Month: August 2019
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Dayton shooter had a ‘history of obsessions with violent ideations,’ police chief says
Kameleon007/iStock(DAYTON, Ohio) — Authorities investigating Sunday’s mass shooting in Ohio have determined that the gunman had been exploring violent ideologies and the prospect of committing a mass shooting before he opened fire in Dayton. Dayton [Read More…]
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Driverless cars are coming to New York
Optimus Ride(NEW YORK) — Driverless cars are finally coming to New York. Sort of. Optimus Ride, a self-driving tech company, is launching a fleet of six cars at Brooklyn’s Navy Yard on Wednesday in a [Read More…]
Ag News
USMCA ratification represents certainty farmers need
The vice president of the National Farmers Union says ratifying the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement would bring much needed certainty to agriculture. Speaking on a Minnesota Farmfest panel focused on ag policy Tuesday morning, Rob [Read More…]
Ag News
Demand issues pressure soybeans, corn
Soybeans were modestly lower on fund and technical selling. It was an up and down day, waiting to see what’s next with China. China has reportedly stopped buying U.S. ag goods and might place tariffs [Read More…]
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Trump imposes full embargo on Venezuela in escalation that echoes Cuba policy
twinsterphoto/iStock(WASHINGTON) — In a dramatic escalation of his administration’s pressure campaign against Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump has imposed a full embargo on the socialist president’s government. The executive order, signed late Monday, freezes [Read More…]
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Museumgoers in Germany can now see ‘Snow White’s’ gravestone
Disney/IMDb(BERLIN) — Once upon a time, there was a wealthy woman named Maria Sophia von Erthal. Born in 1725 in the castle of the Medieval German town of Lohr am Main, she was a baroness [Read More…]
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Victims of the Dayton and El Paso shootings remembered: ‘I’m just speechless’
Pezz453/iStock(DAYTON, Ohio) — The family and friends of the victims in the El Paso and Dayton shootings are grieving their loved ones who were among those shot to death over the weekend. Nearly 1,600 miles [Read More…]
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FBI will open domestic terrorism investigation into Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting
Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(GILROY, Calif.) — The FBI on Tuesday said they will open a domestic terrorism investigation into the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting that left three people dead, officials said. The suspect, Santino William Legan, 19, intended [Read More…]
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Toni Morrison, Nobel Prize-winning author, dies at 88
Deborah Feingold/Corbis via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Toni Morrison, the renowned author best known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Beloved and for being the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, [Read More…]
Ag News
Markets reel on re-escalation of China Trade War
The market is reeling as the trade war with China re-escalates. CHS vice president of grain marketing Chris Pothen says there seemed to be a reprieve in trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies [Read More…]
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Missing Florida hiker found dead beneath Maui waterfall
Maui Police Department(MAUI COUNTY, Hawaii) — The body of a hiker who had been missing for days was found over the weekend, police said. Craig Pitt, 35, was found dead Saturday at the base of [Read More…]
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As US-China trade war escalates and farmers hurt, White House downplays impact on Americans
jenjen42/iStock(WASHINGTON) — After steep losses on Monday, world markets wobbled through escalations in the U.S.-China trade war on Tuesday as the White House played down investor reaction to the U.S. labeling China a currency manipulator [Read More…]
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United Airlines pilot arrested for suspected intoxication appears in court
DNY59/iStock(PAISLEY, Scotland) — One of the two United Airlines pilots who was arrested on suspected intoxication just before his flight departed appeared in court Tuesday, while the other has since been released, officials said. Glendon [Read More…]
Ag News
Some rain that varies greatly across the Corn Belt
In the Corn Belt, a broken line of showers stretches from Michigan to Missouri. Prior to the rain, topsoil moisture had declined precipitously in parts of the central and eastern Corn Belt. On August 4, [Read More…]
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Brownfield meteorologist: not much optimism in weather forecast
Brownfield’s meteorologist Greg Soulje says an abnormal weather pattern is expected to continue. “Not much optimism on this next weather system for the central corn belt and some very late season outbreaks of severe weather [Read More…]
Ag News
NPPD’s Energy Efficiency Program & Incentives
Here is another in a series of reports on how Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) is “Powering Nebraska”. Today, we’ll hear from Cory Fuehrer, who manages NPPD’s Energy Efficiency Program. He talks about their EnergyWise [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued August 06 at 8:46AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Nebraska…South Dakota… Missouri River Near Greenwood Missouri River Near Verdel Missouri River At Niobrara Missouri River At Springfield
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Toni Morrison, Nobel Prize-winning author, dies at 88
Deborah Feingold/Corbis via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Toni Morrison, the renowned author best known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Beloved and for being the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, [Read More…]
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Toni Morrison, revered author, dies at 88
Deborah Feingold/Corbis via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Toni Morrison, the renowned author best known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “Beloved,” died Monday night, her publicist and family confirmed Tuesday. Morrison had been at the Montefiore [Read More…]
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Stocks open slightly higher Tuesday after Monday’s plunge
alexsl/iStock(NEW YORK) — U.S. markets opened slightly higher on Tuesday after posting their worst day of the year on Monday. On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average opened 0.71 percent or 182 points higher to [Read More…]