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City SC restricts BLM, trans flags from display at soccer games, frustrating fan groups
7+ hour, 2+ min ago (162+ words) A "love always wins" transgender pride banner and Black Lives Matter flag hang at Energizer Park last year. City SC's supporter groups are frustrated that the displays were not approved by the club for the upcoming soccer season. ST. LOUIS…...
Factory worker becomes fastest person in the world to peel and slice a pineapple
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (374+ words) A factory worker has achieved the Guinness World Records title for fastest time to peel and slice a pineapple " clocking in at 11.43 seconds. The feat, completed at the Del Monte factory in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, on Wednesday, beat the previous record…...
Wentzville transgender bathroom suit gets trial date
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (218+ words) The five-day bench trial will cover whether Wentzville's school board was wrong to discuss a policy on where transgender students could use the restroom during a closed session meeting in June 2023. Javascript is required to use this website. Missouri Attorney…...
Missouri court strikes down 2022 law that pulled library books off shelves
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (140+ words) A Jackson County Circuit Court judge has struck down a state law criminalizing school employees for supplying "sexually explicit material" to students, ruling it unconstitutionally vague and overbroad in a five-page decision. Kids" library cards could be revoked in order…...
Kirkwood students shown LGBTQ+ video without parent consent, lawyers complain
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (147+ words) KIRKWOOD " A conservative law firm is threatening legal action against Kirkwood School District over claims a video with LGBTQ+ content was shown to middle school students without their parents' consent. School officials have barred the Kirkwood High students from asking…...
The Sports Bra, a bar dedicated to women's sports, to open in Maplewood
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (286+ words) MAPLEWOOD'The Sports Bra, a bar and restaurant showing exclusively women's sports, is slated to open in Maplewood this January, providing a much-needed space for local fans, enthusiasts say. The Quarry will include volleyball nets, pickleball courts, shaded pergolas, a rotating…...
U.S. Rep. Bob Onder joins push against taxpayer money for transgender procedures
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (122+ words) Two Missouri lawmakers have recently placed the state at the center of the fight against transgender medical procedures. Of all the members of Congress from Missouri and Illinois, who is the staunchest supporter of President Donald Trump? Bill Brown, a…...
Long-lost ancient Roman artifact reappears in New Orleans backyard
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (665+ words) A New Orleans family cleaning up their overgrown backyard made an extremely unusual find: Under the weeds was a mysterious marble tablet with Latin characters that included the phrase "spirits of the dead." NEW ORLEANS " A New Orleans family cleaning…...
Are we a nation that talks about love but lacks compassion?
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (227+ words) Episode 215: Hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada explore the disconnect between our private expressions of care and the collective anger dominating politics, media and even day-to-day interactions. Drawing on Kyte's lecture series The Search for Meaning, the conversation centers on…...
Appeals court gives Missouri AG pathway to Transgender Center patient records
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (653+ words) The Missouri Attorney General's Office is allowed to access patient health information as part of its investigation into the Washington University Transgender Center, an appeals court ruled Tuesday. The Missouri Eastern District Court of Appeals decision, written by Judge Phillip…...