Year: 2018
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‘Golden State Killer’ suspect faces 4 more counts of murder
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — The “Golden State Killer” suspect has been charged with four more counts of murder in Santa Barbara County, California. Joseph James DeAngelo, a 72-year-old former police officer, was taken into [Read More…]
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Police make arrest in ‘road rage’ killing of Air Force veteran
Courtesy Kerrie Harter(ST. LOUIS, Mo.) — Missouri police have made an arrest in the killing of a 24-year-old Air Force veteran and Missouri Air National Guard reservist who was stabbed in an apparent road rage [Read More…]
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Tennessee and New York feud over Long Island iced tea’s origin
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Kingsport, Tennessee, is staking a claim on the Long Island iced tea. The city of Kingsport claims the popular cocktail was created in 1920s Prohibition-era Long Island, an island in the Holston [Read More…]
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Highlights from USDA’s May supply and demand report
The USDA projects year to year declines in corn and soybean production. In its first round of estimates for the new marketing year, corn production is seen at 14.040 billion bushels with an average [Read More…]
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USDA lowers most 2018 protein production estimates
The USDA has lowered its outlook for 2018 beef and pork production, because of slowdowns in slaughter rates. Beef is now projected at 27.278 billion pounds and pork is estimated at 26.784 billion. The [Read More…]
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CME dairy markets mostly down Thursday
The dairy markets were mostly down Thursday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Class Three May milk was down $.03 at $15.24 a hundredweight. June was down $.20 to $15.83. July was down $.20 to $16.06. [Read More…]
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USDA expects 6% decline in winter wheat production
The USDA expects this year’s U.S. winter wheat crop to be 1.192 billion bushels, 6% less than the 2017 total of 1.269 billion. The average yield is projected at 48.1 bushels per acre, down [Read More…]
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Spotify scraps R. Kelly music from its playlists
Kevin Winter/Getty Images for BET(NEW YORK) — Thanks to a new “public hate content and hateful conduct policy,” Spotify has decided to remove all traces of R. Kelly’s music from its playlist offerings, reported Billboard. [Read More…]
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Volcano observatory warns of further ‘explosive eruptions’ in Hawaii
U.S. Geological Survey(HONOLULU) — The threat of dangerous volcanic activity in Hawaii could continue for weeks and violent explosions could occur with “very little warning,” the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory cautioned on Wednesday. The observatory, which [Read More…]
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ATF can’t save bump stock owners from Maryland ban
iStock/Thinkstock(ANNAPOLIS, Md.) — The state of Maryland has stumbled across a novel way to satisfy gun-control opponents: create a licensing process that cannot be put into practice. Maryland lawmakers had sought to ban bump stocks, [Read More…]
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Multiple failures led to ambush of American soldiers in Niger, investigation shows
iStock/Thinkstock(NIGER, Nigeria) — An exhaustive U.S. military investigation into the deaths of four American soldiers in a deadly ISIS ambush in Niger last October found that their mission had been approved without proper authorities and [Read More…]
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Generally quiet week for U.S. export sales
The USDA soybean meal exports for the week ending May 3rd notched a new marketing year low, while combined old and new crop corn, soybean, soybean oil, and wheat sales were generally towards the [Read More…]
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Corteva announces new seed strategy
Corteva Agriscience, the ag division of DowDuPont, has announced a new seed strategy for the U.S. Corteva will keep five regional brands—Dairyland Seed, Hoegemeyer, NuTech, Seed Consultants and Terral. Five other regional seed brands will [Read More…]
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Another step forward for Texas Tech’s veterinary college
Texas Tech University’s plans for a new veterinary college—the first new veterinary school in the U.S. in 40 years—took another step forward this week. The Amarillo City Council approved a 69-million dollar funding plan to [Read More…]
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92-year-old set to become world’s oldest elected leader in Malaysia
Mohd Samsul Mohd Said/Getty Images(KUALA LUMPAR, Malaysia) — A 92-year-old man is poised to become the oldest elected leader in the world when he is sworn in as Malaysia’s prime minister on Thursday. Mahathir Mohamad [Read More…]
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North Korean media take softer tone as world awaits Kim-Trump summit
KCTV(PYONGYANG, North Korea) — Even as North Korea prepares for the upcoming summit between Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump, Pyongyang’s state media are still out to prove that the regime isn’t giving in [Read More…]
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Trump to meet Kim Jong Un in Singapore for summit
Chris Kleponis/Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump announced on Twitter on Thursday that a highly anticipated meeting with Kim Jong Un will take place in Singapore on June 12. “The highly anticipated meeting between Kim [Read More…]
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Trump to discuss SNAP work requirements, Farm Bill in White House meeting
President Trump is expected to discuss the Farm Bill with House Ag Chairman Mike Conaway and Senate Ag Chairman Pat Roberts today at the White House. There have been reports that Trump will only support [Read More…]
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USDA hosts event to address food waste
It’s estimated that about 40 percent of food in the US goes uneaten. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue hosted a roundtable in DC this week to address the problem and discuss possible solutions. Some food waste [Read More…]
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USDA’s proposed rule offers options for bioengineered food that should be disclosed
The USDA is seeking public comment on the long-awaited proposed rule for food labels containing genetically modified ingredients. However, the proposal would label the food as bioengineered, not GMO. Ryan Findlay, the CEO of the [Read More…]