Aggregator

So, remember when Elon first announced his plans to buy Twitter, and he claimed that it was “the de facto town square” and his top priority was to eliminate spam and scam bots? “A top priority I would have is eliminating the spam and scam bots and the bot armies that are on Twitter. They […]

California and Florida have become the first states to require later public school start times, a response to reams of research showing significant advantages for high school students who can get more sleep by beginning their day at 8:30 a.m. or later. But such changes come with difficult ripple effects — upended bus schedules, later starts […]

The post Hit the snooze button: States debate later high school start times appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Today on TAP: Probably not directly, but a good contract is a good selling point to workers at those factories.

Julian Lennon says he’s waiting for Paul McCartney to tell him some private stories about his dad, John Lennon. During an appearance on Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast, Julian recalled running into McCartney at Heathrow Airport back…

Source

State Sen. Bill Eigel, R-Weldon Spring, was responding to criticism of a video showing him at a St. Charles County political event burning a stack of cardboard boxes with a flamethrower.

Officials have issued a boil order in Grafton, Illinois, and several nearby towns due to a loss in water pressure.

Housing units under construction stayed about the same in August—a combination of fewer single-family homes but more apartments. However, the construction rates for both are still above their pre-pandemic trends, as is the overall construction rate: As housing prices rose, builders increased their construction rate. That makes sense. But with construction rates above trend for ...continue reading "Housing construction in August remained way above trend"

The City is upgrading its voting technology, keeping elections secure while giving St. Louisans the opportunity to vote at any precinct

Forward Through Ferguson, a nonprofit organization that works to advance racially equitable systems and policies, has named its new leader.

Six St. Louis-area schools and one Metro East school earned the accolade.

With the help of six past 40 Under 40 winners, the St. Louis Business Journal reviewed more than 350 nominations to select the winners of the 2023 40 Under 40 Awards.

Madison County taxpayers might be forced to expend more than a quarter of a million dollars following more than a dozen failed lawsuits filed by only two former county employees.

Carlos Santana is extending his Las Vegas residency into next year.  The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just announced 2024 dates for his An Intimate Evening with Santana: Greatest Hits Live residency…

Source

NEW YORK — A late-pandemic surge of new arrivals from India, Venezuela and China, reflecting people with legal visas and those fleeing across the United States’ southern border seeking asylum, helped bring more than 900,000 new immigrants to the U.S. between 2021 and 2022, according to a Stateline analysis of new census data to be released Thursday. Florida […]

The post States see influx of migrants from India, Venezuela and China appeared first on Missouri Independent.

The LA Times writes today about California's declining population: In the last few years, it ground to halt and then dropped — and all the while developers continued to build. Given the laws of supply and demand, one might think fewer people and more homes would equal lower prices. But California housing costs remain stubbornly ...continue reading "Why is housing so damn expensive?"