Month: July 2019
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Air Force warns against storming Area 51 as Facebook event reaches 1.5 million attendees
Sgt. Connor Mendez/U.S. Army (LINCOLN COUNTY, Nev.) — The Air Force is warning people against storming Area 51 in Nevada, after a Facebook event page, organizing a meet up at the “Alien Center tourist attraction,” [Read More…]
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Heat wave is coming: How to stay safe and prepare an emergency supply kit
winstonwolf89/iStock(NEW YORK) — With a massive heat wave forecast to hit huge swaths of the U.S. from New York City all the way to Nebraska and temperatures expected to swell into the triple digits this [Read More…]
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Police in Puerto Rico use tear gas after protesters toss fireworks
Jose Jimenez/Getty Images(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — Police in Puerto Rico deployed tear gas near the governor’s mansion in San Juan late Wednesday after someone on the protesters’ side tossed fireworks nearby. There were no [Read More…]
Weather
Heat Advisory issued July 18 at 2:08AM MDT until July 18 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS
…HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING… * HEAT INDEX VALUES…Up to 105 due to temperatures in the mid 90s, and dewpoints in the mid 70s. [Read More…]
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Heat Advisory issued July 17 at 9:43PM MDT until July 18 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS
…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY… * HEAT INDEX VALUES…Up to 106 due to temperatures in the mid 90s, and dewpoints in the mid 70s. * TIMING…Thursday afternoon. [Read More…]
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Puerto Rico readies for large protests pushing for governor’s resignation as celebrities rally demonstrators
Jose Jimenez/Getty Images(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — Residents, officials and authorities in San Juan were gearing up Wednesday for what was being touted as large demonstrations in the Puerto Rican capital, as protesters went back [Read More…]
Ag News
Demand expectation pushes lean hogs higher
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures ended the day lower on pressure from wholesale values, the steady to weak cash trade, and position squaring ahead of Friday’s report. Feeder cattle futures were lower [Read More…]
Ag News
EPA regional administrator: Sulfoxiflor safer than alternatives
A regional administrator of the U.S. EPA says the insecticide for which the agency expanded registered uses is safer for pollinators than other compounds. Sulfoxaflor is less persistent in the environment and doesn’t last in [Read More…]
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‘A new beginning’: Man convicted of murder in the ’90s exonerated thanks to genetic genealogy
Zinkevych/iStock(IDAHO FALLS, Idaho) — In the 1990s, Christopher Tapp was sent to prison for the rape and murder of Idaho teen Angie Dodge. Despite his DNA not matching evidence found at the crime scene, he [Read More…]
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Heat Advisory issued July 17 at 4:19PM MDT until July 18 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS
…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY… The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Heat Advisory, which is in effect from 2 PM to 9 PM CDT [Read More…]
Ag News
Eggs an interesting case-study as dairy looks to build demand
A marketing consultant points to the resurgence of eggs as a reason to believe demand for dairy products has not peaked. Story Arc Consulting president Steve Lerch says consumer preferences are constantly changing. “I always [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle need plenty of watering space
Beef specialist Eric Bailey at the University of Missouri says cattle producers should take measures to help animals survive hot days. “Those could include shade, those could access to water, additional water,” Bailey told Brownfield [Read More…]
Ag News
China questions weigh on soybeans
Soybeans were modestly lower on fund and technical selling. It was an up and down day, largely because of uncertainties about China. The rumored purchases of U.S. ag goods by Beijing haven’t surfaced, at least [Read More…]
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The Purple Campaign partners with Uber, Amazon to crack down on workplace sexual harassment
Josie_Desmarais/iStock(NEW YORK) — A year ago, Ally Coll was working as a lawyer when her news feed began to fill up with #metoo posts. She was surprised both by the volume of the posts and [Read More…]
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Sex assault charge dropped against actor Kevin Spacey
Scott Eisen/Getty Images(NANTUCKET, Mass.) — Prosecutors in Nantucket on Wednesday dropped a felony sexual assault charge against the actor Kevin Spacey, after watching their case against the actor slowly fall apart under scrutiny from Spacey’s [Read More…]
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King Tut’s golden coffin to be restored for the first time
Egyptian Ministry Of Antiquities Handout(CAIRO) — Egypt has started a project to restore the wooden coffin of Tutankhamun for the first time since the boy king’s tomb was discovered in 1922, the country’s antiquities ministry [Read More…]
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DWU receives highest honor from South Dakota Special Olympics
Dakota Wesleyan University, along with the Mitchell community has been selected to receive the 2019 Don Baker Award on behalf of Special Olympics South Dakota. The Don Baker Award is the highest honor selected by [Read More…]
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Air Force warns against storming Area 51 as Facebook event reaches 1.5 million attendees
Sgt. Connor Mendez/U.S. Army (LINCOLN COUNTY, Nev.) — The Air Force is warning people against storming Area 51 in Nevada, after a Facebook event page, organizing a meet up at the “Alien Center tourist attraction,” [Read More…]
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Heat wave is coming: How to stay safe and prepare an emergency supply kit
winstonwolf89/iStock(NEW YORK) — With a massive heat wave forecast to hit huge swaths of the U.S. from New York City all the way to Nebraska and temperatures expected to swell into the triple digits this [Read More…]
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WHO declares Congo Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern
Motortion/iStock(NEW YORK) — The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo an international emergency. An emergency committee of experts convened by the WHO, the global health [Read More…]