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Techdirt Podcast Episode 337: Will Elon Kill Twitter?

2 years 9 months ago
This week, we have a special joint episode with The Neoliberal Podcast, discussing the question on a lot of minds: just what the hell is going on at Twitter now that Elon Musk is in charge? He’s owned the company for less than a month, and it’s already in chaos. Mike sits down with Neoliberal […]
Leigh Beadon

Chesterfield Powerball player wins $50,000

2 years 9 months ago
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. - A local Powerball player is $50,000 richer after buying a ticket at the Country Club Express Wash for the November 5 drawing. The winning ticket matched five white-ball numbers drawn and the Powerball. The ticket was claimed at the Missouri Lottery's regional office in St. Louis on November 8. The chances of [...]
Joe Millitzer

Legal Roundtable: The legal battle for the life of Kevin Johnson

2 years 9 months ago
Seventeen years after killing a Kirkwood Police officer, Kevin Johnson has been given a date with the executioner. He’s scheduled to die by lethal injection Nov. 29. Now he’s making what’s likely his final plea to avoid execution. The special prosecutor on his case now wants the Missouri Supreme Court to put a halt to his death sentence. Analyzing the case is our Legal Roundtable of expert attorneys: Mark Smith, a former associate vice chancellor and Dean at Washington University; Erin Lueker, previously a public defender for St. Louis County and a prosecuting attorney for the state of Missouri; and Erin Banks, former St. Louis City Counselor.

FOX 2's Thanksgiving Day TV program schedule

2 years 9 months ago
ST. LOUIS - A programming mention for Thanksgiving Day. FOX 2 will carry FIFA World Cup Soccer starting at 9 a.m. with Portugal vs. Ghana followed by Brazil vs. Serbia at 12:30 p.m. Following FIFA World Cup, we have Thanksgiving Day football starting at 3:00 p.m . as the New York Giants take on the [...]
Joe Millitzer

Thanksgiving Dinner Costs Skyrocket For 2022

2 years 9 months ago
JERSEYVILLE - The average cost of Thanksgiving dinner is up 20% from last year, according to a recent survey from the American Farm Bureau Federation . The survey found this year’s average cost for a 10-person feast is $64.05, compared to 2021’s average of $53.31. Even as prices continue to skyrocket nationwide, local stores like Sinclair’s Foods in Jerseyville are trying to keep from passing the cost on to their customers. This price difference of $10.74 represents the largest year-to-year price jump in the survey’s history dating back to 1986 . While 2022 saw the sharpest increase overall, prices have been climbing much more rapidly since 2020. David Wittman, manager of Sinclair's Foods in Jerseyville, said he’s noticed the price of Thanksgiving foods increasing in recent years, including fuel costs related to delivery. However, he said the store has been doing everything it can to keep from passing those price increases on to customers.

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Tons Of Big Advertisers Are Bailing On Twitter As Hate Runs Rampant

2 years 9 months ago
A new report claims that more than a third of Twitter’s biggest advertisers have now pulled their ads from the platform, as the unstable and unpredictable nature of the new owner, combined with his implicit encouragement for hate, has made the site less and less welcoming to the brands with money to spend. Dozens of […]
Mike Masnick