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This Week in Gardening & Nature

2 years ago
Sign up for Gardening for Wildlife newsletter to enter Garden for Wildlife’s Wildlife Garden drawing Plant of the Week: Eastern Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) This week in the garden: Transplant- Basil, Melons, Parsley. Seed Outdoors- Basil, Cucumbers, Melons, Squash Plan your 2023 Garden with Seed St. Louis Planting Calendar Gardening by Month – May – Tips … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →
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At least 6 dead after dust storm causes crashes in Illinois

2 years ago
DIVERNON, Ill. (AP) — A windstorm in central Illinois kicked up dangerous clouds of blinding dust off farm fields Monday, causing numerous crashes that killed at least six people on Interstate 55, police said. The late morning crashes involved 40 to 60 cars and multiple tractor-trailers, two of which caught fire, Illinois State Police Maj. [...]
JOHN O'CONNOR, Associated Press

Stupid Patent Of The Month: Trying To Get U.S. Patents On An AI Program

2 years ago
Only people can get patents. There’s a good reason for that, which is that the patent grant—a temporary monopoly granted by the government—is supposed to be given out only to “promote the progress of science and useful arts.” Just like monkeys can’t get a copyright on a photo,  because it doesn’t incentivize the monkey to take more photos, […]
Mike Masnick

St. Louis Arch Angels invest in Ohio-based construction fintech firm

2 years ago
St. Louis Arch Angels, the local angel investing group, has backed a Columbus, Ohio-based fintech startup that provides software digitizing paper-laden invoicing for middle-market construction companies. PaperTrl Inc. raised a seed round from Arch Angels to speed its expansion. The amount was not disclosed. "When they did the demonstration for us, it really came alive – we could really see what it could do," said Brian Kinman, chairman of the Arch Angels. "We could really imagine why the construction…
Carrie Ghose