Month: April 2024

BALTIMORE (AP) — Cedric Mullins hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Baltimore Orioles a 4-2 victory over Minnesota on Wednesday and a three-game sweep of the Twins. It was [Read More…]

NBA bans Jontay Porter after gambling probe shows he shared information, bet on games

Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter was banned for life from the NBA on Wednesday after a league probe found he disclosed confidential information to sports bettors and wagered on games, even betting on the Raptors [Read More…]

Mitchell Area April Hiring Event Scheduled on Main Street

PIERRE, S.D. – The Department of Labor and Regulation Mitchell Job Service, in partnership with the Mitchell Daily Republic and Jobs HQ, will host a hiring event on Wednesday, April 24, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. [Read More…]

Dismissal of Charges in Mitchell Baseball Rape Case

Charges against a former Mitchell Baseball Association board member, Jeremy Borgan, were dismissed on Wednesday in a case related to alleged rape involving Legion Baseball players. The judge agreed to dismiss the misdemeanor charge of [Read More…]

Dubai sees severe flooding after getting 2 years’ worth of rain in 24 hours

Christopher Pike/Bloomberg via Getty Images (DUBAI, United Arab Emirates) — Flood conditions continued to impact Dubai on Wednesday, after two years’ worth of rain fell in just 24 hours, records show. Over a half foot [Read More…]

DOJ in final stages of settlement negotiations with victims of Larry Nassar over FBI misconduct: Sources

Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — ABC News has learned the Justice Department and attorneys for 100 victims of Larry Nassar are in the final stages of negotiating a deal that would pay tens of [Read More…]

Emergency services a likely target for cyberattacks, warns DHS

Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Calling 911 is meant to save lives. But the emergency service, and others like it, are also viewed as ripe targets for criminally minded cyber-attackers, according to [Read More…]

Trump hush money trial: Prosecutors want to question Trump about civil cases

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…]

Arizona Republicans block another Democratic effort to repeal 1864 abortion ban

Getty Images – STOCK (PHOENIX) — Arizona Republicans on Wednesday again blocked a Democratic-led effort to repeal a controversial 19th-century ban on almost all abortions in the state, which the Arizona Supreme Court has ruled [Read More…]

Senate kills Mayorkas impeachment trial, votes both articles ‘unconstitutional’

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Wednesday dismissed both impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, deeming them “unconstitutional.” The trial against Mayorkas, long a target of Republican criticism over his handling [Read More…]

Trump, campaigning after court, comments on jurors in historic trial and seeks to spotlight crime

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Though he remains confined to a court room on most weekdays for his New York hush money trial, which began on Monday, former President Donald Trump is adapting his schedule [Read More…]

Why the UAW vote at Volkswagen is significant for workers across US

The Washington Post via Getty Images (CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.) — The United Auto Workers achieved a landmark victory last fall, when a strike against the Big 3 U.S. carmakers delivered substantial gains for nearly 150,000 employees. [Read More…]

‘Yellowstone’ again links up with Stagecoach fest

Paramount Network On Wednesday, MTV Entertainment Studios, 101 Studios and Paramount Network announced that the Dutton Ranch is coming back to the sold-out Stagecoach Festival. The event runs from April 26-28 in Indio, California, and will [Read More…]

Scorsese’s next moves: A Jesus film and Sinatra — with DiCaprio?

Disney/Chris Willard Martin Scorsese is reportedly following up his Oscar-nominated epic Killers of the Flower Moon with two projects: one about Jesus and one about another deified figure, Frank Sinatra, that could star the legendary filmmaker’s frequent [Read More…]

2024 Tribeca Festival lineup includes entries from Lily Gladstone, Brat Pack documentary and more

On Wednesday, the 2024 Tribeca Festival announced its features lineup, boasting more than 100 entries from 114 filmmakers hailing from 48 countries. The annual event that was co-founded by Robert De Niro and his partner [Read More…]

Ag News

Rep. Bost: Farm bill moving by Memorial Day

A member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee expects work on the next farm bill to pick up sooner rather than later. Congressman Mike Bost, of Illinois, tells Brownfield… “The Republican members had a meeting [Read More…]

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Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 17, 2024

May corn closed at $4.30 and 1/4, down 3/4 centMay soybeans closed at $11.49 and 1/2, up 4 and 1/2 centsMay soybean meal closed at $338.70, up $3.40May soybean oil closed at 45.00, up 9 [Read More…]

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Hog futures mixed at midweek

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed, and feeders were mostly lower, waiting for direct business to develop. June live cattle closed $.40 lower at $175.32 and August lives closed $.15 lower at [Read More…]

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Modest midweek gains for soybeans

Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying. Soybeans also had some help from the higher move in meal, which continues to respond to the solid domestic crush demand. Still, export demand for [Read More…]

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Year-Round E15 Act introduced in U.S. House