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ST. LOUIS — The city is launching a grant program to help small businesses recover from the pandemic, officials announced Tuesday. The program will offer up to 900 St. Louis-based businesses $5,000 in grants, paid on a first-come, first-served basis through state coronavirus stimulus funds. “St. Louis cannot get through the pandemic if we leave … Read more

MADRID (AP) – The European Union medicines agency announced on Tuesday that it has initiated an accelerated review process for an experimental coronavirus vaccine booster being manufactured by Spanish company Hipra. The European Medicines Agency said in a statement that its assessment was based on preliminary data from laboratory studies and studies in adults comparing … Read more

By ROD McGUIRK – Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – The Australian government will increase spending on defense and national security while cutting budget spending, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said before unveiling on Tuesday a budget prepared with the upcoming election in mind. As Russia is at war with Ukraine and China’s military is growing more … Read more

By JANIE HAR – Associated Press California’s first reparations task force is at a crossroads. Members disagree over which black Americans should be entitled to compensation in atonement for a slave system that officially ended with the Civil War but continues to have an impact today. Some members want to limit financial and other compensation … Read more

Reuters WASHINGTON — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Monday asked a court to enter an injunction preventing Intuit, owner of tax preparation software TurboTax, from misleadingly advertising free tax returns when many people have to pay. In the lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, the FTC, which … Read more

AP DALLAS — Southwest Airlines on Monday reached an interim agreement with a union representing its customer service workers that would grant pay increases totaling more than 16% over the next three years for about 7,000 employees. The machinists’ union said its bargaining committee unanimously recommended that members approve the treaty in an upcoming ratification … Read more

After almost 34 years as the main voice on KMOX (1120 AM), presenter Charlie Brennan drops the microphone on the “News Voice of St. Louis”. On his Monday morning show, Brennan told his audience that his last shift at the station would be May 12. Brennan said he made his decision to leave KMOX about … Read more

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN – Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Commission on Monday recommended EU states end the Golden Passport schemes, which allow wealthy people to buy into the bloc’s citizenship, and urged them to look into whether Russian oligarchs are involved affiliated with the Kremlin or supporting the war in Ukraine should have … Read more

By JOE McDONALD – AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei said Monday its sales grew 76% in 2021 despite U.S. sanctions. Huawei’s chief financial officer was released by Canadian authorities last year, ending a standoff with Washington over the tech giant’s deals with Iran. The company is caught amid tensions … Read more

While the war in Ukraine has triggered a wide-ranging set of economic sanctions against Russia and its energy-related exports like oil and natural gas, similar barriers do not currently apply to the fuel used in nuclear power plants. Russia is a key player in this global supply chain, and Ameren is an energy company that … Read more