Month: August 2019
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Fifth anniversary of Michael Brown’s death returns focus to police shooting
Courtesy Brown family/Facebook(FERGUSON, Mo.) — Community members in Ferguson, Missouri, will hold several events on Friday to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the officer-involved shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. Brown, who is black, was [Read More…]
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Gunman on the run after two killed in Houston highway shooting
KTRK-TV(HOUSTON) — A gunman and his accomplice are on the run after killing two people on a major highway in Texas during rush hour Thursday evening, police said. The deadly shooting occurred just before 6 [Read More…]
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Manhunt underway for suspect behind fires at three resorts in Hawaii
Honolulu Police Department(HONOLULU) — Police are searching for a person of interest in a string of fires at three high-rise resorts in Hawaii over a three-day span. The Honolulu Police Department released images of an [Read More…]
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Father pleads for help finding daughter after her boyfriend raps about murder
Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department(LOS ANGELES) — A California father made a desperate plea for help in finding his missing daughter on Thursday, just days after police received video of their primary suspect, her boyfriend, [Read More…]
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ICE releases hundreds rounded up in Mississippi as children left behind
BlakeDavidTaylor/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Several hundred individuals who were arrested during an immigration roundup across Mississippi on Wednesday — leaving their children without parents in some cases — have been released, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement [Read More…]
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Flight attendant charged with being intoxicated after passengers raise alarm
Courtesy Aaron Scherb(NEW YORK) — A flight attendant was charged with criminal public intoxication on Thursday after passengers aboard a United Express flight raised alarms and one tweeted a video appearing to show her slumped [Read More…]
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Mother of alleged El Paso shooter Patrick Crusius called police about son owning assault rifle
Rouzes/iStock(ALLEN, Texas) — The El Paso shooting suspect’s mother called the Allen Police Department weeks before the shooting because she was concerned about her son owning an “AK”-type firearm, lawyers for the family told ABC [Read More…]
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August is peachy
August is National Peach month~ when you bite into a fresh peach you’ll not only enjoy the flavor, you’ll be getting a great number of healthful nutrients. Healthy Living ~ peach month Continue reading August [Read More…]
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Outlook chair “eagerly awaiting” new NASS numbers
This month’s USDA production and supply and demand reports will feature revised crop acreage data for corn and soybeans. Mark Jekanowski is the Acting World Agricultural Outlook Board Chairman, “Just like everyone out in the [Read More…]
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Hog futures higher on potential demand increase
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures saw moderate gains ahead of widespread direct cash business, a positive beef export sales report, and firm wholesale values during the session. Feeder cattle were higher on [Read More…]
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USGC is using ATP funds to expand ethanol programs
The U.S. Grains Council is expanding its ethanol programs with the help of Agricultural Trade Promotion (ATP) program funding USGC ethanol programs received the largest portion of the council’s ATP award of more than $20 [Read More…]
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Groups sue EPA over chlorpyrifos
Environmental groups are again suing the EPA over the pesticide chlorpyrifos. The groups are suing the EPA for refusing to ban chlorpyrifos during a ruling in July. The EPA said it would expedite a review [Read More…]
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New program from USDA targets opioid epidemic
The USDA is investing nearly $1 million to proactively prevent opioid and substance abuse in north-central and northeast Arkansas. The Delta Understanding and Preventing Substance and Opioid Abuse in Rurality (Delta UPSOAR) program will offer [Read More…]
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U.S.-UK post Brexit trade deal in works
The UK’s international trade minister says the United Kingdom wants a free trade agreement with the U.S. soon. Liz Truss said earlier this week in London that signing a new free trade agreement with the [Read More…]
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Soybean, corn futures rebound
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. Contracts were oversold and there are concerns about dry weather in parts of the Midwest. Rainfall this week has generally been scattered and the weekly drought [Read More…]
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Stoney Creek Farm in Minnesota featured on Wheaties Box
The conservation efforts of a southwest Minnesota farm family have landed them on the cover of a Wheaties Box. Grant and Dawn Breitkreutz own Stoney Creek Farm where they raise crops and red angus cattle [Read More…]
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Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: August 8, 2019
Sep. corn closed at $4.11, up 4 and 1/2 centsAug. soybeans closed at $8.65, up 16 and 1/4 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $294.80, up $1.80Aug. soybean oil closed at 28.96, up 100 pointsSep. wheat [Read More…]
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ICE releases hundreds rounded up in Mississippi as children left behind
BlakeDavidTaylor/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Several hundred individuals arrested during an immigration roundup across Mississippi on Wednesday, leaving their children without parents in some cases, have been released, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman said Thursday. Young [Read More…]
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Authorities in Tennessee offer reward for information on ‘extremely dangerous’ escaped inmate
Tennessee Department of Corrections(HENNING, Tenn.) — Authorities are offering a $32,500 reward for information that leads to the capture of an escaped Tennessee inmate who is considered “extremely dangerous” and a suspect in a homicide [Read More…]
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US and Canadian military aircraft intercept 2 Russian bombers north of Alaska coast
U.S. Defense Department(WASHINGTON) — U.S. and Canadian fighter aircraft intercepted two Russian Tu-95 Bear H bombers over the Beaufort Sea north of the Alaskan and Canadian coast on Thursday, according to North American Aerospace Defense [Read More…]