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In race against clock, expanding fleet of ships searches for submersible lost near Titanic wreck

2 years 6 months ago
In a race against the clock on the high seas, an expanding international armada of ships and airplanes searched Tuesday for a submersible that vanished in the North Atlantic while taking five people down to the wreck of the Titanic. U.S. Coast Guard officials said the search covered 10,000 square miles (26,000 square kilometers) but [...]
PATRICK WHITTLE and HOLLY RAMER, Associated Press

Haine Announces Conviction For Man Who Caused Fatal Crash Under Influence Of Cannabis

2 years 6 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE - A jury has found a Collinsville man guilty of two counts of aggravated DUI in connection with a crash that caused a fatality, Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine announced Tuesday. The jury found Wayne A. Stayton, 41, guilty of two counts of aggravated DUI causing death. The jury found that he was under the influence of cannabis when his pickup crossed the center line of U.S. 40 in Highland and crashed into a truck driven by Charlene Johnson, 45, of Highland. “We thank the jury for their public service and diligent analysis of the scientific and medical evidence,” Haine said. Stayton faces 3-14 years in prison when he is sentenced later. Jurors deliberated about five hours before returning the verdict Friday evening. After the verdict, Associate Judge Ronald Slemer ordered that Stayton’s bail be revoked, and that he be held in the Madison County Jail pending sentencing. Stayton had been free on a $10,000 cash bond. The case was prosecuted

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Downtown Alton Safety Measures Discussed Between Police, Business Owners

2 years 6 months ago
ALTON - Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford met with local business owners to discuss public safety measures for downtown Alton that have either been implemented, suggested, or will be implemented in the near future. He asked local business owners to help his department monitor and police their businesses and the areas just outside of them, while business owners asked Chief Ford to step up patrols in the area and enforce city ordinances more strictly. In a memo to City Council members, Chief Ford said some of the recent problems downtown include “noise/peace disturbances, overly intoxicated subjects, open drinking, aggressive/unruly subjects, loitering/blocking streets and sidewalks and so forth.” In addition to these problems, one business owner brought up the issue of people openly smoking cannabis outside their business or in parking lots. Chief Ford encouraged business owners to call the police if people in or near their businesses won’t listen to them, but

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A very short review of the question, “Is social media bad for teens?”

2 years 6 months ago
Is social media bad for teens? So far, the evidence suggests only a single serious negative impact: Depressed girls who start using social media 5-6 hours a day are likely to become even more depressed. As a single bit of survey evidence, there's also the internal Instagram study showing that Instagram had a positive effect ...continue reading "A very short review of the question, “Is social media bad for teens?”"
Kevin Drum