Steve Nedved
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Mar 04
Scammers are posing as law enforcement and immigration officials to steal personal information
Chainarong Prasertthai/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Scammers posing as immigration officials have attempted to extort victims for personal information and money, according to a new warning from the Homeland Security inspector general’s office. The perpetrators change the caller ID that appears on a victim’s phone, making it seem as though they are receiving a call from a Department …
Mar 04
“Take It from Me,” Jordan Davis loves having a #1 with his brother
ABC RadioThis week, Jordan Davis’ second single becomes his second number one, as “Take It from Me” rises to the top of the chart. It’s especially significant for the Louisiana native, because he wrote the song with his brother — and fellow artist — Jacob Davis. “Jacob and I had a dream of having a number one …
Mar 04
UK government pledges ‘action’ after two teenagers stabbed to death in one weekend
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images(LONDON) — The U.K. government has said it is “taking action on many fronts” to tackle knife crime after two teenagers were stabbed to death in separate incidents in England this weekend. Yousef Ghaleb Makki, 17, was violently killed in the village of Hale Barns, near Manchester, England, on Saturday evening, the Metropolitan …
Mar 04
Egyptian photojournalist released after 5 years in prison
KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images(CAIRO, Egypt) — Well-known photojournalist Mohamed Abu Zeid was released from prison in Egypt on Monday after more than five years of detention. Abu Zeid, widely known under the name Shawkan, was arrested in August 2013 while taking pictures of the forceful dispersal of a sit-in protest by supporters of Egypt’s ousted president, …
Mar 04
Grisly details released in Boston mom kidnapping case: Her body was found bruised, bound, naked in suspect’s trunk
Released by Boston Police(BOSTON) — The body of Jassy Correia, a young mom, who police said was killed after leaving a Boston nightclub, was found bound, bruised and naked in her suspected kidnapper’s car, according to federal prosecutors. When suspect Louis Coleman III was pulled over in Delaware on Thursday, police asked if anyone else …
Mar 04
11-year-old girl Amberly Barnett found dead after going missing from aunt’s home: Officials
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency(DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.) — An 11-year-old Georgia girl was found dead after she went missing from her aunt’s Alabama home, according to officials. The body of Amberly Barnett was found Saturday morning, DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden said. Amberly was last seen on Friday at her aunt’s DeKalb County home, reported ABC …
Mar 04
Supreme Court punts on taxpayer funding for historic preservation of churches
mdulieu/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a closely-watched New Jersey case in which churches have been barred from receiving tax dollars meant for preservation of historic structures. Religious rights advocates, who had asked the court to take up the case, argued that excluding houses of worship from the preservation program …
Mar 04
Minnesota Pork legislative priorities
The Minnesota Pork Producers Association is turning to the legislature to help ease the burden of high production costs. CEO David Preisler says they are having discussions with lawmakers about tax issues. “And things that are just plain adding to costs for farmers.” Minnesota Pork is pushing for tax conformity on Section 179 expensing. “And …
Mar 04
Land prices up in southwest Minnesota
There are pockets of the Midwest where farmland values are on the rise. University of Minnesota Extension educator David Bau says land prices in eight of 14 counties surveyed in southwest Minnesota increased between 2017 and 2018. “Bare farmland with no improvements (saw) average sale prices go up about 3.9 percent.” He tells Brownfield high …
Mar 04
China, Egypt top weekly destinations for U.S. soybeans
China was the top destination for U.S. soybeans last week. The USDA’s weekly export inspections data shows more than 335,000 tons of U.S. beans left port during the week ending February 28th, mostly from the Pacific Northwest, headed for the world’s biggest buyer of beans. U.S. sales and shipments continue to trail last marketing year …