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Hurricane Michael’s death toll rises to 17: ‘We were just surprised by the sheer damage’
ABC News(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Hurricane Michael’s death toll has climbed to 17 as search-and-rescue crews continue to sift through the wreckage of once-bustling oceanside cities, like Mexico Beach and Panama City Beach, four days [Read More…]
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Groom’s body found after being swept away by floodwaters on Costa Rica honeymoon
WCVB(SAN JOSE, Costa Rica) — The body of a newlywed was discovered in Costa Rica on Saturday, bringing to an end a short search for the groom after he was swept away by floodwaters on [Read More…]
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Facebook hackers accessed more private information than previously revealed
Guillaume Payen/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Hackers accessed much more private information in a recent Facebook breach than the social media giant previously revealed. Two weeks ago, Facebook announced that 50 million users [Read More…]
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Martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero, Pope Paul VI among 7 people to be canonized in Vatican ceremony
Keystone/Getty Images(VATICAN CITY) — The embroidered banner-portraits of the seven people Pope Francis will proclaim saints already hang on the façade of Saint Peter’s Basilica ahead of the solemn ceremony Sunday. The new tombstone and [Read More…]
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4 sisters and 4 family members killed in deadly limo crash to be laid to rest
Stephanie Keith/Getty Images(AMSTERDAM, N.Y.) — Four sisters and their four family members who were among 20 people killed in a limousine crash in upstate New York last week will all be laid to rest Saturday. [Read More…]
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Snow expected in Rockies, cold weather moves into Northeast
KABC(NEW YORK) — Fall is in the air in the Rockies and the Midwest and Northeast this weekend as both brace for some cool temperatures, and even some snow out west. Cold temperatures ushered in [Read More…]
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Hurricane Michael updates: Death toll rises to 17 as ‘tremendous number’ unaccounted for in hard-hit Florida
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images(MEXICO BEACH, Fla.) — Hurricane Michael, a ferocious and historic storm, has killed at least 17 people, left a “tremendous number” of others unaccounted for and left a trail [Read More…]
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Bodies of 11 infants found in ceiling of closed funeral home
ABC News(DETROIT) — In a disturbing discovery, the bodies of 11 deceased infants were found in the ceiling of a shuttered funeral home in Detroit on Friday. The bodies were found in bags, most in [Read More…]
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Mega Millions jackpot rises to $654 million after no one wins Friday
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The jackpot for Mega Millions has jumped to $654 million, with a cash option of $372.6 million, after no one won in Friday night’s drawing. Friday’s winning numbers numbers were 4-24-46-61-70 and [Read More…]
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Colder pattern grips the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, Freeze and Freeze Warnings are in effect across many production areas. Summer crops in the freeze-affected region are largely mature, but the cool weather is contributing to a slow return to [Read More…]
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A chilly pattern for the Heartland
Another surge of cold air will reach the nation’s mid-section during the weekend and soon overspread much of the remainder of the country. Warmth will prevail, however, in the Far West and linger across the [Read More…]
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Corn, fruit getting some disease pressure in Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Extension officials are continuing to get reports of plant disease problems. Friday’s report says there were confirmed cases of three different types of corn ear rot during the week. Diplodia was found [Read More…]
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Soybean tariffs result in trade innovations
Trade disruptions have been expensive for soybean growers, although there has been relief from the USDA’s Market Facilitation Program payments of $1.65 a bushel on 50 percent of a grower’s production. The tariff dispute with [Read More…]
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U.S., China to discuss trade next month
President Trump and Chinese President Xi will reportedly meet next month at the G20 summit in Argentina. The two countries haven’t discussed trade in person since August. The news comes days after Trump says that [Read More…]
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Cattle futures pressured by week’s lower cash trade
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed lower on pressure from weak fundamentals. This week’s steady to lower cash trade and weakness in beef values were also negative. The trade is also looking ahead [Read More…]
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‘Complete devastation’ at Tyndall AFB after direct hit from Michael
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — When Hurricane Michael struck Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida head on Wednesday, it caused extensive destruction to the base and damaged some military aircraft inside hangars that were affected [Read More…]
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Woman who claimed she tripped when she fatally stabbed husband has been arrested: Police
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A Florida woman who claimed that she tripped and accidentally stabbed her husband to death has been charged with second-degree murder in his death, police said. Rachel Fidanian, 38, of Lakeland, was [Read More…]
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Man found guilty of firing gun at black teen who knocked on his door to ask for directions
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A white man who was captured on surveillance video stepping out of his house to fire upon a black teen who had knocked on his door to ask for directions, has been [Read More…]
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Sioux City pork plant begins second shift
The Seaboard Triumph Foods pork processing plant in Sioux City, Iowa has started a second production shift. “We’ve been staffing a second shift though the summer, just getting folks on board and trained,” says the plant’s [Read More…]