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Early on Friday afternoon, at just after lunchtime, Eleas Levi, 22, exited through a glass door and into the bright sunshine of a late autumn day. A roar of approval rose up from the crowd of nearly 200 people amassed in front of the sprawling Amazon warehouse in St. Peters, Missouri. Eleas smiled as he pumped his left arm to the sky, joining dozens of co-workers — and thousands of Amazon workers worldwide — in a massive walkout staged on Black Friday — the busiest shopping day of the year — to demand better pay, safer working conditions and a seat at the bargaining table from a man so rich he’s building a super-yacht worth $500 million.

ScholarPath describes itself as a workforce development social network that connects high school students with employers and universities to determine their postsecondary opportunities. In 2022, the startup has expanded its roster of users, grown its headcount and raised millions in funding.

St. Louis Inno is here to help you get a head start on your holiday shopping with our annual gift guide, which features consumer products made by local startups. This year’s list features eight St. Louis-based startups. We hope it helps you source gift ideas while also providing a snapshot of the diversity of startups in St. Louis.

A group of workers protested at the Amazon facility in St. Peters on Friday, the second demonstration there in recent months calling for higher wages and better working conditions.

The spill is not expected to impact local drinking water supply.

Last-minute oral arguments on whether to stay Kevin Johnson’s execution were scheduled for Monday at the Missouri Supreme Court.

St. Louis County jail guard was supervising dozens by herself before she was attacked by an inmate. The county has opened an investigation into the assault.

Bobby Kaye said he never considered opening a retail store, designing his small business from the start around selling primarily through Amazon.com. He said his company, for example, didn’t have the space or capital to invest in filling orders.

Officials said an investigation showed the home had no working smoke detectors.

If you’re looking for new foods to try, here’s a round-up of some restaurants that have opened in the region over the past few months. And some we said goodbye to.

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St. Louis County’s Department of Human Services has announced an increase in funding for down payment assistance program and the home improvement program coordinated through the Office of Community Development.

This is Charlie sitting on the fence with a nice patch of sunlight framing his face and showing off his two-tone whiskers. He's such a photogenic cat.

From cooking chicken in Nyquil to storing avocados in water and everything in between, the social media app TikTok has had its fair share of “health hack” videos that have gone viral in recent months. Now, a new “hack” is trending on the app, prompting medical experts to once again warn individuals about: at-home mole removals. The main reason people are attempting to remove moles on their own is for cosmetic purposes. However, not only can attempting to remove a mole at home lead to infection, but it probably won’t work as intended. “If it’s not in a clean environment it can create a large area for infection to grow, which can lead to needing antibiotics and further scarring. I think removing a mole at home would just cause the opposite effect of what you’re looking for,” says Anne Orzechowski, an OSF HealthCare family medicine advanced practice nurse. Some people are uploading videos of themselves getting rid of a mole a

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