Month: November 2018
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US Border Patrol cancels ‘crowd control’ training exercise near Texas polling station
iStock/Thinkstock(EL PASO, Texas) — Border patrol officials on Tuesday abruptly canceled a “crowd control exercise” it had planned for Election Day near a Hispanic neighborhood along the Texas-Mexico border a half a mile from a [Read More…]
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Iowa Powerball winner claims $343.9 million check
Tim Boyle/Getty Images(DES MOINES, Iowa) — A single mother was all smiles (and a few tears) recently when she claimed a $343.9 million check for being one of two winners of the $687.8 million Powerball [Read More…]
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Iowa Powerball winner claims $343.9 million check
iStock/Thinkstock(REDFIELD, Iowa) — A single mother was all smiles (and a few tears) recently when she claimed a $343.9 million check for being one of two winners of the $687.8 million Powerball jackpot. “I have [Read More…]
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Utah mayor’s widow: ‘Fitting’ that remains of husband killed in Afghanistan returned to US on Election Day
Facebook/Brent Taylor(NORTH OGDEN, Utah) — The widow of Maj. Brent Taylor said Tuesday that it was “fitting” that the remains of her slain husband were returned to the United States on Election Day. Taylor, a [Read More…]
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Utah mayor’s widow: ‘Fitting’ that remains of husband killed in Afghanistan returned to US on Election Day
Facebook/Brent Taylor(NORTH OGDEN, Utah) — The widow of Maj. Brent Taylor said Tuesday that it was “fitting” that the remains of her slain husband were returned to the United States on Election Day. Taylor, a [Read More…]
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US Border Patrol conducts ‘crowd control’ training exercise near Texas polling station
iStock/Thinkstock(EL PASO, Texas) — U. S. Border Patrol said it planned to conduct a “crowd control exercise” Tuesday near a Hispanic neighborhood along the Texas-Mexico border a half a mile from a polling place. The [Read More…]
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2018 NAFB
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Decision on fake meat oversight not expected anytime soon
A state cattlemen’s association director in favor of USDA oversight of fake meat does not expect a decision on regulations anytime soon. Ashley Kohls in Minnesota says she’s been asking D.C. lobbyists about timing now [Read More…]
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Weather, temps vary across the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, a low-pressure system over the Great Lakes region is producing widespread rain showers. Rain has changed to snow in parts of the upper Midwest. Meanwhile, dry weather is returning across the [Read More…]
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Cold wave pattern ahead for the Heartland
Cold air will continue to overspread much of the country during the next several days. Warmth will linger through week’s end, however, across California and southern Florida. Meanwhile, rain associated with a cold front [Read More…]
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2 former teachers charged in ‘fight club’ incident at St. Louis day care center: Police
Nicole Merseal(ST. LOUIS) — Authorities in St. Louis have charged two former day care teachers with one count of endangering the welfare of a child after the two women were captured on video surveillance and [Read More…]
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2 former teachers charged in ‘fight club’ incident at St. Louis day care center: Police
Nicole Merseal(ST. LOUIS) — Authorities in St. Louis have charged two former day care teachers with one count of endangering the welfare of a child after the two women were captured on video surveillance and [Read More…]
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North Dakota’s Native American tribes scrambling to print new IDs ahead of midterm elections
iStock/Thinkstock(TURTLE MOUNTAIN, N.D.) — Tribal leaders in North Dakota have scrambled to print at least 3,500 new tribal IDs for Native Americans living on reservations in North Dakota in response to the state’s new voter [Read More…]
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North Dakota’s Native American tribes scrambling to print new IDs ahead of midterm elections
iStock/Thinkstock(TURTLE MOUNTAIN, N.D.) — Tribal leaders in North Dakota have scrambled to print at least 3,500 new tribal IDs for Native Americans living on reservations in North Dakota in response to the state’s new voter [Read More…]
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Five men arrested for burning effigy of Grenfell Tower
iStock/Thinkstock(LONDON) — Five men were arrested after burning a cardboard replica of Grenfell Tower over the weekend during a bonfire party, according to London’s Metropolitan Police. Seventy-two people died in the Grenfell Tower blaze in [Read More…]
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Mother, 10-year-old daughter killed when car plowed into Girl Scout troop ‘needed to be together’
iStock/Thinkstock(LAKE HALLIE, Wis.) — Though Judy Schneider is grieving the loss of her daughter and granddaughter who were killed in an alleged hit-and-run in Wisconsin, she said the two “needed to be together.” Her granddaughter, [Read More…]
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Mother, 10-year-old daughter killed when car plowed into Girl Scout troop ‘needed to be together’
iStock/Thinkstock(LAKE HALLIE, Wis.) — Though Judy Schneider is grieving the loss of her daughter and granddaughter who were killed in an alleged hit-and-run in Wisconsin, she said the two “needed to be together.” Her granddaughter, [Read More…]
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A good dairy reproduction program needs more than good protocols
Dr. Paul Fricke with the University of Wisconsin specializes in dairy cattle reproduction, and he recently told a group of producers getting more healthy calves at the right times takes more than following a list [Read More…]
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French president target of planned attack, six arrested: Source
Thierry Monasse/Getty Images(PARIS) — Six people were arrested Tuesday morning in France for allegedly planning a “violent action” against French President Emmanuel Macron, a source close to the investigation told ABC News. The suspected plan [Read More…]
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Mexican authorities searching for NC teacher who went missing in national park: Reports
Jorge Duarte Estevao/iStock/Thinkstock(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — More than 100 police officers in Mexico are searching through the deep river gorges of one of the country’s national parks for a North Carolina teacher last seen more than [Read More…]