Month: November 2018
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Minnesota farmer says crops okay “all things considered”
A southeast Minnesota farmer says his crops did pretty well this year all things considered. Tony Secora grows corn and soybeans in Steele County. He tells Brownfield 2018 was wet. “Just finished harvest about 10 [Read More…]
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Farmer wraps up harvest, pleased with results
A north central Indiana farmer says he was able to wrap up harvest before wind and wet conditions caused too much damage to crops. Mike Beard grows corn and soybeans in Clinton County. “We think [Read More…]
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Minnesota dairy farmer enduring painful period
A Minnesota dairy farmer expects the down cycle in milk prices to continue. Dan Glessing of Waverly, which is west of the Twin Cities, says the short-term outlook isn’t good. “We’re in this for the [Read More…]
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Frederickson returns to Cuba
U.S. agriculture officials were back in Cuba working to strengthen relationships and promote opportunities. Minnesota Ag Commissioner Dave Frederickson was one of 20 U.S. representatives attending the Cuba-U.S. Agriculture Business Conference in Havana last week. [Read More…]
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Four dead, including police officer, after shooting in Chicago hospital
iStock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — Four people have died — including a police officer — after a shooting at a hospital on Chicago’s South side. Three shooting victims all died from their injuries, according to the Cook County [Read More…]
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Blast of snow for New England before record-cold Thanksgiving
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Across the Northeast Tuesday morning, winter weather advisories are in effect, with much of New England anticipating snow. Around 7 a.m. EST snowfall’s expected to begin from western Massachusetts to Albany, [Read More…]
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Four dead in New Jersey mansion fire, police investigating as arson
WABC-TV(COLTS NECK, N.J.) — The bodies of two adults and two children were found in a New Jersey house fire that is being investigated as arson, officials said Tuesday. One body, that of a male, [Read More…]
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Inside first global anti-Airbnb conference: Huge French fines, NYC raids
Airbnb, Inc.(NEW YORK) — France is on track to slap serious penalties on hosts and platforms for illegal short-term rentals including Airbnb or HomeAway, the latest salvo between a major city struggling to fight the [Read More…]
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Think beyond Black Friday for travel deals
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Along with the electronics, clothing and big-box items people wait all year to buy on Black Friday, now’s also the time to score big savings on travel. The good news for fliers [Read More…]
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Have a robot hold your spot at the mall — even on Black Friday
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The first official shopping day of the holiday season, Black Friday, is close at hand, and with it comes the headache of finding a parking spot at the mall. Unless your local [Read More…]
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Dow falls 550 points, dragged down by Target and concerns over retail
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The Dow Jones plunged more than 551 points on Tuesday, dragged down by disappointing Target news and concerns about the retail sector in general ahead of the pivotal holiday season. Tuesday’s [Read More…]
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Multiple fatalities in New Jersey mansion fire: Officials
WABC-TV(COLTS NECK, N.J.) — There have been multiple fatalities at a house fire in Colts Neck, New Jersey, officials said Tuesday. The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office said in a tweet it “is on scene at [Read More…]
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Relentless California wildfires leave 82 dead, almost 700 unaccounted for
iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — The number of people who remain missing in the wake of a pair of ferocious wildfires that have been blazing across both ends of California remains close to 1,000 as of early [Read More…]
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Relentless California wildfires leave 82 dead, almost 700 unaccounted for
iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — The number of people who remain missing in the wake of a pair of ferocious wildfires that have been blazing across both ends of California remains close to 1,000 as of early [Read More…]
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Wisconsin cheese makers earn World Cheese Awards
Wisconsin cheesemakers took home 24 awards at the World Cheese Awards in Bergen, Norway. That’s about a quarter of the awards going to United States producers. The World Cheese Awards received a record-breaking 3,500 entries [Read More…]
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Wisconsin hemp licensing deadline moved to March 1st
A Wisconsin Ag Department official says they have extended the deadline for farmers to apply for 2019 industrial hemp licenses. Donna Gilson says, “People were telling us that they weren’t able to get land and seed [Read More…]
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FCS America: Ethanol in brighter place than commodities
FCS America’s Chief Credit Officer says 2019 will likely be another volatile year in agriculture but ethanol looks better than commodities. Tim Cook says ethanol margins THIS year have been compressed, “But, overall the ethanol industry [Read More…]
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Investigators to announce ‘significant’ break in decades-old cold case murder
Middlesex District Attorney’s Office(BOSTON) — Investigators may finally have a break in a cold case murder that has haunted the Boston area for almost 50 years. The Middlesex District Attorney’s Office is slated to hold [Read More…]
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Investigators to announce ‘significant’ break in decades-old cold case murder
Middlesex District Attorney’s Office(BOSTON) — Investigators may finally have a break in a cold case murder that has haunted the Boston area for almost 50 years. The Middlesex District Attorney’s Office is slated to hold [Read More…]