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Microsoft unveils new gaming system as Xbox One X

Allen Cone United Press International LOS ANGELES, Calif. (UPI) -- Microsoft unveiled its new gaming system, the new Xbox One X, on Sunday at the annual E3 Expo in Los Angeles, saying it's "the most powerful console ever made". Microsoft will roll out the new gaming system -- promoted as Project Scorpio -- on Nov. 7. The company had given some information about the model but announced Sunday its actual name, its availability and its $499 price. The new Xbox can […]

todayJune 12, 2017 10

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Man credited with inventing Hawaiian pizza dies

Danielle Haynes United Press International LONDON, Ontario, Canada (UPI) -- The man many credit with inventing the Hawaiian pizza -- Canadian bacon and pineapple -- died at a hospital in Canada, according to his obituary. He was 83. Sam Panapoulos died Thursday at University Hospital in London, Ontario. The Greek native emigrated to Canada in 1954 when he was 20 and opened a number of restaurants with his two brothers. Panapoulos said he invented the pizza in 1962 when he was […]

todayJune 11, 2017 19

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Winning Powerball ticket worth $447.8M sold in California

Danielle Haynes United Press International SUN CITY, Calif. (UPI) -- At least one winning Powerball ticket worth an estimated $447.8 million was sold in California, the seventh largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. Lottery officials said one winning ticket was sold in Riverside County, though it's not clear if more than one ticket matched all five numbers plus the Powerball. Saturday's winning numbers were 20, 26, 32, 38 and 58 with a Powerball of 3. "We will not know who California's […]

todayJune 11, 2017 20

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Striking Twice? Lightning’s Joseph Poon Takes On Ethereum Exchange Project

While cryptocurrency innovation normally calls for 'banking the unbanked', Omise, a new startup, has an opposite goal: 'unbanking the banked'. With help from Joseph Poon, co-author of Bitcoin's Lightning Network white paper, the Thailand-based payment gateway network is building an Ethereum-based decentralized exchange to move toward that goal. The exchange, which Poon has written another white paper for, is directly built into the company's proof-of-stake blockchain names OmiseGo. Upon completion, users will be able to trade fiat currencies like the U.S., Canadian and […]

todayJune 10, 2017 11

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Samsung unveils seriously wide monitor for $1,500

Doug W. Ware United Press International SEOUL, South Korea (UPI) -- Samsung unveiled an ultra-wide computer monitor on Friday that looks like an LCD TV on steroids. The electronics-maker unveiled the 49-inch CHG90 monitor, which features 3840x1080 high definition resolution and 32:9 aspect ratio. Most normal computer monitors have an aspect ratio of 16:9, the same format as motion pictures. The curved CHG90 features what Samsung calls High Dynamic Range picture enhancement, quantum dot picture presentation technology, a quick 1ms response […]

todayJune 9, 2017 27

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Effingham superintendent looking at ‘punishing’ voters, group alleges

Effingham Community Schools Superintendent Mark Doan is considering “punishing" voters for rejecting a second effort at a sales tax by issuing $ 14 million in bonds, the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) allege. In April, voters nixed upping the sales tax to 7.75 percent from 6.5 percent to increase a reserve fund and offset the potential impact of a loss of state funding.  The school district was expected to use its portion of the revenue to make upgrades to Effingham Junior […]

todayJune 5, 2017 5

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UNACCEPTABLE: A Commentary From The Editor’s Desk

The following is an Editorial Commentary. UNACCEPTABLE - the singular word that perfectly describes and sums up the pain, dysfunction and instability politicians in Springfield have inflicted on Illinoisans as a result of their failure to provide a permanent balanced state budget for the past two years, with almost 24 days until the next fiscal year begins. As the state's credit ratings continue to be downgraded over and over again, as residents have emigrated from the state for greener pastures, […]

todayJune 5, 2017 22

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SIU looks to raise $75 million to help students find success

The Southern Illinois University (SIU) Foundation is almost halfway to collecting its fundraising goal of $ 75 million to help provide scholarships and other benefits to its Carbondale students, SIU announced recently. The campaign, "Forever SIU: The Campaign for Students,” kicked off in January and will continue through the end of 2019. Its goal is to bring i $ 75 million, at least $ 48 million of which will go toward efforts to retain students. As of May 8, the […]

todayJune 5, 2017 12

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Breen blames ‘petty’ partisanship for move to restrict Medicaid managed care

Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) described Monday's passage of Senate Bill 1446 as a hypocritical move by Democrats to make it harder for Gov. Bruce Rauner to use managed care systems for some Medicaid recipients. “All of the sudden, it becomes something that well, it needs to be stopped, because it’s Gov. Rauner,” Breen said, according to a video of the SB1446 debate posted by the Illinois Republican Party. “It makes no sense for it to be fine under Gov. Quinn […]

todayJune 5, 2017 27

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