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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 […]

todayAugust 8, 2017 24

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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 […]

todayAugust 7, 2017 28

Business & Lifestyle

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 […]

todayAugust 5, 2017 5

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Ohio State Fair resumes rides after deadly accident

COLUMBUS (UPI) -- The Ohio State Fair said all its rides have passed re-inspection and are back to operating normally after one called "The Fire Ball" malfunctioned and killed an 18-year-old man last week. The Ohio State Fair said normal operations resumed Sunday following the inspections, which were ordered when Tyler Jarrell was killed and seven others were injured -- three critically -- on the Fire Ball last Wednesday. One of the arms of the ride abruptly fell off while the ride was […]

todayAugust 1, 2017 23

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World’s longest suspension bridge opens in Switzerland

RANDA, Switzerland (UPI) -- The world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge opened Sunday in Switzerland, measuring 1,620 feet long and hanging 278 feet in the air. The Europabrücke (Europe Bridge) is also extremely thin, spanning only 25 inches wide. The new bridge, which was built to replace another that had been damaged by rocks, was built with a special cable system to prevent it from swinging, reported the BBC. The bridge provides a shortcut for hikers doing a two-day journey between Zermatt and […]

todayJuly 31, 2017 6

Entertainment

Anthony Scaramucci out as White House communications chief

Danielle Haynes, United Press International Writer WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Anthony Scaramucci resigned after 10 days as President Donald Trump's communications director to give new chief of staff John Kelly a "clean slate," the White House said Monday. The New York Times first reported the removal and two White House officials confirmed the news to Politico. The office of the White House press secretary issued a statement wishing Scaramucci "all the best." "Anthony Scaramucci will be leaving his role as White House communications director. Mr. Scaramucci felt […]

todayJuly 31, 2017 3

Business & Lifestyle

Charter Communications declines a merger with Sprint

Ed Adamczyk, United Press International Writer STAMFORD, Conn./OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (UPI) -- Charter Communications Inc. ended speculation it would acquire Sprint Corp., announcing it would not seek a merger between media companies. Japanese telecommunications and Internet company SoftBank Group, whose U.S. subsidiaries include Sprint, proposed the deal. It called for a merger of Sprint and Charter, controlled by SoftBank. The new company would then attempt to purchase T-Mobile U.S. Inc., Bloomberg News reported Monday, citing sources close to negotiations. The deal would merge Sprint's wireless […]

todayJuly 31, 2017 5

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Discovery to buy Scripps in deal valued at $14.6 billion

SILVER SPRING, Md./CINCINNATI, Ohio (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Discovery Communications Inc. said Monday they have reached an agreement to buy Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $14.6 billion, including $2.7 billion of debt. Discovery will pay $90 a share, or 34% over Scripps' unaffected share price as of July 18. The deal is expected to close by early 2018. The combined company will produce about 8,000 hours of original programming annually and be home to about 300,00 hours […]

todayJuly 31, 2017 5

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N.J. Gov. Chris Christie faces off with Chicago Cubs fan who heckled him

Ray Downs, United Press International Writer MILWAUKEE (UPI) -- Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey got into a Chicago Cubs fan's face at Miller Park in Milwaukee Sunday. A video tweeted by WISN showed the governor holding a tub of nachos as he crouched down in front of a sunglasses-clad Cubs fan. The fan allegedly heckled Christie, telling him he "sucked," as the Republican governor was walking back to his seat. The insult then prompted a response from the New Jersey politician. "You're a big […]

todayJuly 31, 2017 4

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