More than 170 firearms seized or recovered by police during an eight-month period last year were purchased from a single St. Louis-area pawn shop, federal authorities said in announcing charges against three men connected to the shop. Carlos Jones, 31; ...

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It seemed like a new era in the half-century battle against the deadly toll of tobacco: U.S. health officials for the first time would begin regulating cigarettes, chew and other products responsible for a half-million American deaths annually. “The decades-long ...

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It seemed like a new era in the half-century battle against the deadly toll of tobacco: U.S. health officials for the first time would begin regulating cigarettes, chew and other products responsible for a half-million American deaths annually. “The decades-long ...

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Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster’s office said that the ruling means that Missouri will have to refund an undetermined amount from the annual payment of approximately $130 million due in April 2014.

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The plaintiffs in St. Louis’ recent landmark tobacco trial have agreed not to appeal the defense verdicts. In exchange, they will not have to pay the cigarette-makers’ court costs.

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The jury in a historic trial against Big Tobacco in St. Louis Circuit Court delivered numerous verdicts all for the defense this morning.

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A jury returned all defense verdicts in a historic tobacco trial in St. Louis Circuit Court.

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The hospitals’ lawyer spent much time previewing some of the exhibits that will be presented during the course of the trial — including internal documents of cigarette manufacturers that detail what the companies knew about nicotine and the health risks of smoking and when they knew it.

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Here are some of the people who have spent some of the last 12 years preparing for what is expected to be the longest-running trial in the city of St. Louis. At left is Kenneth Brostron, the lead attorney for the plaintiffs.

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With an announcement from Judge Michael David — “We’ve now identified the five winners!” — Friday’s jury questioning for an upcoming tobacco trial drew to an end. The trial, scheduled to begin Jan. 31 and expected to last six months, pits health care providers against cigarette manufacturers.

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With a six-month tobacco trial looming in the St. Louis Circuit Court, lawyers from both sides have whittled down the number of potential jurors to a manageable 240.

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