Steve Nedved
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Jan 03
USDA operations during shutdown
More than 60 percent of all USDA staff are still working during the government shutdown. The Natural Resource Conservation Service is the only USDA agency fully staffed. Nearly 90 percent of the Food Safety and Inspection Service and Ag Marketing Service are staffed. And, about 70 percent of employees for the Farm Service Agency, Forest …
Jan 03
Farmers for Free Trade pushing for trade progress in 2019
The executive director of Farmers for Free Trade says he is hopeful farmers will see trade progress in the new year. Brian Kuehl says the recent trade truce with China is a start… “We’d like to see the trade war with China wrapped up,” he says. “We need to get back into the business of …
Jan 03
Reward grows to $75,000 in hunt for killer of 7-year-old Texas girl as investigators look for links to other shootings
Chalabala/iStock(HOUSTON) — A reward for information leading to the arrest of the killer of a 7-year-old Texas girl has been raised to $75,000 as investigators analyzed and compared shell casings from the crime scene to those of unsolved shootings in the Houston area. Law enforcement officers are combing northeast Houston where a suspect, described by …
Jan 03
Lawyer for American arrested in Russia on spying charges says he’s ‘holding himself with dignity’
allanswart/iStock(MOSCOW) — The lawyer of an American man arrested in Russia for alleged spying said his client is in good spirits and intends to contest the charges against him. The lawyer, Vladimir Zherebenkov, told ABC News on Thursday that he had seen Paul Whelan in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison, where the former Marine has been held …
Jan 03
Dow tumbles more than 500 points as Apple warning spooks investors
Nikada/iStock(NEW YORK) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 500 points in early trade Thursday as investors digested a warning issued by Apple CEO Tim Cook. Cook told shareholders on Wednesday that the company’s iPhone sales would come in lower than expected largely due to weak economic growth in a key market: China. …
Jan 03
U.S.S. South Dakota set for commissioning February 2nd
The Navy’s newest fast-attack submarine, USS South Dakota (SSN 790), will be commissioned at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., Feb. 2, 2019, as the seventeenth Virginia-class submarine to join the fleet. Mrs. Deanie Dempsey, wife of retired Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, who served as the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs …
Jan 03
Local Sports for Thursday January 3rd
In a Top 10 battle in NAIA women’s basketball, the top ranked Dakota Wesleyan University women’s basketball team used balanced scoring to secure its 16th win of the season with a 91-67 victory over #8 ranked Morningside College in a GPAC contest last night at the Corn Palace. The Tigers had a great second quarter …
Jan 03
Ranked: The best cities to get a new job in 2019
anyaberkut/iStock(NEW YORK) — According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ most recent jobs report, the national unemployment rate has fallen to a 49-year low of 3.7 percent. That means hiring is up, and if there’s any time to get a new job for the new year, it’s now — particularly for members of the …
Jan 03
Bristol-Myers Squibb to acquire Celgene in $74B deal
John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Bristol-Myers Squibb announced on Thursday it is purchasing fellow drugmaker Celgene in a cash and stock deal valued at approximately $74 billion. Per the terms of the agreement, Celgene shareholders will receive one share of Bristol-Myers Squibb and $50 for each share of Celgene. That amounts to $102.43 …
Jan 03
ADP Report: 271,000 jobs added in December
KLH49/iStock(ROSELAND, N.J.) — The number of jobs added by private employers in the U.S. grew considerably from November to December, the latest employment report from ADP shows. According to the joint survey released by the payroll processor and Moody’s Analytics on Thursday, 271,000 jobs were added last month. That’s up from the 155,000 jobs the …