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Independent John Wood drops out of Missouri's U.S. Senate race

2 years 10 months ago
independent John Wood said Tuesday that he's withdrawing his bid to fill the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Republican Roy Blunt. Wood, a former U.S. attorney who had positioned himself as an alternative to extremism in both major parties. A lifelong Republican, he filed as an independent with the backing of a political action committee led by former Republican Sen. John Danforth. In a statement Tuesday, Wood said that he will no longer face Republican nominee Eric Schmitt, currently…
Diana Barr

Cubs stop Cardinals' 8-game winning streak

2 years 10 months ago
Javier Assad pitched four scoreless innings in his major league debut and combined with four relievers on a five-hitter as the Chicago Cubs cooled off the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 in the first game of a doubleheader.
Associated Press

‘Free Speech Absolutist’ Elon Musk Pens Column For Chinese Censorship Agency

2 years 10 months ago
So, look, I’ve been pretty clear that for as much as Elon Musk refers to himself as a “free speech absolutist,” his actions suggest otherwise. He has regularly punished people for their speech, he recently embraced the EU’s highly censorial plans for social media regulation, and his filings in the Twitter case suggest that he […]
Mike Masnick

Former Alderman John Collins-Muhammad pleads guilty to bribery charges

2 years 10 months ago
Former St. Louis Alderman John Collins-Muhammad became the first official to plead guilty in connection with a years-long federal bribery investigation. Collins-Muhammad changed his plea to guilty in federal court Tuesday afternoon in front of U.S. District Judge Stephen Clark to two bribery-related charges and one charge of honest services bribery/wire fraud. The judge set his sentencing hearing for Dec. 6 at 1:30 p.m. The honest services bribery/wire fraud charge carries a maximum penalty of 20…
Mark Maxwell and Sam Clancy, KSDK