Month: September 2024
Suspicious mail containing white powder sent to election offices in at least 16 states
RiverNorthPhotography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The FBI and Postal Service are investigating suspicious mail containing a white powder substance that was sent to election offices in at least 16 states this week, according to an [Read More…]
Trump praises Secret Service response to apparent assassination attempt
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends a town hall meeting moderated by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan, on Sept. 17, 2024. (JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP [Read More…]
Freed American Paul Whelan thanks lawmakers for bringing him home during Capitol Hill visit
US President Joe Biden, right, watches as Vice President Kamala Harris greets former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty [Read More…]
Federal Reserve expected to cut interest rates for first time since 2020
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Federal Reserve is set to make a pivotal decision about its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday that could dial back its years-long fight against inflation. Investors widely expect [Read More…]
Trump’s new crypto venture is light on details, heavy on potential ethics landmines
Namthip Muanthongthae/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After once deriding cryptocurrency as a “scam,” former President Donald Trump on Monday formally threw his support behind World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture whose business model remains largely [Read More…]
WandaVision spin-off ‘Agatha All Along’ magically appears on Disney+ Wednesday
Marvel Television Kathryn Hahn reprises in the title role of Agatha Harkness in the very witchy Marvel Television series Agatha All Along on Wednesday. Two episodes of the spin-off of WandaVision kick things off. In the series, [Read More…]
Israel behind pager explosions, sources say, as Hezbollah vows ‘reckoning’
Ambulances rush wounded people to a hospital in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon on September 17, 2024. (MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON) — Israel was behind the deadly explosion of pagers across Lebanon [Read More…]
Demi Moore hits red carpet with 3 daughters for ‘The Substance’ premiere
L-R: Scout LaRue Willis, Tallulah Willis, Demi Moore, and Rumer Willis – Lila Seeley/FilmMagic via Getty Images Demi Moore hit the red carpet for her new film The Substance on Monday night in Los Angeles with daughters Scout [Read More…]
Sunday night’s Emmy Awards rating sees 54% boost from last show
Disney/Mark Seliger Eugene and Dan Levy may never have hosted an awards show together, but the Schitt’s Creek stars’ stint onstage on ABC Sunday night delivered numbers not seen since 2021. The telecast broke a [Read More…]
John Cena revs up lead in Mattel’s ‘Matchbox’ movie
Prime Video A very large dude will star in a movie about very small cars. Deadline says John Cena has been cast in Matchbox, an action film based on the popular miniature toy brand. Back in [Read More…]
Watch Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix’s jail cell makeout sesh in new ‘Joker: Folie à Deux clip’
Warner Bros. Pictures So far, we’ve seen a lot of little bits of the movie Joker: Folie à Deux in the various trailers that have been released, but now’s your chance to see Lady Gaga actually [Read More…]
ABC floats trailer to Joshua Jackson and Don Johnson’s sexy ship series ‘Doctor Odyssey’
Disney/Pari Dukovic ABC has unveiled a full-length trailer to Doctor Odyssey, its buzzy new primetime series from Ryan Murphy in which Joshua Jackson plays Dr. Max Bankman, a physician on board a pleasure cruise ship. The coming attraction [Read More…]
Senate IVF bill fails again to advance on mostly party line vote
Andriy Denisyuk/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Tuesday failed for a second time to advance an in vitro fertilization (IVF) protection bill by a vote of 51-44. The legislation needed 60 votes to advance. [Read More…]
‘It’s a crying shame:’ Harris pans ‘harmful’ attacks on Haitian migrants in NABJ interview
Doug Mills/The New York Times/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris forcibly panned the recent “harmful” attacks on Springfield, Ohio’s Haitian migrants during a National Association of Black Journalists panel in Philadelphia [Read More…]
Nine dead, thousands injured after pagers explode across Lebanon: Health officials
KeithBinns/Getty Images (LONDON) — At least nine people are dead and over 2,750 people were injured after pager devices owned by a large number of workers in various Hezbollah units and institutions exploded on Tuesday, [Read More…]
Certified Ag Dealers and Fox Factory Vehicles launch first ever AGwagon
Certified Ag Dealership has launched the first purpose-built truck for farmers and ranchers. CEO Pat Driscoll says it was designed by farmers with their needs in mind. “One of the very first things that our [Read More…]
Pioneer field agronomist concerned about effects of drought
Agronomists are concerned about the long term impacts of Ohio’s statewide drought. Pioneer field agronomist Troy Putnam says drought conditions have expanded. “I think it’s interesting to watch some of the the numbers start to [Read More…]
Long term effects to Ohio’s soil and water amid drought
There are concerns about the long-term impacts of this year’s drought. The severe drought conditions plaguing much of Ohio will cause challenges well beyond this growing season. Jeff Duling is the president of the Ohio [Read More…]
RFA seeks update on EPA feedstock audits
The Renewable Fuels Association has asked the EPA for an update on its investigation into imported biofuel feedstocks. President and CEO Geoff Cooper tells Brownfield the U.S. imports more than six billion pounds of supposedly-used [Read More…]
Grassley talks Senate Ag Committee temporary relief plan
Senate Ag Committee chair Debbie Stabenow is reportedly considering temporary relief for farmers in absence of a new farm bill. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says that would be a step in the right direction. “It’s [Read More…]