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Jingle
JINGLE! will give St. Louis an extra dose of joy this holiday season. The spectacular, multisensory experience will completely transform O’Fallon’s CarShield Field with an immersive holiday light maze made […]
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Parson frees Eric DeValkenaere, first Kansas City cop convicted of killing a Black man
Parson announced the commutation in the twilight of his time in office, offering the clemency on the Friday afternoon ahead of Christmas holiday week.
18 months is not an AI crisis
From the Wall Street Journal: OpenAI’s new artificial-intelligence project is behind schedule and running up huge bills. It isn’t clear when—or if—it’ll work. There may not be enough data in the world to make it smart enough. The project, officially called GPT-5 and code-named Orion, has been in the works for more than 18 months.... ...continue reading "18 months is not an AI crisis"
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Smythe Jr., Steven Edward
Steven Edward Smythe Jr. passed unexpectedly in his sleep on December 14, 2024. Steve was born July 4th, 1964 to Steven Smythe Sr and Diana Best. Steve was a man who lived life his own way and never took it…
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Donnelly, Joseph E — St Louis, MO
Donnelly, Joseph E
Joseph E. Donnelly, age 81 of Chesterfield, passed away on Monday, December 16, 2024. He was born in Effingham, Illinois to the late Charles and Ella Donnelly. Joe served in the U.S. Army, and later worked most of his life…
Gatto, Vincent S.
December 17, 2024, age 96. Vis. Fri., Dec. 27, Baue Cave Springs, 4:00 pm — 7:00 pm. Svc. Sat., Dec. 28, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, 11:30 am. Contact 636-946-7811 or visit baue.com.
Lambert Airport welcomes home air travelers for the holiday
The holiday travel season brought families together at St. Louis Lambert International Airport on Friday. Bad weather in other parts of the country created several delays on what is one of the busiest travel days of the year.
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Bad Sign: Pocketpair Updates ‘Palworld’ By Nixxing Pal Spheres
We’re still waiting for the lawsuit in Japan between Nintendo, The Pokémon Co., and Pocketpair to get rolling, but that doesn’t keep the dispute out of the news. The patent lawsuit, itself a surprise as everyone thought it would be a copyright gambit that Nintendo would try, centers around several patents that all relate to […]
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Parson commutes sentence for St. Louis County man who had police on his side
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced several pardons and commutations Friday before his term ends next month, including one man from St. Louis County who had police officers fighting for his freedom.
Family urges accountability after three killed in St. Louis County crash days before Thanksgiving
Illinois regulators OK statewide electric grid upgrades, rate increases
Illinois utilities are set to invest more than a billion dollars into upgrading the state’s electric distribution grid, resulting in higher rates for customers around the state.
The Illinois Commerce Commission on Thursday approved scaled-back plans submitted by Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Illinois, the electric utilities for northern and southern Illinois, respectively. ComEd is part of Chicago-based Exelon Corp. (Nasdaq: EXC), and Ameren Illinois is part of St. Louis-based Ameren Corp. (NYSE:…
Beware of scam texts and calls for health insurance plans, Missouri experts say
A Missouri judge says the state’s abortion ban isn’t enforceable under voter-approved amendment
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A judge ruled Friday that Missouri’s near-total abortion ban is unenforceable under a new constitutional amendment, delivering a necessary legal step for abortions to resume in the state. Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Jerri Zhang said the abortion ban “is directly at odds” with a constitutional amendment creating a right to [...]
Missouri judge strikes down abortion ban, but clinics say access remains blocked
A Missouri judge on Friday temporarily struck down several laws that Planned Parenthood clinics have said made access to abortion all but impossible across the state.
Among the laws Jackson County Judge Jerri Zhang blocked include a 72-hour waiting period for an abortion and a mandate that physicians performing abortions have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals.
But abortions will not yet restart in the state because licensure requirements remain in place.
Planned Parenthood Great Plains,…
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