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Former National Teacher of the Year now running for Congress
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WATERBURY, Conn.) — In some cases, courage is contagious. That was the case for Jahana Hayes, a longtime teacher who decided to make her first foray into professional politics. Hayes told ABC News [Read More…]
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4 of 5 teens in deadly Michigan rock-throwing case accept plea deals
ABC News(DETROIT) — Four Michigan teenagers charged with murder in a highway rock-throwing incident agreed to plea deals on Monday, angering members of the victim’s family who feared the boys might get off easy under [Read More…]
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States versus feds: Mexican gray wolf at center of endangered species debate
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Growing up on a cattle ranch in northern Arizona, Ethan Lane recalls the Mexican gray wolves that would regularly prey on his livestock. “These wolves are very threatening. The cattle would sense their [Read More…]
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Obama will give speech in South Africa to commemorate Nelson Mandela’s legacy
Media24/Gallo Images/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Former President Barack Obama is scheduled to deliver a speech on Tuesday to commemorate the late Nelson Mandela, Obama’s first visit to Africa since leaving office. Mandela is known for being [Read More…]
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Husband arrested for trying to kill his wife with ant poison: Police
Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department (CUMBERLAND COUNTY, N.C.) — A husband in North Carolina tried to kill his wife with a scheme straight out of ancient Rome: by surreptitiously slipping poison into her food. Police in [Read More…]
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Iowa has crop trouble spots
Iowa’s overall corn and soybean ratings are fairly strong again this week, but the weekly crop progress report notes some trouble spots. Flood-related nutrient loss and crop damage are a concern in the northern two-thirds of the state, [Read More…]
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In Russia, meeting with Trump seen as strong win for Putin
iStock/Thinkstock(HELSINKI) — Ahead of his summit with President Donald Trump, it had been widely said that all Russia’s president Vladimir Putin had to do to come out a winner was to show up to the [Read More…]
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Amazon’s website crashes right as its Prime Day began
Amazon(NEW YORK) — Amazon’s own online shopping holiday — Prime Day — was off to a rocky start when some shoppers found problems using the website when the hyped-up sales were supposed to begin. Often [Read More…]
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Maria Butina, Russian gun rights activist linked to NRA, charged as Kremlin agent
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — FBI counter-intelligence agents have arrested a 29-year-old Russian woman on charges she acted as a Kremlin agent while working over the past three years to build relationships in the upper ranks of the [Read More…]
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Nebraska’s crops continue to shine
It was another good week for crops in Nebraska. As of Sunday, 86 percent of corn and 83 percent of soybeans were rated good to excellent. Corn silking was 65 percent, compared to 38 average, [Read More…]
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Soybeans rally from recent lows
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. Contracts saw a bounce after the recent move to new lows, with no real fundamental backing. Near-term weather in most of the Midwest is seen as [Read More…]
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72% of U.S. corn, 69% of soybeans rated good to excellent
The USDA’s national condition ratings for corn and soybeans declined last week, but overall, both crops remain in generally good condition. Some key U.S. growing areas continued to see warm, dry weather, with an expansion [Read More…]
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Hog futures down on cash, wholesale pressure
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were sharply higher, supported by technical buying, while digesting last week’s slow to start direct cash business and watching the distribution of this week’s new showlist. August was $2.37 [Read More…]
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Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 16, 2018
Sep. corn closed at $3.41 and 3/4, up 1/2 cent Aug. soybeans closed at $8.29 and 1/2, up 10 and 3/4 cents Aug. soybean meal closed at $329.10, up $3.10 Aug. soybean oil closed at 27.64, down 33 points Sep. wheat closed [Read More…]
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Wide-range of weather across the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, patchy, short-term dryness persists in several areas, including much of Michigan and a broad area centered on northern Missouri, resulting in an increase in stress on pastures and crops such as [Read More…]
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Putin gives Trump World Cup ball after question on Syria: ‘Now the ball is in your court’
Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images(HELSINKI) — Russian president Vladimir Putin paused a joint press conference after answering a question on whether the ball is “in the Russian court” regarding cooperative efforts in Syria to hand President Donald [Read More…]
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CVS apologizes to black customer, saying employees involved in 911 call no longer work for chain
Camilla Hudson(CHICAGO) — CVS Health Corp. apologized to an African-American woman Monday after employees of one of its Chicago stores wrongly accused her of using a counterfeit coupon and called the police on her. The [Read More…]
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Lava bomb injures 23 on tour boat in Hawaii
USGS(HONOLULU) — A lava bomb punctured the roof of a tour boat in Hawaii Monday injuring 23 near where lava from the Kilauea volcano continues to spill into the ocean, the Hawaii Civil Defense said. [Read More…]
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In Russia, meeting with Trump seen as strong win for Putin
iStock/Thinkstock(HELSINKI) — Ahead of his summit with President Donald Trump, it had been widely said that all Russia’s president Vladimir Putin had to do to come out a winner was to show up to the [Read More…]
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Very hot on the southern Plains; cooler across the Midwest
Hot, mostly dry weather will prevail for the remainder of the week in northern California and the Northwest, as well as the south-central U.S. Meanwhile, showers will continue across the Southwest, but may become more [Read More…]