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Chinese automaker plans to enter U.S. market in 2019

DETROIT (UPI) -- Chinese automaker Guangzhou Automobile Group plans to enter the U.S. market in 2019, the company said at the Detroit Auto Show Monday. "We intend to gain a foothold in the U.S.," GAC Motors president Yu Jun said at a news conference. "If we can make it in the U.S., we can make it anywhere and enhance further possibilities of future growth." It's not yet clear how GAC plans to enter the U.S. market. But according to reports, the […]

todayJanuary 19, 2018 26

Entertainment

Cranberries frontwoman Dolores O’Riordan dead at 46

LONDON (UPI) -- Dolores O'Riordan, lead singer of the Irish rock band The Cranberries, has died in London, her publicist said Monday. She was 46. Her representative told the BBC in a statement the musician was in the British capital "for a short recording session." "No further details are available at this time," the statement said. "Family members are devastated to hear the breaking news and have requested privacy at this very difficult time." The band is known for its hit 1990s songs […]

todayJanuary 15, 2018 37

Commentary

COMMENTARY: Trump IS NOT remotely close to being a “libertarian” president

Shortly after 11 PM last night, I received an alert from Google with an as-it-happens update (as that is a way we do find our news sometimes) and the headline from this particular article made me want to puke because the word was taken way out of context. I'm referring to an article written by The American Conservative and Red Alert Politics columnist Ryan Girdusky, entitled "Donald Trump: The Most Libertarian President Since Silent Cal." Nothing can be further from […]

todayJanuary 8, 2018 83

Business & Lifestyle

North Korea’s only 3G network provider withdraws services

SEOUL, South Korea (UPI) -- North Korea's only 3G network provider will pull out of the hermit kingdom, cutting off some 3.5 million citizens subscribed to its local Koryolink services. Egypt's telecom giant Orascom froze operations in the North early last month, due to regime's continuous nuclear and missile provocations, Newsis reported, citing Japanese intelligence sources. Koryolink is one of the largest mobile operators in the North, established in 2008 as a joint venture between Orascom and the North's telecommunications ministry. […]

todayDecember 19, 2017 94

Business & Lifestyle

France wants G20 nations to discuss Bitcoin regulation

PARIS (Heartland Newsfeed) -- France Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire is planning to push for a discussion on Bitcoin regulation at a G20 summit in 2018. Citing a news reports from LCI, Reuters reported yesterday that Le Maire said in an interview that he will ask Argentina, which is set to take control of the G20 presidency, to put Bitcoin on the agenda during an upcoming gathering in April. Le Maire was quoted as saying: “I am going to propose […]

todayDecember 18, 2017 60

Business & Lifestyle

How Thailand has experienced the rise of the online streaming of sporting events

BANGKOK (Heartland Newsfeed/Guest Contribution) -- In Thailand, there are currently over 20 million households watch television today, roughly translating to 30 million individuals glued to their television screen. Recent studies have shown the highest concentration can be found among upcountry, urban households and that in the past three years, cable and satellite television has grown as much as 90%, but how will this trend change in the near future? In addition to cable and satellite television, Internet service is becoming […]

todayDecember 7, 2017 54

Business & Lifestyle

Read this before you buy someone Bitcoin as a gift

This story is part of a new MarketWatch series, “Gifts that pay off.” Between now and Dec. 25, we will look at gifts that could potentially earn the recipients money or improve their lives. (MarketWatch) -- Digital currency Bitcoin has gone from a strange fringe trend to a mainstream technological phenomenon in the past year, exploding in value to more than $10,000 per coin. While some people warn that the currency is a bubble doomed to pop, others say it’s […]

todayNovember 28, 2017 97

Automotive News

Season 2 of Amazon’s The Grand Tour to guest star David Hasselhoff, Keifer Sutherland

LONDON/SEATTLE (UPI) -- Amazon has announced the guest stars slated to appear in Season 2 of its car-themed docu-series The Grand Tour. Among those booked are Luke Evans, Kiefer Sutherland, Hugh Bonneville, Kevin Pietersen, Dominic Cooper, Dynamo, Rory Mcllroy, Michael Ball, Ricky Wilson and Alfie Boe. "I'm basically an actor, I'm not really a good driver, but I just look good doing it," David Hasselhoff -- who starred in the 1980s, talking-car, action-drama Knight Rider -- said in a statement. "I'm fiercely competitive and whilst I […]

todayNovember 28, 2017 45

Business & Lifestyle

Netflix: what’s coming and going in December

LOS GATOS, Calif. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Netflix announced in their news release Tuesday that some big-screen films such as 8 Mile, Full Metal Jacket and Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 will be coming on the streaming video platform in December, with new seasons of The Crown and Peaky Blinders. Here's the full list of what's being added to Netflix in December: December 1 8 Mile Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls All Hail King Julien Season 5 […]

todayNovember 21, 2017 51

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