Month: October 2019
1-year-old girl dies after being left inside car all day in Tampa
wsfurlan/iStock(TAMPA, Fla.) — A child died after being left inside a hot car for hours on Monday in central Florida, marking the fifth such death in the Sunshine State this year and the 50th nationwide. [Read More…]
‘Broken rung’ in corporate ladder stops women from getting to the top: Report
gradyreese/iStock(NEW YORK) — A sweeping new study that looked at 329 companies employing 13 million people found that women in the workplace have come a long way in recent years — but it’s not a [Read More…]
Family of teen killed in crash with diplomat’s wife says apology ‘not strong enough’
ABC News(LONDON) — The family of Harry Dunn, a British teenager who was killed when the wife of an American diplomat crashed into his motorcycle in August , said they learned about the woman’s written [Read More…]
Prince William and Kate arrive in Pakistan for royal trip
KeithBinns/iStock(LONDON) — Prince William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, arrived in Pakistan Monday for the start of their five-day official royal tour. Kate stepped off the plane in Islamabad in an aqua [Read More…]
Lay’s is releasing a grilled cheese and tomato soup flavor
Lays(NEW YORK) — Comfort foodies rejoice! One of America’s favorite homemade meals is headed to a chip bag near you. Lay’s is releasing a brand new flavor just in time for fall: grilled cheese and [Read More…]
Texas officer who fatally shot woman in her home arrested on murder charges
Marilyn Nieves/iStock(FORT WORTH, TX.) — The police officer who fatally shot a Fort Worth, Texas, woman in her home while answering a call for a welfare check has been arrested on murder charges. The charge [Read More…]
Violent protests erupt in Spain as Catalan leaders given lengthy prison sentences
feradz/iStock(MADRID) — Catalunya took to the streets of Barcelona on Monday after nine separatist leaders were sentenced to between nine and 13 years in prison by the Supreme Court of Madrid. The highest court’s stiff [Read More…]
Economist expects large yield loss after weekend freeze
A University of Illinois economist says the weekend Midwest freeze and the blizzard in the Dakotas might bring more recovery to the corn market. Scott Irwin tells Brownfield, “From a market standpoint, I like holding [Read More…]
What you need to know about who’s fighting in Syria and what the US withdrawal means
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock(WASHINGTON) — For over four years, the U.S. armed and fought with Syrian Kurdish forces who served as America’s foot soldiers against the Islamic State terror group. But with President Donald Trump pulling American [Read More…]
Economist expects 20% or greater yield loss after weekend freeze
A University of Illinois economist says the weekend Midwest freeze and the blizzard in the Dakotas might bring more recovery to the corn market. Scott Irwin tells Brownfield, “From a market standpoint, I like holding [Read More…]
Continue to prioritize fields for harvest
WinField United Agronomist Joe Rickard says growers should prioritize corn fields for harvest because of the extended growing season. “With some of the weather we’ve had here throughout the year maybe we have some relative [Read More…]
Cattle futures higher on cash support
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle ended the day higher on expectations that the higher cash trade will carry over into this week. Feeder cattle futures were higher on the same factors with additional [Read More…]
Minnesota Pork CEO encouraged but unconvinced Trade War is over
The CEO of the Minnesota Pork Producers Association is encouraged but guarded about the preliminary trade agreement reached between the U.S. and China. David Preisler points out this is not the first time it appeared [Read More…]
Farmer in northern Minnesota hopes season ends as good as it began
A northwest Minnesota farmer hopes the end of the year turns out to be as good as the beginning. Shayne Isane of Badger tells Brownfield a challenging growing season started on a very positive note. [Read More…]
Statues of Christopher Columbus vandalized in multiple states amid controversy over the holiday
aicragarual/iStock(NEW YORK) — Statues of Christopher Columbus were vandalized amid continued calls to change the name of the federal holiday honoring the Italian explorer. Red paint, along with messages about genocide, were sprayed on landmarks [Read More…]
China’s popular education app is a ‘surveillance device in your pocket,’ advocacy group says
apichon_tee/iStock(BEIJING) — A wildly-popular app touted as an educational tool by the Chinese authorities may actually be used to digitally monitor its citizens, a new report from the Open Technology Fund and a German cybersecurity [Read More…]
Car stolen with 6-year-old boy sitting in backseat
NYPD via Twitter(NEW YORK) — Police are investigating the abduction of a New York boy who was abducted on Monday when his family’s car was stolen. Six-year-old Ronald Mowatt was sitting in the back of [Read More…]
‘We demand justice’: Family of Texas woman fatally shot in her home by police officer want feds to investigate
ABC News(FORT WORTH, TX.) — The police officer who fatally shot a Fort Worth, Texas, woman in her home while answering a call for a welfare check abruptly resigned on Monday just before he was [Read More…]
California becomes first state to mandate later school start times
urfinguss/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — California became the first state in the nation to require later start times at most schools. Senate Bill 328, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday, requires most middle schools to begin [Read More…]
DC joins over 100 cities in changing Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day
golibtolibov/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Washington has joined the list of cities and states to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day in place of Columbus Day, after the D.C. Council passed emergency legislation on Tuesday to rename the federal holiday. [Read More…]