Steve Nedved
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Mar 07
Top US general warns of ‘calculated’ ISIS retreat from Syria amid ongoing battle for remaining territory
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The commander of U.S. troops in the Middle East warned against the “calculated” retreat of ISIS fighters from the last territory held by the group in eastern Syria. Gen. Joseph Votel, the head of U.S. Central Command, told Congress on Thursday that the exodus of thousands of …
Mar 07
Suspect in ‘horrific’ shooting at hotel in Rockford, Illinois, barricaded in his car after high-speed chase: Officials
Bloomington IL Police Department(ROCKFORD, Ill.) — A manhunt for a suspect in the shooting of a sheriff’s deputy Thursday at a hotel in Rockford, Illinois, led to a wild high-speed police chase on an interstate — with the fleeing fugitive reportedly pointing a gun out his window at officers, according to police and media reports. …
Mar 07
Apple CEO Tim Cook goofs on President Trump’s gaffe, changes Twitter name to ‘Tim Apple’
Tim Cook/Twitter(NEW YORK) — That’s Tim Apple to you, pal. One day after President Donald Trump slipped up and called Apple CEO Tim Cook “Tim Apple” during a meeting of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board at the White House, the tech executive had a bit of fun at the president’s expense. Cook changed his …
Mar 07
Manhunt underway for suspect in shooting of sheriff’s deputy at hotel in Rockford, Ill.
bmcent1/iStock(ROCKFORD, Ill.) — A manhunt for a suspect in the shooting of a sheriff’s deputy Thursday at a hotel in Rockford, Ill., led to a wild high-speed police chase on an interstate — with the fleeing fugitive reportedly pointing a gun out his window at officers, according to police and media reports. The shooting occurred …
Mar 07
Listen now: Dustin Lynch takes you “Ridin’ Roads” on new single
ABC/Image Group LA If you loved Dustin Lynch’s smash, “Small Town Boy,” the odds are good you’ll also love his new single. “Ridin’ Roads” is set in the same universe as Dustin’s multi-week number one from 2017. “Ridin’ roads that don’t nobody go down/ Little trip through the country side,” he sings on the chorus. “These 38s …
Mar 07
Two American Mormons arrested in Russia, face deportation
jeffhochstrasser/iStock(MOSCOW) — Two American Mormons arrested in southern Russia have been found guilty of visa violations and now face deportation, according to the lawyer for the men. The two U.S. citizens, David Gaaga and Cole Brodowski were detained since last Friday while inside a Mormon church in Novorossiysk, a city on Russia’s Black Sea coast. …
Mar 07
NASA is preparing for first all-female spacewalk
STR/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A trio of ladies will take three giant leaps forward for women in space later this month. NASA has announced the first-ever all-female spacewalk will take place on March 29, right at the end of Women’s History Month. NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Christina Koch will carry out the spacewalk with …
Mar 07
Michael Cohen sues Trump Organization for breach of contract related to payment of his legal fees
Alex Wong/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — President Donald Trump’s former fixer and personal attorney Michael Cohen has filed a lawsuit in New York court seeking payment for legal fees that he claims he is owed by the Trump Organization. In the suit, Cohen claims the company is in breach of contract and had previously agreed to …
Mar 07
Trump administration proposes removing gray wolves as an endangered species
Waitandshoot/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration’s proposal to remove gray wolves from the federal endangered species list could amount to a “death sentence”, according to outraged conservation activists. Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said in a speech Wednesday that the U.S Fish and Wildlife service will soon introduce a rule proposing to remove the gray wolves …
Mar 07
Winter Storm Watch issued March 07 at 11:07AM MST until March 10 at 5:00AM MST by NWS
…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING… * WHAT…Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of greater than 6 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South Dakota.
