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Yesterday I put up a chart showing that average GDP growth under Donald Trump was 4.1% while Joe Biden's has been more than double that at 8.3%. How come no one ever shows this comparison? The answer is simple: it's not adjusted for inflation. Here are the real numbers: I had two points to make. ...continue reading "Revisited: GDP growth under Trump and Biden"

The biggest party weekend in St. Louis starts Friday night at the 22nd Mayor’s Mardi Gras Ball at Union Station.

If this is confirmed it's big trouble for UNRWA: Hidden deep below the headquarters of the United Nations’ aid agency for Palestinians here is a Hamas complex with rows of computer servers that Israel’s armed forces say served as an important communications center and intelligence hub for the Islamist militant group. ....Israeli military officials assert ...continue reading "Israel says Hamas center was hidden directly below UNRWA headquarters"

My memory has always been the Sargasso Sea of storage devices, but I got a disturbingly concrete reminder of this a few days ago. Like many of you (probably) I enjoyed Cixin Liu's trilogy The Three-Body Problem. So when I saw that Amazon had made a series out of it I headed right over. It ...continue reading "My memory sucks"

The greenback is strengthening again after a bumpy 2023, as Wall Street accepts that interest rate cuts are coming later than previously expected. Check out how the economy is performing in St. Louis.

One thing about the Church of the Second Chance — things are usually more complicated than they seem.

STL Foodies has documented the St. Louis food adventures of Ashley Quisumbing since 2016. The Instagram page has more than 55,000 followers, offering close looks at St. Louis foods and timely information to plan a food experience.

EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine and Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford announced today that a third defendant has been charged in connection with a shooting that critically injured a 13-year-old girl. The third defendant, 24-year-old Keith A. Sanders of Alton, is charged with Attempted First-Degree Murder, Contributing to the Delinquency or Criminal Delinquency of a Minor, and Aggravated Battery With a Firearm. The charges against Sanders were filed Tuesday, but remained underseal until he was taken into custody. Sanders was taken into custody without incident during a traffic stop conducted by Alton Police on Friday afternoon. The charge of Attempted First-Degree Murder alleges that Sanders – or one for whose conduct he is legally responsible – discharged a firearm in the direction of the girl. The charge of Contributing to the Delinquency or Criminal Delinquency of a Minor alleges that Sanders encouraged a minor to become delinquent “by

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To You, I Go (2023) is Jessica Page’s visual love letter to St. Louis. Although St. Louis is rarely romanticized, Page aims to showcase the softest purest side of her […]

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Ozzy Osbourne, Peter Frampton, Oasis and the late Sinéad O'Connor are among the nominees to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2024. Also on the…

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You've heard endlessly that the Fed has raised interest rates by five percentage points since 2022. And that's true. But remember: always adjust for inflation! There's a big difference between 5% interest rates when inflation is running at 9% and 5% interest rates when inflation is down to 3%. The Fed effectively raised rates nearly ...continue reading "Real interest rates are quite high"

The public was invited to attend a memorial service for former U.S. Senator and Missouri First Lady Jean Carnahan at The Sheldon Concert Hall on February 10 at 10 a.m.

Wangechi Mutu is a Kenyan-American, New York–based artist who works in print, film, sculpture and painting. Her practice explores globalization, overconsumption, environmentalism and femininity. Through her expansive body of work, […]

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