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5th Circuit Obediently Lets AT&T Off The Hook For Major Location Data Privacy Violations

1 year ago
For decades, major wireless carriers AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile collected vast troves of sensitive user location and movement data, then sold access to any random nitwit with two nickels to rub together. The result was a parade of scandals wherein everybody from stalkers , law enforcement (or people pretending to be law enforcement), car companies, governments, and right wing […]
Karl Bode

FDA seeks to phase out 8 common food dyes

1 year ago
WASHINGTON — Trump administration health officials announced Tuesday they hope to eliminate eight petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the nation’s food supply before the end of next year, though they haven’t received guarantees or written agreement from food companies. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary detailed efforts to phase out the dyes during a press conference alongside Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the department’s Washington, D.C.,…
Jennifer Shutt

3 newly elected St. Louis Public Schools board members sworn in

1 year ago
Three newly elected St. Louis Public Schools board members were sworn in Tuesday night during a meeting at district headquarters. Karen Collins-Adams, the wife of former district superintendent Kelvin Adams, was named president. She replaced Toni Cousins, who was not reelected earlier this month. At the meeting, board member Ben Conover, who was appointed in February after the resignation of Sadie Weiss, wondered if Collins-Adams' marriage would pose a challenge. "I have some concerns, I think,…
Brent Solomon

One dead after overnight shooting in north St. Louis County

1 year ago
ST. LOUIS - An overnight shooting in north St. Louis County left one person dead Wednesday morning. The shooting took place around 3:30 a.m. on the 6900 block of Greenway Avenue. An investigation into the shooting is ongoing. This is a developing story; FOX 2 will provide additional information once it comes into the newsroom.
Nick Gladney