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Prosecutor drops felony charges against teen who recorded school principal Paul Boron Leah McNally

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Prosecutor drops felony charges against teen accused of eavesdropping

KANKAKEE (Illinois News Network) -- An Illinois teen won't face felony eavesdropping charges for recording a talk with a school principal after prosecutors decided to drop the matter Thursday after the case got national attention. Kankakee County State’s Attorney Jim Rowe dismissed the charges against 14-year-old Paul Boron. When Boron was 13, he was called into Manteno Middle School Principal David Conrad’s office. Boron told Conrad that he had been recording with his phone. The principal told Boron that he was […]

todayNovember 15, 2018 69

Illinois

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Small businesses in Illinois can’t find enough workers to fill open positions

Small businesses in Illinois and across the country can't find enough workers to fill open positions. That’s the word from a recent national survey from the National Federation of Independent Business in which nearly 90-percent of respondents reported few or no qualified applicants for job openings. The problem is worse in certain sectors, said Mark Grant, Illinois director for the NFIB. “When you get some of our business owners who need tradespeople, jobs that are more intensive, labor-type things, those […]

todayNovember 11, 2018 90

Business News

The 21st Money Weekly Newsletter 11/9

  Crypto News, Analysis, Forecasts, ICOs, and Events for the week ending 11/9   Crypto News & Analysis   November is here and many are asking when will federally regulated cryptocurrency exchanges appear within the US. One of the key reasons the Securities and Exchange Commission gave for their denial of Bitcoin based Electronically Traded Funds (ETFs) was the fact that the underlying security or asset was not listed on a federally regulated exchange. ICE, The Intercontinental Exchange that owns […]

todayNovember 11, 2018 92

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FTC orders MoneyGram to pay $125M in settlement

DALLAS (UPI) -- MoneyGram International agreed Thursday to pay $125 million to settle claims it failed to prevent fraudulent money transfers. That settlement amount is part of the company's 2012 deferred prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice and an order from the Federal Trade Commission. In 2012, MoneyGram, the Justice Department said, failed to live up to a deferred prosecution agreement requiring the Dallas-based global money services business to to provide adequate anti-fraud and anti-money laundering programs. The 2012 […]

todayNovember 8, 2018 36

Ford

Automotive News

Ford to buy ride-share scooter startup Spin

DETROIT (UPI) -- Ford Motor Company announced Thursday it will buy scooter ride-share startup Spin, in an effort to build its mobility business beyond full-size vehicles. Ford said Spin will become part of its Smart Mobility division, the automaker's division that explores future transportation ventures. Financial terms of the deal were not specified. California-based Spin operates in 13 cities and college campuses and plans to expand to several new markets in the coming months. Ford said it wants to grow […]

todayNovember 8, 2018 105

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Financial News

Study finds increased risk of facing poverty in retirement

There are a lot of little things that people have to worry about as they age, like balding. About 28 million U.S. women are currently dealing with hair loss. But age is also accompanied by more serious concerns, like financial stability during retirement. A new study shows that half of middle-class Americans could now face poverty upon retirement. 73% of Americans expect to work past retirement age The risk of more Americans sliding into poverty during retirement has been increased. […]

todayNovember 6, 2018 86

Financial News

Iowa woman claims half of Powerball jackpot — $344M

DES MOINES (UPI) -- An Iowa woman stepped forward Monday to claim her half of October's Powerball jackpot worth nearly $700 million. The ticket owned by Leryanne West of Redfield, Iowa, is worth $343.9 million in 20 annuity payments, or $198.1 million in a lump sum. She shares the prize with a person, so far unidentified, who bought the other winning ticket in New York City. West purchased the ticket at a Redfield general store, near her recently-purchased home. She […]

todayNovember 5, 2018 44

Business & Lifestyle

Chemicals used in Deepwater Horizon spill were ineffective, study says

THE GULF OF MEXICO (UPI) -- The chemical dispersants used to clean up oil after the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 were ineffective and unneeded, a new study says. Researchers report in a study published this week that dispersants used in the largest oil spill in U.S. history -- 210 million gallons of oil poured into the Gulf over 87 days after a BP oil rig exploded -- played no role in its clean up. […]

todayNovember 4, 2018 72

NFL

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NFL to play four games in London in 2019

NEW YORK (UPI) -- The NFL will feature four regular-season games in London next season, with two at Wembley Stadium and two at the new stadium being built for Premier League team Tottenham. The league did not announce which teams would travel across the Atlantic Ocean or when the games will be played. "The NFL in London is going from strength to strength and I am delighted that we will have four games in the capital next year, with Tottenham Hotspur's […]

todayNovember 4, 2018 41

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