Steve Nedved
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Jan 03
US stocks tumble after Apple warning spooks investors
Nikada/iStock(NEW YORK) — Apple’s warning of a slowdown in China coupled with new negative data on manufacturing activity in the U.S. meant another sharply negative day for stocks. The Dow ended Thursday at 22,686.22, down 660.02 points or 2.83 percent. The S&P 500 ended at 2,447.89, down 62.14 points or 2.48 percent. The Nasdaq ended …
Jan 03
Mitchell Tenpenny celebrates “incredible” Christmas gift, heads to your TV Tuesday
ABC/Image Group LAMitchell Tenpenny’s first album, Telling All My Secrets, sold 20,000 units in its first week of release, making it the most successful debut by a new country artist in 2018. “What an incredible gift I received on Christmas Eve,” Mitchell recalls. “I was so pleasantly surprised with the news that Telling All My Secrets debuted on …
Jan 03
TSA thinks floppy-eared working dogs at the airport have a more welcoming face for passengers, children
lizcen/iStock(NEW YORK) — Since Transportation Security Administration chief David Pekoske took the job as the nation’s top transportation cop, his agency has pushed the message “Better Security Faster.” Perhaps they should expand that to “Better Security Faster, Furrier and Floppier.” Pekoske has taken a keen interest in expanding the canine program at TSA and he …
Jan 03
Protests rock parts of India after two women enter Hindu temple and break longstanding ban
ajijchan/iStock(KOCHI, India) — The entry of two women into a temple shrine in India has sparked violent protests and clashes across the state of Kerala and led to hundreds of arrests. India’s Supreme Court lifted a ban on women of menstruating age in the Sabarimala temple in September. Women between the ages of 10 and …
Jan 03
City of Mitchell set to remove snow from downtown parking lots early Friday morning
The City of Mitchell Street Department will be cleaning up snow from the following parking lots in the downtown area at 3:00 a.m. January 04, 2019 W. 7th Ave. and N. Rowley St. – Lots in the Southeast and Southwest Quadrant Parking lot in the 100 Block of West 6th Ave. on the north side …
Jan 03
Dan + Shay, FGL, Maren, Kelsea, Kane and Lauren help ABC grab a NYE win
ABC/Mitch HaasethNearly nineteen million people watched the 11:30 p.m. ET segment of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest on December 31 — more than the combined audience of its competition on both NBC and Fox. Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve also boasted the largest array of country stars on any of the shows, with Kane …
Jan 03
Student accused of cheating after 300-point increase of SAT score
michaelquirk/iStock(NEW YORK) — A Florida high school honors student is fighting back after she says her SAT score was held for review following a massive increase from a test earlier this year — an uncommon practice that only happens in a “tiny fraction” of cases. Kamilah Campbell, 18, is calling on the Educational Testing Service …
Jan 03
USDA SNAP proposal could face opposition from House Democrats
House Democrats could stand in the way of a USDA effort to tighten the ability of states to grant work waivers to SNAP recipients. Agri-Pulse reports a package of new rules that must be approved by the full House after Democrats assume control of the chamber today Thursday includes a provision to explore all legal …
Jan 03
MOSES Organic Farming Conference
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Mark Dorenkamp will be on the ground for the MOSES Organic Farming Conference on Friday, Feb. 22 in La Crosse, WI. Continue reading MOSES Organic Farming Conference at Brownfield Ag News.
Jan 03
Mitchell Tenpenny, Travis Denning and more head to Mexico for Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa 5th Year Fiesta
CID Presents First-time hitmakers Mitchell Tenpenny, Travis Denning and Jon Langston are joining the lineup for Luke Bryan’s annual Crash My Playa getaway later this month, along with singer/songwriter Kendell Marvell and DJ Rock. A few packages still remain for the fifth anniversary edition of Luke’s annual all-inclusive fan vacation in Rivera Maya, Mexico. The …