Month: September 2019
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Wrong-apartment killing investigator says former officer didn’t commit a crime
Kuzma/iStock(DALLAS) — The lead investigator in the wrong-apartment killing of an innocent man by a former Dallas police officer on trial for murder claimed on Wednesday that the officer did not commit a crime based [Read More…]
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Girl shot inside Illinois home dies on her 12th birthday: Officials
Family photo via WLS-TV(CHICAGO) — A girl was shot inside an Illinois house just before her 12th birthday and later died on what would have been her special day, officials said Wednesday. Kentavia Blackful was [Read More…]
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Iranian president tells ABC News ‘trust’ must be restored before meeting with Trump
ABC News(NEW YORK) — In a one-on-one sitdown interview, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani explained to ABC News’ World News Tonight anchor David Muir why he would not be meeting with President Donald Trump. “America has [Read More…]
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Hassan Rouhani tells ABC News there’s ‘no…proof’ Iran is behind Saudi oil attacks
ABC News(NEW YORK) — In an interview with ABC News anchor David Muir, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called U.S. allegations that Iran was behind a recent attack on Saudi oil facilities “unfounded,” and said the [Read More…]
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Iranian president to ABC News: US sanctions are ‘against international laws’
ABC News(NEW YORK) — In an interview with ABC News anchor David Muir on Wednesday afternoon, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said U.S. sanctions “cannot continue” and were “against the international laws and against [the] U.N. [Read More…]
Ag News
Trump calls out China trade practices at UN
President Trump called out China’s trade practices during his speech at the United Nations. In his speech, Trump said, “It has embraced an economic model dependent on massive market barriers, heavy state subsidies, currency manipulation, [Read More…]
Ag News
South Dakota beef producer says “Ellen, Let’s Dance”
Recently talk show host Ellen DeGeneres took to social media to urge her fans and followers to eat less meat. She claims by eating less meat consumers are bettering the planet and their health. South [Read More…]
Ag News
AFBF commends US/Japan ag deal
American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall says the signing of the U.S. and Japan agreement is a positive step for U.S. farmers and ranchers. It will lower agricultural tariffs on U.S. goods to the level [Read More…]
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Cattle, hog futures up on limited Japan deal
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle ended the day higher ahead of widespread direct cash business. News that a preliminary trade deal with Japan has been signed is also supportive to prices. Feeder cattle [Read More…]
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FDA launches food safety initiative on leafy greens
The US Food and Drug Administration is launching a new initiative to better understand the ecology of human pathogens. This follows the outbreak of E. coli in romaine lettuce in the Yuma region that resulted [Read More…]
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Man admits to shooting transgender woman in hate crime, police say
(Dallas County Jail) Domingo Ramirez-Cavente, 29, pictured in a photo released by authorities, has been charged with aggravated assault for the shooting of a transgender woman in Dallas.(DALLAS) — Police have arrested a Dallas man [Read More…]
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Ukrainians understood Biden probe was condition for Trump-Zelenskiy phone call: Ukrainian adviser
omersukrugoksu/iStock(NEW YORK) — When Ukrainians voted to elect comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy as their next president in the spring of 2019, the fledgling administration was eager to coordinate a phone call with Kyiv’s most important benefactor [Read More…]
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Coyote’s violent pursuit of young girl caught on camera in family’s front yard
karlumbriaco/iStock(VILLA PARK, Ill.) — A little girl in Illinois had a run-in with a coyote and her family’s home surveillance camera captured the close encounter. Christine Przybylski, 5, ran down the driveway in hopes of [Read More…]
Ag News
Chinn applauds US Japan deal
Missouri Ag Director Chris Chinn says the US/Japan ag deal signed Wednesday will reduce tariffs for Missouri beef and pork producers and benefit other commodity producers of other commodities. Chinn says according to the US [Read More…]
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Farm Credit Illinois CEO Tom Tracy dies
Farm Credit Illinois CEO Tom Tracy passed away Wednesday of health complications at the age of 47. Tracy was with FCI for 10 years and served as CEO since 2015. Farm Credit Illinois leaders say [Read More…]
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Nebraska’s ag leadership program begins 39th year
Nebraska’s agricultural leadership program, called LEAD, recently began its 39th year of operation. Program director Terry Hejny says nearly 11-hundred people have participated in the program. “They’re on the Corn Board, the Sorghum Board, the [Read More…]
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Iowa ag secretary witnesses signing of U.S.-Japan trade agreement
Iowa ag secretary Mike Naig Iowa ag secretary Mike Naig was one of several U.S. ag leaders who were present in New York City today for the signing of the U.S.-Japan trade agreement. Although the [Read More…]
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Soybeans down despite new export sale to China
Soybeans were modestly lower on fund and technical selling. China bought 581,000 tons of 2019/20 U.S. soybeans, less than what some were expecting, but more could be announced this week. The USDA’s weekly numbers are [Read More…]
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New Trump admin deal could send migrants back to dangerous Central American countries
chrispecoraro/iStock(WASHINGTON) — As part of its latest attempt to deter migrants from seeking refuge at the U.S. southern border, the Trump administration has initiated a series of agreements with Central American countries and says they’re [Read More…]
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California man who set sleeping homeless man on fire and took pictures held for $1 million bail
(Glendale Police Department) Richard Smallets in a police booking photo.(GLENDALE, Calif.) — A California man who purposefully set a homeless man on fire and took pictures of the incident while it was happening has been [Read More…]