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Judge Releases Final Diss Track In The Drake/Kendrick Feud: Dismissing Drake’s Pathetic Lawsuit Over Not Like Us

2 months 1 week ago
In what may be the most legally absurd aftermath of a rap battle in hip-hop history, Drake’s preposterously silly lawsuit against Universal Music has met its predictable end. The artist sued his own record label—not Kendrick Lamar himself—for the crime of also distributing Lamar’s devastating diss track Not Like Us. The judge overseeing the case […]
Mike Masnick

Trump Keeps Overreaching: Will It Backfire?

2 months 1 week ago
Today on TAP: No university has agreed to his latest extortion plan. And his vindictive partisan shutdown of the NY-NJ Gateway tunnel project could be a life preserver for Democrat Mikie Sherrill in the close New Jersey governor’s race.
Robert Kuttner

Teen certified as adult for December 2024 homicide

2 months 1 week ago
ST. LOUIS - Ten months following the murder of a teenager in the city's West End Neighborhood, another teen has been charged and certified as an adult. According to officials, the Juvenile Court certified 17-year-old Thomas Russell as an adult Wednesday. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department responded to a call for a shooting on [...]
Megan Mueller

Wood River City Hall To Refuse Pennies As Payment

2 months 1 week ago
WOOD RIVER – Starting next week, pennies will no longer be an acceptable form of payment at Wood River City Hall. The city announced on Wednesday that this decision stems from a Federal Reserve announcement that penny production is officially ending, noting the federal agency will no longer accept the one-cent coins for deposit. “Because we can no longer deposit them, the City of Wood River will no longer accept pennies for any payments made at City Hall effective Monday, Oct. 20, 2025,” the city announced. While payments made online or by credit/debit card will still accept exact amounts, there will be some slight changes for those paying their bills with cash. Cash payments will still be accepted at City Hall, but residents are asked to round “up or down” to the nearest nickel. Late fees and other penalties will not be imposed on payments that are short by four cents or less. President Donald Trump instructed the U.S. Treasury Department in February

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Why Things Are The Way They Are

2 months 1 week ago
Right up front, I want to state that this is a very personal post. While it obviously draws from my many years of writing for Techdirt, I want to make it perfectly clear that I am expressing my own opinions about everything discussed below. I’m not immune to reading the comments. In fact, I actually […]
Tim Cushing

Daily Deal: Linux/UNIX Certification Training Bundle

2 months 1 week ago
Linux and UNIX operating systems have become increasingly popular in commercial computing environments. Due to their rapid growth in today’s businesses, Linux/UNIX administrators have also become very much in demand. The Linux/UNIX Certification Training Bundle will help you prepare for the CompTIA Linux+ and the Novell Certified Linux Professional certification exams. The 2-course bundle is […]
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