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Investigation Shows Israeli Malware Firms Pitching Spyware To Embargoed Countries, Serial Human Rights Abusers

2 years ago
As we’re all painfully aware by now, former Israeli intelligence analysts are capable of producing private sector malware companies faster than the CIA can produce successful coups. While both are capable of handing over inordinate amounts of power to truly terrible people, only the Israeli companies have been formally asked by the US federal government […]
Tim Cushing

Charles Coyle appointed as St. Louis' new public safety director, shedding interim title

2 years ago
After a 10-month-long nationwide search, St. Louis' new public safety director has been announced — and Mayor Tishaura Jones says she didn't have to look far. Veteran Deputy Fire Chief and Fire Marshal Charles Coyle stepped in as interim public safety director in January, after former interim Director Dan Isom left for a position at Ameren. Jones had said she would begin a national search for a permanent hire for the position, which is a mayoral appointee. On Thursday, she announced Coyle was…
Kelsi Anderson and Christine Byers

Board of Elections expands ballot access for St. Louis voters

2 years ago
Mayor Tishaura O. Jones, alongside the Board of Election Commissioners and other elected officials have expressed pleasure about the unveiling of new voting equipment to be used for the upcoming election cycle. The press conference was held on September 17,…
Sylvester Brown Jr. | The St. Louis American

SZA Wowed St. Louis With Stagecraft — and Her Charisma

2 years ago
Hundreds of people at SZA’s sold-out Enterprise Center concert on Wednesday night were wearing Blues hockey jerseys. The SZA-uninitiated might assume that St. Louisans were flying the colors because it was the night before the Blues’ season opener.
Steve Leftridge

How to View Saturday's Partial Solar Eclipse

2 years ago
RIVERBEND - A partial solar eclipse will be visible for people across the Riverbend on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. From 10:32 a.m. to 1:26 p.m., the moon will move to block the sun. People in the Metro East area can observe the eclipse best at 11:57 a.m. when the sun will be 53% obscured by the moon, which is the peak for our region. Special glasses are needed to safely view the eclipse. “This solar eclipse actually is what’s called an annular solar eclipse where the moon does not cover the entire disk of the sun. It covers only the central potion,” explained Dr. Abdullatif Hamad, professor and interim chair of the physics department at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. “There will be just a ring around the sun; that’s why sometimes they call it the ‘Ring of Fire.’ So it will still be observable, but that’s not in our area. In our area it’s going to be just partial.” The total solar eclipse will be observable from

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There’s still no speaker of the U.S. House. Could Patrick McHenry be the solution?

2 years ago

WASHINGTON — Louisiana Republican Rep. Steve Scalise stepped into a closed-door meeting at the U.S. Capitol Thursday to negotiate with more than a dozen holdout Republicans in his quest to become the next speaker of the House, though dissent only seemed to grow following the three-hour session. On Thursday night, Scalise announced he was dropping […]

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Jennifer Shutt

Sneak peek of Downtown St. Louis Restaurant Week

2 years ago
Many eateries will soon be participating in the Downtown St. Louis Restaurant Week, recognized locally from Oct. 16-22. Participating restaurants will have special offers and deals on menu items throughout the week.
Haley Fitzpatrick