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The latest on the Coronavirus epidemic for February 1, 2020

Coronavirus kills 259 in China, nearly 12,000 infected worldwide SHANGHAI (UPI) -- China's death toll from the Coronavirus rose to at least 259 people Saturday as the number of cases worldwide rose to nearly 12,000. The National Health Commission said that among those infected by the disease, which began in December, were 10 in Taiwan. Officials said the number of suspected cases reached 17,988, adding that they were monitoring about 137,000 people who had close contact with infected individuals. The […]

todayFebruary 1, 2020 10

Business & Lifestyle

How will America’s increasing debt levels impact the price of Bitcoin?

Debt is often compared to being a double-edged sword. Countries can borrow money to stimulate growth and large internal projects, affording their citizens a better economy to accumulate wealth and a higher quality of living. However, this debt comes with interest, and many countries end up in a vicious cycle of borrowing or printing more money to pay off their debts.  The more money a country borrows, the more it has to pay back in the future. This means future […]

todayJanuary 31, 2020 7

Business & Lifestyle

South Korea considering a crypto income tax of 20%

SEOUL (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Crypto holders living in South Korea may want to keep an eye out on recent actions being pursued by their government. A report released Monday from South Korean-based Yonhap News Agency revealed the country's Ministry of Economy and Finance's (SKMEF) tax office is reviewing a proposal that could result in the adoption of a cryptocurrency income tax, which could be as high as 20 percent. An unidentified official who spoke with Yonhap suggests that South Korea […]

todayJanuary 20, 2020 6

World

The wildfires in Australia: what’s going on and what’s being done

Australia is currently in the midst of a crisis, the country is experiencing its worst bushfires in decades, devastating people’s land and property and killing millions of animals who are unable to escape the flames.  The story so far Since July 1st, 2019, bushfires have been raging across Australia with record-breaking hot temperatures, months of drought and high winds exasperating the problem helping the fires to burn. In January 2020, the fires are still ongoing having torn their way through […]

todayJanuary 14, 2020 3

National

American imprisoned in Egypt dies after hunger strike

CAIRO, Egypt (UPI) -- An American citizen imprisoned in Egypt for more than six years under a controversial anti-protest law died Monday following a hunger strike protesting his conviction, the State Department said. Mustafa Kassem, a 54-year-old diabetic, died of heart failure following a lengthy hunger strike, said non-profit Pretrial Rights International, which represented Kassem. Assistant Secretary for Eastern Affairs David Schenker confirmed Kassem's death during a press briefing in Washington. "His death in custody was needless, tragic and avoidable," […]

todayJanuary 13, 2020 8

Women's World Cup

Entertainment

US wins fourth Women’s World Cup title, defeating Netherlands 2-0

LYON, France (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The women's team representing the United States has secured its fourth FIFA Women's World Cup title and second consecutive title, attaining victory against The Netherlands by a score of 2-0 Sunday. The title match between the defending champions and the northern European team was scoreless at the end of the first 45 minutes, but would not remain deadlocked at 0-0 for long. A video review revealed that Netherlands player Stefanie van der Gragt kicked the […]

todayJuly 7, 2019 2

U.S. Cuba

National

U.S. limits how much money Americans can send to Cuba

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The United States is restricting travel to Cuba and how much money Americans can send to family members in the Caribbean nation, national security adviser John Bolton said Wednesday. The announcement, made at a Bay of Pigs Veterans Association event in Miami, is a reversal of President Barack Obama's attempts to loosen restrictions and normalize relations with Cuba. Under the new policy, Americans may send up to $1,000 per person every three months. Under the Obama administration, […]

todayApril 17, 2019 4

Democrat Republican political parties

Commentary

The critical failure of political parties

However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion. – George Washington We as Americans often look back to our Founding Fathers for guidance when grappling with […]

todayApril 16, 2019 12

citizenship U.S. Census question

National

Federal judge rejects citizenship question on 2020 census

NEW YORK (UPI) -- A Federal judge ordered Tuesday that the Trump administration remove a question about U.S. citizenship on the 2020 census. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman said Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross exceeded his authority under Federal law by adding the question to next year's census. "Secretary Ross's decision to add a citizenship question in the 2020 census -- even if it did not violate the Constitution itself -- was unlawful for a multitude of independent reasons and must be […]

todayJanuary 15, 2019 7

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