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Karen's Diner, Where Rude Staff Reign, Is Coming Soon to St. Louis

2 years 9 months ago
Karens everywhere, beware: St. Louis’ newest pop-up experience isn’t taking any shit. Karen’s Diner opens its doors this September, but that’s where the customer service ends. The waiters at Karen’s Diner are dishing more than just food: They're also delivering terrible customer service, and they aren't going to listen to your complaints.
Jenna Jones

Courts take the lead role as U.S. immigration policy remains in limbo

2 years 9 months ago

WASHINGTON — Eighteen months into the Biden administration, immigration reform has stalled despite campaign promises to reform the system, with the most recent movement on immigration policy doled out by the U.S. Supreme Court and in lower federal courts. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Biden administration in a 5-4 decision on June 30 that […]

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Ariana Figueroa

Feds want a policy advocates say would let hospitals off the hook for COVID-era lapses

2 years 9 months ago

This story was originally published by Kaiser Health News.  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is responding to the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic by proposing to hide from the public a rating that lets consumers compare hospitals’ safety records and to waive approximately $350 million in financial penalties for roughly 750 hospitals with the worst patient-safety […]

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Lauren Weber

Opinion | Missouri charter school funding fix should pave path forward

2 years 9 months ago
The Missouri 2022 legislative session’s signature accomplishment, a bipartisan compromise that makes a historic investment in urban education by fully funding our public charter schools, while holding the Kansas City and St. Louis school districts harmless, was an enormous win for all Missouri public-school students and parents.
Dean Johnson, president and CEO of the Quality Schools Coalition

More justice, more safety

2 years 9 months ago

Nearly six years to the day after beloved St. Paul, Minn., school cafeteria worker Philando Castile was fatally shot by a police officer during an otherwise routine traffic stop, Jayland Walker died in a hail of bullets fired by police officers in Akron, Ohio. While the full picture of that shooting is still emerging as […]

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Ben Jealous

Will a Nile canal project dry up Africa’s largest wetland?

2 years 9 months ago
South Sudan is moving ahead with plans for a 240-mile canal to divert water from the White Nile and send it to Egypt. But critics warn the megaproject would desiccate the world’s second largest wetland, impacting its rich wildlife and the rains on which the region depends.
Fred Pearce