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Hurricane Willa to make landfall in Mexico as Category 3 storm
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Hurricane Willa, now a Category 3 storm, is churning toward Mexico with winds up to 125 mph. Deadly storm surge is expected between Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta, which has already seen [Read More…]

‘Go back to your f—— country’: Woman verbally attacks Spanish-speaking group
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A woman verbally attacked a group speaking Spanish in a Virginia restaurant, telling them to “go back” to their country and “don’t freeload off America.” The video of the verbal altercation was [Read More…]

Weather favors Midwestern fall fieldwork, harvest
Eastern Pacific Hurricane Willa should reach the Mexican coast late Tuesday. A developing storm system in the southern U.S. will absorb deep tropical moisture associated with Willa’s remnants, resulting in heavy rain (1 to 3 [Read More…]

Cell-cultured meat is focus of joint USDA-FDA meeting
The USDA and FDA are holding a joint public meeting on the regulation of lab-produced, cell-cultured meat. In his opening comments, FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb said the development of cell-cultured meat is advancing rapidly. “Reports [Read More…]

Indiana farmer cuts thank you message to Trump in corn field
Many corn farmers are pleased with President Trump’s directive on year-round E15, but two north central Indiana farmers cut a corn maze into their field to show their appreciation. Bruce Buchanan and his son Allen [Read More…]

A farmer’s experience with adding a robotic dairy
Indiana dairy producer Brian Houin discusses his experiences when adding a large robotic dairy barn to his existing parlor systems. Continue reading A farmer’s experience with adding a robotic dairy at Brownfield Ag News.

How to know when a hurricane is coming and other key facts to know
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Hurricane Willa is churning north toward Mexico as a Category 4 storm and is expected to make landfall Tuesday, bringing with it dangerous storm surge and heavy rain. This hurricane season has [Read More…]

China opens world’s longest sea bridge and tunnel connecting to mainland
iStock/Thinkstock(HONG KONG) — Chinese President Xi Jinping inaugurated China’s latest mega-infrastructure project on Tuesday: The world’s longest sea crossing. The 34.2-mile bridge and tunnel that have been almost a decade in the making for the [Read More…]

Woman reveals she is a perfect match, will donate kidney to her neighbor
Christine Courtney(SYLVANIA, Ohio) — An Ohio father and grandfather who is in desperate need of a new kidney was surprised with the news that his neighbor and longtime family friend will give him her kidney [Read More…]

What to know about the new rules to get your credit score in shape
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A big change is coming up in the new year that could boost your credit score, making it easier for you to buy a home, a car, or other big purchases. Starting [Read More…]

Turkish President Erdogan says Saudis’ killing of Jamal Khashoggi was ‘savagely planned’
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was planned by the Saudis. Erdogan said Khashoggi, a columnist for the Washington Post, “was the victim [Read More…]

Suspect in fatal University of Utah shooting found dead after manhunt
iStock/Thinkstock(SALT LAKE CITY) — A University of Utah student was fatally shot on campus Monday night, prompting a university lockdown and a citywide manhunt as police scoured the area for clues. Officers with the university [Read More…]

Historic $1.6 billion Mega Millions drawing set for tonight
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history could be decided tonight. The prize is an estimated $1.6 billion, which a single winner could choose to take as a lump sum of more [Read More…]

Christie’s auctions 1st piece of art created by artificial intelligence
Timothy A. Clary/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — It took 15,000 paintings and more than eight centuries to produce the Portrait of Edmond Belamy, but the artist’s signature is the big reveal: a mathematical algorithm. Conceived by [Read More…]

Hurricane Willa to make landfall in Mexico as Category 4
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Hurricane Willa, now a lower-end Category 4 storm, still boasts winds of about 130 mph and is about 120 miles south-southwest of Mazatlan. It’s expected to strike Mexico today. Willa likely [Read More…]

9-year-old battling cancer gets to be NYPD chief officer for a day
New York Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Childrens Hospital(NEW YORK) — After a grueling two-year cancer battle, an inspiring young patient had her lifelong wish come true to become an honorary chief officer of the New York [Read More…]

Why some doctors would still call Meghan Markle’s pregnancy at 37 ‘geriatric’
Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, is not old by any means at 37, but when she announced her pregnancy earlier this month, she immediately fell into the category of being an [Read More…]

South Carolina officer dies from wounds suffered in Oct. 3 ambush
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A South Carolina police officer died on Monday, succumbing to injuries she sustained in a deadly standoff earlier this month. Farrah Turner, a Florence County Sheriff’s Office investigator, died after spending nearly [Read More…]

Better weather allowed most Wisconsin farmers to resume harvesting
Farmers used last week’s dryer weather to resume harvesting. One of them is Wisconsin Corn Growers President Doug Rebout, who tells Brownfield yields look good. “Down around the Janesville area, our ten-year average is 185 [Read More…]

Just before midterm elections, Trump claims he’ll propose cutting middle class taxes 10 percent
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Nearly one year after he signed the Republican tax cuts into law, President Donald Trump has now repeatedly floated another round of tax cuts — this one just for middle-income Americans, he claims [Read More…]