Steve Nedved
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Jan 23
Local Sports for Wednesday January 23rd
The points were tough to come by for the Mitchell Kernel boys’ basketball team last night in Watertown as the Arrows built a 27-7 halftime lead and never looked back. The Kernel boys were held without a made field goal in the first quarter, two in the second quarter and shot 23% from the floor …
Jan 23
Why TSA, FAA workers can’t just go on strike to end the shutdown
Scott Olson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — All over Twitter and Facebook, citizen commentators are offering a solution to end the partial U.S. government shutdown: airport workers should just go on strike. “How many hours after all the TSA workers went on strike would the government be re-opened?” tweeted consultant David Rothkopf, a sentiment echoed throughout the …
Jan 23
Pope travels to Catholic youth rally in Central America
VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images(ROME) — Pope Francis left Rome Wednesday morning for Panama on his 26th foreign trip since becoming pope. He’ll be in the Central American country until Sunday and plans to attend the Catholic Church’s 34th World Youth Day, a gathering of Catholic youths from around the world. The dates chosen for this year’s …
Jan 23
‘A rock’ hit the moon during the super blood wolf moon
Richard Martin-Roberts/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — It’s a bird. It’s a plane. Wait, it’s a meteorite hitting the moon? On Sunday, millions of people around the world watched as the Earth’s shadow covered the moon in a copper-reddish glow in what was known as a “super blood wolf moon.” It was the first full moon of …
Jan 23
Couple accused of $4M fraud ‘preparing for the fall of the US Government’
Kativ/iStock(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — A husband and wife accused of defrauding Swisher Sweets International out of almost $4 million used that money to buy precious metals, vehicles, guns and ammunition, according to an arrest warrant, because they were “preparing for the fall of the US Government.” Gretchen and Richard Camp of Jacksonville, Florida, both pleaded not …
Jan 23
LA teachers’ deal to end strike offers higher salaries, smaller class sizes
recep-bg/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — The union representing striking Los Angeles teachers reached a deal with the school district Tuesday to end the strike and increase teachers’ pay and shrink their class sizes. Teachers will head back to school on Wednesday. “This is a good agreement. This is a historic agreement,” Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said. …
Jan 22
Soybean themed activity books distributed throughout the state
The Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council is distributing soybean themed activity books for young students throughout the state. Tom Steever spoke to Christine Tew, Communications Director, Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council, who says with the assistance of FFA volunteers, mascot Simon Soybean conducts the tour through the book of puzzles, pictures and learning tools. To find out …
Jan 22
Fyre Festival fallout: Bahamas restaurant owner receives more than $160K in donations
BigNazik/iStock(NEW YORK) — The Fyre Festival, sensationalized and sold as a luxe Bahamian music getaway backed by extreme social media hype, quickly went south and is remembered as a scandal that cost not only attendees but investors and local workers thousands of dollars. The April to May 2017 event was billed as a once-in-a-lifetime concert …
Jan 22
Uncertainty, limitations still hamper US diplomacy during shutdown
vincent_ruf/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The State Department has called all employees back to work this week, but the ongoing partial government shutdown has left U.S. diplomats uncertain and restricted in their activities. While they may be allowed back to the office, employees say the shutdown’s damaging effects on diplomacy continue. “We don’t ACTUALLY have money,” a senior …
Jan 22
Four charged in plot to attack upstate New York Muslim community of Islamberg
Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(NEW YORK) — Four suspects are under arrest in upstate New York and charged with an alleged conspiracy to use improvised explosive devices and guns to attack an Islamic community about 170 miles away — just outside of Binghamton. Three of the individuals arrested were identified by police as Vincent Vetromile, 19, Andrew Crysel, 18, …