Month: November 2019
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Seattle set new standards for MLS, now gets to host final
Seattle set new standards for MLS, now gets to host final with home team playing
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Skidding Maryland tries to slow down No. 3 Ohio State
No. 3 Ohio State will try to sustain momentum against badly slumping Maryland in Big Ten East matchup
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UN urges tolerance in Malawi after schoolgirls prevented from wearing hijabs
iStock(NEW YORK) — The United Nations has called for religious tolerance in Malawi after two girls were reportedly prevented from attending school for wearing hijabs this week, sparking days of violence between the community’s Muslims [Read More…]
Ag News
Propane problem ‘just one more thing’ in a frustrating year
April Hemmes (photo credit: Joseph Murphy/Iowa Soybean Association Efforts to finish up the 2019 harvest are being hampered by limited supplies of propane for grain drying in parts of the Midwest. April Hemmes, who farms [Read More…]
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Broncos likely to start Allen after bye _ maybe not for long
All signs point to Brandon Allen starting at quarterback when the Denver Broncos resume after their bye week. Drew Lock is waiting in the wings.
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Florida hoping to avoid another ‘Cocktail Party’ hangover
Florida’s chances of winning the Southeastern Conference’s Eastern Division are slim and could become nonexistent with another ‘Cocktail Party’ hangover
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Trump Foundation ordered to pay $2M to collection of nonprofits as part of civil lawsuit
DNY59/iStock(NEW YORK) — President Donald Trump has been ordered by a New York State judge to pay $2 million to a group of nonprofit organizations as part of a settlement in a civil lawsuit stemming [Read More…]
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Wild’s future in goal comes into focus
From Hunter Jones in the OHL to Kaapo Kahkonen down in Iowa, the Minnesota Wild are beginning to address their future between the pipes
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Could an NFL team find a permanent home in London?
This week’s Thursday Night Football features two teams searching for an identity in an intriguing matchup.
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Facebook’s response to user privacy investigation has been ‘inadequate’: California AG
alexsl/iStock(SAN FRANCISCO) — California’s attorney general is probing Facebook for privacy violations and called the tech giant’s responses to subpoenas and requests for documents slow and “inadequate.” The state “issued investigative subpoenas against Facebook starting [Read More…]
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Dakota Wesleyan University opens International Recruitment Office
Dakota Wesleyan University is expanding its global footprint with the opening of its first international recruitment office. Through a partnership with DWU alum and former board of trustee member, Dr. John Ifediora, DWU has officially [Read More…]
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Niagara elevates Greg Paulus to lead men’s basketball team
Niagara elevates Greg Paulus to head coach of men’s basketball team
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Lewis and Schwab share lead at Turkish Airlines Open
Tom Lewis and Matthias Schwab shared a one-shot lead after the first round of the European Tour’s Turkish Airlines Open on Thursday
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About 100 fans brawl in Ukraine ahead of Europa League game
Ukrainian police say they have detained 12 people involved in a brawl between about 100 soccer fans ahead of a Europa League game
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Funerals set to begin for 9 members of American family slain in Mexico
Stefan Malloch/iStock(BAVISPE, Mexico) — Dozens of mourners have arrived in a remote area of northern Mexico ahead of the funerals for nine American family members who were killed in an ambush earlier this week. Convoys [Read More…]
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More than 2 million pounds of chicken products voluntarily recalled over fears it may contain metal
Freestocker/iStock(NEW YORK) — More than 2 million pounds of chicken products were voluntarily recalled over concerns they may be contaminated with “extraneous” materials, specifically metal, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety [Read More…]
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Italy makes climate change education compulsory
Nastco/iStock(ROME) — Italy will become the first country in the world to require climate change studies in classrooms alongside reading, writing, and arithmetic. Lorenzo Fioramonti, Italy’s Education Minister, announced his decision to require 6 to [Read More…]
Ag News
Strong week for sorghum, soybean exports
China was the leading buyer of 2019 U.S. pork during the week ending October 31st, but, overall, sales were disappointing. Beijing bought 2,800 tons of U.S. pork for delivery this year, while net sales dropped [Read More…]
Ag News
Planted acreage in 2020 could increase as a result of prevented planting in 2019
There could be an increase in planted acreage in 2020 due to the record amount of prevented planting acres this year, according to the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. Jim Mintert is the [Read More…]
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France coach Deschamps recalls Mendy and keeps Giroud
France coach Deschamps recalls Mendy and keeps Giroud