Month: April 2019
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Gunman in plant shooting vowed to kill everyone and ‘blow police up’: Report
MicroStockHub/iStock(AURORA, Ill.) — The man who allegedly shot to death five coworkers at an Illinois manufacturing plant in February told a colleague on the morning of the shooting that he would kill everyone if he [Read More…]
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Severe storms, flooding expected in US heartland
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A complex set of storm systems is moving from the Rockies into the Plains, which will see several heavy rounds of rain and, in some parts, snow. Storms in Texas and [Read More…]
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Boeing CEO to shareholders: 737 Max 8 will be ‘one of the safest’ planes to fly
Wolterk/iStock(NEW YORK) — Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg faced shareholders in Chicago, Illinois for the first time since two fatal crashes involving 737 MAX 8 aircraft led to a worldwide grounding of the fleet. According to [Read More…]
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Uncured bacon not healthier than cured
Uncured bacon is typically thought of as being free of nitrates and nitrites. But the truth is, it does have nitrates and in some cases at higher levels than those found in cured meats. Uncured [Read More…]
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Missouri FFA officer ‘Always room for learning and growth’
New state FFA officers are in place for the coming year. The new Missouri FFA President is Brenden Kleiboeker from the Pierce City FFA Chapter. The State Secretary is Alexandra Gast of Nevada. First Vice [Read More…]
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NCGA to EPA: E15 by June 1
The National Corn Growers Association submitted comments Monday on EPA’s proposed rule allowing year-round sales of E15 but cautioned against finalizing proposed RIN market rule changes. The corn growers group said those changes “would be [Read More…]
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Former NFU lobbyist Bart Chilton dies at 58
Bart Chilton has died. Chilton was a former commissioner on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, nominated to that position by both the George W. Bush and Obama Administrations. Prior to that he was a lobbyist [Read More…]
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Rain & snow continue to slow Wisconsin fieldwork
Wisconsin farmers are continuing to battle with Mother Nature. USDA reporters say just over three days were suitable for fieldwork last week, and the ground stayed cool and moist in most areas. This problem was [Read More…]
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Shooting suspect in custody
On 04-29-2019, at approx. 1029 hrs. the Mitchell Department of Public Safety Dispatch Center received a 911 call from a motel employee who stated that he was inside of his apartment at a motel located [Read More…]
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Nebraska corn planting is at 16 percent
Photo courtesy FCSAmerica The weekly crop progress report for Nebraska shows 16 percent of the corn crop has been planted, seven points behind normal. Three percent of soybeans have been planted. Winter wheat rates 68 [Read More…]
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Cattle, hog futures start week on a negative tone
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures closed lower in a narrow trading range ahead of widespread direct cash business and lack of buying interest. Feeder cattle futures were sluggish on the same factors [Read More…]
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Iowa corn planting advances to 21 percent
Photo courtesy Farm Policy News Iowa farmers made some good progress on corn planting last week before rain and snow over the weekend shut things down again. The weekly crop progress reports show 21 percent [Read More…]
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Corn firm, but below day’s highs
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling, ending near the day’s lows after failing to rally. Face to face trade negotiations with China resume this week and by all indications, an agreement could happen [Read More…]
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Authorities arrest man accused of plotting ‘mass casualty’ terrorist attack in California
Fedorovekb/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — The Department of Justice announced Monday the arrest of a former U.S. Army infantryman who is accused of plotting a “mass casualty” terrorist attack at a white nationalist rally in Long Beach, [Read More…]
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Chase tried to be funny on Twitter. It didn’t go well
James Leynse/Corbis via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Chase bank’s attempt at humor ended badly Monday when it was forced to delete a tweet with the #MondayMotivation Twitter hashtag. The tweet seemed to shame a fictional [Read More…]
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ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appeared to be featured in a rare new video released Monday
Joel Carillet/iStock(NEW YORK) — ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appeared to be featured in a rare new video released Monday – only his second ever – to show he is alive by speaking about the [Read More…]
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Four members of the same family found shot dead in Ohio apartment; killer at large
Motortion/iStock(CINCINNATI) — The horrific discovery of four adult members of a family shot dead inside an apartment in a suburb of Cincinnati prompted police on Monday to warn the public that the killer remains on [Read More…]
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Suspect’s parents, uncle among 7 killed in ‘gruesome’ mass slayings in Tennessee
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation(HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn.) — A 25-year-old man is accused of killing seven people — including his parents and uncle — in slayings that unfolded at two separate crime scenes in Sumner County, Tennessee, [Read More…]
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‘A period of heightened threat’: How law enforcement is responding to attacks on houses of worship
Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(NEW YORK) — In a little over a month, there have been at least five attacks on houses of worship of three different faiths across the U.S., capped off with the deadly shooting at a [Read More…]
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Authorities foil terror plot for multiple targets in Southern California
Fedorovekb/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — Federal authorities have foiled a terror plot for multiple targets in Southern California, two federal sources confirmed to ABC News. The case involves the FBI, Los Angeles Police Department and the U.S. [Read More…]
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