.

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page is asking the County Council to appropriate $1.25 million for real estate broker services, in a bid to move county offices.

Surveillance footage showed the suspects removing a gun from the victim's body and driving off.

The venue is a premier spot for underground raves and high-energy afterparties.

Bob Dylan, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss are booked to play Willie Nelson’s annual 4th of July Picnic, happening in Philadelphia for the very first time. "I am thrilled to bring the 4th…

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A Festus man recently reeled in a state-record fish from the Mississippi River that also appears to be a world record, according to Missouri conservation officials.

How much is Donald Trump's social media company, Truth Social, really worth? It's never made money, so you can't judge it that way. But lots of startup companies are unprofitable in their early years, and venture capitalists figure out values for them anyway. The most common alternative is to look at net sales. Generally speaking, ...continue reading "Why is Truth Social trading at 100 times its actual value?"

For Elements: A Collaborative Exhibition, St. Louis-area artists have been invited to collaborate with Third Degree glass artists, blending their mediums to create outstanding mixed media artworks. The exhibition focuses […]

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Be amazed. Be amazing! The Science of Guinness World Records, a new exhibition at City Museum, spotlights the world’s greatest record holders and what it took for them to cement […]

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On This Day, March 26, 1948…Steven Victor Tallarico, who went on to become Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler, was born in New York, New York.Tyler, Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer and guitarist Ray Tabano formed Aerosmith…

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A painting’s surface hides a wealth of information that can only be found using advanced methods of conservation science. Concealed Layers: Uncovering Expressionist Paintings presents new discoveries made during an […]

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Native American Art of the 20th Century: The William P. Healey Collection celebrates a transformative gift of outstanding works by Native American artists active across the 20th century. The promised […]

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Wangechi Mutu is a Kenyan-American, New York–based artist who works in print, film, sculpture and painting. Her practice explores globalization, overconsumption, environmentalism and femininity. Through her expansive body of work, […]

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Running from Feb. 17 to May 12, Matisse and the Sea is the first exhibition to examine the significance of the sea across Modernist artist Henri Matisse’s career, which included […]

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St. Louis is a kaleidoscope of architecture, filled with structures of every age, shape and size. In Coloring STL, Missouri History Museum visitors will interact with these fascinating buildings in […]

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The company that operates buses for St. Louis Public Schools has notified state officials it's terminating its contract with the district this summer after a month of turmoil.