Steve Nedved
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Dec 15
Thousands of troops to remain on US-Mexico border as original deployment ends
Brendan Mullin/U.S. Marine Corps (WASHINGTON) — Days before the midterm elections, President Donald Trump announced the deployment of active duty troops to the southern border to stop caravans of migrants making their way through Mexico. On Saturday, that original border mission comes to a close, but thousands of U.S. troops will remain for an extended …
Dec 15
Heavy rain, potential flooding threaten East Coast over the weekend
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A storm in the eastern U.S. is bringing mainly heavy rain to half of the nation this weekend. On Friday, over 2 inches of rain fell in parts of South Carolina, with flooding reported there and some minor flooding reported in parts of Florida as well. The radar is showing several …
Dec 15
Friend of American student murdered in Netherlands says roommate spoke of killing people
Facebook/Sarah Papenheim(ROTTERDAM, Netherlands) — The friend of an American student killed in the Netherlands said she had texted him about her roommate’s desire to kill people less than a week before she was murdered. Sarah Papenheim, 21, was stabbed to death on Wednesday in her apartment in Rotterdam. Authorities arrested a 23-year-old man, identified to …
Dec 14
Macron calls for calm as France prepares for fifth weekend of protests
Photo by Gustavo Muñoz/Getty Images(BRUSSELS) — French President Emmanuel Macron urged for calm on Friday, as his country prepares for another day of expected protests this weekend. While Macron announced an increase to the minimum wage next year and cancelled a tax hike for the poorest pensioners, many remain unsatisfied. That in response to the …
Dec 14
Most farms are family farms
The annual USDA Diverse Family Farms report says most U.S. farms are owned by families. “Ninety-eight percent of farms are family farms, and they account for 87 percent of farm production,” said Chris Burns, economic researcher at the USDA. Small farms make up 89 percent of the total farm count and represent half the country’s …
Dec 14
Merck to acquire Antelliq
Merck says it’s acquiring Antelliq Group, a company that does digital animal identification, traceability and monitoring. Merck is paying almost $2.4 billion for Antelliq’s outstanding shares and will assume Antelliq’s debt of about $1.3 billion. Antelliq is formerly AllFlex. The technology is driven by the growing demand for food traceability and food safety, according to …
Dec 14
Climate change will impact agriculture in the Midwest
A Cornell-led study shows that Midwestern agriculture is especially vulnerable to climate change. Ariel Ortiz-Bobea says the region’s reliance on corn and soybeans could cause challenges in the future. “In a way it’s like putting all the eggs in the crop basket and that crop basket is becoming more vulnerable to this free input that …
Dec 14
Watch now: Netflix offers drag queen “Jolene” to promote “Dumplin'”
RCA NashvilleOf all the incarnations of Dolly Parton‘s classic “Jolene” — and there have been quite a few — this may very well be the most outrageous. Netflix has created a new video of Dolly’s #1 hit from 1973 to promote the new Jennifer Aniston film, Dumplin’. In it, a troupe of female impersonators from RuPaul’s Drag Race lip sync to …
Dec 14
“Burning Man” Dierks Bentley will close out 2018 on “The Voice”
ABC/Image Group LADierks Bentley will deliver his final TV performance of the year Tuesday night on the season finale of The Voice. He’ll do his current top ten single that features Brothers Osborne, “Burning Man.” Tune in at 8 p.m. ET on December 18 to see Dierks sing. “Burning Man” is the second single from Dierks’ The Mountain album, which …
Dec 14
Border Patrol defends handling, medical care of 7-year-old girl who died in custody
iStock/Thinkstock(EL PASO, Texas) — Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Patrol officials made a concerted effort Friday to explain the circumstances surrounding the death of a 7-year-old girl in government custody after she and her father were apprehended attempting to cross the southern border into New Mexico. Since The Washington Post first reported …