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Four US cities win the prize for Trump's new crime-fighting experiment; get nearly $300 million in funds — why were they chosen?

Four American cities will receive substantial federal funding to improve public safety and reduce violent crime. Jacksonville, Baton Rouge, Jackson, and St. Louis have been selected for this initiative. Each city faces distinct challenges, including police staffing shortages and technological needs. The funding will enhance local law enforcement strategies tailored…

The Economic Times · 3h ago

Nelly Reveals Taylor Swift Paid Him Exactly $50,000 in a 'McDonald's Bag' for a 2011 Concert Appearance

Nelly claims Taylor Swift paid him $50,000 in a McDonald's bag for joining her onstage in Houston in 2011, though concert records contradict parts of his recollection

International Business Times UK · 7h ago

Scientists set up 45 artificial ponds near St. Louis and studied them for 7 years; even when ponds got the same species, the order they arrived changed the outcome

A recent examination of 45 plastic cattle tanks has shed light on the significant role that species arrival order plays in biodiversity. Tanks with low nutrients exhibited similar communities irrespective of this order, while high nutrient tanks presented diverse variations. This phenomenon, termed the priority effect, has implications for community…

The Economic Times · Oct 29

Electric bikes are booming (again)

The Pedego Electric Bike store in St. Louis normally closes for the month of February because there are not enough sales to justify keeping it open through the winter. This year, with an unusually large number of phone calls coming through, it re-opened early. February wound up being a “bonanza…

Tribune News Service · Mar 21, 2022

Police: Man tried to carjack St. Louis police officers responding to shots fired call

ST. LOUIS — A 27-year-old man was arrested Saturday after trying to carjack a marked patrol vehicle from two St. Louis officers, police said.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Mar 20, 2022

Schmitt dismisses lawsuits against St. Louis, school districts where masks no longer required

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Friday dismissed his challenge to masking rules in the city of St. Louis, and his office also announced an end to dozens of lawsuits he filed against Missouri school districts this year.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Mar 19, 2022

General Dynamics Secures $4.5B User Facing And Data Center Services Contract

General Dynamics Corp's (NYSE:GD) business unit General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), has secured the User Facing and Data Center Services (UDS) contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). UDS is a single-award IDIQ contract with a $4.5 billion ceiling and a 10-year ordering period. GDIT will provide hybrid cloud services, including commercial clouds…

Benzinga · Mar 18, 2022

St. Louis Fed Chief Jim Bullard Calls For More Aggressive Rate Hikes

St. Louis Federal Reserve President Jim Bullard is defending his dissenting opinion that the central bank did not go far enough in raising rates by stressing the need to achieve a “policy rate above 3% this year.”

Benzinga · Mar 18, 2022

Gun ownership and Black suicide rates

Having a gun in the home significantly increases the risk of suicide

Salon · Mar 18, 2022

More Black Americans are buying guns. Is it driving up Black suicide rates?

When Russell and Sharis Lewis want to unwind, they pack up their guns and drive from their home in a suburb north of St. Louis to an indoor range called the SharpShooter on the city’s south side.

Tribune News Service · Mar 18, 2022