Month: December 2024
ABC World News
Dozens dead as passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan
Emergency specialists work at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet near the western Kazakh city of Aktau on December 25, 2024. (Photo by Issa Tazhenbayev / AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON) — [Read More…]
Ag News
Milk production reports could offer more
A dairy economist says USDA milk production reports don’t give the full picture of cow productivity. Corey Geiger with CoBank tells Brownfield component levels rather than volumes are driving prices. “We need to start thinking [Read More…]
Ag News
Obligated IRA funds guaranteed to continue
A USDA Deputy State Director says many Inflation Reduction Act-funded projects will continue under the Trump administration regardless of its policy priorities. Rural Development’s Valarie Handy, based in Michigan, tells Brownfield, “Once funds have been [Read More…]
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Trouble in ‘prepper’ paradise: Bunker residents raise financial, safety concerns at Igloo, South Dakota site
Bart Pfankuch / South Dakota News Watch IGLOO, S.D. – A former military munitions site with concrete bunkers now used as residences has become the source of numerous lawsuits, several complaints to the South Dakota [Read More…]
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Lincoln County commissioners push back decision on carbon pipeline rules
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight CANTON — Commissioners in South Dakota’s fastest-growing county punted on four carbon dioxide pipeline ordinances on Christmas Eve, opting to let their planning staff and two new commissioners start from [Read More…]
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Pipeline owner joins lawsuit over Dakota Access Pipeline
Mary Steurer, North Dakota Monitor The owner of the Dakota Access Pipeline last week became the latest party to join the defense in the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s new lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘It Ends With Us’ star Brandon Sklenar shows his support for co-star Blake Lively
Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images for Sony Pictures Blake Lively‘s It Ends With Us co-star Brandon Sklenar has shared his support for the actress, following her legal action against her It Ends with Us co-star and director, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Bruce Willis’ daughter Tallulah Willis announces engagement
Amanda Edwards/Getty Images Tallulah Willis is engaged to Justin Acee. The daughter of actors Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, shared the news on Instagram in a joint post with her fiancé on Monday. The post [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Final trailer for Bob Dylan movie ‘A Complete Unknown’ released
Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures The Bob Dylan movie A Complete Unknown hits theaters on Thursday, and the final trailer for the film just dropped. While the clip features scenes from the movie, as well as [Read More…]
Ag News
Soybeans, corn mostly higher heading into midweek holiday
Soybeans were mostly higher in very low-volume trade. The market worked to recover its losses from Monday’s session. Soybean meal was stronger on Tuesday and that helped provide some support. The trade continues to monitor [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: December 24, 2024
Mar. corn closed at $4.48 and 1/2, up 3/4 centsJan. soybeans closed at $9.73 and 3/4, up 4 and 1/4 centsJan. soybean meal closed at $292.40, up $2.90Jan. soybean oil closed at 39.89, down 37 [Read More…]
Ag News
Butter imports higher during 2024 despite record U.S. production
Consumers have had a strong appetite for butter in 2024. Dairy Economist Corey Geiger with CoBank tells Brownfield consumption was up 11 percent in the U.S. “We’re making more butter than we ever did in [Read More…]
Ag News
A focus on soil health
A southern Illinois based agronomist says focusing on soil health in the midst of the economic downturn can benefit farmers in the long run. Nick Frederking with AgriGold tells Brownfield, “We always like to check for [Read More…]
ABC World News
Middle East live updates: IDF troops killed in Gaza as hospitals ‘besieged’
Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON)– Rebel forces in Syria are building a transitional government after toppling the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick advance across the country. Meanwhile, the ceasefire in Lebanon [Read More…]
ABC World News
Swiss Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger killed in avalanche
Millo Moravski/agence Zoom/Getty Images (LONDON) — Swiss Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger was tragically killed in an avalanche on Monday, according to the Swiss-Ski federation. Hediger, 26, got caught in an avalanche at the mountain resort [Read More…]
ABC World News
Hanna Katzir, Israeli hostage survivor who spent 49 days in captivity, has died
Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images (JERUSALEM) — Hanna Katzir, an Israeli hostage survivor who was released last year after 49 days of captivity in Gaza, has died, officials said. Katzir, 78, struggled with a “complex [Read More…]
ABC World News
Just 1 hospital providing humanitarian services in northern Gaza, say health officials
AFP via Getty Images (BEIT LAHIA, Gaza) – Health officials in Gaza say there is only one hospital remaining that is providing humanitarian aid services in the northern part of the strip amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Letter urging residents to report ‘brown folks’ condemned by Oregon officials
Rarrarorro/STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (NEWPORT, Ore.) — Several officials in Lincoln County, Oregon have received an anonymous letter urging people to report “brown folks” they suspect are undocumented immigrants, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Mega Millions jackpot hits $1 billion ahead of Christmas Eve drawing
Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Mega Millions jackpot has soared to an estimated $1 billion ahead of its Christmas Eve drawing. The estimated jackpot would make it the seventh-largest in the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Defense fund established by supporters of suspected CEO killer Luigi Mangione tops $200K
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty Monday to state murder and terrorism charges in the brazen killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, supporters of the suspect continued to donate tens of [Read More…]