Month: May 2023

Family travels around the world to give kids visual memories before rare disorder causes vision loss
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A family of six spent the last year traveling the world together to take in as many sights as possible before retinitis pigmentosa, a rare genetic disorder, causes total vision [Read More…]

Silicon Valley Bank CEO slammed by senator for ‘really stupid bet’
Former CEO of Silicon Valley Bank Gregory Becker takes his seats as he arrives for a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, May 16, 2023, in Washington, D.C. — Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — [Read More…]

Debt ceiling talks to resume at White House as Yellen warns default could trigger recession
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — With time running short, President Joe Biden and congressional leaders will meet Tuesday afternoon to discuss the debt ceiling as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stressed a [Read More…]

Elon Musk slams Jeffrey Epstein, JPMorgan after Virgin Islands subpoena
LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Billionaire Elon Musk blasted Jeffrey Epstein, who he referred to as a “dumb crook,” after he was subpoenaed as part of a lawsuit filed by the U.S. [Read More…]

Funko salutes the ‘Queer Eye’ gang for a good cause
Funko Jonathan Van Ness, Antoni Porowski, Karamo Brown, Tan France and Bobby Berk, better known as the Queer Eye crew, are being immortalized in plastic — for a good cause. They’ve been made into Funko [Read More…]

‘Forrest Gump IX’? Tom Hanks says “right now” he could pitch deepfake movies starring his younger self
ABC/Christopher Willard While de-aging digital technology is now commonly being deployed for flashbacks in Hollywood movies — and also, confidentially, to tweak certain stars’ looks on screen — Tom Hanks says this is only the [Read More…]

Amazon Games developing ‘Lord of the Rings’ MMO
Amazon Games Prepare to journey through Middle-earth in an epic new multiplayer adventure. Amazon Games announced Monday that they’re delving into the realm of J.R.R. Tolkien‘s The Lord of the Rings with a brand-new massively [Read More…]

Minnesota Farm Bureau pleased with omnibus ag budget bill
Minnesota Farm Bureau is pleased with the omnibus agriculture, broadband, and rural development bill that’s headed to the desk of Governor Walz. Public policy specialist Kaytlin Bemis tells Brownfield there’s funding for soil health grants, [Read More…]

Flood Warning issued May 16 at 9:45AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River near Mitchell affecting Davison and Hanson Counties. James River near Forestburg affecting Sanborn County. James River at Huron affecting Beadle County. …FLOOD [Read More…]

Mitchell’s Audra Rew selected to the S.D. High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame
Mitchell gymnastics coach Audra Rew and five others have been named as the South Dakota High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame Class of 2023. Rew led the Kernels to their eighth Class AA state [Read More…]

TikTok parents are spreading the word about Target’s generous return policy
Jorge Villalba/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Parents on TikTok are spreading the word about Target’s lenient return policy that applies to over 45 of their private label brands, including their children’s clothing line Cat & [Read More…]

LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson and more in spooky trailer to Disney’s ‘Haunted Mansion’
Walt Disney Pictures Disney has dropped the trailer to its theme park attraction-based movie Haunted Mansion, and it’s as full of stars as it is ghosts. At its opening, LaKeith Stanfield dares to step into [Read More…]

Ryan Seacrest reportedly returning to ‘Live with Kelly and Mark’ a month after exit
ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua Well, that didn’t take long. A month after he said his goodbyes as host, Ryan Seacrest will reportedly be returning to the Live stage in New York City — but as a guest. [Read More…]

Hoda Kotb says daughter has “a long road to go” after health scare
NBC/Nathan Congleton While it still hasn’t been made public why Today co-host Hoda Kotb‘s three-year-old daughter Hope was hospitalized in February, her mom says she’s still recovering. As reported, Hoda took a two-week leave of [Read More…]

‘Bachelor’ alum Emily Ferguson welcomes first child
Karlsson and Ferguson in 2018 — Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images The Bachelor season 20 contestant Emily Ferguson and her husband William Karlsson have welcomed their first child. “Beckham William Karlsson born May 12th,2023 at 1:33am,” Ferguson, [Read More…]

In Brief: Tony Awards won’t be picketed by striking writers, and more
Variety reports that Tony Awards Productions has altered its upcoming awards ceremony to conform with requests made by The Writers Guild of America, the union announced Monday evening. As a result, the WGA no longer has [Read More…]

Fertility management in soybeans
Research is finding using starter fertilizer on early planted soybeans leads to a yield benefit. In this Pods for Profits, soil fertility and nutrient management specialist Kurt Steinke with Michigan State University explains how a [Read More…]

Weeds are getting a head start on crops because of weather
Shawn Conley University of Wisconsin Soybean Specialist Shawn Conley discusses how the weather has delayed planting for some and emergence for others, giving weeds the early season advantage. 5-16-23 Managing for Profit with Shawn Conley [Read More…]

What matters to consumers
Proposition 12 is a voter-approved ballot initiative in California that established new minimum requirements for raising veal calves, pork, and eggs. California businesses will be prohibited from selling products not raised with these requirements. But [Read More…]

White House invests $11 billion in clean rural energy
The Biden Administration has announced the single largest investment in rural electricity since the 1930s. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the $11 billion in grants and loans for rural energy utility providers to increase clean [Read More…]
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