Remember those book fairs in grade school, where Scholastic's catalogs would tantalize you with tiny little postage-stamp-sized images of the latest offerings from Sweet Valley Twins or Goosebumps? Remember how you'd put in your order and then obsess over and over about the paperbacks your teacher would soon be handing you?
Nagorno-Karabakh—better known as Artsakh—is a smallish (100,000 people) Armenian enclave in Azerbaijan. It's long been recognized as Azerbaijani territory, but for many years it's been effectively controlled by Armenia. Until a couple of weeks ago, that is, when long-simmering conflict in the region ended abruptly with a lightning military takeover by Azerbaijani forces. Within a ...continue reading "What happened in Artsakh?"
Guns N' Roses fans in Phoenix, Arizona, are going to have to wait a little longer to rock out with the band. Ticketmaster reports that the group’s October 11 show at Chase Field…
With drought parching Missouri in three of the last five years, state officials have dug up a scheme to assist farm country during times of natural disasters.
Last week, exTwitter’s CEO-in-name-only Linda Yaccarino gave what is the cringiest interviews I’ve ever seen at the Code Conference. Multiple people told me they couldn’t watch more than a few minutes of it. It’s so bad. She is barely listening, extremely dismissive of important questions, and acting as if people are lucky to hear her. […]
Update: The Ferguson Walmart has reopened. FERGUSON, Mo. -- The Walmart in Ferguson is temporarily closed for an investigation into a fatal overdose that happened on the premises this morning. The police say they are working with Walmart management to gather facts surrounding this situation. "As law enforcement, we take this matter very seriously, and [...]
GRAFTON - On Oct. 11, 2023, the City of Grafton will unveil plans for their veterans memorial and museum, which Mayor Michael Morrow said will result in major growth for the region. The memorial will be located near the current Grafton Visitor Center at 950 E. Main Street, and the center itself will “be transformed into something wonderful,” Morrow explained. At 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, community members are invited to a ceremony at the Visitor Center to learn about the project and view the designs. “They’re very excited and they’re also very humbled, because this will quickly take on not only national but international ,” Morrow said. “They’re also realizing that it’s going to mean growth for the region. Grafton is going to change. I briefed the Jersey County Board in Jerseyville about three weeks ago, and at the end of the briefing they said, ‘Oh my gosh, we’re going to have to build new hotels.’ Ther
WASHINGTON — U.S. lawmakers are pushing a bill that would boost support for organic farmers amid rising demand for their products. U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin and Angus King of Maine in the Senate, alongside U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree of Maine and Annie Kuster of New Hampshire in the House, introduced the Organic Market Development […]
Here's the medium-term trend in blue-collar wages:¹ Wages are up slightly over the past year but have been dead flat for all of 2023. I know I bore everyone with repetition, but this is not the sign of a tight labor market. ¹Using an estimate for September inflation.
Bruce Springsteen has announced his 2024 plans. In late September, The Boss pushed all of his remaining 2023 dates with the E Street Band to 2024 in order to give himself more time…
St. Louis police announced this morning that they apprehended a 29-year-old suspected of robbing Pi Pizzeria earlier in the week. According to police, around 9 p.m.
The American economy gained 336,000 jobs last month. We need 90,000 new jobs just to keep up with population growth, which means that net job growth clocked in at 246,000 jobs. The headline unemployment rate stayed the same at 3.8%. This is a nice, strong jobs report. It's not world beating, and job growth remains ...continue reading "Chart of the day: Net new jobs through September"
If you're out on the town this holiday season and realize you've spent a little too much on pumpkin spice cocktails and are now a bit short for your Uber Ride home, the Missouri Department of Transportation has your back. Through the wee hours of January 1, every Missourian can claim two $10 vouchers for Uber ride shares with the code SoberMO23. The code is eligible to be used from 5 p.m. to 3 a.m.
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