Month: November 2021
ABC Politics News
Majorities back maintaining Roe v. Wade, oppose states’ abortion clinic restrictions (POLL)
DNY59/iStock (NEW YORK) — As abortion returns to the U.S. Supreme Court’s docket, majorities of Americans support maintaining Roe v. Wade, oppose states making it harder for abortion clinics to operate and see abortion primarily [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump allies pressed Defense Department to help overturn election, new book says
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In the aftermath of the 2020 election, some of Donald Trump’s closest allies embarked on an unprecedented effort to get the Department of Defense to chase down outlandish [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Steve Bannon surrenders to FBI on contempt of Congress charges
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s political ally Steve Bannon on Monday surrendered to the FBI on charges of criminal contempt of Congress stemming from his refusal to cooperate with the House [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Climate groups slam Biden administration oil auction as ‘hypocritical’
Proposed drilling in the Gulf of Mexico – ABC News Photo Illustration, U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (WASHINGTON) — On the heels of his stirring plea at the just-completed Glasgow Climate Conference for “every [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Democratic Sen Patrick Leahy announces he won’t seek reelection
Pete Marovich/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, the Senate’s most senior member and third in line to the presidency, announced Monday that he will retire from the chamber in 2022 rather than seek [Read More…]
ABC National News
COVID-19 live updates: US daily case average jumps 23%
Tomwang112/iStock (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 763,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins [Read More…]
ABC National News
Kyle Rittenhouse trial Day 10 ends with closing arguments: Key takeaways
iStock/CatEyePerspective (NEW YORK) — A Wisconsin jury will begin deliberating the fate of Kyle Rittenhouse on Tuesday after hearing starkly different theories of the same evidence, with a prosecutor portraying the teenager as a trouble-seeking [Read More…]
ABC National News
Six teens hospitalized after shooting at park in Aurora, Colorado
iStock/South_agency (AURORA, Colo.) — Six high school students are in the hospital after they were shot at a park near their Aurora, Colorado, school, police said. All injuries are non-life-threatening, Aurora police Chief Vanessa Wilson [Read More…]
ABC National News
Details emerge in case against mom of New Jersey teen who went missing
iStock/ijoe84 (NEW YORK) — Details have emerged in the criminal case against the mother of a 14-year-old who went missing in October from her home in New Jersey before being sound safe nearly a month [Read More…]
ABC National News
Voluntary recall issued for ABUS youth helmets due to risk of head injury
iStock/LeManna (NEW YORK) — The Consumer Product Safety Commissions (CPSC) announced on Nov. 10 a voluntary recall on the “ABUS Mountz Youth Helmets,” citing that the products pose a risk of head injury. The recall [Read More…]
ABC World News
US condemns Russian anti-satellite test it says created ‘dangerous’ debris field
United States Space Command (WASHINGTON) — The United States on Monday condemned a Russian anti-satellite test against one of its own satellites that the U.S. said created a field of more than 1,500 pieces of [Read More…]
ABC World News
Migrants stranded at Belarus border in new standoff with Polish police
iStock/AndreyPopov (NEW YORK) — Hundreds of migrants moved to a crossing point on the border between Belarus and Poland on Monday, encouraged by Belarusian security forces in what Poland’s government said was another attempt by [Read More…]
ABC World News
Relief for Afghan pilots flown out of Tajikistan by US
Juanmonino/iStock (NEW YORK) — Around 150 former Afghan Air Force pilots and personnel, who were trapped in Tajikistan for months after fleeing Afghanistan, have been airlifted by the United States out of the country to [Read More…]
ABC World News
Queen Elizabeth misses Remembrance Sunday Service due to sprained back
iweta0077/iStock (LONDON) — Queen Elizabeth II canceled a planned public appearance Sunday after spraining her back. In a statement, Buckingham Palace said the queen “has decided this morning with great regret that she will not [Read More…]
Ag News
Sustainability Drives Exports
In this Illinois Corn Connection Mark Wilson, an Illinois farmer on the US Grains Council Board of Directors highlights the importance of “sustainability” to other countries. He gives examples of how farming practices revolving around [Read More…]
Ag News
Phytophthora resistance found in Michigan
It’s been 20 years since soybean varieties have been surveyed for their phytophthora resistance and researchers are finding today some are no longer effective. Marty Chilvers with Michigan State University explains what the latest findings [Read More…]
Ag News
Introducing students to ag science
GrowNextGen brings ag science to the classroom by providing real-world educational tools to engage the next generation workforce. In this Voice of Soy, Ohio Soybean Council member and farmer Nathan Eckel shares how GrowNextGen helps [Read More…]
Ag News
Developing overseas markets
U.S. Grains Council vice president Kim Atkins says the mission of the council is to develop markets, enable trade, and improve lives. She tells Brownfield USGC helps create value for Iowa corn growers by using [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle futures mixed waiting on cash trade
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were mixed ahead of this week’s widespread direct business. December live was down $.35 at $131.77 and February was up $.22 at $136.32. November feeders were $.32 [Read More…]
Latest News
South Dakota Legislature moves for subpoenas on Noem meeting
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers moved Monday to subpoena a document and a former state employee at the center of questions about whether Gov. Kristi Noem used her influence to aid her [Read More…]
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