Steve Nedved
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Apr 25
Venmo now has over 40 million active users as payments skyrocket
Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Venmo now has over 40 million active customers, parent company PayPal revealed in its earnings report. The mobile payment app, which is popular with millennials and encourages social interactions, is also processing dramatically more money. Payment volume jumped 73% in the past year to $21 billion, and …
Apr 25
Judge indicted in Massachusetts for refusing to allow undocumented immigrant to be detained
Pattanaphong Khuankaew/iStock(BOSTON) — A state judge in Massachusetts was indicted Thursday for refusing to allow ICE to take custody of an undocumented immigrant, according to court papers. Judge Shelley M. Richmond Joseph, 51, of Natick, was charged in the case along with a court officer, Wesley MacGregor, 56, of Watertown. “The allegations in today’s indictment …
Apr 25
Reba opens up about the role that had her vowing, “I’ll never do TV again”
Big Machine In 2017, Reba McEntire was all set to return to TV in a new role she’d developed with Desperate Housewives’ creator Marc Cherry: In Red-Blooded, she would’ve starred as a small-town Southern sheriff who partners with a Middle Eastern FBI agent after an unspeakable tragedy. Now, the Country Music Hall of Famer is opening up about her disappointment …
Apr 25
Aussie at the Opry: Keith Urban books two Nashville appearances in May
ABC/Image Group LAReigning CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year Keith Urban has a date with the Grand Ole Opry. The Aussie superstar returns to the legendary Nashville stage to play two shows on Tuesday, May 14. Tickets for the 7 p.m. CT Opry performance are on sale now. Seats for the 9:30 show go on sale …
Apr 25
Crash My NFL Party: Luke Bryan raises more than $100,000 for charity before the 2019 draft
ABC/Craig SjodinWednesday night in Nashville, Luke Bryan kicked off the 2019 NFL Draft with a pre-party that raised $120,000 for charities in Music City. ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit joined Luke for the fundraiser at his 32 Bridge Food + Drink honky tonk. The establishment’s right in the heart of the NFL action, in the section of Nashville known as Lower …
Apr 25
Slain 5-year-old was struck, forced to stay in cold shower: Court documents
Kuzma/iStock(CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill.) — The parents charged in the murder of their 5-year-old son, Andrew “AJ” Freund, allegedly forced the little boy to stay in a cold shower “for an extended period of time” and may have “struck” him, according to court documents. AJ’s parents, Andrew “Drew” Freund Sr. and JoAnn Cunningham, have been charged …
Apr 25
Flood Warning issued April 25 at 9:22AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in South Dakota… Vermillion River Near Davis …The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… Vermillion River Near Wakonda
Apr 25
Illinois farmer changing his planting strategy
A northwestern Illinois farmer says for the first time he’s planting soybeans before corn. David North farms 500 acres in Galva, Illinois. He tells Brownfield he has been waiting for the right opportunity to try this method. “In talking with neighbors and seeing producer’s production data, it has been an ongoing discussion for the past …
Apr 25
FARM program considering medication, dehorning guidelines
Dairy producers might have to follow new guidelines for pain management and disbudding calves under the Farmers Assuring Responsible Management or FARM program next year. Emily Yeiser-Stepp directs the program for the National Milk Producers Federation. She tells Brownfield one expected change is in the area of managing drug records for livestock. “What we’re looking …
Apr 25
Maddie & Tae come to you “One Heart to Another” with the long-awaited follow-up to their 2015 debut
Mercury NashvilleIt’s been nearly four years since Maddie & Tae‘s debut, Start Here, was released. On Friday, their follow-up, the five-song EP One Heart to Another, arrives. “That’s a special one…” Tae Dye says of the title track. “The title itself, ‘One Heart to Another,’ we just felt… [was] like our hearts to you. So, Maddie & Tae, conjoined heart …