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Norway's World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen competes in the 44th Chess Olympiad in Mamallapuram, India

The cheating scandal rocking the chess world

World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway withdrew from an online chess match against 19-year-old American player Hans Niemann at the $350,000 Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis, Missouri.

The cheating scandal rocking the chess world
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a house after a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, April 11, 2022.

As the war rages in Ukraine, Radio Sputnik occupies the airwaves in American heartland

As the war rages in Ukraine, Radio Sputnik occupies the airwaves in American heartland
Health care workers gather for lunch purchased by members of the New York City Police Department (NYPD)

Pandemic raises fears for immigrant doctors whose status in the US is uncertain

Pandemic raises fears for immigrant doctors whose status in the US is uncertain
Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas, center, walks among protesters Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo., during a unity march to protest against police brutality following the death of George Floyd.

Federal agents could drive 'even further divisions in our city and our country,' says Kansas City mayor

Federal agents could drive 'even further divisions in our city and our country,' says Kansas City mayor
The Mississippi River near New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Mississippi: Pushed to the brink

The Mississippi: Pushed to the brink
A man holds soybeans in his hands.

How soybeans became China's most powerful weapon in Trump's trade war

China was once one of the biggest buyers of US soybeans. Now that the trade war between the US and China has intensified, tariffs have been put on US soybeans. Now, farmers across the country are hurting.

How soybeans became China's most powerful weapon in Trump's trade war
Burger King patrons in St. Louis were greeted by a somewhat confusing menu: A Whopper with no beef.

The meatless Whopper’s ‘Impossible’ goal: To save the planet

The Whopper is an icon of American culture. But the Whopper is getting a complete overhaul. And when we say complete, we literally mean complete.

The meatless Whopper’s ‘Impossible’ goal: To save the planet
Abandoned homes in Hyde Park neighborhood.

St. Louis’ poorest residents ask: Why can’t our houses be homes?

Trump’s housing agenda looms large over Missouri’s critical US Senate race.

St. Louis’ poorest residents ask: Why can’t our houses be homes?
A cow

The Quapaw tribe hopes a cattle slaughterhouse will provide jobs in rural Oklahoma

Native American tribes in Oklahoma contribute billions of dollars to the state's economy, including the cattle industry. One tribe in Oklahoma is providing a much-needed service in that industry — a processing plant where other ranchers can take their cattle to get grocery-store ready.

The Quapaw tribe hopes a cattle slaughterhouse will provide jobs in rural Oklahoma
Myra Gregory and her son Roland.

Unless Congress acts, nearly 9 million US children could soon be without health care

At the end of September, Congress allowed the deadline for refunding CHIP to expire. Replenishing funds for the program should be a slam dunk in Congress — there is usually bipartisan support for this program that helps kids — but CHIP still doesn’t have a funding plan, and the program is running on fumes.

Unless Congress acts, nearly 9 million US children could soon be without health care
Pecan Acres

Frequent flooding in Louisiana could lead to buyouts for entire neighborhoods

“Let us all come together so we can go as one and move another place instead of flooding out every year because we’re getting older,” says one resident of Pecan Acres, in Pointe Coupee Parish. “We’ll be better off. We won’t got to worry about worrying when the storms come.”

Frequent flooding in Louisiana could lead to buyouts for entire neighborhoods
protest in st louis

Tensions remain high between protesters and police in St. Louis

Protests simmered for the fourth straight day Monday in St. Louis, Missouri, amid outrage over the acquittal of a white former police officer in the shooting death of a black man.

Tensions remain high between protesters and police in St. Louis
Midnight Scan Club

The Midnight Scan Club sheds new light on the human brain

Most of our knowledge of the human brain comes from the group average of thousands of MRI scans. Dr. Nico Dosenbach felt he could gain more knowledge by collecting detailed individual scans. But with few resources at his disposal, he and his colleagues had to be creative.

The Midnight Scan Club sheds new light on the human brain
Karen Aroesty standing in front of the headstones of Chesed Shel Emeth cemetery

St. Louis repaired its historic Jewish cemetery. But the city is still looking for answers.

“We won’t call something anti-Semitism until we really know it’s anti-Semitism."

St. Louis repaired its historic Jewish cemetery. But the city is still looking for answers.
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton shaking hands after their first presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, on Sept. 26.

After all that, Trump and Clinton are having a debate tonight

Donald Trump walks into tonight's debate with many in the Republican Party calling for him to quit over his predatory remarks about women. Hillary Clinton heads into it after leaked emails discuss her controversial Wall Street speeches and "open trade and open borders" ideas.

After all that, Trump and Clinton are having a debate tonight