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This undated photo shows Raja, the highly popular Asian elephant at the St. Louis Zoo in St. Louis, Mo. The elephant has lived at the zoo since his birth in 1992 and is being moved for breeding purposes to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio. (Louis Zoo via AP)

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Raja the elephant, a big draw at the St. Louis Zoo, is moving to Columbus to breed
By JIM SALTER - Associated Press
Thu,12/14/23-11:24AM , 30 Reads
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Raja the elephant has been one of the biggest attractions — literally and figuratively — at the St. Louis Zoo for decades. Now, he's moving away.
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After 35 straight drawings without a big winner, Powerball players are lining up for a shot at a near-record jackpot worth an estimated $1.73 billion. (Oct. 11) (AP video by Ty O'Neil and Rodrique Ngowi)

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$1.765 billion Powerball jackpot goes to lucky lottery player in California
By JIM SALTER - Associated Press
Tue,10/10/23-11:15PM , 45 Reads
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A player in California won a $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot Wednesday night, ending a long stretch without a winner of the top prize.
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Chester Deanes, left, and Ben Phillips hold a photo of the former Pruitt-Igoe housing development in St. Louis, where they lived growing up on Sept. 7, 2023. The Army sprayed a potential carcinogen from the tops of buildings and from station wagons in the area around Pruitt-Igoe in the 1950s and 1960s as part of secret Cold War-era testing. Deanes and Phillips are leading an effort to get government compensation. (AP Photo/Jim Salter)

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Government should pay compensation for secretive Cold War-era testing, St. Louis victims say
By JIM SALTER - Associated Press
Sun,09/24/23-7:04AM , 48 Reads
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ben Phillips’ childhood memories include basketball games with friends, and neighbors gathering in the summer shade at their St. Louis housing complex. He also remembers watching men in hazmat suits scurry on the roofs of high-rise buildings as a dense material poured into the air.
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Duck boats, replicas of World War II-era amphibious vehicles, and a popular tourist attraction, make their way along the Charles River between Boston and Cambridge, Mass., Sunday, July 22, 2018. Five years after 17 people died when a tourist vessel known as a duck boat sank on a Missouri lake, the U.S. Coast Guard on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023 issued new rules for amphibious World War II vessels retrofitted for tourists. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

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New rules for repurposed WWII-era duck boats aim to improve safety on 16 in use after drownings
By JIM SALTER - Associated Press
Thu,09/14/23-1:05PM , 70 Reads
Five years after 17 people died when a duck boat sank on a Missouri lake, the U.S. Coast Guard has issued new rules for the amphibious World War II vessels retrofitted for tourist excursions.
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