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Today on TAP: Should House Democrats save McCarthy’s Speakership?

A subsidiary of a food redistributor that's one of the St. Louis region's largest private companies has opened a new distribution center.

In the New York Times today, Margaret Renkl rails against book banning: During the 2022-2023 school year, PEN America, an advocacy organization that defends free expression, recorded 3,362 instances of book banning, a number that represents an increase of 33 percent in just one year....Book bans belong to the same categorical crime against democracy as ...continue reading "No book has been banned in the United States for more than half a century"

If you’re in business, you’ve either got trademarks, service marks, or both. According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), “a trademark can be any word, phrase, symbol, design, or a combination of these things that identifies your goods or services.” In short, it is your brand. It provides your customers with a way to distinguish your goods or services from those of your competitors. In common language, the word trademark can refer to both trademarks and service marks.…

St. Louis startup WingXpand, which has developed an expandable drone designed to fit inside a backpack, has moved its headquarters to Ranken Technical College and formed a workforce partnership with the education institution.

One of the St. Louis region's largest and most active CRE firms has expanded its ownership. The company's founding family sold the business last fall.

Queen’s Brian May has hit out at researchers who seem to have discovered that listening to the band’s music could help release insulin and keep diabetes under control in patients. The guitarist…

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Ameristar Casino in St. Charles (1 Ameristar Boulevard, St Charles; ameristarstcharles.boydgaming.com) will soon host one of Amazon's latest attempts to streamline an experience no one had a problem with in the first place.  On Wednesday, Ameristar will open Missouri's first Roll In & Out store near its riverboat casino. Billed as a "unique, hassle-free shopping experience," the stores have no cashiers and track which items customers pick up using artificial intelligence.

The Wall Street Journal says American consumers are spending lots of money on big blowouts: Household spending, the primary driver of the nation’s economic growth, remains robust. Americans spent 5.8% more in August than a year earlier, well outstripping less than 4% inflation. ....Economists and financial advisers say consumers putting short-term needs and goals above ...continue reading "Are Americans splurging more? I doubt it."

Attendance across Major League Baseball was up in 2023. Find out where the St. Louis Cardinals ranked when it came to the number of fans attending games at Busch Stadium this season.

McBride Homes has named President Jake Eilermann the new CEO of the company.

The annual traveler satisfaction report does show some improvements, however.

GODFREY - If your little monsters are ready for Halloween, get in the spooky spirit with the Whispering Woods Halloween Fun event for a few hours of crafts, activities and games for kids. Starting on Thursday, Oct. 12, Whispering Woods Bed and Breakfast/Retreat and Event Center will offer a two-hour Halloween event for children ages 2–10 every day through Saturday, Oct. 14. Kids must be accompanied by an adult. “My degree is in child development, so I love kids,” said Margaret Moorehead, Whispering Woods owner. “I worked at childcare facilities for years and years, and I know that the child’s attention span is pretty short, so our activities are short but they’re very active…They’re geared for all ages and for the children to be able to make the decision on how much they want to do.” The Halloween Fun event will run from 4:30–6:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, or you can attend a session on Saturday, Oct. 14 from

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Celebrity author Michael Lewis spent months shadowing Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the failed crypto exchange FTX, and apparently came away convinced that SBF was just the victim of misfortune: This isn't a Ponzi scheme. Like, when you think of a Ponzi scheme, I don't know, Bernie Madoff, the problem is— there's no real business there. ...continue reading "Sam Bankman-Fried: “Plain old embezzlement”"

A Franklin County man was among the five people killed Friday after breathing a toxic chemical that was spilled when a tanker truck overturned in central Illinois.

The Guinness World Record for oldest skydiver was set in May 2022 by 103-year-old Linnéa Ingegärd Larsson from Sweden.