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Congress starts trying to figure out how to set AI ‘rules of the road’

2 years 7 months ago

WASHINGTON — The development of artificial intelligence presents far-reaching challenges for virtually every aspect of modern society, including campaigns, national security and journalism, members of a U.S. Senate panel said at a Tuesday hearing. Technology experts invited to testify at a hearing of the Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security Subcommittee of the Senate […]

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Jacob Fischler

Dogtown's Beloved Sugaree Bakery Is Officially Back

2 years 7 months ago
Sugaree (1242 Tamm Avenue, sugareebaking.com), the beloved Dogtown purveyors of pies, cakes and all things sweet, is back. The bakery announced it had reopened for online orders yesterday on Instagram. "Sugareebaking.com is live!!!!
Jessica Rogen

Budget vetoes may face override in Missouri House, but Senate vote unlikely

2 years 7 months ago

Missouri House leaders want to flex their muscles, state Senate leaders want to limit chances for personality clashes and Gov. Mike Parson reportedly expects his vetoes – $555 million in spending and one statutory enactment – to survive Wednesday’s gathering of lawmakers. Except for the administration of Gov. Jay Nixon – a Democrat who faced […]

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Rudi Keller

Number of kids in Missouri foster care drop, though officials admit challenges persist

2 years 7 months ago

Leaders of Missouri’s child welfare agency on Tuesday touted a reduction in the number of children in the state’s overburdened foster care system, telling lawmakers it represented progress toward building a more preventative system. But they also acknowledged that Children’s Division continues to face major challenges, fielding questions from the House Committee on Children and […]

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Clara Bates

U.S. Senate hearing on book bans probes censorship attempts in local libraries

2 years 7 months ago

WASHINGTON — U.S. senators at a committee hearing Tuesday discussed the consequences of book bans and parents’ desire to control what their kids read — though they also acknowledged it’s not an issue for Congress to settle. The Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony about book bans, focusing on how censorship limits liberty and literature. The […]

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Samantha Dietel