Month: March 2024
Michael Douglas champions American Revolution as the Founding Father in ‘Franklin’ trailer
Apple TV+ Michael Douglas fights for the future of the United States as the Founding Father Ben Franklin in the trailer to Franklin. Douglas, 79, leads the new series, which is based on the book [Read More…]
In Brief: ‘Real Time’ renewed by HBO, and more
Busy Phillips is getting another shot at a talk show, Variety reports. The former host of E!’s Busy Tonight will host Busy This Week, which will stream on QVC+. Per the streaming service, “During each [Read More…]
Senate GOP says adding conservation funds to farm bill strengthens baseline
An analysis from Senate Agriculture Committee’s GOP staff says including the Inflation Reduction Act’s conservation funding in the next farm bill could provide a boost to its baseline over time. There’s $13 billion available in [Read More…]
Making the Most of Your Management Style
Changes in a farmer’s management strategy can be cost prohibitive. On this week’s episode of Managing for Profit, an expert with AgroLiquid says producers need to find ways to recognize opportunities in their current management [Read More…]
University’s new dairy plant is operational
After more than ten years of planning and fundraising, the new University of Wisconsin-River Falls dairy pilot processing plant is a reality. Professor Steve Kelm says the new Wuethrich Family-Grassland Dairy Center of Excellence was [Read More…]
Dairy Management Inc accepting scholarship applications
Dairy Management Inc. is now accepting scholarship applications. The scholarships are awarded by dairy farmers and importers through the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. There will be eleven scholarships worth $2,500 and one $3,500 [Read More…]
South Dakota Secretary of Education returns to Mitchell with a special guest
South Dakota Education Secretary and former Mitchell school superintendent Joe Graves was on-hand for Wednesday’s bill-signing with Governor Kristi Noem in Mitchell. Graves says HB 1022 which authorized $6-million dollars for the Education Department to [Read More…]
Five Palestinians killed after shelling at UN aid distribution center in Rafah, Gaza
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Five Palestinians were killed on Wednesday at the U.N. aid distribution center in Rafah, the southern Gaza city bordering Egypt, the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health said. This distribution center [Read More…]
Family of Sloan Mattingly, 7-year-old girl who died after getting buried in sand, speaks out
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Therese Mattingly’s two children were playing in the sand while the family was vacationing in Florida last month when suddenly “it just became chaos and horror,” the mother told ABC [Read More…]
Student pilot allegedly tried to enter cockpit of Alaska Airlines flight multiple times
An Alaska Airlines airplane takes off at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, CA, Dec. 5, 2023. (Bloomberg via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A 19-year-old student pilot is facing a federal charge [Read More…]
National Weather Service issues tornado watch for several Kansas counties
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Several counties in Kansas are under a tornado watch. The National Weather Service on Wednesday night issued the tornado watch for Atchison, Coffey, Dickinson, Doniphan, Douglas, Franklin, Geary, Jackson, Jefferson, [Read More…]
Former rideshare driver arrested after launching alleged antisemitic attack on passenger
avid_creative/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A former rideshare driver has been arrested after launching an attack on a passenger because he perceived the individual to be Jewish or Israeli, according to the Office of Public [Read More…]
Winter storm heading toward Denver could be city’s biggest in three years
Daniela Simona Temneanu / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A major storm set to bring heavy snow to the Rockies could be Denver’s biggest snowstorm in three years. Nine states from California to Montana to [Read More…]
Noem slings accusations about tribes while signing education bills
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight MITCHELL — Gov. Kristi Noem leveled accusations against Native American parents and political leaders Wednesday while saying she wants to help Native American students succeed. She made the comments during a [Read More…]
TikTok could avoid potential ban with sale. Who would buy it?
General view of the TikTok headquarters on Oct. 13, 2020 in Culver City, California. (AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) (NEW YORK) — Social media platform TikTok stands on the brink of a forced sale after the House passed [Read More…]
TikTok influencers say ban would be ‘devastating’
Tik Tok supporters are seen outside the U.S. Capitol, March 13, 2024, in Washington. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — TikTok influencers — accustomed to their voices being heard by thousands on [Read More…]
Melissa Benoist talks female friendship with ‘The Girls on the Bus’ cast
Nicole Rivelli/Max Hit the campaign trail with The Girls on the Bus. Four women navigate their lives as political reporters in the new series that debuts Thursday on Max. Star and producer Melissa Benoist told [Read More…]
Typical early Spring-like pattern ahead; temps to vary, weather quite active across the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures across much of the eastern half of the U.S., while warmer-than-normal weather should prevail in parts of Maine, southern Florida, the [Read More…]
‘Complete mystery’ as 1,800-year-old ancient Roman statue dug up in UK parking lot
Burghley House (LONDON) — A mysterious 1,800-year-old Roman statue has been discovered by a construction worker while he was digging up a parking lot. It was during work on an overflow parking area at Burghley [Read More…]
LGBTQ teen Nex Benedict died by suicide, medical examiner says
Courtesy Sue Benedict (NEW YORK) — Oklahoma 16-year-old Nex Benedict died by suicide, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday by the state’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Benedict, a member of the 2SLGBTQ [Read More…]
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