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Bill Cosby to be sentenced next week
Mark Makela/Getty Images(PHILADELPHIA) — After years of allegations of sexual violence from dozens of women which nearly all share common denominator accusations of being drugged and molested by the world-famous entertainer, Bill Cosby is facing [Read More…]

Rare case of undetected cancer passed from organ donor to 4 recipients results in 3 dead: Report
iStock/Thinkstock(LONDON) — Four adults in the United Kingdom developed breast cancer after receiving vital organs from a single donor — three of the transplants recipients died, according to a recent case report. This case, published [Read More…]

California woman shot with paintball gun worries about safety of her attackers if she calls cops
KGO/ABC News(OAKLAND, Calif.) — A 24-year-old woman who says she was shot by a man using a paintball gun hesitated at first to call the police because she claimed she was worried officers might mistake [Read More…]

Massachusetts man used toddler to steal prizes from claw machine at mall: Police
Salem New Hampshire Police Department(SALEM, N. H.) — A father who was captured on video allegedly using his toddler to steal toys and prizes out of a claw machine at a New Hampshire mall is [Read More…]

DNA test reunites siblings abandoned separately in South Korea in 1984
Obtained By ABC News(SEOUL, South Korea) — Justin Kragt was just 2 years old when he was found alone, crying outside a theater in Seoul, South Korea. A mile away in Seoul and some time [Read More…]

She was in the ‘happiest moment’ of her life,’ says mother of slain DC jogger Wendy Martinez
WJLA(WASHINGTON) — Wendy Karina Martinez, the woman who was stabbed to death in an unprovoked attack in Washington, D.C., was living the “happiest moment” of her life, her mother said Thursday. The 35-year-old Martinez had [Read More…]

Trump suggested Spain build a wall across African Sahara to stop migrants, minister says
iStock/Thinkstock(MADRID) — President Donald Trump urged Spain this summer to build a wall across the African Sahara to solve the migrant crisis in Europe, according to Spain’s foreign ministry. A ministry official told ABC News [Read More…]

New Jersey governor calls for sheriff to resign over racist remarks on Sikh attorney general
Bergen County Sheriffs Office(TRENTON, N.J.) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is calling for one of the state’s sheriffs to step down after the sheriff was purportedly recorded making racist comments about New Jersey Attorney [Read More…]

NYPD prepares for UN General Assembly in wake of UK nerve agent attacks
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Days before world leaders gather in New York City for the U.N. General Assembly, the NYPD is brushing up on how to prevent state-sponsored poisoning attempts. While police say there have been [Read More…]

Cover crops applied in late August off to good start
A southern Minnesota farmer in his sixth year using cover crops is seeing good growth this fall. Lake Wilson corn and soybean grower Bryan Biegler says he used a high-clearance sprayer to broadcast cereal rye [Read More…]

Wet weather problematic for soybean harvest
The return of wet weather to parts of the Upper Midwest could create late season problems for soybean farmers. University of Minnesota Extension soybean agronomist Seth Naeve says many bean acres have yet to reach [Read More…]

Asia exports strong, except for China
The USDA forecasts strong fiscal 2019 U.S. agriculture exports to all Asian countries except China. The agency projects China’s imports of U.S. agriculture products to be down $7 billion from the 2018 forecast, but all [Read More…]

Demand uncertainties pressure deferred hog futures
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed mostly lower in a narrow range on light trade activity. There has been some position squaring ahead of the Cattle on Feed report. Feeder cattle were also [Read More…]

NC state vet says 99% of livestock healthy and well
North Carolina’s state veterinarian says the loss of livestock from Hurricane Florence is minimal, “Ninety-nine percent of the animals in our state of North Carolina under production are healthy and well.” Dr. Doug Meckes says [Read More…]

Killing of jogger highlights dangerous reality for women
Georgetown Running Club(WASHINGTON) — The viral hashtags #MilesforMollie and #dcrunners4wendy are reflecting an all-too-scary reality for women today. Runners in the Washington, D.C., area started #dcrunners4wendy after Wendy Martinez, 35 and newly-engaged, was stabbed to [Read More…]

August red meat production notches new record
U.S. red meat production during August was a new all-time high for the month 4.766 billion pounds. That’s up 3% on the year, with a 1% increase in beef production to 2.430 billion pounds and [Read More…]

Website update increases waiver, RIN trade transparency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) updated its Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) website Thursday to increase transparency surrounding the program, according to a news release from the agency. “For the first time, EPA is providing [Read More…]

Corn silage harvest races on
An agronomist says recent hot, dry weather is speeding up the pace of corn silage harvest in the Eastern Corn Belt. “When we have this type of weather, the corn tends to dry faster than [Read More…]

Voluntary organic checkoff would be less restrictive
The head of the Organic Trade Association says a private, industry-led organic checkoff will allow more flexibility within a program. CEO Laura Batcha tells Brownfield a mandatory organic checkoff was estimated to collect between $35 [Read More…]

NFU opposes reorganization of ERS and NIFA
The National Farmers Union is against the USDA’s proposed reorganization and relocation of the Economic Research Service (ERS) and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). In a letter to Sonny Perdue, NFU President [Read More…]