Month: September 2023
Hurricane Lee becomes rare storm to rapidly intensify from Cat 1 to Cat 5 in 24 hours
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Lee, now a powerful Category 4 hurricane, is one of only a handful of hurricanes in the Atlantic basin during the satellite era to intensify by 85 mph or [Read More…]
Trump name coming off a NYC golf course in multimillion dollar deal with Bally’s
Laurence Mouton/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump’s name is coming off a golf course in the Bronx that had been the subject of a legal battle with the City of New York [Read More…]
Florida Supreme Court hears arguments in challenge to 15-week abortion ban
ftwitty/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — The Florida state Supreme Court heard arguments Friday morning in a legal challenge seeking to throw out the state’s 15-week abortion ban, claiming it violates the state’s constitution. The hearing [Read More…]
USDA recalls over 245K pounds of frozen chicken strip products
US Department of Agriculture (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that ConAgra Brands Inc. is recalling approximately 245,366 pounds of frozen chicken strip products due to possible contamination with extraneous materials, specifically [Read More…]
“Pay her the money”: ‘Scream’ creator Kevin Williamson weighs in on Neve Campbell’s salary controversy
‘Scream’ – Paramount Pictures Scream series creator Kevin Williamson took part in a new installment of the Happy Horror Time podcast, where he weighed in on Neve Campbell‘s decision not to return to the franchise [Read More…]
Gevo to reward farmers in climate-smart SAF pipeline
The head of the American Coalition for Ethanol says the long-term opportunity for sustainable aviation fuel could be enormous, but there’s still a long way to go. Brian Jennings tells Brownfield, “Specific to sustainable aviation [Read More…]
Be prepared for fall fertilizer applications
The director of Agronomy at Nutrien Ag Solutions reminds farmers to get a soil test ahead of any fall fertilizer application. Karl Wyant says that soil test can tell farmers what’s needed and how much [Read More…]
Ethanol industry optimistic for sustainable aviation fuel potential
The CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association says the U.S. ethanol industry is getting closer to having greater access to the sustainable aviation fuel market. Geoff Cooper tells Brownfield the Internal Revenue Service is expected [Read More…]
Lahaina’s children and their families, uprooted by wildfires, grapple with an unknown future
gio_banfi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In a normal year, the young students at Lahaina’s King Kamehameha III Elementary School would be entering their second month of classes. Now, all that’s left is a gray hazmat [Read More…]
Philadelphia officer who shot Eddie Irizarry in his car surrenders to police
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a man sitting in his car last month surrendered to authorities Friday morning. It is not clear what charges Mark Dial, [Read More…]
Trump inflated his net worth by $3.6 billion, NY attorney general says
James Devaney/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump inflated his net worth by at least $3.6 billion, the New York attorney general’s office said in a new court filing Friday, a sum far [Read More…]
Millions of American kids struggle to read. What are states doing to address it?
Dawson Elementary School’s library is shown in Jackson, Mississippi. — ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Learning to read isn’t fair. It comes naturally for some students. But for others it’s a frustrating, agonizing process that, if [Read More…]
Florida Supreme Court to hear challenge to 15-week abortion ban
ftwitty/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — The Florida state Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Friday in a legal challenge seeking to throw out the state’s 15-week abortion ban, claiming it violates the state’s constitution. [Read More…]
Paqui pulls ‘One Chip Challenge’ from shelves as teen’s death investigated
Sarah Dussault/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — Paqui, an Austin, Texas-based chip company famous for its viral Paqui “One Chip Challenge” product, is working with retailers to pull the tortilla chip [Read More…]
Kurt Russell spilling all the monster tea in trailer for Apple TV+’s Godzilla series
Apple TV+ On Friday, September 8, Apple TV+ dropped a teaser to Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, the live-action series set in the world of Godzilla and his fellow city-stomping kaiju. Set in the same universe [Read More…]
Reality Roundup: ’House of Villains’ trailer teases juicy season and more
(NOTE LANGUAGE) 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 Ultimatum (Netflix)Ultimatum stars Treyvon Brunson and Jeriah Nelson are expecting [Read More…]
In Brief: Sandra Oh and Awkwafina in Hulu’s ‘Quiz Lady,’ and more
Hulu on Thursday dropped the trailer for Quiz Lady. The comedy, from 20th Century Studios, stars Awkwafina and Sandra Oh respectively as “a brilliant but tightly wound, gameshow-obsessed young woman … and her estranged, train-wreck [Read More…]
Baling Innovations
During the recent Farm Progress Show, John Deere unveiled new technology for its 1 Series round balers. Deere product marketing manager Kyle Ruth says farmers will now have the ability to use bale documentation, allowing [Read More…]
Weed pressure becoming more difficult to manage for Nebraska farmer
An Eastern Nebraska farmer says he’s concerned about increased weed pressure after spotting some unlikely reemergence. Mitch Oswald tells Brownfield, “This is the first year in a number of years that we saw late Goss’s [Read More…]
Ricketts asks for SNAP bill to be included in 2023 Farm Bill
Nebraska US Senator Pete Ricketts says the 2023 Farm Bill needs to include a bill that would expand resources for nutrition programs. During a call with reporters this week, he said he’s asked the Ag [Read More…]