Year: 2019
Ag News
China gives long-awaited GM approvals
China has approved imports of five new varieties of genetically modified crops. The list of approvals includes DowDuPont’s Qrome corn and Enlist E3 soybeans. Also approved were a soybean variety (SYHT0H2) held by BASF, and [Read More…]
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Positive reports coming out of U.S.-China talks
There are some positive reports coming out the U.S.-China trade talks in Beijing. Dow Jones reports that trade negotiators have made progress on several issues. It also said that a follow-up conversation between Cabinet-level officials [Read More…]
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Fielding Forward Crop Insurance Meeting
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Rhiannon Branch will be on the ground for Fielding Forward Crop Insurance Meeting presented by Farm Credit Illinois on February 6, 2019 in Belleville, IL. Continue reading Fielding Forward Crop Insurance Meeting at [Read More…]
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Positive reports coming out of U.S.-China talks
There are some positive reports coming out the U.S.-China trade talks in Beijing. Dow Jones reports that trade negotiators have made progress on several issues. It also said that a follow-up conversation between Cabinet-level officials [Read More…]
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Loved ones, friends poised to attend funeral for 7-year-old Houston girl killed in ‘mistaken identity’ shooting
Harris County Sheriffs Office(HOUSTON) — Loved ones and friends of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes are expected to fill a 2,000-seat Houston church on Tuesday for the funeral of the second-grader killed when a gunman opened fire [Read More…]
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Home of former Russian spy to be dismantled following Novichok attack
caracterdesign/iStock(LONDON) — Decontamination work in the home of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia has resumed with military teams dismantling the property after the pair were exposed to Novichok nerve agent in [Read More…]
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Wind Advisory issued January 08 at 8:42AM MST until January 08 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… * TIMING…Wind speeds will increase late this morning, peak in intensity through mid-afternoon, then gradually diminish through the late afternoon. * WINDS…Northwest winds of [Read More…]
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Parent company of Sears, Kmart prepares for possible liquidation
Philip Rozenski/iStock(NEW YORK) — Sears and Kmart are expected to become the latest victims of the nation’s changing shopping habits pending a last minute save. Sears Holdings Corp, the parent of Sears and Kmart, will [Read More…]
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Four killed, hundreds injured in rush hour train crash in South Africa
omersukrugoksu/iStock(PRETORIA, South Africa) — Four people are dead and hundreds more were injured when two trains collided during the early morning rush hour commute in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday. Hundreds of commuters remain trapped inside [Read More…]
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Millennial invasion: The top five trending vacation spots in 2019
spooh/iStock(NEW YORK) — Where in the world will millennials travel in 2019? Hopper has the answer: Bora Bora St. Martin Aspen, Colorado Denpasar, Indonesia (Bali) Kahului, Hawaii (Maui) The app, primarily used by millennials, analyzed [Read More…]
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Snow and strong winds expected in Midwest, Northeast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — It was lightly snowing early Tuesday in New York City’s Times Square as the first of several rounds of snow hit the Northeast. This same storm system brought snow to the [Read More…]
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Mother charged in death of 7-year-old who was found in Denver storage unit
BlakeDavidTaylor/iStock(DENVER) — A mother has been charged in connection with the death of her 7-year-old son, who was found dead in a self-serve storage facility last month. Elisha Pankey, 43, was charged with child abuse [Read More…]
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Student arrested for allegedly planning mass shootings at California schools
rustythedog/iStock(NAPA, Calif.) — Police have arrested a middle school student who allegedly planned to carry out mass shootings at schools in Northern California. The Napa Police Department disclosed the arrest in a statement on Monday, [Read More…]
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Two Marines, Navy corpsman under investigation in death of US contractor in Iraq: Officials
Sgt. Donald Holbert/U.S. Marine Corps(WASHINGTON) — Two U.S. Marines and a U.S. Navy corpsman are under investigation in connection with the death of a U.S. contractor in northern Iraq, according to two U.S. officials. The [Read More…]
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Kim Jong Un makes fourth visit to China in a year
Pyeongyang Press Corps/Pool/Getty Images(BEIJING) — North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Beijing Tuesday for his fourth visit to China in a year. Chinese state media reported that Kim came at the invitation of [Read More…]
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FL woman attacked parents because they wouldn’t take her to Outback Steakhouse: Authorities
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office(LAKE WORTH, Fla.) — A Florida woman has been served with multiple battery charges after she allegedly attacked her parents because they wouldn’t take her to Outback Steakhouse, according to police [Read More…]
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Wind Advisory issued January 08 at 2:05AM MST until January 08 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… * TIMING…Wind speeds will increase by late this morning, then gradually diminish through the late afternoon. Strongest winds are expected from 11 am through [Read More…]
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Wind Advisory issued January 07 at 9:05PM MST until January 08 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY… * TIMING…Strong northwest winds will accompany a frontal passage overnight. Winds again become strong after sunrise through Tuesday evening. The winds will be strongest and [Read More…]
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Two Marines under investigation in the death of US contractor in Iraq: Officials
Sgt. Donald Holbert/U.S. Marine Corps(WASHINGTON) — Two U.S. Marines are under investigation in connection with the death of a U.S. contractor in northern Iraq, according to two U.S. officials. A U.S. Navy corpsman is also [Read More…]
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Yield contest winners take irrigation seriously
Kaley and Brett Wilkerson’s 94-bushel soybeans are the best irrigated soybeans in Missouri this year. Kaley – whose first child was born in July – takes irrigation management so seriously that she fills the graveyard [Read More…]