Month: February 2025
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Ten Commandments mandate defeated in the State House of Representatives
House lawmakers narrowly rejected Senate Bill 51 on Monday, putting a halt to a measure that would have required South Dakota public schools to prominently display the Ten Commandments in classrooms. The bill had already [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
As Musk, Trump administration target CFPB, Democrats defend consumer watchdog’s impact
Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an independent agency formed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to safeguard Americans against unfair business practices, is the newest target [Read More…]
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Hegseth orders immediate pause on gender-affirming medical care for transgender service members
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered an immediate pause on gender-affirming medical care procedures for all active-duty service members in a memo that was addressed to senior Pentagon leadership and military [Read More…]
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Chances of asteroid striking Earth in the next decade has nearly doubled, NASA says
NASA/jPL-Caltech/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA astronomers. The asteroid, discovered just after Christmas and named [Read More…]
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Billions of NIH scientific research dollars set to be cut by federal government
Scott J. Ferrell/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The federal government has drastically lowered some of the funding that universities and research institutions receive from medical and scientific grants. News of the cuts [Read More…]
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Colman Domingo on the ‘hopeful’ message of Oscar-nominated film ‘Sing Sing’
Paula Lobo/ABC Colman Domingo is opening up about the “hopeful” message of his latest Oscar-nominated film, Sing Sing. Domingo, whose work in the film earned him an Academy Award nomination for best actor, stopped by Good Morning America [Read More…]
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Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: February 10, 2025
Mar. corn closed at $4.91 and 1/2, up 4 centsMar. soybeans closed at $10.49 and 1/2, unchangedMar. soybean meal closed at $300.50, down 90 centsMar. soybean oil closed at 45.73, down 25 pointsMar. wheat closed [Read More…]
ABC World News
2 Americans injured in suspected shark attack in the Bahamas: Police
Mary Baratto/Getty Images (BAHAMAS) — Two Americans were injured, one seriously, in a suspected shark attack in the Bahamas, police said. The two female tourists were swimming in Bimini Bay on Friday around 6:30 p.m. [Read More…]
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Judge says he will continue to pause Trump’s federal buyout offer
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (BOSTON) — A federal judge in Boston said Monday he will continue to pause the Trump administration’s plan to offer a deferred resignation buyout to tens of thousands of federal employees until he issues [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump, Vance and Musk take aim at the courts as judges halt some of 2nd term agenda
Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump and key members of his administration are lashing out at judges who have halted some of his second-term agenda, suggesting they don’t have the authority [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes reflect on Super Bowl loss, Kelce’s future
Jamie Squire/Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS) — Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes opened up on the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl defeat and Kelce’s future after falling to the Philadelphia Eagles 40-22 on Sunday night. “There’s [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Selena Gomez says while ‘some of the magic has disappeared’ from ‘Emilia Pérez,’ she has no regrets
Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for Santa Barbara International Film Festival Selena Gomez is opening up about her film Emilia Pérez in light of the controversy surrounding her co-star Karla Sofía Gascón. While participating in a panel [Read More…]
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‘SNL 50’ special adds Eddie Murphy, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey and more returning cast members
NBCUniversal Many familiar faces are returning to Studio 8H. A star-studded group of former Saturday Night Live cast members is set to participate in SNL50: The Anniversary Special. Adam Sandler, Amy Poehler, Andy Samberg, Chevy [Read More…]
Ag News
Opportunities in used machinery market
A used machinery expert says the market is recalibrating. Greg Peterson, founder of Machinery Pete, says most used equipment values are still coming off the record highs of the pandemic. “If you’re using the livestock [Read More…]
Ag News
Wisconsin livestock numbers above US trend
Wisconsin’s state livestock specialist says Badger state beef producers are growing their herds. Jeff Swenson with the Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection says, “Wisconsin actually, by percentage, had the largest growth of any [Read More…]
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HPAI detected again in Jay County, IN
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has been detected in a commercial egg layer facility in Jay County, Indiana (east central, Indiana). According to the Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH), more than 900,000 birds will be depopulated, and [Read More…]
Ag News
Outside factors will continue to impact cattle markets
A livestock economist says there is a lot of volatility in the cattle markets ahead. Josh Maples with Mississippi State University says the talks of tariffs and the resumption of live cattle imports from Mexico [Read More…]
Ag News
Cash dairy markets mixed Monday
Cash dairy prices were mixed Monday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was unchanged at $0.5875. No sales were recorded. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0425 at $1.9025. Six sales were recorded, ranging from [Read More…]
ABC World News
At least 51 killed as bus plunges into ravine in Guatemala
Omar Havana/Getty Images (GUATEMALA CITY) — At least 51 people were killed as a bus plunged into a ravine early Monday in Guatemala City, officials said. At least 20 more were seriously injured, they said. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Judge to consider order to keep DOGE from accessing student loan databases
Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge will hear arguments Monday on efforts by a group of California public university students to block Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing highly sensitive federal [Read More…]