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unemployment

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First time unemployment filings hold at 217,000

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The number of people filing initial claims for unemployment benefits last week reached a seasonally adjusted 217,000, the same as the previous week before an upward revision by the Labor Department, federal officials said Thursday. Officially, the number of claims for the week ending Nov. 4 is a decrease after officials revised the original filing for the week ending Oct. 28 up 3,000 to 220,000. The filings are a snapshot that experts watch for to find clues about […]

todayNovember 9, 2023 46

Libertarian

HN Investigates

McARDLE PAPERS: The most corrupt committee in the national Libertarian Party

In Part 1 of this investigative series, Heartland Newsfeed unfolded what were apparent mistakes by the current Libertarian National Committee to reform the party. We also detailed the Committee’s fear of conflict, their conflicts of interest, their cults of personality, and other elements essentially halting progress in the party. Finally, we detail several key figures on the Committee who are problematic figures in the party. In part 2, we uncovered organizational and operational issues with the Libertarian National Committee, the […]

todayAugust 21, 2023 82

Libertarian

HN Investigates

McARDLE PAPERS: Operational issues in the national Libertarian Party

PART 2: Organizational, operational issues plague party

In Part 1, we uncovered some underlying corruption of the Libertarian National Committee. This comes as a result of a leaked data cache that was released to the media late last week. In the opener of this investigative series, Heartland Newsfeed unfolded what were apparent mistakes by the current LNC to reform the party. We also detailed the Committee's fear of conflict, their conflicts of interest, their cults of personality, and other elements essentially halting progress in the party. Finally, […]

todayAugust 20, 2023 98

Libertarian corruption

HN Investigates

McARDLE PAPERS: Corruption in the national Libertarian Party

PART 1: Former LNC regional rep and LPWA chair tells all about the LNC

Earlier this week, a large data dump was leaked to members of the media, as well as media outlets within the circles of the Libertarian Party. The leaked information through an undisclosed source details leading up to the 2022 takeover by the Trump-adjacent alt-right in Reno, Nev. A lot of the actions considered as corruption by the source surrounds that of the Mises Caucus faction of the party, whose worldview is the clear and exact opposite of its so-called namesake, […]

todayAugust 19, 2023 126

Maui wildfires

National

Maui wildfires death toll climbs to 111

Focus turns to downed power lines

MAUI, Hawaii (UPI) -- The death toll from the Maui wildfires climbed to 111 Wednesday night, as crews continue to fight last week's wind-fueled fires and investigators work to determine a cause. While hundreds remain missing, Hawaiian Electric is facing scrutiny and a lawsuit for failing to shut-down active power lines during the high winds. While no official cause for the fires has been determined, the power monitoring company Whisker Labs believes the first fire on Maui may have been caused by […]

todayAugust 17, 2023 74

Bliefnick

Illinois

Former Family Feud contestant Bliefnick gets life sentence for wife’s murder

https://youtu.be/Bpeq-X-DZGI KHQA/YOUTUBE VIDEO QUINCY (UPI) -- A former Family Feud contestant who joked on the game show that his marriage was a mistake has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his estranged wife. Tim Bliefnick, 40, of Quincy, on Friday was sentenced by Illinois Circuit Court Judge Robert Adrian to spend the remainder of his natural life in prison for breaking into the home of his wife, Rebecca Bliefnick, in February and shooting her to death. Tim Bliefnick was convicted in […]

todayAugust 14, 2023 921

IRS

National

IRS to no longer make unannounced visits

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The IRS has announced a significant policy update on Monday, ending unannounced visits by officers. The move ends a practice the agency has employed for decades. Unannounced visits will end immediately as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will shift to sending letters to taxpayers. The policy change is part of an overall transformation of the agency to follow its new strategic plan and funding from the Inflation Reduction Act. "We are taking a fresh look at how the IRS operates […]

todayJuly 24, 2023 671

heat

National

Blistering heat to expand across Midwest

(AccuWeather) -- The dome of heat that has baked the southwestern United States through July and obliterated long-standing temperature records will expand its reach over the center of the country and affect millions more with dangerously hot weather. AccuWeather forecasters say that while the pattern may not promote widespread record high temperatures over the Central states, similar to what has been experienced over the Southwest, many locations could experience the most sustained period of heat and humidity yet this summer. Cities […]

todayJuly 23, 2023 381

Federal Reserve Jerome Powell

Business News

Federal Reserve starts new instant payment system

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The Federal Reserve said Thursday that its new system for instant payments to financial institutions has gone live. The Fed said that banks and credit unions can start signing up for the system, called the FedNow Service, which will allow for instant money transfers for customers at any time of the day. "The Federal Reserve built the FedNow Service to help make everyday payments over the coming years faster and more convenient," Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in a statement. "Over time, […]

todayJuly 20, 2023 521

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