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12-year-old girl in Mississippi allegedly took mother’s car and crashed into sheriff’s deputy
ABC News(MERIDIAN, Miss.) — A 12-year-old girl allegedly took her mother’s car and led police on a chase around a trailer park before crashing into a sheriff’s deputy responding to the incident, authorities said. Video [Read More…]
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Nashville police investigate whether spate of ‘cold-blooded’ killings are connected
iStock/Thinkstock(NASHVILLE) — An all-out manhunt is underway for two “cold-blooded killers” in a rash of deadly shootings this month in Nashville — and police are investigating whether all of the crimes are linked to the [Read More…]
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Ahead of cross-border family reunion, South Koreans express anticipation
iStock/Thinkstock(SEOUL) — Kim Kwang Ho left his hometown in North Hamgyong Province, now North Korean territory, when he was in middle school, leaving his mother and younger brother behind. He left without a single photo, [Read More…]
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More strong summer storms expected in Northeast on Saturday
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Severe storms brought rain, lightning and damaging winds to the Northeast on Friday evening, with wind gusts up to 65 mph in parts of central and western New Jersey, and reports [Read More…]
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Missouri backlog of dicamba damage investigations
There’s a shortage of Missouri Ag Department inspectors for dicamba damage complaints, “We have eight investigators,” says Ag Director Chris Chinn, “Right now we have three vacancies in our investigators and two support staff who [Read More…]
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Are slow-growing chickens more sustainable?
Some food retailers have set standards to replace fast-growing chickens with slower growing ones in the next six years while science says that decision is less sustainable. Charlie Arnot with the Center for Food Integrity [Read More…]
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Hog futures sharply higher second day in a row
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle future closed higher on steady cash trade and spillover support from hog futures. Talks of repairing trade relationships in increasing hope for higher beef exports. August live cattle closed [Read More…]
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Missouri officials discuss drought concerns at fair
Missouri Congressman Emanuel Cleaver is seeking funds for more rural water towers in his western Missouri district to address drought challenges. State Senator Denny Hoskins says he met with Cleaver to discuss the plan, “I [Read More…]
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Stabenow says the House is playing politics while farmers need certainty
The Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says while farm bills are traditionally extended beyond four years, she hopes that’s not the case this fall. “It really does depend on the politics of [Read More…]
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Federal officials reiterate drone threat in intel bulletin
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Federal officials this week warned police around the country that drones are posing an ever-growing threat to safety and security. Citing the Aug. 4 attack during an appearance of Venezuela’s president, the FBI, [Read More…]
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Spanish police nab South Florida supermarket mogul wanted in 2011 alleged slaying of wife’s lover
Google Maps(MADRID) — A former co-owner of a grocery chain in South Florida who police say is the alleged mastermind behind the slaying of his wife’s secret lover has been arrested in Spain this week [Read More…]
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Baltimore police make arrest in connection with death of 7-year-old by stray bullet
ABC News(BALTIMORE, Md.) — Authorities in Baltimore have arrested a suspect in connection with the death of a 7-year-old girl who was killed by a stray bullet while sitting in the backseat of a car. [Read More…]
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ACE CEO confident in long-term viability of ethanol
The CEO of the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) is confident corn-based ethanol will remain a viable fuel source for years to come. ACE CEO Brian Jennings says as the industry watches emerging technologies like [Read More…]
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Indiana farmer goes back to school to improve business
A southeastern Indiana farmer says he has decided to go back to school at 59 years old because of how much the agriculture and banking industry has changed over the years. Bill Whitman and his [Read More…]
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CME dairy markets mixed Friday
The dairy markets were mixed at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Friday. August Class Three milk was up $.02 at $15.01. September was down $.08 to $15.81. October was down $.07 to $16.02. November was unchanged [Read More…]
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Meteorologist says he hopes to never see 2018 weather conditions again
Michael Clark, co-owner and meteorologist of Indiana-based BAM weather, says it has been a challenging year for farmers across the Corn Belt. “Some folks are the driest they’ve ever been and some folks are the [Read More…]
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Trump and media — no winner
Someone once said, “I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.” In the escalating battle between President Trump and the media – “fake news,” [Read More…]
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18-year-old who pushed friend off bridge charged with reckless endangerment
ABC News(VANCOUVER, Wash.) — The 18-year-old who pushed her teenage friend off a 60-foot bridge in Washington state, leaving her with multiple injuries, has been charged with one count of reckless endangerment. Prosecutors filed the [Read More…]
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Video captures moment when officer is struck by police van driven by his own partner
Manchester Police(MANCHESTER, England) — A United Kingdom officer who was chasing down a suspect was struck by a police van driven by his own partner — and the dramatic episode was all captured on video. [Read More…]
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Woman survives brutal hit-and-run at same spot where husband was murdered 17 years ago
WFAA(MESQUITE, Texas) — A woman who barely survived a terrifying hit-and-run at a Texas gas station she owns has spoken out for the first time, saying that she suffers from intolerable pain but is glad [Read More…]