Year: 2018
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Pentagon identifies 3 US special operations service members killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan
Phototreat/iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Department of Defense has identified three U.S. special operations service members killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. They were identified as Army Capt. Andrew Patrick Ross, 29, of Lexington, Virginia, Army [Read More…]
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Prison inmates used contraband cellphones in ‘sextortion’ ring targeting military service members, officials say
MivPiv/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Fifteen people have been charged in a “sextortion” ring run by prisoners using contraband cellphones and targeting U.S. military service members, officials announced Wednesday. The suspects involved are prisoners being housed in [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmer says it’s a waiting game to wrap up harvest
Like many farmers in the Midwest who haven’t wrapped up harvest yet, Sarah Delbecq says it’s now a waiting game to get back in the field. The northeastern Indiana grower says wet and cold conditions [Read More…]
Ag News
Market not responding to harvest delays
An analyst says the market doesn’t seem too interested in what’s left of the 2018 harvest. Elaine Kub tells Brownfield basis bids are stagnant across the Midwest. “There are regions where there are still a [Read More…]
Ag News
Wisconsin soybean producers weigh options for what’s still in the field
Most of Wisconsin’s crops are in, but there are estimates that up to 10% of the state’s soybeans are still in the cold, wet, and sometimes snow-covered ground. University of Wisconsin soybean expert Shawn Conley [Read More…]
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Siberian Unicorn may have walked the earth alongside humans: Study
Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) — New research just published suggests that the “Siberian Unicorn,” an ancient species of rhino, existed much longer than previously believed and walked the earth at the same time [Read More…]
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Police search Galveston-Houston archdiocese offices in connection with church sex abuse case
Fedorovekb/iStock/Thinkstock(HOUSTON) — Police searched the offices of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston on Wednesday in connection to a child sex abuse investigation — the latest installment in a widening scandal that has shaken the Catholic Church. [Read More…]
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Congressman-elect Dusty Johnson announces leadership team
Congressman-elect Dusty Johnson announced the appointment of five leadership team positions on Wednesday: Andrew Christianson as Chief of Staff, Courtney Heitkamp as State Director and Communications Advisor, Darren Hedlund as Legislative Director, Chelsea Schull as [Read More…]
Ag News
Weekly ethanol production, stocks slightly higher
U.S. ethanol production and stocks were up modestly last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.048 million barrels a day, up 6,000 on the week, as the industry continues to wait for [Read More…]
Ag News
40 Square offers health insurance to Minnesota ag community
An independent business that sells health insurance exclusively to Minnesota farmers and agribusinesses reports a strong first year. Char Vrieze, executive director of 40 Square Cooperative Solutions, says nearly 1,100 individuals have enrolled in a [Read More…]
Ag News
Perdue remains hopeful of a Lame Duck Farm Bill
U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says he’s still hopeful the farm bill can be completed during the Lame Duck. Speaking to reporters while visiting fire-ravaged areas of California this week, Perdue indicated House leadership is [Read More…]
Ag News
A suite of approaches to reduce nitrogen loss
A crop science professor says it will take a variety of approaches to effectively reduce nitrogen loss. Dr. Laura Christianson with the University of Illinois recently conducted a comprehensive analysis on nutrient reduction strategies. “Every [Read More…]
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Why Trump’s threat to pull GM subsidies is empty fumes
ABC News(NEW YORK) — When President Donald Trump threatened to cut “subsidies” to General Motors on Tuesday, he caused many to wonder: “What subsidy?” Trump seems to be tweeting about the $7,500 federal tax rebate [Read More…]
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Destructive 2018 Atlantic hurricane season nearing an end: NOAA
Guido Amrein/iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends on November 30th, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it will be remembered for damaging and deadly storms. Between May 25 and the [Read More…]
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Florida man victim of ‘revenge’ killing over stolen PlayStation 4: Sheriff
Seminole County Sheriff(SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla.) — A Florida man was stabbed to death after being lured into a “revenge” trap allegedly by two former roommates, who accused him of stealing a PlayStation 4 video game, [Read More…]
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Hundreds of employees call on Google to not be ‘complicit in oppression’ in China
Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images(MOUTNAIN VIEW, Calif.) — In the latest example of Silicon Valley workers trying to change corporate policy, Google employees opposed to the company’s plan to develop a censored search engine in China have [Read More…]
Weather
Winter Weather Advisory issued November 28 at 11:04AM MST until November 28 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… * WHAT…Mixed precipitation expected. Sleet and freezing rain accumulations generally a few hundredths of an inch which will cause a light glaze. * [Read More…]
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Massive explosion rocks Kabul after suicide bomber targets security compound
iStock/Thinkstock(KABUL, Afghanistan) — At least 11 people were injured when a suicide attacker drove a vehicle full of explosives into a compound housing a foreign security company in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, Afghan officials said. Following [Read More…]
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Malawi probes mysterious mass deaths of hippos at national park
iStock/Thinkstock(LILONGWE, Malawi) — Wildlife officials in Malawi are investigating the mysterious deaths of more than two dozen hippos in a national park. The first carcasses — eight in total — were discovered Oct. 10 in [Read More…]
Ag News
Weather-related issues across much of the Nation
Across the Corn Belt, cold, breezy conditions persist. Excess soil moisture continues to inhibit fieldwork, especially in the eastern Corn Belt. On November 25, topsoil moisture in Ohio was rated 65% surplus. The U.S. soybean [Read More…]