Year: 2024
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State Senate keeps sales tax reduction temporary
John Hult, Joshua Haiar – South Dakota Searchlight The state Senate killed off a last-minute attempt Tuesday in the House to permanently lower South Dakota’s sales tax to 4.2%, as lawmakers acted on several bills [Read More…]
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Rapid City wants passenger rail, sends support to Federal Railroad Administration
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight Rapid City Council members plan to tell the Federal Railroad Administration that their city should be connected to Sioux Falls and Minneapolis by passenger rail. Mayor Jason Salamun read a resolution saying [Read More…]
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Missile explodes near Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s meeting with Greek prime minister: Sources
Maksym Polishchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images (ODESA, Ua.) — A missile exploded in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa early Wednesday, just hundreds of feet from where President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was meeting with Greek [Read More…]
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US court absolves top tech companies in Congo’s child labor case
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (LONDON) — A U.S. court has absolved five of America’s biggest tech companies in a case over their alleged support of child labor in cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo [Read More…]
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Princeton student’s kidnapping sheds light on terror group’s ties to Iraqi government
CT757fan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli Middle East expert and Princeton political science student, loved posting on X, formerly Twitter. Her social media posts praised protesters in Syria for their “immense courage,” [Read More…]
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Man arrested in woman’s 1986 cold case murder, linked to 2nd murder from 1989: Virginia authorities
Stafford County Sheriff’s Office (FAIRFAX, Va.) — A man has been arrested in connection with a Virginia woman’s 1986 cold case murder, and authorities say DNA evidence also links him to a second murder from [Read More…]
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Northeast under flood watch while South braces for severe thunderstorms
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Heavy rainfall is in the forecast for the Northeast, while severe thunderstorms could bring tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds to the South. The National Weather Service has issued a [Read More…]
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Mitch McConnell endorses Donald Trump in 2024 race: ‘He will have my support’
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, a longtime critic of Donald Trump and a frequent target, on Wednesday endorsed him in the 2024 presidential race. “It is abundantly clear that former [Read More…]
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Nikki Haley doesn’t endorse Donald Trump as she drops out of 2024 race
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (CHARLESTON, Sc.) — Nikki Haley announced Wednesday she is ending her presidential campaign, though stopped short of endorsing Donald Trump. “I am filled with the gratitude for the outpouring of support we’ve [Read More…]
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First look at new TSA self-service screening lane and how it could improve airport travel
ABC News (LAS VEGAS) — Las Vegas is testing the future of airport screening with self-security checks and ABC News’ Good Morning America got a firsthand look at how it works. ABC News transportation correspondent [Read More…]
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In Brief: Cameron Diaz circling Apple’s ‘Outcome’ with Keanu, and more
Deadline reports Cameron Diaz is closing in on a deal to star in the Apple Original Films dark comedy Outcome, opposite Jonah Hill and Keanu Reeves. The film stars Reeves as “a damaged Hollywood star [Read More…]
Ag News
Pork industry promoting sustainability
Sustainability remains a priority for the pork industry. Brownfield’s Jared White has more… Jill Brokaw, sustainability coordinator with the National Pork Board, tells Brownfield the Pork Cares Impact Reports are checkoff funded and give producers tools [Read More…]
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New Technologies to Battle Pest Pressure
Pest pressure can cost farmers yield and profitability. In this Managing for Profit, Channel Technical Agronomist Tyler Vreugdenhil talks about the trait technology offered by Channel brand seed and how it helps growers year after [Read More…]
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Former librarian sues Texas county, alleges she was fired for refusing to remove books
Diyosa Carter/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A former librarian has filed a lawsuit against Llano County, Texas, and local library officials after she says she was fired for refusing to purge certain books from the [Read More…]
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New York cheese producer pleads guilty to causing listeria outbreak that killed two, hospitalized eight
Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A former cheese producer in New York has pleaded guilty in connection to manufacturing raw milk products that were linked to an outbreak of listeria [Read More…]
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NTSB preliminary report suggests pilot who crashed into Florida mobile home park couldn’t locate airport
Clearwater Fire & Rescue Department (CLEARWATER, Fla.) — New details have emerged in the February small plane crash at a Clearwater, Florida, mobile home park that left three dead. According to the preliminary report from [Read More…]
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Infamous “Access Hollywood” tape was ‘catalyst’ for Stormy Daniels hush payment, prosecutors say
Adult film actress Stormy Daniels (Stephanie Clifford) exits the United States District Court Southern District of New York for a hearing related to Michael Cohen, President Trump’s longtime personal attorney and confidante, April 16, 2018 [Read More…]
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Nikki Haley to end presidential campaign, as last major Trump rival exits GOP race: Sources
Republican presidential candidate, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign rally on March 4, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Emil Lippe/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is planning on suspending [Read More…]
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Super Tuesday sets up a Biden vs. Trump rematch, and four more takeaways
Hill Street Studios/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden are projected to have handily won their respective primaries on Super Tuesday, even if a clean sweep proved elusive for them [Read More…]
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Where will Haley’s anti-Trump supporters go as sources say she’s ending her campaign?
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Nikki Haley argues her supporters won’t vote for former President Donald Trump if he becomes the GOP presidential nominee — pointing to his past comment that her backers will be [Read More…]