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Trump to announce US will withdraw troops from Syria: Official
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump will announce that the U.S. will withdraw troops from Syria, a U.S. official confirms. There is no timeline yet for the pace of the withdrawal, the official said. [Read More…]

Storm that spawned tornado in Washington state now moving toward eastern US
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A major storm is now moving out of the Northwest, but not before spinning up a tornado west of Seattle, delivering damaging winds of nearly 90 mph in Oregon and feet [Read More…]

Unconscious man pulled from burning car, thrown in puddle by quick-thinking officers
Chambers County Sheriffs Office(ANAHUAC, Texas) — Authorities in Texas shared body camera footage on Tuesday that showed officers pulling an unconscious man from a burning vehicle after a crash. The Chambers County Sheriff’s Office shared [Read More…]

NY Mom yanks carjacker out of SUV, pins him down until police arrive
WABC-TV(NEW YORK) — A single mother in New York didn’t let a would-be carjacker ruin the busy day ahead of her when he tried to drive away with her SUV on Tuesday morning. After 49-year-old [Read More…]

Elon Musk unveils The Boring Company’s test tunnel in California
Robyn Beck-Pool/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — It started as a joke. Two years ago, Elon Musk tweeted complaints about Los Angeles traffic, declaring that he was “going to build a tunnel boring machine and just start [Read More…]

Some women are attacked on Twitter every 30 seconds: Amnesty International
hocus-focus/iStock(NEW YORK) — A study of tweets received last year by 778 female U.S. and U.K. journalists and politicians revealed that they were attacked on Twitter approximately every 30 seconds. The “Troll Patrol” project, a [Read More…]

With nearly 15K migrant kids in custody, Trump to loosen rules for sponsorship
wingedwolf/iStock(WASHINGTON) — With the number of migrant children in U.S. custody nearing 15,000, the Trump administration said Tuesday it will rollback its requirement that everyone in a sponsor’s household undergo fingerprinting and an extensive criminal [Read More…]

Popeyes selling ‘Emotional Support Chicken’ for weary air travelers
jetcityimage/iStock(PHILADELPHIA) — The number of people attempting to fly with emotional support animals ballooned so much between 2016 to 2017 that many airlines have clamped down on which are acceptable. In fact, some 751,000 animals [Read More…]

Reports: China buys more soybeans
Various media outlets are reporting that China returned to the U.S. soybean market on Tuesday for another round of buying, although the exact purchase amounts are not known. Last week, Chinese state-run companies booked about [Read More…]

Todd Gibson retires from United Soybean Board
Todd Gibson, Retired United Soybean Board Director, says he’s grateful for the nine years that he’s spent as a director on the United Soybean Board. Gibson says his impression of checkoff investments was only strengthened [Read More…]

Todd Gibson Retires
Todd Gibson, Retired United Soybean Board Director, says he’s grateful for the nine years that he’s spent as a director on the United Soybean Board. Gibson says his impression of checkoff investments was only strengthened [Read More…]

‘This doesn’t happen here’: Images, video shows damage from tornado that ripped through Washington state
KOMO-TV(SEATTLE) — A massive tornado that ripped through Washington state left a path of destruction in its wake, videos and images posted to social media show. The tornado pummeled through Port Orchard as torrential storms [Read More…]

Customs and Border Protection Commissioner calls influx at remote areas of the border a ‘new phenomenon’ in wake of 7-year-old’s death
Scott Eisen/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Migrants are showing up in groups of 100 or more at remote parts of the U.S.-Mexico border that aren’t equipped to handle the influx, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Commissioner Kevin [Read More…]

FBI wiretap recorded suspect in 2017 Halloween truck attack for 3 years prior
St. Charles County Department of Corrections via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The day before he allegedly took a rented truck for a deadly drive down New York City’s West Side Highway bike path, Sayfullo Saipov [Read More…]

Mother, daughter arrested for using a drone to deliver contraband to prison rooftop
Martin County Sheriffs Office(MIAMI) — A mother and daughter were arrested for trying to deliver contraband to the roof of a Florida state prison, according to authorities. Casandra Kerr, 40, and her daughter, Cencetta Didiano, [Read More…]

Embattled Trump Foundation agrees to dissolve itself in agreement with New York AG
aluxum/iStock(NEW YORK) — President Trump’s embattled charitable foundation has agreed to dissolve itself under judicial supervision as part of a lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood. The Trump Foundation had previously sought [Read More…]

‘Fresh Prince’ star sues popular video gaming companies over ‘Carlton’ dance
Marco_Piunti/iStock(NEW YORK) — Former Fresh Prince of Bel’Air star Alfonso Ribeiro is suing the creators behind the hit games Fortnite and NBA 2K because he believes they ripped off the likeness to his famed “Carlton” [Read More…]

Crop specialist recommends not stressing soybeans
Crop management specialist Emerson Nafziger says his research shows soybeans with less stress yield better. “My point here is don’t create stress on purpose,” said Nafziger, during an Illinois Soybean Association-sponsored webinar Tuesday. “Some people [Read More…]

MU Crop Conference: All things dicamba
A leading university weed scientist says 2018, overall, was not a better year for off-site dicamba damage in Missouri and his concerns remain. Dr. Kevin Bradley says although Missouri will not have a 2019 state label, [Read More…]

Supply, demand concerns pressure hog futures
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures ended the day higher supported by sharply higher wholesale values at midday. The market is still waiting for direction from the cash trade. February live cattle closed $1.02 higher [Read More…]