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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
A dog water fountain is bringing a south St. Louis neighborhood together. 🐶 The Haven Street Bubbler has become a community hub where pups get treats, owners make friends and every walk feels a little more connected.
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Furry friends and pawrents beat heat and build bonds at Haven Street Bubbler
A St. Louis man is bringing his community together with his one-of-a-kind watering hole for his furry neighbors known as the Haven Street Bubbler.
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri is now celebrating his husband's return to St. Louis after a yearlong separation following a routine immigration appointment in Mexico that upended their lives.
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Missouri's Episcopal bishop opens up about family struggles with U.S. immigration policy
The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri shares how immigration policies separated his family for a year.
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Washington University has launched CLEAN STL, a new project to test soil and air quality in neighborhoods hit by the May 16th tornado. The effort will assess contaminants like lead and asbestos and guide community-driven cleanup plans.
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WashU project to analyze environmental health of St. Louis neighborhoods impacted by tornado
Washington University’s CLEAN STL project is set to test and examine the soil and air for contamination in neighborhoods devastated by the May 16 tornado.
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Halloween is synonymous with scary monster movies and spooky sounds, but most of the time those sounds are created with Foley art. Artists re-create and enhance sounds like creaky floors and heartbeats that microphones on set struggle to pick up or isolate from dialogue and ambient sound.
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How Foley artists transform watermelons into a chorus of feasting zombies in horror films
Halloween is synonymous with scary monster movies and spooky sounds, but most of the time those sounds are created with Foley art.
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
The city of St. Louis put an end to its alley recycling program in August leaving some environmentally conscious residents frustrated. But one St. Louis grocery store is encouraging people to get creative in how they reduce their waste.
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St. Louis grocery store highlights its zero waste alternative as city ends alley recycling
Local Harvest Grocery, a Tower Grove South grocery store, is providing ways for St. Louisans to reduce waste after the city ended its alleyway recycling program.
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Three people were trapped inside Centennial Christian Church in Fountain Park on May 16 after a tornado swept through St. Louis. But calls for help to 911 went unanswered — and one of them did not make it out alive.
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Victims trapped inside a collapsed St. Louis church say 911 calls went to nonemergency line
When a tornado struck Centennial Christian Church on May 16, three people were trapped inside under debris. Their emergency calls went unanswered.
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Tornadoes don't select the communities they hit. But, the aftermath can expose racial disparities in disaster recovery. A new journal article notes that tornado damage in Black communities can significantly increase poverty levels, vacancies and displaced families:
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Tornadoes can exacerbate racial segregation and increase displacement, study shows
Tornadoes are more likely to destroy property in counties with more Black residents than any other area, which exacerbates racial segregation and poverty, according to a recent journal article.
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Jason Rosenbaum @jasonrosenbaum.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
An absolute must read story by @stlpublicradio.bsky.social's @marissanne2011.bsky.social:
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Black St. Louis tornado victims likely to face disproportionate mental health impacts. www.stlpr.org/health-scien...
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Black St. Louis tornado victims likely to face disproportionate mental health impacts
The aftermath of the tornado has taken a toll on displaced families, those who lost loved ones and volunteers.
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Students at a Catholic school in south St. Louis are doing their part to get drivers to slow down on area roads. They collected nearly 1,300 signatures from drivers making a pledge to slow down and stop at all stop signs.
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St. Louis’ Shaw neighborhood enlists its kids to get drivers to slow down
The initiative followed the deadliest year for pedestrians on St. Louis-area streets.
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
A new lawsuit says extreme heat in the summer at the minimum-security Algoa Correctional Center in Jefferson City violates the constitutional rights of inmates.
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Missouri sued over excessive heat at prison in Jefferson City
The lawsuit filed Monday by the MacArthur Justice Center says conditions at Algoa Correctional Center in the summer violate the constitutional rights of people detained there.
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
NEW: A St. Louis man who died while in custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement never received a mental health evaluation, ICE said. Previous reporting by St. Louis Public Radio uncovered that Brayan Garzón-Rayo died by suicide:
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No mental health evaluation for St. Louis man who died by suicide in ICE custody
The federal agency says Brayan Garzón-Rayo did not receive a mental health evaluation due to staffing shortages that day and later testing positive for COVID-19.
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
The new play, “Alberta Hunter: Jazz, Sass, and Spice Live at the Cookery,” runs Saturday and Sunday at the National Blues Museum. It follows the life and career of the Blues trailblazer known for her wit on stage and penning the notable hit: Down Hearted Blues.
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St. Louis play explores the life of overlooked blues singer Alberta Hunter
“Alberta Hunter: Jazz, Sass, and Spice Live at the Cookery” is the latest play from a Call To Conscience. The one-woman show follows the life and career of blues and jazz singer Alberta Hunter.
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NPR @npr.org · 09/05/2025
President Trump fired Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, via email late Thursday night, the latest in a string of actions the president has taken to shape American cultural institutions.
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Librarian of Congress firing is latest move in upheaval of U.S. cultural institutions
President Trump fired Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, via email late Thursday night, the latest in a string of actions the president has taken to shape American cultural institutions.
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Linda Lockhart, a longtime St. Louis journalist, leader in the local Black press corps and mentor to many, died Sunday. She was 72. Tune in at noon during "St. Louis on the Air" as we remember Lockhart and her community-centered legacy:
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Linda Lockhart, longtime St. Louis journalist and former STLPR editor, dies at 72
Lockhart’s 45-year journalism career included tenures at St. Louis Public Radio, the St. Louis Beacon, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and St. Louis American.
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Brian Moline @brianmoline.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Love this story from our afternoon newscaster and reporter extraordinaire, @marissanne2011.bsky.social. Well worth four minutes of your time to listen: www.stlpr.org/economy-busi...
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Will flowers fall to Trump's tariffs? St. Louis-grown blooms could be the answer
Florists and wholesalers might have to pivot to homegrown alternatives as tariffs wreak havoc on the floral industry. Local growers say meeting the demand will be a challenge without federal support.
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Abby Llorico @abbyllorico.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
A really interesting story from @marissanne2011.bsky.social about two thorny issues the local flower industry is facing: tariffs AND a lack of federal funding, with great photos as usual from @brianmunoz.bsky.social:
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Will flowers fall to Trump's tariffs? St. Louis-grown blooms could be the answer
Florists and wholesalers might have to pivot to homegrown alternatives as tariffs wreak havoc on the floral industry. Local growers say meeting the demand will be a challenge without federal support.
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
While many people across the St. Louis region have called the recent street collapses “sinkholes,” they are technically “cave-ins.” Here's why:
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Are they sinkholes or cave-ins? Regardless, the Go! St. Louis Marathon route has shifted
Officials say the adjustment has made this weekend’s marathon route nearly a 10th of a mile longer after portions of St. Louis streets collapsed in north St. Louis and Lafayette Square last Friday.
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Two years after arriving in the country, a St. Louis mother is left grieving after her son died while in ICE custody. Now she is demanding answers about what happened — and why his last days were marked by apparent illness, self-harm and despair:
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A mother and son fled Colombia for a better life. He died in St. Louis on ICE’s watch
Lucy Garzón risked everything to keep her children safe, then ended up losing a son to the very country she hoped would protect him.
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
A new program at St. Louis County Public Libraries is helping parents and caregivers teach their kids how to read through research-based methods.
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Need a new way to teach your kid to read? A St. Louis County Library program could help
Gateway to Reading is a program grounded in a body of research called the “Science of Reading,” an evidence-based approach to teaching reading to young learners.
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis has resigned her position as director of the St. Louis Department of Health. She will continue at the health department while the city finds a replacement, she said. “This moment is about claiming my agency, my rest and doing what is best for me and my family."
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High-profile St. Louis health director Hlathswayo Davis resigns
The infectious disease physician took the position in 2021 during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Will Bauer @will-bauer.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. — Protesters gathered yesterday to rally behind the Collinsville Kahoks, Mascoutah Indians and Granite City Warriors, which all could be required to change by a bill working its way through the Illinois legislature. @stlpublicradio.bsky.social #twill www.stlpr.org/government-p...
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Metro East residents rally against bill to end Native American mascots
The rally on Sunday was hosted by three of the affected districts: the Collinsville Kahoks, Mascoutah Indians and Granite City Warriors.
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
On April 8, Ballwin voters elected the city's first Black alderwoman, Tequila Gray. Her overall goal is to improve neighborhood walkability and help the city’s Board of Aldermen gain a better reputation with the community:
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Ballwin installs its first Black alderwoman, Tequila Gray. She’s pushing for safer streets
On April 8, Ballwin voters elected its first Black alderwoman, Tequila Gray. Her overall goal is to improve neighborhood walkability and help the city’s BOA gain a better reputation with the community...
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
The Trump administration is walking back its decision to revoke the visas of hundreds of international students across the country for unexplained reasons, including dozens in the St. Louis region.
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The federal government has restored over 20 St. Louis-area international students' visas
Across the country, more than 1,500 students had their visas revoked and their SEVIS records erased earlier this month, including dozens of students in the St. Louis area.
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
People are flocking to backyard chickens this year, in part due to the sky-high cost of eggs at the grocery store. Some are even renting the chickens themselves:
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Rent a chicken? More St. Louisans take a crack at creating their own egg supply
People are flocking to backyard chickens this year, in part due to the sky-high cost of eggs at the grocery store. Some first-timers have turned to chicken rentals to try out ownership for a few month...
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
St. Louis University has settled a class-action lawsuit over a data breach that exposed patients’ data.
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St. Louis University reaches settlement with patients involved in data breach
More than 90,000 people were potentially affected by a data breach of St. Louis University files. SLU and plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit have reached an agreement that pays for some damages and ...
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
A bill passed by the Missouri House today would make it legal to bring guns on public transportation and lower the minimum age for a concealed carry permit. It now goes to the Senate:
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Missouri House approves allowing guns on public transit
The bill would also lower the minimum age to acquire a concealed carry permit from 19 to 18.
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
St. Louis will have its third new mayor in 12 years. Cara Spencer wins St. Louis mayor race, ousting Tishaura Jones in bitter rematch:
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Spencer wins St. Louis mayor race, ousting Jones in bitter rematch
Cara Spencer, currently St. Louis' 8th Ward alderwoman, defeated Mayor Tishaura Jones on Tuesday. She will be inaugurated April 15.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
The National Park Service has restored the changes to its website about the Underground Railroad following public outcry www.nps.gov/subjects/und...
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
A new art exhibit featuring the work of South Asian artists who emigrated to the U.S. is putting a spotlight on the challenges immigrants face. Here's how local artist Mee Jey's new identity in the U.S. shaped her art:
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New art exhibition explores what it means to be ‘here’ for immigrants in America
The new ATRA art exhibition highlights the challenges immigrants face living in America.
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Danny Wicentowski @dtowski.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
RIP Murphy the bald eagle. He may not have been the biological father of those two orphaned eaglets, or to the rock he incubated like an egg. But he was their daddy.
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Murphy the bald eagle, famous for parenting a rock, dies at 33
Murphy leaves behind two eagles and a rock he raised as his own.
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
A new University of Missouri study found that first-time mothers living in rural Missouri are more likely to stop breastfeeding earlier than urban and suburban moms.
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First-time rural Missouri moms breastfeed less than urban or suburban moms, study finds
Breastfeeding is more of a challenge for first-time mothers in rural Missouri compared to those in urban and suburban areas, according to a new University of Missouri study.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Southwest Airlines to end free checked bags policy for first time in its 54-year history
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Southwest Airlines to end free checked bags policy for first time in its 54-year history
Southwest Airlines is ending its free checked bags policy for many passengers. Some experts think customer loyalty could suffer.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Judge temporarily blocks effort to deport Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia student protests
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ICE arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia student protests, attorney says | CNN
Mahmoud Khalil, a prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University’s student protest movement demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, was arrested Saturday night by federal immigration author...
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
A doctor has been serving one of Baltimore’s poorest neighborhoods for decades — and if his patients can’t pay, that’s OK with him. So when he was diagnosed with cancer, his community rallied to raise $100,000 for his treatments.
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For decades, a doctor refused to charge patients who couldn't pay. When he couldn't pay, his patients came to his aid.
When Dr. Michael Zollicoffer was diagnosed with two types of cancer, his patients started a crowdfunding campaign that raised more than $100,000.
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
SCOOP: St. Louis will see school closures beginning with charter school Aspire Academy next school year — then public schools in 2026.
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Borishade: Confluence Academies Aspire to close; SLPS planning to close schools in 2026-2027
The St. Louis Public Schools superintendent announced the news to teachers and staff during professional development meetings on Friday.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
George Lowe, the voice actor best known for Space Ghost Coast to Coast, has died at 67
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Space Ghost Voice Actor George Lowe Dies at 67
Space Ghost Voice Actor George Lowe has passed.
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
NEW: Tammy Ross, the deputy commissioner of the St. Louis City Justice Center, is suing Sheriff Alfred Montgomery alleging false imprisonment, battery and civil rights violations.
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St. Louis deputy jail boss sues Sheriff Montgomery for false imprisonment and battery
The lawsuit is the latest in a string of legal action and investigations in the office.
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Black pediatric patients believed to have neurological conditions are falling through the cracks. A new study finds that just half of Black patients completed the necessary genetic tests for diagnosis and treatment:
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WashU School of Medicine study examines disparities in genetic testing in Black children
Black pediatric patients believed to have neurological conditions are going untreated according to a new Washington University School of Medicine study.
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
The 2025 race for St. Louis mayor is officially a rematch. Incumbent Tishaura Jones and 8th Ward Alderwoman Cara Spencer were the top two vote-getters in Tuesday’s mayoral primary:
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Mayor Jones, Alderwoman Spencer advance for rematch of 2021 St. Louis mayoral race
Mayor Tishaura Jones will face Alderwoman Cara Spencer of the 8th Ward in the April 8 election. Recorder of Deeds Michael Butler was third, while retired utility executive Andrew Jones was fourth.
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NPR @npr.org · 04/03/2025
Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.
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James Harrison, whose blood donations saved over 2 million babies, has died
Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
The St. Louis Reparations Commission ended its 18-month study on the city's history of racism last October. Mayor Tishaura Jones doesn’t yet have a plan for reparations but says cash payments would be unconstitutional:
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St. Louis mayor says direct cash payouts for reparations would be unconstitutional
The St. Louis Reparations Commission ended its 18-month study on the city's history of racism last October. Mayor Tishaura Jones doesn’t yet have a plan for reparations but says cash payments would…
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
The St. Louis match will also be a homecoming for former U.S. captain Becky Sauerbrunn.
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U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team heads to St. Louis for exhibition match against China
The U.S. Women’s National Team is squaring off against China for St. Louis game.
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DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 03/03/2025
Paul Tazewell is the first Black man to win Best Costume Design at the #Oscars  See the full winners list: bit.ly/OscarWins25
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Angie Stone, singer and member of the iconic hip hop trio The Sequence, has died at 63
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Singer-Songwriter Angie Stone Dead at 63
Angie Stone -- a singer and member of the iconic hip hop trio The Sequence -- has died ... TMZ has confirmed.
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Hadley Township, a former neighborhood in Richmond Heights, is one of the last Black communities in the St. Louis region destroyed by urban renewal efforts. Resident Margie Hollins recently debuted her documentary that captured its demolition in 2014:
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New documentary follows the demolition of an old Black St. Louis County neighborhood
Hadley Township, a former neighborhood in Richmond Heights, is one of the last Black communities in the St. Louis region destroyed by urban renewal efforts.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Skype is shutting down after two decades
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Skype is shutting down after two decades | CNN Business
Microsoft is shutting down Skype, the internet-based phone and video service that was once the dominant way of staying connected in the mid 2000s.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer known for 'Killing Me Softly With His Song' and other intimate hits, dies at 88.
A photo of Roberta Flack, wearing Black
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
NEW: Abortions to resume in Missouri after judge halts licensing requirements.
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Abortions to resume in Missouri after judge halts licensing requirements
The move comes months after Missourians voted to enshrine abortion access in the state constitution.
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Ameren Missouri wants to upgrade its power grid to meet what they anticipate will be a growing demand from new companies moving into the state.
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Ameren Missouri to add power plants, upgrade grid to meet projected demand
Ameren Missouri announced plans to upgrade its grid and build new power plants to meet an anticipated increase in demand from companies moving to the state.
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