Month: December 2021
Ag News
Cattle producers might be slowly gaining leverage over the packing industry
A livestock economist says he’s optimistic about the outlook for the U.S. cattle industry. Don Close with Rabo AgriFinance says contraction in the cattle herd and the added processing capacity helps. “If you take the [Read More…]
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Update needed to water quality legislation
University of Missouri researchers are urging legislation be updated or new legislation be made to protect water quality. Lead researcher Robin Rotman, an MU assistant professor of natural resources, tells Brownfield nonpoint source pollution – [Read More…]
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Nebraska ranch with new supply chain tracking technology has steers hit the market
A Nebraska ranch that used first-of-its kind technology to track cattle through the supply chain are now available for purchase. Jacklyn Wilson with Flying Diamond Beef says she gathered data from genomic testing for tenderness, [Read More…]
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ABC Entertainment News
O.J. Simpson granted early release from his parole
Jason Bean-Pool/Getty Images He hasn’t commented publicly about it, but O.J. Simpson‘s parole has ended early. The former football great and actor, who was famously acquitted in 1995 of the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
50 Cent and Snoop Dogg to produce ‘Murder Was the Case’, Issa Rae produces ‘Insecure’ documentary, and more
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for STARZ 50 Cent is developing a new series for Starz, based on Snoop Dogg’s 1996 murder trial. Named after Snoop’s 1993 hit song, “Murder Was the Case,” from his seven-times RIAA_certified Platinum Doggystyle album, the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Survey shows TV fans would love to live in the ‘Fresh Prince of Bel Air’ house most of all
NBCU Photo Bank Every classic sitcom has their trademark sets, and a new survey shows that a third of Americans say if they could live anywhere, they’d chill like the Fresh Prince of Bel Air. The non-scientific poll [Read More…]
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Kim’s divorce papers reportedly ask to “terminate” marriage to Kanye
George Pimentel/Getty Images It looks like Kim Kardashian and Kanye West won’t be getting back together — at least that’s according to reports of the contents of Kardashian’s divorce papers. Page Six published copies of the paperwork, which noted, “No [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Nick Cannon is taking ‘Wild ‘N Out’ on the road in 2022
Live Nation Nick Cannon believes the show must go on, even when mourning the passing of his five-month-old son, Zen. As he continues to host his daily TV talk show, Nick announced he’s hosting the Wild ‘N Out Live Tour [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Apple could become 1st US company worth $3 trillion
PhillDanze/iStock (NEW YORK) — Apple’s stock on Tuesday morning was hovering just below the threshold required to reach a market capitalization of $3 trillion, a milestone no publicly traded U.S. company has ever reached. Shares [Read More…]
ABC Business News
OSHA investigating after six killed by tornado at Amazon facility
Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images (EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) — The Occupational Health and Safety Administration has launched an investigation into the collapse of an Amazon delivery station in Edwardsville, Illinois, that left six people dead after a [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Twitter’s new privacy policy was abused in predictable ways, experts say
DKart/iStock (NEW YORK) — In late November, Twitter rolled out a new privacy policy it said was aimed at preventing the misuse of media to harass, intimidate or reveal the identities of individuals — but, [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Jan. 6 rally organizers sue Verizon to stop release of cell phone records
Sundry Photography/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Several organizers of the Jan. 6 rally near the White House filed a lawsuit Monday against Verizon to prevent the telecommunications giant from sharing cell phone data with the congressional committee [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Huge Ma, Asian American activist and TurboVax founder, is running for state Assembly
iStock/JillianCain (NEW YORK) — An Asian American software engineer who was lauded for creating a free website to help people find COVID-19 vaccine appointments, and using the platform to raise awareness about the uptick in [Read More…]
ABC Health News
One year of COVID-19 vaccines: Millions inoculated, but hundreds of thousands still lost
scaliger/iStock (NEW YORK) — One year ago, on Dec. 14, 2020, Sandra Lindsay, an intensive care nurse from Northwell Health, became the first American to roll up her sleeve and receive a COVID-19 vaccine, following [Read More…]
ABC Health News
COVID vaccination requirements may push more people to get their shots: Study
iStock/koto_feja (NEW YORK) — Requiring proof of a COVID-19 vaccination to eat at a restaurant, go to a movie or take part in other indoor group activities may have a ripple effect, according to researchers. [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Former NFL player Phillip Adams had CTE when he allegedly gunned down 6 people: BU CTE Center
fstop123/iStock (BOSTON) — A former NFL player who police said gunned down six people in April had CTE — a degenerative brain disease caused by repeated head trauma — at the time of the mass [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
NFL to require vaccinated Tier 1 and 2 employees receive boosters by Dec. 27
EricVega/iStock (NEW YORK) — The NFL will require that all its vaccinated Tier 1 and 2 employees receive their COVID-19 booster shots by Dec. 27, according to a memo they sent all 32 teams on [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 12/13/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Toronto 124, Sacramento 101 Cleveland 105, Miami 94 Golden State 102, Indiana 100 Boston 117, Milwaukee 103 Houston 132, Atlanta [Read More…]