Steve Nedved
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Feb 26
Man buys over $500 worth of cookies from 2 young Girl Scouts so they could ‘get out of the cold’
Courtesy Shannen Ludwig(GREENVILLE, S.C.) — Two Girl Scouts from Troop 1574 made the cookie sale of the season when one man bought their entire supply on their first night! Kayla Dillard, the troop’s cookie manager, first shared the story of a man’s incredible act of kindness on Facebook last Friday night after she volunteered with …
Feb 26
Big pharma defends rising cost of drugs, lawmakers say they are gaming the system
busracavus/iStock(WASHINGTON) — In a rare show of bipartisan consensus, Republican and Democratic senators on Tuesday grilled seven top executives from the world’s biggest drugmakers on why prices remain historically high. The most heated exchanges came from Democratic Sens. Ron Wyden and Sen. Maggie Hassan, with several Republicans signaling they, too, were prepared to regulate the …
Feb 26
Inside the realities of the human trafficking that allegedly happens in massage parlor brothels
Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The recent reports of several high-profile men being among the lists of hundreds of massage parlor patrons set to face prostitution charges in Florida may draw attention to and lead to more insights about the dark underbelly of human trafficking that police said may have happened …
Feb 26
‘Game of Thrones’ Oreos are coming ahead of HBO series’ final season
TheCrimsonMonkey/iStock(NEW YORK) — “Hold the door!” Game of Thrones Oreo cookies will apparently be available before the show’s eighth and final season. Oreo made the announcement in an Instagram video this week, where the word Oreo transforms into the series’ hashtag, #ForTheThrone. “Cookies are coming,” Oreo captioned on Instagram. HBO’s fantasy drama will air its …
Feb 26
LinkedIn software engineer killed by falling rocks and ice on closed trail at Yosemite National Park: Officials
Courtesy Dylan Qian(YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif.) — A California outdoors enthusiast killed by falling rocks and ice at Yosemite National Park this week became the second hiker in two months to die on Mist Trail, a steep, 3-mile path that has been closed to the public since a Los Angeles man died there on Christmas …
Feb 26
Garth Brooks unveils his elaborate vinyl “Legacy” collection, with pre-orders starting tonight
ABC/Image Group LAStarting tonight at 7 p.m. ET, Garth Brooks steps into the vinyl world in a major way. That’s when you’ll be able to pre-order the five-album, seven-record set known as Legacy. Garth unveiled the artwork for the collection — which shows an astronaut in space with Earth in the background — on Monday during his weekly Inside Studio G chat …
Feb 26
U.S. ag trade officials on potential U.K. trade deal
Top U.S. ag trade officials say a bilateral trade deal with the United Kingdom would be welcomed. Gregg Doud is the U.S. Trade Representative’s Chief Ag Negotiator. “Come on in the water’s fine,” he says. “We remind people all the time the United States is a major food producer, a major food exporter, and …
Feb 26
Ohio Gov. DeWine says budget will reflect commitment to water quality
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine says there will be increased funding for improving water quality in his upcoming budget proposal. “We have to be willing to put money behind it,” he says. “We can’t expect farmers to carry the whole burden and we’re going to have to make that commitment over a long period of time.” …
Feb 26
Winter wreaking havoc on many Midwest livestock producers
Rain, mud, ice and snow are wreaking havoc on many Midwest cattle farms. Northeast Iowa cow/calf producer Willie Morris says he’s glad he moved about 70 percent of his cattle to southern Iowa when he ran out of grass in the fall. “It’s been challenging no doubt. This is the most snow I can ever …
Feb 26
Save the date: Michael Ray and Carly Pearce have locked in their big day
ABC/Image Group LAWhen are Michael Ray and Carly Pearce planning their trip down the aisle? While they still haven’t made their wedding date public, their invited guests are about to find out, since the couple now has their save-the-date cards in hand. Late Monday, both Michael and Carly posted the same photo, showing them smiling and holding up the notifications that will let …