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Judge in Missouri transgender care lawsuit agrees to step aside but decries 'gamesmanship'

1 year 11 months ago
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge agreed Friday to step aside in a lawsuit challenging a new Missouri law restricting gender-affirming health care for minors, despite what he called “gamesmanship” from the plaintiffs' lawyers for requesting a new judge. St. Louis Circuit Judge Steven Ohmer was appointed by the Missouri Supreme Court to preside over the lawsuit [...]
Associated Press

This Week In Techdirt History: October 15th – 21st

1 year 11 months ago
Five Years Ago This week in 2018, we featured a pair of posts examining the recent court ruling in the copyright lawsuit over Stairway to Heaven. A new study on the FCC public comment fiasco showed that 99.7% of the real, original comments opposed the net neutrality repeal, while the New York AG was trying […]
Leigh Beadon

How many H-bombs does it take to pop a sun-sized bowl of popcorn? One? A thousand?

1 year 11 months ago
From New Scientist: A radio wave has hit Earth after travelling through space for 8 billion years. @AlexWilkins22 says it's the oldest fast radio burst ever detected, with enough energy to microwave a bowl of popcorn twice the size of our Sun 🍿☀️ I'm fascinated by the analogies science writers use. You know, the moon ...continue reading "How many H-bombs does it take to pop a sun-sized bowl of popcorn? One? A thousand?"
Kevin Drum

Missouri's top producer of black walnuts, they are edible

1 year 11 months ago
Missouri holds the title of being the top producer of Black Walnuts, which are also edible and serve as the official tree nut of the state. Their fruiting season occurs between September and October, so do not miss the opportunity to enjoy them. 
Liz Dowell