Month: November 2023
Three-year cruise canceled weeks before setting sail, prompting passenger backlash
David Sacks/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Less than two weeks before its maiden voyage, Life at Sea Cruises announced it had canceled its three-year voyage after delays and logistical challenges, leaving passengers who spent tens [Read More…]
Cantaloupes linked to salmonella outbreak in 32 states that left two dead, CDC says
Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning consumers about a multistate salmonella outbreak linked to some cantaloupes. The CDC published a food safety alert on Friday, after [Read More…]
New York prosecutors move to vacate ‘wrongful’ murder convictions of two men
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City prosecutors moved on Monday to vacate the convictions of two men who both spent more than 20 years in prison after being convicted in the 1990s [Read More…]
USD Partners With SDHSAA to Tackle Sports Official Shortage
In response to South Dakota’s sports official shortage, the University of South Dakota has partnered with the South Dakota High School Activities Association to train more officials across the state. With just a little over [Read More…]
What to know about the respiratory illnesses surging in some parts of China
ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A surge of respiratory illnesses related to flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and other infections has been sweeping across some parts of China and mainly infecting children, as the [Read More…]
Ruptured appendix sidelines Stephen Colbert from ‘The Late Show’
CBS/Mary Ellen Matthews Stephen Colbert will be taking an extended Thanksgiving break from The Late Show, but for all the wrong reasons. The host apologetically explained on the show’s Instagram that he needed a week away for medical reasons. [Read More…]
‘Law & Order’, ‘FBI’ and more: Dick Wolf show stars back on the beat after SAG-AFTRA strikes
Peregrym in ‘FBI’ – CBS-Universal Television/Michael Parmelee The NBC shows created by Dick Wolf, including Law & Order, FBI and its spinoffs, are back in production Monday, following the holiday and the lengthy SAG-AFTRA strikes. [Read More…]
‘Twilight’ director recalls having to make star Robert Pattinson “look good”
L-R: Stewart, Pattinson, Hardwicke in 2008 – Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images In a recent chat on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke revealed who she’d cast in an imagined reboot of the [Read More…]
CME milk futures lower, cash dairy steady to higher Monday
After a four-day holiday break, milk futures were mostly lower and the cash dairy markets were steady to higher Monday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. December Class III milk was up $0.01 at $16.36. January [Read More…]
Beef cow slaughter declines, but an economist says there’s more to the story
A livestock economist says despite a decline in beef cow slaughter numbers, most cattle producers still aren’t growing their herds. University of Missouri’s Scott Brown says usually when there is that kind of decline, producers [Read More…]
Being proactive to tackle tar spot
A regional technical manager with FMC says there are things farmers can be doing to protect against tar spot in corn next year. Gale Stratman tells Brownfield selecting the right hybrid, knowing if the disease [Read More…]
River transportation delays have different impacts on ag sector
The president and CEO of the National Grain and Feed Association says there haven’t been as many transportation pressures related to the low Mississippi River levels this year. Mike Seyfert says lower freight transports and [Read More…]
Fall fieldwork wrapping up in north Iowa
Fall fieldwork is wrapping up in many parts of the Midwest. Iowa State University Extension education specialist Dennis Johnson covers northern Iowa and says most tillage was done before winter-like conditions blew in for the [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: Agreement reached to extend truce for two more days
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A four-day cease-fire between Hamas and Israel has been extended by two days, Qatari officials announced on Monday. Dozens of the more than 200 people taken hostage during Hamas’ Oct. [Read More…]
North Korea redeploys troops to surveillance posts along DMZ after withdrawing from military agreement with South Korea
South Korean Defense Ministry (SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea has redeployed troops and equipment at the front-line guard posts within the Demilitarized Zone after withdrawing from a military agreement with South Korea last week. [Read More…]
University of South Dakota Partners With SDHSAA to Tackle Sports Official Shortage
VERMILLION, S.D. – In response to South Dakota’s sports official shortage, the University of South Dakota has partnered with the South Dakota High School Activities Association (SDHSAA) to train more officials across the state. With just [Read More…]
Black Friday shopping takeaways and what they mean for the economy
ArtistGNDphotography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Black Friday sales did gangbusters as the nation enters a holiday shopping season expected to test shoppers, who account for nearly three-quarters of U.S. economic activity. Consumers spent a record [Read More…]
Rural medics get long-distance help in treating man gored by bison in South Dakota
By Arielle Zionts/KFF Health News GANN VALLEY, S.D. — Rural medics who rescued rancher Jim Lutter after he was gored by a bison didn’t have much experience handling such severe wounds. But the medics did have [Read More…]
‘The Fugitive’ director Andrew Davis is “grateful” for its 30th anniversary Blu-ray, digital release
Warner Bros. Pictures “I didn’t kill my wife!” Harrison Ford‘s Dr. Richard Kimball says, pointing a gun at Tommy Lee Jones in the blockbuster 1993 film The Fugitive. “I don’t care,” replies Jones as U.S. marshal [Read More…]
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert film coming to VOD next month
Taylor Swift Productions Taylor Swift is celebrating her birthday this year with a gift for fans: Her Eras Tour concert film is finally coming to streaming. On Instagram, Taylor wrote, “Hi! Well, so, basically I [Read More…]
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