After Don Looney stepped to the microphone on Monday at Shaw Park in Clayton, the longtime United Auto Workers member decided to go “off script.” Looney was speaking to hundreds of people enraged about Gov. Mike Kehoe’s decision to bring lawmakers back into session this week to redraw Missouri’s congressional districts and to severely hamper the state’s initiative petition process. …
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Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Saturday afternoon aimed at holding federal law enforcement in the city to municipal rules on policing while also keeping tabs on new deployments and informing citizens of their rights. The order, the “Protecting Chicago Initiative,” comes after the Chicago Sun-Times first reported that Naval Station Great Lakes near North Chicago was being considered …
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Angelina Jolie and Doug Liman, who famously worked together on Mr. and Mrs. Smith, are reteaming for another thriller set in the world of spies. Coming on top of multi-studio competition, Universal is wrapping up the final deal points to land The Initiative, a hot spy package that sees Jolie attached to star, Liman on board to direct and F. …
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A visionary $100 million matching grant from the Weill Family Foundation is bringing together two leading cancer centers to launch the Weill Cancer Hub West — an innovative collaboration among some of the nation’s most talented scientists that will transform cancer research and care in the next decade. The initiative will harness the expertise and resources of two world-class institutions — the …
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A visionary $100 million matching grant from the Weill Family Foundation is bringing together two leading cancer centers to launch the Weill Cancer Hub West — an innovative collaboration among some of the nation’s most talented scientists that will transform cancer research and care in the next decade. The initiative will harness the expertise and resources of two world-class institutions …
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Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot addressed the Stop Killing Games campaign during the company’s 2025 shareholder meeting, responding to concerns about game preservation and ownership. During the July 10 session, an attendee asked Guillemot if Ubisoft supported the Stop Killing Games petition, citing The Crew’s delisting and server shutdown as a turning point for the movement. They also asked him what …
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Two federal officials toured the infamous Alcatraz penitentiary in the San Francisco Bay early Thursday morning as part of the Trump administration’s effort to reopen the infamous island prison, a move that critics say would be more expensive than building a new prison. U.S. Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum visited Alcatraz before the rush of tourists …
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