Month: May 2023
ABC Politics News
US attorney for Massachusetts committed ‘egregious’ ethics violations, watchdog finds
Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images (BOSTON) — The U.S. attorney for Massachusetts leaked information to help her preferred candidate for the Suffolk County, Massachusetts, district attorney, among other “egregious” violations of DOJ policy, two [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
State Department relents, will allow Congress to review Afghanistan ‘dissent cable’
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Amid intensifying pressure from House Republicans, the State Department said Wednesday it will allow select members of Congress to review a classified communication sent by American diplomats during the final days [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Tech reporter breaks down OpenAI CEO’s Senate testimony, potential regulatory challenges
Win McNamee/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, whose company developed the widely used AI conversation program ChatGPT, warned federal lawmakers Tuesday that artificial intelligence could pose significant risks to the world if the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘And Just Like That…’ gets a season 2 release date
Photo Courtesy of Max Get your cosmos ready, because Max has revealed its Sex and the City spinoff And Just Like That… will be launching its second season with two episodes on June 22. The [Read More…]
ABC World News
Kremlin reacts to CIA video aimed at recruiting frustrated Russians as spies
Central Intelligence Agency (WASHINGTON) — The Kremlin has responded forcefully to the CIA launching an official channel on Telegram, the encrypted messaging app favored by Russians, featuring a dramatized video aimed at recruiting frustrated Russian civilians [Read More…]
ABC World News
9 migrants found, 41 still missing after kidnapping in Mexico
Daniel Cardenas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (SAN LUIS POTOSI, Mexico) — Nine migrants were found Tuesday by Mexican authorities after a group was kidnapped on its way to the U.S.-Mexico border. A bus holding 50 migrants [Read More…]
ABC National News
Pentagon leak suspect had been warned over his ‘concerning actions’ with classified info: Filing
Obtained by ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The Army National Guardsman charged with leaking a trove of military secrets was twice admonished by his superiors last year over “concerning actions” he took with regards to classified information, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Limo company operator found guilty of manslaughter stemming from crash that killed 20
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (SCHOHARIE, N.Y.) — A limousine company operator was found guilty of second-degree manslaughter for a 2018 crash in upstate New York that left 20 people dead. Nauman Hussain was in charge of the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Police sources push back on Harry and Meghan’s account of ‘car chase’
Selcuk Acar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Police sources are countering a claim by Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, that they were involved in a “near catastrophic car chase” while [Read More…]
ABC National News
Airlines prepping for busiest Memorial Day weekend since before pandemic
Daniel Garrido/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. airlines are gearing up for the busiest Memorial Day holiday since before the pandemic. United Airlines said it’s preparing for its busiest Memorial Day in over a decade, expecting [Read More…]
ABC National News
PEN America, Penguin Random House sue over banned books in Florida school district
Richard Baker/In Pictures via Getty Images (TALLHASSEE, Fla.) — PEN America, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting free expression, and Penguin Random House, one of the country’s largest book publishers, filed a lawsuit Wednesday targeting a Florida [Read More…]
News
The Twins bullpen is Bull
The Minnesota Twins are not a serious contender until they fix the bullpen. It’s frustrating watching the front office make a lot of the right moves to fix the team, (trading for starting pitching, addressing [Read More…]
ABC Business News
PEN America, Penguin Random House sue over banned books in Florida school district
Richard Baker/In Pictures via Getty Images (TALLHASSEE, Fla.) — PEN America, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting free expression, and Penguin Random House, one of the country’s largest book publishers, filed a lawsuit Wednesday targeting a Florida [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Aquaman himself, Jason Momoa, to emcee this year’s Shark Week
ABC Discovery picked a most appropriate master of ceremonies for this year’s Shark Week: Aquaman himself, Jason Momoa. The 35th annual installment of the selachimorphia celebration will kick off this summer. In the announcement, made [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Robert Downey Jr. goes green in trailer for new series ‘Downey’s Dream Cars’
Courtesy of Max As Tony Stark in The Avengers, Robert Downey Jr. referred to himself as “kind of the only name in clean energy right now,” and life is imitating art in the actor and [Read More…]
Ag News
Senate Ag Committee backs Torres Small
The U.S. Senate Ag Committee is recommending Xochitl Torres Small to serve as the next deputy ag secretary for USDA. Chair Debbie Stabenow and Ranking Member John Boozman made the announcement Wednesday following a committee [Read More…]
Ag News
Common food names could be protected in new bill
A bipartisan, bicameral group of U.S. lawmakers has introduced legislation that would preserve common food names in trade negotiations. “We’ve got to get more serious about tackling what the Europeans are up to on geographical [Read More…]
Ag News
Live cattle mixed as markets wait for direction
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed, and feeders were lower waiting for direct cash business to develop. June live cattle closed $.95 higher at $164.82 and Auguste lives closed $.65 higher at [Read More…]
Ag News
Alfalfa growth coming along, but so are weevils
Alfalfa has rapidly developed the past two weeks across much of the Upper Midwest. Iowa State University Extension field agronomist Angie Rieck-Hinz says stands did not respond to a cool, wet April. “Things have been [Read More…]
Ag News
Continued investment in foreign animal disease prevention critical to the livestock sector
Stakeholders in the livestock industry are urging members of Congress to protect funding for animal disease prevention. Referred to as the 3-legged stool, livestock producers want to ensure the National Animal Vaccine and Veterinary Countermeasures [Read More…]
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