Steve Nedved
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Dec 11
Three law enforcement officers wounded in shooting while trying to serve warrant: Sheriff
KTRK-TV(HOUSTON) — A sheriff’s deputy and two officials from the Texas attorney general’s office were hurt in a shooting while trying to serve a felony warrant in Houston, authorities said. The “primary suspect” is “possibly barricaded” at the scene and a second man is in custody, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez tweeted Tuesday afternoon. The …
Dec 11
Syngenta $1.51 B corn settlement approved
A Kansas judge has given final approval of $1.51 Billion dollars in Syngenta’s corn class action settlement. Payments would likely go out in the second quarter of 2019. More than 650-thousand farmers are represented in the class action case. Continue reading Syngenta $1.51 B corn settlement approved at Brownfield Ag News.
Dec 11
Nebraska Farm Bureau passes meat labeling resolution
Nebraska Farm Bureau delegates, at their recent annual meeting, supported a resolution to prevent plant-based and lab-produced protein makers from using the word “meat” or other meat-related terms to describe their products. Farm Bureau first vice president, Mark McHargue of Central City, who is a pork producer, says the labeling issue is an important one. …
Dec 11
Grassley says he’ll vote against the farm bill–again
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he will vote against the 2018 farm bill because it expands the loopholes on farm subsidy payments. Grassley, a long-time proponent of tighter payment limitations, voted against the 2014 farm bill for the same reason. But he says this bill widens those loopholes even more. “You could already drive a …
Dec 11
Google says it didn’t use resources to target Latino voters in 2016
tupungato/iStock(WASHINGTON) — In a testy exchange in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai refuted allegations that the company targeted Latino voters during the 2016 U.S. elections. During a hearing on Google’s data collection and filtering practices, Ohio Republican Jim Jordan alleged that in 2016, the company engaged in partisan …
Dec 11
More “Beer” in the new year: Luke Combs extends his sold-out tour
ABC/Image Group LAEvery date on Luke Combs’ 2019 Beer Never Broke My Heart Tour is sold out, save for his February 7 stop in Wichita, Kansas. So the Best New Artist Grammy nominee is extending the trek into the summer. Luke’s adding six new dates to the run, beginning May 30 in Detroit, Michigan. Luke’s fan …
Dec 11
Dolly Parton deals with the loss of her brother, Floyd, in the midst of promoting “Dumplin'”
ABC/Lou RoccoDolly Parton’s been busy lately promoting the new Dumplin’ movie and its soundtrack. But in the middle of making the media rounds, the superstar has also been dealing with a family tragedy: her brother, Floyd, passed away Thursday, December 6 at the age of 61. Floyd wrote Dolly’s chart-topping 1991 duet with Ricky Shelton, “Rockin’ Years,” as well …
Dec 11
Jury recommends life in prison plus 419 years for Charlottesville car attacker
Michał Chodyra/iStock(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — A jury recommends that the man who rammed his car into a crowd of people during the ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville in 2017 should spend life in prison plus 419 years behind bars. James Alex Fields, 21, was found guilty of first-degree murder, five counts of aggravated malicious wounding …
Dec 11
Grieving husband desperate for answers after New York woman’s mysterious death in Turks and Caicos
Kuhnla family(NEW YORK) — The grieving husband of a woman mysteriously killed in on vacation in Turks and Caicos is still desperate for answers two months after her death. Marie Kuhnla, 61, of Long Island, was found dead in the bushes near the Club Med Resort where she was staying on Oct. 16, prompting a …
Dec 11
Prosecutors mull death penalty for alleged Tree of Life synagogue shooter
BrianAJackson/iStock(PITTSBURGH) — Federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh are now deciding whether or not to seek the death penalty for alleged synagogue shooter Robert Bowers, according to a new court filing. The case against Bowers, who is charged with federal hate crimes including the murder of 11 congregants at the Tree of Life synagogue, returned to court …
