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Two houses leveled in explosion in Marengo, Ill.

Danielle Haynes United Press International MARENGO, Ill. (UPI) -- An explosion in Marengo, Ill., leveled two houses, damaged about 50 others and injured two people Sunday morning, emergency officials said. The blast occurred around 4:40 a.m. and in addition to the two destroyed houses, caught four others on fire. "The first battalion chief, on arrival, saw two houses that were completely gone. At that point, he pulled a MABAS box alarm, and tried getting more help in here to look for […]

todayJune 12, 2017 72

National

U.S.-backed forces seize western part of Raqqa, Syria

Allen Cone United Press International RAQQA, Syria (UPI) -- A U.S.-backed militia seized the western district of Raqqa from the Islamic State, two days after taking an eastern part of the city. Syrian Democratic Forces said in a statement their fighters had "liberated the neighborhood of al-Romaniya on the western front of Raqqa, after two days of continued clashes." The Islamic State has considered Raqqa its defacto capital since capturing the city in 2014. The fighting and bombing from the U.S.-backed […]

todayJune 12, 2017 70

Business & Lifestyle

Winning Powerball ticket worth $447.8M sold in California

Danielle Haynes United Press International SUN CITY, Calif. (UPI) -- At least one winning Powerball ticket worth an estimated $447.8 million was sold in California, the seventh largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. Lottery officials said one winning ticket was sold in Riverside County, though it's not clear if more than one ticket matched all five numbers plus the Powerball. Saturday's winning numbers were 20, 26, 32, 38 and 58 with a Powerball of 3. "We will not know who California's […]

todayJune 11, 2017 83

Business & Lifestyle

Striking Twice? Lightning’s Joseph Poon Takes On Ethereum Exchange Project

While cryptocurrency innovation normally calls for 'banking the unbanked', Omise, a new startup, has an opposite goal: 'unbanking the banked'. With help from Joseph Poon, co-author of Bitcoin's Lightning Network white paper, the Thailand-based payment gateway network is building an Ethereum-based decentralized exchange to move toward that goal. The exchange, which Poon has written another white paper for, is directly built into the company's proof-of-stake blockchain names OmiseGo. Upon completion, users will be able to trade fiat currencies like the U.S., Canadian and […]

todayJune 10, 2017 90

Business & Lifestyle

White House employee violated federal law with tweet, U.S. agency says

Doug G. Ware United Press International WASHINGTON D.C. (UPI) -- President Donald Trump's social media director violated federal law earlier this year when he advocated for the election defeat of a Republican congressman, a U.S. investigative agency has concluded. The independent Office of Special Counsel said the employee, Dan Scavino, Jr., the man who directs executive-level social media, violated the U.S. Hatch Act in April with a tweet that targeted Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich. Scavino, 41, called on Trump supporters to […]

todayJune 9, 2017 85

Business & Lifestyle

Samsung unveils seriously wide monitor for $1,500

Doug W. Ware United Press International SEOUL, South Korea (UPI) -- Samsung unveiled an ultra-wide computer monitor on Friday that looks like an LCD TV on steroids. The electronics-maker unveiled the 49-inch CHG90 monitor, which features 3840x1080 high definition resolution and 32:9 aspect ratio. Most normal computer monitors have an aspect ratio of 16:9, the same format as motion pictures. The curved CHG90 features what Samsung calls High Dynamic Range picture enhancement, quantum dot picture presentation technology, a quick 1ms response […]

todayJune 9, 2017 111

Business & Lifestyle

Hillsboro Native Earns Honors At Vanderbilt

A former Hillsboro native, Dr. Nancy J. Cox, was honored this spring as the first recipient of the Richard M. Caprioli Research Award. Dr. Cox currently serves as the director of the Vanderbilt Genetics Institute in Nashville, TN. The daughter of the late Gene and Helen Cox, she graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1974 and was selected as the second Hillsboro Education Foundation Distinguished Alumni Award recipient in 2002. Dr. Cox earned her Bachelor of Science degree in biology […]

todayJune 5, 2017 80

Business & Lifestyle

Second Circuit Court upholds Ulbricht’s double life sentence

NEW YORK, NY (Free Press Publications) -- Nearly two years ago Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to 2 life sentences plus 40 years in prison for his role in creating and operating the Silk Road online market. This sentence, and indeed the entire conviction, was appealed based on suppressed evidence and the existence of corrupt federal agents working on the investigation into Silk Road. Former Secret Service Agent Carl Mark Force & former DEA Agent Shaun Bridges each plead guilty to […]

todayJune 4, 2017 75

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