Month: November 2022
ABC Entertainment News
Malcolm D. Lee explains why ‘The Best Man’ film franchise evolved into a streaming series
Gilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic Following The Best Man in 1999 and its sequel in 2013, the franchise has evolved into a streaming series that will premiere in December on Peacock. A third film, The Best Man Wedding, was planned for [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Marvel Studios launching official ‘Black Panther’ podcast
Marvel Studios/Proximity Media On Thursday, Marvel Studios will launch an official Black Panther podcast ahead of the November 11 debut of the movie’s anticipated sequel, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Author, journalist and Black Panther comics [Read More…]
Ag News
Ag exports to face several headwinds in ‘23
The U.S. is expected to have a record year for ag export sales, but an economist says that may not continue in 2023. Chief Economist Gregg Doud with Aimpoint Research says there are several headwinds [Read More…]
Ag News
A La Niña winter and spring could hurt growers experiencing drought
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting that a La Niña climate pattern will return for a third consecutive winter. Eric Snodgrass, a principal atmospheric scientist with Nutrien Ag Solutions, says La Niña conditions [Read More…]
Ag News
Mexico GMO corn ban could have far reaching consequences
A government relations specialist for Syngenta says if Mexico proceeds with its ban on GM corn, it could open Pandora’s Box. Mary Kay Thatcher with Syngenta says if Mexico’s ban on GM corn and crop [Read More…]
ABC World News
South Korean police say first calls were made four hours before deadly crowd crush
Chris Jung/NurPhoto via Getty Images (LONDON) — Delayed police responses and an illegal street obstruction were contributing factors to the weekend’s crowd crush in Seoul, South Korea, officials said on Tuesday. At least 154 people [Read More…]
ABC National News
Parkland live updates: Victim’s grandma tells gunman to ‘burn in hell’
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Family members of the 17 students and staff killed in the Parkland high school massacre are addressing gunman Nikolas Cruz in victim impact statements in court on Tuesday before [Read More…]
ABC National News
Delphi murder suspect was ‘right here among us,’ victim’s family says
Obtained by ABC News (DELPHI, Ind.) — The family of Libby German, one of the two teenage girls murdered on a Delphi, Indiana, hiking trail in 2017, is now grappling with the news that the [Read More…]
ABC National News
As many as 14 injured in drive-by shooting in Chicago on Halloween, police say
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — As many as 14 people, including a 3-year-old, were injured in a drive-by shooting in Chicago on Halloween, Chicago police said. At least one person opened fire from a vehicle [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Woman who accused Herschel Walker of pressuring her into having abortion says ‘honesty matters’
Provided to ABC News (NEW YORK) — A woman who accused Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker of pressuring her into having an abortion defended her claims in an exclusive interview with ABC News, saying [Read More…]
ABC Business News
What Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition means for the midterm elections
Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu Agency (NEW YORK) — Elon Musk, who spent months alternately courting and criticizing Twitter, ultimately acquired one of the world’s largest social media platforms days before the U.S. midterm elections. The [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Expert insights to save time and money on Thanksgiving, Christmas travel
Craig Hastings/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With less than a month until Thanksgiving and just under 60 days until Christmas, ’tis officially the season for holiday travel planning. Whether consumers are booking flights and hotels [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Netflix announces fifth anniversary events for ‘Stranger Things’ Day
Netflix Fans of Stranger Things know November 6 as Stranger Things Day. Netflix has just announced its plans for this year’s observance. “November 6, 1983. The day Will Byers went missing, and the day it [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: Nick Offerman joins star-packed ‘Dumb Money’, and more
Parks & Recreation‘s Nick Offerman and Never Rarely Sometimes Always Actress Talia Ryder have joined the cast of Dumb Money, an upcoming film about last year’s GameStop stock market explosion, Deadline reports. They join an [Read More…]
Ag News
Member benefits
Northwest Iowa farmer Jolene Riessen is first vice president of the Iowa Corn Growers Association and says there are many benefits to being a member. She tells Brownfield the Association helps her network at the [Read More…]
Ag News
Minimize manure and fertilizer losses for cleaner water & a better bottom line
Andrea Topper says Wisconsin and the National Weather Service developed an online tool to help farmers avoid manure runoff, keeping nutrients on the land where they belong, and she says other states are adopting the [Read More…]
Ag News
Fueling demand for corn ethanol
Corn Marketing Program of Michigan executive director Jim Zook explains how the checkoff is working to keep ethanol a viable market for corn farmers and where aviation fuel production fits. …
ABC World News
Seoul crowd crush exemplifies need for event control: Experts
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As investigators in Seoul, South Korea continue to determine how 154 partygoers were killed in a crowd crush during a Halloween party over the weekend, crowd control experts say the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Parkland live updates: Families to address Nikolas Cruz as he’s sentenced to life
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (PARKLAND, Fla.) — Family members of the 17 students and staff killed in the Parkland high school massacre will have the opportunity to address gunman Nikolas Cruz in court on Tuesday as [Read More…]
ABC National News
As many as 14 injured in drive-by shooting in Chicago on Halloween, police say
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — As many as 14 people, including a 3-year-old, were injured in a drive-by shooting in Chicago on Halloween, Chicago police said. At least one person opened fire from a vehicle [Read More…]