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It is Monday, December 19th, 2023.

On This Day In History — On this day in 1996, the horror classic Scream, directed by Wes Craven, was released in American theatres; it became especially known for using the genre's clichés for comic effect.

Deal of the Day

Keurig Coffee Maker — 50% Off

• Coffee makers have been getting prohibitively expensive, but the Keurig k-cup coffee maker is now discounted to only $50. If your current coffee maker has stains from the 90s (like mine), now is the time to upgrade for cheap.

• Keurig Coffee Maker

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Words of the Day

Finance Term: Direct PLUS loan

Definition: Short for "Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students," these loans offered by the federal government can help pay for expenses not otherwise covered by a student's financial aid.

Medical Term: Inpatient

Definition: A patient who comes to a hospital or health care facility for diagnosis or treatment that requires an overnight stay.

Slang Word of the Day: Fam

Definition: Fam is a shorter word for family, but don't be fooled—it can be used to describe your friends or the way Millennials use "bro".

Used in a Sentence: “What’s up, fam?”

Longevity Tip Of The Day

Embrace your faith — Attending religious services once a week has been shown to add between four and 14 years to life expectancy, according to researchers who study blue zones. Don’t belong to a church? Ask to join a friend at her services, or just drop in at a nearby house of worship; most have an open-door policy.

What We’re Reading

Still Alive, by Ava Strong

Price — $0.99 Free

Overview: First in a series: As a killer tears through her tight-knit Caribbean community, FBI special agent Lily Dawn is tasked with stopping the slayings — but investigating the criminal activity means returning home and confronting her own dark past…

From The News

St. Louis Police Crash Into LGBTQ Bar, Arrest Its Owner

• Last night around 12:30 a.m. a St. Louis police cruiser smashed into the front window of an LGBTQ bar in Carondelet. But it was Bar:PM’s co-owner who wound up getting arrested and is currently being held in central booking.

• "There were several police officers that jumped him,” says James Pence, who co-owns Bar:PM with Chad Wick, who is currently in police custody.

• Pence says the police officer who ran into the bar told him that he had swerved to miss a dog in the middle of South Broadway. Pence says he does have security camera footage of the crash, though he is not making it public at this time.

• …read the full story

Tribes celebrate historic deal with White House that could save Pacific Northwest salmon

• The White House has reached what it says is an historic agreement over the restoration of salmon in the Pacific Northwest, a deal that could end for now a decades long legal battle with tribes.

• Facing lawsuits, the Biden administration has agreed to put some $300 million toward salmon restoration projects in the Northwest, including upgrades to existing hatcheries that have helped keep the fish populations viable in some parts of the Columbia River basin.

• …read the full story

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