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Man jumps out of freezer, attacks workers at popular New York City restaurant
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — In the middle of busy Sunday brunch, employees at a popular Upper West Side restaurant in Manhattan discovered something very unexpected in the kitchen. A man who had been hiding in the [Read More…]
Swiss World War II plane crash kills 20 on board, operator suspends operations
iStock/Thinkstock(ZURICH) — The airline whose vintage World War II plane crashed into a mountain in southeastern Switzerland, killing all 20 people on board, said it was “deeply saddened” and has suspended all flight operations until [Read More…]
Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel says ‘our souls are burdened’ over city’s latest deadly weekend
Joshua Lott/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel and the city’s police superintendent made an emotional plea for help in holding repeat gun offenders accountable after a deadly weekend in the Illinois city. “We have [Read More…]
NCBA wants USDA oversight of lab-produced meat
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) wants the USDA—not the FDA— to have oversight of lab-grown fake meat products. NCBA president Kevin Kester says any product classified as meat needs to be inspected by USDA’s [Read More…]
Soybean export inspections speed up
The USDA reports corn export inspections as of the week ending August 2nd continue to trail expectations for the current marketing year. The 2017/18 marketing year for corn, sorghum, and soybeans runs through the end [Read More…]
Study shows adults in the U.S. spend more than 11 hours a day interacting with media
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Study shows adults in the U.S. spend more than 11 hours a day interacting with media It’s no surprise that people in the United States are massively into mass media, but [Read More…]
Reward for missing Iowa jogger Mollie Tibbetts at $260,000, breaking record
Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office(IOWA CITY, Iowa) — The reward for information about missing Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts is now $260,000, breaking a record in that part of the state. The 20-year-old University of Iowa [Read More…]
Weed control in soy this season
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Scorching heat has people sweating on both coasts
ABC News (NEW YORK) — If the recent dry and hot weather wasn’t problem enough, another heat wave is on the way for the West Coast from Los Angeles to Seattle to start the work [Read More…]
Dramatic video shows Atlanta police pulling trapped passenger out of car engulfed in flames
Atlanta Police Department(ATLANTA) — A very lucky passenger in a car accident in Atlanta has two police officers to thank for saving his life from an inferno consuming the vehicle. Two officers from the Atlanta [Read More…]
Baby boy dies after being found in river near Brooklyn Bridge
WABC(NEW YORK) — A baby boy was pronounced dead on Sunday after tourists found him floating in New York’s East River wearing only a diaper, police said. Tourists from Oklahoma discovered the child lying unconscious [Read More…]
The crop is looking good in Illinois and Iowa
The percentage of the Illinois corn crop rated good to excellent has been increasing. To hear it from farmers and an agronomist, corn and soybeans in central Illinois and southeastern Iowa appear to have been [Read More…]
Explosive drones detonate in ‘assassination attempt’ on Venezuelan president
Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images(CARACAS) — Several drones armed with explosives were detonated near Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas Saturday in what he called an assassination attempt carried out by “far-right” opponents. A government official termed [Read More…]
At least 91 dead, hundreds injured after earthquake rocks Indonesia
ABC News(LOMOK, Indonesia) — At least 91 people are dead and hundreds more injured as a magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocked Indonesia’s popular tourist island of Lombok on Sunday, according to Indonesian authorities and the U.S. [Read More…]
Nine-year-old’s lemonade stand robbed by BB gun-toting suspect
iStock/Thinkstock(MONROE, N.C.) — A 9-year-old North Carolina boy running a lemonade stand was robbed by an armed suspect Saturday, police said. The boy was selling lemonade in Monroe, about 25 miles from Charlotte, when he [Read More…]
Nine-year-old’s lemonade stand robbed by BB gun-toting suspect
iStock/Thinkstock(MONROE, N.C.) — A 9-year-old North Carolina boy running a lemonade stand was robbed by an armed suspect Saturday, police said. The boy was selling lemonade in Monroe, about 25 miles from Charlotte, when he [Read More…]
Northern California wildfire kills 7th victim, burns over 150,000 acres
Terray Sylvester/Getty Images(REDDING, Calif.) — A devastating wildfire that has burned more than 150,000 acres in Northern California has reportedly killed another victim, marking the seventh death since the blaze ignited in Shasta County last [Read More…]
US schools implement new safety measures in wake of recent mass shootings
The Sobel Group Inc.(SANTA FE, Texas) — As some school districts get ready to head back to school, officials continue to keep campus safety a priority in the wake of recent school shootings. From hiring [Read More…]
Portland protesters clash with police, each other in dueling rallies
Kainoa Little/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(PORTLAND) — Four people were arrested Saturday as a conservative Patriot Prayer rally broke out into violence with opposing anti-fascist protesters and police in Portland, Oregon. The city, which had [Read More…]