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Healthy vending machine startup expands to St. Louis

3 years 2 months ago
The startup in recent weeks launched its first vending machines locally, and it is expanding to more than a dozen locations here. The market entry is a homecoming of sorts for the brand, as its founder and CEO is a Washington University graduate.
Nathan Rubbelke

Rare dog loses 40 pounds while missing for 3 weeks

3 years 2 months ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - An extremely rare dog that went missing at the end of August was found Tuesday. Tito is a championship-winning endangered otterhound. He went missing the day his family arrived at their new home in west St. Louis County. A missing dog flyer was stuck to a stop sign just 20 feet [...]
Monica Ryan

No, The Solution For Criminal Defendants Is Not More Clearview AI

3 years 2 months ago
The problems with Clearview AI’s facial recognition system, particularly in the hands of police, are myriad and serious. That the technology exists as it does at all raises significant ethical concerns, and how it has been used to feed people into the criminal justice system raises significant due process ones as well. But an article […]
Cathy Gellis

Daily Deal: Microsoft Surface Laptop (Refurbished)

3 years 2 months ago
The Microsoft Surface Laptop (refurbished) delivers incredible performance with its 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 processor and 8GB of RAM. It offers an improved 13.5″ PixelSense display. It has either a 128GB or 256GB hard drive capacity. You can be productive anywhere you go. Its compact size makes it perfect for travel or taking to […]
Gretchen Heckmann

Sen. Belt: Millions In Additional Funding Coming To School Districts Across East St. Louis

3 years 2 months ago
EAST ST. LOUIS – To help offset the financial challenges of the last few years, State Senator Christopher Belt announced that school districts across the 57 th Senate District will receive millions in additional funding. The funding comes from the 2017 Illinois Senate Democrat-backed evidence based funding formula, which reexamined the state funding model for K-12 education. Thanks to this law, the school funding formula is more equitable as it takes into account a district’s total enrollment, poverty rate, the number of special education or English language learners, among other factors to base its revenue needs. “Schools were some of the hardest hit by the pandemic, and they can benefit heavily from this increased financial support,” said Senator Belt (D-Swansea). “Building off of the tax holiday for school supplies, this funding is yet another opportunity for educators to acquire the resources they need to provide children with the most optimal

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