Month: June 2022
Cheese in cold storage above a year ago, butter falls
Slower demand for some types of cheese pushed the U.S. supply to record end of May levels. The USDA says natural cheese stocks at the end of last month were 1.512 billion pounds, up 4% [Read More…]
Biodiesel market set up to soar
Clean Fuels Alliance America says demand for biodiesel is ratcheting up because of corporate pressure. Scott Fenwick says clean energy market growth is going from being government led to led by the largest corporate shippers. [Read More…]
Wheat abandonment rate expected to rise
The head of the Kansas Wheat Commission expects the state to have a higher-than-average abandonment rate this year due to ongoing drought conditions. Justin Gilpin tells Brownfield, “The USDA projection is right around that 8-to-10 [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued June 23 at 8:30AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River near Mitchell affecting Davison and Hanson Counties. James River near Forestburg affecting Sanborn County. James River at Huron affecting Beadle County. …FLOOD [Read More…]
‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ wraps up on Disney+ today
Lucasfilm (SPOILERS) On Wednesday, the season finale of Obi-Wan Kenobi drops on Disney+. The final episode pits both Ewan McGregor‘s titular Jedi hero against Hayden Christensen‘s Darth Vader and finally shows fans more of what [Read More…]
Hailey Bieber’s Rhode skincare sued for trademark infringement
Gotham/GC Images Hailey Bieber‘s recently launched skincare line is already getting her sued. The 25-year-old model and her Rhode skincare line are being sued for trademark infringement by a fashion company of the same name. [Read More…]
Martin Sheen: Changing name from Ramón Estévez “one of my regrets”
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic During a recent interview, Grace and Frankie star Martin Sheen discussed his long career, which included film roles in Badlands and Apocalypse Now, and on TV as U.S. President Josiah Bartlet on NBC’s The West [Read More…]
In brief: ‘The Bob’s Burger Movie’ gets Hulu release date, and more
The Bob’s Burger Movie is coming to Hulu on July 12. The film’s director/screenwriter/producer, Loren Bouchard, said in a statement, “We’re so happy that the fans have been able to find us and watch us [Read More…]
Bill Cosby found guilty of sexually abusing 16-year-old in 1975
Matt Rourke-Pool/Getty Images A civil jury on Tuesday found Bill Cosby guilty of sexually abusing Judy Huth in 1975 when she was 16 years old, and ordered him to pay $500,000. Huth’s attorney, Gloria Allred, [Read More…]
What is a gas tax holiday? The federal proposal could offer short-term relief for drivers
Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — For months, sky-high gas prices have bedeviled Americans. The nationwide average price for a gallon of gas stands just under an eye-popping $5 [Read More…]
Biden to call on Congress, states to suspend gas taxes
Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Biden will on Wednesday call on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax for three months and ask states to suspend their own gas taxes [Read More…]
Kellogg announces split into three separate companies
Yen Duong/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Kellogg has announced that it will separate into three different companies to create “greater strategic, operational, and financial focus” for each of the new firms that will [Read More…]
Women are more likely than men to develop long COVID, study finds
Maskot/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Women are significantly more likely than men to experience long-term symptoms of COVID-19, a new review suggests. Researchers from Johnson & Johnson’s Office of the Chief Medical Officer for Women’s [Read More…]
Hot car dangers: How to keep your kids safe this summer
Mykhailo Polenok / EyeEm/ Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As a heat wave slams the U.S. this week, it’s important to remember the dangers of leaving children in hot cars. A child died in Harris [Read More…]
New infant sleep guidelines advise against hats and weighted swaddles, blankets
Daniela Jovanovska-Hristovska/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Weighted swaddles and blankets are popular among parents trying to get their infants to sleep, but they should not be used on sleeping babies, according to new recommendations released [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 6/21/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Washington 3, Baltimore 0 Texas 7, Philadelphia 0 Houston 8, NY Mets 2 AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 5, Detroit 4 [Read More…]
Miami Heat, D2C and law enforcement join forces to combat community police distrust
Miami Heat (MIAMI) — The Miami Heat partnered with the City of Miami Police Department and nonprofit organization Dedication to Community (D2C) in April to try and mend the relationship between the Miami community, and [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 6/20/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 5, Detroit 2 NY Yankees 4, Tampa Bay 2 Chi White, Sox 8 Toronto 7 Kansas City [Read More…]
Major Second Amendment case awaiting Supreme Court decision
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A decision in the U.S. Supreme Court’s biggest gun rights case in over a decade is expected to land any day now. The closely-watched case, New York State Rifle & [Read More…]
South Dakota attorney general convicted on impeachment charges, removed from office, over fatal traffic accident
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (PIERRE, S.D.) — South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has been convicted in impeachment charges and removed from office over the aftermath following a fatal car crash in 2020 he [Read More…]