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U.S. House speaker reverses on radiation compensation bill that excluded Missouri

2 years 1 month ago

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office on Wednesday scrapped a proposal to extend a compensation program for victims of radiation exposure without expanding it to thousands of Americans across nine states. In a statement that came less than four hours after Johnson’s office said a proposal to expand the program was too expensive, a spokesperson […]

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Allison Kite

Missouri fifth grader's fundraiser clears his school's meal debt

2 years 1 month ago
A Missouri fifth grader has won praise and had an award named for him after he raised more than $7,000 to erase school meal debt in his district. Daken Kramer posted a video last month challenging friends, family, strangers and businesses to pay off the meal debt at Thomas Ultican Elementary School in Blue Springs.
JIM SALTER

TikTok Law Threatening A Ban If The App Isn’t Sold Raises First Amendment Concerns

2 years 1 month ago
TikTok, the short-video company with Chinese roots, did the most American thing possible on May 7, 2024: It sued the U.S. government, in the person of Attorney General Merrick Garland, in federal court. The suit claims the federal law that took effect on April 24, 2024, banning TikTok unless it sells itself violates the U.S. Constitution. The law […]
Mike Masnick

A Catastrophe in Slow Motion

2 years 1 month ago
Today on TAP: There is still time for Biden to save his election and our democracy, but time is fast running out.
Robert Kuttner

Win Little Caesars pizza for a year and vacations this summer

2 years 1 month ago
ST. LOUIS -- Little Caesars is celebrating 20 years of Hot-N-Ready pizzas, and it’s all about the giveaways and getaways. Twenty winners will get pizzas for a year, but there's more. Pizza fans can expect new prizes to be announced each month. Here's the deal: starting May 27, hit up your local participating Little Caesars, [...]
Joe Millitzer