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New Hampshire teen charged with helping roommate commit suicide
WMUR(PLYMOUTH, N.H) — A New Hampshire teenager was charged with aiding a suicide on Tuesday after his roommate was found dead in a wooded area near their apartment. Parker Hogan, 19, pleaded not guilty to [Read More…]
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Canadian who helped Russians hack half a billion Yahoo accounts get 5 years in jail
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — A 23-year-old Canadian who conspired with Russians to hack half a billion Yahoo accounts has been sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay a fine that encompasses all of [Read More…]
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How being prepared for hurricane season starts with solar power in one Puerto Rico town
Joshua Hoyos/ABC News(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — Angel Colon’s memory of what happened on Sept. 20, 2017 is still fresh in his mind. Standing on the rooftop of a one-story community building, he describes what [Read More…]
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Police arrest teen mom after her 11-month-old is found dead in a plastic bag
WSOC-TV(CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, S.C.) — A 19-year-old mother was arrested in South Carolina after claiming her 11-month-old had been ripped from her arms by a kidnapper and police later found the child dead in a plastic [Read More…]
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Iowa celebrates 5th anniversary of Nutrient Reduction Strategy
Iowa is celebrating the 5th anniversary of the state’s Nutrient Reduction Strategy. At a celebration event near Boone on Tuesday, Iowa ag secretary Mike Naig said he’s been very encouraged by the engagement across the [Read More…]
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Nebraska corn rated 83% good-excellent
Nebraska’s corn crop is off to a great start. The first official rating of the season puts the crop at 83 percent good to excellent, 16 percent fair and only one percent poor. Eighty-one percent [Read More…]
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Iowa crops now slightly ahead of normal
The latest crop progress report for Iowa shows the corn and soybean crops are, on average, slightly ahead of normal–despite planting challenges in northern areas of the state. Statewide, as of Sunday, 96 percent of [Read More…]
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Puerto Rico death toll from Maria may be 70 times the official estimate, new report suggests
iStock/Thinkstock(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — A new report suggests that the death toll in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria may be more than 70 times the official estimate. Researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School [Read More…]
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Sukup partners with grain management technology developer
Iowa-based Sukup Manufacturing has announced a partnership with grain management technology developer OPIsystems. Sukup electrical engineer Matt Koch says the company embraces the use of technology in agriculture, and that OPI creates the best grain [Read More…]
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Late planting could limit spring wheat yields
Late planting could result in lower yields for spring wheat farmers in the Upper Midwest. Jochum Wiersma, an extension small grains agronomist with the University of Minnesota, says mid-April was a pivotal time for this [Read More…]
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Economist: pork producer losses at $2.2 billion since March
The National Pork Producer Council is asking the administration to quickly resolve the US-China trade dispute. Iowa State University Economist Dermot Hayes, pork producers have lost $2.2 billion since March because of Chinese tariff retaliation. [Read More…]
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Trump administration to streamline H2-A worker program
The Trump administration plans to undertake a rule making process to help streamline the admission of H2-A workers. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says the change will make the H2-A program more responsive to stakeholder [Read More…]
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Michigan crop planting still behind
Michigan farmers continue to lag behind last year and the five-year average planting pace. The USDA says corn is 64 percent planted, 40 percent has emerged, and condition is rated 69 percent good to [Read More…]
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US Pacific Command changes leadership amid new realities in the region
iStock/Thinkstock(HONOLULU) — New leadership will take over at the U.S. Pacific Command on Wednesday, as Admiral Philip Davidson becomes the new leader of all U.S. military forces operating in the Pacific. He succeeds Admiral Harry [Read More…]
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‘Extremely disappointing:’ Another MH370 search ends
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Since Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 fell off radar en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, aviation experts around the world have agonized over what became of the missing jet and its 239 [Read More…]
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Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens announces resignation
Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Robin Hood Foundation(ST. LOUIS, Mo.) — Embattled Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens announced in a press conference Tuesday that he is resigning. Politicians and lawmakers in the state began calling for [Read More…]
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Dow plummets over worries of political turmoil in Italy
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average tanked nearly 400 points on Tuesday as turmoil over a political crisis in Italy triggered fears that it could spread to financial woes throughout Europe. The Dow [Read More…]
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Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens to hold press conference
Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Robin Hood Foundation(ST. LOUIS, Mo.) — The office of embattled Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens announced that he is holding a press conference Tuesday afternoon. Politicians and lawmakers in the state [Read More…]
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Plastic cutlery, plates and straws could be banned in the EU
iStock/Thinkstock(LONDON) — Sad desk lunches may be a little less sad for the environment, at least in Europe. The European Union has proposed new laws to ban some everyday single-use plastic products including straws, cutlery [Read More…]