Year: 2018
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Woman convicted of murder for running over her cheating husband in 2002 released from prison
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A Texas dentist who was notoriously convicted of running over her cheating husband has been released from prison after 15 years. On July 24, 2002, Clara Harris, 60, killed her husband, 44-year-old [Read More…]
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Senate bill to support veteran farmers
The heads of the Senate Ag Committee have introduced bipartisan legislation to increase support for veteran farmers. Chairman Pat Roberts of Kansas and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow of Michigan’s Farmer Veteran Opportunity Act of [Read More…]
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Planting on pace in Michigan’s Thumb
The President of the Michigan Corn Growers Association says he plans to wrap up planting Friday in the Thumb. Jason McConnachie grows corn, sugarbeets dry beans and wheat, as well as organic corn and [Read More…]
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POET official reflects on D.C. fly-in
An ethanol industry leader says giving RINs credits to oil refiners exporting biofuels does not comply with the intent of the Renewable Fuels Standard. David Gloer is the general manager of POET biorefining in [Read More…]
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Trump wants farm bill to contain SNAP work requirements
U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says President Trump is taking personal interest in the House Ag Committee’s draft farm bill. The President met with House Ag Chairman Mike Conaway and Senate Ag Chairman Pat [Read More…]
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Wheat groups pleased with US approach to India’s price supports
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) say they are pleased with action taken by the USDA and U.S. Trade Representative on India’s price support programs for wheat and rice. [Read More…]
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Police stumble on three men making off with mailbox
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Perhaps they should have stuck to email. New York police stumbled on a trio of men trying to make off with a mailbox early Friday morning. It was just after 3 a.m. [Read More…]
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Ohio sheriff’s employee overdoses on the job, assaults first responder
iStock/Thinkstock(CLEVELAND) — An Ohio sheriff’s department employee overdosed while on the job several weeks ago and grappled with first responders after they had revived him, police said. This week, the Brooklyn Police Department provided ABC [Read More…]
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Black man choked, slammed against wall by officer at Waffle House, video shows
iStock/Thinkstock(WARSAW, N.C.) — Waffle House is facing yet another controversy after video surfaced showing a black man being choked, dropped to the ground and arrested last weekend in Warsaw, North Carolina. Anthony Wall, 22, had [Read More…]
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Officer fired over video of him allegedly choking former NFL player Desmond Marrow during arrest
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A Georgia police officer has been fired after an investigation into the use of force on former NFL Football player Desmond Marrow during his arrest. On Dec. 2, police were called to [Read More…]
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Sara Haines talks with mom who went viral with video on realities of motherhood
ABC (NEW YORK) — A mom whose video on the less glamorous realities of motherhood has been viewed nearly five million times said social media contributes to an unrealistic view that other families are perfect. [Read More…]
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Doorman vows to fight nephew in court over $4.2 million left to him in late man’s handwritten will
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A Manhattan doorman has vowed to continue fighting in court over a dead tenant’s will that reportedly left him millions. Stephen Sullivan Evans, 80, died in September, never having married or had [Read More…]
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Opening of US Embassy in Jerusalem: What to know
iStock/Thinkstock(JERUSALEM) — On May 14, 1948, as the Jews of Palestine declared the establishment of a Jewish state, called Israel, U.S. President Harry Truman granted immediate recognition on behalf of the United States, becoming the [Read More…]
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Israeli group sells special-edition Trump coin
ABC News(NEW YORK) — For those seeking a memento of Monday’s U.S. Embassy move to Jerusalem coinciding with the state of Israel’s 70th anniversary, you’re in luck. For just $50, you could purchase a gold-plated [Read More…]
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Police drag 65-year-old woman from car at traffic stop: Video
iStock/Thinkstock(ATLANTA) — A police department in Georgia has opened an internal investigation into why an elderly female driver was dragged out of her vehicle at a traffic stop, according to a Facebook post by Alpharetta [Read More…]
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Dogs assemble for an epic ‘selfie’ at daycare
iStock/Thinkstock(CINCINNATI) — A group of dogs had an unprompted photo call that resulted in an epic dog “selfie.” The dogs were playing in an outdoor area at a dog daycare and boarding studio in Cincinnati, [Read More…]
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Nebraska farmer finished planting yesterday
Planting is wrapping up in some parts of the Midwest. Anne Meis, who farms near Elgin in northeast Nebraska, says they finished Thursday afternoon. “We finished up about 5:00 yesterday with our last bean field,” [Read More…]
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Iowa farmer still waiting to plant
Parts of the Midwest are still struggling to start planting. “We still haven’t been able to take a single box of seed out of the shed yet,” says Laura Cunningham of Nora Springs, Iowa, in [Read More…]
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A wide gap of planting progress across the Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, cold, rainy weather is maintaining a sluggish fieldwork pace across the upper Midwest. This is further widening the gap between planting progress in northern corn and soybean production areas and the [Read More…]
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An active pattern for much of the northern, central Corn Belt
A short-lived surge of cool air will blanket much of the northern and western U.S. into the weekend. By early next week, however, warmth will return to the North, leaving much of the country [Read More…]