Month: May 2019
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US, Iran both say they willing to talk, on their own terms, amid tensions
CIL868/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Amid heightened tensions and fears of conflict, the U.S. and Iran both said Wednesday that they are open to talks, but only on their own terms – seeming to rule out the possibility [Read More…]
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Body believed to be missing 5-year-old Utah girl found hours after uncle is charged with murder: Police
Logan City Police Department(LOGAN CITY, Utah) — Utah police “strongly” believe that they’ve found the body of a missing 5-year-old girl whose uncle had been charged with her murder just hours before, police said on [Read More…]
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Parson calls in Guard to relieve civilian resources
Governor Mike Parson tells Brownfield he decided to activate the National Guard to help with flood and tornado recovery because of the exhaustion of civilian resources and because of additional weekend levee breaches. “It’s just [Read More…]
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Chinese say at WTO they’ll buy corn, wheat, rice
Chinese officials reportedly pledged at the World Trade Organization to start importing more corn, wheat and rice as promised, while curtailing its domestic subsidies. China says it will not fight the two cases it lost [Read More…]
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RMA: Companies ready for prevent plant claims
The Administrator of the USDA’s Risk Management Agency says they anticipate a lot of claims for prevent plant acreage because of flooding but those will be handled by insurance providers contracted with RMA, not the [Read More…]
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Governor Parson proclaims May Beef Month
May is Beef Month. Missouri Governor Mike Parson made it official Tuesday at the Kingsville Livestock Auction. As a cattleman, Governor Parson says he takes pride in personally presenting the May Beef Month Proclamation. “It’s [Read More…]
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Hog futures bounce on technical support
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle ended the day mixed in a narrow trading range while there was support from wholesale values, the lack of direction from the cash trade added some pressure to [Read More…]
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Heroic couple honored for actions above and beyond
Davison County Sheriff Steve Brink presented Life-Saving medals to Chief Deputy Steve Harr and his wife Corrections Lieutenant Connie Harr Wednesday for rescuing two women from a house fire in Mount Vernon last December. Brink [Read More…]
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Trade a touchy subject for farmers
A farmer in southeast Minnesota refers to ongoing trade disruptions as a sensitive topic where he lives. Ryan Buck grows corn and soybeans in Goodhue County. “It’s a touchy subject. You’ve got guys that (ask) [Read More…]
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Rihanna debuts much-anticipated Fenty fashion line
Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images For Fenty(NEW YORK) — Rihanna has officially made history as the first woman and person of color to launch a line with LVMH. Now, it’s finally here, and available to shop. On [Read More…]
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How one of the deadliest season on Mount Everest unfolded, leading to 11 deaths
DanielPrudek/iStock(NEW YORK) — The 2019 season on Mount Everest is coming to a close and going down as one of the deadliest seasons on record. Eleven people died on the world’s tallest mountain this year, [Read More…]
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Uncle charged with aggravated murder in case of missing 5-year-old Utah girl: Police
Logan City Police Department(LOGAN CITY, Utah) — A 21-year-old man in Utah has been charged with aggravated murder in the case of his 5-year-old niece who has been missing for days, police announced Wednesday. Elizabeth [Read More…]
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Feds investigating $1 million in illegal drugs that washed up on an Alabama beach
sshepard/iStock(ORANGE BEACH, Ala.) — Federal authorities are investigating how two packages of illegal drugs worth more than $1 million washed up on a beach in Alabama last week. An officer with the Orange Beach Police [Read More…]
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Actress Mandy Moore makes it to Mount Everest base camp, describes ‘powerful’ journey
Jim Spellman/WireImage(NEW YORK) — Starting late last week, singer, activist and actress Mandy Moore took to Instagram to announce that she was hiking part of Mount Everest in a trip that had already changed her [Read More…]
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House Ag Committee chair sees positives for Minnesota farmers as Session ends
The chair of the Minnesota House Agriculture Committee is confident farmers will benefit from legislation passed during the 2019 Session. Jeanne Poppe (DFL) of Austin says the tax bill included a couple of big asks [Read More…]
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Friday deadline for Marketing Assistance Loan applications
Friday is the deadline for farmers to apply for a Marketing Assistance Loan. Joe Martin, Farm Service Agency director in Minnesota, says the program covers most commodity crops. “These are nine month loans to infuse [Read More…]
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Dead woman found stuffed in trash can in Philadelphia: Police
kali9/iStock(PHILADELPHIA) — Police are searching for answers after they say a woman was found dead in a trash can in Philadelphia Wednesday morning. The woman, who has not been identified, was wrapped in plastic and [Read More…]
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‘She shielded her baby’: 24-year-old woman shot dead in Chicago while holding 1-year-old
WLS(CHICAGO) — A 24-year-old woman was shot dead in broad daylight in Chicago while holding a baby, according to police, who say the baby escaped unharmed. The woman was shot at as she climbed out [Read More…]
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Soybean market slide costs farmers millions
Missouri Soybean published analysis last summer projecting the results of a hypothetical ten-cent drop in soybean prices. Tom Steever spoke to Christine Tew, Communications Director, Missouri Soybean Merchandizing Council, who says each ten-cent drop means [Read More…]
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Price increases offer some encouragement for those who have crop planted
For farmers who have been able to get their corn crop planted this spring, like Don Bloss of Pawnee City, Nebraska, the strong run-up in corn prices is providing some encouragement. “It does make you [Read More…]