Month: March 2024
ABC Politics News
House passes funding bills to avert partial government shutdown
J. David Ake/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House passed a package of six government funding bills Wednesday afternoon to avert a partial government shutdown before the Friday deadline. The bills easily passed with a vote [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Haley says fractured GOP primary proves Trump will lose to Biden. History suggests otherwise
Sean Rayford/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Any voter who listened to a stump speech from former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley during her primary campaign against Donald Trump — which she just ended — was likely [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Helen Mirren, Viola Davis and more immortalized as “Barbie Role Models”
Oscar winner Helen Mirren served as the narrator for the blockbuster Barbie, and now in a full-circle moment, she has become a Barbie herself. Ahead of Friday’s International Women’s Day, Mattel just unveiled its Role [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal to take on Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’ on Broadway
Photos: Brian Bowen Smith/Variety – Momodu Mansaray On his Instagram, Jake Gyllenhaal confirmed that he and Oscar winner Denzel Washington will be taking to the stage in a production of William Shakespeare‘s classic Othello on [Read More…]
Ag News
Combined U.S., Canada livestock numbers lower
The combined U.S. and Canadian cattle, hog, and sheep herds have gotten smaller. That decline is largely due to producer concerns about profitability and increased export competition. In a joint report from the USDA and [Read More…]
Ag News
Another mixed week for broiler chicken numbers
U.S. broiler numbers were mixed last week. The USDA says 242.91 million eggs went into incubation, slightly lower than the previous week, but a little bit above a year ago, heading into meat production later [Read More…]
Ag News
A big year for pork on the global market
2023 was a stellar year for pork exports. The head of the US Meat Export Federation says that strong global demand continues to be the top story for the U.S. pork industry. Dan Halstrom says [Read More…]
Ag News
CME milk, cash dairy mostly lower again Wednesday
Milk futures and the cash dairy markets were mostly lower Wednesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. March Class III milk was up $0.01 at $16.53, but all other months were down. April was down $0.25 at [Read More…]
Ag News
Ag industry awaiting USDA’s third proposal for the Packers and Stockyards Rule
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will release at least three new regulations under the Packers and Stockyards Act and a government affairs specialist is interested to see the third proposed rule. Ethan Lane with the [Read More…]
News
Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Bills Pass the House
A trio of carbon pipeline-related compromise bills passed the House Wednesday afternoon. SB201 passed 39 to 31, HB1185 passed 42 to 28, and HB1186 passed 41 to 29. The debate on the bills was often [Read More…]
ABC National News
Boeing has not handed over key documents in Alaska Airlines door plug probe: NTSB chair
Jason Redmond/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Boeing has not fully cooperated with the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation into the Alaska Airlines door plug incident, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said during a Senate hearing on Wednesday. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Dean Phillips ending his long shot primary bid against Joe Biden
Grant Baldwin/Bloomberg via Getty Images Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips is ending his long shot challenge to President Joe Biden in the Democratic primary, having failed to win any notable traction among voters with his message [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
House expected to vote on funding bills to avert partial government shutdown
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House is expected to vote on a package of six government funding bills Wednesday afternoon to avert a partial government shutdown before the Friday deadline. [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Target’s new paid membership program: What to know
Shelby Knowles/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Target has announced a paid membership program set to begin next month, launching a subscription service similar to those on offer at competitors Amazon and Walmart. The [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Netflix renews its new ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ series for two more seasons
Netflix Netflix may have just canceled its Michelle Yeoh-led series The Brothers Sun after just one season, but on Wednesday, it gave a huge vote of confidence to another big show. The streamer just renewed its live-action series [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Anne Hathaway dates a pop star and dodges paps in trailer to Prime Video’s ‘The Idea of You’
Prime Video Prime Video has just dropped the trailer to the Anne Hathaway romantic film The Idea of You. Based on Robinne Lee‘s bestselling 2017 novel, co-producer and star Hathaway plays Solène, a divorced, 40-year-old single mom who [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Steve Martin’s life ‘in 2 pieces’ examined in upcoming Apple TV+ documentary
Apple TV+ Apple TV+ dropped the trailer to STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces on Wednesday, about the long and influential career of Steve Martin. The coming attraction shows Steve’s early stand-up days when [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
James Gunn finds “solitude” for Superman in Norway
Warner Bros. Discovery Some of the first shots of James Gunn‘s anticipated Superman film were shot in Norway. The snowy vistas of Svalbard’s Advent Valley on the island of Spitsbergen were chosen as the location [Read More…]
Ag News
New USDA rule outlines standards for livestock contracts
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is finalizing a new rule to set clearer standards on discrimination and retaliation in livestock contracts under the Packers and Stockyards Act. The inclusive competition rule doesn’t allow hostile treatment [Read More…]
Ag News
Upper Mississippi locks almost ready for shipping season
The upper Mississippi River will be open to shipping in less than two weeks. Patrick Moes with the St. Paul District of the Army Corps of Engineers tells Brownfield there were four winter maintenance projects. [Read More…]
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