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Disney to pull content from Netflix, start streaming service in 2019

BURBANK, Calif. (UPI) -- Disney on Tuesday announced it will remove its content from Netflix and begin its own streaming service in 2019. "The new Disney-branded service will become the exclusive home in the U.S. for subscription-video-on-demand viewing of the newest live action and animated movies from Disney and Pixar, which includes Toy Story 4, the sequel to Frozen, and The Lion King from Disney live-action, along with other highly anticipated movies," Disney said in a press release. Disney's Marvel TV shows like Luke Cage and Jessica Jones are expected to […]

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Business & Lifestyle

McDonald’s plans 2,000 new restaurants in China by 2022

OAK BROOK, Ill. (UPI) -- McDonald's announced plans Tuesday to increase the number of restaurants in China from 2,500 to 4,500 within five years. The company also announced completion of a partnership deal with Citic and Carlyle to sell a controlling interest in the fast-food company's China and Hong Kong operations for 20 years. That makes it the largest franchise outside the United States. In January, McDonald's announced plans to sell 80 percent of its holdings in mainland China and Hong Kong for […]

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Illinois Department of Natural Resources announces waterfowl hunting season dates

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) announced Monday waterfowl season dates and bag limits for the upcoming hunting season. These seasons include a 60-day duck season, as well as a 87 to 107 day season for Canadian geese in all four of the state's hunting zones. In the northern and central zones, there will be 107 days of Canadian goose hunting, which involves 15 hunting days in September, a two-day youth hunt and the regular […]

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Missouri supermarkets start using robot stock boy

RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Mo. (UPI) -- A St. Louis-area grocery store on Monday introduced customers to a new employee who doesn't take bathroom breaks or need to call in sick -- Tally the robot. The Schnucks Markets grocery store in Richmond Heights, Mo., was the first of three locations expected to test the new technology in the coming weeks. If all goes well, Tally the robot could be showing up in supermarkets across the country. Tally, which is made by Simbe Robotics, […]

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Automotive News

Renault signs deal to make 300,000 cars per year in Iran

PARIS/TEHRAN (UPI) -- French automaker Renault announced a joint venture with Iranian authorities on Monday, despite U.S. efforts to isolate Iran economically. The $779 million deal between Renault, Iran's state-run Industrial Development and Renovation Organization and privately-held Parto Negin Naseh, calls for up to 300,000 cars per year to be built at a factory in Saveh beginning in about 18 months. Monday's agreement calls for 30 percent of Renaults manufactured in Iran to be exported. The first phase of the deal calls for 150,000 vehicles. […]

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Eight ways to completely ruin a guest post

Guest posting is an easy digital PR strategy that scales from bloggers and freelance writers to enterprise organizations. The basic premise: you write a blog post or an article that will be published on another blog or website — a great way to attract a new audience, increase your reach, promote your expertise, and build contextually relevant backlinks. Although this sounds relatively straightforward at first, there are some key things that you need to keep in mind, or you risk […]

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Manufacturer of ride that killed teen at Ohio State Fair says corrosion the cause

COLUMBUS, Ohio (UPI) -- The manufacturer of a ride that malfunctioned at the Ohio State Fair and killed a teenager and injured several other people last month said the mishap was due to corrosion. KMG International, a Dutch-based company that rents out rides to fairs around the world, said in a statement released Sunday that an internal investigation found that "excessive corrosion on the interior of the gondola support beam dangerously reduced the beam's wall thickness over the years. This finally led to […]

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Nissan workers in Mississippi reject bid to unionize

CANTON, Miss. (UPI) -- Nissan factory workers in Mississippi this week overwhelmingly struck down a bid to join the United Auto Workers union, capping a years-long campaign that drew national attention. Roughly 3,500 workers in the Canton, Miss., automobile plant rejected the measure by a 63-37 percent margin, USA Today Network reported. The campaign had been contentious. Some claimed Nissan intimidated its workers to vote against unionization and others said managers at the plant have given preferential treatment to white employees. Sen. Bernie […]

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Martin Shkreli found guilty of security fraud

NEW YORK CITY (UPI) -- A jury on Friday found Martin Shkreli, the pharmaceutical executive who came under scrutiny for hiking the cost of a drug by 5,000%, guilty on three counts related to securities fraud. The fraud charges are unrelated to the drug price hike, and have to do with a Ponzi scheme he ran between 2009 and 2014 in which he bilked investors out of a total of $11 million. He was found guilty on three out of the eight charges he […]

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