Steve Nedved
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Jan 19
Third annual Women’s March ascends upon cities amid controversy
Carsten Koall/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — For the third year in a row on Saturday, women across the world will protest in response to the Trump administration. But the Women’s March of today is poised to look different from the Women’s March of 2017. The first Women’s March was organized in response to the presidency of Donald …
Jan 19
Elon Musk warns ‘the road ahead is very difficult’ as Tesla lays off 7 percent of workforce
Robyn Beck-Pool/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Tesla announced on Friday that it will cut 7 percent of its workforce, marking the second round of job cuts in just over six months, as it faces the pressure of building and delivering its long-promised, lower-priced Model 3s at scale while keeping costs down. The news comes just one …
Jan 19
Wind Chill Advisory issued January 19 at 4:30AM MST until January 19 at 9:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING… * WHAT…Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero ongoing. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South Dakota.
Jan 19
Wind Chill Advisory issued January 18 at 10:54PM MST until January 19 at 9:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST SATURDAY… * WHAT…Lingering light snow will gradually end through the evening. Little additional accumulation is expected. Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero expected.
Jan 18
Wind Chill Advisory issued January 18 at 5:10PM MST until January 19 at 9:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CST SATURDAY… …WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED… * WHAT…Lingering light snow will gradually end through the evening. Little additional accumulation is expected. Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero
Jan 18
Companies disproportionately target black, Latino youth in TV ads for unhealthy foods
Robert Alexander/Getty ImagesBY: DR. ROBIN ORTIZ (NEW YORK) — Extreme weight gain in children is a dangerous mental and physical health epidemic in the United States, and public health officials have implored children and their parents to lay off the sugar-sweetened beverages, fast food and unhealthy snacks. But according to a report released this week …
Jan 18
Pelanda named Ohio’s new director of agriculture
Dorothy Pelanda, who is no stranger to agriculture, was sworn in as the 39th Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture this week. She tells Brownfield she is looking forward to working with Ohio Governor Mike DeWine to grow the state’s agriculture industry. “I look at my role as director as working in consort …
Jan 18
NFU calls for immediate reopening of government
The Board of Directors of the National Farmers Union is calling for an immediate reopening of the government. “It is having such a ripple effect all throughout the economy and out in rural America,” says Rob Larew, NFU’s senior vice president for policy and communications. He says the board has adopted a resolution (Friday) calling …
Jan 18
Missouri producer ‘loves being a dairy farmer’
A dairy farmer tells Brownfield he loves the business despite the extended slump in milk prices. Jay Fogle milks cows close to the growing Kansas City metro footprint. “I love being a dairy farmer,” Fogle told Brownfield Ag News at the Heartland Dairy Expo in Springfield Thursday. “Being a poor dairy farmer is not as …
Jan 18
Former Chicago cop sentenced to 81 months in prison for murder of African-American teen
Antonio Perez-Pool/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke was sentenced to 81 months in prison on Friday evening for the shooting death of African-American teen Laquan McDonald. Van Dyke, who is white, shot McDonald, who was 17-years-old, 16 times on Oct. 20, 2014. Video released during the investigation showed McDonald was armed …