Month: February 2019
News
‘ISIS bride’ Hoda Muthana is not a US citizen, Sec. Pompeo says, despite lawyer’s assertions
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — “ISIS bride” Hoda Muthana, who has been asking to return to the United States, is not an American citizen, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement on Wednesday, contrary to [Read More…]
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Police: If Jussie Smollett doesn’t speak to authorities, they will resort to ‘other methods’ for accountability
Gabriel Olsen/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — While Chicago police officials confirmed to ABC News on Wednesday that authorities are maintaining a dialogue with Jussie Smollett’s attorneys, they remain anxious to re-interview the actor himself. “We are hopeful [Read More…]
Weather
Ag News
EU might cut soybean purchases if auto tariffs begin
The European Commission President says if President Trump imposes new tariffs on cars, the EU would probably not stick to its promise to buy more U.S. soybeans and energy. Jean-Claude Juncker told a German newspaper [Read More…]
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Grassley continues push for biodiesel tax credit extension
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley continues to push for reinstatement of the biodiesel tax credit. But Grassley complains that House Democrats are using the tax credit and other expired tax incentives as leverage on other tax [Read More…]
Ag News
Listening session set for Farm Bill implementation
Farmers have an opportunity to tell USDA what is important to them when implementing the 2018 Farm Bill. The agency is holding a listening session February 26th in Washington D.C., and is also accepting written [Read More…]
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EPA and FFA team up to expand environmental education
Photo by: Eric Vance, U.S. EPA The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National FFA Organization have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to expand environmental education programs. Riley Pagett, the director of advocacy and government [Read More…]
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CME milk futures down, cash dairy mixed Wednesday
Milk futures were mostly lower and cash dairy prices were mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Wednesday. February Class Three milk was up $.03 at $14.01. March was down $.10 at $14.60. April was down [Read More…]
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Samsung unveils ‘Galaxy Fold,’ its first foldable smartphone-tablet hybrid
KreangchaiRungfamai/iStock(SAN FRANCISCO) — Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Fold, a smartphone that fits into your pocket but unfolds into the size of a tablet, at an event in San Francisco on Wednesday. “We are fundamentally limited [Read More…]
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Snow threatens rush hour commutes across Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast: The latest forecast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Over 2,000 flights have been grounded — many in the Washington, D.C., area — as a winter storm moves through the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Wednesday. Schools in Baltimore, Philadelphia and [Read More…]
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Snow threatens rush hour commutes across Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast: The latest forecast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Over 2,000 flights have been grounded — many in the Washington, D.C., area — as a winter storm moves through the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Wednesday. Schools in Baltimore, Philadelphia and [Read More…]
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Snow threatens rush hour commutes across Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast: The latest forecast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Over 2,000 flights have been grounded — many in the Washington, D.C., area — as a winter storm moves through the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Wednesday. Schools in Baltimore, Philadelphia and [Read More…]
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What’s next for Karl Lagerfeld’s famous cat Choupette?
Franziska Krug/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Champagne baths. Weekly manicures. Private planes. Magazine covers. You name it. She has it. And more is likely on the way. We’re talking, of course, about the late Karl Lagerfeld’s [Read More…]
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Samsung unveils ‘Galaxy Fold,’ the first foldable smartphone-tablet hybrid
KreangchaiRungfamai/iStock(SAN FRANCISCO) — Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Fold, a smartphone that fits into your pocket but unfolds into the size of a tablet, at an event in San Francisco on Wednesday. “We are fundamentally limited [Read More…]
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Vatican to hold unprecedented summit on priest sex abuse starting Thursday
ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images(VATICAN CITY) — After thousands of cases of clerical sexual abuse of minors have come to light over decades, an unprecedented summit of leading bishops gathered to discuss the protection of minors in [Read More…]
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‘ISIS bride’ Hoda Muthana is not a US citizen: Sec. Pompeo
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — “ISIS bride” Hoda Muthana, who has been asking to return to the United States, is not an American citizen, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement on Wednesday, contrary to [Read More…]
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Supreme Court unanimously rules to limit states’ ability to seize private property involved in a crime
DNY59/iStock(WASHINGTON) — In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court moved Wednesday to limit states’ ability to seize private property involved in a crime, saying the forfeitures are subject to Eighth Amendment protection against excessive [Read More…]
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Supreme Court unanimously rules to limit states’ ability to seize private property involved in a crime
DNY59/iStock(WASHINGTON) — In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court moved Wednesday to limit states’ ability to seize private property involved in a crime, saying the forfeitures are subject to Eighth Amendment protection against excessive [Read More…]
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DNA leads to man’s arrest 46 years after murder of 11-year-old Linda O’Keefe: ‘We have never forgotten Linda’
Newport Beach Police(NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.) — A man has been arrested through DNA and genetic genealogy in the decades-old cold case killing of 11-year-old Linda Ann O’Keefe, who was strangled to death in Southern California [Read More…]
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DNA leads to man’s arrest 46 years after murder of 11-year-old Linda O’Keefe: ‘We have never forgotten Linda’
Newport Beach Police(NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.) — A man has been arrested through DNA and genetic genealogy in the decades-old cold case killing of 11-year-old Linda Ann O’Keefe, who was strangled to death in Southern California [Read More…]