Steve Nedved
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Dec 20
How ‘layaway angels’ are spreading holiday cheer during Christmastime
CatLane/iStock(NEW YORK) — Across the country, a holiday tradition has been growing involving a group of “Layaway Angels” who are hard at work this time of year spreading holiday cheer by paying off layaway plans for complete strangers ahead of Christmas. Tania McCarthy, a nursing assistant and single mom of two young sons, told ABC …
Dec 20
Ford creates noise-cancelling doghouse for skittish pups
fredrocko/iStock(NEW YORK) — While Ford’s attention is usually focused on vehicles, on occasion its engineers take things off the road. And now, they have designed a sound-cancelling doghouse. The tech blog Engaget details that the prototype structure was built for pups that get freaked out on the Fourth of July. Like noise-cancelling headphones, the house …
Dec 20
Man wrongfully convicted for doppelganger’s crime awarded $1.1 million
Police Handout (TOPEKA, Kan.) — A man who spent 17 years in prison for crimes committed by a lookalike has been awarded a $1.1 million settlement by the state of Kansas. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced Wednesday that he had agreed to a resolution with Richard Jones, who was imprisoned in 2000 for an …
Dec 20
Harvey Weinstein wants sexual assault charges against him dismissed
KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein returns to court Thursday seeking to get the criminal charges against him thrown out. Weinstein’s appearance, a little more than six months after his arrest in New York, comes as defense attorneys have argued the case has been tainted by the conduct of a lead …
Dec 20
London’s Gatwick Airport shut down twice due to drones in the area
william87/iStock(LONDON) — London’s Gatwick Airport had a serious drone problem overnight Thursday. The airport was shut down at 9:03 p.m. on Wednesday due to reports of two drones flying over the airfield, the airport said in a statement. “We advise everyone flying from Gatwick, or collecting someone from the airport, Thursday 20th December, to check …
Dec 20
Putin’s annual press conference to focus on domestic economy, official says
ALEXEY DRUZHININ/AFP/Getty Images(MOSCOW) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting his annual end-of-year press conference Thursday, a marathon event where he fields questions for hours from hundreds of journalists on topics ranging from Donald Trump to the war in Syria to the price of milk. This year, the Kremlin said it’s accredited 1,700 Russian and …
Dec 20
Improvements to Commodity Title in new farm bill
A farm management specialist says farmers will benefit from changes to the ARC and PLC programs, as well as crop insurance in the new farm bill. University of Illinois farm management specialist Gary Schnitkey says the 2018 Farm Bill makes improvements to the commodity title I program. Continue reading Improvements to Commodity Title …
Dec 20
2019 Corn Palace murals complete
The final ear of the 2019 Corn Palace mural theme, “Salute to Military” was nailed in place Wednesday afternoon thanks to the persistent efforts of the decorating crew and a little help from Mother Nature. Decorator Dan McCloud is pleased. “It turned out really nice and I hope all the veterans love it,” said McCloud. …
Dec 19
A tour through the ‘floating island’ that 100,000 Rohingya refugees may have to call home
ABC News(BHASAN CHAR, Bangladesh) — Miles off the coast of Bangladesh, deep within the Bay of Bengal, is a low-lying, flood-prone island that the Bangladeshi government hopes to be the new home for the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who fled violence in neighboring Myanmar. It’s called Bhasan Char, which translates to “floating island.” …
Dec 19
Video shows harrowing moment 5-year-old wakes up alone on locked school bus
iStock/jetcityimage(ALTOONA, Pennsylvania) — It’s heartwrenching video that any parent or caregiver of a child would find difficult to watch: a 5-year-old crying after he wakes up alone in a locked, empty school bus. That’s what happened Friday in Chattanooga, Tennessee, when Uneisha Bradford’s son was heading to aftercare on a Special Transit Services bus. Bradford …
