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Conventional wisdom finally agrees we’re going to have a soft landing. That’s why you should remain doubtful.

2 years 4 months ago
The time to become skeptical of something is when, after a long period of fruitlessly waiting for the opposite to happen, everyone finally gives up and agrees it must be true. That's the current state of things regarding the sudden consensus predicting a "soft landing" for the economy. Jeanna Smialek has more in the New ...continue reading "Conventional wisdom finally agrees we’re going to have a soft landing. That’s why you should remain doubtful."
Kevin Drum

Lynyrd Skynyrd announces new Hell House Whiskey

2 years 4 months ago
Lynyrd Skynyrd will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their debut album, Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd', in August, and they are celebrating with a new whiskey. The band just launched Hell House Whiskey, which is…

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Dr. Sonny Saggar Arrested on Health Care Fraud Charges

2 years 4 months ago
A St. Louis physician who operates multiple urgent cares as well as a south city hospital was arrested by federal authorities today on conspiracy charges. Prosecutors allege that patients at Dr. Sonny Saggar's healthcare facilities were attended to by people who were assistant physicians not under proper supervision. According to an indictment filed yesterday against Saggar, his medical offices made wide use of assistant physicians, who have graduated from medical school and have passed the United States Medical Licensing Examination, but have not completed a postgraduate residency.
Ryan Krull

Larry Rice’s New Life Evangelistic Center Cannot Reopen, Appeals Board Says

2 years 4 months ago
Six years after St. Louis city forced it to close, New Life Evangelistic Center will stay shuttered despite an effort to bring the former homeless shelter back as a church.  The city’s Board of Building Appeals unanimously sided with neighbors of the former shelter in Downtown West, who appealed the city’s decision to grant New Life a building permit to renovate the space at 1114 Locust Street. 
Monica Obradovic

Journalist Tells FBI To Give Back Devices Seized During Extremely Questionable Investigation Into Leaked Fox News Footage

2 years 4 months ago
The DOJ promised it wouldn’t target journalists and their sources during leak investigations. It also said wouldn’t engage in questionable CFAA prosecutions that appeared to involve nothing more than unapproved (or unexpected) access to data. Both of those self-imposed restrictions seem to have been ignored in a case involving former Deadspin contributor Tim Burke and […]
Tim Cushing

How humidity can make it feel hotter than it is

2 years 4 months ago
On a hot summer day we often hear the word dew point being used. What is dew point? It is the measure of the moisture in the atmosphere, usually near the surface, scientifically it is the temperature to which air mush be cooled to reach saturation.
Linh Truong

POLL: Cybertruck Is Back On Cybertrack - Are You Reserving One?

2 years 4 months ago
AUSTIN, TEXAS - Tesla announced earlier this month that the first production-model Cybertruck has officially been built at the company’s “Giga Texas” factory. Nearly two million people have already paid to reserve their Cybertruck once Tesla begins mass production - are you one of them? Let us know in the polls throughout this story. Tesla made the announcement on Twitter (currently rebranding as “X”) on July 15 with the caption, “First Cybertruck built at Giga Texas!” Nearly 2 Million Reservations Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted in 2019 that there were 250,000 Cybertruck reservations placed just one week after it was first announced. An online reservation tracker estimates the current number of reservations to be 1,943,876. Each reservation requires a $100 deposit, totaling over $194 million so far. Tesla claims the Cybertruck will have “better utility than a truck with more performance than a sports car”

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