Month: April 2023
CONAB increases soybean crop forecast
Crop experts in South America are projecting record corn and soybean production for Brazil. CONAB, the Brazilian equivalent to the USDA, has soybean production estimated at 153.6 million tons, an increase from the March guess. [Read More…]
More WOTUS legal action to come
Attorneys general in two states say there’s more legal action to come on the current Waters of the United States rule following a preliminary injunction granted this week by a U.S. District Court in North [Read More…]
Red Flag Warning issued April 13 at 11:27AM MDT until April 13 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS
…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA, NORTHWEST IOWA, AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA… * AFFECTED AREA…In Iowa, Lyon, Osceola, [Read More…]
Trump back in New York for deposition in attorney general’s $250 million civil suit
John Lamparski/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump arrived Thursday at the office of New York State Attorney General Letitia James for a deposition as part of her $250 million civil lawsuit against [Read More…]
Jury selection underway in Dominion’s $1.6 billion defamation case against Fox News
Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Jury selection is underway Thursday in Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, officially kicking off the beginning of the high-stakes case that was first filed [Read More…]
Justice Department to take abortion pill fight to Supreme Court: Garland
Thinkstock/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department on Thursday said it would take the fight over an abortion pill to the Supreme Court after an appeals court ruling that would restrict access to the widely-used [Read More…]
Appeals court declines to rule if Trump was acting as federal employee when he allegedly defamed E. Jean Carroll
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The D.C. Court of Appeals has declined to answer whether then-President Donald Trump was acting within the scope of his employment when he allegedly defamed writer E. Jean Carroll when [Read More…]
Appeals court keeps abortion pill on market, but will be harder to get
fstop123/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The abortion pill mifepristone will remain on the market for now — but come Saturday morning, access should be severely restricted, a federal appeals court ruled late Wednesday in partially [Read More…]
Paul Edmonds, fifth person apparently cured of HIV, steps forward to share his story
ABC News (NEW YORK) — One of only five people in the world to achieve full remission of HIV is stepping forward to share his story in an ABC broadcast exclusive. Paul Edmonds’ journey into [Read More…]
Billy Porter to play author and activist James Baldwin in upcoming biopic
Walt Disney Television/Yolanda Perez Pose star Billy Porter is set to co-write and star in a biopic based on the life of legendary novelist, essayist and activist James Baldwin. Porter and Dan McCabe will adapt [Read More…]
Jennifer Coolidge, Michael B. Jordan, Angela Bassett, and Colin Farrell among ‘TIME”s 100 Most Influential People
TIME TIME has released its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, and amid world leaders and other newsmakers are top Hollywood names. Michael B. Jordan made the 2023 TIME100, with [Read More…]
New ‘Big Bang Theory’ spinoff in the works
Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty Images The Big Bang Theory universe may be about to expand. Series creator Chuck Lorre is developing a new comedy set in TBBT universe, which is set to hit Max, the [Read More…]
In Brief: More ‘Deadpool’ veterans join third film; ‘True Detective’ trailer and more
Deadline reports that Morena Baccarin and Stefan Kapicic are headed to Deadpool 3 with Ryan Reynolds, as the star and producer reunite most of the first two films’ main casts for his first DP adventure [Read More…]
Jamie Foxx recovering after unknown ‘medical complication,’ daughter Corinne says
Joe Maher/Getty Images Jamie Foxx is recovering after suffering an undisclosed “medical complication” Tuesday, according to a social media post by the movie star’s daughter, Corinne Foxx. “We wanted to share that, my father, Jamie Foxx, experienced [Read More…]
Nebraska wildfires burn 15,000 acres with critical fire weather expected this week across Corn Belt
More than 15,000 acres of farm and ranchland have burned across a Western Corn Belt state with farmers and ranchers facing more risks of wildfires this week. Nebraska Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says there have [Read More…]
Farm Bureau encouraged by North Dakota WOTUS decision
Wednesday’s preliminary injunction blocking the Biden administration’s Waters of the U.S. rule is being praised by the American Farm Bureau Federation. Government Affairs Director Courtney Briggs says, “It’s a huge win for farmers.” Briggs tells [Read More…]
Judge temporarily blocks clean water rule in 24 states
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a federal rule in 24 states that is intended to protect thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways throughout the nation. U.S. District [Read More…]
Lewis & Clark expanding to 60 million gallons a day
As the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System works to connect the final towns to the project, they are also working to upsize their water treatment plant. The water plant, north of Vermillion, will be [Read More…]
Ukraine’s spy chief says ‘Russia is the only beneficiary’ of US intelligence leak
ABC News (KYIV, Ukraine) — Ukraine’s most senior military intelligence official is blaming Russia for the massive leak of U.S. government secrets that has dominated headlines in recent days. In his first interview since classified [Read More…]
How pro-Trump bots are sowing division in the Republican Party: Report
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Coordinated groups of inauthentic accounts have been attempting to influence online conversations around the 2024 elections for the better part of a year, according to a recent investigation conducted by [Read More…]
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