Month: September 2023
‘TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR’ film is going global
Taylor Swift Productions If you thought TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR concert film couldn’t get any bigger, you’d be wrong. Theater chain AMC announced the movie is getting worldwide distribution, into more than 100 [Read More…]
More from MU strip trial
Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council supports on farm strip trials. Listen to this Missouri Soybean, Spotlight on Soybeans, where Mandy Bish, Missouri Extension Plant Pathologist, discuses the numerous trials including a soybean seed treatment trial that [Read More…]
Using cover crops to improve profitability
In this week’s Your Whole Farm Solution, a partnership with MFA and Brownfield Ag News, MFA’s Conservation Specialist Emily Beck says cover crops can be a helpful in boosting farm profits. …
Twenty dead, nearly 300 injured in blast as Armenia refugees flee disputed enclave
Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — At least 20 people were killed and nearly 300 were injured in an explosion on Monday night that tore through a makeshift gas station being used by ethnic [Read More…]
Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter dies at 43
Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter, Zoleka Mandela, has died at the age of 43. “The Nelson Mandela Foundation extends its heartfelt condolences to the Mandela family on the passing of [Read More…]
Climate change is making climbing in the Himalayas more challenging, experts say
Jose Azel/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Climbing Mount Everest is one of the most difficult feats known to humankind, but the treacherous expedition is getting even more challenging due to climate change, according to experts. [Read More…]
Hunter Biden sues Rudy Giuliani in latest ‘laptop’ salvo
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Hunter Biden filed a lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani on Tuesday, accusing the former Trump attorney of computer fraud over his role in obtaining and sharing the alleged contents of [Read More…]
Powerball jackpot swells to $835 million ahead of next drawing
LPETTET/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An estimated $835 million jackpot is up for grabs in the next Powerball drawing on Wednesday night. It’s the fourth-largest purse in the American lottery game’s history and the second-largest [Read More…]
Biden to join striking auto workers on picket line in move White House calls ‘historic’
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will join the United Auto Workers picket line Tuesday in his strongest show of support yet for union members striking against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis. Biden [Read More…]
Trump opposes special counsel’s request for gag order in Jan. 6 case
Creativeye99/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorneys for Donald Trump say they oppose a request from special counsel Jack Smith for a gag order in the federal election interference case against the former president. Smith earlier this [Read More…]
Bill would criminalize ‘extremely harmful’ online ‘deepfakes’
Carol Yepes/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Newly introduced legislation seeks to protect individuals nationwide from being misrepresented by certain kinds of digital content known as “deepfakes,” a category that includes deceptive political messages, computer-generated sexual abuse [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 9/25/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Arizona at Chi White Sox (Postponed) NY Yankees 6, Arizona 4 AMERICAN LEAGUE Houston 5, Seattle 1 Texas 5, [Read More…]
About 18 million US adults have had long COVID: CDC
Tetra Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Millions of Americans say they’ve had long COVID, and some say they’re still battling it, according to new federal data. Two new reports, published early Tuesday by the Centers [Read More…]
Federal government relaunches free at-home COVID test program
Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The federal government program used for the last two winters to send free COVID tests to Americans’ homes started up again Monday. The government’s move comes [Read More…]
Powerball jackpot climbs to $835 million after no one overcomes awful odds to win top prize
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $835 million after no one beat the immense odds Monday night and won the top prize. The winning numbers were: 10, 12, 22, [Read More…]
With Pac-12 unsettled, CFP managers meet to make difficult decision on number of reserved bids
College Football Playoff managers will meet this week, but with the future of the Pac-12 still unsettled, it will be difficult to make a final decision on whether the number of places reserved for conference champions in [Read More…]
Burrow shakes off calf injury, throws for a season-high 259 yards as Bengals beat the Rams 19-16
CINCINNATI (AP) — After missing most of training camp with a calf injury, Joe Burrow is still working his way back into form. Monday night’s 19-16 win over the Rams, the first by the Cincinnati [Read More…]
South Dakota Legislators Propose Different Approaches to School Lunch Bills
Rep. Fred Deutsch (R-Florence) has introduced a bill aiming to provide free school meals for K-8 students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, offering a cost-effective alternative to a previous proposal. This follows Rep. [Read More…]
Uber Eats to accept SNAP benefits for groceries following announcement from Instacart
Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Shoppers who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, a federal program to provide food benefits to low-income households, will soon have even easier options for online [Read More…]
Food benefits for low income families at risk in a government shutdown, White House says
Nearly 14,000 South Dakotans would be affected – South Dakota Searchlight WASHINGTON — As Congress barrels toward a partial government shutdown, the White House Monday warned that a program that helps millions of low income [Read More…]
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