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FCC To Finally Probe U.S. Wireless Abuse Of Customer Location Data
We’ve noted for years how your mobile phone location data is routinely abused by a long list of bad actors, including your wireless carrier. We’ve also noted how the GOP Senate, hand in hand with the telecom sector, managed to kill FCC broadband privacy guidelines in 2017 that would have gone a long way in […]
Centene to sell its Spanish, central European businesses
The Clayton-based provider of managed health care plans said it has agreed to sell its Spanish and central European businesses to a French hospital group.
Vacant house fire in Cahokia Heights
First responders are now at the scene of a house ire in Cahokia Heights.
Diehard Blues fan sues team, claims they sold thousands in mislabeled merchandise
A lifelong Blues fan says the team has been mislabeling memorabilia like pads, sticks and helmets. He's now sued, asking them to make it right.
Man arrives in St. Louis after retracing Buffalo Soldiers’ 1,900-mile trek made in 1897
On Saturday at 3:14 p.m., Erick Cedeño arrived on his bicycle in St. Louis to a crowd of about 50 people at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park, 5700 Lindell Blvd., after riding 1,900 miles. His journey paid tribute…
Monday, July 25, 2022 - Vintage items pose a risk of lead poisoning
Lead paint is regularly found in products more than 40 years old. They are not regulated, and many buyers don’t know about the neurotoxin's dangers.
Caterpillars are destroying Missouri fields. But pheromones might stop them.
Mizzou researchers set up a field trial for a system they hope can fight fall armyworms, a formidable crop pest, by prevent them from mating.
'KA-KAW!': St. Louisans excited for XFL's return
Old Town Clayton house lists for $2,975,000
The open floor plan looks out onto a pool, patios, and gardens.
Wash. U. allergist warns of a meat allergy on the rise in Missouri
The potentially life-threatening condition, which is believed to be triggered by certain tick bites, causes allergic reactions to red meat.
St. Louis counselors launch children’s book series to promote mental health
Clementine Gets UNSTUCK! Explores the life of a neurodivergent third-grader who is eager to help others like her
Showers and storms Monday, dry by Friday
Some showers and storms will be around Monday morning and will continue to stay with us throughout the day.
Hartmann: St. Louis Needs To Think Outside the Box with Rams Windfall
If the residents of the city and county were polled today about the single most pressing problem facing the St. Louis area, the result would be overwhelming: crime. It wouldn’t be close.
Items with lead are easy to find at antique shops, discount stores. They’re also toxic
A vintage military-style trunk she bought at an eastern Michigan flea market when she was a teenager became a staple of Jennifer Poupard’s life. Poupard, now 37, originally bought it to store her CDs. Over the years the trunk — styled with leather handles and metal buckles — served as a container for shoes, a […]
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Cleanup plans for Washington County's lead-tainted water
The EPA proposes interim clean-up plans for groundwater in Washington County as its water is contaminated with lead.
Pennsylvania just lost a key tool to address its abandoned oil well problem
"It’s a green light for the conventional oil and gas industry to continue to do what they’ve done, which is abandon these wells whenever they feel like it."
Study: Tomatoes grown in lead-contaminated soil appear safe to eat
It's good news for tomato lovers, mixed for urban gardeners.
Report: U2 will be first artist to play new MSG Sphere venue in Ls Vegas next year
U2 will play the first concerts ever at the MSG Sphere, a high-tech arena that's being built at the Las Vegas resort The Venetian and that's scheduled to open next…
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