Month: April 2022
Ag News
Many uses of soy highlighted in competition
The Student Soybean Innovation Competition at Purdue University is opening students’ eyes to the versatility of soybeans. Healthy Living: …
ABC National News
Reports: Twitter in talks with Musk over bid to buy platform
Twitter’s board is negotiating with Tesla CEO Elon Musk over his bid to buy the social media platform and a deal could be announced as early as Monday, according to media reports. Twitter and Musk [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Batman ’66’ meets ‘The Batman’: Special effects house swaps Robert Pattinson for Adam West
Warner Bros. Pictures/Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images Holy identity theft, Batman! The visual effects YouTubers known as the Corridor Crew have struck again, this time using their digital know-how to insert the late Adam West and [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jon Stewart receives the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor; mentions “The Slap” in his acceptance remarks
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Former Daily Show host Jon Stewart was feted in Washington, D.C. Sunday night by a host of celebrities, there to pay tribute as he accepted the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: ‘Emily in Paris’ getting underway again in June, and more
Emily in Paris co-star William Abadie reveals the show will start filming its third season in June. “We’re fully in pre-production and I think we’re supposed to head to Paris early in June, so I’m foreseeing a little [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘The Bad Guys’ scores $24 million debut to top the weekend box office
DreamWorks Pictures The animated family film The Bad Guys scored an estimated $24 million to top the North American box office over the weekend The film — featuring the voices of Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Zazie Beetz, Craig Robinson and Awkwafina — also grabbed [Read More…]
ABC National News
Six killed, including firefighter and three kids, in residential fires in two cities
WABC/ABC News (NEW YORK) — Deadly fires broke out in Philadelphia and New York City on Sunday taking the lives of six people in total. The first blaze was in Philadelphia, on both floors of [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmer: input challenges continue in unexpected ways
Logistical challenges continue to plague farmers this planting season. Southwest Indiana farmer Mark Seib says he’s already experiencing delays accessing chemicals. “We’re also hearing some chemical companies can’t get lids for the jugs,” he says. [Read More…]
Ag News
Agronomist offers nitrogen management tips
Many farmers facing higher input costs are considering nitrogen management options. DEKALB Asgrow Technical Agronomist Jordan Arndell is encouraging growers to consider split applications of nitrogen fertilizer. “Spitting up that nitrogen application would be [Read More…]
Ag News
African Swine Fever vaccine candidate passes crucial test
The USDA says one of their African Swine Fever vaccine candidates has passed an important safety test. The potential vaccine has passed the “reversion to virulence” test, ensuring the weakened form of the ASF virus [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmers facing extreme winds, wildfires searching for answers and moisture
A pair Western Corn Belt farmers say they’re left with few solutions to start the growing season after extreme winds and wildfires destroyed cropland. South Central Nebraska farmer Tim Rowe tells Brownfield his priority is [Read More…]
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ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia ‘already failed’ to achieve war goals, Blinken says
Scott Peterson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the east. Ukrainian [Read More…]
ABC World News
North Korea remains unvaccinated two years into pandemic
200mm/Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea is as of this month one of only two countries, along with Eritrea, that haven’t administered COVID-19 vaccines, despite continuous international efforts to supply the secretive country [Read More…]
ABC World News
Beijing COVID outbreak prompts fear of Shanghai-style lockdown
Kevin Frayer/Getty Images (HONG KONG) — A new COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing is raising fears that China’s capital could be sent into a hard lockdown, like the one in Shanghai that’s entering a fifth week. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘American Idol’ recap: Gabby Barrett mentors, Top 11 revealed
ABC/Eric McCandless The search for the next American Idol continued Sunday night as the Top 14 was reduced to the Top 11. Before it was revealed who unfortunately hadn’t secured enough of America’s votes to [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
A night of Black Excellence: 30th Anniversary Trumpet Awards honors achievements in the Black community
Robin L Marshall/Getty Images After a year of virtual celebration, the Bounce Trumpet Awards returned in-person Saturday, for a night of recognizing the outstanding achievements of leaders in the Black community. The 30th anniversary show [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Inflation, supply chain issues send 2022 wedding costs soaring
Hanneke Vollbehr/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Wedding season is in full swing and a record number of couples are tying the knot. An estimated 2.5 million weddings are set to be held this year, according [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Millions of COVID-19 shots set to go to waste, as vaccine rollout slows
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — While top U.S. health officials are urging some Americans to get yet another coronavirus booster shot, local health departments across the country are grappling with a [Read More…]
ABC Health News
CrossFit athlete trains her 84-year-old grandmother
Natalie Allport/Instagram (OTTOWA, Ontario) — Natalie Allport, a 28-year-old CrossFit athlete, stays in shape with an unlikely workout partner, her 84-year-old grandmother. Allport, of Ottawa, Canada, said she started bringing her grandmother, Juanita Arteaga, to [Read More…]