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The new shopping carts use so-called "computer vision" AI to automatically identify items, allowing customers to bag their groceries as they shop, bypass the checkout line and pay through the cart from anywhere in the store.

A new proposal would allow Congress to compel online censorship of precisely the information necessary for the American public to evaluate lawmakers' adherence to our laws and ethical standards.

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Demand Progress and Freedom of the Press Foundation led a coalition of 53 civil society and press freedom organizations opposing Senate Amendment 218, a proposal that would allow federal lawmakers to compel the censorship of a broad range of information about themselves—including the types of information routinely reported by journalists, government watchdogs, and ordinary citizens.

Read the full letter below.

In the coming months, the country's first over-the-counter daily birth control pill will be on store shelves. 

St. Louis Children’s Hospital is celebrating a significant milestone. This past May, the hospital’s Washington University Heart Center performed its 600th heart transplant, a nationwide record in pediatric care.

"These experienced attorneys have the skills to prosecute our most serious violent felonies," Gabe Gore said in a news release.

Josh Hawley sent a letter to Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Sen. Joe Manchin calling for a hearing.

Munsok So's So Hospitality Group on Friday opened the third location of Korean fried chicken restaurant Kimchi Guys and, it will open a new location of Drunken Fish, a sushi and Japanese dining spot, on Aug. 3.

How a person of interest who was in handcuffs managed to escape from St. Louis City police officers remains a mystery. However, investigators said that person is no longer wanted for questioning in connection to the murder of a gas station clerk.

A south St. Louis County family is without a home but grateful to be alive after a car went airborne and crashed into their house along Kingston Drive.

The other concept, a café called Good Press, is expected to open alongside the hotel itself on Aug. 8.

The trail system will be called the Deer Creek Greenway Connector.

ALTON - Funky Planet Toys & Gifts will be marking two years in business with a celebration event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Saturday, July 22. Funky Planet Co-Founder Sage Macklay discussed everything attendees can expect at the event, as well as the store’s backstory, on a recent episode of Our Daily Show! on Riverbender.com . Local musician, author, and illustrator Steph Plant will be there at noon for a free concert and book reading. Copies of her newest children’s book, “Slithery Snake,” and albums of children’s music will both be for sale at the event. “We’re going to have sales in the store all day, we’re going to have a pop-up shop from Apple Creek Sugar Mill - they make cotton candy with like 50 different flavors,” Macklay said, adding cotton candy will be available starting at 10 a.m. After the Steph Plant concert at noon, Macklay said they’ll be hosting “a free Kids’ Yoga Class” at

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EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville swimmer Madison Popelar demonstrated great potential during the summer SWISA season for Montclaire and finished with several high places in the meet that concluded the season this past Sunday in Granite City. Madison was third in the 200 free at SWISA (2:50.7), third in the 50 freestyle (32.13), third in the 200-meter medley relay with the rest of the Marlins (2:32.88), and fourth in the 50 butterfly (36.38). She is a Johnston's Law Office Female Athlete of the Month. She had a strong meet for the Marlins in the Southwestern Illinois Swimming Association opener at Summers Port Swim Club in Godfrey, taking the girls 15-18 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:29.95 and finishing second in the 50-yard freestyle, coming in at 28.79 seconds in helping the Marlins win the girls meet. In Montclaire's home opener on June 15 against the Collinsville Swim Club Gators, formerly known as Splash City Swim Club, Popelar enjoyed success in the meet. "I'm feeling great,"

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EAST ST. LOUIS – Illinois State Police announce June 2023 charges granted by the St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office (SCCSAO) in cases investigated by ISP Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Zone 6 Public Safety Enforcement Group (PSEG). There were 25 charges stemming from these cases, 23 felony and 2 misdemeanor. PSEG is a joint effort between the Illinois State Police and the East St. Louis Police Department (ESTLPD) for violent crime investigations within the city of East St. Louis (ESTL). These charges resulted from the following cases. FELONY CHARGES: On January 29, 2023, PSEG agents investigated a case involving 19-year-old Dennis Ross. Ross was taken into custody during an incident in the 1100 block of N 13 th Street in ESTL. On June 15, 2023, Ross was charged with Unlawful Use of Weapon and Possession of a Defaced Firearm. Bond for Ross was set at $35,000. On April 5, 2023, PSEG agents responded to a shots-fired call in the 1300

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