Year: 2018
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Police make arrest in killing, sex assault at St. Louis Catholic Supply store
iStock/Thinkstock(ST. LOUIS, Mo.) — A Missouri man was arrested in connection with a heinous crime spree at a Catholic Supply chain store in St. Louis in which a female customer was fatally shot and at [Read More…]
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American killed by isolated tribe in India after fishermen smuggled him onto the island: Police
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — An American man has been killed by a remote tribe after taking an illegal trip to one of the Andaman Islands in India. John Chau, 27, was killed on North Sentinel Island, [Read More…]
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New dairy insurance program covers 3 billion pounds of milk and growing
The new dairy revenue protection insurance program is expected to cover about five percent of milk production in the U.S. during the first quarter, and a USDA official says many producers have already signed up. [Read More…]
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‘Person of interest’ detained for questioning killing and sex assault at St. Louis Catholic Supply store
iStock/Thinkstock(ST. LOUIS, Mo.) — A “person of interest” was detained Wednesday for questioning about a heinous crime spree at a Catholic Supply chain store in St. Louis, Missouri, in which a female customer was fatally [Read More…]
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US military to build observation outposts in northern Syria to reduce tensions with Turkey
SPC Arnada Jones/U.S. Army(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. military has announced a new mission in northern Syria aimed at reducing tensions between Turkey and America’s Kurdish partners. Defense Secretary James Mattis told reporters on Wednesday that [Read More…]
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NASA to launch ‘workplace safety review’ of Elon Musk’s high-flying SpaceX firm
Joe Rogan Experience/YouTube(NEW YORK) — You would think that getting high would be part of NASA’s core mission. Yet the space agency is undertaking a workplace safety review of Elon Musk’s firm SpaceX — reportedly [Read More…]
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A hurricane-devastated community is coming together for Thanksgiving
ABC News(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — A little over a month after Hurricane Michael made landfall in the Florida Panhandle as one of the strongest storms in U.S. history, members of one of the hardest-hit communities [Read More…]
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A hurricane-devastated community is coming together for Thanksgiving
ABC News(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — A little over a month after Hurricane Michael made landfall in the Florida Panhandle as one of the strongest storms in U.S. history, members of one of the hardest-hit communities [Read More…]
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NJ family was ‘targeted’ and killed before mansion fire in New Jersey: Prosecutor
WABC(COLTS NECK, N.J.) — A wealthy New Jersey family was killed before their mansion was set on fire in what authorities are investigating as a quadruple homicide. The killer shot Keith Caneiro and stabbed Caneiro’s [Read More…]
Ag News
Beam appointed to USDA post
The Trump Administration has appointed a new USDA Deputy Administrator of Farm Programs. FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce announced that fourth-generation Pennsylvania farmer William “Bill” Beam will oversee major portions of farm bill programs including disaster [Read More…]
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Ethanol stocks, production decline
U.S. ethanol production and stocks declined last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.042 million barrels a day, down 25,000 on the week as margins continues to weigh on the industry, even [Read More…]
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Missouri forgoes state dicamba label for 2019
Missouri certified applicators will NOT have a state label to follow on dicamba products in the 2019 growing season. Missouri Agriculture Director Chris Chinn says the new two-year federal label for the three dicamba products [Read More…]
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Chicken in cold storage hits new record monthly high
The USDA reports a record amount of chicken in cold storage at the end of October. Chicken stocks jumped 8% to 942.926 million pounds because of high production levels and steady to slow demand, pushing [Read More…]
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Thanksgiving surprise: Couple finds $1.8 million jackpot-winning lottery ticket while cleaning up their home
Louisiana Lottery(NEW YORK) — A Lousiana couple preparing to welcome their family for Thanksgiving were cleaning their home this week when they found an unexpected surprise: a winning lottery ticket worth nearly $2 million. Harold [Read More…]
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Kansas commissioner resigns after bizarre ‘master race’ remarks
Leavenworth County Board of County Commissioners(KANSAS CITY, Kan.) — A white Kansas county commissioner has resigned after coming under fire for telling an African-American consultant at a public meeting that he was “part of the [Read More…]
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CDC says romaine lettuce is not safe to eat
The Centers for Disease Control issued a nationwide alert Tuesday, warning consumers to throw away any type of romaine lettuce because it could be contaminated with E. coli. The CDC says consumers should also wash [Read More…]
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Missouri man charged with illegal dicamba application
A southeast Missouri man has been indicted in St. Louis federal court, accused of illegally applying dicamba herbicide to his cotton and soybean crops in 2016. The indictment says Bobby Lowery, owner of Lowrey Farms [Read More…]
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RFA disputes big oil’s no harm to ethanol claim
The Renewable Fuel Association’s Chief Economist says Small Refinery Waivers like the one granted to oil giant Chevron Tuesday continues to hurt the ethanol industry. Scott Richman says, “Even though we’ve had some good news [Read More…]
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Deere reports profitable 4th quarter & year
John Deere says earnings are up for both the fourth quarter and the year. The company released its report Wednesday, showing 4th quarter earnings up 54% and net sales of 8.3 billion dollars, up 18%. [Read More…]
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Senator confident farm bill will enhance rural broadband
A Senate Ag Committee member is confident rural broadband will be enhanced in the new farm bill. Minnesota Democrat Tina Smith says internet connectivity today should be approached like rural electrification was in the last [Read More…]