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Brexit talks stall as British cabinet feuds

Ed Adamczyk United Press International BRUSSELS (UPI) -- Talks regarding Britain's exit from the European Union resumed, and Britain's prime minister warned her feuding cabinet to stop its infighting. David Davis, the Britain's Brexit secretary, began four days of talks with EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier in Brussels on Monday, but flew home to London after only three hours of negotiation. Matters regarding Britain's departure from the economic bloc will be handled by subordinates until Davis returns on Thursday. Prior to his departure, […]

todayJuly 17, 2017 18

Business & Lifestyle

Allegiant Air flight without air conditioning causes passengers to faint

CLEARWATER, Fla. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Reports about a June 22 incident involving an air conditioning unit malfunction on an Allegiant Air flight surfaced Friday, following two weeks since the incident took place, where several people were treated after showing signs of overheating and dehydration. The plane leaving from St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport enroute to Indiana had to return to Clearwater following passenger complaints about the uncomfortable air cabin temperature, according to a report in the Tampa Bay Times. "I don’t sweat and […]

todayJuly 16, 2017 13

Business & Lifestyle

OP-ED: We Are The Economy They Want To Regulate

Critics of the libertarian philosophy think they can score points by calling libertarians “market fundamentalists.” It’s supposed to conjure images of dogmatic religious fundamentalists, just like the term global warming denier is supposed to conjure images of Holocaust deniers. It’s a smear, of course, and if you think the tactic discredits those who employ it, I agree. The fact is that libertarians cannot be market fundamentalists. Why not? Because in the libertarian worldview, the market is not fundamental. What’s fundamental is every person’s right […]

todayJuly 16, 2017 33

Business & Lifestyle

Lochte cleared of charges stemming from Rio gas station incident

Eric DuVall United Press International RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (UPI) -- A Brazilian appellate court cleared U.S. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte of criminal charges after police alleged Lochte exaggerated claims of an armed robbery at a Rio gas station during the 2016 Games. The incident began when Lochte, 32, and three U.S. swimming teammates, Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen, were returning from a party celebrating the end of the swimming competition at the Rio Games. Lochte told NBC News in an interview […]

todayJuly 15, 2017 21

Business & Lifestyle

Madigan, Moylan need to go if Illinois is to grow, GOP opponent says

  SPRINGFIELD/DES PLAINES (Heartland Newsfeed) -- House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) and State Representative Martin Moylan (D-Des Plaines) must be ousted in next year's elections to ensure a better future for the state, according to a one-time campaign opponent of Moylan. "The only way to get the state back on track is ousting Speaker Madigan," said Mel Thillens, Moylan's former opponent who currently serves as park board commissioner in Park Ridge and president of Maine Township. "The only way to do […]

todayJuly 14, 2017 7

Business & Lifestyle

Pence urges governors to support GOP healthcare overhaul

Eric DuVall United Press International WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Vice President Mike Pence, in a speech to the National Governors Association, implored the governors in attendance to support reforms to the nation's healthcare system. Pence told governors the Republican effort in Congress to overhaul the Affordable Care Act would "rescue the American people from the collapsing promises of Obamacare." Resistance to the effort has been particularly strong among Republican governors in states that expanded Medicaid under the ACA. Governors have pressed lawmakers from those […]

todayJuly 14, 2017 4

Business & Lifestyle

Former Anheuser Busch CEO arrested for trying to fly helicopter while intoxicated

Ray Downs United Press International SWANSEA, Ill. (UPI) -- August Busch IV, the former CEO of beer giant Anheuser Busch, was arrested for attempting to fly a helicopter while intoxicated, according to police. The Busch family scion passed a breathalyzer test, but failed field sobriety tests, leading to his arrest. Police applied for urine and blood test warrants after placing Busch under arrest. The arrest occurred after Busch landed a helicopter in a strip mall parking lot in Swansea, Ill., located about […]

todayJuly 12, 2017 21

Business & Lifestyle

Illinois ranks next-to-last in state fiscal health, report finds

ARLINGTON, Va. (Heartland Newsfeed via Morning Consult) -- Illinois trailed most states financially long before this year’s dramatic budget impasse, according to an annual report published Tuesday by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Illinois, which last week narrowly passed its first budget in three years, ranked 49th in the libertarian-leaning think tank’s 2017 state-by-state fiscal solvency report. New Jersey ranked 50th. The rankings are based on data from the 2015-16 fiscal year, before Illinois’ almost $15 billion in unpaid bills prompted the […]

todayJuly 11, 2017 5

Business & Lifestyle

Olde Tyme Tractor Show kicks off in Hillsboro this weekend

HILLSBORO (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The Olde Tyme Tractor Show will be held this weekend, July 15 and 16 at Lake Glenn Shoals Park.  The show, celebrating 22 years in operation, is sponsored by the Montgomery County Farm Bureau. Registration will begins each day at 9 AM, with no entry fee and exhibitors will receive a show button. Antique tractors and equipment manufactured in prior to and including 1982, restored or unrestored are welcome. Any farm-related items such as stationary engines, […]

todayJuly 11, 2017 13

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