Month: January 2019
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Pence: North Korea taken no ‘concrete steps’ to dismantle nuclear program
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — North Korea has still not taken “concrete steps” to dismantle its nuclear weapons program, Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday, ahead of a reported meeting between North Korea’s chief nuclear negotiator [Read More…]
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Facebook removes more accounts linked to ‘coordinated inauthentic behavior’ in Russia
Facebook(NEW YORK) — Facebook has unfriended more fraudulent accounts tied to Russia. The social media giant, in a blog post credited to Nathaniel Gleicher, head of cybersecurity policy, said Thursday that it’s removed “multiple Pages, [Read More…]
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Texas mayor resigns amid accusation of using city funds to see Michelle Obama
ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua(FOREST HILL, Texas) — A pair of Texas politicians resigned after they allegedly misused public funds to attend an event on Michelle Obama’s book tour. Forest Hill, Texas, Mayor Lyndia Thomas and Mayor Pro [Read More…]
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Mitchell city officials meet with Governor Kristi Noem
Mayors and City Administrators representing South Dakota’s first-class municipalities met with Governor Kristi Noem and Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg Wednesday in Fort Pierre. Mayor Bob Everson and City Administrator Stephanie Ellwein represented Mitchell. “The things [Read More…]
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Search for missing Colorado mom expands to landfill
Andy Cross/The Denver Post via Getty Images(DENVER) — The search for evidence in the case of a missing Colorado mother authorities say was murdered by her fiancé now includes a landfill in Fountain, Colorado, ABC [Read More…]
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Police: Pair busted at airport for smuggling 159 pounds of marijuana
Metro Nashville Police Department(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — If the four oversized checked bags don’t give you away, the drug sniffing dog will. Two men found that out the hard way at Nashville International Airport this week [Read More…]
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Michigan State interim president resigns after criticizing victims of sexual assault
wellesenterprises/iStock(EAST LANSING, Mich.) — Michigan State University’s interim president resigned on Wednesday amid backlash over comments he made about survivors of sexual assault. John Engler said he would step down, effective Jan. 23, after he [Read More…]
Weather
Winter Weather Advisory issued January 17 at 2:11AM MST until January 18 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…Widespread Snow Expected On Friday… …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches expected. Localized higher amounts are [Read More…]
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Winter Weather Advisory issued January 16 at 9:32PM MST until January 18 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 7 inches expected. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and [Read More…]
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TSA chief: Financial hardships from shutdown prompting absences at major airports
martince2/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The head of the Transportation Security Administration acknowledged to his staff on Wednesday that frontline officers are increasingly calling out of work due to financial hardship caused by the government shutdown, spokesperson Michael [Read More…]
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American killed in Nairobi terror attack wanted ‘to help people,’ his parents say
KTRK-TV(HOUSTON) — The American who was killed in Tuesday’s terror attack in Nairobi, Kenya, was a loving son, brother and uncle who had traveled around the globe, helping entrepreneurs in developing countries grow their businesses, [Read More…]
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Parson says broadband access issues unacceptable
Missouri Governor Mike Parson laid out his priorities for the state in his first state of the state address Wednesday and they include expanding broadband in rural areas, “We currently have about 10 school districts [Read More…]
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Brazil soybean crop could shrink by as much as 16 million metric tons
Projections for the Brazilian soybean crop continue to fall off as dry conditions persist. U.S. Commodities president Don Roose (rose) says expectations have gone from as high as 128 million metric tons to 116 million. [Read More…]
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Hog futures pressured by weaker cash trade
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed mostly higher ahead of widespread direct cash business and support from the steady to firm wholesale values at midday. Weather concerns are also present as much of [Read More…]
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Credit organizations preparing for more red
The head of a Midwestern Farm Credit organizations says he’s preparing for another year of negative margins. “Shallow, negative loses, but over a long period of time, is really taking a severe toll and it’s [Read More…]
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RFA on Wheeler hearing: some good and bad
The head of the Renewable Fuels Association liked some of what he heard during Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler’s confirmation hearing. Geoff Cooper says Wheeler recommitted to getting the RVP rulemaking for E15 done by [Read More…]
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FBI arrests Georgia man for allegedly plotting to attack the White House
Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(ATLANTA) — Federal authorities have arrested a man in Georgia who they are accusing of plotting to attack several prominent locations in Washington, D.C., including the White House. Hasher Jallal Taheb had been under investigation [Read More…]
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Prison rights monitors briefly see detained American Paul Whelan in Russian prison, say he seems ‘healthy’ and ‘fine’
Whelan family(MOSCOW) — Two Russian prisoner rights monitors who attempted to visit Paul Whelan, the American arrested as a spy in Russia, said they were only able to see him for a few seconds, but [Read More…]
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Chef Jose Andres opens restaurant to serve federal workers for free
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The call to action for chef and activist Jose Andres’ food relief organization to set up shop in the nation’s capital is unlike the usual circumstances under which the group operates, [Read More…]