Month: May 2023

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — The last time Joe Biden and Donald Trump shared a debate stage, the Democratic presidential nominee repeatedly attacked his opponent over his administration’s immigration policies. “This [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 5/11/23

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAFUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Minnesota 5, San Diego 3 AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City 4, Chi White Sox 3 Tampa Bay 8, NY Yankees [Read More…]

Bitcoin has climbed 65% this year despite crypto woes. Experts explain why.

Namthip Muanthongthae/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The cryptocurrency industry, in recent months, has suffered some blows: high-profile bankruptcies, the arrest of wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried and a regulator lawsuit against top crypto exchange Binance. Despite it [Read More…]

‘Book Club: The Next Chapter’ ponders the question: Do we choose our own fate?

Courtesy of FIFTH SEASON Imagine going on an Italian holiday with several of your best friends, for work! That’s what Jane Fonda, Mary Steenburgen, and Candice Bergen got to do for their new film Book Club: The Next Chapter, and [Read More…]

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What California’s Prop 12 means to pork prices for consumers

May 12, 2023 nedvedmedia

You might have heard the news that the Supreme Court has rejected the pork industry’s legal challenge to a California ballot measure that bans pork, veal, and eggs from animals whose confinement does not meet [Read More…]

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MO lawmakers pass an omnibus ag bill

May 12, 2023 nedvedmedia

Missouri lawmakers included a Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Program in the ag omnibus bill. Jacob Knaebel, a state legislative affairs manager with the Missouri Corn Growers Association, says the new program is designed to remove [Read More…]

NFL season kicks off with Super Bowl champion Chiefs hosting Lions; Jets’ Rodgers on MNF

Patrick Mahomes and the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will kick off the NFL season against the upstart Detroit Lions in a matchup of high-powered offenses and will host Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles in [Read More…]

Carlos Correa hits 2-run double as Minnesota Twins top San Diego Padres 5-3

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carlos Correa hit a two-run double in the seventh inning, and the Minnesota Twins beat the San Diego Padres 5-3 on Thursday. Kyle Farmer homered as Minnesota earned its second straight victory [Read More…]

Vikings counting on second-year players to provide boost in secondary

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Akayleb Evans was placed in the concussion protocol three times last season, a frustrating and humbling theme of his rookie year with the Minnesota Vikings. For as much as they could [Read More…]

Twins pitcher Tyler Mahle to undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Twins pitcher Tyler Mahle will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery after an MRI showed issues with the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow. He said the elbow reconstruction surgery will be [Read More…]

Suspect in Taiwanese church shooting indicted on federal hate crime charges

Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (SANTA ANA, Calif.) — The alleged gunman in a Taiwanese church shooting in California last year that killed one and injured five others now faces nearly 100 federal [Read More…]

Ex-head of DHS disinformation governance board sues Fox News for defamation

anouchka/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The former executive director of the Department of Homeland Security’s short-lived disinformation board is suing Fox News for defamation, in the same court where the network just settled its suit [Read More…]

California man arrested in crime spree involving armed carjacking, robbery, hoax 911 call

Fresno Police Department (FRESNO, Calif.) — A former Army chaplain was arrested in connection with a California crime spree that involved an armed carjacking, hoax 911 call and bank robbery, authorities said. The string of incidents [Read More…]

Family of Lachelle Jordan urges public for help after she goes missing before rape trial testimony

Cleveland Police (CLEVELAND) — The family of Lachelle Jordan, a Cleveland woman who has been missing since Saturday, urged the public to help in the search for the EMT worker, who shared that she was being [Read More…]

Daniel Penny, man who choked subway rider Jordan Neely, to face manslaughter charge: DA

Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Daniel Penny is expected to turn himself in as soon as Friday to face criminal charges in connection with the chokehold death of Jordan Neely aboard an F train, according [Read More…]

5 policy areas where Trump broke ground — or evaded — in CNN town hall

Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images (GOFFSTOWN, N.H.) — Former President Donald Trump’s town hall on CNN Wednesday featured no shortage of theatrics, from calling moderator Kaitlin Collins “nasty” to sparking laughs from a supportive [Read More…]

NH woman who asked Trump about abortion at town hall: ‘He didn’t actually answer me’

CNN (MERRIMACK, N.H.) — As New Hampshire Republican voters cheered on former President Donald Trump at CNN’s town hall Wednesday night, there was one questioner who stood out. Julie Miles, a registered nurse for more than [Read More…]

McCarthy-backed border bill passes House hours before Title 42 ends

Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House voted to pass a sweeping border security and immigration bill on Thursday evening, just hours before the Trump-era immigration order– Title 42– expires at midnight. The sweeping border security [Read More…]

George Santos fraud charges ‘very egregious,’ defense attorney says

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Embattled Congressman George Santos, R-N.Y., was indicted on 13 criminal counts, including seven counts of wire fraud Wednesday and has defied calls to resign from office. Federal prosecutors have accused him of [Read More…]

FDA drops blood donation restrictions specific to gay and bisexual men