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Jefferson City police are investigating a false emergency call that on Sunday evening sent more than half a dozen armed officers to the home of Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft. Ashcroft said in an interview with The Independent that shortly after 9 p.m. he received a call from police saying they were at his home […]

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David Leonhardt writes today about the misguided campaign against using standardized tests like the SAT in college admissions. It's easy for lefties to hate on the SAT, but there was a time when lefties loved the SAT because it was a way of identifying smart kids who didn't necessarily grow up in great neighborhoods or ...continue reading "There’s no good reason to ditch the SAT"

St. Louis startup Clever Real Estate, which has created technology that connects home sellers and buyers to real estate agents, has acquired a local startup.

Today on TAP: The usually public-minded commission is on the verge of permitting a new Bitcoin gold rush.

MONDAY, JANUARY 1. It’s cold and gloomy — hopefully not a harbinger!

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in announcing funding that will bring 60 clean school buses to communities throughout Central and Southern Illinois. The funding comes through the agency’s first Clean School Bus Program Grants Competition. “The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has brought millions of Americans safer roads, bridges and neighborhood crosswalks. Now, it’s delivering better buses for our students and our environment,” said Congresswoman Budzinski. “I’m excited to announce that the Environmental Protection Agency has selected applicants in Cahokia Heights, Decatur and East St. Louis and Granite City as recipients of their Clean School Bus Program, bringing essential funding to upgrade and replace 60 buses across Central and Southern Illinois. This investment is only the start of our work to reduce air pollution, save money for our school districts and

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Time offers the following numbers about the Israeli campaign to starve Gaza: A December report from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification predicted that by February, all 2 million people in Gaza would face crisis levels of acute food insecurity, with at least one in four households facing famine-like conditions. ....[Colonel Elad Goren] says Israel ...continue reading "Biden needs to stop aid to Israel until its campaign of starvation stops"

As a winter storm moves through, Amtrak has canceled its Missouri River Runner route Monday and Tuesday between Kansas City and St. Louis.

Just when it finally looked like the FBI’s year of abuse might catch up to it, it (along with the NSA and other beneficiaries of this surveillance authority) has been granted a four-month reprieve. The FBI made a lot of enemies with its continuous abuse of this surveillance authority — a foreign-facing “collect it all” […]

Luminar Neo is an easy-to-use photo editing software that empowers photography lovers to express the beauty they imagined using innovative AI-driven tools. Luminar Neo was built from the ground up to be different from previous Luminar editors. It keeps your favorite LuminarAI tools and expands your arsenal with more state-of-the-art technologies and important changes at […]

The half-hour film, 'The Flavor of St. Louis,' explores the region’s culinary scene.

A special David Bowie release has been announced for the next Record Store Day, which is set for Saturday, April 20. Waiting In The Sky (Before The Starman Came To Earth) features recordings made at…

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The Wall Street Journal reports today that office vacancies are at their highest level since records began: A staggering 19.6% of office space in major U.S. cities wasn’t leased as of the fourth quarter, according to Moody’s Analytics, up from 18.8% a year earlier. That is slightly above the previous records of 19.3% set in ...continue reading "Raw data: Unleased office space sets new record in 2023"

When Frank Palazzo started driving his Dodge Viper in high-performance driving events on racetracks over a decade ago, he was unable to buy a helmet locally. He turned to the internet to get equipment, and this annoyed him.

The LA Times has a story today about the miracle of East Palo Alto: In 1992, East Palo Alto was dubbed the “murder capital” of the U.S., with 42 murders in its 2.5 square miles — a per capita rate higher than that of any other city of any size. In 2023, according to East ...continue reading "Here’s a closer look at the miracle of East Palo Alto"