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St. Louis police identify children in murder-suicide

2 years 6 months ago
ST. LOUIS---Police have identified the children found dead early Friday morning in what authorities are calling a murder-suicide. Police responded to the 1000 block of Spruce Friday and found a boy and a girl with puncture wounds who were pronounced dead at the scene. Saturday morning, police identified 12-year-old Paris Harvey of St. Louis as [...]
Gregg Palermo

Did teen's big size factor in Florida amusement ride death?

2 years 6 months ago
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A rising middle school football player in Missouri, only 14 but already 6 feet, 5 inches tall and well over 300 pounds, Tyre Sampson fell to his death from a towering Florida amusement ride. Lawyers for his family want to know if negligence about his size, or other factors, played [...]
Associated Press

Biden on Putin: 'This man cannot remain in power'

2 years 6 months ago
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — President Joe Biden said Saturday that Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power,” dramatically escalating the rhetoric against the Russian leader after his brutal invasion of Ukraine.
Chris Megerian

Game Jam Winner Spotlight: Dreaming The Cave

2 years 6 months ago
So far, in our series of posts about the winners of the fourth annual public domain game jam, Gaming Like It’s 1926, we’ve looked at Best Adaptation The Wall Across The River and Best Deep Cut The Obstruction Method. Today, it’s time for the winner of the Best Remix category: Dreaming The Cave by David […]
Leigh Beadon

Why can anyone create a new cryptocurrency?

2 years 6 months ago
The crypto community brags that there are thousands of cryptocurrencies these days. But doesn't that, almost by definition, demolish the idea that cryptocurrencies have real value? When Bitcoin was unique, that was one thing. But over the past few years it's became clear that nearly any random person can create a cryptocurrency. All it take ...continue reading "Why can anyone create a new cryptocurrency?"
Kevin Drum

The Black death rate from COVID-19 doesn’t entirely make sense

2 years 6 months ago
Marissa Evans writes about her 70-year-old father's death in January from COVID-19: Since my father’s death, I have stared at the January 2022 calendar page attempting to trace his COVID-19 exposure and when he started coughing. I’ve tried reconstructing timelines and symptoms with dates, texts and calls to understand why my father died. But I ...continue reading "The Black death rate from COVID-19 doesn’t entirely make sense"
Kevin Drum

WATCH: Biden speaks from Poland

2 years 6 months ago
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — President Joe Biden on Saturday marveled at the spirit and resolve of Ukrainian refugees in the aftermath of Russia’s deadly invasion as he embraced mothers and children and promised enduring support from Western powers. Biden, while in Poland's capital, listened intently as children described the perilous flight from neighboring Ukraine with [...]
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