Month: November 2021
Ag News
Milk futures, cash dairy trade higher
Milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange end the week with strong gains supported by strong cheese markets and positive reaction to a bullish milk production report. November Class III milk six cents higher at [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Ava DuVernay announces end of ‘Queen Sugar’; Halle Berry endured broken ribs in ‘Bruised’; and more
OWN Queen Sugar creator Ava DuVernay has announced that her OWN series will end after its next season. The finale of season six aired Tuesday night. “Queen Sugar being my first series where I’ve had to consider when I’m done, I’ve [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Teaser for ‘South Park: Post COVID’ event shows two of the ‘South Park’ kids all grown up
MTV Entertainment Studios ©2021 Paramount+. All Rights Reserved. Paramount+ has dropped a sneak peek at South Park‘s Post Covid “exclusive event,” and there’s some time-shifting involved. According to the teaser, Kyle and Stan are now adults, looking back at the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson “officially dating”
Rosalind O’Connor/NBC — ABC/Eric McCandless What seemed apparent — albeit no less confusing — has “officially” come to be: Page Six says Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson are “officially dating.” The publication had initially said a connection “sparked” between the pair [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
The end of ‘The Simpsons’? Showrunner Al Jean has the “perfect” series finale idea
Fox The Simpsons is the longest-running scripted show on U.S. television, and while it’s been renewed for two more seasons, longtime showrunner and executive producer Al Jean has been thinking about the end. Deep breath, Simpsons fans: “Nobody’s going, ‘Let’s [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jennifer Lawrence admits she went “went full radio contest winner” when meeting Ariana Grande
NIKO TAVERNISE/NETFLIX © 2021 Jennifer Lawrence is an Oscar-winning actress who’s worked with Chris Pratt, Meryl Streep, Bradley Cooper and other Hollywood heavy-hitters. however, she confessed she was completely starstruck by Ariana Grande, who co-stars with Lawrence in the apocalyptic dark comedy Don’t Look Up. Ariana [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Amazon and Starbucks team up for cashier-less cafe in New York City
4kodiak/iStock (NEW YORK) — Amazon and Starbucks teamed up to launch a new cashier-less cafe in midtown Manhattan that opens to the public on Thursday. The new concept store combines a traditional Starbucks pickup cafe [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Campbell’s CEO says shelves will be stocked for holidays, but prices will rise into 2022
VelhoJunior/iStock (NEW YORK) — The pandemic has slowed down the supply chain in many sectors, but Campbell’s CEO says he expects the company’s products to be fully available this holiday season. Mark Clouse, CEO of [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Women turn to app-based delivery platforms for work flexibility amid pandemic
lechatnoir/iStock (NEW YORK) — When Kara Moore, a mom of three, returned to the workforce last year after nine years as a stay-at-home mom, she struggled to find a job. Moore, 42, who holds a [Read More…]
ABC Business News
John Deere workers approve new deal after monthlong strike
iStock/Wolterk (NEW YORK) — The United Autoworkers Union announced Wednesday night it has voted to ratify an agreement that ends the strike of thousands of John Deere workers. The agreement was approved by a vote [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Mom giving birth on front lawn caught on doorbell camera
Courtesy of Michael and Emily Johnson (VACAVILLE, Calif.) — Emily Johnson had planned on giving birth to her second child in a hospital, with an epidural. Instead, Johnson, 31, of Vacaville, California, gave birth to [Read More…]
ABC Health News
State health department raises alarm as campus flu outbreak climbs to over 500 cases
Michael Hickey/Getty Images (ANN ARBOR, Mich.) — Public health officials are investigating an influenza outbreak at a Michigan university that has resulted in more than 500 cases, as several schools have also seen surges in [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 11/17/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Charlotte 97, Washington 87 Detroit 97, Indiana 89 Atlanta 110, Boston 99 Brooklyn 109, Cleveland 99 Orlando 104, New York [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Rejecting environmentalists’ pleas, Biden administration plows ahead with oil lease auction
Oleg Albinsky/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration auctioned off large swaths of federally owned waters in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, raking in hundreds of millions of dollars from oil and gas companies eager [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Republican governors embrace Youngkin playbook as winning model for midterms
Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images (PHOENIX) — Republican governors are anything but “tired of winning,” and in Phoenix at the annual Republican Governors Association conference, it became clear that may not be the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden confirms US ‘considering’ diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Thursday said that his administration is “considering” a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in February. When a reporter asked Biden during an Oval Office [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
House prepares to vote Thursday evening on sweeping social spending package
uschools/iStock (WASHINGTON) — House Democrats on Thursday appeared to clear one of the final hurdles to passing their $1.75 trillion social policy package, as the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released its cost estimate of the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden to pardon turkeys Peanut Butter and Jelly ahead of Thanksgiving
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will issue the first pardons of his presidency Friday to some lucky turkeys named Peanut Butter and Jelly. In a ceremony at the White House, Biden will [Read More…]
ABC National News
How to watch the longest partial lunar eclipse since 1440
Onfokus/iStock (NEW YORK) — Skywatchers, the longest partial lunar eclipse since 1440 will take place Friday, and you’ll have the chance to view a historic cosmic wonder in the sky. The partial eclipse is the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Pastors rally at Ahmaud Arbery trial after attorney’s ‘outrageous’ comments
Sean Rayford/Getty Images (BRUNSWICK, Ga.) — Hundreds of pastors gathered and prayed Thursday outside the Georgia courthouse where the trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s killing is underway, a week after a defense attorney said there shouldn’t [Read More…]