Month: May 2019
News
NYC area braces for possible tornado after National Weather Service warning
baranozdemir/iStock(NEW YORK) — Residents near New York City are bracing for the impact of a possible tornado that could bring strong winds and possible flash floods to the area. The National Weather service issued tornado [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued May 28 at 7:35PM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Minnesota…South Dakota…Iowa… Split Rock Creek Below Jasper Waterman Creek near Sutherland Rock River At Rock Rapids Rock River At Rock Valley
Weather
Flood Warning issued May 28 at 7:35PM MDT until June 03 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS
…The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Minnesota…South Dakota…Iowa… Split Rock Creek Below Jasper Waterman Creek near Sutherland Rock River At Rock Rapids Rock River At Rock Valley
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Rushed passengers left nearly $1 million in loose change at US airports in 2018
iStock/David Tran(NEW YORK) — Travelers may need to think twice about the change they leave behind as they race through TSA screening checkpoints to make their flights. In 2018, all those dimes, quarters, pennies and [Read More…]
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One year after OxyContin launched, Purdue Pharma execs applied to patent ‘self-destructing’ emails
iStock/WoodysPhotos(NEW YORK) — A group of executives for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma have held a United States patent since 2007 for a “self-destructing document and e-mail messaging system.” This patent, filed in 2002, replaced a [Read More…]
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American recalls ‘unnerving’ sight of dead climbers on Mount Everest
ABC News(NEW YORK) — It was an unforgettable sight as Ed Dohring made his way to the top of Mount Everest for the first time a few days ago. It was clear and the rising [Read More…]
Ag News
SD corn and bean planting behind
Corn planting remains well behind last year and the average in South Dakota with just 25 percent planted. The average is 90 percent complete. Soybean planting is only six percent complete, 50 percentage points behind [Read More…]
Ag News
Planting delays complicate weed management decisions
Planting delays are complicating weed management decisions. Kurt Maertens with BASF says right now the priority is getting the crop in the ground. “But, we still need to be very conscious of our herbicide applications. [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle, hog futures off to a slow start
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures closed mixed in limited trade volume as the market awaits direction from the cash trade. Feeder cattle futures were pressured by the continued higher move in corn. [Read More…]
Ag News
Missouri corn planting 34% points behind
Missouri’s rainfall last week was more than two-and-a-half inches more than normal – delaying planting progress more. As of Sunday, 65 percent of corn was planted, 34 percentage points below a year ago. Emergence is [Read More…]
Ag News
Illinois planting more than 50 percentage points behind average
With nearly an inch of rainfall above normal last week, Illinois is more than 50 percentage points behind average for corn and soybean planting. The USDA reports as of Sunday, corn planted reached 35%, well [Read More…]
Ag News
Planting concerns propel grains and oilseeds
Soybeans were sharply higher on speculative and technical buying. It was another wet weekend in many key U.S. growing areas with more rain on the way, possibly into mid-June, further delaying planting. The USDA says [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA: 58% of U.S. corn, 29% of soybeans planted
Last week was another slow one for corn and soybean planting in most states as wet weather and flooding continued to impede progress. The USDA says 58% of corn is planted as of Sunday, compared [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: May 28, 2019
Jul. corn closed at $4.20 and 1/4, up 16 cents Jul. soybeans closed at 8.56, up 26 and 1/4 cents Jul. soybean meal closed at $312.80, up $12.30 Jul. soybean oil closed at 27.29, up [Read More…]
Ag News
China questions might limit shift in acreage to soybeans
Widespread planting delays in many key U.S. growing areas are creating questions about this year’s acreage mix. Normally, a slow corn planting pace would lead to at least some increase in soybean acreage, but AgriVisor [Read More…]
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Woman who survived 17 days in Hawaii forest: ‘It was an opportunity to overcome fear of everything’
ABC News(HONOLULU) — Amanda Eller, the yoga teacher who was rescued after being lost for 17 days in a dense Hawaii forest, called her journey of survival “extremely spiritual.” “I never felt alone and I [Read More…]
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Missouri could become first state with no abortion clinic
Office of Missouri Governor(NEW YORK) — The realities of a recent string of abortion restrictions may become even clearer in Missouri on Friday as the state threatens to close its last remaining abortion clinic. Planned [Read More…]
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Tornado slams major Ohio city; 60 million Americans still under severe weather threat
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A massive tornado that tore through one of Ohio’s largest cities Monday night leveled homes and entire apartment complexes and knocked out power and water to tens of thousands of people. [Read More…]
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Chinese media turning up the heat as US-China trade war drags on
THOMAS PETER/AFP/Getty Images(HONG KONG) — In the year that trade talks between the United States and China have faltered repeatedly, China’s state media has mostly played down the escalating trade war between world’s two largest [Read More…]
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Colorado lawyer Chris Kulish is 11th person to die on Mount Everest this year
Zzvet/iStock(NEW YORK) — A Colorado man has become the eleventh person to die climbing Mount Everest this year. Chris Kulish, 62, of Boulder, died Monday while descending from the highest summit in the world, his [Read More…]