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UPDATE: FIU Investigating Death of Suspect After Cardiac Episode

6 days 18 hours ago

UPDATE: The suspect has been identified as 68-year-old David Hammond, of St. Louis. Detectives with the Force Investigations Unit have been called to investigate after a 68-year-old man went into a cardiac episode following his arrest. Just after 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, 2026, District 1 officers observed a man riding a bicycle near […]

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Mitch McCoy

The Social Media Addiction Verdicts Are Built On A Scientific Premise That Experts Keep Telling Us Is Wrong

6 days 19 hours ago
Last week, I wrote about why the social media addiction verdicts against Meta and YouTube should worry anyone who cares about the open internet. The short version: plaintiffs’ lawyers found a clever way to recharacterize editorial decisions about third-party content as “product design defects,” effectively gutting Section 230 without anyone having to repeal it. The […]
Mike Masnick

Alton Mayor David Goins Welcomes Discussions to Rebalance Tourism and Development Funding

6 days 20 hours ago
ALTON - The City of Alton is considering legislation to significantly restructure how municipal Hotel Room Tax and Food & Beverage Sales Tax revenues are allocated, shifting a larger share of funding toward riverfront improvements, beautification projects, recreational and educational development, and broader economic development initiatives. The proposal reduces the portion of both taxes currently directed to the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau (GRRTB). It reallocates those funds to support

DOJ joins Missouri AG’s suit over diversity rule at state high school sports association

6 days 20 hours ago
The U.S. Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division is getting involved in Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway’s lawsuit against a nonprofit governing body for high school sports and activities, accusing the organization of sex and race discrimination for denying a board position to a white man. U.S. attorneys cite key civil rights cases, like Loving v. […]
Annelise Hanshaw