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Bytes Sam Bradford delivering for OKC
, the quarterback. If you don't believe he's worthy of your praise, that's perfectly fine.But Bradford, the person, is worthy of your assistance in his initiative to support the relief effort to help those impacted by the horrific tornado that ruined homes, property and lives near Oklahoma City earlier this week.The event was traumatic experience for the Rams quarterback, an ...
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Lighthouse for the Blind lays off 24
Things started off with a bang for host Belleville East softball team in its Class 4A regional game at home with rival West on ...
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Stocks mixed as investors reassess Fed worries
Investors recovered their poise by midday Thursday after an early sell-off sent stocks sharply lower.U.S. markets fell immediately after the opening bell following a global slump prompted in part by an unexpectedly weak report on manufacturing in China. Concern that the Federal Reserve might ease back on its economic stimulus program sooner than expected had also riled investors.Any pullback, or ...
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Thursday-Friday tee times at Senior PGA
In Upon Further Review, Bryan Burwell and Bellerive club pro Michael Tucker discuss everything you need to know about this weekend's Senior ...
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St. Clair County judge held pending drug charge
FAIR: Winning re-election to his fourth term this year cost St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay about $3.2 million -- or roughly $126 per vote. Mr. ...
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Movie Review
Bringing Up Baby
When I watch screwball comedies like "Bringing Up Baby," there is a certain part of me that laments the fact that our culture has become so jaded and cynical that a movie like this could never be made again. Oh sure, there have been some attempts in the last ten to twenty years, most notably two Madonna vehicles: "Desperately Seeking Susan" (1985) and "Who's That Girl?" (1987), the second of which ... ...
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U.S. new home sales up 2.3 percent in April
Eric Wennerberg, left, and his sister Emily talk with their friend John Siemer as they tour a model home in April in the Coronado Ranch subdivision in Las Vegas. U.S. new-home sales rose in April to the second highest level since ...
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Illinois House guns bill passes committee
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois legislation allowing public possession of concealed guns has passed the House Judiciary Committee. It was a compromise backed by Speaker Michael Madigan. The measure was endorsed Thursday 13-3 and goes to the full House Friday. It comes two weeks before a June 9 deadline set by a federal appeals court for Illinois to abandon its prohibition on the public ...
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Report Kids need an hour of exercise at school
Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY Kids need to break a sweat at school. Students should be doing at least 60 minutes of vigorous or moderate-intensity physical activity at school, with more than half of the activity occurring during regular educational hours and the remaining amount before and after school, says a report released Thursday by the Institute of Medicine. Estimates suggest that only ...
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Photos from Obamas 1979 prom surface
David Jackson, USA TODAY One of the less great things about being president: all those old photos that surface publicly. President Obama, who has had to deal ...
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The Boy Who Cant Eat to throw out first pitch for Grizzlies
Florissant, MO (KSDK) -- A big honor Thursday night for a little Florissant boy. Ryker Smith and his family will throw out the first pitch at the Gateway Grizzlies game at GCS Ballpark in Sauget, ...