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Meta’s Muse Is An Adorable Privacy And Security Dumpster Fire

1 day 7 hours ago
Meta’s agentic AI product Muse has had a rocky few weeks since launch. The product, which features an animated avatar named Jolly (one presumes to make mass hyper surveillance seem adorable) is supposed to help you offload busywork like making restaurant reservations, paying bills, or ordering groceries. Despite Meta having claimed repeatedly that Muse was […]
Karl Bode

Eads Bridge reopens after crash in East St. Louis

1 day 7 hours ago
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. - The Eads Bridge reopened in both directions after a crash Tuesday morning in East St. Louis. Details on the crash are unclear. The bridge reopened around 8 a.m. after being closed for several hours. FOX 2 reached out to East St. Louis Police for details. According to the St. Louis [...]
Nick Gladney

Trump drops longtime aversion to mail-in voting with GOP trailing in polls

1 day 7 hours ago
President Donald Trump wants to sharply curtail mail ballots. He’s called them “inherently corrupt” and baselessly condemned them as a major source of fraud. But with Republicans falling behind in the polls, the president is now urging his supporters to vote in the midterm elections any way they can, including by mail. The White House […]
Jonathan Shorman

Wak’a Garden

1 day 7 hours ago

Begin Again: Wak'a Garden is the second installment in Laumeier’s Begin Again series, honoring the Park’s 50-year history of collaborating with artists and supporting new commissions and exhibitions. The organic, amphitheater-shaped sculpture, built […]

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Myranda Levins

Police detain person of interest in connection to burglaries in St. Louis City

1 day 8 hours ago
ST. LOUIS - Police detained a person of interest early Tuesday in connection with a string of burglaries in St. Louis. According to St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson Mitch McCoy, an officer spotted and detained a person of interest overnight in Soulard near 9th St. and Allen Avenue. Detectives are continuing their investigation. Police [...]
Nick Gladney

Missouri task force seeks clearer standards for deciding when children are safe

1 day 8 hours ago
A state task force created by Gov. Mike Kehoe to recommend changes to Missouri’s child welfare system convened for five hours Monday to begin  developing clearer common standards for determining whether a child is safe that can be used by abuse and neglect investigators, the courts, juvenile officers and others across the state. The Missouri […]
Steph Quinn

Reproductive liberty is about more than abortion

1 day 8 hours ago
I am riding on the front of a train barreling into a distant land. Physically, I am at home, in an inflatable pool cushioned by warm water, entering birthland. As my son emerges, I am in awe. We are surrounded by nothing but love: my husband, my certified nurse midwife (CNM), and doula. I feel whole, and present. […]
Charity Galgani

Tuesday, Oct. 6 - Art in the DNA

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As DNA mapping becomes more advanced and genetic research becomes more accessible, conversations about what it means to share genetic data become more important. But for Black people in the United States, sharing and studying genetic data comes with a lot of baggage. St. Louis Public Radio’s Sarah Fentem reports on a St. Louis art show that focuses on the intersection of race and genetics.

Sunny and warm days around all week long

1 day 9 hours ago
ST. LOUIS - Very quiet weather continues across the region. Expect tons of sunshine again on Tuesday. We will be warming up. High temperatures will be back up around 80 F on Tuesday and in the mid to upper 80s on Wednesday. Another weak, dry cold front passes through into Thursday. It will stall the [...]
Angela Hutti