Month: September 2019
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11-year-old boy steals brother’s car to drive 200 miles to live with man he met on Snapchat
iStock(SIMPSONVILLE, S.C.) — An 11-year-old South Carolina boy stole his brother’s car and drove over 200 miles to meet an adult male that he communicated with on Snapchat, police said. The child, from Simpsonville, had [Read More…]
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Trump froze aid before call with Ukraine’s president asking him to probe Biden
Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump ordered that aid to Ukraine be frozen ahead of his call with that country’s president, a senior administration official confirmed to ABC News on [Read More…]
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Submarine found in Pacific Ocean with $165 million in cocaine, Coast Guard says
iStock(NEW YORK) — A submarine in the Pacific Ocean was found with over 12,000 pounds of cocaine worth over $165 million dollars, officials said. The vessel was intercepted by officials with the U.S. Coast Guard, [Read More…]
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Boeing to start paying more than $144K each to families of Max 737 crash victims
Wolterk/iStock(CHICAGO) — Families of victims who died in the two Boeing 737 Max crashes that took place within six months of each other and killed a total of 346 people will receive compensation from an [Read More…]
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Turbulent weather hits Southwest, Tornadoes possible in Midwest
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Flash flooding, dust storms and even a tornado were reported Monday in Arizona. This stormy weather had to do with a combination of remnant moisture from Tropical Storm Lorena and a [Read More…]
Ag News
Making safety a top priority
Here is another in a series of reports on how Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) is “Powering Nebraska”. On today’s program, we’ll hear from Chris Overman, NPPD’s director of safety and human performance. Overman discusses [Read More…]
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On-farm ATV safety
ATVs are commonly used on all types of farms and ranches and other agricultural operations. But, there are some safety hazards that come along with them. In this Managing for Profit, Jeanna Lemaster with Indiana [Read More…]
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Keep insurance coverage up to date
Farms are in motion 24/7. Change is constant. COUNTRY Financial representative Marin Rajdl says that results in the need for a review of insurance requirements at least once each year. Continue reading Keep insurance coverage [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued September 24 at 8:56AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Nebraska…South Dakota…Iowa… Missouri River Near Greenwood Missouri River Near Verdel Missouri River At Niobrara Missouri River At Springfield
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Disney CEO Bob Iger talks career highlights, retirement ahead of memoir release
Jeff Neira/Walt Disney Television(NEW YORK) — In the nearly 14 years since he became CEO of The Walt Disney Company, Bob Iger has transformed the company into a $239 billion empire through landmark deals that [Read More…]
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Stylists for kids join growing luxury children’s fashion market
ABC News(NEW YORK) — It might look like your average mother-daughter shopping trip, but for 9-year-old Riley Robinson, this is certainly not a typical back-to-school run. Robinson is about to meet with her personal stylist. [Read More…]
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Clinic in Seoul performs abortion on patient by mistake
Mikumi/iStock(SEOUL, South Korea) — A nurse at a gynecology clinic in Seoul, South Korea mistakenly injected anesthesia to a pregnant patient seeking nutritional shots after mixing up her identity with another patient, according to Seoul [Read More…]
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Prince Harry, Meghan dance with surfers, talk mental health in South Africa
omersukrugoksu/iStock(CAPE TOWN, South Africa) — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, joined surfers in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday to talk about mental health, revealing they both end their day with [Read More…]
Ag News
Are there signs of an improving ag economy?
Is the farm economy improving? In a recent move, the USDA revised its estimates for farm income and it improved substantially and that’s good news for farmers and ranchers. But – David Widmar, an [Read More…]
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Already bracing for tropical depression, Puerto Rico rocked by 6.0 earthquake
pawel.gaul/iStock(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — Already bracing for a tropical system in the next 24 hours, Puerto Rico was hit by an earthquake late Monday. The earthquake measured a magnitude of 6.0, according to the [Read More…]
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UK Supreme Court rules that Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament was unlawful
William Barton/iStock(LONDON) — The U.K. Supreme Court has ruled that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s move to suspend Parliament was unlawful in a historic judgement Tuesday. The court ruled that Johnson’s advice to the queen in [Read More…]
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CLAAS showcases new equipment at HHD19
The CLAAS display at Husker Harvest Days featured several new product introductions, including the LEXION combine and AXION tractors. We visited with Eric Raby, president and general manager for sales with CLAAS. AUDIO: Eric Raby [Read More…]
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Warmer temps, more rain impact Wisconsin crops
Temperatures were a bit warmer, but rains continued to hinder progress for Wisconsin farmers last week. Northwestern Wisconsin was drier, and rains slowed haying and silage harvests from the southwestern part of Wisconsin to the [Read More…]
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‘You are failing us’: Teen climate change activist gives a passionate speech at the UN
lucagavagna/iStock(NEW YORK) — The young activist didn’t mince words when she took the stage — and took adults to task at the United Nation’s Climate Action Summit on Monday. Greta Thunberg — the Swedish 16-year-old [Read More…]
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Missouri crops, harvesting benefited from warm & dry week
Above normal temperatures helped Missouri crops mature, and it helped many farmers with harvest progress. Corn is now 54% mature, with 88% dented. Fifteen percent of the corn-for-grain has been harvested. More than three-quarters of [Read More…]