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As US, UK Embrace ‘Age Verify Everyone!’ French Data Protection Agency Says Age Verification Is Unreliable And Violates Privacy Rights

2 years 6 months ago
We keep seeing it show up in a variety of places: laws to “protect the children” that, fundamentally begin with age verification to figure out who is a child (and then layering in a ton of often questionable requirements for how to deal with those identified as children). We have the Online Safety Bill in […]
Mike Masnick

Amendment to SAFE-T Act filed

2 years 7 months ago
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) – Senate Democrats filed an amendment they believe fixes the problems that have plagued the SAFE-T Act for months. Early Wednesday morning, Senator Robert Peters (D-Chicago) filed an amendment clarifying several items in the SAFE-T Act. Most of the changes in the amendment focus on tightening up vague language that left law [...]
Danny Connolly

Father McGivney Forward Jackson Rodgers Scores 18 Points In Griffins' Contest, Is A Byron, Carlson, Petri And Kalb Male Athlete Of The Month

2 years 7 months ago
GLEN CARBON - Jackson Rodgers, a senior forward for the boys' basketball team at Father McGivney Catholic High School, had a solid performance in the Griffins' home opener on Nov. 29, leading the Griffins with 18 points in a 53-46 loss to New Athens in the team's home opener. Rodgers, overall, is off to a great start, averaging 16.3 points and 0.5 rebounds per game, as is considered one of the team's top seniors on a veteran-laden team that is hoping to do well in the 2022-23 season. The Griffins started out 3-1, finishing second in the Mulberry Grove Thanksgiving tournament, losing to St. Elmo in the final, going into the game against the Yellowjackets. For all of his efforts, both on and off the court, Rodgers has been named a Byron, Carlson, Petri and Kalb Law Firm male Athlete of the Month for Father McGivney. Rodgers, who plays for head coach Todd Strong, felt that although the Griffins did some good things during the game, the team didn't play all that well against New Athens

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PowerPlex will share the Hazelwood site of the former Mall

2 years 7 months ago

New Joint Venture at old St. Louis Mills will Include both Sports Complex plus Office Park A real estate developer from Ohio , Industrial Commercial Properties has purchased the former St. Louis Mills Mall and plans to turn it into an industrial office park while continuing to develop PowerPlex sports complex at the Hazelwood complex. […]

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Florissant Hearing on “Behind the 8 ball”

2 years 7 months ago

City Not Expecting Any Trouble with New Business                        By Carol Arnett The Florissant City Council met for the second November meeting Monday at City Hall and held one public hearing about a proposal to open a billiard parlor at 1165 N. Highway 67.  Darryl Wallace, the owner of the business, spoke to the council […]

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Albertsons-Kroger mega-deal raises questions from lawmakers about higher food prices

2 years 7 months ago

WASHINGTON —  Members of a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee panel raised concerns during a Tuesday hearing that a proposed merger between two of the largest U.S. supermarket chains could mean a monopoly on groceries and lead to higher food prices for Americans. U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat who chairs the Subcommittee on Competition […]

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Ariana Figueroa