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President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he’s interested in expanding a federal program to compensate people who have gotten sick because of the country’s nuclear weapons development and testing programs.  The Associated Press reported Biden told a crowd in New Mexico he was ”prepared to help in terms of making sure that those folks are […]

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ProPublica today provides us with the fullest accounting yet of the endless largesse provided over the years to Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas from his cadre of billionaire friends: Their gifts include: At least 38 destination vacations, including a previously unreported voyage on a yacht around the Bahamas; 26 private jet flights, plus an additional ...continue reading "ProPublica: Clarence Thomas accepted yet more millions from billionaires"

Thursday 08/10 Mysteries Abound Stages St. Louis shakes up its season this year with Clue, a hilarious comedy based on the 1985 movie by the same name, which was based on the popular Parker Brothers board game.

The guest suites feature works by St. Louis and Missouri-based artists.

The Riverfront Times has a new owner — but that owner may look a bit like the old one. Chris Keating, previously the chief operating officer of Euclid Media Group, announced today that he has completed his purchase of four of the eight alt-weekly newspapers previously owned by the publishing company.

Despite Save A Lot selling 18 St. Louis-area stores, all 18 will continue to operate as Save A Lots. The stores will be acquired by Leevers Supermarkets, Inc.

This article originally ran in The St. Louis Business Journal on August 9, 2023.  The St. Louis Airport Commission on Wednesday approved leasing about 158 acres to The Boeing Co. for a $1.8 billion expansion project that would create 500 jobs. The 17-year lease consists of a 48.3-acre parcel along Banshee Road referred to as the Northern Tract, the former site […]

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EDWARDSVILLE – The Latino Roundtable of Southwestern Illinois (LRT), The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), SIUE’s Office of Online Services and Educational Outreach, and sponsors Busey Bank, FCB Banks, AJ Legal Services, and Revity Credit Union, along with additional partners will host the Immigrants in Our Midst Conference on Friday, September 22. The conference focuses on how to better serve the U.S. Immigrant Workforce. The event will take place from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at SIUE’s Morris University Center Conference Center. SIUE alumnus Raffi Mikaelian and LRT member is leading the coordination of this annual event that includes presentations by regional specialists in the fields of immigration law, immigrant demographics, Latino outreach, employment services and state resources. Professionals and students, who seek to increase their involvement with immigrant communities in and

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EDWARDSVILLE – The recipients of the Graduate School’s 2023 Research Grants for Research Doctoral Students (RGRDS) awards have been selected. The RGRDS program awards grants of up to $1,000 on a competitive basis to support research/projects initiated and conducted by students of the SIUE EdD programs, DNP programs, and the co-operative PhD programs to enhance their academic progress. The purpose of this program is to support the research of doctoral students under the guidance of faculty advisors. The following is a list of the 2023 RGRDS award recipients: School of Engineering Ryan Cafarelli of Engineering Sciences, “Robot Leg Self-Defined Proprioception for Injury Recovery in Dangerous Environments” College of Arts and Sciences Charlette Jauch of Environmental Resources and Policy, “Locally Available Produce in St. Louis: An Evaluation of Access and Distribution” School of Nursing Carly McCleland of Nurse Anesthesiology, “Application

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So, you might have heard the news about how Special Counsel Jack Smith obtained a warrant for Donald Trump’s Twitter account data, that Twitter resisted, and was fined $350,000 before handing over the data, and (finally) that Twitter lost an appeal about all of this, leading to most of the details being unsealed by the […]

The violent death of a friend led Rachel Ebeling to co-found The Angel Band Project, a nonprofit organization that provides free music therapy to victims of sexual violence and intimate partner violence.

Duran Duran just dropped a live performance of their Rio track “Last Chance on the Stairway” in honor of Duran Duran Appreciation Day, which is celebrated yearly on August 10. The new live performance…

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A man is behind bars after he allegedly broke into his estranged brother's home in Florissant and stole several high-cost items.

The east side of I-44 between Washington Avenue and the Musial Bridge will be closed to traffic from 9 p.m. Friday to early Sunday morning.