Steve Nedved
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Jan 24
Chanel makes a strong case for wearing a sequined swimsuit to your summer wedding
Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — If you are having a summer wedding, and can’t fathom the thought of wearing a big ball gown, Chanel just debuted a dazzling sequin swimsuit look that might be right up your alley. During Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week 2019, Chanel closed its Spring-Summer show with a breathtaking …
Jan 24
After Maduro warning, US pulls non-emergency staff, families from embassy in Venezuela
Ruskpp/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. is withdrawing nonemergency personnel and families from the embassy in Venezuela, just two days after President Nicolás Maduro ordered all American diplomats to leave in 72 hours. The Trump administration had said it would not abide by Maduro’s “meaningless” order, calling him the “former” president after recognizing opposition leader Juan Guaidó …
Jan 24
Is Cody Johnson “On [His] Way to…” a #1 “Billboard” debut?
ABC/Image Group LACody Johnson’s most recent independent album hit #2 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. Now, he has his eyes on the pinnacle with his major label debut, Ain’t Nothin’ to It. We’ll find out if he makes it when the new chart comes out on Sunday. Meanwhile, the fixture on the Texas music scene …
Jan 24
Florida Secretary of State Michael Ertel resigns after blackface images emerge
traveler1116/iStock(TALLAHASSEE) — The newly-appointed Florida secretary of state has resigned after photos showing him dressed in blackface more than a decade ago have emerged. Michael Ertel, who was appointed late last month by Gov. Ron DeSantis, submitted his resignation “effective immediately,” according to an email he sent to Florida Director of Executive Staff Diane Moulton …
Jan 24
Wind Chill Advisory issued January 24 at 2:48PM MST until January 25 at 8:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero but becoming less cold by Friday morning. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South Dakota, northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota. * WHEN…Until 9 AM CST Friday.
Jan 24
Moving the RFS forward
There is a false notion that the Renewable Fuel Standard ends in 2022, but that is not the case. Geoff Cooper, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, says even those in the industry sometimes misunderstand the law. “Through 2022, volumes are specified by Congress, after 2022 it’s up to EPA to set those …
Jan 24
Innovature is a gene editing conversation online
A new online hub for conversations about gene-editing in agriculture has been launched by the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) and BIO, the largest trade association of biotech companies. Bernice Slutsky with the ASTA tells Brownfield there’s a lot to talk about on the INNOVATURE site, “Applications that have to do with our food, our …
Jan 24
Ditch the plow, cover up and grow diversity
David Montgomery, geomorphology professor at the University of Washington and author of three books on soil degradation and health provides farmers with a recipe to give life back to soil. “That recipe of ditching the plow, covering up with cover crops and growing a diversity of plants, whether it’s a diversity of cash crops or …
Jan 24
Here’s how Venezuela reached its breaking point
Bene_A/iStock(WASHINGTON) — A day after the Trump administration formally recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country’s’s interim president, triggering a standoff with President Nicolas Maduro over the status of U.S. diplomats in the country, Venezuelans are apprehensive about what comes next. Andreina Fermin, 37, has lived in Caracas for 12 years, but she …
Jan 24
Hot Country Knights gone wild: Dierks Bentley has some advice for his alter ego
ABC/Image Group LADierks Bentley‘s currently on tour as himself — and as his ’90s alter ego — so why shouldn’t he talk to him on Twitter? The Arizona native’s nineties cover band, Hot Country Knights, is one of the opening acts on his Burning Man Tour, and Dierks responded to their recent post on social media. Which essentially …
