Starbucks Corporation(NEW YORK) — Starbucks is hoping customers will be on cloud nine with its latest beverage. The Seattle-based coffee chain on Tuesday unveiled its latest creation: the Cloud Macchiato. The drink, which can be served hot or iced, “features a cloud of whipped cold milk foam that’s light and smooth, topped with espresso shots …
Mar 05
Royal couples join Queen Elizabeth to celebrate Prince Charles’ anniversary
Dominic Lipinski – WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — The Cambridges and the Sussexes, nicknamed the royal “Fab Four,” joined together Tuesday to mark a milestone for Prince Charles. Prince William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, attended a reception at Buckingham Palace to …
Mar 05
Italian town shows zest for history with ‘Battle of the Oranges’ food fight
Ranta Images/iStock(LONDON) — Italians in the northern town of Ivrea, near Turin, celebrated the carnival season with a historic local tradition dubbed “The Battle of the Oranges” over the weekend. The town-wide fruit fracas pays homage to a local legend dating back to the 12th century and symbolizes a revolt against the noblemen of the …
Mar 05
Organic farmer profits by diversifying and having multiple buyers for products
Organic vegetable and livestock producer Oren Jakobsen from Custer, Wisconsin has found success by not relying on one or two buyers for his products. Continue reading Organic farmer profits by diversifying and having multiple buyers for products at Brownfield Ag News.
Mar 05
Farmers Union considering stronger stand against ag mergers
Oren Jakobson is a diversified organic farmer and second-year law student from Custer, Wisconsin serving on the National Farmers Union’s policy committee. He says delegates will vote on an even stronger policy against ag mergers and market concentration pressuring the family farmers. “I’m hearing from farmers across the country, as I was just talking to …
Mar 05
South Dakota leader earns Farmers Union Meritorious Service Award
Paul Symons discusses his service with Farmers Union, the State of South Dakota, and other issues with Brownfield while attending the National Farmers Union convention in Bellevue, Washington Monday. Continue reading South Dakota leader earns Farmers Union Meritorious Service Award at Brownfield Ag News.
Mar 05
FDA puts convenience stores on notice for selling tobacco products to minors
patty_c/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Food and Drug Administration has put more than a dozen U.S. stores on notice as part of the agency’s effort to limit youth access to e-cigarettes. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on Monday named Walgreens, 7-Eleven and Exxon, among more than a dozen stores, for repeatedly selling tobacco products to minors. The FDA …
Mar 05
Stephon Clark protests result in more than 80 arrests in Sacramento
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — More than 80 people were arrested during a protest in California’s capital on Monday night in the wake of the district attorney’s decision to not charge the two police officers who shot and killed Stephon Clark last year, authorities said. The people were arrested on suspicion of unlawful assembly after …
Mar 05
Arctic blast strikes Midwest, Northeast as new storm hits California
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The temperature in Chicago fell to minus 3 degrees on Monday as much of the Midwest is experiencing its coldest March in decades. Even in Denver, it was minus 5, breaking a daily record. Wind chills Tuesday morning are again extremely cold for much of the U.S. It will be even …
Mar 05
Mitchell City Council narrowly rejects nuisance property settlement agreement
The saga of 301 North Main continues. The Mitchell city council voted 4-3 Monday to reject a proposed settlement between the city and property owner David Finell that would have led to the demolition of the building at the city’s cost. The council met in executive session prior to the vote. Councilors Kevin McCardle, John …