Month: June 2023
Ag News
India to remove retaliatory tariffs on some U.S. ag products
India has agreed to drop retaliatory tariffs on certain U.S. ag exports, providing additional market opportunities for American farmers. Dave Salmonsen, senior director of government affairs with the American Farm Bureau Federation, says the agreement [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Chris Christie booed at Faith and Freedom Conference after criticizing Trump
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, arguably the 2024 Republican presidential candidate most willing to attack Donald Trump, lambasted the former president over his conduct, drawing cheers and jeers from [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Hunter Biden WhatsApp message fuels GOP assertions of corruption, even after plea
Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department’s five-year probe into Hunter Biden lurched toward a conclusion this week with the announcement of a plea deal that will likely allow President Joe Biden’s [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra calls post-Roe US ‘a tale of two cities’
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — One of the nation’s top health officials is calling attention to the disparity between states on abortion access one year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Garland responds to IRS whistleblower allegations in Hunter Biden case
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday gave his most detailed and direct defense yet to allegations raised by IRS agents of potential wrongdoing and political influence in the Justice Department’s [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Paramount+ cancels 4 series, including ‘Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies’
Eduardo Araquel/Paramount+ Paramount+ canceled four of its original series on Friday, June 23. The affected shows are Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, Star Trek: Prodigy, Queen of the Universe and The Game, Variety reports. The streamer also announced plans to pull [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Reality Roundup: ‘RHOP’s’ Monique Samuels files for divorce, ‘Vanderpump Rules’ alum Stassi Schroeder sued, & more
Have no fear, your reality roundup is here! Here’s a look at what’s happened in the world of reality television this week. The Real Housewives of New Jersey During an episode of the Namaste B$tches podcast Real Housewives [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Michael J. Fox calls wife Tracy Pollan “my forever summer girl” in birthday tribute
C Flanigan/Getty Images Michael J. Fox can’t help but gush over wife Tracy Pollan. The actor took to Instagram on Thursday, June 22, to celebrate his longtime wife — and former Family Ties co-star — on her 63rd birthday. “‘She showers [Read More…]
Ag News
Congressman calls for broken broadband fix
A Wisconsin Congressman is critical of how broadband expansion has failed to progress in rural areas. Third District Republican Derrick Van Orden told a House Ag Committee hearing on closing the digital divide in rural [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle, lean hog futures mixed heading into the weekend
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures were mixed ahead of the USDA’s Cattle on Feed report, which was out after the close, and feeders were up sharply on the drop in corn. August [Read More…]
Ag News
Beware of hay scammers
The Missouri Attorney General and the Missouri Department of Agriculture caution farmers and ranchers to be aware of scammers as they purchase hay for livestock. The Attorney General says there have been at least 12 [Read More…]
Ag News
Updates coming to Missouri State Fair arena
The director of the Missouri State Fair says design work is being finalized for a new, covered arena for the state fairgrounds in Sedalia. Mark Wolfe tells Brownfield funding from the American Rescue Plan is [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 23, 2023
Jul. corn closed at $6.30 and 3/4, down 29 and 3/4 centsJul. soybeans closed at $14.94 and 1/2, down 6 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $410.70, down $14.00Jul. soybean oil closed at 57.94, up 217 pointsJul. [Read More…]
ABC World News
In stunning rebuke of Putin, Wagner chief says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was based on lies
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said the Kremlin’s justifications for its invasion of Ukraine are based on lies, in another extraordinary attack on the country’s military [Read More…]
ABC National News
Missing Titanic submersible live updates: OceanGate co-founder defends CEO’s commitment to safety
File image of the Titan submersible prior to commence diving. (Ocean Gate) (NEW YORK) — All passengers are believed to be lost after a desperate dayslong search for a submersible carrying five people that vanished [Read More…]
ABC Business News
3M agrees to $10.3B settlement over claims it polluted drinking water with ‘forever chemicals’
RapidEye/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — 3M announced Thursday it has agreed to pay $10.3 billion in settlements in response to allegations in polluted water in towns and cities across the United States with toxic chemicals. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Olivia Colman, Antonio Banderas to join ‘Paddington 3’
StudioCanal Paddington Bear is going to be accompanied by some new but familiar faces on his next adventure. Olivia Colman, Antonio Banderas and Emily Mortimer are all in talks to join the third installment of the Paddington franchise, titled Paddington in Peru, Deadline [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In brief…
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s first TV series, FUBAR, which premiered on May 25, led Nielsen’s streaming charts for its premiere week of May 22-28, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The action comedy drew 1.53 billion minutes — or 25.57 [Read More…]
Ag News
Stars over Indiana reconized during the state FFA convention
Four Hoosier FFA members were named Stars over Indiana for excelling in their Supervised Agricultural Experience Programs. The Stars Over Indiana award ceremony took place Thursday evening during the Hoosier Degree Session at the Indiana [Read More…]
Ag News
Rep. Feenstra excited about farm bill progress
A member of the House Ag Committee says he’s excited about progress on the farm bill. Iowa Republican Randy Feenstra tells Brownfield meetings are ongoing. “A week ago Friday we had a deadline to get [Read More…]