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Guns 'N Roses Walks Out on St. Louis — Again

8 months 1 week ago
The cursed history between Guns N' Roses and St. Louis continues, as their concert  scheduled for Busch Stadium this Saturday appears to be postponed. That is according to KMOX, which broke the story around 1:30 p.m., citing an internal announcement that went out to stadium staff. No reason was given for the postponement, however the announcement did say that fans should keep their tickets as the show will be rescheduled.
Ryan Krull

Bankers provide insight on trends to watch in the construction industry

8 months 1 week ago
Recent reports show good news in the construction industry — spending was up across most nonresidential categories in April, even in the face of recession fears. Spending on nonresidential construction totaled $1.05 trillion in April on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data published by the U.S. Census Bureau on June 1. That’s up 1.9% from March and up 25.3% from April 2022. “Manufacturing-related construction spending growth…
Commerce Bank

Two Of The Absolute Worst Senators On Tech Policy Team Up To Put Together Terrible Ideas For AI Regulations

8 months 1 week ago
If asked to name the absolute worst Democratic and Republican Senators when it comes to technology and innovation policy, it would be difficult to come up with any worse than Richard Blumenthal from the Democratic side and Josh Hawley from the GOP side. Both have extremely long histories of having absolutely terrible, free speech destroying, […]
Mike Masnick

Guns N' Roses postpones St. Louis show at Busch Stadium for illness

8 months 1 week ago
ST. LOUIS - Guns n' Roses postponed their concert Saturday at Busch Stadium with the Pretenders due to illness. Tens of thousands of people were planning on attending the concert this weekend. A statement from the St. Louis Cardinals says: "Hang on to your tickets, the event organizer is working to reschedule the concert. You [...]
Joe Millitzer

The Wasted Crisis

8 months 1 week ago
Today on TAP: What did we learn from the financial collapse of September 2008? Not enough.
Robert Kuttner

Did Dobbs really prompt a backlash against abortion restrictions?

8 months 1 week ago
Most polls on abortion break up responses into three categories: Should always be illegal. Should always be legal. Should sometimes be legal. The first two are obviously clear enough, but the third encompasses a very wide range of views. For example: Should be illegal except in cases of rape and incest. Should be legal early ...continue reading "Did Dobbs really prompt a backlash against abortion restrictions?"
Kevin Drum

St. Louis Activist Storms Coach Fashion Show In Anti-Leather Protest

8 months 1 week ago
St. Louis activist Sasha Zemmel crashed a New York Fashion Week runway in protest of Coach's use of leather on Thursday. Zemmel interrupted the show by strutting across the runaway with the bravado of a model while nude and covered in body paint made to give her a "skinned" appearance. The act was part of a protest against the fashion industry's use of leather.
Monica Obradovic