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Belleville special needs teacher awarded $500 for dedication

10 months 1 week ago
Aaron McCoy, a special needs teacher at Menta Academy in Belleville, was awarded $500 from Weber Chevrolet for his patience and caring treatment of his students, as well as his dedication to his own son who was born with a syndrome requiring hands-on attention.
Joe Millitzer

Several Charged With Stolen Vehicle Offenses

10 months 1 week ago
EDWARDSVILLE - The Metro East has seen a range of auto thefts in recent weeks, with stolen vehicle charges filed against several individuals from around the Riverbend region. Tiffany R. Shemwell, 37, listed as homeless out of Granite City, was charged with offenses related to motor vehicles (a Class 2 felony) and unlawful possession of methamphetamine (a Class 3 felony). On Aug. 17, 2024, Shemwell was reportedly knowingly in possession of a stolen Chevrolet Avalanche, and was additionally found with less than five grams of methamphetamine in her possession. The Granite City Police Department presented the case against Shemwell, who was ordered released from custody. Timothy B. Warren, 46, of Granite City, was charged with a Class 2 felony count of offenses related to motor vehicles. On Aug. 8, 2024, Warren allegedly possessed a stolen 2018 Ford Escape while knowing the vehicle to be stolen. He was later granted pretrial release in the case presented by the Glen Carbon Police

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New Trump Book Threatens To Jail Zuckerberg, Putting Zuck’s Groveling Letter In New Light

10 months 1 week ago
Was Mark Zuckerberg’s cringey spinelessness just an attempt to grovel before Donald Trump to avoid a vindictive criminal lawsuit? Given the timing of the letter coming out just before Trump’s new book that threatens to imprison Zuckerberg in a bout of authoritarian vindictiveness, it sounds like the reason Zuck is feeding the MAGA conspiracy theories […]
Mike Masnick

PCE inflation remains under 2% in July

10 months 1 week ago
PCE inflation remained subdued this month, with both core and headline numbers right around 2%: On a conventional year-over-year basis, headline PCE clocked in at 2.5% and core PCE at 2.6%.
Kevin Drum