Month: January 2022
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Vikings beat Bears 31-17; futures uncertain for Nagy, Zimmer
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer had no interest in reflection, still stung by several narrow losses in his eighth year that kept his team out of the playoffs and rendered irrelevant this [Read More…]
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NDSU wins 9th FCS title in 11 years 38-10 over Montana State
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — North Dakota State began practice more than a year ago for an unprecedented spring season that ended without a championship. Things felt much more normal for the Bison this time. Hunter [Read More…]
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Agenda in Pierre: Marijuana, federal windfall, social issues
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s rapid-fire legislative session kicks off Tuesday with lawmakers prepared to debate legalizing marijuana, how to spend nearly $1 billion in federal coronavirus relief and what to do with [Read More…]
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GOP Sen. John Thune of South Dakota says he’ll seek 4th term
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — U.S. Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, the second-ranking Republican leader in the Senate, announced Saturday he is seeking reelection to a fourth term in 2022. Thune, who turned 61 [Read More…]
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Naomi Osaka withdraws from Melbourne tournament due to injury
Kelly Defina/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Naomi Osaka on Saturday withdrew from the Melbourne Summer Set due to an abdominal injury, saying she needed to rest before the Australian Open. “I had a lot of [Read More…]
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5 dead, 20 missing after cliff collapses on tourist boats in Brazil
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (LAKE FURNAS, Brazil) — At least five people are dead and as many as 20 are missing after a slab of a cliff broke off Saturday afternoon and crashed down onto three [Read More…]
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Signs Kazakhstan president regaining control after crackdown on protests
Valery SharifulinTASS via Getty Images (ALMATY, Kazakhstan) — There are signs Kazakhstan’s president is slowly regaining control in the country, following a bloody clampdown by security forces to end days of mass protests and after [Read More…]
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Farm Bureau seeks faster response when disasters strike
American Farm Bureau wants the federal government to better respond to disasters farmers and ranchers encounter. AFBF chief economist Roger Cryan says a working group is discussing ways to make disaster payments more timely. “So [Read More…]
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Minnesota Farm Bureau ag educator of the year credits FFA for career path
Minnesota Farm Bureau’s post-secondary ag educator of the year credits FFA for putting him on his career path. Keith Olander is the dean of agricultural studies at Central Lakes College. “I grew up on a [Read More…]
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Damon Wayans Jr. reportedly producing a female-driven reboot of ‘The Honeymooners’
John Springer Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images Deadline reports that Damon Wayans Jr. and his Two Shakes Entertainment are producing a “reimagining” of the classic family comedy The Honeymooners — with “a bold, female-driven” twist. CBS Studios is producing the project, which [Read More…]
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Disney/Pixar’s ‘Turning Red’ skipping theaters, coming to Disney+ on March 11
Disney/Pixar The latest offering from Disney/Pixar, Turning Red, will follow its predecessors Luca, and Soul, by debuting directly on Disney+. The trailer for Turning Red have been playing in theaters — oddly, ahead of the very different, adult-themed action film The King’s Man, which was produced by Disney-owned [Read More…]
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Harry Belafonte remembers Sidney Poitier; Rick Ross stars in ‘The Equalizer’, and more
Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images The tributes continue for one of the greatest actors of all time, Academy Award winner Sidney Poitier, who passed way Friday at age 94. Harry Belafonte was one of [Read More…]
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Tyler Perry, Whoopi Goldberg, Viola Davis and more mourn the late Sidney Poitier
Bettmann/Getty Images Hollywood is mourning the passing of the legendary Sidney Poitier, who died Friday. He was 94. Poitier became the first Black man to win an Academy Award for best actor, in 1964 for his [Read More…]
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‘The Boys’ season 3 debuts June 3
Amazon Studios/James Minchin (SPOILERS) The third season of Amazon Prime’s Emmy-nominated hit The Boys finally has a release date: June 3. The revelation was made after the first footage of the anticipated new season was revealed on the [Read More…]
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Employers add dismal 199,000 jobs in December, unemployment rate hits 3.9%
OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Employers added a lackluster 199,000 jobs last month — significantly lower than economists’ expectations — and the unemployment rate fell to 3.9%, the Department of Labor said Friday. [Read More…]
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How Walmart’s new grocery delivery works, giving access straight to your fridge
ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Walmart Plus has taken its delivery service a step further. A new enhanced feature that’s set to roll out in select cities later this year would give [Read More…]
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CDC warns about rabies linked to bats after three Americans die in recent weeks
Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning Thursday about the risk of rabies after three Americans — including a child — died from [Read More…]
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