Month: January 2023
ABC Business News
Microsoft is laying off 10,000 workers amid tech downturn
NicolasMcComber/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Microsoft said it will lay off 10,000 employees this year, the latest tech firm to slash jobs as the sector contracts after a pandemic-era boom. The layoffs will affect nearly [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Trump requests meeting with Meta to discuss ‘prompt reinstatement’ to Facebook
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is looking to get back on Facebook. Attorneys for Trump, who was banned from Facebook after the Jan. 6 insurrection, have written [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Mayor of Kingstown’ co-creator Hugh Dillon on injured lead Jeremy Renner: “He’s a fighter”
ViacomCBS/Emerson Miller/ (NOTE LANGUAGE) In promoting the start of the second season of his Paramount+ show Mayor of Kingstown, co-creator Hugh Dillon opened up to The Hollywood Reporter about the Taylor Sheridan-produced show’s injured lead, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
China ends four-year ban on Marvel movies; locks dates for ‘Wakanda Forever’, ‘Ant-Man’ three-quel
Marvel Studios Geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and China may be high, but one sign of a thaw will be coming to a theater near you, if you live in the Middle Kingdom. The country [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Can we BE any more in love? Brach’s introduces ‘Friends’-themed candy hearts
Courtesy Brach’s In celebration of Valentine’s Day, and the Friends episode “The One with the Candy Hearts,” confectioner Brach’s has announced a limited-edition collabo for its classic candy hearts. The Friends Conversation Hearts feature 26 [Read More…]
Ag News
Rain potential in Argentina sends corn, soybeans lower
Soybeans were lower on speculative and technical selling, in addition to spillover from the broader market. Most forecasts have improved rain in Argentina and southern Brazil into early next month. That’s expected to stabilize or [Read More…]
Ag News
Indiana legislators highlight the importance of Indiana Farm Bureau
Photo provided by Indiana Farm Bureau The 2023 Indiana legislative session is underway. Indiana lawmakers met with Indiana Farm Bureau members on Tuesday to hear the organization’s policy priorities. Indiana State Representative Wendy McNamara [Read More…]
Ag News
Researcher calls tart cherry cost of production study a reality check
Rising costs could put the future of tart cherry production in jeopardy in the nation’s largest producing state. Michigan State University Extension Specialist Nikki Rothwell tells Brownfield their latest survey cuts through wishful thinking. “It’s [Read More…]
Ag News
Inflation is easing, White House CEA says
The chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisors says inflation is easing and that is good news for the ag industry. Cecilia Rouse tells Brownfield ag input prices have had their largest decrease [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA APHIS to issue environmental impact study on HPAI
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has announced its intent to publish an environmental impact study on the impact of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. The agency says the study will examine the effects [Read More…]
ABC National News
Alleged mastermind behind shootings at New Mexico Democrats’ homes to appear in court
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) — A New Mexico man, who lost his bid for the state legislature as a Republican, will make his first court appearance on Wednesday since being arrested for allegedly orchestrating [Read More…]
ABC National News
Eleven-year-old girl shot dead after buying milk at corner store
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (SYRACUSE, N.Y.) — An 11-year-old girl was walking home after getting milk for her family when she was shot and killed in Syracuse, New York, officials said. Brexialee Torres-Ortiz was struck by [Read More…]
ABC National News
Derek Chauvin asks judge to throw out murder convictions in George Floyd’s death
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — Derek Chauvin’s attorney is set to argue Minnesota should throw out his state murder conviction in the death of George Floyd in a Wednesday hearing. The former Minneapolis police officer [Read More…]
ABC National News
Heavy snowstorm slams Denver, takes aim on Plains, Midwest, Northeast
Daniela Simona Temneanu / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A rare, mid-January heavy snowstorm is slamming Denver Wednesday morning. Denver reported 4.8 inches of snow at midnight local time and the snowfall is ongoing for [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Oscar 2023 nominations announcement: What to know and how to watch
AMPAS/ABC The 2023 Oscar season is officially in full swing. Good Morning America revealed Wednesday that Academy Award winner Riz Ahmed and star of hit film M3gan Allison Williams will announce the Oscar nominees live [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“I was practically killed”: Kristin Chenoweth says hair extensions saved her life after 2012 ‘Good Wife’ injury
Bravo/Charles Sykes On an installment of Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live this week, stage and screen star Kristen Chenoweth expressed regret about an on-set accident in 2012 that she says almost killed her. As detailed [Read More…]
Ag News
Updated WOTUS in federal register
The updated Waters of the United States Rule is now published in the federal register. The EPA and Army Corps of Engineers tweaked language in the new version to provide more clarity to agriculture. This [Read More…]
Ag News
Strong alliances needed for the next farm bill
A Missouri Representative plans to stay engaged in the 2023 Farm Bill discussions. “We have the safest, most abundant and affordable food supply in the world,” says Sam Graves. “We just want to make sure [Read More…]
Ag News
Illinois State Conservationist shifting roles
After 40 years with the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, Illinois State Conservationist Ivan Dozier is retiring. Looking back, Dozier tells Brownfield technological advancements have been the biggest shift during his tenure. “For example, when [Read More…]
Ag News
Co-Alliance pays $45 million in patronage to local farmer-owners
Co-Alliance Cooperative is paying $45 million in patronage to farmer-members who did business with the cooperative in 2022. The amount, 51 percent of the cooperative’s earnings, represents an unprecedented cash return as a member owned [Read More…]