Steve Nedved
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Nov 16
Facebook CEO under fire over planted stories, Russian meddling
Facebook(NEW YORK) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hunkered down and attempted to defend his leadership of the social media giant amid reporting that detailed how the company failed to effectively combat fake news and Russian political meddling. The accusations were detailed in a year-long investigative report, “Delay, Deny and Deflect: How Facebook’s Leaders Fought Through …
Nov 16
Dylan Scott headlines Bayou Stock, as he invites fans to check out his “Nothing to Do Town”
Curb RecordsThanksgiving isn’t until next week, but Dylan Scott is already thinking about Christmas. The “My Girl” hitmaker heads back home to Louisiana to put on a charity concert Saturday to make the yuletide a little brighter for some local kids. “Bayou Stock! Yes!” Dylan explains. “So my first year is this year. It’s a concert I’m …
Nov 15
Garth Brooks on his new song for Trisha Yearwood: “The song is so ‘me’ and how I feel…that it’s scary”
ABC/Image Group LAGarth Brooks debuted a brand new song called “Stronger Than Me” on the CMA Awards Wednesday evening. A song about his wife, Trisha Yearwood, who happened to be sitting in the front row, Garth admits that the decision to debut the track was a bit daunting. “This song is so ‘me,’ and how I feel toward …
Nov 15
#Grow18 anything but smooth for many farmers in southern Minnesota
Many farmers across southern Minnesota will lament the 2018 growing season. Wyffels Hybrids marketing manager Mitch Heisler tells Brownfield it’s been a very challenging year. “We kind of went straight from winter to summer it seemed like. We had a record cold April and almost a record hot May and June, and that’s kind of …
Nov 15
Credit concerns increasing among Midwest ag bankers
The Federal Reserve says farmland values in the Midwest during the third quarter have remained stable. Senior business economist David Oppedahl in the Chicago District tells Brownfield credit concerns among lenders are growing. “With the current revenues being very challenging, [farmers] would like to extend loans and are having a harder time repaying loans at the …
Nov 15
ISU says South Korea the “star market” for U.S. pork
Pork producers and industry officials from Iowa are on a trade mission in southeast Asia, visiting Japan and now South Korea. Pat McGonegle, CEO of the Iowa Pork Producers Association, says both countries view U.S. pork as a very high-quality product, “So that’s been important to us but we’re also in a very competitive market. Other countries, …
Nov 15
Brett Eldredge, Martina McBride & more to help light NYC’s Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
NBC UniversalIt’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and several country stars will help celebrate the occasion by taking part in the annual lighting of New York City’s famed Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. Brett Eldredge, Marina McBride and Kellie Pickler will help kick off the holidays with performances on NBC’s Christmas in Rockefeller Center, airing on November 28 at 8 …
Nov 15
Brad Paisley, Keith Urban & more country stars reflect on Roy Clark’s passing
Donn Jones/CMAThe country world lost a beloved member of its community today when Roy Clark died of pneumonia, and now many of his fellow country stars have issued statements or taken to their socials to express their sadness at his loss. A Country Music Hall of Fame inductee and Grand Ole Opry member, Roy was well known …
Nov 15
GoFundMe campaign to help homeless vet was ‘predicated on a lie,’ prosecutor says
ABC News(BURLINGTON COUNTY, N.J.) — The “heartwarming tale” of a New Jersey couple helping drug-addicted homeless veteran Johnny Bobbitt was “predicated on a lie,” designed to dupe thousands of people into contributing to a GoFundMe campaign, a prosecutor said Thursday. Bobbitt, and the couple, Kate McClure and Mark D’Amico, allegedly conspired to concoct a story …
Nov 15
After skipping CMA Awards, Vince Gill postpones concert dates due to kidney stones
ABC/Image Group LAVince Gill was scheduled to perform on Wednesday’s CMA Awards with Ricky Skaggs but had to cancel his appearance because he’s being treated for kidney stones. The two singers and longtime friends were planning on performing Ricky’s “Highway 40 Blues” together, but after Vince had to bow out, Keith Urban and Brothers Osborne‘s John Osborne stepped in. Vince’s publicist tells ABC …