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What was St. Louis like on Sept. 11, 2001?

3 months 2 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS – Thursday marks 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on U.S. soil, one of the deadliest days in the nation’s history known as 9/11. Two planes crashed into each of the World Trade Center towers in New York, one crashed into the side of the Pentagon in Virginia, and another [...]
Joey Schneider

Former Kansas City Mayor Sly James shares insights into grappling with ‘CAVE people’

3 months 2 weeks ago
LAWRENCE, Kansas — Former Kansas City Mayor Syl James said he was convinced “CAVE people” were the greatest obstacle to solid leadership in municipal government. James, who led the city from 2011 to 2019, said Wednesday at the Dole Institute of Politics that successful leaders needed vision, discipline, data and community backing. The most challenging […]
Tim Carpenter

Construction Trades Take Center Stage at SLATE Career Fair

3 months 2 weeks ago

The SLATE Missouri Job Center will host its Apprenticeships & Trades Career Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 24, from 9 a.m. to noon at 1520 Market Street, bringing together more than 30 employers, training providers, and unions to connect job seekers with pathways to stable, long-term careers. Construction will be a major focus, with opportunities through […]

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Tom Finan

Poverty dropped in most states last year, but trend could reverse as cuts loom

3 months 2 weeks ago
Poverty dropped last year nationwide and in 38 states, according to census estimates released Thursday. But since that decrease was recorded in mid-2024, more people have signed up for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps, in 18 states and the District of Columbia. In those places, more people were using […]
Tim Henderson

Business Insider Pulls 40+ Essays After Getting Conned By AI-Using Scammers

3 months 2 weeks ago
Earlier this month, we noted how Wired and Business Insider were among a half-dozen or so major news organizations that were busted publishing fake journalism by fake journalists using AI to make up completely bogus people, narratives, and stories. The Press Gazette found that at least six outlets were conned by a fraudster going by […]
Karl Bode