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Winter Weather Advisory issued February 06 at 8:58AM MST until February 07 at 5:00PM MST by NWS

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY… * WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations Wednesday night and Thursday of 2 to 5 inches expected. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph on Thursday. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and

“There Was This Girl”: Newcomer Riley Green admits there are stories he can’t tell and stories he shouldn’t have heard

BMLGNewcomer Riley Green is enjoying the biggest success of his career so far, as his debut single, “There Was This Girl,” breaks into the top ten this week. Now that the Alabama native has his first bona fide hit, fans are not only singing along in concert, they’re also sharing the tales of the crazy things THEY …

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Taliban official says US promised to withdraw troops in Afghanistan by April

iStock(MOSCOW) — The United States has promised to withdraw half of its troops from Afghanistan by April, according to a Taliban official. The official, Abdul Salam Hanafi, made the comments in Moscow, where he was part of a Taliban delegation attending peace talks with senior Afghan political figures. Afghanistan government officials did not attend the …

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Protecting the crop and the farmer’s investment

Protecting yields and maximizing return on investment are going to be huge for farmers this year. In this Managing for Profit, Scott Burchette with Bayer CropScience talks about how the updated Roundup Ready Plus incentives program can help growers do both. Continue reading Protecting the crop and the farmer’s investment at Brownfield Ag News.      

Local Sports for Wednesday February 6th

The Mitchell Christian boys’ basketball team beat James Valley Christian last night in a close contest 52-46.  Joey Feiner scored a team-high 22 points in helping the Golden Eagles break open a 34-all tie heading into the fourth quarter.  Mitchell Christian improves to 8-7overall.  Alec Nelson also added 16 points while Ty Vander Pol grabbed …

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Video shows US-backed Afghan forces raiding Taliban prison

ABC News(NEW YORK) — In video shared with ABC News, Afghan forces can be seen storming a prison to rescue their own soldiers being held captive by the Taliban. The night-vision footage of the raid showed Taliban fighters with their hands in the air. ABC News and World News Tonight anchor David Muir visited U.S. …

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Angelina Jolie visits Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

STR/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — Actress and human rights activist Angelina Jolie on Tuesday met with Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar, the world’s largest refugee settlement. This was Jolie’s first trip to Bangladesh as an UNHCR special envoy and the visit comes as the United Nations attempts to raise $920 million for the refugees. The Rohingya …

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Report: Northeast home to nation’s highest rents as rates continue to climb

Apartment Guide(NEW YORK) — Looking to live in a city and rent on the cheap? Des Moines, Iowa, might be for you — but New York City most definitely is not. Apartment Guide released its 2019 Annual Rent Report, which provides a look at rent prices around the country, and compares the prices of studio, …

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From the Rockies to the Northeast, storms delivering ice, snow, flooding

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Storms originating in the West are heading into the Midwest and Northeast and wreaking havoc, including travel delays and accidents, with ice, snow and flooding. The Twin Cities slowed to a standstill Tuesday as parts of that metro area saw half a foot of snow, with other parts of the state, …

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Postal worker killed in one of two shootings on major highway in Illinois

WLS-TV(CHICAGO) — A U.S. postal worker was shot and killed while driving on a major highway in Illinois on Monday night, authorities said. Tamara Clayton, a 55-year-old mail handler at the Chicago International Military Service Center facility, was on her way to work when she was shot on Interstate 57 just after 10 p.m. local …

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