Steve Nedved
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Feb 11
Vice Media’s CEO Nancy Dubuc talks about worst advice she never took
Stephanie Keith/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Nancy Dubuc has seen her fair share of media pitches. Dubuc worked for A&E Networks for 19 years, with the last six of those years as president and CEO, before recently becoming CEO of Vice Media in the fall of 2018. With years of experience creating award-winning programming and making …
Feb 11
An economists 2019 protein outlook
Protein supplies will likely continue to grow in 2019. In this Managing for Profit, economist Will Sawyer with CoBank talks about the slowdown in growth in some sectors and the continued growth in others and what that means for US livestock and poultry producers. AUDIO: Managing for Profit, Will Sawyer Continue reading An economists 2019 …
Feb 11
Alleged Russian agent Maria Butina in her own words: ‘Truth is my best defender’
STR/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — For the very first time, alleged Russian agent Maria Butina can be heard telling her side of the story. In a series of recorded conversations with journalist James Bamford, whose several-thousand-word defense of Butina titled “The Spy Who Wasn’t” appears in this month’s issue of The New Republic, the 30-year-old Russian gun-rights …
Feb 11
Nearly 100 children dead as world’s second-largest Ebola outbreak surpasses 800 cases
Manjurul/iStock(LONDON) — The second-largest, second-deadliest Ebola outbreak in history has claimed the lives of nearly 100 children. At least 97 children, 65 of whom were younger than 5 years old, have died from Ebola virus disease in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo since the outbreak was declared there Aug. 1, according to a …
Feb 11
Major storm targeting Midwest, Northeast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — More than 14 inches of snow fell the last few days in Seattle, marking the snowiest February in the city’s history as powder also fell in Portland, Oregon, and throughout the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Snow and ice fell in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin, with some regions seeing 8 inches. Even Hawaii …
Feb 11
Three men tried to extort $80,000 in ‘grandparents scam,’ police say
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office(NEW YORK) — Police arrested three men who allegedly tried to extort $80,000 from an elderly man in a so-called grandparents scam. The suspects, identified as Leevansky Lambert and Eghosasere Auboraye, of Florida, and Keon Smith, of Maryland, were arrested on Saturday for allegedly targeting elderly people in what authorities are …
Feb 11
Missouri jail’s nurse allegedly poisoned husband to marry inmate
Miller County, Missouri Sheriff’s Office(COLUMBIA, Mo.) — Police charged a jail nurse in Missouri with murder after she allegedly poisoned her husband and tried to cover it up by setting their home on fire — all in a bid to marry an inmate. Amy Murray was arrested on Thursday in connection with the December death …
Feb 11
US sails two warships past disputed island chain in South China Sea
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tyler Diffie/Released(WASHINGTON) — Two U.S. Navy ships sailed within 12 miles of a disputed artificial island — claimed by China — in the South China Sea early Monday, according to a U.S. Navy statement. The move is sure to once again draw criticism from China, which …
Feb 11
Kacey Musgraves, Childish Gambino, Lady Gaga win big at 61st Annual Grammy Awards
Jennifer Lopez performs at the Grammys; Monty Brinton/CBSHey, remember last year, when everyone complained that there were barely any women on the Grammy Awards, and that deserving hip-hop artists kept getting snubbed? What a difference a year makes. The 61st Annual Grammy Awards, held Sunday night in Los Angeles, were all about hip hop and …
Feb 11
Grammys 2019: The Performances
Monty Brinton/CBSThe 61st Annual Grammy Awards, held Sunday night in Los Angeles, were a far cry from last year’s telecast, which was criticized for a lack of female performers. It was all about the women Sunday night — with a few men thrown in here and there. Here’s who performed what: The show kicked off …