St. Louis County’s first charter school opening next fall

St. Louis County’s first charter school opening next fall NORMANDY, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis County’s first charter school is expected to open next fall after reluctant approval from Missouri education leaders. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Leadership School in Normandy will be Missouri’s first charter school outside of St. Louis or Kansas…

US blacklists top Chinese chipmaker, alleging military ties

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration blacklisted China’s top chipmaker Friday, limiting the Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.’s access to advanced U.S. technology because of its alleged ties to the Chinese military. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said his agency won’t allow such technology to help build the military of an increasingly belligerent adversary. SMIC has previously…

MO Health Care Providers to host Job Fair

(KTRS) – Missouri’s healthcare providers will be holding a virtual job fair on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  The event hopes to attract job seeking candidates to fill entry-level clinical and non-clinical positions throughout Missouri.  Job seekers can register for the fair at https://returnstrongmo.easyvirtualfair.com. Participants should create a profile and upload their resumes…

US cybersecurity agency warns of ‘grave’ threat from hack

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. authorities are expressing increased alarm about an intrusion into computer systems around the globe that officials suspect was carried out by Russia. The cybersecurity unit of the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday the hack “poses a grave risk” to the federal government and state, local, tribal, and territorial governments as…