Year: 2018
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Attorney for female GoFundMe suspect claims she, too, was duped
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The attorney for the female member of a New Jersey trio charged with launching a GoFundMe campaign that warmed the hearts of millions and generated more than $400,000 in donations for [Read More…]
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Alleged Khashoggi killers discussed plot minutes before he arrived: Turkish officials
Chris McGrath/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The team of alleged assassins sent to murder Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi discussed their plan to kill the writer while he was making his way to Saudi Arabia’s consulate [Read More…]
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New definition of kilogram ditches old metal object for natural constants
iStock/Thinkstock(PARIS) — Scientists from 60 countries voted in a historic event in Versailles, France on Friday to change the definition of the kilogram, basing it on electric currents rather than a single solid object. The [Read More…]
Ag News
NCGA says DEMAND its top three goals
When it comes to the U.S. corn industry – corn leaders say it’s about this, “Our #1, #2 and #3 goals are demand, demand and demand,” says Jon Doggett, National Corn Growers’ Chief Executive Officer, [Read More…]
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Florida teen accused of killing mom over a bad grade charged as adult with murder
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A Florida teenager accused of killing his mother over an argument about his school grade has been charged as an adult with first-degree murder. A Volusia grand jury indicted Gregory Ramos, 15, [Read More…]
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Slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi remembered in funeral service as controversy over murder continues
Chris McGrath/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Friends and family of slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi gathered in the rain at Istanbul’s Fatih Mosque, one of the city’s oldest and most magnificent, to conduct funeral prayers [Read More…]
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Mitchell man accused of a stabbing death pleads guilty
A Mitchell man accused of stabbing another man to death in August of 2017 now says he’s guilty. 50 year old Anthony Lewis was set to stand trial late this month on murder charges in [Read More…]
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Is there a Speaker Pelosi 2.0?
Should Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA) be elected Speaker of the House again? I’ve been asked this question a dozen times in the last few days, with the question almost always followed by the asker’s [Read More…]
Ag News
Canada, China strengthen partnership
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada and China are in talks to deepen bilateral trade and work toward an “eventual” free trade agreement. Trudeau spoke with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the third annual [Read More…]
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ASF hits China’s biggest pork producing region
China’s largest pork producing province has officially reported its first outbreak of African Swine Fever. Ten of 16 pigs diagnosed with the virus died at a farm in the Sichuan province. To date, 18 of [Read More…]
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Unexploded World War II bomb found in London’s Hyde Park
iStock/Thinkstock(LONDON) — One of London’s busiest parks was cordoned off Friday after an unexploded World War II mortar was discovered in a lake just yards from Kensington Palace. Police responded to reports of a suspicious [Read More…]
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California wildfires leave at least 66 dead with more than 600 still missing
Marcus Yam /Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(PARADISE, Calif.) — Search crews found seven more bodies in the burned-out rubble of Paradise, California, as officials there fear more deaths in the destructive wildfires raging at [Read More…]
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‘Monopoly for Millennials’ causes outrage among Generation Y on Twitter
Hasbro(NEW YORK) — Monopoly is targeting millennials and actual millennials are sounding off. Hasbro released this version of the board game earlier this year, but recently, Gen Y has been expressing feelings via Twitter. “Whoever [Read More…]
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Chris Watts, who killed pregnant wife and young daughters, ‘lied about everything,’ girlfriend tells newspaper
Weld County Sheriff(DENVER) — The girlfriend of a Colorado man who pleaded guilty to killing his pregnant wife and two young daughters has spoken publicly about the affair for the first time. “He lied about [Read More…]
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North Korea announces weapons test; will release detained American
iStock/Thinkstock(PYONGYANG, North Korea) — North Korea announced that its leader Kim Jong Un observed a “successful” and “highly significant” test of an “ultramodern tactical weapon,” according to state media Friday. While the report did not [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA travels to Philippines and Thailand
The USDA Under Secretary for Trade says the Philippines and Thailand present similar opportunities for U.S. ag exports. “Each country is seeing a pretty rapidly growing disposable income. Their gross domestic product is rising in [Read More…]
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Corn, soybean exports within expectations
The USDA says corn and soybean export sales for the week ending November 8th were within pre-report expectations, while wheat sales were below analysts’ estimates. Physical shipments of corn remain ahead of what’s needed weekly [Read More…]
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ASA president says it’s been a tough year
The president of the American Soybean Association says it’s been a rough year for soybean growers, “Losing your number one customer has been tough this year. We look forward to all the new trade partners, [Read More…]
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Harvesting Results: A year in cover crops
The 2018 growing season featured everything from severe drought to significant flooding. That all happened within the Illinois and Missouri geography in which Abigail Peterson serves as a field manager for the Soil Health Partnership. [Read More…]
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Nor’easter leaves some students stranded at schools overnight
iStock/Thinkstock(WEST ORANGE, N.J.) — Some students in New Jersey were forced to sleep in their schools overnight as the first snowstorm of the season crippled the Tri-state area. Treacherous conditions on snow-covered roads in New [Read More…]
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