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Grand Pride Parade in St. Louis disrupted by protesters

1 year 2 months ago
Thousands of people gathered in downtown St. Louis Sunday for a Pride parade. The Grand Pride Parade stepped off at noon, heading westbound on Market Street. The parade was delayed after protesters entered the parade route with a message supporting Palestine and denouncing genocide. About a dozen protesters sat on Market Street. The protesters were asking Pride STL to not accept funding from Boeing. Boeing was the title sponsor of the parade. Reporting from the New York Times and others links…
Anne Stegen, Hunter Bassler, Morgan Schaab, Mercedes Mackay, Diamond Palmer

Missouri governor slashes $1 billion from state budget approved by lawmakers

1 year 2 months ago
More than 170 items were struck from the Missouri state budget Friday as Gov. Mike Parson cut $1 billion from the spending plan passed this year by lawmakers. In a statement explaining his cuts, Parson said he vetoed earmarked items that he believes were loaded into the budget for special projects and organizations without considering the future financial stability of the state. “The use of the veto pen is not something I do eagerly, but today these vetoes represent the elimination of unnecessary…
Rudi Keller

Lynn pitches 6 sparkling innings as the Cardinals blank the Reds 2-0 for a 4-game series split

1 year 2 months ago
Lance Lynn pitched six sparkling innings, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-0 for a split of their four-game series. Lynn allowed two hits, struck out six and walked one. Pedro Pagés had a career-high three hits for St. Louis, which closed out a 7-3 homestand. Cincinnati infielder Jonathan India extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a double in the third. He has at least one double in each of his last eight games.
Associated Press

Thirteen lies

1 year 2 months ago
Donald Trump also flitted from subject to subject during Thursday's debate, but his primary sin was his ceaseless stream of lies. Here are a baker's dozen of them. 1. Tariffs: Not going to drive [prices] higher. It’s just going to cause countries that have been ripping us off for years, like China and many others, ...continue reading "Thirteen lies"
Kevin Drum

Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

1 year 2 months ago
This week, both our winners on the insightful side come to our post about the media’s widespread misrepresentation of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Murthy case. In first place, it’s Drew Wilson, who shares our frustration with this kind of thing: In second place, it’s Rocky with a response to the claim that Mike […]
Leigh Beadon