Here are the UN reports on Gaza's food situation for two months ago compared to today: Apparently the situation has improved. In May OCHA reported that 1.1 million Gazans were projected to face the worst level of famine. Today it's 495,000. Likewise, the number facing Level 4 famine is down by 100,000. Virtually all of ...continue reading "The food situation in Gaza has improved"
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned Tuesday, following widespread outrage that her agency failed to prevent the assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump during a July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Cheatle’s resignation follows an intense congressional hearing where Democrats and Republicans demanded she step down after they grew dissatisfied with […]
Good news for phone owners. Perhaps a little less great for law enforcement, which presumably still doesn’t have the capability to crack the latest cell phones. Not that it’s all bad news for law enforcement. Whether or not compelled password production is a constitutional violation is still an open question. Those whose phones are secured […]
The lineup for the upcoming Venice Film Festival was just announced, and it includes two Beatles-related documentaries.One to One: John and Yoko, directed by Kevin Macdonald and Sam Rice-Edwards, focuses…
The leader of business group Greater St. Louis Inc., Jason Hall, writes that the organization is endorsing Wesley Bell because the congressional race "will have a tremendous impact on the future of St. Louis and Missouri for the next decade and beyond."
Stephanie R. Doyle, 46, was charged with property damage, two counts of burglary, and two counts of stealing after she and a man allegedly stole $1,500 worth of items from a home and office in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood
Belleville Area Humane Society and other organizations have rescued dogs from the flooding in St. Clair County, and are now seeking people to foster and adopt them, with adoption fees only $50 during the "Clear the Shelters" event.
Plant of the Week: native Butterfly Weed, Asclepias tuberosa Go see the Sunflowers Fields at Columbia Bottom Conservation Area Highly recommend visiting Prairie State Park, Missouri’s tall grass prairie home to a bison herd. It’s 4 1/2 Hours drive from St. Louis, 2 Hours from KC. There’s campground w/ vault toilet. Also, primitive camping at … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →
From Construction Briefing: Almost 40 organizations and institutions received funding, which varied by award amount from as low as $282,000 up to $10 million. The materials under investigation include common construction elements like aluminum, concrete, steel, wood and more. “The goal of this grant program is to support businesses that manufacture construction materials and products […]