Steve Nedved
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Apr 05
Boeing CEO admits faulty sensor triggered automatic flight control system in deadly crashes
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — The Boeing Company issued an apology Thursday and, for the first time, acknowledged its automatic flight control system played a role in the two recent plane crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia that killed everyone on board. Dennis Muilenburg, CEO of the Chicago-based aircraft manufacturer, apologized for the 346 total lives lost …
Apr 05
US economy adds 196K jobs
zimmytws/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. economy added 196,000 jobs in March — a bit better than expectations. The unemployment rate remains at 3.8 percent. The latest government report out Friday shows a healthy economy after an unexpectedly weak report in February sparked concerns of a slowdown. Labor force participation, the data that reflects how many …
Apr 05
President Trump recommends former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain for open Fed seat
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump said he recommended Herman Cain, a political ally and former 2012 Republican presidential candidate, for a seat on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors. “I have recommended Herman Cain,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Thursday. “He’s a very, terrific man, terrific person. He’s a friend of …
Apr 05
5 websites for buying or selling gorgeous used wedding dresses
AYOTOGRAPHY/iStock(NEW YORK) — Finding the wedding dress of your dreams can be equal parts exciting and expensive. Most of us know that we want to wear a look for the big day that we can look back at years later and be proud of. Whether it’s an elaborate white dress with lots of lace detailing …
Apr 05
Local Sports for Friday April 5th
The Dakota Wesleyan University men’s golf team competed in the Blue River Classic and finished in eighth place after two rounds of action at the Wilderness Ridge and Highland Golf Course in Lincoln Nebraska. Four out of five Tiger golfers finished all within a stoke of each other, as Justice Morrison (Norris, S.D.) led the …
Apr 05
Dissecting USDA planting intentions
The USDA released its 2019 Prospective Planting estimates and quarterly grain stocks figures a week ago. University of Minnesota Extension grain market economist Ed Usset says there weren’t many surprises, but he suggests soybean acreage has come full circle. Continue reading Dissecting USDA planting intentions at Brownfield Ag News.
Apr 05
Storm moves into Northeast, while another brings severe weather to South
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Severe storms moved through the Deep South on Thursday bringing flash flooding, damaging winds and hail — mostly to Louisiana. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency on Thursday in Lake Charles, Louisiana, where a whopping 6.42 inches of rain fell, making it the fourth-wettest April day the city …
Apr 05
Jussie Smollett still owes Chicago $130,000
Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Two days after prosecutors in Chicago unexpectedly dropped all charges against Jussie Smollett, city officials gave the Empire actor a week to pay back $130,000 used to investigate a hate crime in January that officials said was bogus. Smollett missed the deadline, and he’s about to be sued. Bill McCaffrey, a …
Apr 05
United Airlines flight diverted to Texas airport after cockpit screens went blank
AzmanL/iStock(DALLAS) — Passengers on a United Airlines plane received disconcerting news from the crew after they were diverted to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Thursday evening when mechanical issues arose mid-flight, according to an airline representative. Flight 4390 departed from Knoxville, Tenn., and intended to land in Houston, before trouble arose in mid-air. A passenger recorded …
Apr 05
Trump: No summit with China until there’s a deal
President Trump says he is not ready to announce a trade summit with Chinese President Xi. Trump told reporters Thursday afternoon he met with China’s vice premier in the Oval Office. Trump says if there’s a deal, there will be a summit. The President says he should know if the U.S. and China reach a …