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President Joe Biden said in an interview on Friday that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy had made a “terrible bargain” and that “in order to keep the speakership, he’s willing to do things that he, I think, he knows are inconsistent with the constitutional processes.”

Asked about the looming government shutdown, and the impeachment inquiry that McCarthy agreed to authorize in the hopes of keeping right-wing Republicans from ousting him from his post as speaker, Biden criticized the role of a “group of MAGA Republicans who genuinely want to have a fundamental change in the way that the system works. And that’s what worries me the most.” He marveled that former President Donald Trump had described himself in a recent speech as “retribution” on behalf of his supporters, and that Republicans “seem to be encouraging it.”

The comments came as part of a wide-ranging interview with ProPublica contributor John Harwood that will be published Sunday morning. In it, Biden discussed everything from what he portrayed as looming threats to democracy, including his views of the roles played by Fox News and Elon Musk, to his concerns about the need for ethics reform on the Supreme Court.

“These people aren’t the problem,” Anita-Jackson said. “The problem is they don’t have anywhere to go, so what are you going to do?”

"Beginning Monday, Oct. 2, all national parks would close" in the event of a government shutdown, officials said.

The 3,000-square-foot store, at 1701 S. Lindbergh Blvd. #253, is located next to Lululemon on the second floor of Plaza Frontenac.

There's a large part of lawn outside of City Hall in Downtown St. Louis that has become a growing homeless encampment.

The drag race event is taking over World Wide Technology Raceway in the Metro East.

With thrills both on and off the rides, Fright Fest at Six Flags St. Louis is one of the spookiest events of the season. During the day, family-friendly attractions abound, […]

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JERSEYVILLE - Alex Hubbell has been a senior catalyst at his midfielder position for the Panthers’ boys soccer team this season. For most of the season, Alex has topped the scoring list for Jersey, his coach Scott Burney said. Overall, Hubbell has been the Panthers' leading goal scorer, but he also brings great leadership skills to the table, Coach Burney added. Hubbell is a Sparklight Male Athlete of the Month for the Panthers. “Alex is a very skilled player and plays with a lot of heart and passion,” Burney said. “He has good speed and an understanding of the game from all of years of playing at a high level at a pretty young age. “He enjoys helping others on and off the field. Not only is he a strong player on the field, but also a very good student.” Congrats to Hubbell for his recognition as a Sparklight Male Athlete of the Month.

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Letter To The Editor: I want you to know about a gun battle that took place on October 12, 1898, in Virden, Illinois. This year is the 125th anniversary of that event. On October 8, in Union Miners Cemetery, located at 5585 Mt Olive Rd, Mt Olive, IL, a commemoration of the battle will be held at noon. A recap: The coal mines in IL and the region had refused to bargain fairly with their UMWA-represented workers. One of the miners' demands was an 8-hour workday. The mines all settled except for the Chicago/Virden mine, so the strike became a lockout. The mine recruited unsuspecting miners from Alabama. Their advertisement said they wanted black coal miners. Virden was not prejudiced, but companies trying to sow division among workers is a tactic that continues into modern times. It is a tactic the UMWA has faced many times. A self-appointed UMWA organizer, “General" Alexander Bradley, had a contingent of miners at Virden when the train arrived carrying the replacement workers.

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St. Louis County officers are investigating after two students were allegedly caught having sex in a classroom at Hazelwood Central High School.

The city filed a motion for a temporary restraining order earlier in September seeking to stop the drilling of an extraction well at Ameren's Huster Road substation.

From Oct. 1 through Oct. 10, St. Louis residents are encouraged to install purple light bulbs in their porch lights.

Deoman Reeves, 31, was convicted in the fatal shooting of David Anderson in the 1100 block of Kinglsand Avenue on Oct. 21, 2019.

EAST ALTON - The Village of East Alton is hosting a first on Sunday - a Fall Food Truck Festival from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Van Preter Park at 500 Playground Park in East Alton. Organizers have more than eight food truck vendors on location for people to bring their families and relax in the beautiful fall weather of East Alton Park with delicious offerings. Mike Moore and Robin Carlton have organized the event. Both have been involved in many of the community events that have added life to the village. Jeremy Sheppard, owner of Street EATZ from Rosewood Heights, helped organize the event, Moore and Carlton said. "We worked with him and went back and forth and he helped us get some food trucks organized in quick fashion," Moore said. "He has done a really good job with his food truck and has gone about a year now and is from the East Alton area. We are trying to keep it local and local vendors." High school art classes competed for designs of a T-shirt for the event. Gray Entertainment

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Round up your family and friends and head to Eureka, Missouri, for its annual, shall we say, party. Eureka Days features carnival rides, a parade, a beer garden, a firework […]

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The second of three episodes of The Continental: From the World of John Wick is now streaming on Peacock.  Set in "the hell-scape of 1970s New York City," it was up to…

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