This week, I testified remotely before the Colombian Constitutional Court in the case of Esperanza Gómez Silva c. Meta Platforms, Inc. y Facebook Colombia S.A.S. Expediente T-8.764.298. In a procedure I don’t understand, the court organized a public hearing to discuss the issues raised by the case. (The case involves Instagram’s termination of an adult film star’s […]
Fans of The Doors are finally getting to hear what’s being called their last known unreleased tune. The track, “Paris Blues,” has been released digitally for the very first time. The track…
Of the 23 companies, 10 are based in St. Louis. The other 13 are bringing their companies to St. Louis from a number of U.S. states, including California, Illinois and New York, among others. As part of the Arch Grants award, each of the companies will commit to operating their business from St. Louis for at least one year.
St. Louis Teacher Residency has received an unsolicited, one-time donation of $1.5 million from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to expand and improve its work preparing and supporting candidates pursuing a career in high-needs public schools in the St. Louis region.
A woman tried to run over her grandfather following a money dispute on Thursday. A 72-year-old man told police that yesterday morning his granddaughter accosted him in Citygarden over money the grandfather may have owed her, according to St. Louis police. The granddaughter, a 30-year-old woman, demanded the money she thought she was owed and tried to snatch her grandfather's backpack from his wheelchair after threatening him with scissors.
InvestMidwest, the annual venture capital conference that highlights Midwest startups, has named a new leader at it plans to return next year to an in-person format. It has started seeking applications from startups for 2023 event.
Lambert airport's $3 billion effort to remake itself into a single-terminal facility has gotten significant attention. But it and four other St. Louis-area airports are working on other significant projects
A judge refused Friday to quash a subpoena issued to former White House press secretary Jen Psaki that seeks her deposition in a lawsuit filed by Missouri and Louisiana, alleging that the Biden administration conspired to silence conservative voices on social media.
Local governments in Ohio and Illinois are using American Rescue Plan Act money to relieve residents struggling with medical debt by partnering with an organization that buys debt and wipes the slate clean for debtors. It’s a strategy advocates say could be duplicated across the country to help erase a multibillion-dollar problem. On Nov. 9, […]
I'm visiting my sister-in-law, Virginia, in Virginia, at the moment, so this week you get a picture of her dog, who is not named Virginia. Say hello to Watson.
Writing about the terrible ideas Congress has is often like babysitting a toddler bent on sticking his finger in a socket. At a certain point there is the temptation to say, “Fine! Learn the hard way!” But in the case of the INFORM Act it won’t be Congress who learns the hard lesson but all […]
Turkey is a traditional and delicious part of the Thanksgiving celebration. If you plan to cook one, you might need to start preparing as soon as Friday.
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