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Meta’s AI ‘Perv Glasses’ Now Come With Stupid Comcast-esque Usage Restrictions

1 month 3 weeks ago
Despite a lot of pretense, Meta, permanently deadbolted to Mark Zuckerberg’s outsized ego, simply isn’t an interesting, ethical, competent, or innovative company. They’re mostly an ad monopoly pretending to be Apple. They poured untold billions of dollars into their soggy and broadly uninteresting metaverse gambit, now they’re pouring untold billions of dollars into their fourth-place […]
Karl Bode

Wak’a Garden

1 month 3 weeks ago

Begin Again: Wak'a Garden is the second installment in Laumeier’s Begin Again series, honoring the Park’s 50-year history of collaborating with artists and supporting new commissions and exhibitions. The organic, amphitheater-shaped sculpture, built […]

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Myranda Levins

2 dead, 2 injured in overnight shooting in north St. Louis County

1 month 3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Two people were killed and two others were injured in a quadruple shooting Sunday night in north St. Louis County. According to the St. Louis County Police Department, the shooting occurred around 11:55 p.m. in the 4300 block of N. Hanley Rd. near a MetroLink station. Police said officers responded [...]
Nick Gladney

Missouri cannabis workers notch union wins as organizing spreads

1 month 3 weeks ago
Missouri cannabis workers are trying to turn a string of recent union victories into broader organizing momentum across the state. High Profile Cannabis dispensary workers in Columbia last week unanimously ratified what union officials say is the state’s first collective bargaining contract for cannabis workers, securing higher pay and paid vacation time.  “Now for the […]
Rebecca Rivas

Monday, July 6, 2026 - Bosnian Pride

1 month 3 weeks ago
The Bosnia and Herzegovina men’s soccer team went further in the FIFA World Cup this year than it ever had before the U.S. knocked them out last week. For many in St. Louis’ large Bosnian community, all the hubbub has resulted in a deepened sense of connection that they hope will endure far beyond the end of the soccer tournament.

Democrats, Republicans alike focus on states’ rights as a way out of America’s political woes

1 month 3 weeks ago
Democrats are seizing the mantle of states’ rights to oppose the agenda of President Donald Trump, who has sought to reset Washington’s relationship with the states.  While the party out of federal power has always pushed its agenda in statehouses, Democrats across the country have recently demanded more autonomy for governors and state lawmakers. Liberals, […]
Kevin Hardy, Jonathan Shorman

I once wrote that two moments explained Mike Parson’s tenure. Make it three

1 month 3 weeks ago
When Mike Parson left office 18 months ago, I wrote that two moments explained his six years as Missouri governor. The first was a pandemic press briefing where a besieged Parson decided not to take questions and instead recite Theodore Roosevelt’s “The Man in the Arena,” casting criticism as something beneath the dignity of the […]
Jason Hancock

Normal July temperatures return to start the workweek

1 month 3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - We're watching out for some patchy fog Monday morning, especially in areas that received rain Sunday. Otherwise, we will see near normal temperatures for this time of year with highs in the mid to upper 80s. Dewpoints are still in the 70s, so we'll still have that humid feel. Skies will be [...]
Jaime Travers