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GOP politicians rush to Manhattan to line up behind Trump as hush money trial continues

2 years 1 month ago

WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers are taking turns supporting former president and presumed 2024 GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump in his trial in Manhattan criminal court, where he is charged with covering up payments intended to silence porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election. Dressed alike in navy blue suits and red ties, North […]

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Ashley Murray

Charges filed in case of intruder shot by homeowner

2 years 1 month ago
CASTLE POINT, Mo. - The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office has filed charges against the suspect in attempting to intrude a home when he was shot by the homeowner. Andre Farrar III, 27, is facing charges of first-degree burglary, first-degree attempted burglary, and resisting arrest with a felony. Around 4 a.m. Tuesday, two residents [...]
Megan Mueller

Here’s All the Ways St. Louis Police Are Watching You

2 years 1 month ago
St. Louis police are watching you with 630 cameras, two unmanned aircraft systems (a.k.a. drones), 379 license plate readers and more. These eyes in the sky are documented in the city’s first annual surveillance technology report. The report, compiled by St. Louis Metropolitan Police Commissioner Robert Tracy, details the use of surveillance technology in the city.
Kallie Cox

Democratic filibuster of initiative petition bill exceeds 41 hours, sets new record

2 years 1 month ago

A filibuster in the Missouri Senate set a new record Wednesday morning, as Democrats continued to demand “ballot candy” about non-citizen voting and foreign fundraising be removed from an initiative petition bill before it goes to voters. The previous modern record for longest filibuster was set earlier this year by the Senate Freedom Caucus, who […]

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Anna Spoerre

Techdirt Podcast Episode 391: Generative AI Is Doomed

2 years 1 month ago
There’s no shortage of prognostication about the future of generative AI, including plenty of predictions that it won’t actually be around forever for various reasons. A lot of these takes are a little too speculative or just not very interesting, but one that stands out comes from law professor and returning podcast guest Eric Goldman, […]
Leigh Beadon