HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Alvarez hit a moon shot that sent Space City into a frenzy, and the Houston Astros to their second World Series title. While the stain on Houston’s first championship might never completely fade, Alvarez’s majestic three-run homer helped fashion a fresh crown for the Astros -- and the first for Dusty [...]
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Over at Mother Jones, Kiera Butler says that Florida is "flirting with an anti-vaccine apocalypse." Naturally I wanted to see it in chart form: Shazam! I suppose the big drop in 2020 can be chalked up to COVID-19. Hospitals were jammed and both patients and doctors were reluctant to schedule in-person visits. But the coverage ...continue reading "Childhood immunizations have cratered in Florida"
Daylight Saving Time ends overnight, and that means a lot of us will be enjoying an extra hour of sleep. But that's not necessarily the case for our first responders.
The St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Blues have built a reputation as consistent contenders for much of the 21st century, but where do they stand among powerhouses?
How do you persuade an 18-year-old Samoan kid with a howitzer for an arm to move from Southern California to Tennessee for college? If he's a 5-star quarterback, it's easy: Since committing in March to Tennessee — signing a name, image and likeness deal with a school booster collective rumored to be worth $8 million ...continue reading "The free market says a college quarterback is worth $8 million"
Lincoln University of Missouri has joined a consortium of universities preparing college students for careers in U.S. intelligence agencies as part of a $2.5 million grant from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The grant will fund creation…