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Durbin Votes For Five Bipartisan Government Funding Bills

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after voting for the five bipartisan government funding bills and a two-week stop gap funding measure for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) while negotiations around reforms to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continue: “Senate Democrats were successful in separating

Duckworth Pushes to Allow Wrongfully Detained Citizens—and Families of Citizens Wrongfully Killed—by Trump's Agents to Sue Federal Government

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced an amendment to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations Act today that would empower the families of U.S. citizens who were wrongfully killed by Trump’s lawless agents, as well as each citizen who was wrongfully detained and then released by Trump’s reckless agents, to sue the federal government for at least $500,000. Duckworth’s Citizens Are As Important As Senators amendment is modeled

Duckworth, Walkinshaw Implore Trump Administration to Expand IVF Coverage for the Millions of Hardworking Americans Enrolled in FEHB Plans

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Representative James Walkinshaw (D-VA-11) called on Donald Trump—who has repeatedly failed to deliver on his promise to provide free IVF for all Americans—to prove his self-proclaimed support for IVF by expanding coverage for the millions of hardworking Americans in our federal workforce. In their letter, the lawmakers called on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to require all Federal Employees Health Benefits

Shannon O'Brien Is Fatal Shooting Victim In Jan. 30, 2026, In Ferguson, Mo.

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FERGUSON, Mo. — Shannon O’Brien, 28, of St. Louis, was identified as the victim in a fatal shooting that occurred Friday afternoon, Jan. 30, 2026, in Ferguson, Missouri, authorities said. Just before 4 p.m. on Jan. 30, 2026, Ferguson Police Department officers responded to reports of shots fired in the 1700 block of Windward Court. Upon arrival, officers found O’Brien suffering from at least one apparent gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The Ferguson Police

$2M lottery ticket sold at Gas Mart in St. Louis

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A big win has already been claimed in the Missouri Lottery’s “40th Anniversary” Scratchers game. The game’s first $2 million top prize was sold at Gas Mart, located at 710 Goodfellow Blvd. in St. Louis.
Kimberly Young

Duckworth Meets DHS IG and Reiterates Her Demand for Independent Investigations into Trump Agent Killings

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) met with U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General (IG) Joseph Cuffari to discuss the urgent need to conduct an independent investigation into the egregious public execution of Alex Pretti and pattern of brutality from Trump’s lawless agents. The meeting comes after Duckworth repeatedly called on DHS and the Department of Justice IGs to establish a joint task force to investigate these abuses. Shamefully,

Attorney General Raoul Joins Multistate Amicus Brief Opposing Trump Administration's Attempt To Prolong The Immigration Detention Of Children

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CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief opposing the Trump administration’s efforts to terminate the Flores Settlement Agreement. The Flores Settlement Agreement, which has been in place since 1997, provides crucial protections against the inappropriate detention of children and ensures the children in immigration custody are held in facilities licensed in and subject to oversight by the states where the

Will we have another Y2K event in 2038?

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The Y2K38 problem, caused by a computer timing issue, could potentially disrupt parts of the world's infrastructure if outdated systems aren't updated in time, but the fix is straightforward and early planning is key to preventing large-scale disruptions.
Alex Barton

Florissant Man Dies After Pedestrian Crash on Highway 67

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — Elijah Treat, 24, of Florissant, Missouri, died after being struck by a vehicle on January 31, 2026, in the 4100 block of North Highway 67 near Old Halls Ferry Road, according to the St. Louis County Police Department. The crash occurred at approximately 9:33 p.m. when officers from the North County Precinct responded to a motor vehicle crash call. Treat was found in the roadway and transported to a nearby hospital for life-saving treatment but later succumbed

Six Months Of ‘AI CSAM Crisis’ Headlines Were Based On Misleading Data

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Remember last summer when everyone was freaking out about the explosion of AI-generated child sexual abuse material? The New York Times ran a piece in July with the headline “A.I.-Generated Images of Child Sexual Abuse Are Flooding the Internet.” NCMEC put out a blog post calling the numbers an “alarming increase” and a “wake-up call.” […]
Mike Masnick