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East Central Illinois Region

Local governments receive block grant monies for public infrastructure projects

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced that 26 communities and townships across the state received block grant money, according to a press release released Tuesday. The recipient announcement is related to applications received for public infrastructure as related to the Community Development Block Grant. $12.5 million was distributed for this block grant. The grants will help low-income communities across the state undertake desperately-needed public infrastructure projects, such as water plant improvements, water […]

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National

7 billion-year-old stardust found in Australian meteorite

CHICAGO (UPI) -- Scientists have found stardust older than the sun trapped in the Murchison meteorite, which crashed into Australia in 1969. "These are the oldest solid materials ever found, and they tell us about how stars formed in our galaxy," Philipp Heck, a curator at the Field Museum and associate professor at the University of Chicago, said in a news release. Presolar grains are bits of stardust that were formed before the birth of the sun. The grains are […]

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Business & Lifestyle

Visa to buy fintech provider Plaid in $5.3 billion deal

SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) -- Visa has announced it will pay more than $5 billion to acquire financial technology company Plaid, which produces software for startups to connect to users' bank accounts. Some of Plaid's clients include payment app Venmo, investing app Robinhood and cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase and Gemini. The firm was founded in 2013 and is based in San Francisco. The deal is worth $5.3 billion, the companies said. Visa said three-fourths of the world's online consumers used a financial […]

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Business & Lifestyle

1 in 4 Medicare recipients undergoes cardiac rehab after heart event

(UPI) -- Only one in four Medicare recipients undergo cardiac rehabilitation following a heart attack or other heart-related health event, a study has found. In research published Tuesday in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, researchers found that about 25 percent of Medicare beneficiaries participate in a cardiac rehabilitation program. Of those who did, only 24 percent initiated the program within 21 days of the acute cardiac event or surgery, and only 27 percent completed the full course of […]

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Business & Lifestyle

How stress can affect your teeth

It is common knowledge that stress affects our physical and mental health negatively, but few people are aware of the fact that stress also affects our teeth and oral health as well. Stress can cause serious oral problems such as canker sores, burning mouth, TMJ disorder, teeth grinding and gum problems. The consequences can be long-term and deteriorating. Read on to learn about the ways stress affects your teeth and gums in order to be able to prevent it from happening.   […]

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Business & Lifestyle

Five rums everyone should taste at least once

No party is complete without good music and a little bit of booze. Alcohol sets the mood right and eases out of the atmosphere. When it comes to choosing the right spirit, you are likely to remain in a dilemma for some time. From the bitter taste of vodka shots to rich and creamy wine flavors, every other spirit tastes as amazing as ever. But, nothing appeals to the taste buds as much as the Caribbean booze does. Speaking about […]

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Automotive News

6 signs that indicate your car’s AC system needs immediate service

Nothing can be more uncomfortable and unbearable than having your air conditioner suddenly break down while you’re on the road in the middle of summer, or somewhere warm. Even if you can pull down the windows, the air coming from outside won’t cool you down. You will end up inhaling smoke, dust, and other pollutants that won’t do anything good for your health, too. If you want to have a cooling system you can use any time of the year, […]

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Business & Lifestyle

Raytheon tapped for self-evaluating machine learning system

WALTHAM, Mass. (UPI) -- Raytheon Co. announced on Monday it has begun work on a machine-learning technology allowing machines to teach machines through artificial intelligence use. The $6 million contract is one of four, valued at a total of $20.9 million, between the U.S. Defense Research Projects Agency and Raytheon BBN Technologies, SRI International, BBN Technologies, Teledyne Scientific & Imaging and BAE Systems. The new deal calls for the development of systems able to communicate information and the conditions of […]

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Business & Lifestyle

Melanoma cells may develop new ‘skin’ to resist cancer treatments

LONDON (UPI) -- Researchers may have found how some skin cancer cells become resistant to currently available chemotherapy. In a study published Monday in the journal Cancer Cell, researchers from Queen Mary University of London describe how melanoma cells fight anti-cancer drugs by changing their internal skeleton, or cytoskeleton. The discovery could open up new treatment options to combat skin and other cancers that develop resistance to treatment, they say. "In a nutshell if you are a cancer cell, what […]

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