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Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

2 months ago
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is danderbandit with a very straightforward reaction to the fallout from Ring’s Super Bowl commercial: Fuck Ring Exactly why I would never own a cloud based camera system. In second place, it’s MrWilson with a piece-by-piece reply to a comment about DHS demanding social media […]
Leigh Beadon

Edwardsville Firefighters Quickly Control Duplex Fire

2 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE – The Edwardsville Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 200 block of West J Street Sunday morning. When firefighters arrived on scene, they encountered smoke and flames coming from the front porch, along with smoke showing from inside the duplex. A box alarm was requested, bringing assistance from Wood River Fire Department and the Glen Carbon Fire Protection District. Crews were able to quickly bring the fire under control while using minimal water,

This Weekend in History on February 28 and March 1: Salem Witch Trials Officially Begin

2 months ago
On February 28, 1953, scientists James Watson and Francis Crick announced they had worked out the double-helix structure of DNA, the molecule that carries genetic instructions in living things. At the time, the discovery mattered because it offered a clear physical explanation for how traits could be inherited and how biological information could be copied. It also gave researchers a shared framework for asking new questions about disease, evolution, and development. It still matters today because

Early prenatal care declines across US, reversing years of progress

2 months ago
Nearly a quarter of pregnant women aren’t getting prenatal care in the early stages of pregnancy, according to a new analysis from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The share of pregnant women getting prenatal care had been improving: It rose between 2016 and 2021 to a high of more than 78%, but […]
Anna Claire Vollers

Attorney General Raoul Reaches Settlement With Temporary Staffing Agency For Use Of No-Poach Agreement

2 months ago
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a settlement with Alternative Staffing, Inc. (ASI) that resolves allegations the temporary staffing agency entered into a no-poach agreement with other staffing agencies. Once approved by the court, the settlement requires ASI to pay $1 million to compensate affected temporary workers. “This settlement includes relief for workers who had their wages and job opportunities limited by this unlawful activity,” Raoul said. “M