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Land of Lincoln Honor Flight to take place May 15

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The Land of Lincoln Honor Flight (LLHF) will be making its second journey of 2018 from the state capital to the nation's capital in ten days, according to a press release made available Saturday. 85 veterans from 57 communities, well represented between the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy branches who served in World War II, the Korean War or the Vietnam War, as well as their guardians will depart from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport on […]

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National

Did Anyone Actually Celebrate Earth Day This Year?

On Sunday, April 22, the earth marked the passage of another Earth Day. The first Earth Day was held in April 1970, but the holiday didn't truly go global until the 1990s. And while this holiday used to pass with some fanfare, interest in the holiday is steadily declining. In fact, Earth Day passed without many people even realizing it this year. So did anyone really celebrate Earth Day 2018? In point of fact, yes. For one, NASA shared posters […]

todayMay 4, 2018 35

Entertainment

Nickelodeon Networks reboots Double Dare game show

NEW YORK (UPI) -- Nickelodeon has announced a reboot of game show Double Dare that will premiere with 40 new episodes starting this summer. Double Dare, which originally aired on Nickelodeon from 1986 to 1993, featured Marc Summers as host and involved two teams competing against each other by answering trivia questions and taking part in messy physical challenges that used the network's signature slime and food items. The team with the highest score at the end would then be allowed to go […]

todayMay 1, 2018 39

National

New Report Shows Concerning Increase of Cyber Attacks in Healthcare

A report was recently released showing the growth and trends of malware, ransomware, and other cybersecurity threats from the past year. Overall, the use of cyber attacks increased from previous years. One industry that saw a major increase in cyber attacks? Healthcare. In all industries, ransomware grew by 35% and malware increased by 24%. However, the healthcare industry saw that the number of cyber threats found every second doubled over the past year, with 478 threats each minute. According to […]

todayApril 17, 2018 16

Business & Lifestyle

GUEST COLUMN: Why your tax break isn’t bigger

It’s everyone’s least favorite time of year again - tax season - which means millions of middle class Americans have spent the last few weeks stressed over their family’s financial health. As they look forward through 2018, some see promise, some see problems, and some see uncertainty. But almost none of them see something very important that they were promised last year, something that has completely failed to materialize – a middle class tax cut. In the debate over last […]

todayApril 17, 2018 51

Entertainment

‘Night Court’ actor Harry Anderson dies at 65

 ASHEVILLE, N.C. (UPI) -- Night Court actor Harry Anderson died at his home in North Carolina Monday morning at the age of 65. Asheville Police Department responded to Anderson's home and found him dead at 6:41 a.m., Public Affairs officer Christina Hallingse told The Hollywood Reporter. The cause of death wasn't disclosed, but Hallingse said no foul play was suspected. Anderson was born Oct. 14, 1952 in Newport, R.I., but later moved to Los Angeles, Calif., where he was drawn to the art of […]

todayApril 16, 2018 43

Business & Lifestyle

Trump orders examination of USPS operations, finances

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- President Donald Trump has formed a new task force to examine the operations model of the U.S. Postal Service, in view of mounting financial losses. Trump signed an executive order Thursday to form the panel, days after he blasted online retailer Amazon for making the USPS its "delivery boy." The order said a decline in first-class mail volume, coupled with legal mandates that force the USPS to incur substantial and inflexible costs, resulted in a deficit where revenues can no […]

todayApril 13, 2018 47

Business & Lifestyle

Former Ohio congressman Boehner evolves from anti-marijuana stance, joins Acreage advisory board

NEW YORK (Heartland Newsfeed) -- In a press release published Wednesday by multi-state cannabis company Acreage Holdings, it was announced that a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives and former House speaker as well as a former Republican governor would be joining their board of directors. John Boehner, former U.S. Representative and House Speaker, announced on Twitter that he had joined Acreage's board: I’m joining the board of #AcreageHoldings because my thinking on cannabis has evolved. I’m […]

todayApril 12, 2018 40

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Legislators debate equal parenting laws in Springfield this week

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Illinois' divorce laws will likely be up for debate this week where lawmakers are slated to hear about a bill supporters believe will scrap the prejudicial, unfair existing system of parenting time that has proven to be biased against one parent and rarely ever see their children. Several states are either considering or enacting changes to divorce laws that would move away from one-parent guardianship to a fairer, equal parenting model with more flexibility. Kentucky is […]

todayApril 9, 2018 46

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