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French ambassador Gerard Araud slams Trevor Noah for saying ‘Africa won the World Cup’
Mike Smith/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The French ambassador to the U.S. slammed comedian Trevor Noah on Wednesday for saying Africa deserved credit for France’s 2018 World Cup victory due to the [Read More…]
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Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook won’t automatically ban Holocaust deniers, but wants to keep ‘fake news’ from spreading
Chesnot/Getty Images(MENLO PARK, Calif.) — Mark Zuckerberg says when it comes to fake news — even from extremists like Holocaust deniers — Facebook will not ban people from expressing their opinion, but will seek to [Read More…]
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FBI Director: ‘Russia attempted to interfere in the last election’
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(ASPEN, Colo.) — As President Donald Trump continues to “clarify” his views on whether Russia launched an assault on the 2016 presidential election, the FBI director made his own views clear on Wednesday: [Read More…]
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Tornado Watch issued July 18 at 8:30PM MDT until July 18 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS
TORNADO WATCH 280 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA JERAULD IN SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA
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Chaos at Westminster: Conservative party facing pending Brexit deadline, internal conflicts
ABCNews.com(WASHINGTON) — The controversial visit by President Donald Trump and his bombshell interview criticizing his host wasn’t the only headache for British Prime Minister Theresa May in recent days. This week saw chaotic scenes in [Read More…]
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Tornado Watch issued July 18 at 5:14PM MDT until July 18 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS
TORNADO WATCH 280 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA JERAULD IN SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA
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Ice cream month and other choices
It’s National Ice Cream month but some people are looking for tasty alternatives. Frozen yogurt continues to be a popular choice because it typically contains fewer calories but is still made from dairy and has health-promoting [Read More…]
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Missouri Governor declares drought alert
Missouri Governor Mike Parson has signed an executive order that puts 47 counties on drought alert. The USDA has provided extra assistance to livestock producers as a result of the drought which effects much of [Read More…]
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Ethanol advocates ask for fix to RFS damage
The Renewable Fuels Association wants the EPA to fix what it calls the extensive damage done to the Renewable Fuel Standard by former Administrator Scott Pruitt. Samantha Slater, vice president of government affairs at the [Read More…]
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Cattle futures up sharply ahead of widespread direct trade
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were sharply higher, supported by technical buying as traders prepare for Friday’s USDA Cattle on Feed and Inventory reports, while getting ready for the week’s widespread direct cash cattle [Read More…]
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Soybeans, corn firm, watching weather
Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying. Conditions are good overall, but the trade is watching wet weather in some areas and dry weather in others. Pakistan bought 199.500 tons of new [Read More…]
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Feds spend nearly $70k at Trump hotel in Scotland
Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images(TURNBERRY, Scotland) — The U.S. federal government billed taxpayers nearly $70,000 in expenses at the Trump hotel in Turnberry, Scotland, during President Donald Trump’s visit last weekend, federal spending records show. The [Read More…]
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Chaos at Westminster: Conservative party facing pending Brexit deadline, internal conflicts
ABCNews.com(WASHINGTON) — The controversial visit by President Donald Trump and his bombshell interview criticizing his host wasn’t the only headache for British Prime Minister Theresa May in recent days. This week saw chaotic scenes in [Read More…]
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Tornado Watch issued July 18 at 2:40PM MDT until July 18 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS
TORNADO WATCH 280 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS SD . SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE AURORA BON HOMME BRULE BUFFALO CHARLES MIX DAVISON
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Investigators find faulty U.S. oversight of vehicle recalls, Takata inflators
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A government audit released to Congress on Wednesday said the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s poor oversight of recalls may have left dangerous vehicles on the road for longer than necessary, including those [Read More…]
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Tornado Watch issued July 18 at 2:40PM MDT until July 18 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS
TORNADO WATCH 280 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS SD . SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE AURORA BON HOMME BRULE BUFFALO CHARLES MIX DAVISON
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A 25-foot Jeff Goldblum statue pops up in London
John Phillips/Getty Images(LONDON) — People walking by Potter’s Field Park near the Tower Bridge in London will encounter a larger-than-life figure from the “Jurassic Park” movies. No, it’s not one of the film’s cloned dinosaurs. [Read More…]
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Weekly average ethanol production up sharply
U.S. ethanol production climbed last week, while stocks dropped. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.064 million barrels a day, up 31,000 from the previous week, as operations at some plants resumed following [Read More…]
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FDA’s Gottlieb likely to crack down on plant-based dairy alternatives
The Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration appears to have sided with dairy farmers on the milk labeling issue. Scott Gottlieb said, “An almond doesn’t lactate, I will confess.” The current FDA standard for [Read More…]