Month: January 2022
Ag News
AFBF President Zippy Duvall concerned about interest rate hike
American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall is concerned about the Federal Reserve raising interest rates this year. “That’s the only really big difference between the bad times of the 80’s and what we’ve just experienced [Read More…]
Ag News
Former USDA World Ag Outlook Board head Bange dies
Former chairman of the USDA’s World Ag Outlook Board Gerald “Jerry” Bange died Thursday, January 13th. Bange, who worked for several USDA agencies from 1971 to 2014, spent 1994 to 2014 as the head of [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle, hog futures mixed to end the week
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were mixed, mostly higher adjusting spreads. February live cattle closed $.97 higher at $137.97 and April live cattle closed $1.15 higher at $142.12. March feeders were [Read More…]
Latest News
Man charged with storming Capitol made rap videos about riot
A South Dakota man charged this week with storming the U.S. Capitol last year performed rap songs about the riot in videos posted on his YouTube channel, federal authorities say. A relative told the FBI [Read More…]
Latest News
Tribal chairman gives South Dakota lawmakers history lesson
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The chairman of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate offered South Dakota’s Legislature a history lesson on Thursday during the annual State of the Tribes address, as he emphasized tribal sovereignty and government-to-government [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Peacemaker’, John Cena’s ‘The Suicide Squad’ spin-off series, drops today on HBO Max
HBO Max Early Thursday morning, HBO Max debuted the first three episodes of Peacemaker, the series spinning off John Cena‘s clueless vigilante character from writer-director James Gunn‘s The Suicide Squad. Gunn surprised fans by announcing he was already at [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
John Mayer helps rescue Bob Saget’s car from LAX while remembering the late comedian
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images After the tragic news broke Sunday that Full House star and comedian Bob Saget had died, his friend John Mayer paid tribute to him Monday with an emotional post, and followed it up with another one on Tuesday. But on [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
An offer you can’t refuse: ‘The Godfather’ getting a theatrical re-release for its 50th anniversary
Paramount Pictures To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Francis Ford Coppola‘s Oscar-winning epic The Godfather, Paramount Pictures has announced the acclaimed film is headed back to theaters. The masterpiece will screen for a limited time exclusively in [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Asking for a friend…The Oscars reaches out on Twitter to see who people want to see as host
AMPAS and ABC Days after the producers of the 94th Annual Academy Awards announced the upcoming telecast will have a host for the first time since 2018, they’ve reached out to fans to see who they’d like to [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: ‘Life Goes On’ getting NBC sequel series; Pete Davidson checks into ‘The Home’, and more
NBC has gone all-in on a sequel to the former ABC drama, Life Goes On, with original star Kellie Martin attached to reprise her role, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series, from All American showrunner Nkechi Okoro, will center on Martin’s Becca [Read More…]
ABC Business News
More rainy days from climate change could dampen economic growth: Study
TERADAT SANTIVIVUT/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More rainy days and extreme rainfall likely will hurt global economies, according to new research from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. “This is about prosperity — and [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Consumer prices climb 7% in the past year, highest jump since 1982
Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The latest government data on inflation indicates consumer prices are continuing their rapid rise as pandemic-battered supply chains struggle to keep up with rebounding consumer demand. The consumer price index [Read More…]
ABC Business News
IRS to commence tax season early, warns of potential hiccups due to pandemic and funding issues
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Tax season will begin early this year and is already forecast to be an especially “frustrating” one, the Internal Revenue Service has warned, as pandemic-era tax changes and [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Guaranteed income experiment for Black women aims to tackle racial wealth gap
The Old Fourth Ward neighborhood in Atlanta, Ga. – Raymond Boyd/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — When Michelle Lockhart was a teenager in Atlanta, she had to work two jobs — as a camp counselor and fast-food [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Debunking the idea viruses always evolve to become less virulent
fotograzia/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As evidence mounts that the omicron variant is less deadly than prior COVID-19 strains, one oft-cited explanation is that viruses always evolve to become less virulent over time. The problem, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
High school sports feel impact of omicron surge, from paused games to mask mandates
Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — High school athletics are feeling the impact of the omicron surge, from paused games to restricted fans, amid a winter season that coaches and administrators [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Gay men still face hurdles to donate blood amid national shortage
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. is facing a national blood crisis, the “worst blood shortage in over a decade,” the American Red Cross warns. Despite this urgent need for donations, people who [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Study finds COVID-19 may increase risk of diabetes in kids: 3 things for parents to know
Catherine Delahaye/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Kids who have recovered from COVID-19 may have an increased risk of developing diabetes, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
CDC to weigh in soon on whether Americans should upgrade their masks
Alicia Llop/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — After weeks of health experts urging Americans to upgrade their masks to protect against the omicron COVID-19 variant, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that it was [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 1/12/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Washington 112, Orlando 106 Boston 119, Indiana 100 Charlotte 109, Philadelphia 98 Miami 115, Atlanta 91 New York 108, Dallas [Read More…]