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Media Has No Interest In Paying For Twitter Blue

2 years 7 months ago
It’s been so weird the way Elon Musk and his friends have been jealous of underpaid, overworked journalists who happened to have blue check marks next to their name. There’s some sort of deep-seated insecurity to think that just because Twitter decided some people should be verified to avoid problems with impersonation that it was […]
Mike Masnick

Jury Convicts St. Louis Man for Attempted Sex Crimes Against a Minor

2 years 7 months ago
EAST ST. LOUIS – In a U.S. District courtroom Wednesday, a federal jury returned guilty verdicts against a St. Louis man accused of several attempted sex crimes against a minor. Members of the jury found Vallie Francis Zeller, 46, guilty of Attempted Enticement of a Minor, Travel with Intent to Engage in Sexual Conduct with a Minor and Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Minor after evidence presented at trial showed he was conversing online with an alleged 15-year-old girl with the intention of having sex with the minor. “The defendant deliberately tried to exploit a minor for sexual activity and chose to drive across state lines to engage in criminal sex acts, and I’m grateful the jury convicted him on all counts,” said U.S. Attorney Rachelle Aud Crowe. “The FBI works diligently to protect minors from online predators, and I appreciate their collaboration with our office to put this offender behind bars.” “The FBI’s investigation revealed

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Planned Parenthood sues Missouri attorney general over transgender care investigation

2 years 7 months ago

A lawsuit filed Friday in St. Louis accuses Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey of a “politically motivated” investigation of transgender care provided by Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri. The attorney general demanded Planned Parenthood turn over a litany of records earlier this month as part of his investigation into allegations […]

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Jason Hancock

These St. Louis Lagers Will Make You Forget Grandpa’s Bud

2 years 7 months ago
It’s baseball season, and for beer drinkers, that means a Pavlovian thirst for lagers. The connection dates back at least to the 1880s, and more than a century of aggressive marketing has conditioned us to crave suds at the crack of a bat.
Tony Rehagen

What’s for Lunch? The All-in-One Glass Tower Special

2 years 7 months ago

Will This Ever Replace the Blue Plate Special? Often my kids, grandkids, or friends send me photos of food they’ve prepared or eaten at restaurants. This week Russ texted a photo of his lunch catered during a conference at the Ronald Reagan Building in DC. I had to laugh. I’d never seen a meal served... 

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Jean Carnahan