Month: November 2019
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Oklahoma releases hundred of prisoners as part of the state’s criminal justice reform
fcscafeine/iStock(OKLAHOMA CITY) — In what lawmakers are calling a historic day for criminal justice reform, more than 450 inmates in the Oklahoma prison system were freed Monday, including about 70 women from the Dr. Eddie [Read More…]
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US Navy rear admiral to ABC News’ David Muir: ‘The Russians are very active and we’re active with them’
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Deep in the waters of the eastern Mediterranean, the USS Florida lurks, with its steady, “silent eyes.” “Do you have company here in the Mediterranean?” asked ABC News anchor David Muir [Read More…]
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Wolves’ supporting cast seeks upset vs. Bucks
With Karl-Anthony Towns suspended, the Minnesota Timberwolves’ supporting cast is seeking another big win in his absence
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LA Angels decline $14 million on longtime OF Kole Calhoun
The Los Angeles Angels have declined their $14 million contract option for next season on longtime right fielder Kole Calhoun
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Homicide suspects ‘exploited’ blind spot in California jail to escape, authorities say
Monterey County Sheriff (MONTEREY, Calif.) — The two homicide suspects who escaped from a California jail over the weekend, were able to “exploit” a “blind spot” in the facility, according to authorities. Santos Fonseca, 21, [Read More…]
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Florida to start selling alcohol at men’s basketball games
Florida will sell alcohol at men’s basketball games beginning with the team’s season opener Tuesday against North Florida
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Texas coach Smart says Jones to play after cancer treatment
Texas coach Shaka Smart says guard Andrew Jones is ready for “significant” playing time after missing most of the last two seasons because of cancer treatments
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Mitchell Main Street nuisance property set for demolition
It looks like the end is near for 301 and 305 North Main Street starting next week. Mitchell Area Development Corporation executive director Mark Vaux says the process will start next Tuesday November 12th as [Read More…]
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US officially begins Paris climate deal withdrawal
baona/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from the historic Paris climate accord on Monday, a move that will take effect one year later, on Nov. 4, 2020 — the [Read More…]
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40 years after US embassy seizure, Iran’s youth have mixed feelings
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Forty years ago, student followers of Ayatollah Khomeini, the founder of Iran’s Islamic revolution, took the American embassy in Tehran by storm, capturing diplomats working there and holding the group of more [Read More…]
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NYC Police Commissioner James O’Neill to resign, de Blasio announces new chief
tillsonburg/iStock(NEW YORK) — New York City Police Commissioner James O’Neill has resigned, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday. O’Neill plans to take a job in the private sector. “I came into this job with one [Read More…]
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NYC Police Commissioner James O’Neill to resign, de Blasio announces new chief
tillsonburg/iStock(NEW YORK) — New York City Police Commissioner James O’Neill has resigned, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday. O’Neill plans to take a job in the private sector. “I came into this job with one [Read More…]
Ag News
Long lines expected for general CRP signup
There’s speculation Conservation Reserve Program acreage could expand to levels not seen in at least a decade. Minnesota Farm Service Agency director Joe Martin tells Brownfield he expects producers to consider less productive land that’s [Read More…]
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Mizzou’s Tilmon named to preseason All-SEC second team
Missouri junior forward Jeremiah Tilmon Jr. is a member of the preseason All-Southeastern Conference second team for the first time at Mizzou.
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With Allen, Broncos offense has the gambles Flacco craved
Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello delivered all the elements Joe Flacco was calling for last week
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Washington Nationals celebrate World Series win at the White House — with a political tinge
Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks(WASHINGTON) — The Washington Nationals continued to celebrate their triumphant World Series win before thousands at the White House on Monday — as one player donned a “Make America [Read More…]
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McDonald’s former CEO to receive generous severance pay, stock options
ermingut/iStock(NEW YORK) — Steve Easterbrook, the McDonald’s CEO who was fired after engaging in a consensual relationship with an employee, leaves the Golden Arches with a generous severance package. Easterbrook will receive 26 weeks of [Read More…]
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Suspected white supremacist arrested in thwarted synagogue attack, FBI says
MikeCherim/iStock(PUEBLO, Colo.) — FBI officials said they have arrested a 27-year-old suspected white supremacist who was allegedly planning a bombing at a Colorado synagogue. The suspect, identified as Richard Holzer, was allegedly planning to target [Read More…]
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Thieves break into medieval French cathedral using tree trunk strapped to car
Inimma-IS/iStock(OLORON-SAINTE-MARIE, France.) — Thieves used a tree trunk strapped to a car to smash the door of the Cathedral of Oloron-Sainte-Marie in the South of France, on Nov. 3, stealing valuables, some dating back to [Read More…]
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Study shows alfalfa doesn’t need potassium in the fall
New research suggests alfalfa growers can get away with less fertilizer. University of Minnesota Extension nutrient management specialist Daniel Kaiser says the study zeroed in on fall-applied potassium. “To help the alfalfa over-winter in our [Read More…]