Coronavirus
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City is renewing push to vaccinate homebound residents
ST. LOUIS – Some of the city’s most vulnerable residents and their caregivers are again getting extra help to fight…
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Restaurants, caterers put the ‘bon appetit’ in food giveaway
ST. LOUIS – Typically, Andrew Murray is busy serving paying customers for his business, Murray’s Catering. But on Friday, he…
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Deaths from heart disease, diabetes climbed amid COVID-19
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. saw remarkable increases in the death rates for heart disease, diabetes and some other…
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U.S. extends expiration dates for J&J COVID vaccine by 6 weeks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Johnson & Johnson said Thursday that U.S. regulators extended the expiration date on millions of doses of…
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Missouri officials urge vaccinations before Fourth of July
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to spike in southwestern Missouri, and residents there are being urged to get vaccinated before…
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States rebound from bleak forecasts to pass record budgets
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Just a year ago, the financial future looked bleak for state governments as governors and lawmakers…
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Free beer, doughnuts, million-dollar lottery help curb COVID-19
A growing number of states, cities and companies are offering incentives to encourage people to get vaccinated. And the sweeteners keep getting…
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Tracking of Missouri vaccine equity is hampered by flawed data
Throughout the COVID-19 vaccination effort, public health officials and politicians have insisted that providing shots equitably across racial and ethnic…
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Schmitt drops lawsuit against St. Louis County over pandemic response
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has dropped his lawsuit challenging St. Louis County’s COVID-19 pandemic response.…
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County invests more than $10.5 million in CARES funding to ease food insecurity
ST. LOUIS COUNTY – The county reports that it has spent more than $10 million it received through the federal…
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Guidelines are drawn up for $68 million of Rescue Plan Act funds
ST. LOUIS – Mayor Tishaura Jones’ administration has released a framework for how the city will use $68 million of…
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Veterans return to Memorial Day traditions as pandemic eases
BOSTON (AP) — A pair of military veterans navigate the hilly, meandering paths in a historic cemetery in Boston, searching…
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Missouri lawmakers didn’t cancel debts from unemployment benefit mistakes
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — State lawmakers left tens of thousands of Missouri residents facing big debts by failing to pass…
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Pandemic recession has pushed 9.8 million more Americans into food insecurity
The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed hardship on millions of vulnerable Americans through unemployment and reduced work hours. And this has increased food…
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Memorial Day weekend, summer can be safe and healthy, city assures
CITY HALL – Downtown and the rest of St. Louis will be a safe place to celebrate this holiday weekend,…
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ArchCity Defenders offers guide for representing yourself in eviction lawsuit
The pandemic has put many families in an unstable housing situation for the first time, and thousands across Missouri are currently…
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How to build back better health habits after pandemic year
The U.S. is in far different shape today than it was last Memorial Day, and many Americans are, too. According…
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COVID surge in northern Missouri stirs worry for summer
In the last week of April, the Linn County Health Department signaled that the COVID-19 pandemic had cooled enough that…
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COVID-19 is lasting concern inside Missouri prisons
More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Missouri Department of Corrections has implemented mitigation efforts and begun administering…
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Residents grapple with utility costs as shutoffs resume
The pandemic has been hard on Louise Lynch’s family. Her daughter caught COVID-19 as the virus first took hold, and nearly…
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Homeless students slipping through cracks, congressional panel told
WASHINGTON — Witnesses before a U.S. House panel on Wednesday advised lawmakers on how federal relief aid can help bridge…
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Stark racial disparities persist in vaccinations, CDC data show
Black Americans’ covid-19 vaccination rates are still lagging months into the nation’s campaign, while Hispanics are closing the gap and…
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Pool management mixed on easing of rules on masks
ST. LOUIS – The rules on masks may be loosening up, but at some area pools, management isn’t ready to…
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Cardinals can fill Busch Stadium as of June 14
DOWNTOWN (AP) — The Cardinals will return to full capacity at Busch Stadium starting with a June 14 game against…
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Free testing aims to curb sexually transmitted infections ignored as COVID-19 spread
As the case counts of the COVID-19 coronavirus began to tick up across Missouri in March 2020, providers who offer…
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Some aren’t ready to give up masks despite new CDC guidance
Like more than 120 million other Americans, Jan Massie is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and can pretty much give up…
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For U.S. Muslims, Eid al-Fitr marks emergence from both Ramadan and pandemic
For Qassim Abdullah, this year’s Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr marked a bit of a milestone: Now fully vaccinated, the…
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Is church attendance linked to higher rates of coronavirus?
One of the most controversial parts of the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown strategy in the United States was the closure of churches across…
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NYC Pride parade bans police; gay officers ‘disheartened’
NEW YORK (AP) — Organizers of New York City’s Pride events said Saturday that they were banning police officers and…
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Bill to shield businesses from most COVID lawsuits heads to governor
In the last hour of the 2021 legislative session, the Missouri House sent a sweeping bill that would shield businesses…
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