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Editorial: Like pet rocks and bell bottoms,1970s bad economic news is back to haunt Biden

U.S. gross domestic product shrank 1.4% in the first quarter at the same time inflation continued to soar. For older Americans, that combination conjures memories of 1970s stagflation, a nightmarish combination of double-digit inflation, double-digit interest rates, soaring gasoline prices and persistently high unemployment. The entire economic mess got dumped…

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Editorial: Lawmaker's eloquent takedown of right-wing toxicity should serve as a blueprint

A blueprint for battling the toxic extremism currently gripping much of the Republican Party was provided last week by, of all sources, a Democratic state legislator in Michigan. In a floor speech that went viral, state Sen. Mallory McMorrow issued an epic takedown of a Republican colleague who’d called her…

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Cardinals back Hudson's stellar pitching with 15 singles, bold base running

ST. LOUIS — “Whitey Ball” reappeared at Busch Stadium in all its 1980s glories Thursday night.

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Cardinals go the extra (base) mile to overtake Mets 10-5 in series finale

ST. LOUIS — After having striking for just five extra-base hits in their previous six-plus games, the Cardinals exploded for three in the same inning Wednesday. Doubles by Yadier Molina and Tommy Edman and a two-run triple by Dylan Carlson highlighted a five-run fourth inning that gave the Cardinals the…

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Editorial: Blaming Biden only goes so far in explaining current global inflation woes

A new International Monetary Fund report suggests that the economic hiccups roiling American politics are actually being felt worldwide and probably have little or nothing to do with President Joe Biden’s leadership. Biden certainly isn’t blameless for at least a portion of the nation’s current inflationary spiral, but the monetary…

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Editorial: For better or worse, Twitter is influential. That comes with responsibilities

One of the world’s most influential social media platforms will soon be under the private ownership of the world’s richest person. What could possibly go wrong? Elon Musk’s $44 billion purchase of Twitter has prompted speculation about how the mercurial electric car mogul might change things. Republicans are giddy about…

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Hicks suffers bruised wrist as Cardinals blanked by Mets 3-0

ST. LOUIS — On a scale of injuries, the right wrist contusion suffered Tuesday night by Cardinals right-hander Jordan Hicks, who has had myriad elbow problems since 2019, doesn’t rank as the most dire thing that’s happened to him. For instance, he lives every day as a Type 1 diabetic.

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OSHA says Amazon workers were confused during Illinois tornado, but issues no fines

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — Some workers at an Amazon warehouse here that partly collapsed during a tornado in December didn't remember participating in tornado drills, and others didn't know where to take cover in an emergency, according to a federal investigation released Tuesday.

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Editorial: Religion case will test if justices really are originalists, or just partisans

The constitutional principle of separation of church and state isn’t really that complicated: Americans are free to express their religious beliefs. But an instrument of government — like, say, a public employee on a high school football field — cannot be commandeered to promote that expression. And public school kids…

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Cardinals strike once Scherzer leaves game but botch lead in ninth, lose 5-2

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Benjamin Hochman: Wait, is home ice really that important in the Blues-Wild series?

In the National Hockey League postseason, home ice actually doesn’t really matter too much.

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Editorial: Time to examine whether minor vehicle infractions merit police stops

One big question deserves to be on every police officer’s mind when pulling a motorist over for a relatively minor offense: Is this stop really worth the violent confrontation or death that could follow? Even if cops aren’t asking that question, city governments are, and they increasingly are concluding that,…

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Benjamin Hochman: The Phantom Cardinal — Kurpiel never got into a game for St. Louis

This is the story of the St. Louis Cardinal who never played for the St. Louis Cardinals.

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Daniel Neman: 'Babette's Feast' still glorious after 35 years

The first time I watched “Babette’s Feast,” I was a movie critic. The second time I watched, I was a food writer.

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Best Bites: Red Cactus White Cheese Sauce

Red Cactus is a line of all-natural, gluten-free, low-sodium salsas and other products made in Hannibal, Missouri. On the company’s website, the founder recounts an encounter with God on Interstate 70 in St. Louis. That path eventually led him to the salsa company that makes this cheese sauce. It’s made…

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Wainwright tormented again by Reds as Cardinals' trip ends in 4-1 loss

CINCINNATI—Adam Wainwright, who has 186 career wins, has only one losing record in his career against a National League club. That club hadn’t won a game in two weeks until Sunday when the Cincinnati Reds laced Wainwright for eight hits in five innings of a 4-1 victory, which was the…

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Thanks to Faulk, Blues survive overtime scare to beat Coyotes

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The games are dwindling down and the wins are stacking up for the St. Louis Blues. They bid adieu to the Arizona Coyotes and Gila River Arena on Saturday with a 5-4 overtime victory.

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Dakota Hudson, Cardinals blank Reds, 5-0

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds went down to their 11th consecutive loss on Saturday and who more fitting to send them there than Dakota Hudson?

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Constantly eluding trouble, Cardinals' Matz wins second in succession, beating Reds, 4-2

CINCINNATI — When next you see Steven Matz pitch at Busch Stadium on Wednesday against his original team, the New York Mets and assuming many of you didn’t see him on Apple TV on Friday night, he isn’t likely to resemble the pitcher who gave up seven runs in three…

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Editorial: The administration is right to protect travelers — and its emergency authority

The Biden administration had no good options after a federal judge invalidated its mask mandates on public transportation Monday. Pushing back on the court’s ruling would put the administration at odds with a great many Americans who are tired of pandemic restrictions and anxious to resume normal life. On the…

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Editorial: Democrats appear to be shuffling toward a midterm disaster. They don't have to

Election prognosticators increasingly predict Congress will fall to the GOP in this year’s midterms. The reasons have less to do with Republican policy proposals (those are scarce nationally these days) than with inflation, President Joe Biden’s low approval numbers and other factors that have the ruling party on the rocks.…

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Fast-starting, switch-hitting Edman returns to leadoff in Cardinals lineup, but for how long?

MIAMI — The idea behind swapping switch-hitters atop the Cardinals' lineup was to see if Dylan Carlson might pounce on some of the pitches that spot sees and do so with power.

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Editorial: Texts show even 2 Trump true-believers finally knew it was all a big lie

It turns out Democrats and anti-Trump Republicans weren’t alone in concluding that Donald Trump’s campaign to overturn the 2020 election was illegitimate and dangerous. Two top Trump-supporting Republicans said as much in the run-up to Jan. 6, 2021, according to newly revealed texts in possession of the House committee investigating…

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Lynn Schmidt: A million American lives lost to the pandemic deserve to be remembered

In just a few short weeks, the United States is likely to reach an unfathomable milestone in terms of numbers: 1 million lives lost to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Toyota announces $109M investment in Missouri plant to support hybrid electric push

TROY, Missouri — Toyota said Tuesday it will spend $109 million on new equipment at its cylinder head plant here as it works to build more hybrid electric cars.

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