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HN Investigates

McARDLE PAPERS: Operational issues in the national Libertarian 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 192

Libertarian corruption

HN Investigates

McARDLE PAPERS: Corruption in the national Libertarian Party

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 241

Maui wildfires

National

Maui wildfires death toll climbs to 111

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 140

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 1771

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 1091

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 1071

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 1011

U.S. Air Force

National

U.S. Air Force suspends personnel moves, bonuses

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- A funding shortfall, due to higher-than-expected costs, is forcing the U.S. Air Force to suspend thousands of airmen's moves and bonuses through September. The delay in permanent change of station moves and bonuses was announced Monday "to avoid exhausting funds," according to Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek, who said airmen who do not have orders by Aug. 1, could be affected. What's to blame for the suspension of moves and bonuses While the Air Force has experienced shortfalls […]

todayJuly 11, 2023 129

rural America

National

Is rural America growing again?

Visitors travel from all over the country to hunt big game in Powder River County, Montana, where the prairie and badlands typography has only about one resident for every two of its 3,300 square miles. The area boasts some of the best recreational hunting in the United States. In 2017, 171,466 hunters purchased licenses to hunt antelope from Montana’s Fish, Wildlife, and Parks organization. Settled among the rugged Bighorn Mountain Range in the southeastern part of the state, Powder River County’s […]

todayJanuary 23, 2023 54

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