Month: June 2019
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Robert Downey Jr. launches climate change coalition to clean up the world with tech
Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images for Disney(LAS VEGAS) — Talk about life imitating art. If you’re a Marvel and Iron Man fan, you know that Robert Downey Jr.’s character Tony Stark is a genius who’s hell-bent on [Read More…]
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11-month-old girl dies after being locked in hot car for 15 hours: Police
bigtunaonline/iStock(ST. LOUIS) — An 11-month-old girl died in Missouri after she was locked in a hot car for about 15 hours, according to police. The baby was found Sunday at about 4:30 p.m., Calverton Park [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued June 05 at 9:16AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… Vermillion River Near Wakonda James River At Huron James River Near Forestburg James River At Mitchell
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Rains to diminish; cool days ahead for the Heartland
An active weather pattern will return across much of the country during the next several days, as a pair of storms interact with tropical moisture. Five-day rainfall totals could exceed 10 inches along the Gulf [Read More…]
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Scattered rains across much of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, a brief period of dry weather has largely ended. Currently, some of the heaviest showers are occurring in the eastern Corn Belt, where many of the most significant corn and soybean [Read More…]
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Nearly 16,000 acres approved for hemp cultivation in Illinois
Interest in growing hemp this year remains steady in Illinois. Jeff Cox with the Illinois Department of Agriculture says more hemp license applications have been submitted than expected. “We have received a total of 694 [Read More…]
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Video shows animal cruelty at Fair Oaks Farms
Florida based Animal Recovery Mission (ARM) released a video Tuesday of animal abuse at Fair Oaks Farms in northern Indiana. The video captured by the group shows calves being thrown, kicked, and mistreated. In a [Read More…]
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ADP Report: 27,000 jobs added in May
wingedwolf/iStock(ROSELAND, N.J.) — The number of jobs added by private employers in the U.S. grew minimally from April to May, the latest employment report from ADP shows. According to the joint survey released by the [Read More…]
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Consider soil sampling in the spring
Many farmers choose to have their soils sampled in the fall, but an Illinois soil scientst says he has found success in sampling soils right before or after planting in the spring. In this Managing [Read More…]
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Beverly Hills votes unanimously to ban most tobacco sales
iStock(BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.) — The City Council of Beverly Hills, California, voted unanimously on Tuesday to ban almost all sales of tobacco products, beginning in 2021. Cigarettes, cigars and e-cigarettes will no longer be sold [Read More…]
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Trump joins world leaders to pay tribute on 75th anniversary of D-Day
Samir Hussein/WireImage(LONDON) — President Donald Trump will travel to Portsmouth on Wednesday as part of a two-day commemoration of the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the largest amphibious assault ever and the turning point for Allied [Read More…]
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Navy plane buzzed by Russian fighter over international waters
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bryan Niegel(WASHINGTON) — A P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft experienced an “unsafe” and “irresponsible” intercept by a Russian fighter jet over international waters on Tuesday, according to [Read More…]
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Historic flooding strikes Heartland as water levels creep higher
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The Arkansas River continued cresting at record levels on Wednesday morning as 57 flood gauges remained at major or record flood stages. Major to historic flooding is expected throughout the week, [Read More…]
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Historic flooding strikes Heartland as water levels creep higher
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The Arkansas River continued cresting at record levels on Wednesday morning as 57 flood gauges remained at major or record flood stages. Major to historic flooding is expected throughout the week, [Read More…]
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Philadelphia police under investigation amid claims of racist, offensive social media posts
amphotora/iStock(PHILADELHIA) — Philadelphia authorities are investigating claims of racial bias levied by the Plain View Project, a social justice research organization that claims to have uncovered more than 300 racist and/or biased social media posts [Read More…]
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Philadelphia police under investigation amid claims of racist, offensive social media posts
amphotora/iStock(PHILADELHIA) — Philadelphia authorities are investigating claims of racial bias levied by the Plain View Project, a social justice research organization that claims to have uncovered more than 300 racist and/or biased social media posts [Read More…]
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Prime suspect in death of 4-year-old Maleah Davis: ‘Nothing bad happened’
MicroStockHub/iStock(HOUSTON) — The Houston man at the center of an investigation into the death of 4-year-old Maleah Davis doubled down on his denial in a tearful jailhouse interview. “I would never do anything to hurt [Read More…]
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Prime suspect in death of 4-year-old Maleah Davis: ‘Nothing bad happened’
MicroStockHub/iStock(HOUSTON) — The Houston man at the center of an investigation into the death of 4-year-old Maleah Davis doubled down on his denial in a tearful jailhouse interview. “I would never do anything to hurt [Read More…]
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Video captures dizzying helicopter rescue of injured hiker in Arizona
blackred/iStock(PHOENIX) — Video captured a dizzying helicopter rescue on Tuesday after a woman sustained injuries while hiking in Arizona. The victim suffered facial and head injuries as a result of a ground level fall, according [Read More…]
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Video captures dizzying helicopter rescue of injured hiker in Arizona
blackred/iStock(PHOENIX) — Video captured a dizzying helicopter rescue on Tuesday after a woman sustained injuries while hiking in Arizona. The victim suffered facial and head injuries as a result of a ground level fall, according [Read More…]