‘A sad day’: Longtime Centene CEO Michael Neidorff dies aged 79 | local business

CLAYTON — Longtime head of Centene Corp. Michael Neidorff, a pillar of the St. Louis business community, died Thursday at the age of 79. Neidorff led the Clayton-based company for 26 years, growing it from a small healthcare company to a Fortune 25 behemoth — and the largest company headquartered in the region. He and … Read more

EXPLAINER: Russia is not a “most favored nation”. What now? | national politics

By MARCY GORDON – AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — With Congress voting to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and ban imports of its oil, President Joe Biden’s action to escalate U.S. pressure on Russia’s economy may now intensify. The action by the US House of Representatives and Senate on Thursday to remove Moscow’s … Read more

US cuts exports to 3 Russian airlines | national politics

By ERIC TUCKER – Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration on Thursday decided to choke off U.S. exports to three Russian airlines in what officials called an unprecedented enforcement action. The Commerce Ministry said the move would block airlines – Russia’s national carrier Aeroflot, Utair and Azur Air – from receiving items from … Read more

Alabama school district agrees to stop broadcasting prayers over PA system before football games | nation

Pexels.com The Jefferson County School District in Alabama has agreed to stop broadcasting Christian prayer over the PA system at the start of school-sponsored football games and events after a parent complained to a national nonprofit that advocated for the breakup employed by church and state. The parent wrote to the Freedom From Religion Foundation … Read more