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Roe at 50: Celebration and resistance

2 years 9 months ago
Fifty years ago, on Jan 22, 1973, the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision legalized abortion across the United States. This past June, however, that decision was reversed, leading states including Missouri to declare abortions illegal within their borders.
Sophie Hurwitz for The St. Louis American

Four Recent Books From Island Press

2 years 9 months ago
Trying to get caught up on posts, so rather than four individual posts these four books from 2022 are grouped together. — Steve ‘City Forward: How Innovation Districts Can Embrace Risk and Strengthen Community’ by Matt Enstice with Mike Gluck To me it seems like nearly every new development project is ...
Steve Patterson

Illinois man charged in Planned Parenthood clinic fire

2 years 9 months ago
CHICAGO (AP) — A central Illinois man was charged Wednesday with setting fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic earlier this month, federal law enforcement said. Tyler W. Massengill, 32, of Chillicothe, is accused of “malicious use of fire and an explosive to damage, and attempt to damage" the clinic in Peoria, the U.S. Attorney’s Office [...]
CLAIRE SAVAGE, Associated Press

If The AI Lawyer You Built Can’t Keep You Out Of Jail, Maybe It’s Time To Hire A Real Lawyer

2 years 9 months ago
So, we’ve written a few times about DoNotPay, the supposedly AI-powered “robot lawyer” that was initially designed to help you contest parking tickets but then expanded to helping (usefully) with a bunch of consumer annoyances, like cancelling accounts, obtaining owed refunds, and the like. But it’s also got some shadiness in its past, like the […]
Mike Masnick

Asia’s John Wetton subject of upcoming book

2 years 9 months ago
A new book about Asia co-founder, singer and bassist John Wetton is in the works. John Wetton: An Extraordinary Life is being put together by his family and management, with input from over 70 people who were…

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Regional board plans area-wide 'crime summit' in spring

2 years 9 months ago
The East-West Gateway Council of Governments, made up of the St. Louis area's top elected officials, plans to hold a region-wide 'crime summit' this spring with police leaders, prosecutors, school officials, academic experts and others.
By Mark Schlinkmann St. Louis Post-Dispatch