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White House Urges Companies To Protect Data From Russian Hacks With Encryption; While Congress Looks To Effectively Outlaw Encryption

3 years 7 months ago
Earlier this week, the Biden administration urged companies to protect against potential cyberattacks from Russia, which seems like pretty good advice: The Biden-Harris Administration has warned repeatedly about the potential for Russia to engage in malicious cyber activity against the United States in response to the unprecedented economic sanctions we have imposed.  There is now […]
Mike Masnick

William Tisaby, Greitens case investigator, pleads guilty

3 years 7 months ago
ST. LOUIS โ€” One day before jury selection was scheduled to begin in the perjury and evidence tampering trial for the investigator who played a key role in the legal case that led to former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens' 2018 resignation, that investigator has agreed to a plea deal to forego a trial.
Gregg Palermo

Spring refinery shutdowns are back in California

3 years 7 months ago
Gasoline prices are up in California: Experts attributed the rise in local prices to recent trouble at a handful of California oil refineries. PBF Energy refineries in Torrance and Martinez as well as a Valero refinery in Benicia outside San Francisco have experienced problems in recent weeks that caused a hit to gasoline production, driving ...continue reading "Spring refinery shutdowns are back in California"
Kevin Drum

Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis Names New President

3 years 7 months ago

Brent R. Wood has had the โ€œInterimโ€ tag removed from his title and has been named the new President of the TRRA. Brent has served TRRA as its Chief Financial Officer since 2017. Prior to that, Brent spent over 35 years in various roles in the coal and power industries, and four years in public accounting. Brent served in various […]

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Matt Fernandes

Pedestrian Struck and Killed On Alton Train Track Is Identified

3 years 7 months ago
ALTON - The pedestrian who was struck and killed on a train track in the 2800 block of Circle Drive in Alton has been identified. The man has been identified as Brian P. Andrews, 65, whose last known address was in High Ridge, MO., Alton Police Chief Marcos Pulido said Wednesday morning. At about 6:32 p.m. on March 22nd, 2022, Alton Police Officers and the Alton Fire Department responded to the area of the train overpass in the 2400 block of Seminary Avenue, near Homer Adams Parkway, for a report of a pedestrian struck by a train. "Preliminary investigation revealed that an Amtrak train collided with a pedestrian who was on the train tracks, in the area of the 2800 block of Circle Drive," Pulido said. "This area is just southeast of where officers were initially dispatched. There is no train crossing at this location." This incident remains under investigation by the Alton Police Department, the Madison County Coroner’s Office, and the Amtrak Police Department.

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Daily Deal: TREBLAB Z2 Bluetooth 5.0 Noise-Cancelling Headphones

3 years 7 months ago
The Z2 headphones earned their name because they feature twice the sound, twice the battery life, and twice the convenience of competing headphones. This updated version of the original Z2s comes with a new all-black design and Bluetooth 5.0. Packed with TREBLAB’s most advanced Sound2.0 technology with aptX and T-Quiet active noise-cancellation, these headphones deliver goose bump-inducing […]
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Lambert records highest outgoing passenger volume since start of pandemic

3 years 7 months ago
Last week, St. Louis Lambert International Airport saw its highest outgoing passenger volume since before the Covid-19 pandemic began. The airport reported Tuesday that for the week of March 13-19, the Transportation Security Administration at Lambert recorded 124,972 outgoing passengers through its security checkpoints. That is the highest number of passengers Lambert has seen go through security since it started recording those numbers when the pandemic began in March 2020. That number doesn'tโ€ฆ
Kelsi Anderson, KSDK