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Harvest moves north in Eastern Corn Belt
An agronomist says Indiana and Ohio are faring much better than Michigan when it comes to crop conditions in the Eastern Corn Belt. “Unfortunately in Michigan, we had areas that saw just a couple of [Read More…]

Negotiations continue between the U.S. and Canada
Top U.S. and Canadian negotiators are meeting again today as they try to resolve NAFTA trade differences. Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland described yesterday’s meetings with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer as “constructive”, but [Read More…]

Australian supermarket temporarily stops selling needles amid strawberry scare
iStock/Thinkstock(SYDNEY) — A major Australian supermarket chain is temporarily pulling sewing needles from its shelves as authorities continue to investigate cases of needles being put in fruit. Woolworths, which has close to 1,000 locations across [Read More…]

Woman who went on date with doctor accused of rape: ‘He had no concept of no’
iStock/Thinkstock(NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.) — Lauren Hayden said she sensed something was wrong when she went on a date with prominent doctor Grant Robicheaux last year. “I was in the pool with him, or jacuzzi, and [Read More…]

Multiple victims in Aberdeen shooting, suspect in custody: Sheriff
iStock/Thinkstock(ABERDEEN, Maryland) — Multiple people were killed this morning in northeast Maryland, authorities said Thursday. Police responded to a call shortly after 9 a.m., Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler said at a news conference. Gahler [Read More…]

Man tries to sneak on plane in the middle of night, forcing brief airport closure
iStock/Thinkstock(MELBOURNE, Australia) — Authorities in Florida briefly shut down an international airport after a man believed to be a student tried to board a plane in the middle of the night. The suspect jumped an [Read More…]

Reported nerve agent possibly a hoax in UK town where former Russian spy was poisoned
iStock/Thinkstock(SALISBURY, United Kingdom) — The British public may have reportedly been duped after a couple appeared to fall ill at a restaurant in Salisbury, England, Sunday, sparking fears that the town had once again been [Read More…]

Mother of slain Iowa State golfer Celia Barquín Arozamena speaks out: ‘He wanted to kill a woman and he came across my girl’
iStock/Thinkstock(AMES, Iowa) — As hundreds of students held an emotional vigil on the campus of Iowa State University, their tears glistening in candlelight, the mother of slain champion college golfer Celia Barquín Arozamena spoke out [Read More…]

Pentagon field tests ‘molar mic,’ an encrypted radio that attaches to your tooth
Sonitus(ALEXANDRIA, Virginia) — Think your new wireless Apple Airpod ear buds are pretty special, don’t you? The U.S. Department of Defense is working with a Silicon Valley startup to fine-tune a crystal-clear, two-way radio so [Read More…]

Tennessee teen taken by high school teacher says he threatened her to make her go on the run with him
ABC News(CULLEOKA, Tennessee) — It’s been a year and a half now since high school teacher Tad Cummins ran off with his then 15-year-old student Elizabeth Thomas. Across the country and in the small town [Read More…]

USDA corn estimate “a big surprise”
In it’s latest production forecast, the USDA caught many off-guard when it increased the projected U.S. corn yield and associated production estimate. A grain marketer calls the yield guess of 181 bushels per acre, which [Read More…]

US Marines sprint toward raging fire to help save dozens of senior citizens
Twitter/@lmedsker(WASHINGTON) — Dozens of senior citizens were saved from a raging apartment fire thanks to Washington D.C. firefighters and several U.S. Marines, eyewitness video showed. The Marines, who weren’t wearing fire gear, sprinted toward the [Read More…]

2 Los Angeles deputies in serious condition after deadly shooting
KABC(LOS ANGELES) — A pair of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies were injured in a fatal shootout on Wednesday after responding to a call about a man with a deadly weapon, authorities said. The deputies [Read More…]

DC jogger stabbed to death in apparent ‘random’ attack, police say
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A desperate search is underway in the nation’s capital after a woman was stabbed to death while jogging in a trendy neighborhood just a few miles from the White House. Wendy Karina Martinez, [Read More…]

A year later, Puerto Rico still recovering from Hurricane Maria
iStock/Thinkstock(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — For over 16 hours on Sept. 20, 2017, an island of more than 3 million people was battered by the Category 4-hurricane-force winds and rain of Maria. The toll taken [Read More…]

South Korean president wraps up 3-day Pyongyang visit
ABC News(SEOUL, South Korea) — The leaders of North and South Korea went on a trip together to the top of Mount Baektu, a sacred mountain that borders China and is said to contain the [Read More…]

Wisconsin woman wriggles out of handcuffs, escapes local jail, gets re-arrested: Police
iStock/Thinkstock(WAUKESHA, Wisconsin) — A Wisconsin woman was caught on tape breaking out of her handcuffs and escaping from a local police station, authorities said. Thirty-year-old Amber Gonzales was arrested last Friday at the Beaumont Hotel [Read More…]

Sheriff’s deputies transporting 2 mental health patients who drowned in flood waters put on leave, authorities say
Google Maps(CHARLESTON, S.C.) — Two South Carolina sheriff’s deputies who were transporting a pair of mental patients in a van that was overcome by flood waters — drowning the two women, who were chained in [Read More…]

Self-styled ‘weed nuns’ put faith in the healing powers, and profits, of cannabis
ABC News(SAN FRANCISCO) — The Sisters of the Valley, a group of self-styled “weed nuns,” are putting their faith in the healing power of cannabis. Despite their moniker, this nonreligious sorority of radical feminists resides [Read More…]

Gunman in courthouse shooting that injured 4 was scheduled for assault hearing, authorities say
iStock/Thinkstock(MASONTOWN, Pa.) — The gunman who opened fire at a Pennsylvania courthouse Wednesday afternoon was scheduled for a hearing on assault charges he received weeks ago, according to authorities. Four people were shot at the [Read More…]