Year: 2023
ABC Politics News
DeSantis calls for permanent ban on COVID mask and vaccine mandates. Here’s what that means
Scott Olson/Getty Images (PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he wants to permanently ban all mandates related to COVID-19. In a press release, DeSantis, a Republican, said he is proposing legislation that will prevent [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Manhattan DA concerned that upcoming Trump book could hamper investigation
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A forthcoming book by a former prosecutor could harm the ongoing criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump and his family real estate company, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
‘Unprecedented’ special counsels for Biden, Trump put ‘enormous pressure’ on Garland: Experts
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Experts say the discovery of classified documents at President Joe Biden’s Wilmington, Delaware, home and at an old Washington office of his at the Penn Biden Center has put Attorney [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘M3GAN 2.0’: Universal announces January 2025 date for sequel to its killer doll movie
Universal Universal Pictures has announced that M3GAN 2.0, a sequel to its surprise hit M3GAN, will hit theaters Friday, January 17, 2025. With a reported budget of $12 million, the film starring Allison Williams and Violet [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Ted Lasso’ sets spring kickoff
Apple TV+ The third season of the Emmy magnet comedy Ted Lasso will kick off this spring. That was the word from Apple TV+ at the streamers 2023 Winter Television Critics Association press tour on [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
DA to reveal possible charges in fatal shooting on set of Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ on Thursday
A decision on whether any charges will be filed in the 2021 fatal shooting on the New Mexico set of Alec Baldwin‘s film Rust will be revealed on Thursday. Santa Fe First Judicial District Attorney [Read More…]
Ag News
Port of Duluth presents export opportunities for Minnesota soybean growers
The Minnesota Soybean Growers Association expects the Port of Duluth to become a valuable export hub. MSGA president Bob Worth says the Port of Duluth is poised to be an important tool for moving soybean [Read More…]
Ag News
H2Ohio continues to expand
Participation continues to grow in H2Ohio, the comprehensive water quality initiative aimed at addressing water issues in the Buckeye State Jordan Hoewischer is the director of water quality and research for Ohio Farm Bureau. [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle futures mixed, lean hogs sharply lower on Wednesday
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were narrowly mixed ahead of the week’s direct business and Friday’s USDA Cattle on Feed report. Feeders were up on the lower move in corn. February live [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: January 18, 2023
Mar. corn closed at $6.81 and 1/4, down 4 centsMar. soybeans closed at $15.24 and 1/2, down 15 and 1/4 centsMar. soybean meal closed at $478.10, down $3.10Mar. soybean oil closed at 64.12, up 28 [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden again avoids questions on classified documents special counsel
Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday again avoided questions about an investigation into documents marked classified found at his home and office, six days after a special [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Walgreens, Rite Aid drop purchasing restrictions on children’s over-the-counter medicine
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Pharmacies have announced they are dropping their restrictions on how much over-the-counter cold medication for children that customers can buy. Due to a respiratory virus season that began earlier [Read More…]
Weather
Winter Weather Advisory issued January 18 at 2:18PM MST until January 19 at 5:00AM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY… * WHAT…Snow. Additional snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches. * WHERE…Davison, Hanson and McCook Counties. * WHEN…Until 6 AM CST Thursday. * IMPACTS…Plan [Read More…]
ABC Business News
OSHA cites Amazon for workplace conditions that were ‘failing to keep workers safe’
shaunl/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Amazon on Wednesday for failing to furnish a place of employment that was free from recognized hazards that were causing serious physical harm [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Microsoft is laying off 10,000 workers amid tech downturn
NicolasMcComber/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Microsoft said it will lay off 10,000 employees this year, the latest tech firm to slash jobs as the sector contracts after a pandemic-era boom. The layoffs will affect nearly [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Trump requests meeting with Meta to discuss ‘prompt reinstatement’ to Facebook
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is looking to get back on Facebook. Attorneys for Trump, who was banned from Facebook after the Jan. 6 insurrection, have written [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Mayor of Kingstown’ co-creator Hugh Dillon on injured lead Jeremy Renner: “He’s a fighter”
ViacomCBS/Emerson Miller/ (NOTE LANGUAGE) In promoting the start of the second season of his Paramount+ show Mayor of Kingstown, co-creator Hugh Dillon opened up to The Hollywood Reporter about the Taylor Sheridan-produced show’s injured lead, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
China ends four-year ban on Marvel movies; locks dates for ‘Wakanda Forever’, ‘Ant-Man’ three-quel
Marvel Studios Geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and China may be high, but one sign of a thaw will be coming to a theater near you, if you live in the Middle Kingdom. The country [Read More…]
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Can we BE any more in love? Brach’s introduces ‘Friends’-themed candy hearts
Courtesy Brach’s In celebration of Valentine’s Day, and the Friends episode “The One with the Candy Hearts,” confectioner Brach’s has announced a limited-edition collabo for its classic candy hearts. The Friends Conversation Hearts feature 26 [Read More…]
Ag News
Rain potential in Argentina sends corn, soybeans lower
Soybeans were lower on speculative and technical selling, in addition to spillover from the broader market. Most forecasts have improved rain in Argentina and southern Brazil into early next month. That’s expected to stabilize or [Read More…]