There are some questions about whether or not Section 230 protects AI companies from being liable for the output from their generative AI tools. Matt Perrault published a thought-provoking piece arguing that 230 probably does not protect generative AI companies. Jess Miers, writing here at Techdirt, argued the opposite point of view (which I found […]
GLEN CARBON – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that bridge painting will require intermittent nighttime lane closures in both directions of Interstate 270 between Illinois 159 and Illinois 157, weather permitting, starting at 6 p.m., Tuesday, June 20. One lane in each direction will remain open at all times. All westbound lanes will be opened each morning at 6 a.m. and eastbound at 1 p.m. Drivers are urged to reduce speed, be alert for changing conditions, obey all construction signage, and refrain from using mobile devices while approaching and traveling through the work zone. The work is expected to be completed by the end of August. For IDOT District 8 updates, follow us on Twitter at @IDOTDistrict8 or view area construction details on IDOT’s traveler information map on GettingAroundIllinois.com.
Carlos Santana revealed back in 2000 that he had been sexually abused as a young child, and in a new interview with People he describes how he learned to forgive his abuser. Sharing that…
In 1901, a man submitted a 13-chapter account of his life to a medical fraternity in St. Louis. The submission, about 100 pages long and titled The Story of a Life, covered the writer's “strange” life.
Seventeen pre-apprentices recently graduated from the Building Union Diversity (BUD) program, opening doors to good-paying union construction careers in the St. Louis area. Taking part in the May 26 ceremony at the IBEW Local 1 union hall in St. Louis were (front row from left) Missouri AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Merri Berry, graduates Tamike Meredith, Breyonna Breeland, […]
Rita Heard Days, a Democrat with a history of clashes with County Executive Sam Page and his allies, favors Kunce over his opponent, county Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell.
Convention planners, local tourism boosters, and even Dot's convention-goers themselves said they care about hotel rooms, direct flights and entertainment.
Forsyth disappeared on May 21 from a parking area at a public swimming pool. His body, which had suffered an apparent gunshot wound, was found nine days later.
Missouri began distributing pandemic-relief summer food benefits that were designed to cover summer 2022 just last week. Since last fall, thousands of families have been asking the state if and when they would receive the promised benefits, called summer Pandemic EBT — a federal COVID relief program administered by states. The summer 2022 benefits were […]
Mark Eckert, the second-longest-serving mayor in the history of Belleville, Illinois, died Wednesday after a seven-month battle with cancer. He turned 67 in January.
Eckert was elected mayor in 2005 after serving as an alderman for seven years. He served four terms as mayor and on numerous community, education and business boards. Had Eckert won re-election in April 2021, he would have passed up Belleville's longest-serving mayor, Charles Nichols, who served for 17 years and six months, until 1978,…
The DOJ must not have much confidence in its case against Backpage executives Michael Lacey and James Larkin. This prosecution is now more than a half-decade old and the government still hasn’t found a way to lock up the many Backpage employees and founders it arrested. The Backpage site was seized in 2018. This followed […]
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