Steve Nedved
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May 01
Julian Assange sentenced for jumping bail by British court
Jack Taylor/Getty Images(LONDON) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrived at Southwark Crown Court in central London Wednesday raising a defiant fist in front of cameras, before being sentenced to 50 weeks behind bars for jumping bail in 2012. Assange skipped bail and stayed at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden, where …
May 01
Day after tornado outbreak, more severe weather threatens Texas, Oklahoma
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A very slow-moving set of storm systems continues to pummel the central U.S. with severe storms and flooding rain on Wednesday morning. A tornado outbreak triggered 25 tornadoes on Tuesday across five states: Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas. Overall, there were 73 damaging storm reports in the last 24 hours …
May 01
UNC Charlotte student charged with murder after opening fire on classroom
wsfurlan/iStock(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — Two people were killed and another four injured after a gunman opened fire at the Kennedy Building on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte on the school’s last day of classes. Three of the injured victims are in critical condition, police said at a news conference Tuesday night. …
May 01
Wounded rabbi pleads for people to stand up to anti-Semitism by filling temples
Mario Tama/Getty Images(SAN DIEGO) — Answering the call of a rabbi wounded in the shooting at a Southern California synagogue, scores of people have been filling temples coast to coast to stand up to anti-Semitism and more are planning to do so as the first Shabbat service since the attack approaches. Following the rampage Saturday …
May 01
Alleged San Diego synagogue shooter had 50 rounds on him when arrested: Prosecutor
Mario Tama/Getty Images(SAN DIEGO) — The 19-year-old man who allegedly unleashed a barrage of gunfire on members of a Southern California synagogue was arraigned Tuesday afternoon as prosecutors released new details of the attack, including that the suspect had 50 rounds of ammunition on him when he was arrested. A San Diego County prosecutor said …
May 01
Managing phytophthora during a wet spring
A GROWMARK-FS Agronomist says saturated soil coupled with increasing soil temperatures is the perfect recipe for root and stem rotting diseases like phytopthora. In this managing for profit, Samantha Schmidgall reminds farmers to how to manage for the disease and what can happen if you don’t. Continue reading Managing phytophthora during a wet spring at …
Apr 30
Ethanol groups push EPA on June 1st E15
Ethanol groups filed comments in support of the EPA’s proposed E15 rule, on the last day to submit them, on Monday. Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor says unless the EPA acts quickly, the summer market for E15 will be lost, “We cannot afford to let anything to derail this opportunity to help revitalize growth in …
Apr 30
MRCC says CAFO bill does not respect local control
The Missouri Rural Crisis Center is disappointed the state Senate has advanced a bill protecting CAFOs from county regulations that are stricter than state regulations. Tim Gibbons tells Brownfield Ag News, “We know that DNR cannot and will not protect us from these absentee controlled operations so local control is one way that farmers and …
Apr 30
Wholesale values drag hog futures lower
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures ended the day lower on the lack of direction from the cash trade and mixed wholesale values at midday. Feeder cattle futures closed lower on the same factors and ongoing supply concerns. June live cattle closed $.55 lower at $114.25 and August live cattle closed $.77 lower …
Apr 30
2 dead, 4 injured after shooting on UNC Charlotte campus; suspect in custody, police say
wsfurlan/iStock(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — Two people have been killed and another four injured after a shooting on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, officials told ABC News. Two of the injured victims were treated for life-threatening injuries. One person is now in custody, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. There is no reason to …