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Duchess Meghan reunites with women at Hubb Community Kitchen and helps them cook in revamped kitchen
Jenny Zarins via Getty Images(LONDON) — Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, visited the Hubb Community Kitchen in West London today and helped prepare meals with a group of female survivors of the deadly Grenfell [Read More…]

Food banks see impact of Trump’s immigration policies
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Families of immigrants have been reluctant to go to food banks and sign up for food stamps this year, anti-hunger advocates said, because many are afraid the federal government will use [Read More…]

‘This is my highway’: Doctors challenge NRA after Chicago hospital shooting
Scott Olson/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — The medical community reignited a social media campaign against the National Rifle Association earlier this week after a gunman opened fire at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center on Chicago’s South Side, [Read More…]

Tennessee driver killed by concrete chunk tossed from highway overpass, police say
iStock/Thinkstock(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Police are searching for a suspect in the death of a Tennessee driver killed on Tuesday when a large chunk of concrete came crashing through his windshield. Joe Shelton Jr., 54, was [Read More…]

Judge declares mistrial in case of murdered New York City jogger Karina Vetrano
karinavetrano/Instagram(NEW YORK) — A judge has declared a mistrial in the murder trial for the man accused of killing New York City jogger Karina Vetrano. Two days of deliberations resulted in a hung jury, ABC [Read More…]

Pentagon says troop deployment to border will cost $72 million through Dec. 15
John Moore/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon estimates that the current costs of the U.S. military’s border support mission will cost $72 million. It is the first cost estimate provided since the start of the mission [Read More…]

US Navy hospital ship treats 14,500 patients halfway through mission to help Venezuelan refugees
Kris R. Lindstrom/Navy(NEW YORK) — Medical staff from a U.S. Navy hospital ship have already seen about 14,500 patients during the first half of the ship’s mission to Central and South America to assist Venezuelan [Read More…]

Avenatti, girlfriend were fighting about money before alleged domestic violence occurred: Court docs
Michael S. Schwartz/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for adult film star Stormy Daniels, was allegedly berating his girlfriend about money before an alleged physical altercation in the couple’s Southern California home occurred last [Read More…]

‘A senseless loss of life’: 3 victims of Chicago hospital shooting mourned
iStock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — Tamara O’Neal was a church-going emergency room doctor who was greatly concerned about gun violence. Dayna Less had survived a neurological disease as a teenager and was planning to get married next year. [Read More…]

Ethanol groups unhappy with Chevron waiver announcement
Ethanol groups are criticizing the latest small refinery exemption granted by the EPA. RFA President Geoff Cooper calls Tuesday’s announcement of a retroactive 2017 hardship waiver for Chevron a “blatant abuse” of the small refiner [Read More…]

NPPC: U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement will benefit pork producers
The director of international trade for the National Pork Producers Council says the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement, if ratified, will provide much-needed certainty to pork producers. Maria Zieba testified on behalf of NPPC at an [Read More…]

Minnesota farmer says crops okay “all things considered”
A southeast Minnesota farmer says his crops did pretty well this year all things considered. Tony Secora grows corn and soybeans in Steele County. He tells Brownfield 2018 was wet. “Just finished harvest about 10 [Read More…]

Farmer wraps up harvest, pleased with results
A north central Indiana farmer says he was able to wrap up harvest before wind and wet conditions caused too much damage to crops. Mike Beard grows corn and soybeans in Clinton County. “We think [Read More…]

Minnesota dairy farmer enduring painful period
A Minnesota dairy farmer expects the down cycle in milk prices to continue. Dan Glessing of Waverly, which is west of the Twin Cities, says the short-term outlook isn’t good. “We’re in this for the [Read More…]

Frederickson returns to Cuba
U.S. agriculture officials were back in Cuba working to strengthen relationships and promote opportunities. Minnesota Ag Commissioner Dave Frederickson was one of 20 U.S. representatives attending the Cuba-U.S. Agriculture Business Conference in Havana last week. [Read More…]

Four dead, including police officer, after shooting in Chicago hospital
iStock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — Four people have died — including a police officer — after a shooting at a hospital on Chicago’s South side. Three shooting victims all died from their injuries, according to the Cook County [Read More…]

Blast of snow for New England before record-cold Thanksgiving
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Across the Northeast Tuesday morning, winter weather advisories are in effect, with much of New England anticipating snow. Around 7 a.m. EST snowfall’s expected to begin from western Massachusetts to Albany, [Read More…]

Four dead in New Jersey mansion fire, police investigating as arson
WABC-TV(COLTS NECK, N.J.) — The bodies of two adults and two children were found in a New Jersey house fire that is being investigated as arson, officials said Tuesday. One body, that of a male, [Read More…]

Inside first global anti-Airbnb conference: Huge French fines, NYC raids
Airbnb, Inc.(NEW YORK) — France is on track to slap serious penalties on hosts and platforms for illegal short-term rentals including Airbnb or HomeAway, the latest salvo between a major city struggling to fight the [Read More…]

Think beyond Black Friday for travel deals
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Along with the electronics, clothing and big-box items people wait all year to buy on Black Friday, now’s also the time to score big savings on travel. The good news for fliers [Read More…]