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Germany’s Bayer sued for barring non-U.S. citizen from Roundup settlement
Elvira Reyes-Hernandez, who used Roundup while working on tree farms before being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2019, expected to share in the settlement.
Eagles add another ‘Hotel California’ tour date
The Eagles are extending their time on the road. The band just added another date to their Hotel California tour. The latest show is set to take place April 8 in Baltimore, Maryland, with tickets going…
'We'll all be millionaires': Feds release transcript of ex-St. Louis County employee convicted of running kickback scheme
A former St. Louis County employee thought he had it made. Anthony “Tony” Weaver Sr. was, in his own words, a man "inside St. Louis County" and plotting to retire a millionaire.
Cottage Hills Woman Charged With Felony Motor Vehicle Offenses
BETHALTO - The Bethalto Police on Thursday announced a woman has been charged in Madison County Circuit Court with one felony count of offenses related to a motor vehicle. Rosemarie A. Baker, 26, of Cottage Hills, faces the above charge. Bethalto Police said today that at 12:06 p.m. on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, a Bethalto officer observed and stopped a vehicle that was reported stolen out of Washington County, Illinois, in the driveway of 16 Ray Street, Cottage Hills, Illinois. Baker was taken into custody as the driver of the vehicle, while an unknown male passenger fled on foot. Officers from Bethalto, East Alton, Wood River, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, and the Illinois State Police responded and attempted to find the subject who fled the stolen vehicle, but were unable to locate him. At the time of the posting, Baker was being held in the Madison County Jail in lieu of a $25,000 bond, which was set by the Honorable Judge Amy Maher on the charge. It is importan
Affordable, reliable and sustainable: report compares utility performance
A nationwide comparison of electric utility performance by an Illinois consumer advocacy group found that customers in states that are heavily reliant on fuel oil and natural gas, as in the Northeast and South, tend to pay more than those with larger amounts of carbon-free generation, among other findings. The report by the Illinois-based Citizens […]
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Kairos charter school fails in effort to buy land in south St. Louis for expansion
The Teamsters declined to sell their 1.7-acre lot next to Gambrinus Hall in the Marine Villa neighborhood.
Road salt runoff's negative effects on St. Louis area streams
The salt runoff from years of salting the roads could be affecting the Mississippi River. Currently, chloride is a pollutant found in the river, and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) states on its website that the pollutants are getting worse as the years go by, adding that salt is now part of the problem.
A-B to show the most Super Bowl beer ads, but this time others join in
Though it dropped its agreement to be the only beer company allowed to show commercials during the Super Bowl, Anheuser-Busch will still have the most beer ads this year.
I would like to never hear the word “polycrisis” again
Nouriel Roubini is . . . not optimistic these days: What I have called megathreats others have called a “polycrisis” — which the Financial Times recently named its buzzword of the year. For her part, Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, speaks of a “confluence of calamities”. The world economy, she ...continue reading "I would like to never hear the word “polycrisis” again"
Lifetime Achiever: Arnold Donald
Arnold Donald possesses two rare, equally enviable and diametrically opposed gifts. He can foresee, prepare for, and ultimately manifest an unlikely and successful future, and he can successfully navigate utterly unforeseeable crises with grace and aplomb. Someone with his pedigree…
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Circle K is bringing back Fuel Day discount for Missouri, Illinois drivers on Friday
Convicted felon going back to prison for pointing gun at people outside nightclub
A Belleville, Illinois, man was sentenced earlier this week to nearly six years in federal prison for illegal possession of a firearm.
Experian’s Treasure Trove Of PII Breached By Simply Altering URLs
Data brokers like Experian and Equifax pose tempting targets for malicious hackers looking to find another source for personal info they can hawk online to other malicious people. The sad thing is, no one really needs to hack their databases. They’re more than willing to just leave them exposed. In 2017, Equifax leaked personal info […]
Raw data: Union membership continues to fall
All year long I kept hearing that labor unions were making a comeback in 2022. Apparently I was misled: The good news, such as it is, is that the number of private sector union members went up by about 200,000. But that was only because the number of total workers went up. The unionization rate ...continue reading "Raw data: Union membership continues to fall"
Daily Deal: MiniTool Power Data Recovery Personal
MiniTool Power Data Recovery Personal is the most cost-effective data recovery program for all common Windows system users. The 100% clean data recovery software for Windows enables you to recover unlimited data (deleted or lost) from Windows computers, memory/SD cards, USB flash drives, external hard drives, etc. On one hand, it covers all the functions […]
‘It could cause real damage’: Rape victim retraumatized by glitch in Missouri system
The Department of Public Safety says it has asked its vendor to address the problem “with urgency.”
Anheuser-Busch celebrates 90 years of the Clydesdales
On January 18, 2023, Anheuser-Busch will celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Budweiser Clydesdales in St. Louis, Missouri.
Circle K gas: 40 cents off per gallon in Missouri, Illinois on Friday
Drivers around Missouri, Illinois and Iowa can enjoy a discount on gas Friday at their local Circle K location.