Month: April 2022
ABC Entertainment News
Netflix Is A Joke comedy fest adds shows by John Mulaney, Snoop Dogg, Bill Burr, and more
Netflix (NOTE LANGUAGE) Netflix’s upcoming ‘Netflix Is a Joke’ comedy festival kicks off on April 28, and the streaming service has just announced new shows from top talent as the event gets closer. The festival, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Ahead of season two’s premiere, the stars of ‘Woke’ say the Black-focused show is for everyone
Hulu Keef Knight’s tragic run-in with the police during season one of Hulu’s Woke amped up not only his career as a cartoonist, but also his activism. And, since the Black-focused animation dramedy is finally returning for [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Kourtney Kardashian sets record straight on recent marriage reports
ABC Kourtney Kardashian is setting the record straight on rumors that she recently married Travis Barker. The truth: she did — and she didn’t. On Monday, reports surfaced that the Kardashians reality star and Blink-182 [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Tom Brady unveils Made in America BRADY collection
Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tom Brady made his foray into fashion earlier this year, and now he’s back with a new collection. The football star, who announced an end to his brief retirement [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Russia fully withdraws from Kyiv region, Ukrainians get drone training in US: Pentagon update Day 42
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon has been providing daily updates on the U.S. assessment of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Ukraine’s efforts to resist. Here are highlights of what a [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmers discuss milk pricing issues
Dairy farmers are sharing their ideas about milk pricing reform. The American Dairy Coalition hosted an online meeting Tuesday, and farmers said changes in the last farm bill had unintended consequences including the large negative [Read More…]
Ag News
Grain futures make modest adjustments digesting USDA reports
Soybeans are traded lower on profit taking. Covid related lockdowns continue in China with Shanghai, its largest city, still closed. Despite the lockdown, USDA announced this morning that China purchased another 145,000 tons of old [Read More…]
Ag News
Pay attention to disclaimers
Commentary. We have all heard commercials for anti-anxiety and weight-loss drugs advertised on television. They almost have you hooked until you listen to the disclaimers that end with something like, “If you develop a rash, [Read More…]
Ag News
Boring watching wheat closely
A mid-Michigan farmer says the season is starting off a few weeks behind normal and wet. Tim Boring tells Brownfield he’s especially watching how the wheat crop progresses. “I believe we haven’t had this poor [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing grain and livestock futures: April 6, 2022
May corn closed at $7.56 and 1/2, down 3 and 1/4 centsMay soybeans closed at $16.19 and 1/2, down 11 and 1/2 centsMay soybean meal closed at $461.80, up $4.10May soybean oil closed at $71.83, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Kevin Smith will become the first filmmaker to release a full movie via NFT
ABC/Eric McCandless Clerks director Kevin Smith will soon become the first movie maker to release an entire movie exclusively via NFT, or non-fungible token. The newest film by the director and Good Will Hunting producer, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“It would feel too ‘ugh'” — Ally Sheedy tells fans not to expect a reunion of ‘The Breakfast Club’
L-R: Sheedy, Ringwald — Universal Pictures/Getty Images While many familiar films and TV shows are getting reboots and “follow-ups,” like Sex and the City‘s …And Just Like That, don’t expect the gang from the classic [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Matthew Broderick out at ‘Plaza Suite’ on Broadway following COVID-19 diagnosis
Bruce Glikas/WireImage COVID-19 has made itself an unwelcome guest in Matthew Broderick and wife Sarah Jessica Parker‘s Plaza Suite. The show went on Tuesday evening, minus Broderick, who had tested positive for the virus. On [Read More…]
ABC Business News
‘Big Oil’ CEOs testify before Congress amid skyrocketing gas prices
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Six oil company executives were grilled by lawmakers Wednesday about skyrocketing gas prices amid a political messaging battle over pain at the pump. BP America, Chevron and ExxonMobil executives are [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
GOP lawmakers introduce version of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill in Ohio
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Ohio Republicans introduced a House bill on Monday prohibiting “divisive or inherently racist” curriculum and banning instruction that includes sexual orientation and gender identity. The proposal is now facing backlash [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Attorney General Merrick Garland tests positive for COVID-19
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland tested positive for COVID-19 via antigen tests Wednesday afternoon, the Department of Justice said. “He asked to be tested after learning that he may have been [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump White House lawyer expected to appear before Jan. 6 committee
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Trump White House lawyer Eric Herschmann is expected to appear Wednesday before the Jan. 6 select committee investigating the Capitol attack, according to multiple sources familiar with his [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
AG Garland vows to hold those responsible for ‘atrocities in Ukraine’ accountable
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday expressed outrage over the “horrible images” of killed civilians in Ukraine and said the U.S. is working with international partners to identify those responsible. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Bucha survivors recount ‘senseless’ horror as they emerge from hiding
Anatolii Siryk/ Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images (BUCHA, Ukraine) — As Mykola Pavlyuk stood outside his apartment building in Bucha, tears streamed from his eyes, cutting through the grime on his face. He was desperate [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: All Russian troops have left Kyiv, Chernihiv, US official
Narciso Contreras/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with troops crossing the border from Belarus and Russia. Moscow’s forces have since been [Read More…]