Steve Nedved
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Jan 04
Officials: Boy, 11, dies from apparent allergic reaction to fish cooking at his grandmother’s NY home
Jody Pottingr(NEW YORK) — An 11-year-old boy apparently suffered a severe asthma attack and died when he inhaled the aroma of salt fish cooking in his grandmother’s New York City home after going there to wish her a happy New Year, according to his mother. “I just want whatever happened to my family not to …
Jan 04
USAA under fire for denying loans to Coast Guard clients
Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As Lindsay Scott’s family braced for the government shutdown, she was offered financial assistance from an unlikely benefactor: her 11-year-old son tried to donate his saved allowance to his parents. Scott’s husband, who declined to be named, is an active duty Coast Guard member stationed in Maine. …
Jan 04
Texas man arrested after allegedly killing three young children, shooting woman in the head
Texas City Police Department (TEXAS CITY, Texas) — Police arrested a Texas man who allegedly murdered three young children and shot a woman in the head Thursday. Junaid Mehmood, 27, allegedly killed an infant and two children — believed to be 2 years old and 5 years old — at a Texas City apartment complex …
Jan 04
Luke Bryan says TV rivalry aside, he and Blake Shelton are both “Team Country Music”
ABC/Image Group LAWith Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton both starring on rival music competition shows, the two have never shied away from taking a playful jab at each other. But even though Blake’s on The Voice and Luke’s on American Idol, the “What Makes You Country” singer says he and Blake are both “Team Country Music” when it really comes down to …
Jan 03
United Airlines further tightens rules on emotional support animals
OlenaKlymenok/iStock(NEW YORK) — United Airlines is the latest carrier to tighten its rules on emotional support animals, limiting them to flights under eight hours, the airline announced on Thursday. “We have seen increases in on board incidents on longer flights involving these animals, many of which are unaccustomed to spending an extended amount of time …
Jan 03
Lawyer for American arrested by Russia on spying charges says he thinks he may be exchanged
allanswart/iStock(MOSCOW) — The Russian lawyer of an American man arrested in Russia for alleged spying has raised the possibility his client will be convicted and exchanged for a Russian currently in jail in America. The lawyer, Vladimir Zherebenkov, is representing Paul Whelan, the former Marine, who was arrested by Russia’s domestic intelligence agency on espionage …
Jan 03
Seven dead, others critically hurt in fiery car crash in Florida: Officials
MattGush/iStock(GAINESVILLE, Fla.) — Seven people are dead and others critically hurt after a fiery car crash on I-75 near Gainesville, Florida, officials said. Fifty gallons of diesel fuel spilled in the crash. The blaze has since been put out, Alachua County Fire Rescue said. Besides the six deaths, eight patients were “transported from the scene, …
Jan 03
MOSES pleased with organic segments of Farm Bill
The director of the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) says their goals for the 2018 Farm Bill line up well with the final version. John Mesko tells Brownfield MOSES spent more than a year advocating for increased funding through the Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative segment of the farm bill. “We wanted …
Jan 03
Cargill 2nd quarter net earnings down 20%
Cargill reports net earnings dropped 20 percent in the second quarter of fiscal 2019. Cargill chairman Dave MacLennan says political and marketplace headwinds hurt many units, particularly protein and food ingredients. The privately held company showed net earnings of $741 million as of November 30th, a 20 percent decline from $924 million during the same …
Jan 03
OCM: GIPSA ruling disappoints but glad USDA will revisit
The executive director of the Organization for Competitive Markets, OCM, says they’re disappointed an appeals judge has sided with the USDA in its decision to pull GIPSA rules. Joe Maxwell tells Brownfield Ag News without those rules, livestock producers are bound by the Packers and Stockyards Act without any recourse when harmed, unlike any other industry, …