Month: September 2023
ABC Entertainment News
The cast of ‘The Color Purple’ previews the film’s “bold new take” in new featurette
Warner Bros. Pictures In the new Warner Brothers teaser for the upcoming musical drama The Color Purple, Oprah Winfrey, Jon Batiste and other cast and crew share their experience filming the beloved project. Winfrey, star of the original 1985 film and producer of [Read More…]
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Minnesota Turkey brings policy priorities to Washington, D.C.
Leaders representing Minnesota’s turkey industry are in Washington D.C. this week voicing priorities to members of Congress. Butch Brey is a breeder from Sleepy Eye and president of the Minnesota Turkey Research and Promotion Council. [Read More…]
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U.S. potato industry wants fresh market access in Japan
The CEO of the National Potato Council says work is underway to expand access in a top market for U.S. potatoes. For the past 20 years the U.S. potato industry has been trying to gain [Read More…]
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Keeping everyone safe during harvest season
It’s National Farm Safety and Health Week. Eric Vanasdale, a Country Insurance Loss Control Supervisor says it’s important for farmers and motorists to be alert as harvest pace picks up and more farm equipment is [Read More…]
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Southeast Iowa farmer days away from harvesting
A southeast Iowa farmer says harvest activity could get started by next week. Tim Meyer raises corn, soybeans, and cattle in Henry County. “No harvesting here yet,” he said. “A little bit of chopping has [Read More…]
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Weather being watched as Brazil plants soybeans
Soybean planting is starting in South America and analysts say Brazil is expected to deliver a record crop unless there’s a major change in the weather forecast. Meteorologist Drew Lerner with World Weather Incorporated says [Read More…]
ABC World News
Men targeted by Iranian regime as women protest for equal rights
KeithBinns/Getty Images (LONDON) — When she hopped on a taxi in Tehran this past summer, Raha was not wearing a headscarf. Her open challenge to the mandatory hijab rule in place in Iran for the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Kilo of fentanyl stored on top of kids’ play mats at day care where 1-year-old died: Prosecutors
nazarethman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A kilogram of fentanyl was stored on top of children’s play mats used for napping at the New York City day care where a 1-year-old boy died from exposure to [Read More…]
ABC National News
Gun used in ambush killing of LA sheriff’s deputy appears to have been purchased legally: Officials
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The gun used in the ambush killing of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy appears to have been purchased legally, without raising any red flags regarding the suspected gunman’s [Read More…]
ABC National News
Delivery driver bitten by venomous rattlesnake, hospitalized in very serious condition
Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images (ORLANDO) — A delivery driver was dropping off a package at a Florida home when she was bitten by a highly venomous eastern diamondback rattlesnake, authorities said. The [Read More…]
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Fresh, organic butternut squash sold at Costco recalled due to E. coli concerns
Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Costco shoppers with an early craving for fall vegetables should check their fridge or freezer for pre-cut butternut squash that the big box retailer recently recalled due to possible [Read More…]
ABC National News
Historic banyan tree in Maui shows signs of growth after wildfire damage
gio_banfi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The 150-year-old banyan tree that was heavily damaged in the Maui wildfire in August is beginning to sprout new leaves, a sign of hope and progress amid the ongoing recovery [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
NFL star whose daughter died by drowning honors her after scoring 1st career touchdown
Jeffrey Grigsby / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett scored his first NFL career touchdown Sunday against the Chicago Bears, he was seen on camera blowing a kiss to [Read More…]
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Police searching for former NFL player Sergio Brown after mother was found dead
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — Police in the Chicago suburbs are searching for former NFL player Sergio Brown after discovering his mother’s dead body following a call from family who reported both missing this weekend. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Queen Charlotte’ star Arsema Thomas says advocating for the underrepresented is her life’s mission
Dominik Bindl/Getty Images Arsema Thomas‘ role as young Lady Danbury in the Bridgerton spinoff, Queen Charlotte, came as relatively unexpected for the star, who had initially planned a career in public health. Although she changed [Read More…]
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Nicolas Cage is the man of everyone’s dreams in trailer to offbeat ‘Dream Scenario’
A24 Nicolas Cage becomes the world’s recurring dream in the new trailer to the dark comedy Dream Scenario, which is set, appropriately, to The Cranberries‘ hit “Dreams.” The movie from Oscar-winning Everything Everywhere All at [Read More…]
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Shannen Doherty gets emotional after standing ovation at 90s Con: “I have a fight for my life”
Doherty in 2019 – Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for COS Shannen Doherty shed some tears over the weekend after she received a standing ovation while participating on a panel at 90s Con with her fellow Beverly [Read More…]
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Will Smith posts throwback photos in honor of Jada Pinkett’s 52nd birthday
Kevin Winter/Getty Images Will Smith took a trip down memory lane Monday with a few throwback photos shared to Instagram in honor of his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, and her 52nd birthday. The images show [Read More…]
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Time slip: ‘Loki’ season 2 will now debut October 5
Marvel Studios For a show dealing with slipping through time, a most appropriate switch-up: Loki will now kick off Thursday, October 5, at 9 p.m. ET. It had been previously announced that the show would [Read More…]
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Farmer questions if corn has enough time before harvest
A West Michigan farmer says recent rains have been beneficial for crops heading into harvest. Matt Lubbers tells Brownfield, “We went through a very prolonged drought this spring and that has caused a lot of [Read More…]