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Return of NASCAR, Bundesliga boosts weekend sports schedule

DARLINGTON, S.C./DORTMUND, Germany/JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (UPI) -- NASCAR drivers will race Sunday in one of the first major sports events in the United States since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The Bundesliga on Saturday will be Europe's first major sports league to return. Cup Series drivers will start their engines at 3:30 p.m. EDT Sunday at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C. Fans will not be allowed in the grandstands. The Real Heroes 400 will be the first NASCAR race since mid-March, […]

todayMay 14, 2020 84

Business & Lifestyle

Steak ‘n Shake to close 57 stores, citing financial losses due to coronavirus

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. (UPI) -- Steak 'n Shake's parent company announced Tuesday that it will close 57 stores following financial losses it attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic. In its first-quarter earnings report, Biglari Holdings Inc. said it will close 51 Steak 'n Shake restaurants it owns as well as six franchises after net sales fell 37 percent, or $61 million, in comparison to the same time in 2019. "The COVID-19 pandemic had an adverse effect on our restaurant operations, thereby […]

todayMay 13, 2020 35

Food & Drink News

USDA announces another $470 million in purchases for food banks

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced yet another plan to purchase food from struggling farmers and distribute it to food banks -- some $470 million this time. The purchases, announced this week, will come in addition to the $3 billion the USDA already pledged to buy farm products as part of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program that was revealed April 17. This solution from the USDA won't be enough to save rapidly-declining industries While across […]

todayMay 6, 2020 41

National

Arctic blast set to punish Northeast with cold, May snow

(UPI) -- An unusually chilly spring is about to turn even more shocking as cold air, moisture and a visit from the Arctic blast polar vortex team up to trigger way out-of-season conditions for mid-May across portions of the Northeast. AccuWeather meteorologists anticipate the upcoming pattern to bring snow that defies the norms for so late in the season and freezing conditions. The weather late this week to this weekend and beyond may seem unreal and downright nasty after the […]

todayMay 5, 2020 38

Entertainment

Alex Jones resorting to cannibalistic meltdown in a recent radio broadcast

AUSTIN, Tex. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Did you think Rand Paul had a rough neighbor? Alex Jones states in a recent broadcast of his nationally-syndicated radio program that he's thinking a lot lately about slaughtering and eating his neighbors. Jones, who's not a newcomer to controversy, shocked the Internet with another rant of derangement Friday. He states that he would eat his neighbors if he ever ran out of food. However, Jones also presented a message for what who he calls […]

todayMay 5, 2020 88

Boxing

Mike Tyson, 53, training for boxing comeback

LAS VEGAS (UPI) -- Mike Tyson is training for a return to boxing at age 53. Tyson spoke about his comeback during an interview with rapper T.I. on Instagram Live. The former world heavyweight boxing champion said he plans to participate in charity boxing matches after he gets back in shape. "I've been hitting the mitts for the last week," Tyson said. "That's been tough, my body is really jacked up and really sore from hitting the mitts. I've been […]

todayMay 3, 2020 67

Business & Lifestyle

Blue Bell to pay $19.35 million over deadly listeria outbreak

BRENHAM, Tex. (UPI) -- Blue Bell Creamery has agreed to pay a $19.35 million settlement and plead guilty to charges it shipped ice cream contaminated with listeria, which led to three deaths in 2015, the Justice Department announced Friday. The settlement is the largest fine paid to settle a food-safety issue. "American consumers rely on food manufacturers to take necessary steps to provide products that are safe to eat," said Jody Hunt, assistant attorney general for the Justice Department's Civil […]

todayMay 1, 2020 28

Business & Lifestyle

Major airlines will require passengers to wear face coverings

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Three major U.S. airlines on Thursday announced they will require passengers to wear face coverings on planes as unions and politicians pressure the Trump administration to mandate the practice nationwide to prevent the spread of the deadly and infectious coronavirus. Delta on Thursday said customers will be required to wear a face mask or an appropriate face covering from Monday in the check-in lobby, Delta Sky Clubs, boarding gate areas, jet bridges and on the aircraft for the […]

todayMay 1, 2020 45

National

Sarwark, Libertarian national chair, not seeking re-election, fuels speculation for VP bid

MANCHESTER, N.H. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The current sitting chairman of the Libertarian National Committee will not be seeking a fourth term, according to a post on Twitter Thursday. https://twitter.com/nsarwark/status/1255983771716902912 https://twitter.com/nsarwark/status/1255660452530532354 Nicholas Sarwark, who has been the national chairman since 2014, states in a Twitter post that he would not seek another term. Presidential candidate Adam Kokesh publishes speculation that Sarwark could become a potential running mate for Congressman Justin Amash. Amash recently made a declaration to run for the Libertarian […]

todayMay 1, 2020 81

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