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More Gaming For Good: Charity Bundles, Fortnite Team Up To Raise Millions For Ukraine
Once again, here comes the video game industry to do good in the world. Despite being the easy villain for many, including grandstanding politicians, video games and their communities can often be seen doing good for the world. A couple of weeks back, we discussed how one itch.io game bundle was offering thousands of dollars […]
Another update on the Swedish model for COVID response
With cases of Omicron and now BA.2 rising in Europe, it occurred to me that this might be a good time check in again on Sweden. Here it is: Back in the middle of last year, Sweden was officially a disaster area. Their light touch on COVID regulation had backfired, producing higher case counts than ...continue reading "Another update on the Swedish model for COVID response"
St. Louis area storm spotters are eyes of the storm, helping NWS when bad weather hits
Trained storm spotters help the National Weather Service in St. Louis get a firsthand feel for what's happening when bad weather strikes.
St. Louis County teen who fell to his death at Florida amusement ride dreamed of football career
Tyre Sampson, 14, on Thursday fell from the Orlando Free Fall ride that opened last year.
Trying to find decomposed granite or similar in the St Louis area.
'He was just a great kid': St. Louis teen remembered after deadly fall from Orlando amusement park ride
Anyone want to come out and play magic the gather. (Ihave enough decks to lend some)
August Busch spring fishing
Outgoing FAA chief confident cause will be found in crash of Boeing 737-800
Does anyone know what is/was going on on 170 NB? Highway closed from Forest Park to about Olive, and police walking down the lanes presumably looking for something?
Police shut down I-170 at Ladue to investigate shooting
Police shut down a section of Interstate 170 to investigate a shooting Friday, according to the Ladue Police Department.
'KVtheWriter' honors slain father, brother through music
Family: Shooting of 12-year-old girl and 14-year-old cousin in downtown St. Louis was accidental
Basso’s last min reservation cancel
ZZ Top releases new version of band’s early song “Brown Sugar” as lead single from upcoming album, ‘Raw’
ZZ Top has released their updated version of their 1971 song "Brown Sugar" as the first single from their upcoming album, Raw, which is due out on July 22. As…
Man killed in fiery crash on I-255 in St. Clair County
A 30-year-old man died after his vehicle hit a concrete barrier and caught fire on Interstate 255 in St. Clair County on Thursday.
Washington Park Cemetery volunteers vow to correct historic Black gravesite’s neglect
Washington Park Cemetery, a century-old Black cemetery in north St. Louis County, is seeing new attention from volunteers after decades of neglect. Producer Emily Woodbury visits the site and talks to descendants of people buried there, while community advocate Aja Corrigan shares her hope for renewal.
On Elon Musk And Free Speech
Let’s start this off by noting that I actually think that Elon Musk sometimes receives both too much criticism from some circles and too much praise from others. I think he deserves tremendous praise for taking visions that, at the time, seemed nearly impossible, and then making them real. From electric vehicles with Tesla, to […]
Foreigner donating some proceeds from new Las Vegas residency to Ukrainian relief efforts
Foreigner launches a new eight-show Las Vegas residency tonight at The Venetian Theatre, and the veteran rockers have just announced that, in conjunction with the concerts, they will be partnering…