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Webster University speeds up path to doctor of pharmacy degree

2 years 7 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- Webster University and University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis have agreed to create a pipeline program. It allows Webster students in biological sciences to complete their bachelor of science undergraduate degree while simultaneously starting the doctor of pharmacy degree. This reduces the degree time by one year and potentially [...]
Joe Millitzer

Without Verification, What Is The Point Of Elon Musk’s Twitter?

2 years 7 months ago
Elon Musk’s Twitter fundamentally misunderstands what made Twitter useful in the first place. In an attempt to wring blood from a stone, Twitter’s announced that all the original “blue checks”—initially created as a way to verify that someone was who they said they were—will disappear on April 1st. Instead, blue checks will once again be […]
Mike Masnick

St. Louis Weather Could Bring Tornadoes, Hail Tonight

2 years 7 months ago
It's that time of year again. April. When everything is beautiful and then you look up and the sky is green and sirens are wailing and you ... step outside because you're from the Midwest and want to see what's going on.
Rosalind Early

Trump update

2 years 7 months ago
Just for the record, I'm not deliberately avoiding Trump news because I think it's stupid.¹ It's mostly because events like his arraignment today are already covered in minute detail by every news outlet on the planet and I don't have anything special to add. I am curious to see what the charges are, just in ...continue reading "Trump update"
Kevin Drum

Who Wore It Better: Fascist Edition

2 years 7 months ago
The moment we've all been waiting for has arrived: Donald Trump is currently being arraigned in New York for attempting to sneak hush money to our lord and savior Stormy Daniels. While the disgraced former president didn't kick, scream or get dragged away by cops, he did provide a moment that felt all too familiar — a raised fist. Suddenly, we were all transported back to January 6, 2021, when Missouri's then-junior senator Josh Hawley raised his fist to a crowd of insurrectionists.
Jenna Jones

Daily Deal: PlayStation Plus Essential 12-Month Subscription

2 years 7 months ago
Unleash the power of PlayStation and explore hundreds of incredible games with a new choice of membership plan. With PlayStation Plus Essential, you’ll get to enjoy all the core PlayStation Plus benefits: join your friends in online multiplayer, add new games to your collection every month, get incredible deals from PlayStation Store, and more. Relive some […]
Gretchen Heckmann

Boardwalk Waffles’ Expansion Plans Are Embroiled in Lawsuits

2 years 7 months ago
In the past year and a half, the company that operates Boardwalk Waffles & Ice Cream has been sued by four different landlords throughout St. Louis for not paying rent. Two of the suits — over properties in Midtown and Maplewood — have been settled to the satisfaction of all parties.
Ryan Krull

Human voice is the hot new texting technology

2 years 7 months ago
Let's review the recent history of human communication: 1876-2000: Telephones provide convenient and universal voice communication. 2000-2023: Thekidsthesedays decide they hate telephones and really, really hate voice messages, so instead they use phone infrastructure to send text messages. Today: Kids realize that emojis don't actually represent the full range of human emotion, so they begin ...continue reading "Human voice is the hot new texting technology"
Kevin Drum