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Cassie Wulfmeier gave an emotional victim-impact statement about her sister’s 2020 death before a judge sent Cole McCall to prison last month for involuntary manslaughter.

Last night I wrote a post about the number of housing units in the United States. It's all correct. Unfortunately, I also talked about about housing units in California. When I went back today to take a more detailed look at California, I realized that I had transposed a couple of numbers in yesterday's post, ...continue reading "Update: Housing units in California"

Five Years Ago

This week in 2017, Oracle filed its opening brief in its renewed attempt to overturn Google's fair use win on Java APIs. The UK rolled out a "piracy alert system" that was mostly but not entirely benign, while politicians there were looking to follow up on the Snooper's Charter with an even worse anti-whistleblowing law. In the US, things weren't looking good for net neutrality between the opinions of FCC commissioners and the shifty activities of telco. Meanwhile, prosecutors and anti-sex-trafficking advocates were speaking out about the government's treatment of Backpage, while a new report on encryption showed that its proliferation was not much of a problem for law enforcement.

Ten Years Ago

This week in 2012, there were mass protests against ACTA all across Europe. The European Parliament President criticized the agreement, and the EU official who resigned over it was detailing its many problems — but the EU Commission was trying to claim the widespread concerns were all based on 'myths', and lobby groups like the IFPI were claiming that the protests were anti-democratic. Meanwhile, US Senators were ramping up the fearmongering to push for a cybersecurity bill that they insisted was nothing like SOPA — but which also didn't seem necessary.

Fifteen Years Ago

This week in 2007, we examined Universal Music's ridiculous 'settlement' with small video sharing site Bolt, while Hollywood was expressing its ongoing displeasure with Google (as were some very confused Belgian newspapers). Broadcasters were making yet another attempt at anti-satellite radio legislation, sample troll Bridgeport Music won an unfortunate victory, and the RIAA was trying to get ISPs to help it hound customers into settling its lawsuits.

"We are down to less than half a days worth of blood for patients in need," said Cindy Rea with the American Red Cross.

Firefighters are battled a blaze at a two-story, 10 unit apartment in Cahokia Heights, Illinois, Saturday afternoon.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri will get $458 million to help victims of the opioid epidemic as part of a settlement with the three biggest U.S. drug distribution companies and …

"We know having family at the bedside will decrease patients anxiety, it gives them a level of emotional support."

Quinn competed in mass start speed skating.

“All of us are losing money through overtime or we’re losing it through not getting the pay during that week,” said SSM nurse Bridget O’Hearne.

Jack Davis was exposed while stationed in Thailand. His son was later born with Spina Bifida. He's spent years fighting so his son can receive treatment.

ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY — A Farmington motorist was killed Friday after failing to yield to crossing traffic at the intersection of two roads, according to a Highway Patrol crash report.

“You should never let anybody tell you that you can't do something you're passionate about.”

Perched on the corner of Olive and Boyle one Wednesday afternoon, I watched a few dozen cars roll stop signs on their way to somewhere that must have been important. Somewhere. But that somewhere wasn’t Olive and Boyle. It was a place to pass through as quickly as possible (so much so that at some […]

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