Steve Nedved
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May 01
Corn, wheat up, watching weather
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. The trade continues to wait for something concrete out of negotiations with China. Talks are ongoing this week and scheduled to resume next week. There have been conflicting signals out of both sides over the last few days, ranging from “the U.S. could walk away” to “a …
May 01
Listen now: Everything Jake Owen loves is “Homemade”
Big LoudThe cover of Jake Owen’s new album, Greetings from… Jake, is a classic travel postcard, in a nod to where he grew up: Florida, the Sunshine State. So it follows that his new single would be “Homemade.” “Home made me love a dirt road/Home made me crave some ice cold homemade/Sweet tea only Mama knows how to …
May 01
16-year-old migrant boy dies in US custody
razyph/iStock(WASHINGTON) — A 16-year-old migrant boy from Guatemala traveling without his parents has died in Texas after being held in U.S. custody, a spokeswoman with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday. It is the third death of an undocumented minor in government custody since last fall as the U.S. faces an …
May 01
Google walkout organizers hold sit-in to protest alleged retaliation
JHVEPhoto/iStock(NEW YORK) — Hundreds of Google employees participated in a sit-in on Wednesday to support organizers of the global Google walkout last November who say the company has retaliated against them. The walkout was organized after a report that Google had paid former Android exec Andy Rubin $90 million in severance after a sexual assault …
May 01
Actor Ben Stiller speaks out on Syria as US warns of intensifying violence
Paul Morigi/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In over eight years of war, the headlines of suffering and violence in Syria have, at times, faded. Actor Ben Stiller tried to change that on Wednesday. The goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees testified in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about the humanitarian impact …
May 01
Reba’s son says “You Can’t Handle the Truth” as he pokes fun at his mom
Big Machine They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and there’s no doubt Shelby Blackstock loves his mother. You see, Shelby happens to be the only son of Country Music Hall of Famer Reba McEntire. Reba’s new album is titled Stronger Than the Truth, and on the front, it shows her leaning against a bar. Shelby’s a …
May 01
US officials still weighing military options for Venezuela amidst another day of protest
adam smigielski/iStock(CARACAS, Venezuela) — The Trump administration is weighing options for what to do next in Venezuela to support opposition leader Juan Guaido in his effort to oust Nicolas Maduro, the socialist president embattled by mass protests and the country’s economic crisis. Guaido supporters turned out in the streets of the capital Caracas again on …
May 01
Riley Howell, student slain in UNC Charlotte shooting, was ‘hero’ whose ‘sacrifice saved lives’: Police
The Howell Family(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — Riley Howell, one of the two students slain in a shooting at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, was a “hero” whose “sacrifice saved lives,” according to police. When gunfire rang out in a classroom inside the Kennedy building, 21-year-old Howell did exactly what people are trained to do …
May 01
Motive unclear in UNC Charlotte shooting: ‘We’re going to get to the bottom of it,’ chief vows
Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — Police are searching for a motive after a 22-year-old allegedly opened fire in a classroom on the campus at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, killing two and injuring four. “It’s going to take us some time to really figure out what happened, and more importantly, the why,” …
May 01
Things That We Drink To: Morgan Evans’ “Day Drunk” is Country Work of the Year in Australia
ABC/Image Group LAMorgan Evans’ second American single, “Day Drunk,” is currently climbing the country top 40 in the U.S., but it’s already been named Country Work of the Year in his native Australia. The Aussie picked up the award from the Australian Performing Rights Association on Tuesday Down Under. The recognition follows his debut American …