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Missing 14-year-old’s body found 700 feet below Arizona overlook

PAGE, Ariz. (UPI) -- Authorities in Arizona found the body of a missing 14-year-old girl hundreds of feet below Horseshoe Bend overlook. The Coconino County Sheriff's Office said the unidentified teen was found dead near the bottom of the rock formation near Page, Ariz., on Monday night after she was last seen at about 2 p.m. while visiting from San Jose, Calif., with her family. Her parents reported her missing at about 4 p.m. Monday and CCSO Search and Rescue […]

todayDecember 26, 2018 11

Amazon blockchain

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Amazon hops on board the blockchain wagon

Blockchain technology is not a new thing, but when corporations announce their usage of the technology, the Internet goes wild. Retail giant Amazon made an announcement last month during their ReInvent conference that they were going to join the blockchain trend by starting two blockchain-oriented ledgers. The announcement was made by Amazon Web Services (AWS) CEO Andrew Jazzy regarding their newest endeavors under the blockchain -- Quantum Ledger Database (QLD) and Amazon Managed Blockchain (AMB). Jazzy admitted that their clients […]

todayDecember 17, 2018 25

Business & Lifestyle

GUEST EDITORIAL: Pensions keep Illinois in fiscal turmoil

Goodbye to Illinois’ $130 billion pension hole. Now it’s $133 billion. And getting deeper. Sometimes the clearest warning about Illinois’ fiscal crisis can be communicated using numbers, sometimes with a well-chosen phrase. Here we present both, as reminders during the period before a new Democratic governor takes office with a Democratic mega-majority, that the state’s messes will only worsen. Until lawmakers take decisive action. First, the awful numbers: For several years we’ve cited the figure of $130 billion to represent Illinois’ […]

todayDecember 16, 2018 4

holiday shopping Christmas shopping sales tax taxation

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OP-ED: Holiday shopping and the sales tax Scrooge

The average American will spend around $800 on gifts this Christmas. But making those holiday buys in Illinois will leave many families wishing they could get more bang for their buck. Illinois passed its first state sales tax – 2 percent on all retail goods – all the way back in 1933. It not only replaced revenue that came from the old statewide property tax, but brought in a lot of new money as well. Fast forward to today: Illinois’ […]

todayDecember 16, 2018 21

romaine lettuce

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FDA traces romaine E. coli outbreak to California farm; some lettuce safe to eat

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it was able to trace an E. coli outbreak to a California farm. The FDA's investigation identified a positive sample result for the outbreak strain in the sediment of a local irrigation reservoir used by Adam Bros. Farms in Santa Barbara County. The agency said the farm has been cooperating with the outbreak investigation and hasn't shipped any romaine lettuce since Nov. 20. So far 59 people in 15 […]

todayDecember 13, 2018 6

Robin Thicke Pharrell Williams Blurred Lines infringement

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Thicke, Williams ordered to pay $5 million for infringement

LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- A Federal judge in California ordered a final judgement of nearly $5 million to the family of Marvin Gaye for Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams' copyright infringement in their song "Blurred Lines." District Judge John A. Kronstadt said the two artists must jointly pay Gaye's family damages of $2.9 million. Separately, Thicke must pay $1.7 million and More Water From Nazareth Publishing -- Williams' publishing company -- must pay $357,631. The final judgment, issued Monday, was […]

todayDecember 13, 2018 6

Fight for $15 debate

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OP-ED: Two wrongs don’t make a right in ‘Fight for $15’ debate

The "Fight for $15" an hour is back in Illinois, although it's not likely to be much of a fight and this time there's a bit of a twist. Democratic Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker is telling anyone who will listen that he wants to gradually raise the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour starting in the first six months of his term that begins in January. Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed the last legislative attempt to gradually raise the state's […]

todayDecember 13, 2018 15

tech devices gadgets

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Tech devices and gadgets to look out for in 2019

For the first time ever, the world saw more than 4 billion people log onto the Internet in 2018. Now that more than half of all human beings are online, technology innovations are bound to explode in 2019. Devices such as laptops and smartphones, which hardly existed just a decade ago, are now seemingly impossible to live without. Similarly, products which we have seen emerging in the last couple of years are expected to become part of the furniture in 2019. The […]

todayDecember 12, 2018 16

Automotive News

Seven car insurance tips that will change your way of life

Any car owner would know the light stress that car insurance instigates. Sure, not getting one would be a very foolish idea, but it does come at a price. Car insurance is one reason that people pay a little extra every month and choosing one or even dealing with their employees in the event of an accident is a big headache. But for those curious enough, there are certain ways one can maximize their policies or even get a cheaper […]

todayDecember 11, 2018 8

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