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Rural Illinois schools offer new STEM education programs via grant funding from philanthropic organizations

$1 Million Grant Funds New Programs for Students and Teachers in 26 Schools INDIANAPOLIS (Heartland Newsfeed) – Project Lead The Way (PLTW), a national nonprofit organization that provides transformative educational experiences for K-12 students and teachers, announced today that 26 rural Illinois middle and high schools will begin new computer science, engineering and biomedical science-focused programs this school year, thanks to $1 million in multi-year grant funding made possible by the Astellas USA Foundation. The grants are part of Astellas […]

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Automotive News

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. […]

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Nokomis Woman’s Club hosting fall craft show

NOKOMIS (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The Nokomis Woman's Club is hosting a fall craft show on Saturday, October 14 at Cornerstone Academy, located at 316 E. South St. from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. There will be cakewalks throughout the morning. Free prizes will be awarded throughout the day at the top of each hour. Winners must be present to win. Booth space can be reserved by calling B.J. Tooley at (217) 851-1309. Booths can offer any variety of home-crafted, upscaled or […]

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Solar eclipse crosses U.S. as millions view historic sight

CARBONDALE, Ill./ST. LOUIS (UPI) -- The United States' first total solar eclipse in 38 years arrived Monday, as millions witnessed the historic event. The eclipse became one of the largest mass migrations in human history, as experts said more than 200 million Americans were within a day's drive of the path of totality. The partial eclipse began on the Oregon coast at 9:04 a.m., PDT -- between Lincoln City and Newport. The full eclipse started at 10:16 a.m., and the maximum phase occurred […]

todayAugust 21, 2017 49

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Johnson & Johnson loses $417 million verdict in talc powder suit

LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- A Los Angeles jury on Monday awarded $417 million to a 62-year-old women who blames Johnson & Johnson's talc powder on her ovarian cancer. Johnson & Johnson has lost four smaller jury verdicts in St. Louis for a total of $300 million, including $110 million to a 62-year-old Virginian woman in May. They are also facing 5,500 additional claims in U.S. courts. The Los Angeles Superior Court jury determined world's largest healthcare company failed to warn Eva Echeverria and other women […]

todayAugust 21, 2017 35

Automotive News

Most expensive British car ever sold goes for $22.5 million

MONTEREY, Calif. (Heartland Newsfeed/UPI) -- During an auction at Monterey Car Week in California this past weekend, the most expensive British car ever sold exchanged hands for the sum of $22.5 million. According to a report from the British newspaper The Telegraph, the 1956 teal and white Aston Martin DBR1 was sold to an unnamed buyer who called into the auction to place bids. Aston Martin enthusiasts consider the DBR1 as the best model produced in the car manufacturer's storied history. […]

todayAugust 21, 2017 110

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Illinois Policy Institute: Moody’s warns delay of state funding for Illinois schools a ‘credit negative’

SPRINGFIELD/CHICAGO (Illinois Policy Institute) -- State lawmakers keep giving ratings agencies reasons to downgrade Illinois government: pension crises, years of bad budgets and a two-year budget impasse are just a few examples. All have caused the credit ratings of various Illinois governments – from cities to universities to the state itself – to collapse. Many are now junk-rated and the state is just one notch away from junk itself. Now the ratings agencies have yet another reason to downgrade some […]

todayAugust 21, 2017 10

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Lawsuit alleges Poland Spring water isn’t from a spring

STAMFORD, Conn. (UPI) -- A lawsuit filed in Federal court in Connecticut claims Poland Spring water is not actually from a spring and is "common groundwater." The suit alleges the bottled water comes from wells in populated areas, some of which are located near landfills and other potential sources of contamination. Stamford, Conn.,-based Nestle Waters North America, the parent company of Poland Spring, denied the suit has any merit and said the eight springs where Poland Spring water originates meet the […]

todayAugust 19, 2017 43

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Former Uber CEO Kalanick replies to venture capital firm’s lawsuit

SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) -- Uber co-founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick filed a reply in court to a fraud lawsuit brought by an investor. Legal documents submitted Thursday by Kalanick in Delaware Chancery Court said a lawsuit by Benchmark Capital was initiated "as part of its public and personal attack" on him. Benchmark was an early Uber investor. It sued Kalanick earlier in August, accusing him of fraud, breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty in his attempt to remain CEO of the […]

todayAugust 18, 2017 56

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