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Why advocates say COVID caused more human trafficking among children
The number of human trafficking cases in Missouri has nearly doubled in Missouri in the past five years, and advocates against trafficking are saying it's happening more often to kids because of the pandemic.
Police officer vacates plea deal in Luther Hall case, will have May trial
Good news today!
Well, good news for me, anyway. As many of you know, there's been an explosion in recent years of what are called CAR-T treatments for blood cancers in general and for multiple myeloma in particular. Unlike ordinary chemo treatments, CAR-T involves taking T cells from a patient (e.g., me) and shipping them off to a ...continue reading "Good news today!"
'I was moved': Artist's support for Ukraine shines brightly around St. Louis
9 Mile Garden opens season with Fat Tuesday celebration
The Affton food truck garden will offer Mardi Gras–themed cocktails, live music, and plenty of beads on March 1.
Police: Father charged after punching 3-month-old baby in O'Fallon, Missouri
Police said a man lost his temper and punched his 3-month-old baby, severely injuring the child in O'Fallon, Missouri.
With Fitch undecided, former Fenton mayor files to run for St. Louis County Council seat
The longtime Fenton mayor said Monday he wanted to “ensure” the district would stay in Republican control.
St. Louis man pleads guilty to providing fentanyl that led to overdose death in Florissant
Markquis Bryant pleaded guilty to a charge of distribution of a controlled substance related to an overdose death in 2020.
Party designations to be on St. Louis special election ballot after all
Election Board reverses previous decision and decides to list candidates for 28th Ward alderman in April 19 election as a Democrat and a Republican.
O'Fallon, Mo., man charged with beating his 3-month-old baby
Dominic Wacker, 27, was charged with abuse or neglect of a child resulting in serious bodily injury. The child was hospitalized in critical condition.
Mentorship (scammer/sex trafficker/recruiter) at Target
Selling Fireworks - Valley Park, Mo.
For St. Louis firms with operations in Russia, sanctions could create 'giant legal headache'
Any drone pilots in the area?
We will not get into a hot war with Russia
For some reason, everyone seems to be missing the obvious reason why the US (and NATO more broadly) aren't attacking Russia directly: because we never have. Nor has Russia ever directly attacked us. This has been hard military doctrine in the nuclear era. Instead, both countries have fought lots and lots of proxy wars, the ...continue reading "We will not get into a hot war with Russia"
Ex-St. Louis cop in Luther Hall case cancels plea and gets May trial
Christopher Myers had been planning to plead guilty to a misdemeanor.
Another Victim Of The GDPR & CCPA: Security Researchers No Longer Can Get Anonymous Access To Internet Attack Data
We’ve pointed out before that we’re generally bad at regulating privacy because we don’t understand privacy. All of the regulations around privacy seem to treat a set of information as “special” that must be locked up and hidden. However, as we’ve pointed out over and over again, privacy is actually a set of trade-offs, and […]
Another Victim Of The GDPR & CCPA: Security Researchers No Longer Can Get Anonymous Access To Internet Attack Data
We’ve pointed out before that we’re generally bad at regulating privacy because we don’t understand privacy. All of the regulations around privacy seem to treat a set of information as “special” that must be locked up and hidden. However, as we’ve pointed out over and over again, privacy is actually a set of trade-offs, and […]
St. Louis start-up concerned about employees stationed in Ukraine
St. Louis-based companies worry about their employees trapped in Ukraine.