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Ohio crops: corn 79%; soybeans 80% good to excellent
The USDA says corn silage harvest has begun and oat harvest has ended in Ohio. Corn is 79 percent good to excellent, with 89 percent in the dough stage. Soybeans are 80 percent good to [Read More…]
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Kushner real estate firm fined $210,000 for allegedly falsifying documents to boot tenants
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The real estate firm owned by the family of President Donald Trump’s son in law and adviser Jared Kushner has been fined $210,000 by regulators in New York. The Department [Read More…]
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USDA to buy $1.2B in goods, offer $5B in aid to farmers hurt by trade war
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — The federal government will spend up to $1.2 billion to buy products from farmers hurt by the retaliatory tariffs from China and other countries, and will provide almost $5 billion in payments [Read More…]
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Fur-Sale! Painting panda’s abstract artwork hits the market
iStock/Thinkstock(VIENNA, Austria) — There’s a painting panda at Vienna’s Schoenbrunn Zoo and her abstract artwork is selling for more than $500 a pop. Yang Yang uses black paint with white backgrounds, which seems to be [Read More…]
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Suspect in Madden 19 tournament shooting targeted gamers: Sheriff
ABC News(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — The suspect in a mass shooting that left two people dead and 12 with bullet wounds at a Madden 19 e-games tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, on Sunday, carried two handguns and [Read More…]
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This high school principal is battling bullying with bleach and suds
iStock/Thinkstock(NEWARK, N.J.) — Students at a New Jersey high school may never again have to attend classes in dirty clothes, after the school built the student body its own free laundromat. For Akbar Cook, principal [Read More…]
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Slain esports gamers ‘died with a brotherhood who loved them,’ Madden announcer says
First Coast News(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — Asked to describe himself in an EA Sports interview earlier this year, Elijah Clayton flashed a smile that exemplified his laid-back California demeanor. “I’m really easy to get along with. [Read More…]
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Michigan still wants more dairy processing
A director with the Michigan Department of Agriculture says the state hasn’t stopped exploring ways to expand dairy processing with the latest plant announcement. “We’re going to keep pushing for more processing in the dairy [Read More…]
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No breakthrough in U.S.-China trade talks
There were no breakthroughs after two days of talks between U.S. and Chinese trade officials. A White House spokesperson said the countries discussed views on how to have a balanced economic relationship, including by addressing [Read More…]
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Minnesota Congressman points to Senate farm bill as a guide
House Ag Committee member and farm bill conferee Tim Walz says his chamber should follow the lead of the Senate on SNAP to get the 2018 Farm Bill across the finish line. The Minnesota Democrat [Read More…]
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Playful, rutting dolphin leads French mayor to close beaches to protect swimmers
iStock/Thinkstock(PARIS) — A playful, rutting dolphin has led a mayor in northwest France to close beaches out of concern of a potential risk to swimmers. For weeks, the dolphin known to locals as Zafar has [Read More…]
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U.S. and Mexico announce new trade agreement
Mexico and the U.S. announced a partial trade agreement Monday. President Trump and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto held a joint press conference by telephone, where Trump praised negotiators from both countries. “This is something [Read More…]
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Memphis Meats and NAMI jointly ask for clarity
The co-founder of a lab-cultured meat company and the head of the North American Meat Institute have asked President Trump to clarify the regulatory system for cell-based meat and poultry products. The letter from the [Read More…]
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Nebraska State Fair’s livestock facilities continue to impress
The new executive director of the Nebraska State Fair wants to bring more national livestock shows into Grand Island. Lori Cox, who took over as executive director of the state fair in January, says she [Read More…]
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Construction fire forces evacuations at Statue of Liberty
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The Statue of Liberty was evacuated Monday after an apparent construction mishap sparked a fire at Liberty Island, where the monument is located, according to the National Parks Service. Two or three [Read More…]
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Indiana Farm Bureau delegates set policy recommendations
Indiana Farm Bureau has set policy recommendations that will help guide the organization during the next legislative session. Justin Schneider, director of state government relations, says renewable energy topped the discussion during the recent Indiana [Read More…]
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Pokémon train arrives in Japan
ABC News(TOKYO) — A decked-out Pokémon train just popped up in Japan. Banners hang from the ceiling of this train promoting a new Pokémon video game. From the landscape setting on the floor to the [Read More…]
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Florida esports shooting survivors describe mad rush to escape gunman: ‘I need to get out, I’m trying to live’
ABC News(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — Taylor Poindexter and Marquis Williams spent over four hours a day preparing for Sunday’s “Madden NFL 19” tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, but an “eternity” trying to escape with their lives after [Read More…]
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Pope Francis declines to comment on allegations of sexual abuse cover up in DC
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — In the midst of an already contentious visit to a country ripe with anger over neglected abuses within the Catholic church, Pope Francis declined to address the contents of a letter released [Read More…]
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Former President George W. Bush ‘honored’ to eulogize John McCain
John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Former President George W. Bush has accepted an invitation to deliver a eulogy at the funeral of Sen. John McCain at the National Cathedral and is [Read More…]