Month: June 2019
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Delta offering waivers for travel to Punta Cana ‘due to recent events’
Boarding1Now/iStock(NEW YORK) — Delta Air Lines is offering waivers to passengers who are flying to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic this summer. Delta says the waiver is being offered “due to recent events” and applies to [Read More…]
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Improving the stability of your soil
Establishing ground cover is an effective conservation practice, but a soil health specialist reminds farmers that isn’t the only step to improve soil health. In this Managing for Profit, Doug Peterson with the Natural Resources [Read More…]
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American tourists vanish at sea while jet skiing in Barbados: Police
FourOaks/iStock(NEW YORK) — Authorities are searching for a pair of tourists from New Jersey who vanished while jet skiing in Barbados, police said Tuesday. Oscar Suarez, 32, and Magdalena Devil, 25, disappeared Monday at around [Read More…]
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Fifth police officer fatally shot in last eight days across US
amphotora/iStock(AVON, Ill.) — A sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed in Illinois on Tuesday evening — the fifth law enforcement officer shot and killed in just eight days across the country. Troy Chisum, 39, was [Read More…]
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Three dead, including suspect, after shooting at California Ford dealership
kali9/iStock(MORGAN HILL, Calif.) — Three people, including the suspected gunman, died at a Ford dealership in Northern California on Tuesday night, police said. Authorities responded to the Morgan Hill Ford Dealership just after 6 p.m. [Read More…]
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California mother arrested after son kills other twin
BlakeDavidTaylor/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — A 45-year-old woman has been arrested in California after one of her twin sons shot and killed the other as they played around with a handgun. Gabriela Keeton was being held on [Read More…]
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Authorities seize 20 tons of cannabis in massive California bust
Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Office(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) — Around 350,000 plants and 20 tons of processed cannabis have been seized by a sheriff in California. The bust was so massive, it took authorities four days [Read More…]
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Chinese scholar killer heard confessing to killing her, compares himself to Ted Bundy on tape
Courtesy of Christine Cornell(CHICAGO) — The killer of a young Chinese visiting scholar who was studying at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I) can be heard chuckling in an audio recording obtained by [Read More…]
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As US sanctions hit Iran, residents complain of medicine shortages
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(TEHRAN, Iran) — Ghader Daemi Aghdam, an Iranian doctor and head of a pharmacy in the capital, Tehran, sat in his office, avoiding the chaos at the reception desk where patients were complaining [Read More…]
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Bill passes with no funding for USDA KC relocation
The Kansas City Star says the appropriations bill that passed the Democrat-controlled House this afternoon contains no funding for the USDA to move two of its agencies to the Kansas City area. An amendment to [Read More…]
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Lean hog futures bounce higher
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures ended the day mostly higher ahead of widespread direct cash business and steady retail beef prices. Feeder cattle futures closed mostly lower on long-term demand concerns and [Read More…]
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Wisconsin fire at multi-family building kills 6, including 4 children: Coroner
MattGush/iStock(AINSWORTH, Wisc.) — A fire at a multi-family building in Wisconsin has killed six people, including four children, according to officials. The children’s ages ranged between 10 months and 7 years old, Langlade County Coroner [Read More…]
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Considering alternate forage crops
A forage specialist says the wet start to the year has impacted alfalfa production and quality, and dairy producers may need to consider alternative forages. Keith Johnson is an Extension specialist with Purdue University. “One [Read More…]
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National ag policy forum at Minnesota Farmfest
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Mark Dorenkamp will be the moderator for a National ag policy forum held during Minnesota Farmfest in Redwood Falls on August 6, 2019. Continue reading National ag policy forum at Minnesota Farmfest at [Read More…]
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Farmers’ working capital at “critical low”
The working capital of U.S. farmers is very low, according to the USDA Economic Research Service. Brent Gloy with Agricultural Economic Insights says he was surprised by the low number which is $38-Billion dollars for [Read More…]
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Live hog prices soaring in China
African Swine Fever continues to spread across China wreaking havoc on its hog herd, sending live hog prices in the country soaring. US Meat Export Federation economist Erin Borror says prices are at their highest [Read More…]
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Authorities seize 20 tons of cannabis in massive California bust
Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Office(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) — Around 350,000 plants and 20 tons of processed cannabis have been seized by a sheriff in California. The bust was so massive, it took authorities four days [Read More…]
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US-led Palestinian economic workshop opens to rejection, indifference
Brian Ach/Getty Images for TIME(WASHINGTON) — A U.S.-backed Palestinian economic workshop began in Bahrain Tuesday evening with no Palestinian or Israeli participation, facing rejection or indifference across much of the Middle East. Palestinian leadership had [Read More…]
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Amazon is doubling down on Prime Day this year
AdrianHancu/iStock(NEW YORK) — Amazon is doubling down on Prime Day, saying on Tuesday its annual make-down event for Prime members will be held July 15 and 16, after being a single-day event in years past. [Read More…]