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Bin Laden raid commander resigns from Pentagon board after criticizing Trump
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — Retired Adm. William “Bill” McRaven, who led the mission to kill Osama bin Laden, resigned from his post on the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Board last month, just days after he [Read More…]
South Carolina residents take in needy animals ahead of Hurricane Florence
iStock/Thinkstock(CHARLESTON, S.C.) — Many South Carolina residents were working to secure a safe shelter for themselves as Hurricane Florence made its way inland, but some also took time to think about the homeless animals in [Read More…]
Ten years after the financial crisis, not everyone has fully recovered
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Ten years ago this week, as the nation’s subprime mortgage crisis deepened, Lehman Brothers submitted the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history — a flashpoint in the country’s worst financial downturn since [Read More…]
Hurricane Florence pummels North Carolina coast, knocking out power
ABC News(NEW BERN, N.C.) — Hurricane Florence is pummeling the North Carolina coastline, nearing landfall with life-threatening storm surges and hurricane-force winds. As North Carolina residents brace for the impact of the Category 1 storm, [Read More…]
Residents ‘trapped on roofs and in vehicles’ as Hurricane Florence nears coast
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW BERN, N.C.) — First responders in North Carolina are scrambling to rescue residents stranded due to raging floodwaters caused by Hurricane Florence. Officials in New Bern, a coastal town in Craven County, North Carolina, [Read More…]
Residents ‘trapped on roofs and in vehicles’ as Hurricane Florence nears coast
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW BERN, N.C.) — First responders in North Carolina are scrambling to rescue residents stranded due to raging floodwaters caused by Hurricane Florence. Officials in New Bern, a coastal town in Craven County, North Carolina, [Read More…]
More than 100K without power as Hurricane Florence begins lashing North Carolina coast
NOAA via Getty Images(WILMINGTON, N.C.) — Massive Hurricane Florence, with tropical storm-force winds hundreds of miles wide, was bearing down on the Carolinas Thursday, pounding the coast with driving rain and powerful waves. Officials on [Read More…]
39 locations of fires, explosions after suspected gas leak in Massachusetts
iStock/Thinkstock(BOSTON) — Firefighters in Massachusetts are battling dozens of fires believed to have been caused by gas explosions. The Massachusetts State Police Watch Center has responded to 39 different addresses spread across dozens of block [Read More…]
If you’re stuck in Hurricane Florence, this app might save your life
American Cajun Navy(NEW YORK) — If people stranded in the middle of Hurricane Florence are unable to contact official first responders, there’s an app that might be able to help them. CrowdSource Rescue, a free [Read More…]
Funeral for man killed by Dallas police officer in wrong apartment: ‘Our prince royal was snatched from us’
WFAA-TV(DALLAS) — Hundreds of friends, loved ones and work colleagues of a 26-year-old man shot to death by a Dallas police officer in his own apartment filled a Texas church Thursday to celebrate his life [Read More…]
China joins the close of Russia’s spectacular ‘war games’
Satellite image (c)2018 DigitalGlobe, a Maxar company(TSUGOL, Russia) — Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday watched a huge simulated battle put on by Russian and Chinese troops, as he attended the largest so-called war games in [Read More…]
Hurricane Florence’s weakened category won’t make it any less dangerous
Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/TNS via Getty Images(WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C.) — Don’t be fooled by Hurricane Florence’s weakening category — the powerful storm still poses the same dangers at a Category 2 as it did [Read More…]
39 locations of fires, explosions after suspected gas leak in Massachusetts
iStock/Thinkstock(BOSTON) — Firefighters in Massachusetts are battling dozens of fires believed to have been caused by gas explosions. The Massachusetts State Police Watch Center has responded to 39 different addresses spread across dozens of block [Read More…]
Corn yield a big surprise
A grain marketer calls the projected corn yield the biggest surprise in Wednesday’s USDA crop production forecast. Angie Setzer with Citizen’s Grain says there was consolidation around the August corn estimate ahead of the report. [Read More…]
African Swine Fever reaching “pandemic proportions”
Officials are concerned about a possible pandemic as African Swine Fever spreads into Belgium. Swine Health Information Center executive director Dr. Paul Sundberg says the disease has been confirmed in two wild boars near the [Read More…]
Illinois Soybean says Chinese trade guests hopeful, too
The Illinois Soybean Association recently hosted a Chinese ag delegation, “Just the fact that we have Chinese trade teams coming, that shows their dedication and their willingness to buy US. soybeans,” says Mark Albertson, “However, [Read More…]
PepsiCo chief scientific officer: Food system must change
The Chief Scientific Officer for PepsiCo says the food production system must make changes to feed the world’s hungry in addition to keeping up with population growth. Dr. Mehmood Khan told Brownfield Ag News that [Read More…]
Cattle mostly higher ahead of widespread direct trade
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mixed, mostly firm, with boxed beef mixed at midday, waiting for the week’s widespread direct cash cattle business. Hurricane Florence is expected to lead to at least some [Read More…]
Verdesian products show high return on investment
Verdesian Life Sciences, a company focused on nutrient use efficiency, has introduced new products that are more environmentally friendly and have a higher return on investment. Dave Schwartz Executive Vice President of Sales for the [Read More…]
Visiting with grain market analyst Bryce Knorr
At this week’s Husker Harvest Days farm show in Nebraska, we visited with Farm Futures grain market analyst Bryce Knorr about current market conditions, trade issues, planting intentions and the general ag economy. AUDIO: Bryce Knorr Continue reading [Read More…]