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Missouri lawmaker wants congressional members to live in their districts

1 year 2 months ago

Rep. Aaron McMullen is fighting an uphill battle — and he knows it. McMullen, a Republican from Independence, is pushing legislation that would require Missouri’s members of Congress to reside in the district they represent. But there’s one problem: His proposal conflicts with the U.S. Constitution. Article 1 Section 2 of the Constitution states that […]

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Dmitry Martirosov

A Grifter Using AI Stole a St. Louis Band’s Entire Album to Game Spotify

1 year 2 months ago
When Americana band Old Capital Square Dance Club released its album Old Capital in 2019, the RFT lauded its "marriage of truck-driving tracks and country music." The album has its shares of rollicking barn-burners even as several of its tracks limn small-town strife and economic worry. The band hails from Jesse McClary and Zach Anderson’s hometown of Vandalia, Illinois, a town of about 7,000 an hour from St. Louis.
Ryan Krull

Grindr Hit By UK Lawsuit For Reckless Sale Of Sensitive User Data

1 year 2 months ago
We’ve noted repeatedly how the mass hyperventilation about TikTok is a giant distraction from the country’s broader failures on consumer privacy; namely our corrupt inability to pass even a baseline privacy law for the internet era, and our absolute refusal to regulate sleazy data brokers. As a result there’s not a week that goes by […]
Karl Bode

Metro East restaurant permanently closes, citing pandemic-related struggles

1 year 2 months ago
An O'Fallon, Illinois, restaurant permanently closed Tuesday after its owner said in a social media post that it "cannot continue operating financially." In a post on O'Town Food Hall and Tap House's Facebook page Tuesday, owner Stephen Edwards said the restaurant has struggled with sales and staffing since the Covid-19 pandemic and could not remain open, saying, "... our often-extreme efforts have only realized minimal gains, if any." The restaurant, at 1214 Central Park Drive in O'Fallon, Illinois,…
Clarissa Cowley

Vote for Belleville's Skyview Drive-In for the best in the US

1 year 2 months ago
BELLEVILLE, Ill. -- The Skyview Drive-In in Belleville is making headlines today as it competes for the title of Best Drive-In Theater of 2024, a nomination by USA Today. To claim this honor, Skyview needs your votes. Celebrating its 75th season this year since opening in 1949, Skyview features two screens that present double-features every [...]
Joe Millitzer