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Soil is continuing to slough off into the sinkhole near a pier supporting an elevated section of Interstate 44 in downtown St. Louis. The interstate has been shut down in both directions. Full story at @stltoday. #STLtraffic
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Interstate 70 will be closed in both directions soon to the pier supporting part of the highway can be inspected after a large sinkhole from busted water mains (plural) washed out the soil around the pier. Go to @stltoday for the story.
#SLMPD officers are working with MODOT and the Streets Department to close eastbound I-70 at Tucker until further notice due to a large sinkhole under the interstate. Eastbound I-44 will also be closed and traffic will be redirected onto the Poplar Street Bridge. If you’re traveling westbound on the Poplar Street Bridge, you will not be able to exit at Walnut. Please use alternate routes. We will share additional updates as soon as possible. #STLtraffic
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A private plane heading to pick up St. Louis Cardinals legend Yadier Molina, along with his friends and family in Texas crashed just minutes after taking off in the Dominican Republic, killing the pilot and co-pilot.
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A really important read about the dismantling of the Washington Post's photo department, by Lori King. nppa.org/magazine/article/ne…

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Report: Fenway Park adds placeholder for three digit visitor score
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Hey #STL people, missing your Hyundai Sonata? DM me, we've called the police as well.
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HOLY CRAP Trump actually accomplished a miracle. Here is what he got out of Iran: - Reduce its stockpile of enriched uranium by about 98% - Limit uranium enrichment to 3.67% purity (far below weapons-grade) - Cut the number of installed centrifuges by roughly two-thirds - Only enrich uranium at one declared site (Natanz) - Stop enrichment activities at Fordow and convert it into a research facility - Redesign the Arak heavy-water reactor so it could not easily produce weapons-grade plutonium - Ship out or dilute excess enriched uranium Allow extensive inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Permit continuous monitoring of nuclear facilities and supply chains - Accept “snap” inspections under expanded monitoring rules - Avoid building new heavy-water reactors for years - Stay within strict limits on uranium stockpile size and centrifuge development for set periods ranging from 10–25 years Ooops, sorry! That was the JCPOA that Obama signed with Iran, only to have him tear it up, kill 140 kids, get hundreds of Americans injured, 13 killed, and gas prices to surge 50%.
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Every time you hear a lie in this immoral and unpatriotic attempt to rewrite the history of January 6 - done by Trumper rioters that Trump wants to pay with your tax money - show them this minute-by-minute video account of organized, militant white supremacists groups leading the charges, the brutal attacks on cops, the threats to hang Mike Pence, and throw their lies right back at them. nytimes.com/video/us/politic…
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India has restricted our reel on a proposed Google data center and its impact on Dalit communities in Vizag. Read ERC's full statement here: investigative.earth/news/erc…
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May 23
Reminder, the husband she is referring to pleaded guilty to a felony count of assaulting, resisting, and impeding federal officers. He also assaulted AP photographer John Minchillo. The wife lies when she goes on social media and describes him as a peace-loving observer. There is video of him attacking Minchillo. Minchillo, a professional through and through, got up and continued working, chronicling the violence and chaos. The AP photographer Minchillo is a true American hero of that awful day. Should he line up at the Trump trough to get his big payout with the rioters and assaulters? Here is a summary of what Burlew did, courtesy of Elon's Grok: "Benjamen Scott Burlew (also referred to as Benjamin Burlew), Brandy Burlew's husband, was convicted (via guilty plea) of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers (a felony) during the January 6, 2021, Capitol breach. He pleaded guilty in May 2024 to this charge related to actions on the Lower West Terrace area. There were attempts to withdraw the plea and other developments, but he admitted to the offense. "Yes, he was charged and widely reported for allegedly throwing/pushing an Associated Press photographer (John Minchillo) over a low stone wall.nCourt documents and videos (per DOJ and news reports) describe Burlew joining others in yelling at, grabbing, dragging, and shoving the photographer. "He allegedly "forcefully throw[ed] and push[ed]" Minchillo over the wall to the west lawn several feet below, causing him to land on his back. Burlew was then seen looking over the wall. "This was part of the initial charges against him (assault in special territorial jurisdiction and acts of physical violence on restricted grounds), though his guilty plea was specifically to the officer assault charge."
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"On the present trajectory, Iran will emerge from the conflict many times stronger and more influential than it was before the war. It will exercise leverage with dozens of the richest nations in the world." From Robert Kagan, @TheAtlantic theatlantic.com/internationa…
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Apple TV just announced that (for the first time ever) this weekend's LA Galaxy vs. Houston Dynamo match will be shot entirely on an iPhone 17 Pro. Here's what the setup looked like last year when they began testing it during MLB games.
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Last week, @AP inexplicably laid off @godovasquez. Today, in yet another reminder of how shortsighted that decision was, he won the prestigious @deadlineclub award for Best Sports Photo of this amazing shot!
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This is a huge victory for transparency over police records. Great work by @stltoday and @dave_roland in fighting for this ruling against @SLMPD, which has for years misapplied an appeals court ruling to presumptively close public records. stltoday.com/news/local/crim… via @stltoday
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Incredible work by the meteorologists at National Weather Service St. Louis. This is likely the most detailed tornado damage survey ever conducted. The tornado’s width was expanded to 1.8 miles wide, making it the 8th widest tornado on record. Its rating remains a mid-range EF3 with estimated peak winds of 152 mph.
Meteorologists from NWS St. Louis spent the last year refining the May 16, 2025 St. Louis Tornado damage assessment. Below is a summary of the adjustments, with more details at weather.gov/lsx/STLTornado. Thank you to @MoSEMA_and @CityEMA for their assistance with the data.
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A year after the tornado, only a few hundred St. Louis homes are being repaired stltoday.com/news/local/gove… via @stltoday
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A hotel guest captured the terrifying moment a king cobra emerged from the toilet of a resort in Don Salvador Benedicto, Philippines. The guest called resort staff to help catch and remove the venomous snake.
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Meet our 2026-2027 @JSKstanford fellows.
📣 Say hello to the 2027 JSK Journalism Fellows. This year’s cohort includes 13 journalists whose work reflects the innovation, urgency and public service at the heart of journalism today. Please join us in welcoming them 👏👏 buff.ly/zbIah3J
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Top large cities (min. 100k) by % of housing units built before 1939: Buffalo, NY (61%) St. Louis, MO (58%) Providence, RI (55%) Rochester, NY (54%) New Bedford, MA (52%) Cleveland, OH (49%) Pittsburgh, PA (48%) Cambridge, MA (47%) Boston, MA (47%) Berkeley, CA (46%)
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WSJ spox: “The government’s subpoenas to The Wall Street Journal and our reporters represent an attack on constitutionally protected newsgathering. We will vigorously oppose this effort to stifle and intimidate essential reporting.”
"In one meeting, Trump passed a stack of news articles he and other senior officials thought threatened national security to Blanche with a sticky note on it that said 'treason,' another administration official said." wsj.com/politics/national-se…
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