Month: June 2019
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Suspect arrested in killing of dentist outside his practice
iStock(NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — A suspect has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a beloved dentist in Virginia, police said early Saturday. Newport News dentist William Trolenberg, 65, was found shot in a parking [Read More…]
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Flood Warning issued June 22 at 9:52AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following river in South Dakota… Lake Francis Case At Chamberlain …The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…and Nebraska… Missouri River Near Greenwood
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Rat falls from ceiling onto customer’s table at Buffalo Wild Wings
iStock(LOS ANGELES) — An unwanted guest surprised a woman at a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in Los Angeles on Thursday. Alisha Norman, a Houston native who was visiting Southern California, told Houston ABC station KTRK-TV [Read More…]
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Rat falls from ceiling onto customer’s table at Buffalo Wild Wings
iStock(LOS ANGELES) — An unwanted guest surprised a woman at a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in Los Angeles on Thursday. Alisha Norman, a Houston native who was visiting Southern California, told Houston ABC station KTRK-TV [Read More…]
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7 dead as truck plows into motorcycles in New Hampshire
iStock(RANDOLPH, N.H.) — A pickup truck plowed into a group of motorcycles, killing seven people and injuring three more, in a horrific accident in northern New Hampshire on Friday. The accident took place in Randolph, [Read More…]
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Dominican Republic official pushes back as US State Department hikes number of American tourist deaths to 10
iStock(SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic) — Dominican Republic Tourism Minister Francisco Javier Garcia pushed back on reports of a pattern of suspicious deaths of American citizens Friday, as the U.S. State Department hiked the official number [Read More…]
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Google’s $1 billion housing plan draws more questions than answers
Future Publishing/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) — As the San Francisco grapples with a persistent homelessness that many critics blame on tech companies, Google has unveiled a $1 billion plan this week to address the housing crisis. [Read More…]
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Service members ‘don’t want pity’ in 2019 Wounded Warrior Games
Gary Hershorn/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — There’s no denying that Israel Del Toro is a fighter. After being wounded by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan, the former Air Force sergeant was told he would never [Read More…]
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Brendt Christensen’s former girlfriend claims he was ‘proud’ about killing
Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(NEW YORK) — The former girlfriend of accused killer Brendt Christensen, who recorded his alleged admission of brutally killing 26-year-old Chinese scholar Yingying Zhang, testified Wednesday that Christensen seemed “proud” and “excited” when describing how [Read More…]
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Seals learn to mimic human tones, Scottish scientists say
John MacDougall/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Scientists from the University of St Andrews in Scotland say they’ve taught grey seals to mimic human tones. The two scientists raised three seals from birth, training them to copy [Read More…]
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FBI warns of foreign actors trying to ‘sow discord’ in the wake of mass shootings
ERIC BARADAT/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Houses of worship remain a vulnerable target for attacks and foreign entities could be looking to “sow discord” using the internet, an FBI official warned at a security event with law [Read More…]
Ag News
FAPRI-MU monitoring the market
The director of The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI-MU) at the University of Missouri says they’ve been monitoring the market situation. Pat Westhoff says they are also, “Trying to figure out the late [Read More…]
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Feed ingredient supplier extra cautious because of African swine fever
A feed ingredient supplier is taking every precaution to prevent the introduction of African swine fever on American soil. Nathan Horn with BioMatrix International says the company has become “extra diligent” as the disease spreads [Read More…]
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CRP options to re-enroll or extend expiring contracts
The USDA says farmers and ranchers with expiring CRP contracts can now re-enroll in certain continuous practices. A one-year extension is being offered to those with expiring CRP contracts of 14 years or less whose [Read More…]
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Soybeans down, but still post slight weekly gain
Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling, reversing course from Thursday, but still finishing modestly higher on the week. The trade was watching planting weather, expecting the USDA to report mixed progress on [Read More…]
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Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 21, 2019
Jul. corn closed at $4.42 and 1/4, down 7 and 3/4 centsJul. soybeans closed at $9.02 and 3/4, down 12 and 3/4 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $315.60, down $7.40Jul. soybean oil closed at 28.44, [Read More…]
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Six charged after massive cocaine seizure at Philadelphia port
RapidEye/iStock(PHILADELPHIA) — Six men have been charged in connection with one of the largest drug seizures in U.S. history this week at the port of Philadelphia, where nearly 17 tons of cocaine with a street [Read More…]
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Perdue is doing his job, Mr. Kind
“This seems to be a one-man operation in Bob Lighthizer,” a frustrated Rep. Ron Kind (D, WI) recently observed of the White House’s Hill juggernaut to educate/mollify Democrats as President Trump pushes for congressional approval [Read More…]
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Narrower rows, more seeds recommended on late soybeans
A soybean specialist says there are management practices that might add yield to late-planted soybeans. Bill Wiebold at the University of Missouri tells Brownfield soybeans planted the third week in June have likely lost a [Read More…]
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New pilot program aims to control feral swine populations
USDA agencies, private landowners and stakeholders have joined together to control and eradicate feral swine populations through a farm bill-based pilot program. Kevin Norton with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) says they have teamed [Read More…]