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Trade aid program keeping some farmers out of the red in 2018
A farm management specialist says USDA’s Market Facilitation Program will benefit farmers struggling this year. “Midwest farmers that raise soybeans will get a considerable payment. It will make the difference between profitability and unprofitability on [Read More…]
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Columbia University professor’s office vandalized with swastikas, anti-Semitic words
WABC-TV(NEW YORK) — A Columbia University professor’s office was painted with swastikas and anti-Semitic words, according to school officials. The professor, Elizabeth Midlarsky, told the Columbia Spectator that she was “in shock” when she walked [Read More…]
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Winter Storm Watch issued November 29 at 1:45PM MST until December 02 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…Significant Winter Storm Possible This Weekend… …WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON… * WHAT…A winter storm is possible Friday night into Sunday morning, with a potential of 5 to [Read More…]
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Mall shooting suspect apprehended days after police shoot and kill wrong man: Officials
Jeffrey Greenberg/UIG via Getty Images(HOOVER, Ala.) — A 20-year-old man has been apprehended in connection with a Thanksgiving shooting incident that turned deadly at a shopping mall in Hoover, Alabama. The initial shooting, which injured [Read More…]
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FBI pleads for help after 13-year-old Hania Aguilar’s body found: ‘We have to find out how she died and who did this to her’
FBI Charlotte(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — The body of abducted 13-year-old Hania Aguilar was believed to be recovered this week in North Carolina but the search for answers is far from over. “We have to find out [Read More…]
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DOJ distributes another $695 million to Madoff fraud victims
Mario Tama/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Department of Justice distributed an additional $695 million to investors who lost money in the largest known Ponzi scheme in U.S. history, orchestrated by Bernard Madoff, the agency announced [Read More…]
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US warships again transit Taiwan Strait over Chinese objections
Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Two U.S. Navy ships transited through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, the third time this year that U.S. Navy ships have sailed through the body of water separating China from Taiwan, [Read More…]
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Rohingya refugees say they would choose death over repatriation to Myanmar
ABCNews.com(LONDON) — Two weeks ago the governments of Bangladesh and Myanmar deemed it safe to start repatriating Rohingya refugees to their home country. More than 2,000 refugees were put on a list, without their knowledge, [Read More…]
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Alabama mall shooting suspect apprehended: Sources
Jeffrey Greenberg/UIG via Getty Images(HOOVER, Ala.) — A 20-year-old man has been apprehended in connection to a Thanksgiving shooting at a mall in Hoover, Alabama, that left a 21-year-old dead, law enforcement sources told ABC [Read More…]
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Brother accused of setting fire to New Jersey mansion now faces murder charges
ABCNews.com(OCEAN TOWNSHIP, N.J.) — A financial dispute motivated a New Jersey man to kill his brother, sister-in-law and young niece and nephew and set their mansion ablaze before going to his home in a nearby [Read More…]
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Ag looks for ‘certainty’ out of Trump-Xi meeting
An Iowa State University ag economist hopes some “certainty” comes out of the upcoming meeting between the presidents of the U.S. and China. ISU ag economist Chad Hart says there’s a lot riding on that meeting [Read More…]
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Wisconsin Farmers Union Food & Agriculture Competition Roundtable
On December 7, Brownfield’s Larry Lee will cover the Wisconsin Farmers Union Food & Agriculture Competition Roundtable in Madison. Continue reading Wisconsin Farmers Union Food & Agriculture Competition Roundtable at Brownfield Ag News.
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Mill Creek Watershed Workshop
On December 5, Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Larry Lee will be on the ground in Stevens Point, Wisconsin for Mill Creek Watershed Workshop. Continue reading Mill Creek Watershed Workshop at Brownfield Ag News.
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Tentative farm bill deal reached
There are signs a new farm bill will make it through the lame duck session of Congress after all. House and Senate Ag Committee leaders issued a statement Thursday morning saying they have “reached an [Read More…]
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University passes out hockey pucks as possible defense against active shooters
WXYZ via ABCNews.com(DETROIT) — Hockey pucks have been known to cause some serious injuries on the rink, but now school officials are hoping that they can do similar damage in more dangerous situations. Oakland University [Read More…]
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Californians prepare for possible mudslides as rain hits wildfire-affected regions
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Californians are preparing for the worst as heavy rains hit the state just weeks after two fires scorched Northern and Southern California. Over the last eight days, up to 10 inches [Read More…]
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Six-year-old who vanished from park likely died from accidental drowning: Autopsy
iStock/Thinkstock(GASTONIA, N.C.) — Six-year-old Maddox Ritch, whose body was found in a creek after he vanished in a North Carolina park, likely died from an accidental drowning, according to an autopsy. Maddox, who had autism [Read More…]
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Civil rights group to confront Sheryl Sandberg: ‘It’s time for Facebook to grow up … and be held accountable’
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As Facebook weathers a public relations crisis following the publication of a New York Times report earlier this month, a civil rights organization reportedly targeted by a consulting firm hired [Read More…]
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FBI pleads for help after 13-year-old’s body found
FBI Charlotte(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — The body of abducted 13-year-old Hania Aguilar was believed to be recovered this week in North Carolina but the search for answers is far from over. “We have to find out [Read More…]