a Better Bubble™

Aggregator

Trump admin investigates five medical schools over DEI

1 month ago
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights launched investigations Tuesday into five medical schools nationwide to determine whether their admissions practices violate Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination…
By Esther Wickham | The Center Square

Victory! Flock Ends Rollout Of Audio “Distress Detection” Of Human Voices

1 month ago
Reversing course, Flock Safety—the surveillance technology vendor most known for its extensive network of automated license plate readers—has announced that it will end a pilot for its acoustic gunshot detection devices to identify signs of “human distress.” In October 2025, EFF warned the public that Flock was rolling out a new feature called “Distress Detection” that would be deployed through their […]
Matthew Guariglia

Deer Hunt for Active-Duty Military and Veterans at Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary

1 month ago
WEST ALTON, MO. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Rivers Project Office is announcing a managed Deer Hunt for Active-Duty Military Members and Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces at the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary, West Alton MO on November 17,18, and 19. A total of five applicants will be randomly selected to harvest one deer of either sex per hunter, with a maximum of five total deer harvested over the entire hunt. “This hunt at Riverlands is part of the Riverlands

Local Scholarship Honors Single Mom and Supports Future Nurses

1 month ago
ALTON - A local woman has created a nursing scholarship in honor of her niece, and now, she’s asking the community to help her support single mothers in the nursing field. Jacquesa Taylor was a single mom and nursing student. After Taylor’s passing at age 34, her aunt, Lynn Lumpkins Fulton, decided to create a scholarship in her name. Fulton has awarded three scholarships out of her own pocket with the help of her family's fundraising efforts, and she has gone on to mentor these

Missouri Amendment 4: What is it? What would it do?

1 month ago
Missouri voters will decide on four statewide constitutional amendments in the August 2026 primary election. That includes Amendment 4, which proposes changes to the state's citizen-led initiative petition voting process.
Joey Schneider