Steve Nedved
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Jan 07
Listen now: Chris Young conjures his new “anthem” “Raised on Country” on the road
RCA NashvilleWhen Chris Young set out to write his latest single, “Raised on Country,” he admits he had a pretty ambitious goal in mind. “This song is so crazy, because when I wrote ‘Raised on Country,’ we were actually out on the road,” he explains. “And we were like, ‘You know, we really want just kind of …
Jan 07
Slain Utah police officer Joseph Shinners mourned by police departments across US
Provo Police(PROVO, Utah) — Police departments across the country are offering an outpouring of support after a young Provo, Utah, police officer was gunned down in the line of duty. Officer Joseph Shinners, 29, was shot in the nearby town of Orem trying to apprehend a fugitive Saturday night, authorities said. Shinners, who was on …
Jan 07
‘This is devastating to us’: Young New York City firefighter falls to his death
Matt277/iStock(NEW YORK) — The New York Fire Department is in mourning after a young, newly hired man fell to his death in the line of duty. Probationary firefighter Steven Pollard had responded to a car crash at a bridge in Brooklyn Sunday. As he was heading to help the victims, he slipped through a gap …
Jan 07
Japanese billionaire pens most retweeted post of all time
RomanOkopny/iStock(LONDON) — A Japanese billionaire has entered the record books as the author of the most retweeted post ever — after getting a boost by offering cash to random Twitter users who retweeted him. Yusaku Maezawa, 43, posted his tweet on Jan. 5, and as of Monday morning, the tweet had been retweeted more than …
Jan 07
As major Pacific storm heads east, two more head for West Coast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A massive Pacific storm over the weekend brought powerful wind, torrential rain and heavy snow to the western U.S., causing widespread power outages, major travel delays and a mudslide near Malibu, California, near where the Woolsey Fire recently burned through. In the Seattle metro area, winds topped 60 mph and resulted …
Jan 07
Supreme Court to decide if Fosamax users can sue Merck over bone fractures
NoDerog/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Like millions of Americans suffering from bone loss, Lorice Cortez embraced the prescription drug Fosamax with the hope of stopping osteoporosis in its tracks. But in August 2009 — a decade after she began regularly taking the medicine produced by pharmaceutical giant Merck — Cortez said she experienced a painful and debilitating side …
Jan 07
For Jordan Davis, the success of “Take It from Me” is even sweeter since he shares it with his brother
ABC/Image Group LAJordan Davis‘s breakthrough hit, “Singles You Up,” made him the most successful new artist of 2018, according to Billboard. Now that he has his second top ten hit with “Take It from Me,” the Louisiana native says it’s even sweeter, since he crafted the song with his brother, Jacob Davis, who’s also an artist. “Oh man, it’s …
Jan 06
638 Wisconsin dairy farmers left the business in 2018
The economic downturn caused many dairy farmers to get out of the business in 2018. In Wisconsin, Ag Department officials say the Dairy State lost 1.7 licensed dairy herds every day. Fifty-four more dairy operations closed in December bringing the year’s total to 638. February and March had the least number of closings with 41. …
Jan 06
CPTPP concerns Japanese meat buyers
Tamara Heim represented Iowa beef farmers on a recent meat trade mission in Japan and South Korea. An Iowa cattle producer who recently returned from a trade mission to Japan says Japanese meat buyers were very concerned about the impact of the CPTPP trade agreement, which does not include the U.S. “That was the number one …
Jan 06
PETA erects anti-meat billboard in Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska is the latest U.S. city to be targeted with an anti-meat, pro-vegan billboard sponsored by the group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). The billboard features a Holstein cow saying, “I’m Me, not Meat. See the Individual. Go Vegan”. PETA spokeswoman Amber Canavan says cows are “individuals”, with unique personalities. “They …