Year: 2019
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Child injured during ‘Rhino Encounter’ at Brevard Zoo in Florida
iStock/Coscarella Gianfranco(MELBOURNE, Fla.) — A child was injured after falling into a rhino exhibit Tuesday at the Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, Florida. The toddler, who is approximately 2 years old, and the mother were taken [Read More…]
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Child falls into exhibit during ‘Rhino Encounter’ at Brevard Zoo in Florida
iStock/Coscarella Gianfranco(MELBOURNE, Fla.) — A child fell into a rhino exhibit on Tuesday at the Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, Florida. The child was rushed to a pediatric hospital in Orlando hospital for treatment, Brevard County [Read More…]
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Child falls into rhino exhibit at Florida zoo
iStock/Coscarella Gianfranco(MELBOURNE, Fla.) — A child fell into a rhino exhibit on Tuesday at the Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, Florida. The child was rushed to a pediatric hospital in Orlando hospital for treatment, Brevard County [Read More…]
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Wind Chill Advisory issued January 01 at 10:46AM MST until January 01 at 11:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY… Temperatures continue to warm slowly on New Years day across the region. Highs will climb into the single digits above or below zero in most locations. [Read More…]
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Crews battle fog, mud in race to rescue drowning woman
Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office(TAMPA, Fla.) — A woman drowning in thick, muddy water that was rising up to her neck was rescued just in time by Florida deputies who raced through thick fog to find [Read More…]
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Crews battle fog, mud in race to rescue drowning woman
Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office(TAMPA, Fla.) — A woman drowning in thick, muddy water that was rising up to her neck was rescued just in time by Florida deputies who raced through thick fog to find [Read More…]
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Crews battle fog, mud in race to rescue drowning woman
Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office(TAMPA, Fla.) — A woman drowning in thick, muddy water that was rising up to her neck was rescued just in time by Florida deputies who raced through thick fog to find [Read More…]
Ag News
Focusing on fungicides in 2019
A Bayer Crop Science representative focusing on fungicide says they are battling disease resistance and new diseases in Midwest corn going into 2019. “Controlling diseases is harder and choosing the right products is more important [Read More…]
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CPTPP increases pressure to begin negotiations with Japan
With the CPTPP agreement—the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement—now in effect, there is increased pressure on the U.S. to negotiate a bilateral trade agreement with Japan. USDA undersecretary for trade Ted McKinney says Japan is [Read More…]
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Russia detains US citizen on suspicion of spying
ronniechua/iStock(MOSCOW) — Russian authorities have detained an American citizen over accusations of spying, according to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB). In a short statement, the agency noted that the FSB detained a U.S. citizen named [Read More…]
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‘We won’t rest’: Police release photo of suspect’s truck in ‘unprovoked’ killing of 7-year-old Texas girl
Harris County Sheriffs Office(HARRIS COUNTY, Texas) — Texas authorities released a surveillance image of a pickup truck the man suspected of killing a 7-year-old girl was driving the day of the apparent “unprovoked” attack. Jazmine [Read More…]
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Wind Chill Advisory issued January 01 at 8:03AM MST until January 01 at 11:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY… * WHAT…Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 25 below to 35 below zero. * WHERE…Portions of east central and southeast South Dakota, [Read More…]
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Kim Jong Un warns US in New Year’s address
Pyeongyang Press Corps/Pool/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) — Kim Jong Un says he is ready to sit down again with President Donald Trump — but also warned the United States against imposing more sanctions. During his [Read More…]
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In ‘unprecedented’ speech, Kim Jong Un says North Korea is ready for another summit with US, but warns against sanctions
Pyeongyang Press Corps/Pool/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) — Kim Jong Un says he is ready to sit down again with President Donald Trump — but also warned the United States against imposing more sanctions. During his [Read More…]
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‘We have had a lion attack’: 911 call released from deadly mauling as employees left ‘traumatized’
Courtesy family of Alexandra Black(BURLINGTON, N.C.) — “We have had a lion attack,” a woman calmly told 911 when a young, newly-hired intern was mauled at an animal center in North Carolina. The lion was [Read More…]
Ag News
Market analyst looks ahead to 2019
A market analyst is expecting 2019 will have some challenges for agriculture. Rich Feltes with R.J. O’Brien says, “South America is on their way to a large crop. Twenty-million ton plus increase in corn, same in [Read More…]
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A look ahead into 2019
The New Year brings with it a great deal of hope, but it is starting out with some uncertainty because of trade issues and a government shutdown, which impacts USDA reports and services. We’ll take [Read More…]
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Teen commits suicide after accidentally shooting and killing friend, police say
WSB(LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.) — One teenager was accidentally shot, and another committed suicide in related tragedies hours before ringing in the new year in Georgia. A group of teens had gathered at a “makeshift shed” in [Read More…]
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Misty Copeland surprises 7-year-old ballerina who raised money to donate books
@TheTinyDiplomat/Twitter(WASHINGTON) — Havana Chapman-Edwards, a young activist and avid book enthusiast, has been determined to change the world since birth, says her mom Bethany Edwards. Of course that’s only seven years. So when Chapman-Edwards teamed [Read More…]