Year: 2024
Super Tuesday recap: Trump and Biden dominate but each see a surprising loss
Hill Street Studios/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Super Tuesday — the biggest election day of the year until November — was a largely predictable affair, save for a couple minor surprises throughout the night. President Joe [Read More…]
Sen. Bob Menendez and wife face new obstruction charges in bribery case
Sen. Robert Menendez arrives at federal court in New York, Oct. 23, 2023. (Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and his wife faced new obstruction allegations and charges Tuesday [Read More…]
How to get a bigger tax refund, according to experts
courtneyk/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tax season, for many, conjures kitchen-table drudgery spent revisiting pay stubs and financial choices. For some, though, a reward awaits: a tax refund. The possibility and scale of a refund [Read More…]
Road to the Oscars 2024: Diversity in acting races includes seven first-time nominees
AMPAS This year, seven out of the 20 acting Oscar nominees are represented by people of color. All seven of the performers – Lily Gladstone, Danielle Brooks, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, America Ferrera, Colman Domingo, Sterling [Read More…]
Largely fair, mild weather on much of the Plains; still unsettled in parts of the eastern Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, a cold front stretching from Michigan to Missouri is producing widespread rain showers and a few thunderstorms. Warmth lingers across the Ohio Valley, while cooler weather in the upper Midwest is [Read More…]
Weather to remain quite mild; moderately active pattern continues, as well, across the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions in portions of the Pacific Coast States and western Nevada. Meanwhile, below-normal precipitation in [Read More…]
Conservatives propel Trump to Super Tuesday victories: Exit polls
Scott McIntyre/Bloomberg, STOCK (WASHINGTON) — Preliminary Super Tuesday exit poll results show weaknesses for Joe Biden and Donald Trump alike among independent voters while also raising questions about the extent to which supporters of Nikki [Read More…]
Biden campaign eager to draw contrast with Trump in general election
White House/Flickr (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s campaign sees this week as a focal point, with both Super Tuesday and his State of the Union address on Thursday crystalizing to voters that this election will [Read More…]
Class A Boys SoDAK 16 Results and State Tournament Bracket
Class A Boys SoDAK 16, Tuesday, March 5 No. 1 Sioux Falls Christian 64, No. 16 Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 29 No. 2 Hamlin 90, No. 15 Hanson 43 No. 3 Sioux Valley 68, No. 14 Lakota [Read More…]
Georgia police, DEA seize 855 pounds of crystal meth from storage unit
Clayton County Police Department (NEW YORK) — Law enforcement in Georgia said they seized hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine after discovering it in a storage unit. The Clayton County Police Department confirmed Tuesday, alongside the [Read More…]
Class B Boys SoDAK 16 Results and State Tournament Bracket
Class B Boys SoDAK 16, Tuesday, March 5 No. 1 White River 65, No. 16 Highmore-Harrold 47 No. 2 DeSmet 61, No. 15 Timber Lake 49 No. 3 Castlewood 82, No. 14 Centerville 51 No. [Read More…]
Trump, Biden show signs of weakness with independents in three big states: Preliminary exit polls
Scott McIntyre/Bloomberg, STOCK (WASHINGTON) — Preliminary Super Tuesday exit poll results show weaknesses for Joe Biden and Donald Trump alike among independent voters while also raising questions about the extent to which supporters of Nikki [Read More…]
Biden campaign eager to draw contrast with Trump in general election
White House/Flickr (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s campaign sees this week as a focal point, with both Super Tuesday and his State of the Union address on Thursday crystalizing to voters that this election will [Read More…]
Barrasso announces he will seek GOP Whip position, not Senate Republican leader
Rebecca Noble/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. John Barrasso announced Tuesday that he’s seeking the No. 2 Senate GOP leadership position, bucking long-held expectations that he’d vie for Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s top spot. The Wyoming [Read More…]
CBS orders ‘Young Sheldon’ spinoff to series
CBS On Tuesday, CBS announced it will air a spinoff of its sunsetting prequel series Young Sheldon — which itself is a spinoff of The Big Bang Theory. The new show will star Montana Jordan [Read More…]
Get ahead of early emerging weeds
Farmers are encouraged to get in front of early emerging weeds. Mark Mongen is an Enlist field specialist for Corteva Agriscience who covers Michigan and Ohio. “We don’t want weeds to get a foothold in [Read More…]
Revenue base prices are lower in early 2024
A farm management analyst from southern Minnesota says there are lower guarantees for revenue protection insurance this year. Revenue protection insures farmers against yield losses from natural causes like drought or disease and revenue losses [Read More…]
Cattle futures higher on Tuesday, expecting steady cash business
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle were higher ahead of this week’s direct trade, generally expecting mostly steady business. April live was up $1.32 at $188 and June was $.95 higher at $183.52. March [Read More…]
General CRP signup open
Farmers have very little time to sign up for the general Conservation Reserve Program. USDA says producers and landowners have from now until March 29th to submit offers to their local Farm Service Agency office. [Read More…]
DOL providing $90 million in farmworker training grants
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced $90 million in grants are available for farmworker training and career services but some in the agricultural industry say the efforts are misdirected. National Council of Agricultural Employers [Read More…]
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