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US joins search for missing soccer team in Thailand
Linh Pham/Getty Images(CHIANG RAI, Thailand) — Rising floodwaters are hampering search efforts to find a group of 12 teenage boys and their 25-year-old soccer coach trapped inside a cave in northern Thailand. Around 30 members [Read More…]
Emmanuel Macron reinstating compulsory national service in France
Michele Tantussi/Getty Images(PARIS) — During his presidential campaign in 2017, Emmanual Macron promised to bring back compulsory national service. Now, 20 years after the end of the military service system in France, President Macron seems [Read More…]
Fourteen new cardinals appointed at the Vatican by Pope Francis
Franco Origlia/Getty Images(VATICAN CITY) — Pope Francis appointed 14 new cardinals Thursday at a ceremony at the Vatican. The new cardinals hail from 11 countries: Iraq, Poland, Pakistan, Portugal, Peru, Madagascar, Japan, Mexico, Bolivia, Spain [Read More…]
See the top rated on-the-go breakfast foods at popular chains
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Consumer Reports is out with a new study that breaks down their top picks for on-the-go breakfast food options from some of the country’s most popular chain restaurants. The report comes at [Read More…]
US joins search for missing soccer team in Thailand
Linh Pham/Getty Images(CHIANG RAI, Thailand) — Rising floodwaters are hampering search efforts to find a group of 12 teenage boys and their 25-year-old soccer coach trapped inside a cave in northern Thailand. Around 30 members [Read More…]
Trump, Putin to meet in Finland in July
Steffen Kugler/BPA/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16. The White House revealed the details of the high-stakes meeting in a statement Thursday morning, [Read More…]
Prince William visits Jerusalem’s Old City sites to end first official royal visit
Tim Rooke/Pool/Getty Images(JERUSALEM) — The Duke of Cambridge closes out his trip to the Middle East with a visit to Jerusalem’s Old City on Thursday. Prince William started his day in East Jerusalem, which is [Read More…]
Dangerous, excessive heat expanding in central US, moves into Northeast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Strong thunderstorms are moving into the Northeast Thursday morning before some of the hottest temperatures this year, beginning Friday. Some of Thursday’s thunderstorms could produce very heavy rainfall and flash flooding [Read More…]
It’s not just about ‘profit’
Dairy farming is a tough business, but St. Johns, Michigan dairy producer Carla Wardin says she has no regrets about leaving a corporate job and returning to her family’s dairy farm about ten years ago. “I would never [Read More…]
Inspector General probing conditions at migrant children’s’ shelters
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — On the heels of alleged abuse and mismanagement at several Health and Human Services shelters housing migrant children separated from their parents, the agency’s inspector general has launched a review of these facilities, [Read More…]
Activists plan giant ‘Trump Baby’ balloon to protest his UK visit
iStock/Thinkstock(LONDON) — Activists who plan to hoist a giant balloon version of President Donald Trump, shaped like a baby, have exceeded their crowdfunding target aimed at making their protest possible. “Trump Baby” was set up [Read More…]
Border chief is confident separated families can be reunited
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — The nation’s top border official expressed confidence Wednesday that more than 2,000 migrant children currently separated from their parents after crossing the border illegally could be reunited with family in the next [Read More…]
Winter camelina as a relay crop in soybean system
Researchers are making the case for winter camelina as a viable second crop for soybean growers in the Upper Midwest. University of Minnesota cropping systems specialist Scott Wells says winter camelina has been around for [Read More…]
Senators introduce amendment to restrict checkoff programs
The Senate is in the process of considering amendments to its version of the farm bill, including one to restrict checkoff programs. New Jersey Senator Cory Booker says the checkoff programs only represent the interests [Read More…]
Farm Bureau survey indicates lower prices for Fourth of July cookout
Lower prices for meat, milk, buns and watermelon led to a decrease in the American Farm Bureau Federation’s summer cookout survey. John Newton, AFBF’s director of market intelligence, says the informal survey shows the cost [Read More…]
Blunt: Broadband expansion vital part of Senate farm bill
The U.S. Senate is debating a federal Farm Bill with a vote expected this week. Missouri Republican U.S. Senator Roy Blunt says the plan includes funding to expand broadband internet access in rural areas. Speaking [Read More…]
Missouri Ag Dept: Dicamba complaint update
The number of dicamba misuse complaints in Missouri has risen over the past week. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has received 68 dicamba complaints, 50 of which are from southeast Missouri. The complaints cover nearly [Read More…]
Inspector General probing conditions at migrant children’s’ shelters
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — On the heels of alleged abuse and mismanagement at several Health and Human Services shelters housing migrant children separated from their parents, the agency’s inspector general has launched a review of these facilities, [Read More…]
Hate crime charges filed in fatal Charlottesville car attack case
Abermarle Charlottesville Regional Jail(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — A federal jury in Washington, D.C., indicted an Ohio man on hate crime charges stemming from a deadly car attack last year in Charlottesville, Virginia, that prosecutors said was [Read More…]
Scientist killed on camping trip with young daughters was shot in head: Coroner
Beaudette Family(LOS ANGELES) — A scientist mysteriously killed while camping with his two young daughters died from being shot in the head, according to the coroner’s office. Tristan Beaudette, 35, was gunned down at about [Read More…]