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Shocker: A St. Louis Intersection Is Among the Nation's Deadliest

2 years 7 months ago
A recent study analyzing deadly intersections across the U.S. made a conclusion that should surprise precisely no one who's ever driven in St. Louis: Grand Boulevard is a killer. But while many residents of Tower Grove South and Tower Grove East have been focused on South Grand, it's actually an intersection with North Grand that's among the deadliest in the U.S. — the intersection of North Grand and Montgomery in the JeffVanderLou neighborhood. Cars speed well in excess of 40 mph in this part of North Grand, and pity any driver trying to turn left to join the vehicles heading downtown on a weekday morning.
Sarah Fenske

Leaders of St. Louis Uhuru Group Indicted For Russian Plot

2 years 7 months ago
An indictment unsealed Tuesday accuses leaders of a local Black liberation group of assisting a Russian nationalist in orchestrating a years-long campaign to sow discord in the United States and spread pro-Russian propaganda.  The indictment alleges St. Louis residents Omali Yeshitela, Penny Hess and Jesse Nevel of the African People’s Socialist Party conspired with Aleksandr Ionov.
Monica Obradovic

Study: Universal Broadband Will Cost $230 Billion, Way More Than The U.S. Is Investing

2 years 7 months ago
We’ve long noted how entrenched broadband providers have historically refused to upgrade areas that don’t deliver immediate, favorable returns (quite often poor, minority, and low income neighborhoods). That, combined with a monopoly assault on competition and regulatory oversight in most markets, has left the U.S. with patchy, substandard broadband networks we’re still struggling to track […]
Karl Bode