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This is sunset a couple of days ago near Palm Springs. I suppose those are the San Jacinto Mountains at the bottom, though I can't say for sure.

A tornado warning means a tornado has been spotted or indicated by the radar. Stay in your safe place until the threat of a tornado has passed.

St. Louis County police said the man shot at detectives after crashing his car. No detectives were injured, and the man was arrested.

Bret Stephens today: The most rigorous and comprehensive analysis of scientific studies conducted on the efficacy of masks for reducing the spread of respiratory illnesses — including Covid-19 — was published late last month. Its conclusions, said Tom Jefferson, the Oxford epidemiologist who is its lead author, were unambiguous. “There is just no evidence that ...continue reading "Are masks useless?"

County Executive Sam Page signed a proclamation forming a task force that would seek ways to protect the community's rights in St. Louis County.

Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is now facing criticism from another St. Louis elected official as political pushback grows over a tragic situation involving a teenage girl.

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones said today that Kim Gardner, "really needs to do some soul searching of whether or not she wants to continue as circuit attorney." Jones spoke briefly with the media at Bryan Hill Elementary School in the College Hill neighborhood ahead of a Black History Month event there. Her remarks come on the heels of a torrent of criticism directed at the Circuit Attorney’s Office after 21-year-old Daniel Riley struck a teenager visiting from out of town on Saturday.

A police chase ended in a crash on I-70 near Downtown St. Louis. The crash closed eastbound lanes of the highway and there is a traffic backup in the area.

The seemingly endless possibilities of abstract painting continue to have resonance and relevance to comment on current political climates and contemporary aesthetic discourse. The works in the Presence as Object

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Last year, Techdirt was one of only a very few sites where you could find out information on California’s AB 2273, officially the “California Age Appropriate Design Code” or “Kid’s code.” As with so many bills that talk about “protecting the children,” everyone we talked to said they were afraid to speak up, because they […]

Roger Waters' recent comments about the war in Ukraine and his alleged antisemitism haven't just raised the ire of fans and his former bandmate David Gilmour: Germany isn't too thrilled with…

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The sky is getting creepier by the minute as a new line of storms rolls into the area. From crashing thunder to heavy rains, many parts of the St. Louis area are already seeing heavy storm activity. The U.S. National Weather Service in St. Louis says this large storm system brings with it “a potential for damaging winds and large hail with a few tornados possible.”

Clarkesworld is a well-regarded publisher of science fiction short stories. They accept submissions from anyone, and like every such publisher they occasionally receive plagiarized stories. The authors of these stories are banned from further submissions. This usually amounts to just a handful of bans each month. Lately, though, that number has skyrocketed: Starting in November, ...continue reading "Chatbots are taking over (a part of) the world"

West County Center is going to get a little bit cooler: Golden Gems announced it will be opening a storefront there in April 2023. "We're going to the mall, baddies!" Golden Gems wrote in the Instagram post making the announcement.

In committing to downtown, the firm's CEO said he expects city government to “do its part by making sure safety improvements continue to be made," something that will also factor into which office building they eventually choose.

I was thinking about choke points the other day. This is a term used by military strategists which refers to a narrow passage that hinders troop movements. The Strait of Hormuz is a choke point. The Fulda Gap is a choke point. But I was thinking more about commodities that are choke points because only ...continue reading "What are the choke points of the modern economy?"

The biotechnology startup plans to use its funding to develop a second version of its blood test that aims to help diagnose Alzheimer's disease.