Month: February 2025
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House defeats bill requiring public schools to set policies for chaplain visits, services in South Dakota
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight A bill requiring public school districts in South Dakota to set policies allowing chaplains to serve within school buildings failed in the South Dakota House of Representatives in a 49-18 vote. [Read More…]
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Lawmaker loses vice chairmanship after trying to defund Huron schools over bathroom issue
Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — A firestorm of criticism Wednesday forced a South Dakota lawmaker to lose a committee vice chairmanship and withdraw his bill to defund the Huron School District, which he filed in reaction [Read More…]
ABC World News
‘Either I die in Gaza or I live in Gaza’: Palestinians reject Trump takeover proposal
Abdallah F.s. Alattar/Anadolu via Getty Images (GAZA) — Palestinians in Gaza and abroad are rejecting a proposal by President Donald Trump that the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip and lead the redevelopment of [Read More…]
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Hotel guest returns to room and finds seal taking a nap inside
Facebook / Stichting Dierenwelzijn Zeeland (LONDON) — A hotel guest in the Netherlands got the surprise of their life when they returned to their hotel room and discovered a seal taking a nap in their [Read More…]
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Earth just experienced its warmest January on record
Pablo Porciuncula/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — It may have been a frigid January for much of the U.S., but that didn’t stop the planet from breaking another temperature record. Earth just experienced its [Read More…]
ABC National News
Recent plane crashes induce anxiety for many travelers
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After two deadly plane crashes in the past week — one in Washington, D.C., killing 67, and another in Philadelphia, killing 7 and injuring 19 — it wouldn’t be unusual [Read More…]
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Donations to Luigi Mangione’s legal defense fund slowed, then surged
Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Donations to Luigi Mangione’s legal defense fund have picked up after a news report that they had slowed down. Mangione’s online fund has received over $248,000 in donations to [Read More…]
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Suitcase with human remains inside discovered in New York City’s East River
Spencer Grant/GHI/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Human remains have been found in a suitcase that was drifting in the East River in New York City, police said. The discovery was made [Read More…]
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37 live giant beetles found inside Japanese snack packets at LAX
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (LOS ANGELES) — At least 37 giant live beetles measuring 4 to 5 inches have been found concealed inside of multiple packages of Japanese snacks, potato chips and chocolate at [Read More…]
ABC National News
As the Super Bowl nears, New Orleans grapples with how safe is safe enough
Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images, ABC News (NEW ORLEANS) — The anticipation surrounding Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans is not just about which team will win, it’s whether or not the city can pull the game [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Protesters across the US rally against Trump administration policies
Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Protesters gathered nationwide Wednesday as part of a movement opposing the Trump administration’s policies and Project 2025, the controversial conservative presidential wish list. The protests, which took place [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Rents are high — a new bill in Congress aims to change that
Deb Cohn-Orbach/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — New legislation in Congress aims to tackle a financial burden weighing on millions of households — rent that is “too damn high,” as one New York [Read More…]
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Lawmakers propose new legislation to ban DeepSeek from federal devices
CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) is demanding swift action after ABC News’ exclusive reporting about hidden links in DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence tool that could potentially send data to a [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Joy Behar talks her return to the stage in her new play ‘My First Ex-Husband’
ABC/Jeff Lipsky Joy Behar returns to the stage in her new play, My First Ex-Husband. Written by Behar over the span of 12 years, the new show features a rotating cast of actresses playing women [Read More…]
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Laverne Cox says filming new show ‘Clean Slate’ was initially therapeutic but ‘mostly triggering’
Amazon MGM Studios Clean Slate is officially on Prime Video, a new series chronicling the reunion of an old-school car wash owner named Harry and his child, who returns home a proud trans woman named Desiree [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Trump’s tariffs could increase home prices and mortgage rates, some experts say
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Housing prices are soaring twice as fast as overall inflation. The average rate on a 30-year mortgage topped 7% in January for the first time since last spring. Observers as disparate [Read More…]
Ag News
Strong gains for cattle futures at midweek
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were sharply higher on technical buying, shrugging off the bearish cash and wholesale business during the session. April live was up $2.65 at $201.30 and June was [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: February 5, 2025
Mar. corn closed at $4.93 and 1/4, down 1 and 1/4 centsMar. soybeans closed at $10.57, down 18 centsMar. soybean meal closed at $308.30, down $5.70Mar. soybean oil closed at 45.09, down 67 pointsMar. wheat [Read More…]
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Soybeans fall on profit taking
Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. Crop estimates for Argentina remain high, despite weather issues, and Brazil is still on track for a record crop, even with the slow harvest in some [Read More…]
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BASF says climate-smart biofuels have longevity
A sustainability market development manager is bullish on decarbonization efforts continuing long into the future. Chad Asmus with BASF tells Brownfield 45Z tax credits allow farmers to be rewarded for their climate-smart efforts. “Low carbon [Read More…]
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