While mourners held a moment of silence Monday morning at the site of last week's July Fourth mass shooting in Highland Park, President Joe Biden appeared before a large crowed gathered on the White House lawn to highlight a new $13 billion federal gun safety package he signed into law two weeks ago.
"Will we match thoughts and prayers with action? I say yes," Biden said. "That's what today is about."
The Monday morning press event also provided the White House a second chance to promote the president's…
Farmers are still reeling after a rainy spring and an already-dry summer makes it hard to keep up with the season.
At Theodora Farms in Godfrey, Illinois, General Manager Kris Larson says they're just trying to stay ahead of the hot temperatures.
"A lot of the crops we plant for the summer are very heat tolerant. But they also need water," Larson said.
Larson said they've tried to plan ahead with the most efficient ways.
"We installed irrigation access points throughout the farm to make sure…
A portfolio company of St. Louis-based private equity firm Thompson Street Capital Partners has acquired a pest control business based in St. Charles County.
An architecture firm, advocacy group and university are among the most recent 24 St. Louis employers named as top workplaces for women by the Women’s Foundation of Greater St. Louis.
According to a new poll, Donald Trump is not very popular these days among Republicans: His post-presidential quest to consolidate his support within the Republican Party has instead left him weakened, with nearly half the party’s primary voters seeking someone different for president in 2024 and a significant number vowing to abandon him if he ...continue reading "Republicans are souring on Donald Trump"
This tweet piqued my interest: What this reminds me of is the fact that LA/LB, which this specialist talks about as being partially automated, has been awarded in efficiency reports the title of the least efficient port in the worldhttps://t.co/AVsUdN8zPl — David Dayen (@ddayen) July 12, 2022 This is true according to the World Bank, ...continue reading "Does automation increase efficiency at container ports?"
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