Steve Nedved
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Jan 31
US envoy for Afghanistan defends Taliban peace talks: ‘We are on the right path’
Afghan Presidency Press Office / Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — After criticisms of the early details of his peace talks with the Taliban, U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad is defending those talks and urging others not to rush to judgment yet. While he said his nearly week-long meeting with Taliban officials yielded …
Jan 31
There’s a new group of non-traditional ag land investors
An economics expert says there is a new type of ag land investor out there. Dr. David Kohl from Virginia Tech says the new money is coming from nontraditional sources. “It is your big hedge funds, of course with six hundred to eight hundred million dollars each, but we’ve also got some very prominent people …
Jan 31
China trade disputes effecting Illinois soybean farmers more
Trade disputes are impacting soybean farmers nationwide, but an Illinois Soybean Association director says since Illinois is the largest soybean producing state in the nation, trade disputes with China are impacting Illinois farmers a little more. “About half of Illinois soybeans are exported and about half of those got to China so, this does equal …
Jan 31
New music from Florida Georgia Line is on the way at midnight
ABC/Image Group LAThere’s new music coming from Florida Georgia Line in just a matter of hours. The fourth album from Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley won’t arrive until the day after Valentine’s Day, but you can expect at least one new track to drop around midnight on Friday. They’ve been teasing the next taste of new music with a …
Jan 31
Meghan Markle meets with college students at 4th patronage visit
Yui Mok – WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — Meghan Markle visited the last of her four new patronages Thursday as she charts her charitable work as a member of the royal family. The Duchess of Sussex, 37, met with college students from the Association of Commonwealth Universities network on Thursday. Meghan, who is pregnant with her …
Jan 31
Firefighters struggle to battle blazes in brutally cold temperatures from New Jersey to Indiana
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Firefighters from New Jersey and New York to Indiana are pushing through the brutally cold temperatures to do their jobs. In New Jersey, a monstrous fire broke out Wednesday night at a paper mill in Elmwood Park. The fire was so massive people that people flying into Newark International Airport …
Jan 31
Russell Dickerson and Carly Pearce go ‘Way Back,’ as they share the stage and a song title
Courtesy of Carly PearceTonight two old friends take the stage together, as Russell Dickerson and Carly Pearce take their co-headlining tour to Carly’s home state of Kentucky. “We called it the Way Back Tour — we go way back!” Russell explains. “That’s the point of the tour really, just to kinda celebrate our friendship… We’ve been in each other’s …
Jan 31
Harold Bradley, one of the architects of the Nashville Sound, passes away at 93
Ed Rode/WireImageCountry Music Hall of Famer Harold Bradley passed away Thursday at the age of 93, his daughters announced on his Facebook page. A pioneer in Nashville’s music community, Harold played rhythm guitar on countless country classics, including Tammy Wynette’s “Stand by Your Man,” Roger Miller’s “King of the Road,” and Brenda Lee’s “I’m Sorry.” Along with his older brother, producer Owen Bradley, …
Jan 31
Live updates: Deep freeze blasts Northeast as dangerously cold temperatures are unrelenting in Midwest
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A dangerous deep freeze is blasting the Northeast and Midwest, where record-breaking cold temperatures are paralyzing cities and communities. At least eight people have died in connection with the coldest weather in decades across the Northern Plains and Midwest. The wind chill in Chicago plunged to minus 52 on Wednesday — …