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Trump downplays China tensions day after stock market plummets over trade fears
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Ahead of his attendance at former President George H.W. Bush’s state funeral Wednesday, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to express optimism about the state of trade negotiations with China following [Read More…]

Authorities seeking help in solving a Mitchell business burglary
Between 4:00 PM on 12-2-18 and 8:00 AM on 12-3-18 an unknown person(s) forcibly entered a business in the 1100 block of South Burr, Mitchell SD. Stolen during the burglary was a cash register till [Read More…]

1 student killed in school bus crash in Indiana: Police
jetcityimage/iStock(ARGOS, Ind.) — One student has died after a packed school bus collided with a flatbed truck in Indiana Wednesday morning, according to state police There were 39 children on the bus at the time [Read More…]

Trump joins nation’s presidents as funeral service for President George H.W. Bush begins
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President George H.W. Bush once said about his funeral and lying in state, “Do you think anyone will come?” On Wednesday, after thousands of teary-eyed visitors waited hours in the December [Read More…]

11 remain unaccounted for after deadliest wildfire in California history
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(PARADISE, Calif.) — Eleven people remain unaccounted for in Northern California after the deadliest wildfire in state history ravaged communities and claimed 85 lives. At one time there were a thousand names on [Read More…]

11 remain unaccounted for after deadliest wildfire in California history
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(PARADISE, Calif.) — Eleven people remain unaccounted for in Northern California after the deadliest wildfire in state history ravaged communities and claimed 85 lives. At one time there were a thousand names on [Read More…]

Turkey issues arrest warrants for 2 Saudi aides over Khashoggi killing
Umar Farooq/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(BEIRUT, Lebanon) — Arrest warrants have been issued by Istanbul’s chief prosecutor against two Saudi men who worked as high level advisers to Saudi Arabia’s leader, Mohammed bin Salman, as Turkey’s investigation [Read More…]

Gene-editing Chinese scientist reportedly missing
VCG/VCG via Getty Images(BEIJING) — Chinese scientist He Jiankui has not been seen in public since a high-profile presentation last week at an international conference in Hong Kong in which he claimed to have produced [Read More…]

Trump administration recommends postal rate increases
Jorge Villalba/iStock(WASHINGTON) — A new Trump administration report on the financial challenges facing the U.S. Postal Service could lead to cost increases for online retail giants like Amazon. Released during the holiday shopping season, the [Read More…]

US reopens permanent diplomatic facility in Somalia after nearly 28 years
pawel.gaul/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. reopened a permanent diplomatic facility in Somalia on Sunday, nearly 28 years after shuttering its embassy in Mogadishu as the country collapsed into civil war. The State Department heralded the announcement [Read More…]

Meghan Markle to experience first Christmas as member of royal family
Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images(LONDON) — Britain’s royal family has Christmas traditions that date back centuries, but this year the family will have something new to celebrate: Meghan Markle’s first official Christmas as a member of the [Read More…]

Parade of Lights
The weather outside was far from frightful and Mitchell’s annual Parade of Lights was delightful. “Everything went really well,” said Mitchell Main Street and Beyond executive director Jared Indahl. “The weather was really perfect, we [Read More…]

Wells Fargo customer explains how computer glitch cost him his home
Paul Blake/ABC(NEW YORK) — Financially strapped, Jose Aguilar said it felt as though he’d let his family down in 2015 when Wells Fargo foreclosed on his mortgage. But his disappointment redoubled earlier this year when [Read More…]

20-year-old designated driver killed in head-on collision by allegedly impaired driver, police say
iStock/kali9(NEW YORK) — A 20-year-old New Jersey college student acting as a designated driver over the weekend was killed in a head-on collision by an allegedly impaired driver, according to police. Michael Sot of Clark, [Read More…]

Thousands line up overnight to pay respects to George H.W. Bush
Kenneth Moton/ABC News(WASHINGTON) — A lack of sleep didn’t stop the thousands of people from lining up overnight to pay their respects to the late President George H.W. Bush at the Capitol Rotunda. Bush has [Read More…]

Americans from all walks of life come to Capitol to honor President George H.W. Bush
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — As a military honor guard stood silent watch, thousands reverently filed through the U.S. Capitol Rotunda Tuesday to pay respects to former President George H.W. Bush as he lay in state [Read More…]

20-year-old designated driver killed in head-on collision by allegedly impaired driver, police say
iStock/kali9(NEW YORK) — A 20-year-old New Jersey college student acting as a designated driver over the weekend was killed in a head-on collision by an allegedly impaired driver, according to police. Michael Sot of Clark, [Read More…]

Afghan troop losses ‘not sustainable,’ says nominee to command US troops in Middle East
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call(NEW YORK) — The nominee to command all U.S. troops in the Middle East told senators that the war in Afghanistan is at a stalemate and that the Afghan government cannot sustain [Read More…]

Soybeans, corn up, still waiting for trade deal details
Soybeans were modestly higher on commercial and technical buying, recovering after some overnight losses. The trade continues to expect at least some increase in demand for U.S. agricultural goods, including soybeans, from China in the [Read More…]

Lobbyist: No farm bill surprises expected
A congressional lobbyist thinks farmers will be happy with the new farm bill. Like everyone else, Andrew Walmsley, director of congressional affairs for American Farm Bureau, is waiting to see final details of the bill. [Read More…]
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