Month: May 2022
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia publishes list of Americans banned from country
OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP via 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 [Read More…]
Russian opposition group pushing US to sanction ‘next tier’ of Putin enablers
Contributor/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Top members of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s team are pressing U.S. officials to pursue sanctions against 6,000 Russians who they say are among the “next tier” of those enabling Russian [Read More…]
North Korea’s suspected COVID-19 caseload tops 2 million
KIM WON JIN/AFP via Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea reported 2.24 million people “sickened with fever” as of Thursday evening — a big jump from last week when the secretive nation acknowledged [Read More…]
Two Secret Service employees being sent home from South Korea ahead of Biden’s arrival after alleged incident: Sources
SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two Secret Service employees — an agent and an armed physical security specialist — in South Korea to prepare for President Joe Biden’s impending arrival are being [Read More…]
Frost Advisory issued May 21 at 1:47PM MDT until May 22 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS
…FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CDT SUNDAY… * WHAT…Temperatures as low as 34 degrees will result in frost formation. * WHERE…Portions of east central, south central and southeast [Read More…]
Buffalo shooting highlights threat of online extremism amid pandemic
Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — In the early months of the pandemic, security experts sounded the alarm over the possible escalation of online radicalization and terrorist violence as people isolated and spent [Read More…]
Ginni Thomas emailed Arizona lawmakers pushing to overturn 2020 election results, records show
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, urged two Arizona lawmakers to help reverse President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory in the state, according to emails [Read More…]
Sarah Jessica Parker celebrates 25 years of marriage to Matthew Broderick
Roy Rochlin/Getty Images Sarah Jessica Parker celebrated 25 years of marriage with fellow actor Matthew Broderick Thursday with a sweet Instagram post. The Sex and the City alum, 57, shared a black and white photo [Read More…]
‘She-Hulk’ smashes trailer debut records
Marvel Studios The trailer for Marvel Studios’ upcoming Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, which debuted on Tuesday, scored 78 million views in the first 24 hours it appeared online. Per The Hollywood Reporter, that’s [Read More…]
See Idris Elba as a genie through the “genius mind” of director George Miller in ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’
Courtesy of Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures Inc. George Miller, the visionary director behind the Oscar-winning Mad Max: Fury Road, is back at it with another madcap movie adventure. The trailer to Miller’s latest, called Three [Read More…]
Sixth child dies in connection to mysterious hepatitis cases with unknown cause
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Another child in the U.S. has died in connection with the mysterious cases of severe hepatitis that have been occurring among children around the country and the globe, officials [Read More…]
NYC investigating possible case of monkeypox as global infections rise
Courtesy WHO twitter account (NEW YORK) — New York City health officials are investigating a possible case of monkeypox as they reported more infections across the globe. The New York City Department of Health and Mental [Read More…]
Judge delays rollback of restrictions at border for asylum seekers
Mario Tama/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge in Louisiana on Friday ordered the Biden administration to continue implementing pandemic-related restrictions at the border that effectively close humanitarian relief options for asylum seekers. The restrictions were [Read More…]
Pentagon still contracting first flight to import baby formula amid shortage
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — U.S. officials are still working out details for the first flight to import baby formula, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby told reporters Friday, as parents continue to struggle to find supply amid [Read More…]
An increasingly active pattern developing across parts of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, a strong cold front extends from the upper Great Lakes region into the lower Missouri Valley, preceded and accompanied by showers and thunderstorms. The rain is slowing corn and soybean planting [Read More…]
Cattle futures mostly lower ahead of On Feed numbers
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly lower and feeders were lower ahead of Friday’s On Feed numbers, which will likely be considered bearish in the near-term. June lives closed $.07 higher at [Read More…]
New Zealand milk production down
Drought conditions in New Zealand are impacting milk production. USDA’s Foreign Ag Service says dryness in key producing areas, high feed prices, a smaller herd, and labor shortages all contributed to a 6% drop in [Read More…]
Economist says On Feed report indicates tight supplies of cattle coming
An ag economist says supplies of cattle could get very tight in the next couple of years. University of Missouri’s Scott Brown says the industry continues to pull cattle forward, leading to more head on [Read More…]
Resolution introduced to investigate anticompetitive practices
Two US Senators want the Federal Trade Commission to investigate potential price fixing in the beef industry. The bipartisan resolution, introduced by Senators Mike Rounds (R) of South Dakota and Elizabeth Warren (D) of Massachusetts, [Read More…]
Entire Buffalo community ‘terrorized’ over mass shooting: AG Garland
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday announced the Justice Department is taking action to combat hate crimes through the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, mentioning how last weekend’s mass shooting in [Read More…]