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12-year-old sent to migrant shelter 900 miles from family: ‘He didn’t know what was happening’
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — He is 12, and in a shelter in Maryland, nearly a thousand miles from his family. When Brayan Cáceres’ grandmother in Florida was finally able to talk to the boy after he had [Read More…]
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U.S. General: ‘cautious optimism’ Afghanistan strategy working
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The top U.S. military commander in the Middle East believes there is reason for “cautious optimism” that the Trump administration’s South Asia Strategy is working in Afghanistan and creating the conditions for peace [Read More…]
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Ferrari purists brace for change as famed Italian automaker takes the on-ramp to SUVs and hybrids
Morgan Korn(NEW YORK) — The late Enzo Ferrari, the formidable and brilliant race car driver turned automotive legend, was also a shrewd businessman when he launched his sports car company 71 years ago. His philosophy [Read More…]
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Red meat, poultry in cold storage up on year
The USDA says supplies of red meat in cold storage at the end of June 2018 were up 5% from the end of June 2017. Beef jumped 8% to 448.577 million pounds and pork was [Read More…]
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Average Michigan cherry crop anticipated
A grower in the nation’s top producing cherry region expects an average harvest amid a dry growing season. “I knew I had a lot of cherries on the trees, but they aren’t turning into as [Read More…]
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Dry weather causing issues in Michigan
A crop farmer in Michigan’s Thumb says insect pressure is mounting from persistent dry conditions. Mark Reif grows corn, soybeans, dry beans, wheat and pickles near Saginaw. “If it stays like it is, it’s going to [Read More…]
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Senate to announce Farm Bill Conferees
The U.S. Senate will name farm bill conferees this week. Four Republicans and three Democrats are expected to be listed including Senate Ag Chairman Pat Roberts, a Republican from Kansas, and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, [Read More…]
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Mom says search for college student who went missing while jogging is ‘excruciating’
Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office(BROOKLYN, Iowa) — As hundreds have rallied to search for 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts — who went for a jog Wednesday evening in the rural town of Brooklyn, Iowa, and never returned — [Read More…]
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Shooting on Toronto streets leaves 10-year-old girl, 18-year-old woman dead: Police
ABCNews.com(TORONTO) — A shooting that erupted in the middle of a Toronto street Sunday night has left a 10-year-old girl and an 18-year-old woman dead, authorities said. Thirteen others were injured, ranging in ages from [Read More…]
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Investigators raise doomed duck boat from Missouri lake
Courtesy Trent Behr(BRANSON, Mo.) — The search for answers in the tragic capsizing of a Missouri duck boat that left 17 tourists dead was poised to take a big leap forward Monday after crews raised [Read More…]
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Boston names 1st black police commissioner: ‘Be the change’
Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(BOSTON) — For the first time a person of color is leading the Boston Police Department. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh on Monday appointed Chief William Gross to be the [Read More…]
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Corn, soybean export inspections up on week
The USDA reports that as of the week ending July 19, 2018, corn export inspections will likely fall short of projections for the 2017/18 marketing year, which runs through the end of August for corn, [Read More…]
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Northern Missouri farmer compares drought to 2012
A northern Missouri farmer says current drought conditions are as bad as 2012. Sean Cornelius of Caldwell County says conditions are taking their toll on his dairy herd and 1200 acres of row crops. “Boy, [Read More…]
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A cool, mid-Summer pattern ahead
As the week progresses, cool conditions will become more deeply entrenched across the central and eastern U.S., but hot, humid weather will linger across the Deep South. However, very hot weather will persist in [Read More…]
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Author responds perfectly to interview question on juggling work and family
Lloyd Bishop/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images(CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) — If you haven’t read Lauren Groff, her rad interview response on work-life balance will make you want to start. In an article published July 17, the [Read More…]
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Suspect in violent Trader Joe’s standoff due in court
ABC News(LOS ANGELES) — A man who allegedly barricaded himself inside a Trader Joe’s, killing a store manager and holding dozens of people hostage for three hours, is set to appear in a Los Angeles [Read More…]
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Shooting on Toronto streets leaves 2 dead, 12 injured; motive unclear
ABCNews.com(TORONTO) — A shooting that erupted in the middle of a Toronto street Sunday night left two people dead and 12 others injured, authorities said. Police killed the shooter, a 29-year-old man, during a gunfight, [Read More…]
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Nitrogen timing affects plant performance
It’s not only if nitrogen is applied to the corn crop, it’s also a matter of when. Golden Harvest agronomist Scott Gard is doing research on the timing of nitrogen fertilizer applications to corn. Gard [Read More…]
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Victim’s girlfriend says Florida gunman provoked fatal ‘stand your ground’ shooting
Pinellas County Sheriff/ABC News(PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla.) — Britany Jacobs, the girlfriend of the man shot and killed in a Florida parking lot last week, says her boyfriend was just coming to her defense and the [Read More…]
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Woman impaled in chest by umbrella on Maryland beach
ABC News(BALTIMORE) — A woman enjoying a day at the beach in Maryland was impaled in the chest by a flying beach umbrella on Sunday. The umbrella had to be cut in half in order [Read More…]