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Larry Ellison’s CBS Acquisition Leads To Mass Layoffs As Bari Weiss Enjoys $10k A Day Security Detail

1 month 2 weeks ago
U.S. media mergers always follow the same trajectory. Pre-merger, executives promise all manner of amazing synergies and deal benefits. Post-merger, not only do those benefits generally never arrive, the debt from the acquisition spree usually results in significant layoffs, lower quality product, and higher rates for consumers. The Time Warner Discovery disaster was the poster child […]
Karl Bode

No injuries reported in vacant house fire in south St. Louis

1 month 2 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - A vacant house was destroyed early Thursday morning after a fire in south St. Louis. The fire broke out around 12:30 a.m. on Dewey Avenue in the city's Holly Hills neighborhood. At the scene, heavy smoke could be seen pouring from the attic of the house. Additionally, the fire damaged a house [...]
Nick Gladney

Some public universities report fewer international students amid Trump restrictions

1 month 2 weeks ago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Before Abhinav Kochar traveled from India to the United States to study computer science in late 2023, a consular official interviewed him at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi. It’s in a scene repeated countless times around the world each year as foreign students seek access to American higher education. The […]
Jonathan Shorman

Thursday, Nov. 6 - An update from the picket line

1 month 2 weeks ago
St. Louis-area Boeing machinists have been on strike since August 4th. The local union members recently rejected a contract from the company for the fourth time, but it was by the narrowest margin so far: 51% to 49%. St. Louis Public Radio’s Olivia Mizelle has been following the strike, and she sat down with STLPR’s Brian Moline to discuss where it stands entering month four.

Referendum backers reject ballot title for vote on gerrymandered Missouri congressional map

1 month 2 weeks ago
If Missouri’s newly gerrymandered congressional map makes it to the ballot next year, Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins wants to tell voters it “better reflects statewide voting patterns” and replaces a “gerrymandered” version that “protects incumbent politicians.” Hoskins on Friday sent the proposed ballot language for a referendum petition to Republican Attorney General Catherine […]
Rudi Keller

Halloween might be over, but the masks are still on in Jefferson City

1 month 2 weeks ago
Halloween might be over, but the tricks aren’t. As Missourians pack away the costumes and candy, our state’s anti-abortion politicians are still playing dress-up, hoping to trick voters into giving up the rights we fought to win just one year ago. A year ago this week, Missourians made history. We became the first state in […]
Jess Dewes