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Gasoline on an open Farm Bill flame
House Agriculture Committee Chair Mike Conaway (R, TX) last week poured gasoline on the open flame of the 2018 Farm Bill controversy, and say what you will about the iron-willed committee chair, it likely wasn’t [Read More…]
New Facebook transparency efforts heavily criticized ahead of Irish abortion referendum
Facebook(DUBLIN) — Facebook’s latest effort to prevent the spread of misinformation by groups such as the Russians, who according to the FBI meddled in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, is getting mixed reviews during a [Read More…]
Authorities search for ‘person of interest’ in woman’s stabbing death at upscale mall
iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — Authorities are searching for a “person of interest” after a woman was found stabbed to death outside an upscale shopping mall in Southern California. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department [Read More…]
Kansas bill protects adoption agencies that cite religious beliefs to reject LGBT homes
iStock/Thinkstock(KANSAS CITY, Kan.) — Faith-based agencies in Kansas will likely be allowed to provide adoption or foster care services for the state even if they refuse to place children in homes that conflict with their [Read More…]
Arizona teachers end their six-day walkout
iStock/Thinkstock(PHOENIX) — Students are headed back to the classroom after teachers ended their six-day walkout in Arizona, the latest state to join a nationwide wave calling for better pay and more school funding. On Friday [Read More…]
Lava from volcano eruption in Hawaii destroys two homes
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — At least 1,800 people were ordered to evacuate on Thursday because of an erupting volcano, a Hawaii County Civil Defense spokesperson told ABC News. No injuries have been reported so far and [Read More…]
NRA to host company with ties to sanctioned Russians at annual convention
Amazon(DALLAS) — An ammunition distributor with ties to a recently sanctioned Russian oligarch is listed among the expected exhibitors at the National Rifle Association’s Annual Meetings opening in Dallas, Texas, on Friday. TulAmmo USA is [Read More…]
Freehold woman shot dead in New Jersey while driving home
WABC-TV(FREEHOLD, N.J.) — A man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman as she was driving on a rural stretch of highway in Freehold, New Jersey, according to the Monmouth [Read More…]
USDA releases proposed biotech labeling rule, seeks public comment
The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service has introduced a proposed rule on biotech labeling and is requesting public comment by July 3. The bill mandating GMO labeling on food and beverage products was signed into law [Read More…]
Farmers Union critical of farm policy and unequal treatment in Arla milk contract termination
The Wisconsin Farmers Union President says Arla Foods decision to drop 11 dairy farms is another example of failed government policy. Darin Von Ruden says Congress removed the market stabilization feature from the 2014 Farm [Read More…]
School superintendent arrested for repeatedly defecating on another school’s property
Holmdel Township Police Department(HOLMDEL, N.J.) — The superintendent of a New Jersey school district has been arrested for repeatedly defecating on a neighboring school’s property, police said. Thomas Tramaglini, the superintendent of the Kenilworth School [Read More…]
Trump says date, location set for meeting with Kim Jong Un
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump said Friday that a date and location has been set for his upcoming summit with Kim Jong Un. “The trip is being scheduled,” Trump said as he departed the White [Read More…]
Meghan Markle’s dad will walk her down the aisle at her wedding to Prince Harry
iStock/Thinkstock(LONDON) — Meghan Markle’s dad, Thomas Markle, will walk her down the aisle at St. George’s Chapel when she weds Prince Harry, Kensington Palace announced Friday. Her mother, Doria Ragland, will accompany her by car [Read More…]
Responsible farming
Bayer ForwardFarming is a global initiative demonstrating sustainable agriculture in practice on independent farms around the world. Trey Hill a 4th generation partner in Harborview Farms, the first Bayer ForwardFarm in the United States, does [Read More…]
One of ‘Golden State Killer’s’ youngest victims recalls attacker in her bedroom
Courtesy of Margaret Wardlow(SACRAMENTO) — When Margaret Wardlow recalls her childhood in Sacramento, California, she divides it into two distinct time frames. There’s the Sacramento before 1977, which she described as “a beautiful place” where [Read More…]
Evacuations ordered as Hawaii volcano erupts
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — At least 1,800 people were ordered to evacuate on Thursday because of an erupting volcano, a Hawaii County Civil Defense spokesperson told ABC News. No injuries have been reported so far and [Read More…]
Inexpensive lightning cables could harm your phone
Obtained by ABC News(NEW YORK) — We spend so much time on our phones that one of our biggest concerns is keeping them charged. But could grabbing some of those inexpensive cables to charge our [Read More…]
Severe weather outbreak winding down after dozens of tornado reports
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Thursday was the fourth straight day of severe weather throughout much of the U.S., a period during which 38 tornadoes were reported across six states — 18 in Kansas; five each [Read More…]
Evacuations ordered as Hawaii volcano erupts
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — At least 1,800 people were ordered to evacuate on Thursday because of an erupting volcano, a Hawaii County Civil Defense spokesperson told ABC News. No injuries have been reported so far and [Read More…]
CME dairy markets mixed Thursday
Butter and nonfat dry milk were up, but most other dairy markets were down Thursday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Class Three May milk was down $.11 at $15.12 a hundredweight. June was down $.09 [Read More…]