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Converse and Hello Kitty collaborate on new sneakers
Converse(BOSTON) — Converse and Hello Kitty are collaborating on a footwear and apparel collection and all of our childhood dreams are coming true. Sneakers have been the go-to shoe style this summer and everyone knows [Read More…]
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Police arrest suspect linked to raging wildfire in California
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Police on Wednesday arrested a man suspected of sparking one the massive wildfires raging across California as firefighters fight to contain the largest fire in state history. Officers arrested 51-year-old [Read More…]
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Iowa man says ‘maybe I was the last person to see’ Mollie Tibbetts
Facebook(POWOSHIEK COUNTY, Iowa) — An Iowa man said police officers searched his home in connection to the case of Mollie Tibbetts, the University of Iowa student who vanished last month after going for an evening [Read More…]
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Surveys look at farmer/rural support for Trump
Many people are wondering if President Trump’s support among farmers and other rural Americans is slipping because of his trade policies. Recent polls offer slightly different answers to that question. A new Farm Futures survey [Read More…]
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Sons of missing Korean War soldier receive his dog tag
ABC News/Luis Martinez(INDIANAPOLIS) — The sons of a missing Korean War soldier received some closure today as they were presented with their father’s dog tag that was included among the 55 boxes of human remains [Read More…]
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What could happen on the Charlottesville protest anniversary this weekend
ABC News(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — Images of neo-Nazis marching in the streets and violent clashes between alt-right protesters and counterprotesters in Charlottesville last year are still fresh in many residents’ minds. On Aug. 12, 2017, a [Read More…]
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Reward for missing Iowa student goes up again, which an expert says could help
Facebook(BROOKLYN, Iowa) — The reward for information in the case of missing Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts has reached a new high. The reward fund, run through Crimestoppers of Central Iowa, is now $312,997 as [Read More…]
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Video of the confession by accused Parkland school shooter released
Broward County State Attorney’s Office(PARKLAND, Fla.) — Video has been released of the confession by Nikolas Cruz, the 19-year-old accused of killing 17 students and teachers on Valentine’s Day at a Florida high school. In [Read More…]
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Rand Paul says he delivered a letter from Trump to Putin
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Sen. Rand Paul announced on Wednesday that he “was honored to deliver a letter from President Trump to Vladimir Putin’s administration” that he said addressed topics ranging from counterterrorism to “resuming cultural [Read More…]
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Man found with 11 children on filthy New Mexico compound was training them to commit school shootings, prosecutors say
Taos County Sheriffs Office(AMALIA, N.M.) — The man who was arrested on a filthy New Mexico compound with 11 abused children was training the children to commit school shootings, according to court documents obtained by [Read More…]
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US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley visits Venezuela border, announces $9 million in humanitarian aid
ABC News(CARACAS, Venezuela) — The United States on Wednesday announced nearly $9 million in aid to help those fleeing the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, days after Venezuela’s president said the United States was home to [Read More…]
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OCM files brief in GIPSA rule withdrawal case
The Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) has filed a brief with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals to support its case against the USDA’s withdrawal of the GIPSA rule last year. Joe Maxwell is the [Read More…]
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Missouri drought shifts harvest plans
Drought in some areas of Missouri is changing harvest plans for growers in its path. Some corn will make no yield at all, according to agronomist Ryan Dunsbergen. “There are a lot of people who [Read More…]
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Cash pressure continues to drive hog futures lower
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures ended the day mixed to mostly higher in a tight trading range despite outside pressure. Feeder cattle had a more impressive showing, much of which can be [Read More…]
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Modest support from weather worries
Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying. The trade is watching weather, with dry conditions for parts of the U.S., most of Canada’s canola crop, and some palm oil areas of southeast [Read More…]
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FSA says there are lessons learned after Lenawee County audit
Every farmer enrolled in the USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program in one Michigan county was audited in 2016. Since then, feelings toward the Farm Service Agency have been heated. More than 1,400 contracts were reviewed by [Read More…]
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The Parker Solar Probe will give NASA its closest look ever at the sun
NASA(NEW YORK) — NASA is launching a mission to get closer than its ever gotten before to the sun, its corona and solar wind. The mission, called Parker Solar Probe, will launch Saturday. Here is [Read More…]
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South Koreans eat ‘bingsu’ shaved ice to beat record heat
ABC News(CHIANG RAI, Thailand) — It’s been a record hot summer in South Korea and locals are turning to a sweet treat to beat the heat: “bingsu,” or shaved ice. There are so many varieties [Read More…]
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Thailand grants citizenship to some of the boys and coach rescued from cave
Linh Pham/Getty Images(CHIANG RAI, Thailand) — Three of the boys and a soccer coach rescued from a cave in Thailand last month have been granted citizenship, Thailand’s foreign ministry told ABC News Wednesday. All four [Read More…]
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Cincinnati police officer on ‘restricted duty’ after allegedly tasing 11-year-old girl
WCPO/ABC News(CINCINNATI) — A Cincinnati police officer was placed on “restricted duty” after allegedly shocking an 11-year-old girl with a stun gun at a local grocery store, authorities said. The officer responded to the store [Read More…]