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India is world’s most dangerous country for women, experts say
iStock/Thinkstock(AHMEDABAD, India) — India is the most dangerous country for women, followed by Afghanistan and Syria, according to a poll of experts who focus on women’s issues. The Thomson Reuters Foundation contacted 548 women’s experts, [Read More…]
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Shop talk on farm bill and ag policy with Senator Donnelly
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Sites will be on the ground in Terra Haute, Indiana on Monday, July 2, 2018 for Shop talk on farm bill and ag policy with Senator Donnelly. Continue reading Shop talk on [Read More…]
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Expansion to the US hog herd could mean more red ink for pork producers
The USDA’s latest quarterly Hogs and Pigs report shows the US hog industry is set to grow an already record hog supply. Economists say this sets up what could be a pretty dire situation for [Read More…]
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In the wake of Capital Gazette mass shooting, journalists react: ‘We love this damn job’
Twitter/@jessica_roy(ANNAPOLIS, Md.) — In the aftermath of the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, LGBTQ communities around the country united around the phrase “love is love.” When a gunman opened fire during [Read More…]
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How a Maryland paper covered a mass shooting in its own newsroom
Twitter/@capgaznews(ANNAPOLIS, Maryland) — The blood was fresh on the newsroom floor and the grief of its staff raw, but the Capital Gazette of Annapolis, Maryland, promised it would publish a newspaper on Friday. Hours later, [Read More…]
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Maryland community reeling after mass shooting inside the Capital Gazette newsroom
WJLA-TV(ANNAPOLIS, Md.) — A community is reeling hours after a gunman targeted the local Capital Gazette newspaper in Maryland, looking for victims before he gunned down five unsuspecting employees. The suspect, whom law enforcement sources [Read More…]
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Helsinki, city chosen for Putin-Trump meeting, has history of U.S.-Russia summits
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The White House and the Kremlin have announced that Finland’s capital, Helsinki will be the venue when President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold their first formal summit on July 16. [Read More…]
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Extended heat wave begins Friday in Northeast
ABC News.(NEW YORK) — Excessive and dangerous heat has overtaken the central U.S. and is expanding toward the East Coast for this weekend. As this heat heads toward the Northeast, several consecutive days above 90 [Read More…]
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Tory Burch’s advice for moms re-entering the workforce: be confident
Mike Pont/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Tory Burch said that before she launched her namesake fashion empire, she was a stay-at-home mom who had “no idea” what she would be doing in the future. She went [Read More…]
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Fashion mogul Tory Burch shares advice for fellow moms re-entering the workforce
Mike Pont/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Tory Burch said that before she launched her namesake fashion empire, she was a stay-at-home mom who had “no idea” what she would be doing in the future. She went [Read More…]
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Federal officers clearing out Occupy ICE encampment in Portland
KOIN-TV(PORTLAND) — A tent encampment erected by protesters that prompted the closure of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters in Portland, Oregon, was being dismantled by federal law enforcement agents. Federal officers wearing riot [Read More…]
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Shooting at Maryland newsroom that killed 5 was a targeted attack, police say
WJLA-TV(ANNAPOLIS, Md.) — The shooting at a Maryland newsroom that killed five people was a targeted attack, according to local police. Anne Arundel Police Department Bill Krampf said that the assailant, armed with a shotgun, [Read More…]
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Senate passes its farm bill 86-11
The full Senate overwhelmingly passed its version of the 2018 farm bill late Thursday afternoon. Ag Committee Chairman Pat Roberts of Kansas says bipartisan collaboration was key in garnering the support needed to push the [Read More…]
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White mold coming back to forefront for Minnesota farmers
An agronomist in southern Minnesota says he’s starting to think a lot about white mold. Dan Koehler with Dekalb/AsGrow tells Brownfield the plant disease is probably still fresh on the minds of growers after multiple [Read More…]
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Amendment to tighten SNAP requirements goes nowhere in Senate
The author of a Senate farm bill amendment to put more restrictions on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP says able-bodied adults without children should be required to work more and receive less. Republican [Read More…]
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FSA director says cotton seed information being sent
The Farm Service Agency is giving cotton farmers information to help them prepare for the new cotton seed safety net program. FSA director Richard Fordyce tells Brownfield, “FSA will start sending information to producers on [Read More…]
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Biodiesel tax credit extension sought
The biodiesel industry is looking for more good news following the EPA’s proposal for higher blending requirements of the fuel. Mike Youngerberg with the Minnesota Soybean Growers was in Washington, D.C. this week, pressing Congress [Read More…]
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Federal officers clearing out Occupy ICE encampment in Portland
KOIN-TV(PORTLAND) — A tent encampment erected by protesters that prompted the closure of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters in Portland, Oregon, was being dismantled by federal law enforcement agents. Federal officers wearing riot [Read More…]
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At least 5 dead in shooting at Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis: Officials
WJLA-TV(ANNAPOLIS, Md.) — Five people are dead and several others are “gravely” injured after a shooting at the Capital Gazette, a daily local newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, officials said. One suspect was engaged by responding [Read More…]
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IBM to send ‘friendly’ floating robot head named CIMON to International Space Station
IBM(CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.) — An 11-pound, artificially-intelligent, floating robot head is being sent to the International Space Station (ISS) this week to assist astronauts there, IBM executives announced Thursday. The astronaut assistant is named CIMON [Read More…]