Steve Nedved
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Nov 22
Astronauts to celebrate Thanksgiving on the International Space Station
NASA(NEW YORK) — Some astronauts are taking the day off to celebrate Thanksgiving while they orbit Earth on the International Space Station. The three members of Expedition 57 from Russia, Germany and the U.S. will celebrate all together after food prepared specially for the occasion was sent to them last weekend, according to a NASA …
Nov 22
Video shows gunman shoot two men in front of Houston bus stop in broad daylight
KTRK(HOUSTON) — Newly released video footage shows a gunman shooting two men in front of a Metro bus stop in Houston, Texas, ABC News’ Houston affiliate KTRK-TV reported. The attack took place on Nov. 4 on Imperial Valley Drive at 11:40 a.m. Video shows three people walking when a gunman runs up from behind and …
Nov 22
American’s doomed trip to remote island was a ‘misdirected adventure,’ police say
iStock/Thinkstock(ANDAMAN ISLANDS) — Authorities said Thursday the doomed trip taken by the American man who was killed by an isolated tribe in the Andaman Islands was a “misplaced, misdirected adventure.” John Chau, 27, was killed by the indigenous Sentinelese tribe earlier this month. Seven local fishermen took Chau to the islands on Nov. 14 and …
Nov 22
Dense Fog Advisory issued November 22 at 7:48AM MST until November 22 at 10:00AM MST by NWS
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING… * VISIBILITY…Visibility of a quarter mile or less is likely through late morning. * IMPACTS…In addition to the dense fog reducing visibilities, fog condensing on relatively cold surfaces can make roads
Nov 22
More favorable weather, for now, across the Heartland
In the Corn Belt, seasonally cool, mostly dry weather is allowing some producers to complete corn and soybean harvest efforts. However, soils remain wet in much of the eastern Corn Belt, where Ohio’s topsoil moisture was rated 71% surplus on November 18. Currently, a few snow showers are occurring downwind of the Great Lakes. …
Nov 22
Talking turkey
Steve Olson, executive director of the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association, says the state is recovering from the high path avian influenza outbreak in 2015. He also has some interesting insight on how trade impacts the industry. Continue reading Talking turkey at Brownfield Ag News.
Nov 22
Arctic blast producing coldest Thanksgiving in decades
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Thursday will be the coldest Thanksgiving in decades for most of the Northeast, the result of an Arctic blast of air that’s pushing temperatures 15 to 25 degrees colder than a year ago. Even with a sunny sky forecast on Thursday, little warming is expected throughout the day. The last time …
Nov 22
A more active pattern over the Holiday Weekend
A changing weather pattern will feature a pair of Pacific storms; each will traverse the West before crossing the central and eastern U.S. The first storm system will produce widespread, late-week precipitation across the eastern half of the country. The closely trailing second system will reach the Great Plains by Saturday and the Ohio …
Nov 22
Dense Fog Advisory issued November 22 at 3:24AM MST until November 22 at 8:00AM MST by NWS
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING… The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Dense Fog Advisory, which is in effect until 9 AM CST this morning. * VISIBILITY…Visibility of a quarter mile or less is likely through mid morning. * IMPACTS…In addition to the dense fog reducing …
Nov 22
Amtrak cars detach near Albany, stranding riders ahead of Thanksgiving
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Amtrak passengers were left in the cold on Wednesday night when a mechanical issue caused two train cars to detach, stranding riders on a dark railway ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Amtrak Train 68 was traveling from Montreal to New York City on Wednesday evening when two of its cars, with 287 …