Month: July 2018
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Manafort trial, first in Mueller investigation, gets underway
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — The financial crimes trial of Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, got underway in Alexandria, Virginia, Tuesday, the first trial in connection with the more than year-long investigation by special counsel [Read More…]
Ag News
Green energy is paying off for a Wisconsin dairy farm
Mark Crave from Crave Brothers Farm talks about the family’s green energy use, which involves a manure digester that supplies heat and electricity for the 1900 cow dairy, the adjacent Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese factory [Read More…]
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Report finds air traffic control lapses in missing flight MH370, Malaysia aviation chief resigns
ABC News(LONDON) — Malaysia’s civil aviation authority chief resigned Tuesday after an independent international investigation on missing airline flight MH370 revealed lapses by the air traffic control center in the capital Kuala Lumpur. Azharuddin Abdul [Read More…]
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North Korea constructing new missiles despite agreement with US: Report
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — North Korea is continuing to build intercontinental missiles despite President Donald Trump’s summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, according to U.S. intelligence evidence cited by The Washington Post. The newspaper cites [Read More…]
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Carr Fire has now scorched over 100,000 acres in California; containment up to 23 percent
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(REDDING, Calif.) — Firefighters are making progress in battling a deadly wildfire in Northern California but the fire that’s leveled hundreds of homes and forced thousands of residents to flee the area has [Read More…]
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One-of-a-kind hybrid fascinates scientists
Robin W. Baird/Cascadia Research(KAUAI, Hawaii) — Let’s face it: Unlikely couples hold a special place in our hearts, whether Romeo and Juliet, Edward and Bella — or a melon-headed whale and a rough-toothed dolphin that [Read More…]
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Prosecutors advise witnesses in Manafort trial: Avoid the T-word (Trump)
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Prosecutors preparing witnesses for the upcoming trial of President Donald Trump’s one-time campaign chairman Paul J. Manafort are advising them to avoid mentioning Trump’s name, ABC News has learned. The case against [Read More…]
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Manafort trial, first in Mueller investigation, set to get underway
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — The financial crimes trial of Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, is expected to get underway in Alexandria, Virginia, Tuesday, the first trial in connection with the more than year-long investigation [Read More…]
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Four people, including young boy, killed in Queens apartment shooting
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Police are investigating a fatal shooting at a New York City apartment building that left four dead, including a young boy, authorities said Monday. The shooting occurred at around 9 p.m. on [Read More…]
Ag News
Ground broken for Center for Soy Innovation
Missouri soybean farmers broke ground for their new building in Jefferson City. Tom Steever spoke to John Kelley, Chairman, Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council, who says it will be a roughly 18-month project to develop the [Read More…]
Weather
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Carr Fire in Northern California 20 percent contained
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(REDDING, Calif.) — Firefighters are making progress in battling a deadly wildfire in Northern California that’s leveled hundreds of homes and forced thousands of residents to flee the area. The Carr Fire was [Read More…]
Ag News
Soybean prices slowly recovering from early July plummet
Soybean prices are beginning to climb out of a huge hole. DTN market analyst Todd Hultman says there are several reasons futures have turned around following a monumental tumble at the beginning of the month. [Read More…]
Ag News
Ag econ professor says safety net has holes
A farm management specialist says there are holes in the current farm safety net. Payments to those enrolled in the Agriculture Loss Coverage-County (ARC-CO) program were more likely in the program’s first couple of years, [Read More…]
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Ohio farmer says crops could use some rain
Mostly dry conditions continued in Ohio this week. Greg Corcoran, a southern Ohio farmer, says his crops could use some rain in the coming weeks. “I think our corn is pretty well set but we [Read More…]
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Minnesota farmer sees silver lining to weather challenges
A south-central Minnesota farmer sees a silver lining to the weather extremes his crops have endured this season. “The one thing that extreme weather conditions can (do) is really teach us some things.” That’s Kevin [Read More…]
Ag News
Lean hogs firm on discount to cash
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures closed lower on lack of buyer support and the recent lack of direction from the cash trade. Feeder cattle closed lower, pressured by higher corn futures. August [Read More…]
Weather
Special Weather Statement issued July 30 at 4:31PM MDT by NWS
…Funnel clouds possible through 8 PM CDT… Spotty showers and thunderstorms continue to track across the region this evening. As they develop, these storm may produce funnel clouds. These funnel clouds are expected to be [Read More…]
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One-of-a-kind hybrid fascinates scientists
Robin W. Baird/Cascadia Research(KAUAI, Hawaii) — Let’s face it: Unlikely couples hold a special place in our hearts, whether Romeo and Juliet, Edward and Bella — or a melon-headed whale and a rough-toothed dolphin that [Read More…]
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$100 million suit aims to ‘drive death-trap duck boats out of business’
ABC News(BRANSON, Mo.) — A $100 million lawsuit was filed in the duck boat incident that killed 17 people on a Missouri lake this month and lawyers representing those who lost loved ones on the [Read More…]