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Researchers find microplastics in St. Louis County cave sealed since 1993

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:08 GMT

ST. LOUIS – For those interested in understanding the impact of human activities on our environment, Saint Louis University has recently published a report on Cliff Cave. This report highlights the findings of a research team that found the presence of microplastics within a cave that had been sealed for the past three decades. In two recent papers, SLU reported the discovery of high concentrations of microplastics in Cliff Cave, located in St. Louis County. This cave has remained sealed off from human exposure for the last 30 years. Elizabeth Hasenmueller, Ph.D., a professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and associate director of the WATER Institute at SLU, led the research team that found plastics in both the water and soil within the cave. St. Louis Airport expansion would see conversion to single terminal Microplastics, which are plastic particles smaller than 5.0 millimeters, can be found in various environments, including marine, terrestrial, and freshwater settings...

Mizzou expansion project expected to help cancer patients worldwide 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:08 GMT

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A big investment at the University of Missouri will help millions of cancer patients around the world. The MU Research Reactor facility, known as MURR, is the only manufacturer in the nation to produce lifesaving treatments for liver, pancreatic, thyroid and prostate cancers. The $20 million expansion project is expected to help scientists save more lives. Mizzou is the home to the largest university research reactor in the country and it's about to get even bigger.  St. Louis Airport expansion would see conversion to single terminal "We are just at the beginning of a new era in the fight against cancer," executive director of MURR Matt Sandford said. Gov. Mike Parson and other stakeholders broke ground Monday on a 47,000 square foot addition. The three-story building, which will be added on to the back of the current building, will expand the facility's research and medical isotope production used to treat millions of cancer patients a year. "You'r...

Missouri home to a rare two-headed snake, celebrating birthday this weekend

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:08 GMT

BRANSON, Mo. - A rare two-headed snake has slithered in Missouri for several years, and conservation officials plan to celebrate the snake's birthday this weekend. The Missouri Department of Conservation will host a birthday party to celebrate the sixth birthday of the snake, named Tiger-Lily. Tiger-Lily, a rare two-headed snake in Missouri. (Photo provided by: Missouri Department of Conservation)The party will run from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday at the Ruth and Paul Henning Conservation Area in Branson. Tiger-Lily, a female snake, was first found in Stone County in the fall of 2017. Tiger-Lily is almost five feet long and has a healthy appetite, according to MDC officials. St. Louis Airport expansion would see conversion to single terminal Conservation officials have been treating Tiger-Lily for several years. A two-headed snake like Tiger-Lily might struggle in the wild with eating and escaping dangerous situations. MDC officials say a two-headed snake’s chances of survival ar...

Woman charged with arson in rural Metro East fire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:08 GMT

JERSEY COUNTY, Ill. - A woman accused of setting a home, farm field, and crops on fire in Jersey County last week is behind bars. Prosecutors have charged Rochelle Maltimore, 31, in connection with the investigation. St. Louis Airport expansion would see conversion to single terminal Investigators say the fire happened during the afternoon hours of Sept. 29 near Jerseyville, Illinois. When first responders arrived, they found a home full engulfed in flames, in addition to various crops on fire. The house was unoccupied during the fire. Authorities tracked down Maltimore after several tips from residents. She is being held at the Jersey County Jail.

Police blame some deaths on “excited delirium.” ER docs consider pulling the plug on the term.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:08 GMT

By Markian Hawryluk and Renuka Rayasam, KFF Health NewsThe way Sheldon Haleck’s parents see it, the 38-year-old’s only crime was jaywalking. But that March night in 2015, after Honolulu police found him behaving erratically, they pepper-sprayed him, shocked him with a Taser, and restrained him. Haleck became unresponsive and was taken to a hospital. Before his parents could get from their home in Utah to Hawaii, the former Hawaii Air National Guardsman was taken off life support.“Nobody’s supposed to die from something like this,” said Haleck’s father, William.An initial autopsy ruled Haleck’s death a homicide and his family filed a civil lawsuit in federal court against the three officers who tried to remove him from the street. The case should have been “one of the easiest wrongful death cases” to win, said Eric Seitz, an attorney who represented Haleck’s family.But the officers’ attorneys seized on a largely discredited, four-decade-old diagnostic theory called “excited delirium,...

These cinnamon rolls have an unexpected twist in their swirls

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:08 GMT

By Claire Saffitz, The New York TimesAfter making and tasting dozens over the course of my baking career, I had pretty much accepted that cinnamon rolls, like scones and madeleines, are good only when eaten fresh from the oven. A roll that is tender, moist and delicious when warm turns brittle, dry and lifeless just hours later at room temperature.But with all of the techniques to produce soft, supple dough textures, I was convinced that a cinnamon roll with a longer shelf life was possible.I set out to develop one that not only maintained much of its moisture and softness after cooling, but one that also has a distinctive, classic-looking swirl and traditional cream cheese icing that wasn’t too sweet.To achieve the pillowy texture I was going for, I turned to an old-fashioned technique that helps enriched doughs (like the kind used to make cinnamon rolls) develop lots of gluten: scalding milk. “Scalding” refers to heating milk to just under a boil and maintaining this temperature u...

Art History Meets the Future with John Simmons at Dot Red

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:08 GMT

Photographic history meets an intriguing new model for online art platforms in Dot Red’s exhibition John Simmons: Photography is My Heart. Not a physical gallery but much more than just another “online viewing room,” Dot Red is experimenting with what the internet has to offer in terms of supporting, augmenting, and transcending the conventional gallery experience. Its founder Jeremy Quant comes from the world of gallery tours, fairs, and art walks, and even before the pandemic pivot, the company was looking at ways to leverage new media technology. Dot Red’s format now includes talks, exhibition trailers, broadcast interviews, guided walkthroughs, rich backstories, and the artist’s own voice—literally. “In a world where there’s so much more media attached to things, you’re forced to adapt. And I don’t think it’s a bad thing,” Quant tells L.A. Weekly. “I think it’s actually a really good thing, to offer more to folks who can’t make it i...

Santa Clara’s Parade of Champions hits the streets Saturday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:08 GMT

Santa Clara’s Parade of Champions will live up to its name on Saturday with Olympic gold medalist Donna De Varona as one of the event’s grand marshals.De Varona, who competed in both the 1960 and 1964 Olympics, grew up in the Mission City, where she graduated from Santa Clara High School and competed with the Santa Clara Swim Club. She’s no stranger to the role, either, having served as grand marshal for the Parade of Champions back in 1995.This time, she’ll be joined by iconic cheerleader Krazy George Henderson, as well as Snoopy, Lucy and Charlie Brown characters from California’s Great America.Along with the usual contingent of elected officials, there’ll be several special guests in the parade, too, including Artistic Swim Head Coach Chris Carver and Rudy Vera, who has been an umpire with the Santa Clara Police Athletic League for 50 years. The cultural nonprofit Tai Ji Men, which will have the grand opening of an academy in Santa Clara over t...

4 Californians among 2023 MacArthur ‘genius grant’ fellows

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:08 GMT

BY THALIA BEATY | Associated PressThe John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced the 2023 class of fellows, often known as recipients of the “genius grant,” on Wednesday.The 20 fellows will each receive a grant of $800,000 over five years to spend however they want, though they are selected for the exceptional work they’ve already done, their ability to do more and their ability to leverage and be enabled by the fellowship itself, said Marlies Carruth, who directs the MacArthur Fellows program.The foundation reviews nominations for fellows over a yearslong process that solicits input from their communities and peers. Fellows do not apply and are never officially informed that they’ve been nominated unless they are selected for the award.E. Tendayi Achiume, 41, Los Angeles, a legal scholar who examines the history of global migration to argue for a reimagining of the rules governing the movement of people.Andrea Armstrong, 48, New Orleans, a legal scholar who focuses on ...

Oakland man settles pimping case with plea deal, two-year prison term

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:08 GMT

OAKLAND — A Bay Area man will serve a two-year prison term to settle allegations that he brought a sex worker to a hotel to meet an undercover officer, court records show.Charlie Jones, 21, pleaded no contest to a pandering charge and a probation violation in exchange for the two-year prison term. Jones was originally charged with pimping, pandering, and being a felon in possession of a firearm, court records show.The plea deal was finalized in June, but Jones wasn’t transferred to the state prison system until last month, records show. He is incarcerated in North Kern State Prison, records show.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | ‘You ought to be making this money for me,’ Bay Area man allegedly told ‘prostitutes.’ Unfortunately for him they were undercover cops Crime and Public Safety | East Bay man gets three years for sexually abusing minor; human trafficking charges dropped in plea deal Jones was arrested...