Month: June 2023
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Name Released in Deadly Golf Cart Crash Involving 19-year-old in South Dakota
Authorities have released the names of those involved in a fatal crash that happened on June 14 on SD Highway 127. Luciel Kohl, 19, of Canton, was driving a Harley Davidson golf cart westbound near [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
House erupts in disorder after Republicans censure top Democrat Adam Schiff, in rare move
U.S. House of Representatives (WASHINGTON) — In a a rare move, the House passed a censure resolution along party lines on Wednesday night against Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. — punishing one of the chamber’s own members [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action could reshape the college admissions process
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision later this month on a case that would decide the future of race-based affirmative action in high education across the country. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
What RFK Jr., now a presidential candidate, has said about Ukraine, vaccines, the economy and more
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Tuesday night in what his campaign billed as a major foreign policy address for the long shot [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden administration’s asylum policy is sharply cutting back on successful applications: Official
Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A newly implemented Biden administration policy is significantly reducing the number of migrants at the southern border who can successfully seek asylum, a Department of Homeland Security [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
New Texas law will get rid of water breaks for outdoor workers amid extreme heat
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — A new Texas law that overrides city and county ordinances will also eliminate protections currently in place for workers, such as mandated water breaks, even in extreme heat, according to [Read More…]
ABC Health News
HHS issues advisory on mental health symptoms linked to long COVID
Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services issued an advisory Wednesday warning about identifying mental health symptoms and conditions linked to long COVID. Long COVID occurs when [Read More…]
ABC Business News
FTC sues Amazon for allegedly tricking millions of users into Prime subscriptions
Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon on Wednesday for allegedly using deceitful tactics in a years-long effort to trick millions of customers into enrolling in its Prime subscription service, [Read More…]
Ag News
Indiana FFA State Convention underway, returns to Purdue campus
Blue and gold corduroy jackets have descended on Purdue University’s campus for the 94th Indiana FFA State Convention. Stephanie Berenda, a soon to be senior with the South Newton FFA Chapter, says she’s excited [Read More…]
ABC World News
2,000 trauma operations in a year: Inside Ukraine’s leading battlefield hospital
ABC News ( (KYIV, Ukraine) — Doctors at Ukraine’s leading trauma hospital are working around the clock to save the most badly wounded soldiers as the country continues its counteroffensive against Russian forces. In the last [Read More…]
ABC National News
Protesters clash for 2nd time at California school board meeting over Pride month
Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (GLENDALE, Calif.) — Protesters clashed once again outside the Glendale Unified School District’s board meeting on Tuesday in response to the district’s recognition of Pride month. Police said no [Read More…]
ABC National News
Former Titanic submersible passenger says his sub lost contact with host ship on all 4 trips
Ocean Gate/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (BOSTON) — As crews scour the Atlantic for the missing submersible, a man who has completed four dives with the sub’s company, OceanGate, is sharing his story. Mike Reiss told [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trying to beat Trump by embracing him: Vivek Ramaswamy’s 2024 strategy is unusual to other Republicans
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vivek Ramaswamy has emerged as one of the most vocal defenders of Donald Trump — which has some other Republicans scratching their heads, because Ramaswamy and Trump are technically rivals in [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Federal Reserve ‘very far’ from inflation goal, Fed Chair Jerome Powell says
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve remains “very far” from its target inflation rate and nearly all members of its decision-making committee support at least one additional interest rate hike, Fed Chair Jerome [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Christopher Nolan says ‘Oppenheimer’ has left some audiences “absolutely devastated”
Universal Pictures Christopher Nolan has a warning for anyone planning to go see his new film Oppenheimer. Apparently, after rounds of test screenings, Nolan has noticed a trend. “Some people leave the movie absolutely devastated,” Nolan told Wired magazine in [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Saturday Night Live’ to host a 50th anniversary celebration at Radio City Music Hall
Will Heath/NBC Lorne Michaels is planning a Radio City Music Hall extravaganza to celebrate 50 years of Saturday Night Live. The sketch comedy show, which finished up its 48th season on April 15, will commemorate the five [Read More…]
Ag News
Feeder cattle pressured by higher move in corn
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly lower, and feeders were sharply lower watching corn and the direct markets. August live cattle closed $.05 higher at $169.75 and October live cattle closed $.50 [Read More…]
Ag News
Ernst, Stabenow lead bill to halt foreign purchases of U.S. farmland
Members of the Senate Ag Committee have introduced a bill that would prevent some countries from acquiring U.S. farmland. Iowa Republican Joni Ernst says the legislation would review the purchase or lease by a foreign [Read More…]
Ag News
Michigan crops holding on
A farmer in central Michigan says he’s surprised how crops have been handling several weeks without rain. Dave Williams of Elsie tells Brownfield, “It’s kind of across the board, I wouldn’t say things look like [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 21, 2023
Jul. corn closed at $6.71, up 27 and 1/4 centsJul. soybeans closed at $15.14 and 3/4, up 37 and 1/2 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $439.20, up $26.40Jul. soybean oil closed at 55.63, down 400 pointsJul. [Read More…]
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