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Texas Age Verification Bill Would Plaster Health Warnings On Porn Sites

2 years 5 months ago
Just when we didn’t think the state of Texas could get any more wacko on tech policy, this latest bill really suggests otherwise. House Bill 1181 is an age verification measure that is similar to what we’ve seen in the state legislatures across other red U.S. states. You have an age verification proposal that is similar […]
Mike Masnick

Missouri Is a Top State for Climate Disasters

2 years 5 months ago
Missouri is the third-most disaster-prone state in the country, according to a recent analysis. Forbes Advisor analyzed climate data to determine the most common natural disasters, as well as their frequency and how they impact states and counties across the U.S. 
Nina Giraldo

Daily Deal: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro

2 years 5 months ago
Designed for the world of hybrid work, Windows 11 can help you work more simply and seamlessly from anywhere. Windows 11 Pro also includes a number of productivity-focused features, such as the ability to snap multiple windows together and create custom layouts, improved voice typing, and a new, more powerful search experience. Personal and professional users […]
Gretchen Heckmann

Torch run in the St. Louis area before Missouri's Special Olympics games

2 years 5 months ago
WENTZVILLE, Mo. -- The law enforcement torch run for the Missouri Special Olympics is in the St. Louis area today. They were recently in Jefferson City before the games this weekend. Runners will be on westbound I-70 from Lake St. Louis to Highway 61 at around noon. The route then goes through Wentzville on East [...]
Joe Millitzer

Platypus Hosts Fundraiser for Trans Joy Mural Today

2 years 5 months ago
Tonight, Platypus (4501 Manchester Avenue, 314-448-1622, drinkplatypus.com) will be holding an event at the intersection of Pride Month, trans rights, art and sipping on a really great cocktail. Head to the Grove from 6 p.m. to close for the Pride Month Celebration Fundraiser, which will be raising money to support the creation of a "Trans Joy Is My Love Language" mural to be painted on an exterior wall of Sauce on the Side.
Jessica Rogen

The Greatest Single-Day Catastrophe to Hit St. Louis

2 years 5 months ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Low, seething clouds swirled in from the west. Wind bursts scattered litter. Awnings snapped. Fat raindrops smacked the streets. A tornado formed near Hampton Avenue, damaging the cluster of hospitals and asylums along Arsenal Street. Gathering ferocity, the black corkscrew churned through Shaw’s Garden and the Liggett & Myers tobacco works, […]
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