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Surveillance Tech Firm Sued By Meta For Using Thousands Of Bogus Accounts To Scrape Data

2 years 9 months ago
About a half-decade ago, major social media companies finally did something to prevent their platforms from being used to engage in mass surveillance. Prompted by revelations in public records, Twitter and Facebook began cutting off API access to certain data scrapers that sold their services to government agencies. Twitter blocked both Dataminr and Geofeedia from […]
Tim Cushing

Man Not In Custody: 48-Year-Old Faces At-Large Charges Of Statutory Rape

2 years 9 months ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - On Friday, January 20, 2023, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office issued “At Large” charges on suspect Julian Jones Sr., 48 years of age, of the 2400 block of Princess Drive in St. Louis, Missouri, 63136, for Statutory Rape Second Degree. A photo of Jones is attached. Jones is not currently in custody. The probable cause statement reads: Defendant is forty-eight years old. The victim was under the age of seventeen when she and the defendant engaged in sexual activity. The victim got pregnant as a result and had a child. Police obtained a search warrant for DNA from the victim and defendant. Paternity testing indicates that the defendant is the father of the child. St. Louis County Police Crimes Against Persons detectives are leading this investigation. Please note, charges are merely an accusation and defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.

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St. Louis Board of Aldermen votes for pay increase, bill heads to mayor's desk

2 years 9 months ago
The St. Louis Board of Aldermen on Friday passed a bill to nearly double pay for the next group of aldermen. The bill now goes go to the desk of Mayor Tishaura Jones. Board Bill No. 119 was passed 15-8 at its third reading at the board's regular meeting, with one abstaining vote. It calls for doubling the pay for the part-time city alderman job from $37,400 to $72,000 per year. The bill also gives an $800 increase in each alderman's expense allowance, bringing them up to $5,000 per member. The…
Kelsi Anderson, KSDK

St. Louis suburb's '15-minute-city' plan gets international attention

2 years 9 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- A plan to transform a St. Louis suburb into a "15-minute city" is getting worldwide recognition. The Guardian is featuring the O'Fallon, Illinois 20-year development plan. What is it? Simply put, people living in O'Fallon, Illinois, should have everything they need within a walk or bike ride from home. The goal is [...]
Joe Millitzer

Belleville Man Dies In Two-Vehicle Crash On Friday

2 years 9 months ago
WASHINGTON PARK - A 58-year-old Belleville man died in a two-vehicle traffic crash at 3:37 a.m. on Friday, January 27, 2023. The crash occurred on Interstate 64 eastbound at milepost 6 in Washington Park in St. Clair County. The vehicles involved in the crash were a 2010 tan Ford F250 and a 2013 white Freightliner truck-tractor. The preliminary ISP investigation indicates the following: Unit 2 (the 2013 white Freightliner Truck-Tractor) was parked on the right shoulder of Interstate 64 eastbound at milepost 6. Unit 1 (a 2010 tan Ford F250) was traveling eastbound on Interstate 64 near milepost 6, drove off the right side of the roadway, and struck the rear end of Unit 2. The passenger of Unit 2 was lying in the sleeper birth at the time of the crash and reported no injuries on the scene. The driver of Unit 1 was pronounced deceased on the scene. ISP said no further information is now available.

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Video: Footage of Paul Pelosi attack released

2 years 9 months ago
Warning: Graphic and explicit video SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Video footage of the attack on former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, was released by a judge Friday morning. The footage includes a San Francisco Police Department officer's body camera, Paul Pelosi's 911 call for help, David DePape's confession tape, and home surveillance video [...]
Michael Thomas