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Getty Images Watermark Shows Up In Latest Square ‘Final Fantasy’ Game

2 years 11 months ago
Square Enix, the game studio behind famous video game franchises like the Final Fantasy series, is well known to be a big believer in intellectual property enforcement. Just on our pages alone, we’ve talked about the times they struck out against folks selling replica swords from its games, or fan-made productions featuring Square IP in […]
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There is (still) no reason to panic about our schools

2 years 11 months ago
Today brings yet another story about the catastrophic state of our public schools, this time from Tom Edsall. And I just don't know. These stories keep coming and coming even though the simplest, most straightforward data says there's nothing to it. Here is the K-12 student-teacher ratio for the past two decades: And here is ...continue reading "There is (still) no reason to panic about our schools"
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2851 Indiana

2 years 11 months ago
Something about the address 2851 Indiana in St. Louis City seemed familiar when I saw the real estate ad. I joked about the bright yellow and blue interior paint on Twitter, but there was something else about the address. Then I remembered. I did some research on the Tietjens Family years ago. This was one … Continue reading 2851 Indiana →
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Transgender inmate on Missouri's death row asks for mercy

2 years 11 months ago
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The first openly transgender woman set to be executed in the U.S. is asking Missouri's governor for mercy, citing mental health issues. Lawyers for Amber McLaughlin, now 49, on Monday asked Republican Gov. Mike Parson to spare her. McLaughlin was convicted of killing 45-year-old Beverly Guenther on Nov. 20, 2003. Guenther [...]
SUMMER BALLENTINE and JOHN D. HANNA, Associated Press