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Mozilla Drops New Privacy Partner After CEO Found Tethered To Data Brokers

1 year 7 months ago
Last month we noted how Mozilla had launched a new privacy protection tool dubbed Mozilla Monitor Plus. According to Mozilla, the new service scours the web for your personal information at over 190 sites where brokers sell information they’ve gathered from online sources like social media sites, apps, and browser trackers. We noted that the […]
Karl Bode

A St. Louis seaplane pilot aims to be the first woman to circumnavigate Australia

1 year 7 months ago
St. Louis resident and pilot Cathy Babis has been flying for more than 50 years. Starting this Saturday, she’ll attempt to do something that no woman has done before — circumnavigate mainland Australia in a seaplane. The journey marks the 100th anniversary of the Royal Australian Air Force’s circumnavigation of the continent. Babis talks with producer Alex Heuer about the trip and its goals of encouraging people from diverse backgrounds in STEM fields and raising awareness around suicide prevention.

Is the Missouri House of Representatives too big? One state lawmaker thinks so

1 year 7 months ago

The Missouri House of Representatives is made up of 163 members, the fourth most of any state. Sen. Travis Fitzwater, a Holts Summit Republican, is looking to change the institution he once served in. Fitzwater is sponsoring a proposed constitutional amendment that would decrease the size of the House to 102 members. The measure also […]

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Komlavi Adissem

Burger flippers in California set to get 12% raise

1 year 7 months ago
The LA Times reports today on the impact of raising the fast-food minimum wage in California to $20 per hour: Chipotle, McDonald’s, Starbucks, Jack in the Box and Shake Shack are planning to raise menu prices. Fast-food franchisees are laying off employees or cutting their hours. Smaller independent business owners, meanwhile, worry their workers will ...continue reading "Burger flippers in California set to get 12% raise"
Kevin Drum

Lunchtime Photo

1 year 7 months ago
Sunset at the Desert Lily Sanctuary in Chuckwalla Valley. This is where I go (almost) every month to skygaze, and I have yet to see any lilies. Of course, I've never been there in daytime, and I've never walked beyond the parking area. Maybe I should leave early and check it out for real the ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
Kevin Drum

Dual strategies underpin St. Louis' workforce development approach

1 year 7 months ago
Like the rest of the nation, the St. Louis metro area is grappling with a worker shortage caused in part by a longstanding decrease in the labor force participation rate. But demographic changes – an aging labor pool and a lower birth rate – affect the 16-county area more than other regions across the country.
James Drew