Month: October 2019
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Federer eases past Albot into Swiss Indoors quarterfinals
Roger Federer eased to a 6-0, 6-3 win over 49th-ranked Radu Albot in the Swiss Indoors second round on Wednesday
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College Football Picks: Another ‘Game of Century’ looms
College Football Picks: 2 games from another Game of Century between Alabama and LSU
Ag News
Minnesota Department of Ag looking at 2020 dicamba regulations
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture would like to make its 2020 dicamba regulations known by early December. MDA Commissioner Thom Petersen tells Brownfield the June 20th cutoff date seems to be working. “Unlike Illinois and [Read More…]
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Ethanol production up on week, stocks drop
U.S. ethanol production has averaged less than a million barrels a day for the fifth consecutive week, the longest stretch below that mark since late 2016. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production last week [Read More…]
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Grassley says he’s ‘very worried’ about USMCA
House Democrats and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer are scheduled to meet again today to discuss possible changes to the USMCA trade deal. Meanwhile, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he’s “very worried” that Congress won’t [Read More…]
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Defending champion Virginia looks to fill many holes
Tony Bennett and No. 11 Virginia have many holes to fill to make another run at a national championship
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Packers’ Aaron Jones gets back on track in Week 7
Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones got back on track during their win over the Raiders. More in the Midweek Stock Report.
News
Striking teachers march in Chicago ahead of mayor’s budget speech
MCCAIG/iStock(CHICAGO) — Teachers in the nation’s third-largest public school system and their supporters are taking to the streets in Chicago as a week-long strike continues. All told, thousands are expected to march on Wednesday, with [Read More…]
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Google claims its quantum computer can solve ‘infeasible’ problem in 200 seconds
JHVEPhoto/iStock(NEW YORK) — Google announced Wednesday it designed a machine that would take only 200 seconds to solve a problem that the world’s fastest computer would need 10,000 years to compute. The results from the [Read More…]
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New search planned for missing NJ 5-year-old Dulce Maria Alavez
New Jersey State Police(BRIDGETON, N.J.) — The family of 5-year-old Dulce Maria Alavez, who has been missing for more than a month, is planning a “massive search” in Bridgeton, N.J., on Sunday. “We still have [Read More…]
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Lions sign Paul Perkins after putting Kerryon Johnson on IR
The Detroit Lions have signed running back Paul Perkins, adding much-needed depth at the position
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Chiefs’ Mahomes throwing during practice after knee injury
Chiefs’ Mahomes throwing during practice after knee injury
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Amber Guyger’s attorney files notice of appeal for her conviction
BCFC/iStock(DALLAS) — Attorneys for Amber Guyger, the former Dallas Police officer convicted of murdering her neighbor in his own apartment, have filed a notice to appeal her conviction. The notice was filed in the Texas [Read More…]
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Falling in love with the World Series … and America
The World Series, despite its name, is almost exclusively American. That isn’t a bug; it’s a feature.
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Harbaugh tells players’ parents he’s not leaving Michigan
He’s 43-16 with the Wolverines
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Driver arrested after 39 bodies found in tractor-trailer near London, police say
Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(LONDON) — A murder investigation has been launched after 39 dead bodies were discovered in a tractor-trailer about 20 miles east of London, police said Wednesday. Emergency services were called to an industrial park in [Read More…]
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Calif. sheriff’s deputy shot dead while responding to early morning call
vmargineanu/iStock(SOMERSET, Calif.) — A California sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed after responding to a call for service Wednesday morning. Deputy Brian Ishmael was a four-year veteran with the El Dorado County sheriff’s office, authorities [Read More…]
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Jim Boeheim starts 44th season at Syracuse with young roster
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim has five freshmen on his new roster as he prepares for his 44th season at his alma mater
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Stevens’ return bolsters Nittany Lions heading into season
Stevens’ return bolsters Nittany Lions heading into season
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New coach Young facing rebuilding job at Virginia Tech
Mike Young faces a major rebuilding job as he takes over as basketball coach at Virginia Tech