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The Boston Celtics star and St. Louis native Jayson Tatum received an adorable birthday video from his son Deuce on Thursday. Deuce celebrated his father’s 24th birthday by capturing video at various St. Louis locations dear to the elder Tatum, including Tatum’s alma mater Chaminade College Preparatory School, Imo’s Pizza and, of course, Gateway Arch. … Read more
CHESTERFIELD – Build-A-Bear introduces a new concept in St. Louis. The St. Louis-based retailer will open its first Build-A-Bear Adventure venue in the Chesterfield Valley later this month. The concept combines the usual workshop shop with a bakery, arcade and private spaces for parties, school trips, baby and bridal showers and team building events. The … Read more
2001 – A bloody John Ruiz becomes the first Hispanic heavyweight champion by knocking out Evander Holyfield in the 11th round and earning a unanimous decision for the WBA title. Evander Holyfield of Atlanta, Georgia, left, covers up as John Ruiz of Chelsea, Mass. attacks in the third round of their WBA heavyweight championship bout … Read more
By STEPHEN WADE – AP Sportswriter In a startling reversal, Russian and Belarusian athletes have been banned from the Paralympic Winter Games because of their countries’ role in the war in Ukraine, the International Paralympic Committee said in Beijing on Thursday. The reversal comes less than 24 hours after the IPC announced on Wednesday that … Read more
PROVIDENCE, RI (AP) — Nurses voted to unionize at Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence by a majority of 2-1, union organizers said. The win’s wide margin highlights nurses’ “deep dissatisfaction” with management, said Lynn Blais, president of United Nurses and Allied Professionals. The Boston Globe reported Tuesday that about 220 nurses at Roger Williams … Read more
CLEVELAND (AP) — Terry Rozier scored 29 points and carried Charlotte’s backfield into foul trouble with LaMelo Ball leading the Hornets to a 119-98 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. Cleveland recalled All-Star Darius Garland but lost for the fifth time in six games. Rozier added seven assists and seven rebounds, and Isaiah … Read more
By ALAN FRAM – Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Key Senator Joe Manchin on Wednesday unveiled the broad outlines of a reconfigured social and environmental package that will direct half its resources to cutting federal deficits, a day after President Joe Biden proposed his own more ambitious, but stalled plan to realign. Manchin, DW.Va., whose … Read more
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt plans to award electric vehicle maker Canoo a state-record $15 million to support the company’s planned investment of more than $560 million in new facilities in Oklahoma, reports said the Tulsa World. The newspaper reviewed Oklahoma Department of Commerce contracts that show state money from the governor’s … Read more
NEW YORK — After playing eight of their last nine games against sides not currently in the playoffs, the Blues return to the high-rent district Wednesday against top-flight New York Rangers. If nothing else, this will be a benchmark in early March for a Blues team stuck on a seven-game points streak (6-0-1). “They are … Read more
By STAN CHOE – AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) – Oil prices continued to rise on Wednesday, briefly surpassing $110 a barrel as Russia’s war in Ukraine continues, but stocks and other markets showed less fear than a day earlier. The S&P 500 was up 1% in morning trade, while Treasury yields jumped to … Read more