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State legislatures, including Missouri's, are considering a wave of bills that would undermine local control on culture wars issues from education and policing to environmental policy.
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NPR moved this week to cut 10% of its staff and stop production of a handful of podcasts, including Invisibilia, Louder Than a Riot and Rough Translation.
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Unsigned artists in Missouri, Illinois and across the country can win a chance to perform a Tiny Desk Concert at NPR's headquarters. The contest is now open for entries from Feb. 7 through March 13.
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China’s foreign ministry described the balloon as “a civilian airship” for meteorological research that had blown far off course by winds. The Pentagon suspects it’s collecting sensitive information. On Friday, it was spotted flying over cities across Kansas and Missouri, including St. Louis.
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Brian Mann usually covers the opioid crisis and U.S. drug policy. Last year, he reported on the war in Ukraine. He shared what the experience was like in a conversation last month as part of STLPR’s participation in the American Homefront Project.
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The 42-year-old is in his final Major League season and is hoping to join three baseball legends in reaching 700 home runs. Only Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds have done it. Pujols has 698.
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In a letter to Biden, Republican governors say they support "making higher education more affordable" but don't want to "force American taxpayers to pay off the student loan debt of an elite few."
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey said he’d prioritize eliminating “critical race theory” and “egregious” sex education standards from Illinois schools if elected to replace Gov. JB Pritzker in November.
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Sarah Fenske interviewed Lisa Napoli before a live audience at the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival.
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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of NPR's first on-air broadcast, we look back at our origins in radio, how we grew from a staff of 65 to thousands, and into our future in the digital space.