Month: December 2024
Ag News
Unprecedented uncertainty around farm bill
It’s an unprecedented time in farm bill discussions. Jonathan Coppess leads the Gardner Agricultural Policy Program at the University of Illinois. “I’m not sure when we’ve seen this level of uncertainty.” He says, “A two-year [Read More…]
Ag News
MSU Innovation Center bringing research solutions to farmers
Connecting research to ag start-ups, the Michigan State University Innovation Center serves as a link to find solutions for agricultural challenges. AgBio Technology Manager Julia Miller tells Brownfield, “Most of the technologies have not been [Read More…]
Ag News
National Farmers Union of Canada concerned about potentially massive scale of sustainable aviation fuel
Canada’s National Farmers Union is concerned about the potential scale of the sustainable aviation fuel market. Director of climate crisis policy and action Darrin Qualman says the airline industry plans to transfer the energy sources [Read More…]
ABC World News
Climate and environment updates: Geothermal could meet 15% of global energy demand
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it’s happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes intensified by a warming planet and drought-fueled wildfires are destroying [Read More…]
ABC National News
Amazon workers authorize strike at company’s first-ever unionized warehouse
Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Thousands of Amazon workers at the company’s first-ever unionized warehouse voted to authorize a strike on Friday, claiming the tech giant has refused to recognize the union and negotiate a contract [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Seasame Street’ needs new home after HBO, Max opt not to renew deal
Courtesy of HBO Sesame Street is searching for a new home. The long-running children’s TV show is now on the market after Warner Bros. Discovery decided not to renew its Sesame Street deal with HBO [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Report: Joseph Quinn to play George Harrison in Sam Mendes’ Beatles project
Neil Mockford/WireImage The rumors regarding the casting of Sam Mendes’ four Beatles films continues, with Deadline now reporting Stranger Things actor Joseph Quinn will play George Harrison. And it sounds like he’s getting ready for the part, with Deadline [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Pilot ordered for new chapter of ‘Prison Break’
FOX Image Collection via Getty Images Prison Break is on the cusp of a new chapter. Hulu has ordered a pilot for a new version of Prison Break, the hit television series that aired for five seasons [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump now says bringing down grocery prices, as he promised, will be ‘very hard’
Jim Vondruska/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump campaigned relentlessly on grocery prices in the 2024 race, vowing to bring down costs quickly for American families if given four more years in the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Nancy Pelosi hospitalized during a congressional delegation trip abroad, her office says
Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi, 84, was hospitalized while abroad on a congressional delegation, her office said on Friday. “While traveling with a bipartisan Congressional delegation in Luxembourg to [Read More…]
ABC National News
‘Multiple’ drones entered airspace at New Jersey naval station: Official
Richard Newstead/Getty Images (Colts Neck, N.J.) — There have been “multiple” instances of drones entering the airspace at a Navy weapons station in New Jersey, officials there said Friday, as the concern continues to grow over [Read More…]
ABC National News
McKinsey to pay $650 million over role in OxyContin epidemic
Liz O. Baylen/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — International consulting firm McKinsey & Company agreed Friday to resolve criminal charges with federal prosecutors in two states for its role in helping Purdue Pharma [Read More…]
ABC World News
Famous Syrian activist Mazen Al-Hamada found dead in Damascus ‘slaughterhouse’ prison
Sadi Dubeysi/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — After dedicating his life to fighting the regime of Assad, Mazen Al-Hamada did not live to see it fall. A symbol of resilience and courage, the famous Syrian activist was [Read More…]
Ag News
A more seasonally active pattern ahead for most; temps to recover across the Heartland
High pressure currently camped over the Corn Belt will drift eastward, allowing moisture associated with a weak disturbance to overspread the mid-South and Midwest later Friday into Saturday. Wintry precipitation (snow, sleet, and freezing rain) [Read More…]
Ag News
The Value of Nitrogen Stabilizers
As growers plan for next year, they might be looking for areas to cut back on in terms of costs. On this episode of the Nitrogen Corner, an agronomy expert with Koch Agronomic Services talks [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In brief: Steve Carell’s HBO comedy casts female lead and more
The team behind the seven-time Golden Globe-nominated The Brutalist has already wrapped their next project, a star-studded musical called Ann Lee. Mona Fastvold directed, co-wrote and produced the project, while her partner and collaborator, The [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Fandango names its most anticipated movies of 2025
Eli Adé/Marvel The year is winding down, and with every new year comes a whole new slate of movies to get excited about. Fandango asked over 9,000 movie ticket buyers which movies they’re most looking [Read More…]
ABC Health News
What to know about chronic pain after CEO shooting suspect Luigi Mangione appeared to detail health struggles
Stevica Mrdja /EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Authorities are looking into online accounts believed to be those of Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old Ivy League graduate charged with murder in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO [Read More…]
ABC National News
New Jersey drone mystery: What to know and what can be done
In this screen grab from a video, a drone is shown near Bedminster, New Jersey, on Dec. 3, 2024./Obtained by ABC News (NEW YORK) — Since mid-November, what are believed by many to be large aerial [Read More…]
ABC National News
Friday weather: Ice storm warnings cover Midwest, as arctic blast slams East Coast
An ABC News graphic shows weather in the United States on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. Via ABC News (NEW YORK) — The eastern half of the United States is enduring the latest arctic blast from [Read More…]