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Rosati-Kain to remain open after reaching multiyear agreement with archdiocese

3 years ago
In a Christmas Day announcement, Rosati-Kain High School announced it would remain open after reaching a multiyear lease agreement with the Archdiocese of St. Louis. After the archdiocese announced in September it would close Rosati-Kain at the end of the 2022-23 school year as part of its "All Things New" consolidation plan, alumnae and students came together and launched a campaign to save the school. The campaign, called RK Forever, aimed to establish Rosati-Kain as an independent school…
Jennifer Somers

Demetrious Johnson, former NFL player who helped thousands, dies at 61

3 years ago
Demetrious Johnson, the St. Louis native who played for five seasons in the NFL and in retirement helped thousands through a charitable foundation that bore his name, died Saturday. He was 61. Family members said Johnson died of an aortic dissection, a rare condition in which a tear occurs in the inner layer of the body's main artery, at a St. Louis hospital. "His family and friends are saddened by this loss. His big heart and love for his community will never be forgotten," his daughter, Ashley…
Jacob Kuerth

UK IP Office Tries To Claim Netflix Password Sharing Is Illegal

3 years ago
The UK Government’s Intellectual Property Office published new piracy guidance this week claiming that Netflix password sharing is illegal. Back when Netflix was a pesky upstart trying to claw subscribers away from entrenched cable providers, the company had a pretty lax approach to users who shared streaming passwords. At one point CEO Reed Hastings went so far […]
Karl Bode

Expanded Bereavement Leave Rights Take Effect Jan. 1, 2023

3 years ago
SPRINGFIELD – The Family Bereavement Leave Act will go into effect on January 1, 2023, expanding unpaid leave rights for employees across the State. As the New Year approaches, employers should be aware of the new requirements under the Act. The Family Bereavement Leave Act (FBLA) is an amendment to the Child Bereavement Leave Act (CBLA) that expands leave time requirements to cover pregnancy loss, failed adoptions or surrogacy agreements, unsuccessful reproductive procedures, and other diagnoses or events negatively impacting pregnancy or fertility. The FBLA also requires employers to provide leave time after the loss of family members previously not covered by the CBLA, including spouses, domestic partners, siblings, grandparents, and stepparents. Employees may take up to two weeks, or 10 working days, of unpaid leave time for any of the events covered by the FBLA to grieve, to attend a funeral, or to make arrangements necessitated by the death of a family member. Employers

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Beating Blood Clots: Lessons Learned From Al Roker's Recent Health Scare

3 years ago
In November, Today Show weatherman Al Roker was hospitalized after a blood clot that formed in his leg sent clots to his lungs. After being discharged on Thanksgiving he was readmitted almost immediately because he started showing more symptoms. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), blood clots are a serious and growing health issue affecting an estimated 900,000 Americans each year resulting in nearly 100,000 deaths. Blood clots are a normal response to an injury where a blood vessel gets broken. If it doesn’t clot, you will continuously bleed causing a hemorrhage. The problem is when blood clots occur for the wrong reasons such as a piece of plaque breaking off in the artery to the heart which can cause a heart attack. According to Mark Meeker, D.O., an internal medicine physician and vice president of community medicine at OSF HealthCare, another example is in the legs. He says blood usually flows relatively rapidly through our body but if something

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