The House passed the spending measure just a few days before government funding is set to run out. (Kevin Dietsch/UPI file photo) WASHINGTON (UPI) — The House has passed a short-term spending bill to prevent the government from shutting down later this week when it was to run out of funds. The stopgap measure, known…
NOKOMIS (Heartland Newsfeed) — As we near our third anniversary as a news organization and the end of our first year on December 31, Heartland Newsfeed, as well as its radio and podcast networks have strived to advance further in technology to make us available to every potential new-gen device across the world. The editorial…
(Martin Falbisoner/Wikimedia Commons photo) A local news outlet wrote an editorial Tuesday, citing they were not convinced on the issue of consolidation. I guess none of the editorial staff at Hillsboro’s The Journal-News understand the whole idea of consolidation, more or less the definition of it. The word gets tossed around a lot, from science and…
Looking after your staff’s health and mental wellbeing is important not only for their happiness but also because it’s good for business when you have all of your staff in the office. Productivity levels are going to be higher, and there’s certainly going to be a more positive atmosphere in the work environment because of…
(Expect Best/Pexels photo) Bitcoin and blockchain tend to grab headlines in the world of banking. Cryptocurrency is the poster child of “disruptive technology” in the traditionally slow-moving finance industry. But, there are other areas where developers and software engineers must update business-as-usual in banking in order to survive. According to one survey, 80% of bankers…
(Jonas Leupe/Unsplash photo) Fintech has become globally mainstream, with 64% of consumers adopting some sort of behavior that fuses technology with financial services. As the market becomes more mature, so do the challenges facing fintech institutions. This year has brought new trends in improving security, big innovations in mobile banking, and the widespread adoption of…
(Markus Spiske/temporausch.com/Pexels photo) This year, the climate movement has taken the world by storm. It all began with the Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, who went on ‘School Strike for Climate’ in August 2018. Ever since, swathes of young people have been saying goodbye to their lessons once a month and heading out onto the streets…
PITTSBURGH/ORLANDO (Heartland Newsfeed) — Professional wrestling fared well against the MLB World Series and NBA season play Wednesday night, but both AEW Dynamite and WWE NXT experienced overall viewership declines as well. AEW viewership dropped five percent from the live broadcast from Philadelphia, with TNT viewership falling below one million for the first time on…
At Stanway House in England’s Cotswolds district, you can visit the grand home of the Earl of Wemyss. (Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli photo) Many of Europe’s time-warp houses — sights that bring you back to a bygone era — get only a few thoughtful travelers, overshadowed by big-name museums. Some of the ones I highly recommend…
HILLSBORO (Heartland Newsfeed) — The 911 Emergency Telephone System Board (ETSB) of Montgomery County reconsidered a decision they made last month to move their operations center from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department to Taylorville following their board meeting on Thursday, Oct. 17. A motion to consolidate 911 dispatch operations with the joint board of Christian…