Month: April 2024
ABC Entertainment News
Take a peek behind the scenes of that infamous Prince Andrew interview in Netflix’s ‘Scoop’
Netflix/Peter Mountain It was one of the biggest “gets” in news in the past five years when the BBC show Newsnight scored a sit-down interview with Prince Andrew to talk about his friendship with convicted sex [Read More…]
Latest News
Hundreds of opponents convince commission to scale back expansion of out-of-state duck licenses
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight In response to hundreds of opposition comments, the Game, Fish and Parks Commission curtailed a proposal to expand waterfowl licenses for hunters from other states. “We’re not always going to rubber-stamp everything,” said [Read More…]
Ag News
U of I Extension offers cash rent calculation guidance
Farmers and landowners seeking guidance on cash rent negotiations have a new resource. Kevin Brooks, University of Illinois Extension educator in farm business management and marketing, tells Brownfield… “The number one question that we get [Read More…]
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Rounds to Interior Department: Bring tribal police training to South Dakota
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight Bureau of Indian Affairs police recruits in South Dakota need a training facility closer to home, South Dakota’s junior senator told the Department of Interior this week. Sen. Mike Rounds [Read More…]
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South Dakota does well in regional college cost survey
Seth Tupper, South Dakota Searchlight Several years of tuition freezes have helped make South Dakota’s public universities the most affordable for undergraduates in the region, according to new data. “As a result of this [Read More…]
Latest News
State will turn on tablet calls for inmates and raise daily limit from three to five
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight The state Department of Corrections has decided to expand the number of allowable daily phone calls for inmates when tablet-based calling resumes on Friday after a pause that contributed to unrest [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: World Central Kitchen attack is part of pattern, NGOs operating in Gaza say
Omar El Qattaa/Anadolu via Getty Images (TEL-AVIV, Israel) — An Israeli attack in Gaza on a convoy of aid workers from World Central Kitchen, the relief organization providing desperately needed food to Palestinians, has generated [Read More…]
ABC National News
Court hears arguments to throw out Tennessee abortion lawsuit, block ban in part
Tennessee Supreme Court/YouTube (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — A three-judge panel heard arguments Thursday on throwing out a lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s abortion ban as well as a motion to block part of the ban. The case stems [Read More…]
ABC National News
New York AG questions whether California company can handle Trump’s $175M bond
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York Attorney General Letitia James questioned Thursday whether the California company that underwrote former President Donald Trump’s $175 million bond in his New York civil fraud case [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
US warns of policy changes if Israel doesn’t take action to better protect civilians
Via White House Flickr (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration is warning of policy changes if Israel doesn’t take steps to better protect civilians and aid workers in Gaza amid international outrage over the killing of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
No Labels won’t run a 3rd-party ‘unity’ ticket against Trump, Biden
Tom Williams/Roll Call (WASHINGTON) — No Labels will not run a third-party “unity” ticket against Donald Trump and Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential election, the group said Thursday. In a statement, the centrist group [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden ally Sen. Chris Coons says he’d support putting conditions on aid if Israel pursues operation in Rafah
Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Chris Coons, a Delaware Democrat and close ally of President Joe Biden, said on CNN Thursday morning that if Israel pursues a large-scale military operation in Rafah [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Over 400 lawmakers, activists, actors and more sign letter calling on Biden to support bills on racial equity
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — More than 400 lawmakers, activists, civil rights leaders, musicians and actors have written a joint letter to President Joe Biden calling on him to support a list of Congressional bills [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Coeur d’Alene police find evidence of ‘racial slur’ as they probe harassment of Utah women’s basketball team
Steph Chambers/Getty Images (COEUR d’ALENE, Idaho) — Video and audio evidence collected by investigators “corroborates” reports that members of the Utah women’s basketball team were harassed and subjected to racial slurs during an incident on [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Boeing paid Alaska Airlines $160M in compensation after door plug incident, airline says
Stephen Brashear/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Boeing has paid Alaska Air Group approximately $160 million in compensation following the door plug incident on Alaska flight 1282, according to an SEC filing from the carrier. Alaska [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Agents of the Dark Side rise in trailer to animated ‘Star Wars: Tales of the Empire’
Lucasfilm On Thursday, Lucasfilm dropped the trailer to Star Wars: Tales of the Empire, a six-chapter collection of animated shorts that will drop on Disney+ on May 4, Star Wars Day. The flip-side of the streaming [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Ariana Greenblatt, veteran of Marvel, ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Barbie’ universes, to get CinemaCon’s Rising Star Award
Greenblatt (center) with America Ferrera and Margot Robbie in ‘Barbie’ – Warner Bros. Pictures What does it take to be a rising star in Hollywood? Well, appearing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Wars and [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Brooke Shields, Miranda Cosgrove star in trailer to Netflix’s ‘Mother of the Bride’
Netflix On Thursday, Netflix dropped the trailer to Mother of the Bride, the romantic comedy starring Brooke Shields, Miranda Cosgrove and Benjamin Bratt. Shields plays Lana, whose daughter Emma (Cosgrove) surprises her with her plans [Read More…]
Ag News
Recent South Korea trade mission opportunity to grow exports of U.S. ag goods
South Korea is the fifth largest market for U.S. agricultural goods and a recent trade mission is helping ag officials to further develop that relationship. USDA’s Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agriculture Affairs, Alexis Taylor, [Read More…]
Ag News
USTR continues to work on growing demand for US ag goods
The Chief Ag Negotiator for the U.S. Trade Representative’s office says he’s working with global trading partners to grow demand for U.S. ag products. Doug McKalip tells Brownfield there are reasons U.S. goods are in [Read More…]