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The board of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District on Wednesday said it's tapping its director of operations to serve as its next executive director.

Berkeley is a North County community that has had more than its share of bad news over the years. But Wednesday night (Dec. 6) was a celebration of an effort by Clayco to reinvest in an area that has played a key role in the company’s history. Clayco hosted a “Clayco Rising” event at the […]

This is the sun setting behind a pair of bridges over the Atchafalaya River in Morgan City, Louisiana.

Mazaj Mediterranean will open Saturday at the City Foundry STL Food Hall in Midtown.

Google takes a victory lap for its latest AI model: With a score of 90.0%, Gemini Ultra is the first model to outperform human experts on MMLU (massive multitask language understanding), which uses a combination of 57 subjects such as math, physics, history, law, medicine and ethics for testing both world knowledge and problem-solving abilities. ...continue reading "AI is coming soon. Blame humans."

Buc-ee's will officially open its doors on Dec. 11 to the public.

It's not just walls, windows, mantels and tabletops that get a festive splash of holiday cheer; you can also decorate your insulated cups this season.

Peptyde Bio, a St. Louis-based agriculture technology startup developing natural fungicides, has been acquired by a firm located just outside Boston.

The new entity, which has already secured a first round of funding, will provide the parent company with alternative capital that expands its capacity at attractive terms.

Police said there was no obvious cause of death.

JERSEYVILLE - Jersey Community High School announced on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, that it is excited to announce this year's Illinois State Scholars. The students are Elena Benner, Ryan Bolds, Ella Bradshaw, Connor Chin, Anna Dial, Kathleen Dougherty, Reese Eschbach, Maddilyn Harp, Sofia Hernandez-Lamer, Evan Lacy, Zoey Little, Lauren Lyons, Merris McDuffie, Elise Noble, Cora Schroeder, Grace Shalley, Jonathan Wells, and Aiden Talley (not pictured). "We are very proud of the hard work and dedication of these students and are excited to see their future success," the Jersey Community School District said in a statement. "This honor is very special and on behalf of our entire staff, we want to congratulate our students for this well-deserved award."

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Today on TAP: Mass bombing didn’t destroy the Vietnamese Communists and won’t destroy Hamas, but it sure kills lots of civilians.

Judas Priest has unveiled the full track list for their upcoming album, Invincible Shield. Along with the previously released singles "Panic Attack" and "Trial By Fire," the set boasts tunes…

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As you know, the Supreme Court is now considering the NetChoice/CCIA cases challenging two similar (but not identical) state laws regarding social media moderation. The laws in Florida and Texas came about around the same time, and were clearly written to target ideological speech. Both of them put restrictions on how certain social media apps […]

From Reuters: The main lobbying group for U.S. retailers retracted its claim that "organized retail crime" accounted for nearly half of all inventory losses in 2021 after finding that incorrect data was used for its analysis. ....The NRF's claim that organized retail crime accounted for "nearly half" of inventory losses was repeated in multiple media ...continue reading "Retail federation admits its shoplifting number was ridiculous"

The infections killed a Kentucky child and caused brain damage in a Missouri infant.