Year: 2019
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Meghan Markle writes empowering messages on bananas for women living on the streets
Toby Melville – WPA Pool/Getty Images(BRISTOL, England) — Meghan Markle is spreading messages of support to women in sex work during her trip to Bristol. In a video shared on Kensington Palace’s Twitter page, the [Read More…]
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Gray wolf frustrations aired at Cattle Industry Convention
Concerns about wolf attacks on livestock are being expressed at the Cattle Industry Convention in New Orleans. Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association director Ashley Kohls says she’s frustrated by the lack of progress in getting the [Read More…]
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No more shutdowns…
Time to end shutdowns forever The 36-day partial shutdown of the federal government was painful. It tossed 350,000 federal workers out of their offices, left 800,000 folks without paychecks for a month, suspended vital business [Read More…]
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USDA supply and demand forecast coming February eighth
An updated USDA supply and demand forecast is set to be released on February 8th after more than a month without the report because of the government shutdown. “So, I think the market is anxious [Read More…]
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Perdue cautiously optimistic about trade talk progress with China
The latest round of trade negotiations with China concluded on Thursday. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue says getting that agreement completed remains a priority. “I think for our farmers and ranchers our top three [Read More…]
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Analyst skeptical of additional Chinese soybean purchases
Chinese officials made a surprise announcement Thursday as they concluded trade talks with the U.S., saying they plan to buy five million tons of U.S. soybeans. The soybean market has reacted positively, but market analyst [Read More…]
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Congresswoman visits detainees on hunger strike, calls ICE force-feeding ‘unacceptable’
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call(EL PASO, Texas) — Eleven detainees at an ICE detention facility in El Paso, Texas, have been refusing food, some for more than 30 days, and six of the detainees are being [Read More…]
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Judge approves congestion pricing for New York City taxi, Uber and Lyft rides
nycshooter/iStock(NEW YORK) — Getting around the nation’s largest city is getting more expensive. A judge in New York cleared the way for a $2.50 surcharge to be added to a taxi fare. An extra $2.75 [Read More…]
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62-year-old man ‘frozen solid’ when he was found dead in Wisconsin backyard: Officials
yelo34/iStock(MILWAUKEE) — A 62-year-old man was “frozen solid” when he was found dead in his Wisconsin backyard on Thursday, according to a local official. The man didn’t come to work, prompting his co-workers to call [Read More…]
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Apple says Group FaceTime security bug is fixed and a software update is coming
andresr/iStock(CUPERTINO, Calif.) — Apple’s Group FaceTime is fixed and a software update will be released next week that no longer allows iPhone users to eavesdrop on others, the tech giant said in a statement Friday. [Read More…]
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6 injured after wild leopard terrorizes Indian city
Pardeep Pandit/Hindustan Times(LONDON) — Editor’s note: The following contains graphic content. Viewer discretion is advised. A wild leopard injured six people in India after being on the loose for 11 hours, officials said. The animal [Read More…]
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Ohio AgriBusiness Association names Industry Excellence Award winners
The Ohio AgriBusiness Association has named the 2019 Industry Excellence Award winners. Kevin Brinkman of United Equity, Inc. is the recipient of the 2019 Excellence in Customer Service, Kevin Fall of Rosen’s Inc. received [Read More…]
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Unemployment rate climbs to 4% as 304K jobs added in January
wingedwolf/iStock(WASHINGTON) — U.S. employers added 304,000 jobs to their payrolls in January, the Labor Department reported Friday morning. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said most of the job gains were in leisure and hospitality (74,000), [Read More…]
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US withdrawing from Cold War nuclear arms control treaty with Russia
ronniechua/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. is withdrawing from a historic Cold War-era nuclear arms control treaty because of Russia’s ongoing violation, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Friday. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces, or INF, Treaty has [Read More…]
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Record-breaking cold finally eases this weekend, with major warmup ahead
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The deadly arctic blast is winding down with one last cold morning from Chicago to New York City. At least 15 people were killed, including a student at the University of [Read More…]
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CattleFax price outlook for 2019
The latest CattleFax price forecast points to a tale of two halves in the year ahead. Kevin Good with CattleFax sees a continuation of strong prices the first few months of 2019, but he says [Read More…]
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Firefighters join Mozilla in net neutrality fight, citing ‘public safety’
Urupong/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Last summer, during the largest fire in California history, firefighters encountered an unexpected danger. It had nothing to do with flames or smoke or wind speeds. They couldn’t communicate. In the middle of [Read More…]
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Detroit police officer under investigation after alleged racist social media video
rustythedog/iStock(DETROIT) — A Detroit police officer is under investigation Thursday after he allegedly posted racist video of a black woman he pulled over for driving with an expired license plate. The Detroit Police Department said [Read More…]
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NJ man caught on camera faking slip and fall, authorities say
Middlesex County Prosecutors Office(WOODBRIDGE, N.J.) — A New Jersey man was arrested in mid-January and charged with insurance fraud after he was caught on surveillance video tossing ice on the floor and allegedly faking a [Read More…]
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Missing Tennessee 14-year-old found alive in Wisconsin
Monroe County Sheriffs Office(MADISONVILLE, Tenn.) — A missing 14-year-old girl was found alive in Wisconsin on Thursday, nearly 700 miles away from her home in Tennessee, police said. She had been reported missing earlier this [Read More…]