Month: October 2023

Lia Toby/Getty Images for Warner Bros. University of Southern California graduate Will Ferrell returned to his alma mater this weekend, where he crashed a frat party and served as DJ for the college kids, à la his [Read More…]

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Early harvest results in parts of Ohio have been better than expected

Harvest is finally picking up pace for farmers across much of Ohio. Sam Park is a technical agronomist for Channel brand seed. “We’re seeing tremendous yields in some areas,” he says. “It’s record yields for [Read More…]

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Farm finances remain strong despite rise inputs, interest rates

An ag economist says the financial outlook for the 2024 crop year remains strong for most of the industry despite tightening margins. Nathan Kauffman is with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. “Even though [Read More…]

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Minnesota farmer waiting on better marketing opportunities

Seasonal lows have some farmers looking ahead for marketing opportunities. Mark Enninga grows corn and soybeans near Fulda in southwest Minnesota and suggests margins have thinned because input costs have not softened like commodity prices. [Read More…]

Excessive drinking during the pandemic increased rates of liver disease, transplants

Makoto Honda / 500px/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Transplant centers across the United States are reporting more patients in need of a new liver than ever before, sometimes seeing double the number of patients needing [Read More…]

‘Mean Girls’ Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried and Lacey Chabert reunite

Jamie McCarthy/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images It seems a Mean Girls reunion is on the horizon. Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried, and Lacey Chabert, known for their iconic roles as Cady Heron, Karen Smith, and [Read More…]

In brief: James Caan’s final film, ‘Welcome to Flatch’ canceled and more

James Caan‘s final film, the action thriller Fast Charlie, will make its world premiere on October 7 at California’s Mill Valley Film Festival, according to Deadline. Caan plays Charlie Swift, a mob hitman with a problem: [Read More…]

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World Dairy Expo interview: Tim Trotter

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative and Dairy Business Association Chief Executive Officer Tim Trotter discusses the Federal Milk Marketing Order hearings, reviewing contracts between farmers and processors, and he explains what a verification cooperative does. … [Read More…]

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World Dairy Expo interview: Lucas Sjostrom

Lucas Sjostrom with Minnesota Milk and Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative discusses the ongoing hearing on the Federal Milk Marketing Orders and also how some farmers are reluctant to testify for fear of processor retaliation. … [Read More…]

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World Dairy Expo Interview: Edge’s Lauren Brey

Lauren Brey with Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative discusses Farmers for Sustainable Food and the farmer-led sustainability groups in Wisconsin plus a new farmer-led group in Minnesota. …

Assault in Yankton Leaves One Hospitalized, Suspect Arrested

A violent incident occurred in southeast South Dakota, resulting in one man being hospitalized with life-threatening injuries and another man arrested. The Yankton Police Department received a call around 1:15 a.m. reporting an injured and [Read More…]

Israel live updates: Israel cuts off Gaza in ‘total siege’

Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — At least 700 people have died and more than 2,300 others have been injured in Israel after the militant group Hamas fired a barrage of rockets from the [Read More…]

Retired dean married to Pulitzer Prize-winning writer found shot to death on Vermont trail

Vermont State Police released this photo of Honoree Fleming amid their investigation into her death. — Vermont State Police (CASTLETON, Vt.) — A retired university dean who was married to Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Ron Powers [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 10/8/23

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Texas 11, Baltimore 8 Minnesota 6, Houston 2 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON Milwaukee 105, Chicago 102 Phoenix [Read More…]

No winner as Powerball jackpot soars to at least $1.55 billion

Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — No Powerball jackpot winner was declared in Saturday’s Powerball drawing which means the prize has soared to an estimated $1.55 billion for the next drawing. The winning numbers drawn [Read More…]

Bochy 1 victory from another LCS appearance after Rangers beat Orioles 11-8 to go up 2-0 in ALDS

BALTIMORE (AP) — Bruce Bochy is rolling through another postseason where everything he tries seems to work. Mitch Garver hit a third-inning grand slam in his first appearance of these playoffs, and the Texas Rangers won [Read More…]

Brock Purdy throws 4 TD passes to lead the 49ers past the Cowboys 42-10

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers quickly turned the biggest challenge of their young season into a laugher. Purdy threw three of his four touchdown passes to George Kittle, [Read More…]

Carlos Correa stars against former team as Twins beat Astros 6-2 in Game 2 to tie ALDS

HOUSTON (AP) — Carlos Correa was back at Minute Maid Park, starring in the playoffs like he had so many times before. Only this time he was wearing a different uniform. Correa had three hits [Read More…]

‘The Exorcist: Believer’ scares up box office-topping $27.2 million debut