Month: June 2018
Airlines speak out against transportation of undocumented children separated from their family
Ingram Publishing/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Before President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to reverse the administration’s family separation policy, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) attacked several airlines that said they would not knowingly work [Read More…]
Violations found at converted Walmart housing undocumented children separated from their parents
iStock/Thinkstock(BROWNSVILLE, Texas) — Texas state inspectors identified nearly 250 violations at facilities run by Southwest Key, the non-profit organization now housing migrant children separated from their parents in a converted Walmart in Brownsville, Texas, according [Read More…]
Toddlers at a tender age facility were ‘traumatized,’ doctor says
Google(NEW YORK) — The room being used at one of the so-called “tender age” facilities designated to house immigrant children looked “home-y” but something seemed wrong. Colleen Kraft, the president of the American Academy of [Read More…]
On World Refugee Day 2018, a record 68.5 million forcibly displaced last year
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Record high numbers of men, women and children were driven from their homes across the world last year due to war, violence and persecution, according to a new report by the United [Read More…]
How European countries deal with the detention of migrant children
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — In response to mounting criticism of the policy of separating migrant children from their families, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday that he said is about “keeping families together” and [Read More…]
Passengers sue Southwest Airlines over emergency landing, allege they were ‘confronted with their greatest fear’
Joe Marcus/Twitter(NEW YORK) — A group of passengers aboard a Southwest Airlines flight from New York’s LaGuardia Airport to Dallas, Texas, is suing the airline over an emergency landing that followed a fatal engine explosion. [Read More…]
Heartbreaking stories of children impacted by border crisis
John Moore/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Their names are a mystery and in some cases, their faces are too. But the stories of the children caught in the crosshairs of the “zero tolerance” policy at the [Read More…]
How AMC Theatres plans to compete with MoviePass
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — AMC Theatres introduced a new subscription-based program on Wednesday aimed at giving MoviePass some competition. AMC Stubs A-List, which rolls out June 26, will allow members to see three movies each week [Read More…]
Fitzgerald named new USFRA CEO
The US Farmers and Ranchers Alliance has named Erin Fitzgerald as its next CEO. Fitzgerald will work with the USFRA and its industry partners to engage with consumers and stakeholders to advance the dialogue about [Read More…]
Momentum continues for US pork exports to Latin American markets
It was a record year for US pork exports to Latin American markets in 2017 and the momentum has continued into this year. Jessica Spreitzer, a trade analyst with USMEF says pork production has been [Read More…]
Warm, wet conditions right for disease pressure
A southern Indiana farmer says the recent warm and wet conditions are just right for the development of crop diseases. Ben Kron says he will likely apply fungicide early this year. “Sometimes if the pressure [Read More…]
American Egg Board teams up with The Incredibles
The American Egg Board has teamed up with Disney Pixar’s Incredibles 2 in a new marketing campaign. Marc Dresner with the American Egg Board says it was a natural fit with the board’s existing “incredible, [Read More…]
Forage shortage a concern, but Sandhills is in good shape
A shortage of forage is a growing concern in many of the top cow-calf states that are being impacted by drought. But one major cattle-producing area—the Nebraska Sandhills—is having a good year so far, says Terry [Read More…]
World Cup fans drinking Moscow dry, straining bars’ beer supplies
iStock/Thinkstock(MOSCOW) — Fans partying at the World Cup in Moscow are downing so much beer that they are nearly drinking parts of the city dry, with some bars saying they get close to running out [Read More…]
Kim Jong Un again calls for step-by-step denuclearization
Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images(BEIJING) — In their third meeting in less than three months, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly hailed their close and growing ties, while Xi urged the [Read More…]
More Dean Foods plant closings expected
A milk marketer confirms Dean Foods will be closing more processing plants. National Farmers Organization’s Kendell Lockwood works with dairy farmers and processors throughout Michigan. He tells Brownfield reports that Dean Foods will be closing [Read More…]
Mississippi mother charged in infant son’s hot-car death
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office(VANCLEAVE, Miss.) — A mother in southern Mississippi has been charged with second-degree murder after her 10-month-old son was left in a hot car and died, authorities said. The child, Kash Barhonovich, [Read More…]
Facebook campaign tops $9M to reunite immigrant families separated at border
John Moore/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — In a little over four days, a fundraising campaign on Facebook has topped $9 million to help reunite undocumented families split up by the U.S. government at the Mexico border. [Read More…]
Canada becomes second country to fully legalize marijuana
Photodisc/Thinkstock(TORONTO) — Canadian lawmakers approved landmark legislation on Tuesday to fully legalize marijuana. The move will make Canada the second country in the world to legalize cannabis for both medical and recreational purposes nationwide. Uruguay [Read More…]
Heavy rain, flooding will continue for Midwest and South
ABC News(NEW YORK) — There were nearly 150 damaging storm reports Tuesday from Washington, D.C., to Denver, including five reported tornadoes, with many of the areas looking at more rain and possible flooding on Wednesday. [Read More…]