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Top US diplomat for Asia on ropes ahead of North Korea summit
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The fate of the U.S.’s top diplomat for Asia remains in limbo two weeks ahead of the expected historic summit with North Korea. In one of his first major personnel moves as secretary [Read More…]
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‘Our hearts shattered’: Sheriff pleads for help in manhunt for person of interest in deputy’s death
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation(DICKSON, Tenn.) — A Tennessee sheriff made an emotional appeal for the public’s help in finding a person of interest believed to be connected to the shooting death of a sheriff’s deputy [Read More…]
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San Juan mayor says that deaths following Hurricane Maria still haunt her
iStock/Thinkstock(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — San Juan mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz called Tuesday’s announcement of new death toll estimates in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria “a day of collective mourning” for the weather-battered island. “It [Read More…]
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Uber rolls out panic button
Uber(NEW YORK) — Uber’s new panic button has hit phones nationwide. Announced in April in the wake of a spate of alleged sexual assaults, the panic button allows riders to dial 911 directly from the [Read More…]
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Pennsylvania authorities discover source of mysterious booms in the middle of the night
WPVI-TV(PHILADELPHIA) — Authorities have discovered the source of the mysterious booms heard rocking a Pennsylvania neighborhood last week, ABC Philadelphia station WPVI-TV reported. The loud sounds — which have been heard in Bucks and Lehigh [Read More…]
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USDA price indices down on month
The USDA reports producers made and paid less in April than in March. The department’s index of prices received lost 2.2% as a 4% decrease in the livestock index canceled out a 0.6% increase for [Read More…]
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Tariff truce off as White House announces June tariffs on China
The White House has called off the tariff truce with China. Tuesday, the White House issued a statement saying it would go ahead with 50-billion in new tariffs in late June as punishment for intellectual [Read More…]
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Missouri grower has “garden conditions”
A Missouri grower says his early planted corn is now four to five feet tall. Kyle Kirby has 80% of his soybeans planted and says all his crops, including wheat, are looking good, telling Brownfield [Read More…]
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Crop development varies widely across northern Iowa
One region of the Midwest where crop development probably varies the most is north-central Iowa. Phil Long, an agronomist with Latham Hi-Tech Seeds, says rain has severely limited planting north of Ames towards southern Minnesota. [Read More…]
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MPP deadline is June 1st
Dairy farmers have until Friday to begin the process of enrolling in the updated Margin Protection Program. Minnesota Farm Service Agency executive director Joe Martin tells Brownfield producers who can’t make it into their local [Read More…]
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Prosecutor rebukes former Missouri governor then drops felony case against him
Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Robin Hood Foundation(ST. LOUIS, Mo.) — A day after Eric Greitens resigned as governor of Missouri, a prosecutor blasted his “dangerous and false rhetoric against the criminal justice system” before [Read More…]
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Roseanne blames Ambien for racist tweet, blasts cast members who threw ‘me under the bus’
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — After issuing an apology, Roseanne Barr overnight slammed some of her former co-stars and retweeted defenses of her racist comments that prompted ABC to cancel her hit TV series. Barr [Read More…]
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Grassley-Conaway spat continues
The public spat over farm payment limitations continues between Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley and House Ag Committee chair Mike Conaway. Grassley and Conaway traded verbal jabs last week over the lack of farm payment reforms in the [Read More…]
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Russian opposition journalist shot dead at home in Kiev; Kremlin denies involvement
iStock/Thinkstock(KIEV, Ukraine) — A well-known Russian journalist who fled his home country last year amid a campaign of intimidation was shot and killed at his apartment building Tuesday in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. Arkady Babchenko [Read More…]
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Belgium gunman allegedly killed man the night before Liege cop slayings
ABC News(LIEGE, Belgium) — The man who killed two policewomen and a civilian in the Belgian city of Liege Tuesday morning is now believed to have killed a man the night before, authorities said. Benjamin [Read More…]
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Feeding dairy cattle in a tight margin environment
Animal science professor Mike Hutjens at the University of Illinois says benchmarking tools are available as dairy producers look at forage and their bottom line. Continue reading Feeding dairy cattle in a [Read More…]
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Tesla on Autopilot crashes into parked police car
Laguna Beach PD(ORANGE COUNTY, Calif.) — A Tesla driver in California was driving in Autopilot mode when the car slammed into a parked police car, adding to a fast-growing list of recent autopilot-involved accidents. The [Read More…]
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Former USC gynecologist may have assaulted as many as 52 women: Police
iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — At least 52 women have come forward with allegations of sexual abuse against a former campus doctor at the University of Southern California, police said Tuesday. The former patients of Dr. George [Read More…]
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Group smashes glitzy Rodeo Drive storefront, steals designer clothes in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills Police Department(BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.) — Police are looking for at least a dozen thieves who drove up to a pricey storefront in Beverly Hills, California, and bashed in the windows before making off [Read More…]
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Why is today celebrated as Moms Equal Pay Day?
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Today marks Moms Equal Pay Day. Why is there a day focused just on mothers and equal pay? Because today, around 150 days into 2018, marks how far into the year the [Read More…]