Steve Nedved
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Mar 07
NASA is preparing for first all-female spacewalk
STR/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A trio of ladies will take three giant leaps forward for women in space later this month. NASA has announced the first-ever all-female spacewalk will take place on March 29, right at the end of Women’s History Month. NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Christina Koch will carry out the spacewalk with …
Mar 07
Michael Cohen sues Trump Organization for breach of contract related to payment of his legal fees
Alex Wong/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — President Donald Trump’s former fixer and personal attorney Michael Cohen has filed a lawsuit in New York court seeking payment for legal fees that he claims he is owed by the Trump Organization. In the suit, Cohen claims the company is in breach of contract and had previously agreed to …
Mar 07
Trump administration proposes removing gray wolves as an endangered species
Waitandshoot/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration’s proposal to remove gray wolves from the federal endangered species list could amount to a “death sentence”, according to outraged conservation activists. Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said in a speech Wednesday that the U.S Fish and Wildlife service will soon introduce a rule proposing to remove the gray wolves …
Mar 07
Winter Storm Watch issued March 07 at 11:07AM MST until March 10 at 5:00AM MST by NWS
…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING… * WHAT…Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of greater than 6 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South Dakota.
Mar 07
Go get ’em, #GIRL: Carly Pearce loves Maren Morris’ sophomore album
ABC/Image Group LAThe full sophomore album from Maren Morris — titled GIRL, just like its lead single — won’t be out until Friday, but those who’ve heard it are giving it high praise, including Carly Pearce. “So inspired by Maren Morris,” Carly tweeted. “”Got a sneak peek to her entire record & as always, blown away by her voice and her …
Mar 07
Indiana corn, soybean farmers join national farm groups backing USMCA
Indiana corn and soybean farmers are joining national ag commodity groups in their call for Congress to ratify the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement as soon as possible. Joe Steinkamp, a farmer and ASA board member, says growers understand the importance of the relationships they’ve developed in Canada and Mexico. He says keeping the trade routes …
Mar 07
USDA 2019 farm income forecast up
The USDA’s first forecast of 2019 farm income shows a 10-percent increase to nearly 70 billion dollars. USDA economist Warren Preston says increased crop and livestock receipts are partially offset by higher production expenses. And Preston says they’re also projecting an almost four-percent increase in farm debt this year. “The sector’s risk of insolvency is …
Mar 07
Kress: CFAES is preparing students for the changing ag industry
The dean of the Ohio State University College of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Sciences says the school is preparing students to be leaders in the changing agriculture industry. Cathann Kress says it’s more critical now than it’s ever been. “We really I think have to do more to help a wider group of young people …
Mar 07
Winter Storm Watch issued March 07 at 10:08AM MST until March 10 at 5:00AM MST by NWS
…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING… * WHAT…Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of greater than 6 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. * WHERE…Beadle, Jerauld, Sanborn, Aurora and Davison Counties.
Mar 07
Police responding to active shooter report at hotel in Rockford, Ill.
bmcent1/iStock(ROCKFORD, Ill.) — Police in Rockford, Ill., say they are responding to an active shooter report at a hotel. In a message posted on Twitter just after 11 a.m. Eastern time, police said officers were responding to the active-shooter report at an Extended Stay hotel. ABC station WLS-TV, citing unnamed sources, reported that an officer …