Steve Nedved
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Mar 14
What to know about William ‘Rick’ Singer, the lynchpin of the college scam case who claimed to help nearly 800 families
Scott Eisen/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The man at the center of the alleged $25 million college admissions cheating scandal seemed like a nice guy to some of his neighbors. But they say one recent move seemed unusual for him. William “Rick” Singer put his multi-million dollar home, where he had lived for years and where …
Mar 14
Hallmark Channel drops actress Lori Loughlin amid college cheating scandal
Phillip Faraone/WireImage/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The massive college admissions scam that snared 50 people in a federal indictment now appears to have cost one of the two famous actresses a major contract. Lori Loughlin, known to many as Aunt Becky from the television show “Full House,” was dropped from the Hallmark Channel where she has …
Mar 14
DNA links Navy classmate to 1984 cold case murder of 25-year-old Pamela Cahanes: Officialsc
Seminole County Sheriff’s Office(ORLANDO, Fla.) — DNA and genetic genealogy have linked a Navy man to the 1984 murder of his classmate, 25-year-old Pamela Cahanes, authorities announced Thursday. Two days after graduating from U.S. Navy basic training — which was held in the Orlando area at the time — Cahanes was found beaten and strangled …
Mar 14
Industry reacts as EPA grants more refinery waivers
The National Corn Growers Association says the EPA has taken another step to chip away at the Renewable Fuels Standard and corn demand, “hurting America’s corn farmers.” The EPA, under new administrator Andrew Wheeler, has granted five small refinery exemptions for 2017, retroactively, which Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor calls a slap in the face …
Mar 14
Proposed Michigan Ag Department budget relatively unchanged
Michigan Farm Bureau says Michigan agriculture actually fared quite well in Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s first proposed budget for the state. Matt Smego tells Brownfield key priorities for funding the Michigan Department of Agriculture include $5 million for technology upgrades, $4 million to expand Double of Food Bucks and a three-percent increase for Michigan State University …
Mar 14
Corn firm, watching weather
Soybeans were modestly lower on fund and technical selling, after another up and down day. Nothing’s official, but it looks like trade talks between the U.S. and China won’t happen this month. No date for the resumption of discussions has been announced and several potential roadblocks, including intellectual property concerns, remain. China was the big …
Mar 14
Chris Young revisits retro radio in “Raised on Country” video, coming Friday
RCA NashvilleThe video for Chris Young’s latest hit, “Raised on Country,” is set to arrive on Friday. A brief clip Chris shared on social media shows a truck driving by a radio tower, and Chris giving a knowing nod to two other men as he walks by, along with various shots of a vintage radio station. A behind-the-scenes video reveals …
Mar 14
Jury awards $29 million to California woman who claimed Johnson & Johnson baby powder caused cancer
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(OAKLAND, Calif.) — A California jury awarded $29 million on Wednesday to a woman who sued Johnson & Johnson, claiming that asbestos in its talcum-based baby powder caused her cancer. An Alameda County jury in Oakland, California, held Johnson & Johnson responsible for Teresa Leavitt’s mesothelioma — a cancer linked to asbestos exposure …
Mar 14
Blizzard Cripples Plains, Severe weather including possible tornadoes hit midwest as powerful storm moves out
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A massive storm crippled the Rockies and northern Plains with a powerful blizzard, dropping more than a foot of snow, closing interstates and stranding drivers. As poor driving conditions overwhelmed Colorado roads, Colorado State Patrol Cpl. Daniel Groves was struck and killed by a car, officials said. As the storm moved …
Mar 14
Blizzard cripples Rockies, tornado warnings hit Midwest; powerful storm not over yet
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A massive storm crippled the Rockies and northern Plains with a powerful blizzard, dropping more than a foot of snow, closing interstates and stranding drivers. As poor driving conditions overwhelmed Colorado roads, Colorado State Patrol Cpl. Daniel Groves was struck and killed by a car, officials said. As the storm moved …