Steve Nedved
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Feb 13
Mercy! Brett Young’s set the bar impossibly high for Valentine’s Day
ABC/Image Group LAWith a stable full of romantic hits like “Sleep Without You,” “In Case You Didn’t Know,” “Like I Loved You” and “Mercy,” it seems oddly appropriate that Brett Young has managed to set the bar impossibly high for himself on February 14. “Valentine’s Day is gonna be hard for me from now on,” he explains, …
Feb 12
Bill Gates says he wants to raise taxes on the wealthy and that ‘there’s a lot to admire’ about Jeff Bezos
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Bill Gates said on Tuesday he favored raising taxes — especially on the wealthy — and dodged a question about fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos and his fight with The National Enquirer. The Microsoft founder also reflected on the lack of women hired in the early days of Microsoft and his former …
Feb 12
NYPD detective killed, another wounded responding to armed robbery in Queens
kali9/iStock(NEW YORK) — An NYPD detective was killed and a sergeant was wounded as they responded to an armed robbery in the Richmond Hill section of Queens, multiple police sources told ABC News. The officers interrupted a robbery in progress at a T-Mobile on Atlantic Avenue, officials said. Both officers were taken to Jamaica Hospital, …
Feb 12
Pork biosecurity: Keep it clean and identifiable
Foreign animal diseases can be kept out of the U.S. if attention is given to biosecurity and the means to trace infected animals. Dr. Dave Pyburn with the National Pork Board tells Brownfield the biggest foreign animal disease threats – classical swine fever, foot and mouth disease and African swine fever – can be prevented. …
Feb 12
Settlement in case against Missouri “meat” law
A tentative settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed against Missouri’s artificial meat labeling law by the Missouri ACLU, Animal Legal Defense Fund, The Good Food Institute and Tofurkey. The terms of the deal between the state and the ACLU reportedly are being worked out. The law, passed last year in Missouri, says products …
Feb 12
Chefs show versatility of pork at Taste of Elegance
Alan Sternberg, chef at Cerulean, Field Brewery, and Common House, showed off his skills when he won the Chef Par Excellence Award at the 2019 Taste of Elegance cooking competition by Indiana Pork. “I kind of wanted to make a fancy pot pie because there’s a lot of nostalgia with that and a little whimsy,” …
Feb 12
Arizona man shot with stun gun 11 times in traffic stop sues city and officers involved
welcomia/iStock(NEW YORK) — The family of a man who was shot 11 times with a stun gun, allegedly including on his testicles, is suing the city of Glendale, Arizona, and the three officers they say were involved in the incident. Johnny Wheatcroft had been sitting in the passenger seat of a parked car with his …
Feb 12
Gruesome details revealed after ex-boyfriend arrested in death of woman left in suitcase
Released by Greenwich Police Dept.(GREENWICH, Conn.) — An ex-boyfriend has been arrested in connection to the death of 24-year-old Valerie Reyes, whose body was discovered bound in a suitcase on the side of the road, according to police. Javier de Silva, 24, was interviewed and allegedly “admitted a role” in Reyes’ death, Greenwich Police Capt. …
Feb 12
Man arrested amid allegations of having three wives in three different states
Pattanaphong Khuankaew/iStock(NEW YORK) — A Maine man was arrested in Columbus, Ohio, on Feb. 8 amid allegations that he has been simultaneously married to three different women in three different states. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio announced the arrest of Michael Middleton, who they nicknamed “Cupid of Chaos.” He is wanted in New …
Feb 12
‘It just smells like something doesn’t make sense’: Canadian crypto world questions CEO’s death
jpgfactory/iStock(NEW YORK) — The CEO of what has been noted as Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, whose death is mired in controversy and whose widow says went to his grave with the sole password to access hundreds of millions of dollars, may have wanted to exit his business before he died, another leading cryptocurrency executive said, …