Steve Nedved
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Jan 30
6 animals electrocuted in ‘freak accident’ at South Africa’s Kruger park
Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images(LONDON) — Six large animals were electrocuted to death at South Africa’s biggest national park in what officials described as “a freak accident.” A heavy storm toppled a power line in the Skukuza section of Kruger National Park last Friday, exposing a live cable that killed a giraffe and a white …
Jan 30
Luke Combs gets the best of the “Billboard” top 10, as he matches Tim McGraw’s milestone
ABC/Image Group LALuke Combs is moving into Tim McGraw territory: This week, the “Hurricane” hitmaker becomes the first artist to have two songs in Billboard’s top ten in more than 19 years. The last time that happened, it was Tim who notched the honor. The week of January 15, 2000, Tim’s songs “My Best Friend” and “Something Like That” …
Jan 30
The latest forecast on brutally cold Midwest temperatures soon heading east
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Brutally cold, below-zero wind chills are paralyzing parts of the Midwest Wednesday — and soon, the freezing temperatures will be felt on the East Coast. Extremely dangerous wind chills (what it feels like outside) have plummeted to minus 66 degrees in Ponsford, Minnesota; minus 55 degrees at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International …
Jan 30
Meghan Markle returns to her acting roots in visit to National Theatre
Chris Jackson/Getty Images(LONDON) — Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, returned to her acting roots in her first official visit to the National Theatre since succeeding Queen Elizabeth II as its patron. The Duchess of Sussex seemed right at ease with fellow actors as she watched a performance, took part in a workshop and met …
Jan 30
Little blue penguins stolen from nest in ‘late-night’ raid in New Zealand
Marty Melville/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — Two protected little blue penguins were stolen from their burrow in a “late-night raid” in New Zealand last week, the Department of Conservation said. Security footage showed a woman shining a light into the penguins’ nest at Perfume Point in the coastal city of Napier while two men used a crowbar …
Jan 30
Trade agreement with Japan key for cattlemen
The incoming president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says trade remains one of the top priorities for US beef producers, but it doesn’t come without concerns. Tennessee cattlewoman Jennifer Houston says US beef producers are concerned with the lack of progress in trade negotiations with Japan. “After we were withdrawn from TPP and the …
Jan 30
Rapid rebound in temps ahead for the Heartland
The severe but short-lived Arctic outbreak across the Midwest and Northeast will ease by week’s end, as mild Pacific air overspreads the country from west to east. By Saturday, significantly above-normal temperatures will extend as far east as the Mississippi Valley, with lingering cold confined to the Northeast. Thursday morning’s temperatures will again plunge to …
Jan 30
Three Iraqi refugees arrested in foiled German terror plot: Authorities
PT_Fotografi/iStock(BERLIN) — In the early morning hours of Wednesday, three Iraqi citizens living in a village in northwestern Germany were arrested on suspicion of preparing a bomb for a planned an “Islamist-motivated terror attack.” Three men, identified only as Shahin F. and Hersh F., both 23, as well as Rauf S., 36, are in custody. …
Jan 30
Lincoln’s new SUVs could put it back in the luxury game with American drivers
Morgan Korn/ABC News(NEW YORK) — The Lincoln Motor Company had a surprise for the automotive journalists waiting inside the 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge last month. Hidden behind closed doors at the trendy new hotel in Dumbo, one of Brooklyn, New York’s hippest neighborhoods, was the 80th Anniversary Continental, a limited edition of the luxury sedan. …