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Soybeans, corn give back some gains

Soybeans were modestly lower on profit taking and technical selling. It’s looking more and more like face to face trade talks between President Trump and President Xi might not resume until as late as June. No definitive announcement has been made, however, and talks could resume as early as April. Harvest and development conditions in …

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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern vows stricter gun laws in wake of twin mosque massacres that left 50 dead

ABC News(CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand) — New Zealand’s prime minister vowed “our gun laws will change” just three days after a self-described white supremacist allegedly livestreamed his twisted rampage at two mosques in Christchurch in which he fatally shot 50 people, including a 3-year-old boy, with an arsenal of high-powered weapons he purchased legally. Prime Minister …

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Husband of murdered North Carolina nurse captured, authorities say

Nash County Sheriff(NEW YORK) — The husband of a murdered North Carolina nurse has been captured, authorities said Sunday. Rexford Lynn Keel Jr., 57, was taken into custody just outside Tucson, Arizona, about 34 miles from the Mexican border, Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone told reporters Sunday. He had a large amount of cash on …

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DNA links suspect to 1999 cold case murders of 2 Alabama teenage girls, police say

Dale County Sheriff’s Office(BIRMINGHAM, Alabama) — Alabama police have linked a suspect to the 1999 cold case murders of two 17-year-old girls using DNA and genetic genealogy. Investigators identified Coley McCraney, of Dothan, Alabama, in the murders of J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett as the case closed in on two decades without being solved, Ozark …

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New Zealand man, 22, arrested for allegedly distributing video of mosque shootings

ABC News(CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand) — A 22-year-old man from New Zealand has been arrested in connection with distribution of the video recording of Friday’s tragic mosque shootings that killed 50 people. Brenton Tarrant, 28, who has been charged with murder in the mass shooting, filmed the massacres at Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Masjid in …

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Nebraska dealing with record river flooding

ABC News(NIOBRARA, Nebraska) — Eastern Nebraska continues to deal with record-breaking river flooding this weekend due to rapid snow melt, ice jams and last week’s rainfall. The flooding has caused parts of highways, including some bridges, to be washed away, isolating some communities. The scale of the devastation near Niobrara, Nebraska, is unprecedented as the …

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Authorities download cockpit recording from doomed Ethiopian Airlines flight

iStock/Thinkstock(ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia) — Audio recordings from doomed Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 were successfully recovered by French authorities on Saturday. The data from the Ethiopian Airlines cockpit voice recorder was downloaded by the French Civil Aviation Safety Agency (BEA), which is doing the work as Ethiopian officials do not have the proper capabilities to do …

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Powerball grows to $550 million as jackpot goes unclaimed again

iStock(NEW YORK) — The largest Powerball jackpot so far this year keeps climbing. There was no winner again on Saturday, so the jackpot for March 20 has crossed the half billion mark and risen to $550 million. The winning numbers for the $495 million jackpot on Saturday night were 30, 34, 39, 53, 67 and …

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Death toll rises to 50 in New Zealand terror attack

Fiona Goodall/Getty Images(CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand) — The death toll from the largest terror attack in New Zealand’s history has now risen to 50, police said. For those who survived the mass shooting, 36 are still hospitalized, New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush told reporters at a press conference on Sunday morning local time at the …

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Body found on roadside believed to be abducted 2-year-old girl: Police

Milwaukee Police(MILWAUKEE) — A child’s body wrapped in a blanket and found on the side of a road in Minnesota is believed to be that of Noelani Robinson, a 2-year-old girl for whom an Amber Alert was issued on Monday and whose father allegedly shot and killed her mother in Milwaukee on that same day. …

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