Month: June 2023
Ag News
40 Square health insurance cooperative offers wide variety of plans
A health insurance cooperative is looking for Minnesota farmers and agribusinesses in need of coverage. 40 Square chairman Cole Trebesch says they offer a variety of competitive plans. “Anything from lower deductibles to higher deductibles, [Read More…]
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64-year-old woman dies in two-vehicle crash near Clear Lake
A 64-year-old woman died in a two-vehicle crash near Clear Lake, South Dakota, on Friday afternoon. The crash happened at 12:38 p.m. on U.S. Highway 212 near mile marker 400. A 2015 Chevrolet Silverado pickup [Read More…]
ABC World News
Debris from Titan submersible brought ashore after catastrophic implosion
Jordan Pettitt/PA Images via Getty Images (ST JOHN’S, Canada) — Debris from the submersible that imploded while on a voyage to see the Titanic wreckage last week has been brought ashore. The Canadian Press captured pieces [Read More…]
ABC National News
Despite harmless powder, mysterious letters in 3 states could get someone killed, says top cop
Rep. Tory Marie Blew/Facebook (TOPEKA, Kan.) — While the mysterious white powder inside scores of envelopes sent to Republican lawmakers and officials in at least three states has been deemed harmless, investigators say the mailings could [Read More…]
ABC Business News
US economy ‘quite resilient,’ Fed Chair Jerome Powell says
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday voiced an optimistic message about the U.S. economy and downplayed the threat of a recession. “The U.S. economy has actually been quite [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Orlando Bloom takes his life in his own hands in Peacock’s ‘Orlando Bloom: To The Edge’
Eric Alonso/Getty Images On Wednesday, June 28, Peacock released a teaser to its three-part series Orlando Bloom: To The Edge. The Lord of the Rings star is seen skydiving with a wing suit, hiking up a mountain and free-diving. After free-diving, the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Drew Barrymore on what she’s cool with for the summer
ABC/Getty Images With her eponymous talk show now on its summer hiatus, Drew Barrymore has had a little time to relax. The actress recently passed along to ABC Audio some recommendations for what to watch and where [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Kevin Spacey appears in U.K. court as sex assault trial begins
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Kevin Spacey made an appearance at London’s central Southwark Crown Court related to multiple sexual assault charges made against him by four men. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor arrived around [Read More…]
Ag News
Ethanol production holds as stocks rise slightly
U.S. ethanol production held steady last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production 1.052 million barrels a day, unchanged on the week and up 1,000 on the year. Iowa State University’s Center for Agricultural [Read More…]
Ag News
Developing products that perform despite weather extremes
The CEO of Syngenta says weather extremes have shifted how the company advances research and product development. “Instead of just trying to develop seeds and crop protection products to maximize yields under normal conditions,” Erik [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA study warns of U.S. beef triggering Japanese tariffs
A recent study from the USDA’s Economic Research Service shows U.S. beef exports to Japan could trigger tariffs beginning in 2028. Brenda Boetel Agricultural economist Brenda Boetel with the University of Wisconsin River Falls tells [Read More…]
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Sanford Health sued over human torso found at medical waste facility
Sanford Health is being sued by Monarch Waste Technologies, a medical waste disposal company, after a human torso was found at Monarch’s facility in Fargo, North Dakota. The torso was discovered in a plastic container [Read More…]
ABC World News
What’s fueling the Pakistani migrant exodus that ended in tragedy near Greece
KeithBinns/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The reports of hundreds of Pakistanis losing their lives as they attempted to enter Europe last week sent shockwaves across the country, forcing officials in Islamabad to acknowledge the increasing [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia says Wagner’s operations and military support in Africa ‘will continue’
FotografiaBasica/Getty Images (LONDON) — Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, has announced that Wagner Mercenary Group is to continue its operations in Africa and its troops are set to remain in place following the aborted armed [Read More…]
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One Person Dead in Rural Minnesota Plane Crash
A plane crash between Climax, Minnesota, and Beltrami, Minnesota on Tuesday night, June 27, left one person dead. The crash was reported at 8:30 p.m. south of Crookston in northern Minnesota. The only person on [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
US women’s national soccer team set to receive Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs
ABC via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the U.S. women’s national soccer team prepares to pursue a third straight Women’s World Cup, the squad is being honored for a different fight. The team is [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Montana judge holds state health department in contempt over transgender birth certificate law
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Montana judge permanently struck down a law making it more difficult for transgender people to change their sex on their birth certificate and held the state health department [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Reunite with your cash: How to find out if you have unclaimed money
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Across the nation, more than $20 billion is waiting to be reclaimed by citizens who may not even know they may be owed cash from “unclaimed property,” which can [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Starbucks reiterates support of LGBTQIA2+ community amid Pride strikes
Starbucks (NEW YORK) — Amid much back-and-forth between Starbucks and some of its workers who claim the company stopped Pride decorations from being displayed in some locations, some union employees have gone on strike to [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act goes into effect; set to help millions of women
Maskot/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Natasha Jackson faced what she says was pregnancy discrimination 13 years ago. She was three months pregnant with her third child when she was put on leave from her job [Read More…]
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