Steve Nedved
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Dec 02
Farmers cautiously optimistic about US/China talks
The president of the American Soybean Association says a resolution to the trade war with China would a great Christmas present for America’s farmers. Iowa farmer John Heisdorffer says this trade war has been costly. “This bean market has been floored out and doesn’t want to move up,” he says. He tells Brownfield the negotiations …
Dec 02
Schedule for George H.W. Bush’s funeral includes trip to Capitol, burial in Texas
Cynthia Johnson/Liaison(WASHINGTON) — The official schedule for ceremonies honoring the late George H.W. Bush was released on Saturday. The four-day tribute includes lying in state at the U.S. Capitol for parts of three days, a funeral at the Washington National Cathedral and eventual burial at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum. The ceremonies will …
Dec 02
President Trump hits pause on tariff war with China
iStock(BUENOS AIRES) — President Trump is hitting pause in the escalating trade war with China after a meeting with President Xi Jinping. Just a day after Trump threatened to bludgeon China by doubling U.S. tariffs on $200 billion worth of goods, the White House said a planned increase from 10 percent to 25 percent on …
Dec 02
Dozens injured as 22 tornadoes reported in central Illinois
iStock(LINCOLN, Ill.) — A rash of tornadoes broke out Saturday afternoon and evening across central Illinois, injuring at least 30 people and turning homes into piles of splintered wood. There were 22 tornadoes reported to the National Weather Service on Saturday, all in central Illinois. The offices in Lincoln, Illinois, and St. Louis, Missouri, will …
Dec 02
Winter Storm Warning issued December 02 at 3:13AM MST until December 02 at 5:00AM MST by NWS
…WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING… * WHAT…Snow. Additional snow accumulations less than an inch. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE…Portions of south central and southeast South Dakota. * WHEN…Until 6 AM CST early this morning.
Dec 01
US/China take first steps to ease trade tensions
The US and China have reportedly declared a cease-fire to their tit-for-tat trade war. According to a statement from the White House, President Trump will delay plans to increase tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods that were set to go into place January 1, 2019. In response to the President agreeing to not increase tariffs, …
Dec 01
She said ‘yes,’ he dropped her ring: NYPD looking for couple who lost engagement ring in subway grate
iStock/Getty(NEW YORK) — She said yes! Then, she probably screamed “noooo!” — as her engagement ring slipped out of his fingers and through one of New York City’s subway grates. Now, the New York Police Department is looking for the couple who dropped the ring through the grate. “Help us find the couple [whose] marriage …
Dec 01
Winter Storm Warning issued December 01 at 6:51PM MST until December 02 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY… * WHAT…Snow. Additional snow accumulations of 3 to 7 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE…Portions of south central and southeast South Dakota. * WHEN…Until 6 PM CST Sunday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Travel could be very difficult. Patchy
Dec 01
Rev. Jesse Jackson delivers powerful eulogy at funeral for Alabama man shot dead by police
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Renowned civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson delivered a powerful eulogy on Saturday at the funeral of a 21-year-old black man who was shot to death by police inside an Alabama shopping mall on Thanksgiving night. “Today, you find yourselves in the midst of a storm,” Jackson told the crowd of …
Dec 01
Dog named Toto rescued from storm drain after being missing for 3 days
Haverstraw Police Dept./Facebook(NEW YORK) — A dog named Toto was lost for three days — but not with Dorothy in the Land of Oz. This Toto was lost in a storm drain in Rockland County, New York. But this story — just like classic “The Wizard of Oz” — seems to have had a happy …