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A new study published in JAMA shows that the informal health care network¹ increased its provision of abortion pills following the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision. Here's a summary of their findings: The average provision of abortion pills increased by about 4,500 per month nationally following the Dobbs decision. But this is not what interests me. ...continue reading "Abortion pills are on the rise post-Dobbs"

People tell me, “Things seem to be uglier in politics now than I remember.” They're right.

A damaged apartment complex set to be rebuilt this year and a former candy company building could get boosts in redevelopment funding by being named historic landmarks.

“Missouri Weird & Wonderful” presents readers of all ages with a kid-friendly tour through the Show Me State. Author Amanda E. Doyle and illustrator Dan Zettwoch, two longtime St. Louisans, discuss highlights from the book, which closes with a scavenger hunt for famous Missouri people and things.

Are you the sort of Midwesterner who goes outside when tornado sirens go off to watch Mother Nature get crazy? Then you might be exactly who the National Weather Service - St. Louis wants to train to be a storm spotter. Meteorologist Matt Beitcher shares details on upcoming classes and how storm spotters can help save lives by collecting and sharing real-time weather data.

This is a picture of the Christmas Tree Cluster and the Cone Nebula (upside-down at at the top), jointly catalogued as NGC 2264. It's a star-forming region containing both young and old stars. I took this picture last month and it plainly didn't have enough exposure time. I had planned to do it over when ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

Yes’ 14th studio album, Talk, just turned 30, and to celebrate the occasion, the album will be reissued as a four-CD deluxe box set, a single CD and on two-LP limited edition…

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Self-managed abortions rose by more than 26,000 in the six months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade nearly two years ago, according to a peer-reviewed study published Monday in JAMA, the American Medical Association’s journal. Researchers determined that an increase of approximately 27,838 online orders of abortion pills between July and December 2022 corresponded […]

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Self-described “free speech absolutist” Elon Musk has just had a judge slam him for trying to punish and suppress the speech of critics. Judge Charles Breyer did not hold back in his ruling dismissing Musk’s utterly vexatious SLAPP suit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH). Sometimes it is unclear what is driving a […]

In what has become an annual tradition in St. Louis Inno Madness, the underdogs this year again took home several big wins in the competition’s first round.

The City of St. Louis launched a new website today to track the use of federal COVID-19 relief funds. The city was awarded more than $498 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding, with plans to use it on 223 projects, according to a news release from the mayor’s office. So far, the city has approved the use of $272,519,142.08, which is approximately 54.7 percent of these funds.

None of the propositions on local ballots have organized opposition, although critics say the marketing of a “zero tax increase” by all of the districts is misleading.

OLIVETTE, Mo. - The community came together to celebrate Holi, Festival of Color Saturday. This vibrant event transformed the afternoon into a lively party, attracting attendees from all over to participate in the colorful festivities. The festival saw people covered in bright colors, dancing to the music, and sharing in the joy of the occasion. [...]

Peter & Paul Community Services, a nonprofit that provides housing and support services to people who are homeless, has hired the former top executive of another local homeless services nonprofit.

In a first for the sport, the organizing body that oversees all professional eating competitions is inviting some of the best in the business to gather in Uranus this weekend for an event that will see them wolfing down fudge in the pursuit of a world record. Dubbed the 2024 Inaugural Eating Uranus Fudge Galactic Championship and set to take place Saturday at the Uranus Fudge Factory in St. Robert, Missouri, the competition is the first of its kind, and is now one of 70 events on Major League Eating's roster, which also includes the annual televised hot dog eating contest held on July 4 each year on Coney Island. Its competitors will face off for a grand prize of $2,500 and the title of the first-ever Eating Uranus Fudge Galactic Champion.

Today on TAP: How fractured are the Republicans in Congress? Let us count the ways.

Eleven Point State Park will be open to visitors between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Monday, April 8.