Year: 2024
‘Mean Girls’ reboot spikes searches for fetch retro fashion
“Mean Girls” — Photo by CBS via Getty Images The hit musical reboot of Mean Girls apparently has some young fans searching online — and probably their moms’ closets — for the fashions that were [Read More…]
Elmo’s simple social media post reveals volumes about our mental health
Craig Barritt/Getty Images, FILE When Elmo, the beloved Sesame Street Muppet, took to social media to ask a seemingly simple question, the responses came flooding in. “Elmo is just checking in. How is everybody doing?” [Read More…]
Elmo’s simple social media post reveals volumes about our mental health
Craig Barritt/Getty Images, FILE When Elmo, the beloved Sesame Street Muppet, took to social media to ask a seemingly simple question, the responses came flooding in. “Elmo is just checking in. How is everybody doing?” [Read More…]
Kris Jenner spoofs her decision to take on reality TV in Oreo Super Bowl spot
Courtesy Oreo The Super Bowl is on Sunday, February 11, but Oreo has just released its big game spot, which puts a twist on flipping a coin. The ad shows how people throughout the ages [Read More…]
USDA price indices fractionally lower in December
The USDA’s indices of prices received and paid by farmers were both down in December. The USDA says the index of prices received was 0.4% lower than in November as losses in cattle, hogs, milk, [Read More…]
Cattle inventory down, contraction likely to continue
There were fewer cattle in the U.S. at the start of 2024 than 2023 and it looks like that contraction will continue. That’s mostly in line with pre-report expectations and due to several factors, including [Read More…]
USDA price indices fractionally lower in December
The USDA’s indices of prices received and paid by farmers were both down in December. The USDA says the index of prices received was 0.4% lower than in November as losses in cattle, hogs, milk, [Read More…]
Cattle inventory down, contraction likely to continue
There were fewer cattle in the U.S. at the start of 2024 than 2023 and it looks like that contraction will continue. That’s mostly in line with pre-report expectations and due to several factors, including [Read More…]
Higher food costs here to stay, increases moderating
An ag economist says increases in food costs at home are starting to return to somewhat normal levels. Aimpoint Research’s Executive Advisor on Economics and Trade Dave Juday (jU-day) tells Brownfield price shifts following the [Read More…]
Higher food costs here to stay, increases moderating
An ag economist says increases in food costs at home are starting to return to somewhat normal levels. Aimpoint Research’s Executive Advisor on Economics and Trade Dave Juday (jU-day) tells Brownfield price shifts following the [Read More…]
Agriculture needs affordable broadband access, CFRA says
The Center for Rural Affairs says access to high-speed internet continues to be a challenge in some agricultural areas. Jillian Linster, interim policy director, says the Biden administration’s ReConnect Program funding should help jumpstart projects [Read More…]
Agriculture needs affordable broadband access, CFRA says
The Center for Rural Affairs says access to high-speed internet continues to be a challenge in some agricultural areas. Jillian Linster, interim policy director, says the Biden administration’s ReConnect Program funding should help jumpstart projects [Read More…]
NEFB assessing ongoing ag labor situation
The president of Nebraska Farm Bureau says ag labor reform needs to be a priority this year. Mark McHargue tells Brownfield workers from other countries have provided crucial support to American agriculture. “You just can’t [Read More…]
NEFB assessing ongoing ag labor situation
The president of Nebraska Farm Bureau says ag labor reform needs to be a priority this year. Mark McHargue tells Brownfield workers from other countries have provided crucial support to American agriculture. “You just can’t [Read More…]
Governor Kristi Noem set to release her second book
Governor Kristi Noem will release her second book later this year. “No Going Back,” slated to come out in May – will offer Gov. Kristi Noem’s perspective on “what’s wrong with politics and how we [Read More…]
DOJ reaches $59M settlement with eBay over sales of thousands of pill presses
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Justice Department announced a $59 million settlement with eBay on Wednesday to resolve allegations that the e-commerce company made it easy for thousands of pill presses to be [Read More…]
Family of deceased inmate whose body was returned without organs wants answers
fstop123/Getty Images [The full version of this article can be found on Andscape, a sports and culture website owned and operated by ESPN. The Walt Disney Co. is the parent company of ABC News and [Read More…]
Atmospheric river to bring two dangerous storms to California
Photography by Keith Getter (all rights reserved)/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A powerful Pacific jet stream is bringing two dangerous storms fueled by an atmospheric river to the West Coast, the first of which arrives [Read More…]
Trial begins for former Ohio sheriff’s deputy in 2020 shooting death of Casey Goodson Jr.
Family of Casey Goodson (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Opening statements began Wednesday in the trial of a former sheriff’s deputy charged in the 2020 fatal shooting of a 23-year-old Black man who was entering his grandmother’s [Read More…]
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to families of children harmed online
boonchai wedmakawand/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The chief executives of the nation’s top social media companies are being grilled on Capitol Hill over child safety, with lawmakers accusing the tech leaders of failing to protect [Read More…]