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Michael P. Oshia was found guilty of first-degree murder for stabbing and killing his estranged wife.

The Hazelwood Fire Department successfully rescued a small puppy trapped in a drainpipe. The fire department collaborated with animal control to safely extract the puppy and reunite her with her owners. 

Note: Since the publication of this article, the iBorderCtrl website has disappeared. We have updated the links in the post to point to an archived version of the site. Four years ago, Techdirt wrote about iBorderCtrl, a research project funded by the EU under the Horizon 2020 framework. According to the project’s Web site: iBorderCtrl […]

The pursuit of a diverse, equitable and inclusive community already occurs across an uneasy, obstacle-laden path. Success requires buy-in from the individuals who can smooth that path. That means the people at the top of the corporate hierarchy.

Alex Tabarrok says today that pharmaceutical companies are undervalued because "pharmaceutical innovations earn only a fraction of the value that they create." For this reason, he opposes the Medicare price controls in the Inflation Reduction Act. Trying to quantify innovation is hard. Instead, let's just look at profitability: Pharma is the most profitable major industry ...continue reading "Pharmaceuticals are very, very profitable"

When it comes to the subject of artificial intelligence, Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic's feels that if it's good enough for The Beatles, it's good enough for him. In an interview…

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Today on TAP: Commentators argue that the union is asking for too much. But a big win may help the UAW organize the non-union competition.

The goals include minimizing the gap between white and Black household income and home ownership rates, and also target the metropolitan area's population and GDP growth.

Ringo Starr took a little tumble onstage during a concert in New Mexico on Wednesday. Video posted by TMZ shows The Beatles legend walking up some stairs to return to the stage; as he heads…

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Guns N' Roses said the Sept. 9 concert had been postponed due to illness. It has now been canceled.

Hurricane Hilary was something of a bust, producing far less rain and wind than predicted. But it turns out that our true reckoning with Hilary was delayed a bit: a huge spike in the mosquito population thanks to pools of water left behind by the storm. And it's one specific mosquito doing most of the ...continue reading "TIL why I’m getting so many mosquito bites"

Friday 09/22 Por la Cultura Hispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15 and runs through October 15 — a mid-month to mid-month anomaly among the month-long cultural celebrations and remembrances in the U.S. But it's not without reason.

U2 guitarist The Edge is doing what he can to help musicians who lost their instruments in the Maui wildfires this summer. The rocker’s charitable organization, Music Rising, which he founded with producer Bob Ezrin after…

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The 1904 World's Fair is remembered as one of the most bizarre and racially egregious events in St. Louis' history, but even more so were the Olympic games that occurred alongside the fair on what's now Washington University's campus. Anyone from professional athletes to the "natives" corralled in so-called villages for fairgoers to marvel at could participate in the games, and despite all the craziness that followed — as well as the Olympics' general disorganization — the story of how St. Louis scored the first Olympics held on U.S. soil is the stuff of legend. Join author Michael Loynd at Missouri History Museum's Lee Auditorium (5700 Lindell, 314-746-4599) on Tuesday, September 26, to learn all about it.

The venerable Nu Way Companies is set to produce 15,000 tons of reinforcing steel or rebar annually in its new Troy, Ill. fabrication facility. Contegra Construction completed the 35,000-square-foot fabrication facility for the 68-year-old, family-owned business – one of the largest construction material and equipment suppliers in Metro St. Louis. The state-of-the-art facility quadruples Nu […]

For those wondering about the availability of 40oz beers in St. Louis, they are not banned in the city. However, there are regulations in place: they cannot be sold below room temperature, and customers are limited to purchasing only one at a time. 

The project will be located near the intersection of Interstate 270 and Missouri Route 367

The airport will be closed to the public during the plane mishap exercise.

EAST ALTON - Helmkamp Construction is proud to announce the promotion of Mark McGuire to Superintendent. McGuire began his construction career with Helmkamp in January of 2015 as a Carpenter’s Apprentice. With nearly nine years of experience and growth at Helmkamp, he is looked at as a bright, up-and-coming leader among our team in the field. Kyle Ogden, Helmkamp’s Vice President of Building & Life Science Construction, said “Mark has been a great example of how intelligence and hard work pay off. He has grown into a knowledgeable, capable, and respected individual who has been mentored under some of our best long-time superintendents. We’re excited for him to continue a long and satisfying career with Helmkamp.” McGuire’s transition to Superintendent comes at a time when labor shortages and a generational skills gap continue to be a rising challenge in the construction industry. According to a recent study by the Associated General Contractors of

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