Month: November 2021
Ag News
USTR gathering feedback on non-tariff trade barriers
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is gathering feedback concerning non-tariff trade barriers. Minnesota Soybean Growers executive director Joe Smentek tells Brownfield the Association submitted comments on several issues. “China still has some non-tariff [Read More…]
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Biden appoints new Wisconsin FSA & Rural Development directors
President Biden has appointed Wisconsin’s new Farm Service Agency Executive Director and a new Rural Development Director. Eugene Schriefer is the new FSA Executive Director. Schriefer has been a senior outreach specialist with the University [Read More…]
News
Mitchell School Board to consider a recommendation to ease the current mask mandate
Board review of the “Return to School Protocols” is on Monday’s Mitchell School Board meeting agenda. Superintendent Joe Graves is recommending a return to “mask recommended rather than required.” He conferred with Avera Health in [Read More…]
News
Corsica feed-lot operator sentenced to prison
A South Dakota feedlot operator who pleaded guilty to operating a Ponzi cattle scheme has been sentenced to nearly eight years in prison. Prosecutors say Robert Blom of Corsica resold the same cattle to multiple [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
NBA: Firm will probe Suns after report of racism, misogyny
PHOENIX (AP) — The NBA has asked a law firm to investigate the Phoenix Suns after a published report on Thursday detailed allegations that owner Robert Sarver has a history of racist, misogynistic and hostile [Read More…]
Latest News
Noem contradicts labor secretary on meeting with daughter
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem contradicted her own labor secretary Thursday about a meeting last year in her office, saying it didn’t include any discussion about how her daughter could [Read More…]
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South Dakota health care systems ready to inoculate children
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Two of South Dakota’s largest health care systems are beginning to vaccine children ages 5 to 11 for COVID-19 now that Pfizer doses are arriving at their hospitals and clinics. [Read More…]
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Brookings man pleads guilty in 2019 death of toddler
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Brookings man has pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter for his role in the 2019 starvation death of a toddler. Robert Price, Jr. entered the plea after reaching an agreement [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘The Boys’ posts gag reel of Jack Quaid doing a terrible job of being unconscious
Amazon Studios Season three of the Emmy-nominated superhero skewing series The Boys has wrapped, and all involved have a reason to smile — in fact, co-star Jack Quaid was way ahead of them. The producers of the Amazon series just posted [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jane Krakowski on shooting the final season of ‘Dickinson’ during our pandemic times
Apple TV+ Even though Dickinson‘s third and final season takes place during the Civil War, series creator Alena Smith and her cast found some eerie parallels from that time to our pandemic times. Like many shows, the cast and crew [Read More…]
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Shonda Rhimes commends Regé-Jean Page’s “really smart” decision to exit ‘Bridgerton’ after one season
KWAKU ALSTON/NETFLIX Fans may still be mourning that their beloved Duke of Hastings will no longer appear in Bridgerton, but one person is applauding Regé-Jean Page for exiting the show. Speaking to Variety, showrunner Shonda Rhimes explained why she [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Paula Patton says she had the opportunity to become “a boss” with her ‘Sacrifice’ character Daniella Hernandez
Courtesy of BET+ Paula Patton says her role as successful entertainment lawyer Daniella Hernandez on the BET+ drama series Sacrifice was a rare opportunity to boss up. “[I’ve] never had a character like Daniella come into [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Dwayne Johnson banning real firearms from his Seven Bucks productions following ‘Rust’ tragedy
Netflix Dwayne Johnson has thrown down the gauntlet, telling Variety on Wednesday night that he’s banning the use of real firearms on the sets of films and TV shows he produces, in light of the fatal Rust set shooting. The incident [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Majority of US workers to fall under vaccine mandate on Jan. 4
jonathanfilskov-photography/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Nearly 100 million U.S. workers will be required to get the COVID vaccine by Jan. 4, with some workers allowed to test weekly instead, under sweeping federal rules released Thursday by the [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Maine recycling law targets packaging waste in bid to save taxpayers and climate
ABC News (OGUNQUIT, Maine) — In the cold autumn rain, as residents of this seaside resort town sort their paper, plastic and aluminum into community dumpsters, Steve Twombly uses a fishing net affixed to a [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Got your booster? Here are five reasons to keep following public health measures for a bit longer
FG Trade/iStock (NEW YORK) — You did everything you could to stay safe. You socially distanced. You wore a mask. You avoided large gatherings and unsafe indoor environments. When the coronavirus vaccine became available, you [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine now available for kids ages 5 to 11: Five things to know
carmengabriela/iStock (NEW YORK) — A COVID-19 vaccine is now available for kids ages 5 to 11, marking a major milestone in the nearly two-year coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Where LA County’s employee vaccine mandate stands a month after initial deadline
gpointstudio/iStock (LOS ANGELES) — Thousands of Los Angeles County employees are being put on notice in the weeks after a COVID-19 vaccine mandate deadline passed. County employees had by Oct. 1 to submit proof of [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Kids and the COVID-19 vaccine: Five questions answered by pediatricians
FatCamera/iStock (NEW YORK) — Children ages 5 to 11 are now eligible to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on Tuesday signed off on [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 11/3/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Boston 92, Orlando 79 Cleveland 107, Portland 104 Indiana 111, New York 98 Philadelphia 103, Chicago 98 Toronto 109, Washington [Read More…]
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