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The Rolling Stones have teamed with the creative collection KidSuper for a new merch line coinciding with the release of their new album, Hackney Diamonds. The limited-edition Rolling Stones x KidSuper collection,…

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Courage is sometimes a stranger to me… sometimes it is not. It most often occurs when it is not seen. It isn’t bragged about, nor is it presented in announcements of good deeds, or in touchdowns or celebrity.

The CFPB’s new guidance says that customers cannot be charged for obtaining basic information about their accounts.

MyCity+ subscribers can purchase tickets hours before the general public.

The state faces a new high-court battle over extreme partisan gerrymanders.

What will it take to regulate the abuses of Big Tech without undermining free speech?

by Andrea Bernstein, Andy Kroll and Ilya Marritz

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This is “We Don’t Talk About Leonard,” a podcast series with WNYC’s “On The Media” that explores the web of money, influence and power behind the conservative takeover of America’s courts — and the man at the center of it all: Leonard Leo.

Historians and legal experts say there is no comparable figure in American jurisprudence. To the extent Leo is known, it’s for his role helping to install the conservative supermajority on the U.S. Supreme Court. But his reach extends far beyond that. Decades ago, he realized it was not enough to have justices on his side. Those jurists needed to decide the right cases, brought by the right lawyers and heard by the right lower court judges. He built a machine to do just that.

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Episode 1

In the first episode, we travel from Leo’s modest roots in middle-class New Jersey to a mansion in Maine where last year he hosted a lavish party with federal judges that fell on the night before the Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.

Episode 2

In the second episode, we find a Montana solicitor general with an odd bobblehead doll; see Leo mobilizing his machine and connecting donors to Supreme Court justices; and see Leo make a fateful decision.

Episode 3

In the third episode, Leo is in Maine, a man in his castle, at the height of his powers. He has helped remake the American judicial system, and now he has a plan to do the same for society and politics — to make a Federalist Society for everything. But his vision for American society … collides with American society.

Do you know something newsworthy about Leonard Leo? Email Andrea Bernstein or Andy Kroll, or contact Kroll on Signal at 202-215-6203.

This series is reported by Andrea Bernstein, Andy Kroll and Ilya Marritz and edited by “On The Media” executive producer Katya Rogers and ProPublica’s Jesse Eisinger. Molly Rosen is the lead producer, with help from Shaan Merchant. Jennifer Munson is our technical director. Jared Paul wrote and recorded all the original music. Our fact checkers are Andrea Marks and Hannah Murphy Winter.

Natural disasters hit farmers with a $22 billion bill last year. Only half of that was covered by insurance.

On this date, a Post-Dispatch managing editor shot and killed his adversary in newspaper office.

If people in St. Louis today remember newspaper editor John A. Cockerill, it’s probably because of his involvement in the infamous shooting at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in October 1882. Cockerill, however, was instrumental in developing the newspaper that is still published today. Cockerill’s career as a journalist started when he was young. In 1859, …

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Mary-Theresa Roam of Imperial, MO joined the Real Rock Army today

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Home to the Anheuser-Busch Brewery and Biergarten, Soulard is the perfect location for Oktoberfest. The free, family-friendly event honors St. Louis’ German brewing traditions with multiple beer stands serving the […]

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A film festival by filmmakers for filmmakers, the Gung Ho! Revolution Film Festival aims to support, educate, showcase and reward talent from around the world. The nonprofit organization is dedicated […]

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The Riverboats at the Gateway Arch award guests one of the best views of St. Louis’ working riverfront, the Gateway Arch and the city skyline.   Narrated by the captain […]

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I'm catching up on the news, and I see that Steve Scalise has dropped out of the race to replace Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House. I think this is wise, but not for political reasons. As someone who's been through chemotherapy for multiple myeloma, I know that it gets worse as it progresses. ...continue reading "It’s time for Republicans to ask for Democratic help"

ST. LOUIS -- The Cardinals need to make some moves this off-season, but before the roster gets a makeover, the coaching staff could also get some new faces.  FOX 2 Sports Director Martin Kilcoyne says bringing back Yadier Molina might happen, and it makes sense. The two sides have talked about the idea of him [...]

The St. Louis Blues opened a new season Thursday with a 2-1 shootout loss to the Dallas Stars. A new season, however, has many fans excited.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Steve Scalise ended his bid to become House speaker late Thursday after hardline holdouts refused to back the party’s nominee, throwing the GOP majority into deeper chaos and leaving the chamber still unable to function. Scalise told GOP colleagues at a closed-door evening meeting of his decision and pointedly declined to [...]