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C.A. Gabe Gore delivering fall commencement today at Missouri State University

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:58 GMT

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - St. Louis Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore is delivering the fall commencement address Friday at Missouri State University in Springfield.That's his alma mater. Gore is also being honored with the 2023 Government Excellence Award. Asian elephant ‘Raja’ leaving St. Louis Zoo It's given to government officials who exemplify leadership, support the university, and have outstanding achievements.

“Chopped” winner Dave Hadley opens modern Indian concept in downtown Denver

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:58 GMT

The goal that chef — and former “Chopped” winner — Dave Hadley had for his Samosa Shop always revolved around setting up in a permanent (or semi-permanent) brick-and-mortar space.Now, after three years of haunting farmers markets and peddling his classic and innovated samosas, tots topped with tikka masala, and sweet-and-spicy mushroom sandwiches, he has a place to settle into over the winter and beyond.Dave Hadley has officially taken over the kitchen at Honor Farm. (Provided by Dave Hadley)“This is something I have been waiting to do for some time,” said Hadley, who just spent a month in Europe to research restaurant and food concepts. “The trip was eye-opening, as I saw what Indian food was out there. It’s so respected and known all over the UK, and they have many fast-casual Indian concepts.”Now, Hadley has officially taken over the kitchen at Honor Farm, a horror-themed bar at 1526 Blake St. in downtown Denver. From Wednesda...

Loveland-based producer of electric fleet vehicles to go into receivership

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:58 GMT

Lightning eMotors, which designs and manufactures electric vehicles for commercial and government fleets, agreed Thursday to have the Loveland-based company placed into receivership, signaling its default on its loans and financing.The company filed its agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company’s assets will be sold to pay its debts.The action follows a lawsuit by Cupola Infrastructure Income Fund, which sought to have a receiver appointed. The Greenwood Village company said it loaned Lightning eMotors $3 million and the manufacturer had acknowledged that it is unable to pay its debts and hasn’t been able to line up financing that would allow it to continue operating.The Denver Business Journal first reported the SEC filing by Lightning eMotors.“We expect the receiver to be installed shortly and will have more details about the company’s path forward before the end of the year,” the company said in a statement.The company went pu...

Letters: Impeachment inquiry into President Biden: Justified or revenge?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:58 GMT

Impeachment inquiry: Justified or revenge?Re: “Republicans in House approve impeachment inquiry vs. Biden,” Dec. 14 news storyInfluence peddling? You bet. Listen to the whistleblowers. Why does the media continue to protect Hunter and Joe? Whistleblowers shined a light on the different treatment of individuals. Someone should tell Hunter that his father may not be “financially” connected to a company to be a part of that business. There is a shifting story from the DOJ and Biden’s attorney.Let’s face it. As a senator, vice president and president, the Big Guy has peddled his influence for the benefit of his whole family for years. China? Ukraine? Russia?If any of this scandal involved the Trumps, you’d better believe that the media would sharpen their claws and gnash their teeth and leap on it like flies on a trash heap. Oh wait, they did that when a false charge was brought against Trump on the Russia hoax.Forty-eight percent of the public ...

Culture capital celebrations tinged with sadness

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:58 GMT

It is one of the most sought-after titles European cities vie for - the European Capital of Culture.The initiative was developed in 1985 and has, to date, been awarded to more than 60 cities across the European Union and beyond.The final city for the next round of “culture capitals” has just been decided – Bourges in France.The capital of the province of Aquitaine at the end of the Roman Empire,Bourges, with a population of just over 60,000, carefully maintains its heritage from a glorious past.A city of art and history, Bourges is noted for its monuments: the Jacques Coeur Palace and the Saint-Etienne Cathedral – included on the UNESCO World Heritage list – as well as its old streets and half-timbered houses.It joins three other European cities which will share the coveted title in 2028.They are České Budějovice in the Czech Republic and Skopje in North Macedonia.The title of European Capital of Culture rotates around eligible countries and České Budějovice and Skopje wer...

90-year-old woman with dementia found after vanishing in San Bernardino

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:58 GMT

A 90-year-old Asian woman with dementia who disappeared in San Bernardino Wednesday has been found, police said.Metna Filanen was located Thursday afternoon in the area of North F Street and West 25th Street, the San Bernardino Police Department stated in an update on Instagram. Filanen was said to be in stable condition. Filanen went missing Wednesday around 7 p.m. from 365 E. Commercial Road, which is near Waterman Avenue.No further details about her disappearance were disclosed.

How you can spot artificial intelligence-generated content

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:58 GMT

(WHTM) — In a world where technology is growing, people may come across fake images or even videos of celebrities, politicians, coaches, and more.These videos are mostly for comedic content, but can also be used as a way to scam people or to make people believe this "real" person said something they never said.This recently occurred in November 2023 when a sponsored video of "Gordon Ramsay" appeared on TikTok. Video appears to show actor Michael B. Jordan crashing his Ferrari in Hollywood This video claimed to show Ramsay telling people they could get 100% off cookware.The catch: this was not Gordon Ramsay. It was an artificial intelligence (AI) version of Ramsay being used to steal people's identities.With the 2024 Presidential election fast approaching, people should be on the lookout for AI versions of any politician. This can include videos, images, or even just the voice of any politician. This defunct Pennsylvania roller coaster was briefly the largest of its kind Accordi...

Opinion: Women’s groups have stayed silent too long on Hamas’ violence

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:58 GMT

The events of Oct. 7 and the war that has followed, at an incomprehensible scale of civilian violence and death, is devastating. This war so far away feels palpably close to us all and has shaken our community to its core.For us as women, there has been an additional aspect of the attacks on Oct. 7 that has felt like a double assault: the systemic rape of women and girls by Hamas terrorists and the lack of response from the world.Sexual and gender-based violence is horrific, with emotional wounds that linger well beyond the physical wounds. The healing process for the survivors of the Oct. 7 assaults begins with being heard and believed. We cannot overstate the importance of supporting these women, like we would all survivors of sexual and gender-based violence.We recoiled when reading about Shani Louk, a 23-year-old German Israeli, who can be seen in a Hamas-made video, semiconscious and half-naked, being taken to Gaza in the back of a pickup truck with men sitting astride her. Ano...

Review: Wright is brilliant in smart, funny ‘American Fiction’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:58 GMT

By Lindsay Bahr | Associated PressJeffrey Wright’s Thelonious “Monk” Ellison is at the end of his rope at the beginning of ” American Fiction, ” a crowd-pleaser that’s both funny and smart in its satire of race, media, artists, identity politics and even Hollywood. It opens in theaters this week.A classic frustrated artist, Monk is a professor and an author who writes literary stories that he wants to see in the world. He’s not interested in race, or at least the kind of “Black misery porn” stories that seem to be omnipresent, whether it’s in the Black history month advertisement on television with images of addicts and slaves, or at a book convention.The latest hit that has him fuming is a book called “We’s Lives In Da Ghetto,” written by a comfortably upper middle class Black woman (Issa Rae) who gives interviews about how dismayed she was in her post-college job at a literary agency that she didn’...

CDC sounds alarm about low vaccination rates amid rising respiratory virus activity

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:58 GMT

By Deidre McPhillips | CNNThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there is an “urgent need” to boost vaccination coverage amid increasing levels of respiratory disease.“Low vaccination rates, coupled with ongoing increases in national and international respiratory disease activity caused by multiple pathogens, including influenza viruses, SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19), and RSV, could lead to more severe disease and increased healthcare capacity strain in the coming weeks,” the agency wrote in a Health Alert Network advisory Thursday. “In addition, a recent increase in cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) following SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States has been reported.”RELATED: California is on pace to have fewest annual deaths in four years, from all causesAbout 7 million fewer adults have gotten their flu shot so far this season compared with the last virus season. Overall, uptake is about 36% for both adults and children...