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Bad Sign: Pocketpair Updates ‘Palworld’ By Nixxing Pal Spheres

1 year 3 months ago
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 […]
Dark Helmet

Illinois regulators OK statewide electric grid upgrades, rate increases

1 year 3 months ago
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:…
Andrew Adams

A Missouri judge says the state’s abortion ban isn’t enforceable under voter-approved amendment

1 year 3 months ago
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 [...]
David A. Lieb

Missouri judge strikes down abortion ban, but clinics say access remains blocked

1 year 3 months ago
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,…
Anna Spoerre

Raw data: The safety record of Waymo driverless cars

1 year 3 months ago
According to a new report commissioned by Waymo and conducted by SwissRe, Waymo driverless cars are about ten times safer than cars driven by people: The report is based on 25.3 million miles driven by Waymo cars in four US cities (San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and Austin). This was before Waymo began freeway driving, ...continue reading "Raw data: The safety record of Waymo driverless cars"
Kevin Drum

Lambert Airport bustling as holiday travel surges

1 year 3 months ago
You can certainly feel the hustle and bustle of St. Louis Lambert International Airport as travelers head out of town for the holidays. At Terminal 2, there’s been a steady stream of incoming and outgoing passengers.
Jaime Travers