Month: March 2023
ABC Health News
CVS acquires at-home health care company: How it could impact medical services
Leonardo Munoz/VIEWpress/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — CVS Health Corp announced Monday it would be closing its acquisition of home health care services company Signify Health. The deal, which was originally agreed upon in September 2022, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Questlove to direct live-action remake of Disney’s ‘The Aristocats’
ABC Disney’s 1970 movie The Aristocats is getting the remake treatment. Deadline reports the new version will be a mix of live action and CGI, with Questlove directing, executive producing and overseeing music for the film. The Aristocats follows the story of a family [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Bear’ bites ‘Whale’: ‘Cocaine Bear’ takes down Oscar-winning ‘The Whale’
Universal One might not think Cocaine Bear could turn its powdered nose up at an Oscar-winning drama, but that happened on the streaming charts. Elizabeth Banks‘ pulpy stoned bear movie stayed at #1 on the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘John Wick’ series director Chad Stahelski talks friendship with “older brother” Keanu Reeves
Lionsgate/Eric Charbonneau John Wick: Chapter 4 killed it at the box office the world over this weekend, with an estimated $137.5 million debut. To Good Morning America, franchise director Chad Stahelski looked back at his [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Vincent D’Onofrio spotted in NYC as Kingpin; says second season of ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ being planned
Netflix Daredevil fans have been freaking out thanks to Vincent D’Onofrio being snapped on the streets of New York City once again portraying Wilson Fisk/Kingpin on the set of Daredevil: Born Again. What’s more, the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Indiana Jones and the Golden Palm: Fifth Indy film will reportedly debut at Cannes Film Festival
Lucasfilm Indiana Jones’ fifth cinematic adventure, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, will reportedly debut this spring at the historic Cannes Film Festival. That’s according to Variety, which is reporting “Indy 5” will follow [Read More…]
Ag News
Representative McClain hears farmer priorities
A Michigan Congresswoman says a recent farm bill listening session helped provide insights into what matters most to farmers in her district. “I would say all-encompassing is crop insurance.” Lisa McClain, whose district includes the [Read More…]
Ag News
Wisconsin farmers push for more local road funding
A coalition of Wisconsin farm organizations would like to see the Legislature budget additional money for local road improvements. Jason Mugnaini with Wisconsin Farm Bureau says, “The Wisconsin farmers’ biggest hurdle right now seems to [Read More…]
Ag News
Another solid day for soybeans, corn, and wheat
Soybeans finished Monday higher, stringing together back-to-back days of higher business. Soybeans found support from strength in products and the broader markets. The market is also anticipating the data of Friday’s Prospective Plantings and Grain [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA says number of US farms fell 9,350 last year
The U.S. lost nearly 10,000 farms last year and a farmland analyst suggests the trend will continue. Randy Dickhut with Agricultural Economic Insights says he expects more farms to consolidate into larger operations. “We’ve got [Read More…]
ABC National News
Nashville school shooting updates: Three kids, three adults killed; female suspect dead
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Three children and three staff members were shot and killed at a private school in Nashville, Tennessee, according to officials. The shooting unfolded Monday morning at the Covenant School, [Read More…]
ABC National News
South reels from deadly tornado outbreak as new storm takes aim in the West
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Communities in the southern United States awoke Monday morning reeling from a deadly tornado outbreak and powerful thunderstorms. Over the weekend, at least 27 tornadoes were reported across five states [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Taylor Swift fans in court over Ticketmaster fiasco
RapidEye/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Taylor Swift fans will get their day in court on Monday, months after the botched release of tour tickets prompted widespread outcry. A federal court in Los Angeles will hear [Read More…]
Ag News
U.S. Meat Export Federation Spring Conference
Mark Dorenkamp will cover the U.S. Meat Export Federation Spring Conference in Minneapolis, MN May 24th and 25th, 2023. …
Ag News
An active, stormy pattern set to resume across the Nation later this week
Lingering showers and thunderstorms across the South will end by mid-week. Meanwhile, a slow-moving Pacific storm system will drift southward near the West Coast before pushing inland late in the week across southern California and [Read More…]
Ag News
A look ahead to the March Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report
The USDA releases its first Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report for 2023 later this week. University of Missouri livestock economist Scott Brown says the one thing he’s watching for in Thursday’s report is herd size. [Read More…]
Ag News
Nebraska farmer needs a jump in soil temps to begin planting
Northeast Nebraska farmer Ed Lammers says his region could use a heat wave, which may prevent delaying the 2023 planting season. “Our average temperature is 54 degrees. If we had a couple days in the [Read More…]
Ag News
Landus Innovation Connector Farmer Event
Brownfield’s Brent Barnett will be on the ground in Des Moines, Iowa March 30, 2023 for the Landus Innovation Connector Farmer Event. …
ABC World News
Israel delays controversial judicial reform bill until next session amid protests
200mm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Israel’s controversial judicial overhaul plan pushed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been delayed until the parliament’s next legislative session, according to the head of the far-right Jewish Power party. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Here’s why Israelis are protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul plan
Hazem Bader/AFP via Getty Images (JERUSALEM) — Tens of thousands of people are marching in the streets in Israel on Monday, the latest day in a series of protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned [Read More…]