Month: April 2024
Barbra Streisand explains Ozempic comment: “I forgot the world is reading!”
Melissa McCarthy and Barbra Streisand in 2016; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for BSB While she was around when it was invented, Barbra Streisand still doesn’t seem to understand how social media works. After being dragged online [Read More…]
Critic says Noem’s workforce ad campaign should be ‘as dead as Cricket’ after dog scandal
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s fame has powered a national workforce recruitment campaign, but some think her newfound infamy might doom it. However, the state office managing the campaign says [Read More…]
South Dakota Department of Corrections begins SAFER SD Reentry Initiative
The South Dakota Department of Corrections has begun the SAFER SD Reentry Initiative, designed to reduce recidivism and enhance public safety. “This is an exciting, comprehensive approach to planning for reentry from prison back into [Read More…]
Cattle futures sharply lower ahead of direct business
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply lower ahead of the week’s direct business. June live cattle closed $2.17 lower at $174.97 and August lives closed $2.57 lower at $173.10. May [Read More…]
Corn Palace Gift Shop earns special kudos
The Corn Palace Gift Shop has earned the Top Local Workplace Award from Home Base…… And no one could be prouder of her team than Tourism Retail Director Jennifer Haddon…. The gift shop [Read More…]
‘Every single day, I’ve watched small children die’: American nurse shares heartbreaking work in Gaza
ABC News (JERUSALEM) — “Every single day, I’ve watched small children die.” Those are the words of Nurse Brenda Maldonado from Washington State, describing to ABC News what she witnessed over the past two weeks. [Read More…]
Netanyahu again vows military operation in Rafah, as Biden administration hopes for cease-fire in ‘coming days’
Geraint Rowland Photography/Getty Images (JERUSALEM) — As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated Tuesday that Israel would proceed with a military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah “with or without a deal,” the Biden [Read More…]
Speaker Johnson, House Republicans ramp up criticism of ‘out of control’ college protests
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Speaker Mike Johnson and other House Republicans are stepping up their criticism of the college protests happening nationwide in connection to the Israel-Hamas war. Johnson, speaking on Tuesday alongside other [Read More…]
Four dead, more than 50 suspected drug overdoses in Austin ‘outbreak’: Officials
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — Officials in Austin, Texas, are investigating an “outbreak” of deadly drug overdoses spreading across the city. Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services (ATCEMS) and the Austin Police Department (APD) said [Read More…]
Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni appear in ‘It Ends With Us’ first-look images
Sony Pictures First-look images for the highly anticipated film It Ends With Us have arrived. Images from the movie featuring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni were released Tuesday, and show the two stars in a [Read More…]
Margot Robbie could go from Barbie to an angel in comic book adaptation ‘Avengelyne’
Disney/Scott Kirkland Don’t Worry Darling director Olivia Wilde and X-Men movie producer Simon Kinberg are teaming up with Barbie star and producer Margot Robbie for a big-screen bow of the comic book Avengelyne. According to Variety, the project will [Read More…]
Chris Hemsworth talks health, the disappointment of ‘Thor 4’ and more in ‘Vanity Fair’
‘Furiosa’ stars Anya Taylor-Joy and Hemsworth — Disney/Greg Williams) In an extensive cover piece, Chris Hemsworth goes deep with Vanity Fair about leaving Hollywood for his native Australia, his disappointment over Thor: Love and Thunder [Read More…]
Vilsack says agriculture is in the game when it comes to sustainable aviation fuel
The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture says updates to a model that measures the carbon footprint for sustainable aviation fuel should allow U.S. agriculture to participate in the sustainable aviation fuel market. Secretary Tom Vilsack says [Read More…]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 30, 2024
May corn closed at $4.39 and 1/2, up 1/4 centMay soybeans closed at $11.45 and 1/2, down 15 and 1/4 centsMay soybean meal closed at $346.30, down $2.00May soybean oil closed at 42.29, down 140 [Read More…]
What you need to know about refreezing foods
As long as you are following food safety recommendations it’s okay to refreeze an item that has been thawed, correctly. But USDA Food Safety Specialist Meredith Carothers says there are a few things to keep [Read More…]
Soybeans fall with corn, wheat mostly lower
Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. U.S. planting is ahead of average, but there are more rain delays in the forecast this week. In South America, there are continued rain delays for [Read More…]
King Milling anticipating good crop for new mill
A Michigan-based flour mill says the mild winter has eased local wheat supply concerns. King Milling Company President Jim Doyle tells Brownfield, “We were pretty concerned about that last fall when it was so wet [Read More…]
The US is in a Cold War with China over Taiwan, expert says
KeithBinns/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — National security expert and co-founder of CrowdStrike, Dmitri Alperovitch, discusses rising tensions between the U.S., China, and Taiwan in his book “World on the Brink.” Last week, Secretary of State Antony [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: Netanyahu says Israel has ‘no other choice’ but to conduct Rafah operation
People walk in a camp for displaced people in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip by the border with Egypt on April 28, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group [Read More…]
Trump trial live updates: Trump begins to remove posts after being held in contempt
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. [Read More…]
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