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Eric Greitens ‘RINO-hunting’ video incited threats to his ex-wife, lawyer says in court

3 years 2 months ago

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Sheena Greitens’ attorney asked a judge Thursday to direct her ex-husband Eric Greitens to issue a public statement denouncing threats made since his Senate campaign published a video depicting him toting a gun and hunting his political opponents. Associate Circuit Judge Leslie Schneider was presented with printouts of two threats.  One was […]

The post Eric Greitens ‘RINO-hunting’ video incited threats to his ex-wife, lawyer says in court appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Rudi Keller

Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Decision To Strike Down Longstanding Gun Law As Nation Grapples With Record-high Gun Violence

3 years 2 months ago
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen : “Every day, parents across America are burying children they have lost to gun violence. And yet, as our nation still mourns the horrific massacres in Uvalde and Buffalo, and as we work to combat the daily toll of the gun violence epidemic in cities like Chicago, this decision will make it even easier for guns to flood our streets. “For years, the gun lobby has told us the way to reduce gun violence is not to pass new gun laws, but to enforce the laws already on the books. At the same time, the gun lobby has been arguing in court to strike down those gun laws on the books. Today, they succeeded. This decision makes it all the more important for Congress to take actionable steps to protect our kids and communities from this nation’s

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Postal Service Accelerates Delivery For Retail Ground, Parcel Select Ground Products

3 years 2 months ago
WASHINGTON — Today, the Postal Service announced it will implement upgraded service standards for its USPS Retail Ground (RG) and Parcel Select Ground (PSG) products effective Aug. 1, 2022. Within the contiguous United States, service standards for these products will be accelerated from two- to eight days to two- to five days for the same affordable price. Items containing hazardous materials or live animals are not eligible for the upgraded service standards. RG is a ground shipping product for packages, thick envelopes, and tubes (with a maximum weight of 70 pounds) that are not required to be mailed via First-Class Mail service and are available only through retail channels. PSG is an economical ground delivery service similar to RG for commercial shippers. The Postal Service is aligning the RG and PSG service standards with the current First-Class Package Service (FCPS) standards within the contiguous US. Processing this mail with FCPS packages will enhance customer service

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Workers Claim Union-Busting at St. Louis-Area Starbucks

3 years 2 months ago
Over the past week, three St. Louis-area Starbucks stores have celebrated union victories. At one store, though, the unionization effort failed. On June 13, employees at a Bridgeton Starbucks voted against unionizing in a 9 to 14 tally.
Benjamin Simon

California Seems To Be Taking The Exact Wrong Lessons From Texas And Florida’s Social Media Censorship Laws

3 years 2 months ago
This post analyzes California AB 587, self-described as “Content Moderation Requirements for Internet Terms of Service.” I believe the bill will get a legislative hearing later this month. A note about the draft I’m analyzing, posted here. It’s dated June 6, and it’s different from the version publicly posted on the legislature’s website (dated April 28). I’m not […]
Mike Masnick

Daily Deal: The 2022 CompTIA Trifecta Course Bundle

3 years 2 months ago
The 2022 CompTIA Trifecta Course Bundle has four courses to help you prepare for three CompTIA exams. The courses cover the CompTIA A+, Network+, & Security+ exams. The bundle is on sale for $29. Note: The Techdirt Deals Store is powered and curated by StackCommerce. A portion of all sales from Techdirt Deals helps support […]
Gretchen Heckmann

What Should Be at the Crossroads of the World

3 years 2 months ago

Returning to urbanity Like many of the other major intersections in this city, the crossroads of Grand and Gravois has suffered the fate of auto-oriented blight. With two of the four corners still standing as a testament to our city’s rich history, the northern half has been leveled by the automobile, a gas station, and […]

The post What Should Be at the Crossroads of the World appeared first on NextSTL.

Elek Borrelli

Jean Haffner’s Record Exchange Is a Haven for St. Louis Audiophiles

3 years 2 months ago
In a building of a former library, bins of records, shelves of CDs and boxes of products tower almost as high as the ceiling. Only the sound of customers peeling through plastic-covered records can be heard over classic rock playing over a loudspeaker. This is the Record Exchange (5320 Hampton Avenue, 314-832-2249), where owner Jean Haffner, 76, has built a literal library of records and music paraphernalia in the former Buder Branch of St. Louis Public Library in St. Louis Hills.
Monica Obradovic

Lawsuit challenges Missouri voting aid restrictions

3 years 2 months ago
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Civil rights activists sued Missouri on Wednesday over a decades-old law that prohibits volunteers from offering ballot-booth help to multiple voters who have physical disabilities or …
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