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Women and their pets
This is from an article Derek Thompson wrote for the Atlantic last month: 3) In 2003, the typical female pet owner spent much more time socializing with ppl than pets. By 2022, this flipped. Today, the avg woman w/ a pet now spends more time “actively engaged” with her pet than she spends hanging out ...continue reading "Women and their pets"
Utah Lawmakers Just Adopted Porn Filtering Again
The Utah state legislature recently adopted a new bill that now requires the pre-installed pornography filters found on mobile devices to be turned on at the point of sale. If a device sold doesn’t have these filters enabled, liability for device manufacturers and retailers is quite severe. I wrote about this bill earlier this month […]
Missouri could follow Florida in allowing death penalty in some child rape cases
If approved, Missouri would join Florida in allowing executions for child rape β despite current U.S. Supreme Court precedent against such executions.
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Missouri bill would expand death penalty to certain sex crimes against children
A bill that would add child sex trafficking and statutory rape to the crimes eligible for the death penalty was debated Monday in a Missouri Senate committee β despite conflicting with U.S. Supreme Court precedent. The legislation is sponsored by state Sen. Mike Moon, an Ash Grove Republican who said Monday that one of the […]
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Lake Saint Louis candidate says Missouri lawmaker suing him for releasing private information
The lawsuit brought by Rep. Justin Hicks came in the weeks following a Post-Dispatch article on the allegations posted to challenge Max Calfoβs website.
St. Louis health system hires new finance chief
St. Lukeβs Hospital, the Chesterfield-based, two-hospital health system, has hired a new executive to succeed a retiring chief financial officer.
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Accused burglar faces a dozen charges for thefts across St. Louis County
An accused burglar is facing charges related to eight separate incidents over the past five weeks in St. Louis County.
NTSB calls out Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems for not responding to document requests
The U.S. Justice Department has started a criminal investigation into the Boeing 737 Max midair door plug blowout.
Missouri attorney general sues Florida real estate firm
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey this month sued a Florida real estate firm, alleging it used high-pressure tactics to sell residents brokerage services.
St. Louis-based professional services firm buys Texas engineering business
The HFW Companies (HFW), a growing, St. Louis-based professional services firm targeting the architecture, engineering and construction sector for investments, has expanded with an acquisition in Texas.
Neptali Mejia Pleads Guilty to Killing Family Friend on Cherokee Street
Lunchtime Photo
Sometime in the next few months a star called T Corona Borealis is going to explode. How do we know this? Because T CrB isn't going to be a supernova—which would be unpredictable and destroy the star for good. In fact, T CrB isn't even a single star. It's a binary star: a white dwarf ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
Annie Lennox working with The Revolutionβs Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman
There may be a new female supergroup on the way.Variety reports that during the 2024 Pop Conference at USC on Friday, March 8, Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman, best known…
City of St. Louis Recreation Division 2024 Summer Camp Registration Opens
2024 Summer sessions camps begin June 3rd and July 8th
Will teen in fight near Hazelwood East be charged as an adult? A judge may decide.
As a graphic video of a fight near Hazelwood East High School continued to circulate online, court officials declined to comment on closed juvenile court proceedings.
Man charged in December carjacking
A St. Louis County man has been charged in connection with a December 2023 carjacking in Shrewsbury.
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