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"Seeds: Containers of a World to Come" at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum features 10 artists who use their work to call for environmental sustainability.
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The Senate also passed the CROWN Act, which would ban discrimination against natural Black hair in educational settings.
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The Senate is expected to approve the bill on Monday. Because the Senate made changes to the House bill, it would go back to that chamber for another vote.
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Ujima maintains two urban farms in north St. Louis.
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While the next closest option received less than 9% of the vote — nearly 57% of votes were cast for a different option. That may signal that the state does indeed want change, according to flag experts.
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When Ron Branstetter created the cryptocurrency Unicorn Fart Dust, he knew he’d learn from the experiment. He didn’t know that he was building a space for tens of thousands of people to support, connect and learn from one another.
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The adored resident polar bear at the St. Louis Zoo, Kali, was transferred to the Toledo Zoo & Aquarium in Ohio this week, and twin polar bear cubs have taken his place in St. Louis.
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The 2017 escape of the St. Louis Six brought the Gentle Barn to Missouri. Its abrupt closure left volunteers abandoned and grieving.
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After the Trump administration paused immigration efforts in January, the effects on families across the nation have been devastating. One Afghan man says his family members who were supposed to arrive in February are in limbo, and he needs St. Louisans to advocate for refugee resettlement funding.
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FDA officials say the lab in the Central West End will stay open after the Department of Government Efficiency said it was terminating the facility’s lease.
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