Steve Nedved
Author's posts
Dec 06
Search and rescue underway for two Marine Corps aircraft off coast of Japan
Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Giannetti/U.S. Marine Corps(WASHINGTON) — Search and rescue operations are underway off the coast of Japan for a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130 refueling tanker and an F/A-18 fighter jet involved in a mishap, according to the Marines. Two people have been found by Japanese Maritime Self Defense Forces, which is leading search and …
Dec 06
Huawei CFO arrested in Canada on behalf of US authorities
RomanBabakin/iStock(NEW YORK) — The chief financial officer and deputy chairwoman of the Chinese tech firm Huawei has been detained in Canada at the request of the U.S. government, the company said Wednesday. Huawei said its CFO, Meng Wanzhou, was “provisionally detained” in Vancouver and is sought for extradition by the U.S. government, the telecommunications giant …
Dec 06
Two killed, three injured when school bus collides with semi-truck in Illinois
THEPALMER/iStock(DOWNS, Ill.) — A truck driver in Illinois was going the wrong way on a highway when he slammed headfirst into a school bus on Wednesday night, killing himself and a volunteer school worker, police said. The 34-year-old semitrailer driver was traveling east in the westbound lane of Interstate 74 in Downs, Illinois, around 8:30 …
Dec 06
Man pushes random passerby in front of oncoming truck in downtown LA
KABC-TV(LOS ANGELES) — A random passerby in downtown Los Angeles is lucky to be alive after he was pushed in front of a truck by a random person on the street Wednesday. In the surveillance video, acquired by Los Angeles ABC station KABC-TV, a man is seen sitting on a bench by the sidewalk. He …
Dec 06
Old Dominion takes “Little Saint Nick” for a spin on CMA Country Christmas
Courtesy CMAOld Dominion has never recorded a holiday song, but you’ll get your first chance to hear the five-man band doing some yuletide fare on this year’s CMA Country Christmas special. For their first appearance on the annual show, the CMA Vocal group of the Year picked the rock and roll classic “Little Saint Nick.” “You know, taking …
Dec 05
Navy to honor former President George H.W. Bush with 21-jet ‘missing man formation’
US Navy(WASHINGTON) — Twenty-one U.S. Navy fighter jets will conduct a flyover in the “missing man formation” in honor of President George H.W. Bush Thursday. The flyover will take place over the Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas, where the late president will be buried in a private ceremony, Naval Air Forces Atlantic spokesperson …
Dec 05
24 Amazon workers sent to hospital after robot accidentally unleashes bear spray
GRANT HINDSLEY/AFP/Getty Images(ROBBINSVILLE, N.J.) — Twenty-four Amazon workers in New Jersey have been hospitalized after a robot accidentally tore a can of bear repellent spray in a warehouse, officials said. The two dozen workers were treated at five local hospitals, Robbinsville Township communications and public information officer John Nalbone told ABC News. One remains in …
Dec 05
CME dairy markets fall again Wednesday
Dairy markets were mostly lower again on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Wednesday. December Class Three milk was down $.01 at $13.88. January was down $.11 to $14.20. February was down $.12 to $14.61. March was down $.08 at $14.97. The milk futures from April through next November ranged from zero to eight cents lower. Dry …
Dec 05
NFU: Loss of GIPSA stand-alone agency very disappointing
The National Farmers Union president says he’s “deeply disappointed” but not surprised that the USDA has announced it will eliminate the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, known as “GIPSA”, as a stand-alone agency. The USDA will roll GIPSA into its Agricultural Marketing Service, “GIPSA as a stand-alone agency has a very, very different mission …
Dec 05
Minnesota Ag Water Quality program nears 450k acres
Nearly 450,000 acres of Minnesota farmland is Ag Water Quality Certified. Ag Commissioner Dave Frederickson says the certification program has been a huge success. “I bump into people all the time who say the process wasn’t hard (and they) worked through it without any problem. (they) changed a few of their practices (and) established best …