Month: November 2022
Ag News
Corn tar spot gaining foothold in Minnesota
Tar spot continues to gain more of a foothold in the Corn Belt. University of Minnesota Extension corn agronomist Jeff Coulter says the foliar disease made inroads in southeast Minnesota this summer. “That’s been a [Read More…]
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Indiana poultry: 75 years of giving back
Photo provided by the Indiana State Department of Agriculture For 75 years, Indiana’s poultry producers have donated 200,000 pounds of poultry products to Hoosiers in need. Bruce Kettler is the director of the Indiana State [Read More…]
ABC World News
Workers clash with police at iPhone factory in China
Qilai Shen/In Pictures/Getty Images (HONG KONG) — Violent clashes erupted between workers and hazmat-suited police officers at China’s so-called “iPhone city,” where about half of Apple’s smartphones are assembled. Accounts on Chinese social media point [Read More…]
ABC National News
Days into search 20-year-old hiker is found dead in New Hampshire
New Hampshire Fish and Game Law Enforcement Division and Operation Game Thief A Massachusetts hiker, who had gone missing after departing on a solo hike over the weekend, was found dead in New Hampshire on [Read More…]
ABC National News
Indigenous groups keep pushing for justice for victims of boarding school abuses
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — It’s been nearly half a year since Secretary Deb Haaland released the first report in the Interior Department’s investigation into the legacy and lasting trauma from Indian boarding schools. For more [Read More…]
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Justice Department asks Mike Pence to sit for questioning in Jan. 6 probe
Ronda Churchill/Bloomberg/Getty Images Former Vice President Mike Pence has been contacted by the Justice Department, which is seeking to question Pence in connection with DOJ’s ongoing probe into former President Donald Trump, the Jan. 6 [Read More…]
ABC Health News
NIH launches website for reporting at-home COVID test results
Manuel Romano/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHIGTON) — The National Institutes of Health has launched a website MakeMyTestCount.org which allows people to anonymously report the results of any brand of at-home COVID-19 test. The website is [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Number of US abortions declined in 2020, CDC report finds
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The number of abortions performed in the U.S. decline in 2020, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The annual report, published Wednesday by the CDC, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
After Wednesday’s finale, ‘Andor’ executive producer Tony Gilroy teases what’s in store for season 2
Lucasfilm/Disney+ On Wednesday, the longest Star Wars TV series to date, Andor, wraps up on Disney+. The show, which shows the early days of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story‘s Cassian Andor and his journey to the Rebellion, was [Read More…]
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Dropping today on Peacock, ‘Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin’
Peacock/Julia Terjung Adam Devine returns as Pitch Perfect scene stealer Bumper Allen in the new Peacock spin-off series Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin, which debuts Wednesday. The series sees Bumper re-teaming with Flula Borg‘s Piëter [Read More…]
Ag News
Lower dollar helps prop up soybeans, corn, wheat
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying, in addition to the lower move in the dollar during the session. It was an up and down day in light trade volume ahead of the [Read More…]
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CME milk futures mostly down, cash dairy mixed entering Thanksgiving holiday
Milk futures were mostly down and cash dairy prices were mixed Wednesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. December Class III milk was down $0.69 at $20.31. January was down $0.38 at $20.06. February was down [Read More…]
Ag News
October red meat production a little bit above last year
Commercial red meat production during October was up slightly on the year at 4.757 billion pounds. Beef was reported at 2.404 billion pounds, 2% higher than October 2021 with a 2% rise in the slaughter [Read More…]
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New Illinois Corn president focused on national policy
Newly elected ICGA President Matt Rush and immediate Past President Marty Marr at the 2022 Illinois State Fair Finalizing the Next Generation Fuels Act and 2023 Farm Bill are top priorities for the new president [Read More…]
ABC National News
Marble Falls, Texas, high school investigating reports of alleged racist incident at basketball game
East Central Independent School District (MARBLE FALLS, CA) — Marble Falls High School announced its plans this week to investigate reports of alleged racist behavior by student spectators at a girls basketball tournament on Friday. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
From financiers to UFO believers, scores of GOP megadonors are flocking to DeSantis
Scott Olson/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, FL) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who appears to be eying a run for the presidency in 2024, cruised to reelection this month with the backing of a Rolodex of wealthy [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Measles is an ‘imminent threat’ worldwide, CDC and WHO report finds
CHBD/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Measles is an “imminent threat” around the world, according to a new joint report released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization. Despite a [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Best friend couples donate kidneys to each other
BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (Los Angeles) — Two couples have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving and they’re sharing their stories to encourage others to consider giving the gift of organ [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Donald Trump reported losses of nearly $1 billion over 2-year period, accountant says
Leonardo Munoz/VIEWpress/Getty Images (New York) — Donald Trump reported nearly $1 billion in operating losses over a two-year period about a decade ago, an accountant testified at the criminal trial of the Trump Organization, spilling [Read More…]