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President Donald Trump signs $15.3 billion hurricane disaster relief, debt ceiling measure

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Friday signed a package to provide $15.25 billion for hurricane disaster relief and raise the debt limit, the White House press secretary said. Sarah Sanders posted on Twitter that the president signed the measure "providing much-needed support for storm survivors." The measure providing aid for hurricanes Harvey and Irma -- tied to a temporary debt ceiling extension deal between President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats -- passed the House by a vote of 316-90 earlier Friday. Included in […]

todaySeptember 8, 2017 16

Business & Lifestyle

Explosion at East Chicago post office injures 1

EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (UPI) -- An explosion at an East Chicago, Ind., post office occurred Wednesday night, injuring at least one person, officials said. Fire officials said the explosion might have come from a package and at least two pipe bombs were found on the scene, reported NWI. "Right now the FBI, ATF, all the agencies are here, we're investigating," said East Chicago Fire Department Chief Francisco Mendez, according to NBC Chicago. "I can confirm there was at least one detonation." Two employees […]

todaySeptember 7, 2017 5

Automotive News

Illinois Secretary of State issues consumer warning regarding flood-damaged vehicles from recent hurricanes

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White issued a warning Wednesday to consumers looking to purchase used vehicles to beware of flood-damaged vehicles resulting from flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. While not mentioned in the press release, the warning is also applicable to the three active hurricanes set to hit the United States and Mexico this weekend and early next week -- Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Katia. As a protective measure for Illinois consumers, White has instructed […]

todaySeptember 6, 2017 10

Business & Lifestyle

Libertarian Party denounces the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program

WASHINGTON (Libertarian Party) -- The Trump administration has announced that it will end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program commonly known as DACA. DACA protects immigrants who came to the US as children. Since it’s implementation, DACA has saved almost a million young immigrants from deportation and has allowed them to work legally in the US. Libertarian Party national chairman Nicholas Sarwark says, “This is a heartless move by the Trump Administration. The recipients of DACA did nothing wrong. In […]

todaySeptember 6, 2017 2

Business & Lifestyle

United Airlines won’t be fined for forcibly removing passenger from seat

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Federal officials won't fine United Airlines over an incident in April in which a passenger was forcibly removed from his seat after the airline oversold the flight, it was revealed Wednesday. The Department of Transportation conducted an investigation into the incident, which was caught on video, prompting a public relations problem for United Airlines, as well as a lawsuit from the passenger, David Dao, who settled with the airline for an undisclosed amount. Despite the backlash, the DOT […]

todaySeptember 6, 2017 4

National

Tropical Storm Jose strengthens to Category 1 hurricane

THE ATLANTIC OCEAN (UPI) -- The National Hurricane Center said Jose strengthened into a hurricane Wednesday afternoon in the Atlantic Ocean. Jose formed Tuesday in the central Atlantic, more than 1,000 miles east of Hurricane Irma, and so far is following Irma's path westward toward the Caribbean. The NHC said Jose is "quickly strengthening" as it travels west-northwest at 16 mph. In its 5 p.m. advisory, the NHC said Hurricane Jose was located about 1,040 miles east of the Lesser Antilles with sustained […]

todaySeptember 6, 2017 7

Business & Lifestyle

Police officer Jeff Payne involved in Utah nurse arrest video fired from paramedic job

SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) -- A Utah police officer who arrested a Utah nurse for refusing to hand over a patient's blood sample has been fired from his job as a paramedic. Salt Lake City Police Det. Jeff Payne, who was also a part-time paramedic, was terminated by Gold Cross Ambulance after video was released last week in which he threatened to arrest University Hospital nurse Alex Wubbels. Video footage of the July 26 incident, taken from Payne's body camera, was given […]

todaySeptember 6, 2017 17

Business & Lifestyle

Watchdog report: Social Security Administration paid $38 million to dead veterans

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The Social Security Administration paid out nearly $38 million to veterans that were already dead, according to an Inspector General report released last week. The Inspector General for the SSA found a systematic problem in which the SSA continues to send payments to veterans after they were listed as dead by the Veterans Administration. In other cases, the VA listed people as dead who were still alive. But the crux of the problem appears to be deaths that […]

todaySeptember 6, 2017 5

Business & Lifestyle

LEGO revenue down; 1,400 job cuts to follow

BILLUND, Denmark (UPI) -- LEGO said Tuesday it plans on 1,400 job cuts, as the toy-maker's half-year revenue is down 5 percent from last year. The news comes off a nearly decade-long period of growth for LEGO, where the company had become the world's most profitable toymaker and the second-largest by sales. The toy manufacturer has long been able to compete with competition from cellphone apps and video games. LEGO said it intends to reduce its workforce by 8 percent but […]

todaySeptember 5, 2017 3

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