Month: July 2018
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Group smuggles pride ‘flag’ into Russia for the World Cup
Hidden Flag(MOSCOW) — Six people have come up with a creative way of smuggling the pride flag into Russia during the World Cup as a demonstration against the country’s restrictive laws on promoting LGBTQ rights. [Read More…]
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John Kerry blasts President Trump’s NATO remarks
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Former Secretary of State John Kerry condemned President Donald Trump’s remarks at the NATO Summit Wednesday morning after the president bashed Germany saying the country is being “controlled” by Russia. “Germany is totally [Read More…]
Ag News
More losses connected to tariffs, weather
Soybeans were sharply lower on commercial and technical selling, with the November contract hitting a new nine year low. The U.S. has placed new tariffs on China and China will likely retaliate, at least in [Read More…]
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Average weekly ethanol production drops
U.S. ethanol production declined last week, while stocks hit multi-month highs. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.033 million barrels a day, down 34,000 from the previous week, with some downtime because of [Read More…]
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MFU president says Pruitt resignation was long overdue
Minnesota Farmers Union president Gary Wertish says the resignation of Scott Pruitt as EPA administrator was long overdue. “The big thing was the Renewable Fuel Standard and how he was handing out hardship waivers to [Read More…]
Weather
Heat Advisory issued July 11 at 1:33PM MDT until July 12 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS
…HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THURSDAY… * TEMPERATURES…temperatures in the 90s will persist into the early evening hours, with heat index values between 100 and 105 degrees. Overnight low temperatures may [Read More…]
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Hurricane Chris strengthens to Category 2; producing rough surf, rip currents
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Chris strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 105 mph, making it the first Category 2 hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic season. It might strengthen even more Wednesday afternoon [Read More…]
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Woman arrested for allegedly attacking 92-year-old man with a brick
KABC-TV(LOS ANGELES) — A 92-year-old man was brutally attacked by a woman with a brick while walking down a Los Angeles street on July 4, police said. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said that [Read More…]
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Kylie Jenner on her way to being the youngest self-made billionaire, Forbes says
Forbes(NEW YORK) — Kylie Jenner, who made a fortune with her popular cosmetics line, is poised to become the youngest self-made billionaire, according to Forbes magazine, which named her one of America’s richest self-made women [Read More…]
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Woman arrested for allegedly attacking 92-year-old man with a brick
KABC(LOS ANGELES) — A 92-year-old man was brutally attacked by a woman with a brick while walking down a Los Angeles street on July 4, police said. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said that [Read More…]
Weather
Heat Advisory issued July 11 at 11:04AM MDT until July 11 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS
…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING… * TEMPERATURES…Afternoon temperatures will climb into the 90s. Heat index values will range from 100 to 105 degrees across the region into the evening [Read More…]
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Police ID woman found dead in trash compactor at New York City condo building
Google Maps(NEW YORK) — An employee at a 29-story condominium tower in Manhattan stumbled across a gruesome sight. The building employee found a woman stuffed in a trash compactor in the complex at about 5 [Read More…]
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Dean Foods plant closings continue
Dean Foods Company has officially notified employees of seven dairy plants they will be shutting down operations. The Huntley, Illinois dairy plant will be laying off more than 130 people in mid-September. Dean’s Country Fresh [Read More…]
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US announces $200 billion tariffs on Chinese goods
President Trump is following through on his vow to impose additional tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer says he is supportive of the new tariffs. In a statement, [Read More…]
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New Herbicide Injury ID app introduced
University of Missouri extension has introduced a new herbicide injury identification app at its pesticide management field day. Extension Weed Specialist Mandy Bish tells Brownfield the mobile app allows photos to be sent of injured plants [Read More…]
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Zsa Zsa, the ‘world’s ugliest dog,’ has died at 9 years old
ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) — Less than three weeks after winning the crown of “World’s Ugliest Dog,” Zsa Zsa, the English bulldog, has died at the age of 9. The dog’s owner, Megan Brainard of Minnesota, posted [Read More…]
Weather
Heat Advisory issued July 11 at 7:00AM MDT until July 11 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS
…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING… * TEMPERATURES…Afternoon temperatures will climb into the 90s. Heat index values will range from 100 to 105 degrees across the region [Read More…]
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Abandoned as baby in a cardboard box, man meets biological father after 31 years
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The sun was setting on a summer evening in September 1986 when two teenagers discovered a newborn baby boy in a cardboard box. He was in a box next to a [Read More…]
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Navy SEALs who rescued Thai soccer team from cave almost didn’t make it out, military officials say
Royal Thai Navy SEALs(CHIANG RAI, Thailand) — Thai Navy SEALs who were clearing the flooded cave where 12 boys and their soccer coach were rescued, barely made it out after the main pump that had [Read More…]
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Thai cave where dramatic rescue of 12 boys and coach unfolded may become tourist attraction: Official
Asaf Zmirly(CHIANG RAI, Thailand) — It may be the most famous cave in the world and could soon become Thailand’s biggest tourist attraction. The underground maze where the dramatic rescue of 12 boys and their [Read More…]