Month: February 2020
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Babysitter takes video of self with gun, accidentally shoots 10-year-old: Sheriff
KTRK-TV(HOUSTON) — A 19-year-old was taking a video of herself with a gun when she allegedly shot her 10-year-old nephew by accident, according to Texas authorities. Caitlyn Smith, 19, has been arrested as her nephew [Read More…]
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The Weirdest Champions League Ever
Manchester City winning this season’s Champions League is looking more and more likely. But then what happens?
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US women’s pursuit takes gold at track cycling championships
US women’s pursuit takes gold at track cycling championships
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Some NYPD officers tip each other off when body cameras are on: watchdog report
tillsonburg/iStock(NEW YORK) — They are supposed to be a deterrent for misconduct, yet some New York Police Department officers are sending verbal and non-verbal signals to each other when their body cameras are tuned on, [Read More…]
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Flaherty, Hudson give up all three Braves runs in Cards’ 3-1 loss
Atlanta Braves 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 in Grapefruit League play.
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Seattle NHL team breaks ground on practice facility
Seattle’s expansion NHL franchise broke ground on its practice facility just a few miles from the arena it will call home
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Authorities identify gunman who killed 5 at Molson Coors brewery
Kamil Krzaczynski/Getty Images(MILWAUKEE, Wis.) — Law enforcement officials have identified the employee of the Molson Coors Beverage Company who gunned down five co-workers at the company’s Milwaukee Brewery campus as 51-year-old Anthony Ferrill. Ferrill left [Read More…]
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2 Ohio University students plead guilty in 18-year-old’s hazing death
Google Street View(ATHENS, OH) — Two Ohio University students pleaded guilty Thursday for their involvement in the hazing death of an 18-year-old freshman, prosecutors said. Dominic A. Figliola, 21, and Cullen Willi McLaughlin, 21, both [Read More…]
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Dow Jones plunges most since 2008 on coronavirus fears
D-Keine/iStock(NEW YORK) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 1,190 points, more than 4%, on Thursday as economic uncertainty over the spread of the novel coronavirus continued to rattle markets. The losses mark the worst [Read More…]
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Dow Jones plummets more than 1,000 points amid coronavirus uncertainty
D-Keine/iStock(NEW YORK) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 1,190 points Thursday, or more than 4%, as economic uncertainty over the spread of the novel coronavirus continued to rattle markets. The losses mark the worse [Read More…]
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Brown, Davis follow different paths on journey to NFL draft
Derrick Brown and Raekwon Davis are supposed to be two of this year’s best defensive tackle prospects
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European champion runner tests positive for doping
Two-time European 800-meter champion Nataliya Krol has been provisionally suspended for a positive doping test
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: February 27, 2020
Mar. corn closed at $3.64 and 1/2, down 6 centsMar. soybeans closed at $8.86 and 1/4, up 5 and 1/4 centsMar. soybean meal closed at $296.90, up $5.60Mar. soybean oil closed at 28.83, down 24 [Read More…]
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Michigan ag exports seek new markets
The Michigan Department of Agriculture is casting a wider net for agricultural trade opportunities as unsettled trade deals have left uncertainty in the marketplace. Director Gary McDowell tells Brownfield that includes the United Kingdom. “With [Read More…]
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Chinn on FFA week in Missouri
Missouri’s Agriculture Director says FFA week is cause for celebrations in Missouri and this year, in Jefferson City, the governor will again be a part of them. Director Chris Chinn tells Brownfield Ag News, like [Read More…]
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Northey: farmers should plan for better markets, not MFP
USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Bill Northey says farmers shouldn’t expect another market facilitation program payment this year. “What I’m doing is encouraging producers to not plan on a 2020 MFP,” he [Read More…]
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Cowboy Up: MadBum solid in first outing with Diamondbacks
Madison Bumgarner showed the Arizona Diamondbacks he’s more than a rodeo star
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LaVar Arrington: Working on fitness won’t help Baker Mayfield as much as fixing his mental errors will
The Cleveland Browns’ new plan for Baker Mayfield will revolve around managing his weight and fitness but LaVar Arrington thinks the team should work on fixing his mental errors.
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University of Oklahoma promises changes after student sit-in protests use of racial slurs
KOCO-TV(NORMAN, Okla.) — University of Oklahoma administrators say they will make changes in the wake of a sit-in by students protesting two incidents in which professors used racial slurs while teaching class. The first incident [Read More…]
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UMBC looks to extend streak vs Maine
Maryland-Baltimore County looks for its 12th straight win in the head-to-head series over Maine