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Uber to stop tracking riders after trip is over

SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) -- Mobile ride-hailing service Uber said Tuesday it would stop one of its most controversial practices -- tracking the location of riders for 5 minutes after their trip ends. The company told The Hill its new update would allow users to share their location data with Uber only when they are actively using the app. Uber faced backlash from customers and privacy advocates last year when it announced its decision to collect the data even after a ride had ended. […]

todayAugust 29, 2017 3

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Illinois Secretary of State offices closed for Labor Day holiday

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced Monday that all offices and facilities will be closing for the Labor Day holiday. Offices and driver services facilities open Monday through Friday will be closed on Labor Day, September 4, while the same offices and facilities open Tuesday through Saturday will be closed Saturday, September 2 in observance of the holiday. All offices and facilities will resume regular business on Tuesday, September 5. White would like to remind Illinois […]

todayAugust 29, 2017 3

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Moscow gets its first traffic signals powered by renewable energy

MOSCOW (UPI) -- The Russian capital, Moscow, now has its first traffic signals ever to be powered by renewable energy, the nation's Center for Traffic Organization announced. "Traffic lights of the new system have two independent sources of energy: a wind generator and a solar battery," Vadim Yuryev, the head of the Russian Center for Traffic Organization, was quoted by the Tass news agency as saying. According to him, relying on renewable energy is a good solution for traffic management for some of […]

todayAugust 28, 2017 21

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Hurricane Harvey, now tropical storm, leaves wake of devastation in Houston; at least five deaths confirmed

CONTINUING COVERAGE: Two feet of rain from Harvey results in widespread flooding in the heart of Texas ROCKPORT/CORPUS CHRISTI/HOUSTON, Tex. (Heartland Newsfeed/Associated Press/Reuters/UPI) -- As recovery efforts begin along the Gulf Coast are starting to fire up in Corpus Christi, Rockport, Aransas Pass and area communities impacted by Hurricane Harvey, the now-known tropical storm veered into the heart of Texas Sunday, dropping two feet of rain in Houston Sunday. Harvey made landfall as a Category 4 storm late Friday night near […]

todayAugust 27, 2017 21

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Texas couple killed in crash on Interstate 55 near Litchfield after van sideswiped

LITCHFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Two people from Carrollton, Texas were killed in a crash early Saturday on Interstate 55 near Litchfield after their van was sideswiped by another vehicle. Luis Paulet, 49, and passenger Liz Alejo Mora de Paulet, 31, were ejected and pronounced dead on the scene by Montgomery County coroner Randy Leetham. Both vehicles were northbound around 2:20 am when a car driven by Caleb Countryman, 21, of Springfield, sideswiped Paulet's vehicle, according to police. The roadway was closed […]

todayAugust 26, 2017 8

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Hurricane Harvey kills at least 1, officials warn of mass flooding

CONTINUING COVERAGE OF HURRICANE HARVEY ROCKPORT, Tex. (Heartland Newsfeed/UPI) -- Texas state officials confirmed the first fatality related to Hurricane Harvey, which came ashore in the Lone Star State late Friday night with 130 MPH wind speeds and torrential rainfall. Harvey made landfall as a Category 4 storm as the first storm of such intensity since 2004 and the strongest storm to hit Texas in over five decades since Hurricane Ike, which caused $30 billion in damage in the states of Texas […]

todayAugust 26, 2017 4

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Hurricane Harvey, now a tropical storm, lays destruction and heavy rains

BREAKING NEWS ROCKPORT & CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex. (Heartland Newsfeed/UPI/Reuters) -- Hurricane Harvey made landfall into south Texas as a category 4 hurricane around 10:00 pm Central time last night, resulting in major damage along the gulf coast between Corpus Christi and Galveston. Among those heavily hit include Aransas Pass, Rockport, Fulton, Lamar, Holiday Beach and other communities. Shortly after the most powerful hurricane to hit Texas in more than 50 years moved inland Saturday, torrential rainfall and 130 MPH winds […]

todayAugust 26, 2017 3

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Illinois Secretary of State’s new law helps veterans gain employment in trucking industry

Illinois is the first state in nation to exempt the CDL written test for qualified drivers SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is making it easier for military veterans to get jobs in the trucking industry. Senate Bill 822, initiated by White and signed into law by the governor, allows for an exemption from the Commercial Driver License (CDL) knowledge written test requirement for qualified current or former military personnel who participated in military heavy-vehicle driving programs. […]

todayAugust 23, 2017 4

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Nokomis Police Department citations and arrests from August 7 to August 20, 2017

NOKOMIS (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The following citations and warrants were completed between August 7 and August 20, 2017 by the Nokomis Police Department: David L. Engle, 36, of Nokomis was arrested on an in-state warrant at his residence at 312 S. Walnut St. on August 10. Nicolas R.  Dooley, 40, of Nokomis was arrested on an in-state warrant at his residence at 420 Lena St. on August 10. Justin W. Robbins, 41, of Nokomis was arrested on an in-state warrant […]

todayAugust 23, 2017 19

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