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For generations, women have been operating lighthouses across the country, saving lives and keeping history.
The women lighthouse keepers who saved countless lives from coast to coast
For generations, women have been operating lighthouses across the country, saving lives and keeping history. John Yang reports from the oldest continuously operating lighthouse on the U.S. Pacific…
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March 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
For generations, women have been operating lighthouses across the country, saving lives and keeping history.
@discontinuedfoods.bsky.social still miss this
March 30, 2025 at 3:52 AM
@discontinuedfoods.bsky.social still miss this
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In the latest new music roundup on @stlonair.bsky.social, music reviewer @anotherrahulj.bsky.social and Jill “DJ Jillian” Firns share their favorite new releases with producer
@hiya-miya-stl.bsky.social.
This month’s selections range from punk, R&B, dark pop and bossa nova:
@hiya-miya-stl.bsky.social.
This month’s selections range from punk, R&B, dark pop and bossa nova:
Rock out to new songs from St. Louis artists
Add these new songs from St. Louis artists to your music playlists.
www.stlpr.org
March 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
In the latest new music roundup on @stlonair.bsky.social, music reviewer @anotherrahulj.bsky.social and Jill “DJ Jillian” Firns share their favorite new releases with producer
@hiya-miya-stl.bsky.social.
This month’s selections range from punk, R&B, dark pop and bossa nova:
@hiya-miya-stl.bsky.social.
This month’s selections range from punk, R&B, dark pop and bossa nova:
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Music therapy is for everyone—including babies.
Tips For Soothing Your Baby With Music, From A Music Therapist
Babies like music, but they generally have preferences. A music therapist reveals the best kinds of music to soothe a baby.
www.sciencefriday.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Music therapy is for everyone—including babies.
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Murphy, the bald eagle famous for parenting a rock, has died at 33 following a head injury.
Fly high, Murphy. 🦅
Fly high, Murphy. 🦅
Murphy the bald eagle, famous for parenting a rock, dies at 33
Murphy leaves behind two eagles and a rock he raised as his own.
www.stlpr.org
March 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Murphy, the bald eagle famous for parenting a rock, has died at 33 following a head injury.
Fly high, Murphy. 🦅
Fly high, Murphy. 🦅
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When keepers switched the rock for a real eaglet, he raised it as his own.
Beloved foster-dad eagle Murphy, who incubated a rock, dead after storms
When keepers switched the rock for a real eaglet, he raised it as his own.
www.stltoday.com
March 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
When keepers switched the rock for a real eaglet, he raised it as his own.
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A recent study found that cervical cancer deaths in young women have plummeted since the introduction of the human papillomavirus vaccine.
As Cervical Cancer Deaths Plummet, Experts Credit HPV Vaccine
HPV can cause a variety of cancers, including cervical. New mortality data for women under 25 point to the success of the HPV vaccine.
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March 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
A recent study found that cervical cancer deaths in young women have plummeted since the introduction of the human papillomavirus vaccine.
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A new study suggests that autistic job applicants have higher levels of anxiety during job interviews than non-autistic people. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Autistic Applicants’ Job Interview Experiences and Accommodation Preferences: An Intersectional Analysis - Maira E. Ezerins, Lauren S. Simon, Christopher C. Rosen, 2025
Although more organizations are seeking autistic applicants, autistic people remain in an unemployment crisis. This may be due in part to job interviews, which ...
journals.sagepub.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
A new study suggests that autistic job applicants have higher levels of anxiety during job interviews than non-autistic people. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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When Amazon launched in 1995, there were 5,500 indie bookshops in the U.S., with 7,000 locations. By May of 2023, that number had decreased to 2,185 indies & 2,599 locations.
When you purchase audiobooks via Libro.fm vs. Audible, you directly support indie bookshops. Let's make that number grow ❤️
When you purchase audiobooks via Libro.fm vs. Audible, you directly support indie bookshops. Let's make that number grow ❤️
March 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
When Amazon launched in 1995, there were 5,500 indie bookshops in the U.S., with 7,000 locations. By May of 2023, that number had decreased to 2,185 indies & 2,599 locations.
When you purchase audiobooks via Libro.fm vs. Audible, you directly support indie bookshops. Let's make that number grow ❤️
When you purchase audiobooks via Libro.fm vs. Audible, you directly support indie bookshops. Let's make that number grow ❤️
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Missouri Senate approves child marriage ban, raising minimum age to 18.
Missouri Senate approves child marriage ban, raising minimum age to 18
The Senate also passed the CROWN Act, which would ban discrimination against natural Black hair in educational settings.
www.stlpr.org
March 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Missouri Senate approves child marriage ban, raising minimum age to 18.
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GIANT PIZZA WARS (1993-1995): In the early 90's, the Big 3 in the chain pizza world entered an arms race, offering competing, giant pizzas in a bid for pizza supremacy. How did it shake out? Check this 🧵!
February 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
GIANT PIZZA WARS (1993-1995): In the early 90's, the Big 3 in the chain pizza world entered an arms race, offering competing, giant pizzas in a bid for pizza supremacy. How did it shake out? Check this 🧵!
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Missouri lawmakers have given initial approval to a plan raising processing fees by $3 per transaction as part of an effort to attract and retain the independent contractors who run the offices across the state.
A trip to a Missouri license office could get pricier under Senate plan
Missouri lawmakers have given initial approval to a plan raising processing fees by $3 per transaction as part of an effort to attract and retain the independent contractors who run
www.stltoday.com
February 18, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Missouri lawmakers have given initial approval to a plan raising processing fees by $3 per transaction as part of an effort to attract and retain the independent contractors who run the offices across the state.
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Gil Won-ok, one of the last survivors of sexual slavery in brothels for Japan’s World War II troops, who campaigned to bring international attention to the suffering of thousands of women like her, died this week at 96.
Korean Victim of WWII Sex Slavery Who Fought for Japan’s Apology Dies
She led a tireless campaign for a formal apology and reparations from Japan for what it did to thousands of women like her — mostly Korean — during World War II.
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Gil Won-ok, one of the last survivors of sexual slavery in brothels for Japan’s World War II troops, who campaigned to bring international attention to the suffering of thousands of women like her, died this week at 96.
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For the 10-day Make-a-Thon, students at Washington University worked around the clock to create adaptive devices for people with disabilities.
Students invent new adaptive tech during 10-day Make-a-Thon blitz
For 10 days this winter, students at Washington University worked around the clock to create adaptive devices for people with disabilities.
www.stlpr.org
February 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
For the 10-day Make-a-Thon, students at Washington University worked around the clock to create adaptive devices for people with disabilities.
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From 2018: For children raised in the 70s natural-foods movement, the pinnacle of dietary suffering, worse even than sprout sandwiches, was carob—the chocolate substitute that never could.
How Carob Traumatized a Generation
For children raised in the seventies natural-foods movement, the pinnacle of dietary suffering, worse even than sprout sandwiches, was the chocolate substitute that never could.
www.newyorker.com
February 4, 2025 at 2:28 AM
From 2018: For children raised in the 70s natural-foods movement, the pinnacle of dietary suffering, worse even than sprout sandwiches, was carob—the chocolate substitute that never could.
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As racial and gender equity programs come under attack, many American companies have scaled back. But Costco, Microsoft and others have forged ahead.
As D.E.I. Programs Come Under Attack, Companies Like Costco and Microsoft Forge Ahead
As racial and gender equity programs come under attack, many companies have scaled back. But Costco, Microsoft and others have forged ahead.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
As racial and gender equity programs come under attack, many American companies have scaled back. But Costco, Microsoft and others have forged ahead.
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Any TikTokers I was following on TikTok…are you here now?
January 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Any TikTokers I was following on TikTok…are you here now?
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Listen I am loving all the shows and movies but am getting a little concerned that the folks in the UK need so many detectives, spies and various secret agents
January 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Listen I am loving all the shows and movies but am getting a little concerned that the folks in the UK need so many detectives, spies and various secret agents