China media welcomes U.S. trade truce, markets surge (@Reuters)
National News
Trump to notify Congress in 'near future' he will terminate NAFTA (@Reuters)
National News
U.S., China agree trade war ceasefire after Trump, Xi summit (@Reuters)
National News
Former President George H.W. Bush died on Friday. He was 94 (@USAToday)
National News
It's shocking Kareem Hunt was not arrested or charged, but that's only where the differences he shares with Ray Rice begin (@SINow)
National News
Almond, soy, oat, pistachio - milk alternatives have never been so popular (@Reuters)
National News
Kareem Hunt released by Chiefs after graphic video of attack on woman surfaces (@Reuters)
National News
Patriots QB Brady finally joins 1,000-yard rushing club (@Reuters)
National News
Kelce has career game vs. Raiders; Gruden says sometimes you just 'tip your hat' (@KCStar)
National News
The cremated remains of 100 people are going to be launched into space on a SpaceX rocket (@CNN)
National News
Amid fog of losing Kareem Hunt, Chiefs show their grit by fending off Raiders (@KCStar)
National News
The official statements released by the United States and China essentially disagreed over what was agreed to by Presidents Trump and Xi (@NYTimes)
National News
For the first in franchise history, the Steelers blew a 14+ point lead at home (@NFLonFox)
National News
Longtime Kansas State coach Snyder retires (@Reuters)
Kansas State University
Former President George Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush were married longer than any other presidential couple (@USAToday)
National News
Former Chiefs' RB Kareem Hunt officially went unclaimed on waivers, per source (@ESPN)
National News
A storm that will originate in the western United States is expected to dip through the southern Plains at the end of the week (@BreakingWeather)
National News
Children return to school 3 weeks after Camp Fire (@SFGate)
National News
The Packers decided to part ways with Mike McCarthy midway through the season, showing the scale of the riff between him and Aaron Rodgers (@SINow)
National News
Pope says gay clergy must stay celibate or get out (@Reuters)
National News
24 Amazon warehouse workers were hospitalized this week after a robot mishap released bear spray in their work area, according to a report.
Hot Topics
President Trump said on Friday he had chosen former U.S. Attorney General William Barr to once again lead the Justice Department (@Rueters)
Hot Topics
Former Miss Kentucky charged with sending nude photos of herself to 15-year-old student (@CNN)
Hot Topics
"Roma" was named best picture of the year by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (@LATimes)
National News
Nick Ayers, the leading candidate to replace John Kelly as President Trump's chief of staff, will not be taking the job, a White House official says (@CNN)
Hot Topics
President Trump, without evidence, accuses former FBI Director James Comey of lying to House Judiciary Committee (@CNN)
National News
Tokyo prosecutors indict Nissan, ex-chairman Ghosn, board member Kelly for alleged financial crimes (@Reuters)
National News
The first winter storm of the season is fading away, but it has left behind canceled flights, icy roads and thousands without power (@CNN)
National News
Texas' largest nursing home operator files for bankruptcy, sparking concerns about patients, jobs (@DallasNews)
National News
Global stocks extend slump as growth worries mount (@Reuters)
Hot Topics
Former Nixon White House lawyer John Dean says he thinks Congress will have "little choice" but to begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump (@CNN)
Hot Topics
Longtime closer Lee Smith and smooth-swinging Harold Baines have been elected to the baseball Hall of Fame. Smith record 478 saves in his career and Baines had 2,866 career hits. (@FoxSports)
National News
3 carnival workers have been charged with murder of a Wichita couple at a Barton Co Kansas fair. The bodies were found days later in shallow graves in a national forest in Arkansas. (@FoxNews)
National News
Wilfred DeFour, Tuskegee Airman during World War II, dies at 100. DeFour joined the Air Corps in 1942 and was assigned to the 366th Air Service Squadron, serving in Italy.
National News
CBS News settles lawsuit with three women who accused Charlie Rose of harassment (@WashingtonPost)
National News
Trump said he thinks 'the people would revolt' if he were impeached (@WashingtonPost)
National News
Gunman Opens Fire in Brazilian Cathedral, Killing at Least 4 (@NYTimes)
National News
Dollar near one-month high on bounce in U.S. yields, weak pound (@Reuters)
National News
Sheen's year of sobriety comes after multiple bouts of rehab and a once-unfavorable view toward Alcoholics Anonymous (@USAToday)
National News
For months, the Trump administration hid a report showing that banks charged high fees to college students who opened accounts and held debit cards (@CNN)
National News
McDonald's wants to curb the use of antibiotics in its beef supply over the next few years (@WSJ)
National News
Television icon Kathie Lee Gifford will bid farewell to NBC's "Today" show next April (@CNN)
National News
The Ebola outbreak in Congo (DRC) is now the 2nd-largest in history. The current outbreak, has 471 infected, 225 confirmed deaths (@Breitbart)
World News
The surging price of gold is fueling an epidemic of illegal gold mining in the Amazon (@NYTimes)
National News
The Trump administration plans to unveil a new strategy for Africa this week focusing on countering China's growing influence on the continent (@NBCNews)
National News
Mexico to invest $30 billion to boost growth, stem migration, foreign minister says (@Reuters)
National News
U.S. Marine Corps declares five missing Marines dead, concludes search operation off the coast of Japan (@Reuters)
National News
Dallas-Fort Worth will warm slightly before a cold front brings lows in the 30s and rain (@DallasNews)
National News
Canadian court weighs bail for jailed Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou of China's Huawei (@Reuters)
National News
Two American nuns have admitted to embezzling around $500,000 from a California school in order to gamble in Las Vegas. (@BBC)
National News
Boy Scouts of America looks to bankruptcy as membership falls, lawsuits mount (@Marketwatch)
National News
Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner has interviewed for chief of staff job: report (@MarketWatch)
National News
Philip Rivers leads Chargers to last-second comeback win over KC 29-28. Chargers clinch playoff birth. (@AP)
National News
Georgia police officer shot, killed during traffic stop, K-9 critically wounded, police say (@FoxNews)
National News
Marlboro cigarette maker, one of the world's biggest tobacco companies, is diving into the cannabis market (@LATimes)
National News
Mystery donor fulfills more than $600,000 worth of Dallas-area teachers' wishes in time for Christmas (@DallasNews)
National News
Insurance claims for latest California wildfires top $9 billion (@Reuters)
National News
Canadian Michael Spavor being investigated in China for suspicion of harming China's national security (@Reuters)
National News
Pound holds most gains after PM May survives vote but Brexit still in peril (@Reuters)
National News
Canada issues a stern warning to US President Donald Trump: don't use the arrest of a Chinese executive as a bargaining chip in trade talks (@CNN)
National News
Driver dressed as Santa shot at in Tarrant County while on way home from Christmas party (@DallasNews)
World News
University extension services in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin are teaming together to offer the 5th Annual Driftless Region Beef Conference to be held Jan. 24-25 in Dubuque, IA
National News
Trump in a Reuters interview on Tuesday when asked about the possibility of impeachment “I’m not concerned, no. I think that the people would revolt if that happened.”
National News
Trump Tweets: "The Democrats and President Obama gave Iran 150 Billion Dollars and got nothing, but they can’t give 5 Billion Dollars for National Security and a Wall?"
National News
Former Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen gets 3yrs, says Trump's 'dirty deeds' led him to 'choose darkness'. He pled guilty to 9 charges of tax evasion, violating campaign finance laws, lying to banks and to Congress. (@NBC)
National News
House Passes Farm Bill In Landslide 369-47, Next Stop Trumps Desk
National News
McDonald's announced a policy to reduce the use of antibiotics important to human health, as defined by the World Health Org. (WHO).
National News
China: Factory robot impales worker with 10 foot-long steel spikes after horror malfunction (@theSun)
National News
Apple Announces Plans to Build a $1 Billion Campus in Austin, TX. The site will have the capacity to accommodate 15,000 employees. (@AP)
National News
CA State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Fran) introduced a bill that would guarantee a “right to shelter” and provide housing for every homeless person in the state.
National News
Merck buys Antelliq for $2.4B to boost animal health unit. Antelliq produces digital technology that monitors animals and helps predict disease. ((@FoxBusiness)
National News
USDA issues new release date for Dec. livestock reports - Dec. Cattle on Feed and Hogs and Pigs reports will be released on Dec. 20 at 3:00 pm ET. They were previously scheduled for release on Dec. 21 at Noon ET.
National News
Negotiated cash cattle trade - KS - 304 strs @ 119.00 Reported by Consolidated Beef Producers @ 9:34 AM - 14 Dec 2018
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - CO - 201 strs @ 119.00 - 188 strs @ 119.00 - 308 strs @ 119.00 - 300 Strs @ 119.00 - 60 hfrs @ 119.00 Reported by Consolidated Beef Producers @ 11:48 AM - 14 Dec 2018
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - WY - 268 hfrs @ 119.00 - 249 hfrs @ 119.00 Reported by Consolidated Beef Producers @ 11:46 AM - 14 Dec 2018
Consolidated Beef Producers
California has scrubbed a scheduled vote to levy a tax on text messaging after the FCC ruled that such messaging is not taxable. (@DailyWire)
National News
Former CBS CEO Les Moonves will not receive his $120 million severance package after sexual misconduct allegations. (@FoxNews)
National News
Patrick Mahomes officially signs an endorsement deal with Hunt's Ketchup (@BleacherReport)
National News
U.S., China spar at WTO, blame each other for trade crisis (@Reuters)
National News
Ron Howard reportedly making a film about Camp Fire (@SFGate)
National News
Raiders light Twitter on fire after signing QB Nathan Peterman (@SFGate)
National News
Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan to investors: 'Run for cover' (@CNNBusiness)
National News
Ricky Williams believes it will be tough for Kareem Hunt to get a second chance in the NFL (SINow)
National News
Golden State Warriors have a travel budget unlike other teams and it makes playing for them like 'a fantasy land' (@SFGate)
World News
Juul's 1,500 employees may receive million-dollar bonuses (@SFGate)
National News
Trump: Defense Secretary Mattis will retire in February (@SFGate)
National News
U.S. retailers hoarding Chinese imports amid tariff uncertainty (@Reuters)
National News
Trump reminisces about 'Green Acres,' signs farm bill (@SFGate)
National News
Farmer, Randy Constant of Chillicothe, Missouri, pleads guilty to $140M in false organic grain sales of corn, soybeans and wheat. Facing 12 or more years in prison. (@AP)
National News
LeBron and AD met for dinner after their matchup in LA (@BleacherReport)
National News
Two members of Russian protest group Pussy Riot have been denied asylum in Sweden, meaning the couple and their two young children could be deported (@NBCNews)
National News
Josh Norman and Taylor Lewan got into an altercation after the Titans' win over the Redskins (@ESPN)
National News
Johnson and Travis combined to score 43 points in the Wildcats' victory over the Tar Heels (@SINow)
National News
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Kansas: 221 hfrs @ 123 - 145 hfrs @ 123 - 75 hfrs @ 123 - 214 hfrs @ 123 - 166 hfrs @ 123 - 80 mxd @ 123 @ 3:12 PM - 28 Dec 2018 reported by CBP
Beef
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Kansas: 61 mxd @ 123 - 192 strs @ 123 - 77 strs @ 123 - 179 strs @ 123 - 249 strs @ 123 - 115 strs @ 123 - @ 3:10 PM - 28 Dec 2018 reported by CBP
Beef
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas: 83 strs @ 123 - 96 strs @ 123 - 72 strs @ 123 - 54 strs @ 123 - 84 mxd @ 123 @ 3:08 PM - 28 Dec 2018 reported by CBP
Beef
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas: 64 strs @ 123 - 106 hfrs @ 123 - 56 hfrs @ 123 - 78 hfrs @ 123 - 41 mxds @ 123 @ 3:04 PM - 28 Dec 2018 reported by CBP
Beef
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas 82 strs @ 123 - 86 mxd @ 123 - 60 strs @ 123 - 72 strs @ 123 89 strs @ 123 - @ 3:02 PM - 28 Dec 2018 Reported by CBP
Beef
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas: 28 mxd @ 123 - 53 mxd @ 123 - 75 strs @ 123 - 103 hfrs @ 123 - 50 strs @ 123 @ 3:12 PM - 28 Dec 2018 reported by CBP
National News
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas: 87 hfrs @ 124 - 68 hfrs @ 124 - 45 strs @ 124 - 26 mxd @ 124 - 71 mxd @ 124 - 69 strs @ 124 - 20 hfrs @ 124 @ 2:55 PM - 28 Dec 2018 reported by CBP
National News
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas: 35 strs @ 123 - 181 hfrs @ 123 - 44 strs @ 123 - 55 hfrs @ 124 - 139 hfrs @ 124 - 78 hfrs @ 124 @ 2:52 PM - 28 Dec 2018 reported by CBP
National News
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas: 52 strs @ 123 - 66 mxd @ 123 - 128 strs @ 123 - 55 strs @ 123 - 220 hfrs @ 123 - 121 strs @ 123 @ 2:49 PM - 28 Dec 2018 reported by CBP
Beef
The Warriors and Sacramento Kings hit a total of 41 3s tonight, the most ever in the NBA (@ESPN)
National News
Double shooting leaves 1 person dead in Northland, KC police say (@KCStar)
National News
Elliott, Prescott help Cowboys hold off Seahawks (@Reuters)
National News
A man allegedly trying to kidnap a woman followed her when she ran for help into a karate studio. It went about as well as you might think (@CNN)
National News
3 killed, 4 injured in California bowling alley shooting (@SFGate)
National News
U.S. anti-Islamic State meeting turns to damage control after Syria decision (@Reuters)
National News
33 years ago today, the Space Shuttle Challenger was lost 73 seconds into its 10th flight, killing all the astronauts on board (@NBCNews)
Space
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Kansas: KS 218 strs @ 125; 278 strs @ 125; 167 strs @ 125; 195 hfrs @ 125; 240 strs @ 125; @ 2:49 PM - 15 Feb 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Major to historic river flooding will continue across parts of the Mississippi and Missouri River Basins (WPC)
Weather
A “credible threat” of Iranian attacks on US interests in the Middle East led Pres. Trump to bump up the deployment of a U.S. aircraft carrier to the region (@WashTimes)
World Ag News
CEO Mag Ranks Best States & Worst States For Business: 1.) Texas 2.) Florida 3.) Tenn. 4.) N. Carolina 5.) Indiana .... Worst 50.) California
National News
North Dakota Grain Growers To Leave National Association of Wheat Growers Due to Lack of ROI on Dues Investment
Grain Network
A new 17.5% tariff on Mexican fresh tomatoes starts. Your salsa might cost up to 85% more! (@WashPost)
National News
VP Mike Prence said Thursday that the White House is considering providing additional assistance to farmers to compensate them for the trade war with China. (@Agripluse)
Trade
For Midwestern farmers, times were already tough. The breakdown in trade talks makes things worse (@NYTimes)
Trade
Gillett, Texas; cops bust a cockfight - 32 people were arrested, 22 vehicles impounded, 5 handguns, a rifle, and $37,002 in cash confiscated
Crime
New York city has the largest billionaire population globally (105 individuals), followed by Hong Kong (87), San Francisco (75), Moscow (70), London (65) and Beijing (55)
Money
Investigator says cattle rustling on the rise in Oklahoma. In the first 3 months of the year 1,210 hd stolen compared to 975 hd in all of 2018. (@AP)
Cattle Theft
Get Your Own Channel Today! Email Dusty Markham for pricing options at dmarkham@dvauction.com
FEATURED
Walmart posts strong 1Q sales, but CFO warns that "as we get tariffs, we will take prices up" (@TheStalwart)
National News
AG WIRE: Please send your company releases to media@nationalbeefwire.com (CLICK HERE TO VIEW)
AgWire
RUSERIOUS: 4-year-old child calls 911 to report being left in hot car with windows rolled up, along with 6 other children; mother arrested (@NBCNews)
RUSERIOUS
Aldi, a discount grocery chain, is on an aggressive growth spurt in the United States, pressuring even Walmart on low food prices (CNN)
Food & Drink
Reed Timmer survives wild close-up encounter with powerhouse tornado in Nebraska (AccuWeather)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
RUSERIOUS: Nearly half of all calls to US cell phones are expected to be robocalls this year (@CNNBusiness)
RUSERIOUS
Officials say a dog disease that can be passed to humans has been confirmed in Iowa (@NBCNews)
Health
A man was arrested for attempted murder for allegedly throwing a stolen tripod from a highway overpass. The object impaled a man (@MSNBC)
RUSERIOUS
The trend toward human-grade food for pets is taking the $32.7 billion pet food and treats market by storm (Forbes)
Animal
Chris Long, two-time Super Bowl champ and Walter Payton Man of the Year, has announced his retirement from the NFL (@YahooSports)
NFL
There's a massive manhunt underway in Alabama for a heavily-armed suspect, who opened fire on police officers (@NBCNews)
Most Wanted
Alabama's recently signed abortion ban - the most restrictive in the nation - is meant to serve as a vehicle to challenge Roe v. Wade at the Supreme Court (USAToday)
Health
Ford Motor Co. to eliminate 7,000 jobs, or 10% of workforce, by end August (@MarketWatch)
Transportation
Bayer's market capitalization has shrunk over 40% since it closed the Monsanto deal a year ago (@WSJ)
Money
It’s been reported that Chick-fil-A will likely become the third-largest fast-food chain within the next two years, surpassing Wendy’s, Burger King and Taco Bell (Entrepreneur.com)
Fast Food
Nike, Adidas call tariffs 'catastrophic' in letter to Trump (@SFGate)
Trade
Andrea kicks off the Atlantic hurricane season early for the fifth consecutive year (@WeatherChannel)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Doubling down on a strategy that was pivotal to his 2016 win, Trump is outspending every Democratic presidential candidate on Facebook advertising (@Reuters)
Trump
SPORTS CHANNEL: Yoenis Cespedes will likely miss the remainder of the season after breaking his right ankle in a fall on his Florida ranch this weekend (@SINow)
Sports
CNN, MSNBC have given Stormy Daniels Lawyer Michael Avenatti $175 million in earned media (FoxNews)
Entertainment
Strange high temperature forecast today for late May in the Southwest: High today in Phoenix will be close to that in both Seattle & Portland. (Phoenix avg. high is 97˚) (@wxjerdman)
Weather
WEATHER FLASH: Over 91% of the United States has no drought, this is the first time on record to reach the 91% mark
Weather
'American Soil' Is Increasingly Foreign Owned - today nearly 30 million acres of U.S. farmland are held by foreign investors. (@NPR)
Real Estate
More than 300 tornadoes have ravaged the U.S. Midwest in the last two weeks, during an unusual onslaught of extreme weather (Reuters)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Building a car in the United States, and buying one, could get a lot more expensive. Every American auto factory depends on Mexican parts (@CNN)
Trade
Dozens of goats released into New York park to fight invasive plants (Reuters)
AgVideos
Andy Ruiz stopped heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua with 1:33 left in the seventh round to pull off one of the most shocking upsets in boxing history (@WSJ)
Boxing
U.S. moving toward major antitrust probe of tech giants - Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google (@Reuters)
National News
State Economy Rankings 1.) Washington 2.) Utah 3.) Massachusetts 4.) California 5.) Colorado (@WalletHub)
Money
Baseball Legend Yogi Berra, just 19 years old, was on a small attack boat launching rockets during the Allied invasion of Normandy (@NYtimes)
National News
Amazon says drones will be making deliveries in 'months'. The drones are electric, can fly up to 15 miles, deliver in 30 min. and carry up to 5 lbs. (@AP)
Amazon
Mexico’s tequila exporters warily eye US tariffs deadline. 82% of tequila exports went to the United States worth $1.4 billion. (@AP)
AgToday
Beyond Meat stock soars after first earnings report. The stock shot up 16% in after-hours trading, and was up about 24% premarket Friday. (@MarketWatch)
Fake Meat
Trump announced that he had suspended plans to impose tariffs on Mexico, tweeting that Mexico “has agreed to take strong measures” to stem the flow of migrants into the US.
Trade
Mexico's ambassador to the U.S. said her country would strengthen enforcement measures to contain illegal immigration (@WSJ)
Border Patrol
Brooklyn Burger King Accused Of Replacing 'Impossible Burgers' With Beef Whoppers (HuffPost)
Fake Meat
Gold is on its longest winning streak in almost a year and a half, another sign investors are preparing for lower growth and rate cuts (@WSJ)
Money
New Study of the U.S. Dairy Industry Shows $620 Billion in Economic Impact and 3 Million+ Jobs (@IDFA)
Dairy
One dead, multiple people injured in crane collapse after severe storms sweep through North Texas (Twitter)
Extreme Weather
Helicopter Crash-Lands on Roof of Midtown Manhattan High-Rise, 1 Dead: NYPD, Senior City Officials
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Heavyweight Boxing Champion Tyson Fury (28-0-1, 20 KOs) stays unbeaten, stops Tom Schwarz (24-1) late 2nd round
National News
Bleeding from her eyes, Missouri teen’s illness mystifies doctors and captivates world (KCStar)
Health
LaVar Ball on the Lakers trading Lonzo Ball: ‘I guarantee... it will be the worst move the Lakers ever did in their life and they will never win another championship. Guarantee it” (@NotoriousOHM)
NBA
The Pelicans have agreed to a deal to trade Anthony Davis to the Lakers for Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, and three first-round picks (@wojespn)
NBA
Shooting at Costco: Off-duty LAPD officer fired fatal shot after man hit him (USAToday)
National News
Carli Lloyd Responds To Stupid Celebration Controversy With Polite Golf Clap After Scoring An Absolute Screamer (DeadSpin)
World Cup
Death of New York man, Vittorio Caruso, 56, becomes 3rd in a 7-day span in June, and he's the 11th American tourist to die in the Dominican Republic since last year.
National News
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., will propose eliminating all $1.6 trillion of student debt held in the United States
National News
U.S. casino operator Eldorado Resorts has agreed to buy Caesars Entertainment in a $17.3 billion cash-and-stock deal, including debt, the companies said on Monday.
Money
Irving, TX - Legendary steakhouse Del Frisco's Restaurants sells to Connecticut private equity firm, L Catterton, for $650 million (@DallasNews)
Food & Drink
Iran warns that latest US sanctions mean end of diplomacy 'forever' calls President Trump Opens a New Window. as “afflicted by mental retardation.” (@FoxBusiness)
World News
Cars.com Ranks Most American Made Cars: 1.) Jeep Cherokee 2.) Honda Odyssey 3.) Honda Ridgeline 4.) Honda Passport 5.) Chevy Corvette
National News
Bank of America Corp said on Wednesday it will no longer finance operators of private prisons and detention centers (@Reuters)
National News
Vanderbilt University beats Michigan to win college baseball's national championship (@CBSSports)
Sports
Former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler has been hospitalized after reportedly suffering a self-inflicted knife wound. (@FoxNews)
National News
Former President Jimmy Carter: Trump “lost the election” and became president “because the Russians interfered on his behalf.”(@AP)
Hot Topics
LA Angels Pitcher Tyler Skaggs, 27, Dies In Hotel Room; Cause Unclear; Foul Play Not Suspected; Rangers-Angels Game Postponed
MLB
CNN Poll Democrats Running for President: 22% Biden, 17% Harris, 15% Warren and 14% Sen. Bernie Sanders. No one else in the 23-person field tested hits 5%.
Election 2020
Ag Economic Insights: Direct Payments To Farmers May Top $20 Billion, Highest In Two Decades
National News
USA Women's Soccer Earns Record 5th Berth To World Cup Final With 2-1 Win Against England In Semifinal (@USSoccer)
World Cup
Lee Iacocca dead at at 94, Past President of Ford and Chrysler, He was know as the father of the Ford Mustang and led the turn around of the once struggling Chrysler (@CNBC)
National News
USDA: Cost of a home-grilled cheeseburger up 8 cents from last year - Hamburger +.04, Cheese +.01, Lettuce and Tomatoes +.03
Cow-Calf Today
Authorities battle massive fire at Jim Beam aging facility in Kentucky
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Another big earthquake has struck California. This one was measured at a preliminary 7.1 magnitude around 8 p.m. Friday (@WeatherNation)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
JCB Tractor powered by a 7.2-liter diesel straight-six making 1000hp and 1844 lb-ft of torque sets new land speed record: 103.6mph!
National News
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' divorce final from his wife of 25 years, MacKenzie Bezos with $38 billion settlement
Amazon
Kris Kobach kicks off his U.S. Senate campaign by misspelling his own first name on the candidacy declaration forms (@thedailybeast)
Kansas
Torrential rain produces ‘life-threatening’ floods and prompts emergency warning in Washington, DC (Twitter)
Extreme Weather
Connecticut police said they have arrested a man who used a “Jaws of Life” hydraulic tool to break into ATMs across the state, stealing up to $300,000 in cash.
National News
Mets’ Rookie 1st Baseman Pete Alonso wins $1M prize in the Home Run Derby - Gives 5% to Wounded Warrior Foundation and 5% Tunnel to Towers Foundation
MLB
Trump set to raise record $2 billion for reelection, 4-times what he had in 2016 (@WashExaminer)
National News
US women's soccer World Cup winnings: Each of the 23 members is expected to get about $292,119
Sports
Saturday - The oldest person in the US, Alelia Murphy of Harlem, turned 114, credits belief in God, abstaining from alcohol, and homegrown food to her longevity. (@NYPost)
Viral (Channel 64)
Historic 51,000 acre N3 Cattle Co. ranch near San Jose, California goes up for sale... the price just $72 Million
Real Estate
Ross Perot, self-made billionaire, renowned patriot and 2x independent candidate for U.S. president, has died after a five-month battle with leukemia. dies at 89 (@DallasNews)
National News
Willie Nelson brings Farm Aid 2019 concert to East Troy, Wisconsin. Farm Aid has raised $57 million to support family farms since 1985.
National News
Chicago police spot nearly 5-foot-long alligator swimming in lagoon in Humboldt Park lagoon in the city’s busy West Side (@FoxNews)
National News
Ag Tech Being Targeted by International Espionage - “There have been cases of individuals digging up seeds in a field in Iowa, and others trying to steal rice seeds in Arkansas,” says Craig Moringiello, special agent with the FBI.
National News
Lockheed Martin has decided to keep the helicopter plant in Coatesville, PA, open after President Trump pressed its CEO to continue operations, the company said on Twitter
National News
Missouri governor signs GM tax break bill - $50M of tax credits over 10 years if it invests $750M to expand a Wentzville plant
National News
2020 Democrat Primary Poll: 1.) Biden 22% 2.) Warren 18% 3.) Harris 15% 4.) Sanders 12% 5.) Buttigieg 6%
Election 2020
Energy companies have cut crude oil production in the Gulf of Mexico by 53%, or 1 million barrels per day (bpd), ahead of Tropical Storm Barry (@Reuters)
National News
Oklahoma: Routine traffic stop yields 1 stolen vehicle, 1 gun, 1 bottle of Kentucky Deluxe whiskey, 1 rattlesnake, and 1 canister of radio active uranium (@CNN)
National News
Video Feature: U.S. Coast Guard Leap Onto Drug Smuggling Submarine Nabbing 16K lbs of Cocaine
Viral (Channel 64)
KC area Valley Oaks Feedyard files for another expansion permit after original request shut down (@KSHB)
AgWire
If you flush drugs down the toilet, you could be creating 'meth gators,' police in Tennessee say
National News
Two 1911 .45 caliber pistols made from a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite could fetch $1.5 million when they are auctioned later this month at Dallas based Heritage Auctions
National News
Shares of home meal-kit company Blue Apron Inc. soared 55% Tuesday, after the company said it would start adding Beyond Meat Inc.’s fake meat to its menus (@MarketWatch)
Fake Meat
Leawood, KS based Aratana Therapeutics' Stockholders Approve Merger Agreement with Elanco Animal Health
Elanco Animal Health
Bison charges - tosses 9 year old girl up in the air at Yellowstone National Park, girl later released from hospital no injuries (@NBC)
National News
Ranking $$$ made per sponsored Instagram post: - 1.) Kylie Jenner $1.27 million 2.) Ariana Grande $996K 3.) Cristiano Ronaldo $975k 4.) Kim Kardashian $910K 5.) Selena Gomez $886K
Viral (Channel 64)
A Georgia woman got cold fries at McDonald's. She pulled out a gun and fired a shot (USAToday)
Fast Food
Puerto Rico Gov. announced that he will resign Aug. 2, after nearly 2 weeks of protests touched off by a leak of crude chat messages between him and top advisers.
National News
Judge dismisses Covington student's defamation suit against Washington Post concluding the newspaper’s characterizations were protected by the First Amendment.
National News
Sen. Mike Rounds says South Dakota has lost half a billion dollars from Trump's trade war (Axios)
Trade
Missouri man charged in connection with Diemel's Livestock brothers death already spent time in prison
National News
The Indiana Board of Animal Health Announcement - January 1, 2023 RFID Tags Mandatory for Indiana Cattle
Cattle ID
16-year-old American Kyle Giersdorf beat 99 other players at the Fortnite World Cup tournament in New York, winning $3 million.
National News
Shooting at California Garlic Festival festival kills 3, including 6 year old boy; wounds 15; suspect is dead
National News
The new 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is, arguably, the biggest change for the model since the sports car was first introduced in 1953 (@CNNBusiness)
Transportation
Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus country rap song “Old Town Road” has broken the Billboard record most weeks at No. 1. spending 17 weeks on Top of the Hot 100 chart. (@AP)
National News
Taco Bell announces plan to reduce antibiotics important to human health in its U.S. and Canada beef supply chain by 25% by 2025
National News
You thought forgetting about your pocket knife was bad... TSA screeners find missile launcher in checked luggage at airport
National News
"What's In Your Wallet....." - Capital One customers personal info from 100M customers exposed in hack
National News
Hall of Fame QB Joe Montana's 500 acre Napa Valley Equestrian Villa Lists For $28.9 Million (@Forbes)
National News
A drone made a successful commercial delivery in The Bahamas traveling more than 50 miles over land and water in 28 minutes (@Fox5)
Ag Technology
The Fed is prepared to cut interest rates for the first time in a decade - announcement Wednesday at 1 CST
Politics
The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark rate by a quarter point Wednesday to 2% to 2.25%, or 25 basis points from the previous level. (@CNBC)
Politics
Hall of Fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti dead at 78, he helped lead the 1972 Miami Dolphins to the NFL’s only perfect season, and played in ther league for 15 years (@AP)
NFL
Human remains found in search for Wisconsin Cattlemen who disappeared on KC area business trip
Cow-Calf Today
Willie Nelson (86) via Twitter, "To my fans, I’m sorry to cancel my tour, but I have a breathing problem that I need to have my doctor check out. I’ll be back Love, Willie"
National News
The 'Rhinestone Cowboy' Glen Campbell dies at age 81. He sold more than 45 million records, 12 gold albums, 75 chart hits, and 2 No. 1 hits.
National News
Puerto Rico bowling team stripped of gold medal at Pan American Games over player's failed doping test (@FoxSports)
National News
Report: Tyson Plant in Holcomb, KS closed for 6-8 weeks due to Friday's fire (@PilarPedrazaTV)
AgWire
Smithfield Foods launches fake meat products. They will be available at Kroger Co, Sprouts Farmers Market, and Target Corp starting next week (@Reuters)
Fake Meat
Bunge, leaders in agribusiness, food and ingredients, fuel and fertilizer, announced that it is relocating its global headquarters from White Plains, NY, to the St. Louis, MO metropolitan area
AgWire
NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been discharged from Tennessee hospital after he and his family escaped the burning wreckage of a crashed plane Thursday PM
NASCAR
Kentucky's Beef Bash 2019 moves to C. Oran Little Research Farm in Versailles, set for Sept. 26
Cow-Calf Today
Former Texas Longhorns, NFL RB Benson dies at 36 in a motorcycle crash. Benson finished his NFL career with 6,017 yards and 33 touchdowns.
National News
Eggless eggs are next in fake food craze. Kroger grocery stores are adding the fake egg "Just Egg" to shelves at 2,100 stores across the country
National News
Smithfield Foods Launches Fake Protein Portfolio Under Pure Farmland™ Brand. Products Include Fake burgers, Fake meatballs, and Fake sausage.
National News
Trump says he's still interested in buying Greenland. Denmark says it's not for sale. President Truman tried to by the island 1946 for 100m and was turned down.
National News
CFTC says Kraft, Mondelez to pay $16 million in wheat price manipulation case (@Reuters)
National News
Week 1 - AP College Football Poll: 1.) Clemson 2.) Alabama 3.) Georgia 4.) Oklahoma 5.) Ohio State
National News
Week 1 - AP College Football Poll Notables: 9.) Notre Dame 10.) Texas 12.) Texas A&M 21.) Iowa State 24.) Nebraska
National News
Elanco Announces Agreement to Acquire Bayer’s Animal Health Business for $7.6 billion (@Elanco)
AgWire
Wildfire acreage down 90% in California this year _ so far
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Elanco to become No.2 in animal health with $7.6 billion Bayer deal; Lead by No. 1 ) Zoetis and followed by 3.) Boehringer Ingelhiem and 4.) Merck (@Reuters)
AgToday
Kansas Ag Network announces retirement of Farm Broadcaster Kelly Lenz. He has been with 580 WIBW since 1978.
National News
Randy Constant, Chillicothe, MO, leader of largest US organic grain fraud sentenced to 10 years in prison dies by suicide
Cow-Calf Today
Trump cancels an upcoming trip to Denmark, after its prime minister dismissed the idea of selling Greenland
National News
A former Walt Disney accountant accuses company of inflating revenue by billions of dollars for years (@FoxBusiness)
National News
24 cattle killed when tractor-trailer overturns after driver fell asleep near Emporia, Kansas (@KMBC)
National News
Trump Signs Order Forgiving 'Every Penny' of Federal Student Loan Debt for Disabled Veterans
National News
Joe Walsh joins Bill Weld as the 2nd Republican to challenge Trump for White House (@Reuters)
National News
China says it's ready to negotiate after Trump tariffs tank Asian equity markets, currency (@FoxNews)
National News
Oklahoma Judge orders Johnson and Johnson to pay $572 million in opioid lawsuit - opioid overdoses killed 4,653 people in the state from 2007 to 2017 (@AP)
Drug World
Kansas City Royals, owner David Glass, in talks to sell the team to Cleveland Indians vice-chairman John Sherman for around $1 billion
MLB
Kirsten Gillibrand has dropped out of the 2020 race for president after failing to qualify for the next Democratic debate (LATimes)
Election 2020
NCBA Statement on Sec. Sonny Perdue’s Call For Investigation Into Cattle Markets Following Kansas Fire
National News
Hurricane Dorian to strengthen, set to slam Florida as major Category 3 storm on Labor Day (USAToday)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Donald Trump canceling Poland trip as Hurricane Dorian barrels toward Florida (USAToday)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Hurricane Dorian is now forecast to be a Category 4 hurricane when it approaches the east coast of Florida. Since 1900, 8 Category 4-5 hurricanes have made landfall along the east coast of Florida (@philklotzbach)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Tornado Warnings continue across North Carolina and eastern South Carolina as a result of Category 3 Hurricane Dorian off the coast! (@emilyrsutton)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Judge orders Bud Light to remove 'no corn syrup' from packaging, handing MillerCoors a win
National News
Former S. Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford announced Sunday he is entering the race the Republican presidential nomination, in a long-shot challenge to Trump.
National News
Wendy's is launching breakfast nationwide in 2020 and will hire 20,000 new employees (USAToday)
Fast Food
Many U.S. farmers fume at Washington, not Trump, over biofuel, trade policies (@Rueters)
National News
All American Quarter Horse Congress show bans horses from counties in 7 states affected by Vesicular Stomatitis virus
AgToday
Judge lets Facebook privacy class action proceed, calls company's views 'so wrong' (Reuters)
Online
24/7 Wall Street Study: 50 Best Cities To Live in the US: 1.) West University Place, TX 2.) Beverly Hills, CA 3.) Pella, IA 4.) Montecito, CA 5.) Grove City, PA
National News
Today is always a sobering reminder of how fragile live is. Many of us can recall that day like it was yesterday (@DDFalpha)
National News
On this day 18 years ago the world changed forever. As we watched America get attacked. We must never forget (@Reddazza1980)
National News
Amazing timelapse of National Air Traffic Control landing all aircraft on 9/11, something that had never been planned for or discussed (@RichThomasWX)
National News
No Atlantic named storm activity since Gabrielle on September 10. The last time that the Atlantic had no named storm activity on September 11 or 12 was in 1993 (@philklotzbach)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Carolina Panthers slip to 0-2 in their NFL season as they are overcome by the Bucaneers in a rain-struck Thursday night football game (@NFL_Matrix)
NFL
If you are superstitious, beware of a rare #FridayThe13th Full Moon. It hasn't happened since Oct. 13, 2000, and won't happen again until Aug. 13, 2049 (@NWSCLE)
Weather
Singer Eddie Money, who was recently diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer, has died at age 70
Entertainment
How I shot the St. Louis Gateway Arch with a drone after months of planning and paperwork (@thefarmerslife)
Drones
Tropical Storm Humberto forms in the Bahamas as of 11 p.m. ET Friday. It is the 8th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season (@WeatherNation)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
More than 250 employees at two USDA research agencies have quit rather than move to the Kansas City area (@NPR)
Hot Topics
Beto is going to go door-to-door confiscating weapons, but he can't handle this timid bit of blowback? (@THEHermanCain)
Guns
A group of 145 CEOs from some of the largest companies in America have sent a letter to senators demanding they pass stronger gun control laws (@NBCNews)
Guns
Another condo at 15 Central Park West hits the market, this time for $65 million (@WSJRealEstate)
Real Estate
I’m here at a homeless camp in Los Angeles, CA. We’re going to come clean it up on September 21st. The world needs to see this. It’s worse than Baltimore (@ScottPresler)
California
Leave the noise behind you in the serene cabin of the 2020 #LincolnAviator (@LincolnMotorCo)
Transportation
VP Mike Pence says Triple Crown winner American Pharoah bit him during visit to Kentucky farm
National News
5 years ago today, Arkansas State ran the best/worst fake punt of all time (@SportsCenter)
College Football
"I don't know if I've ever been that skinny." The Sixers honored Chuck with a statue outside of their practice facility (@NBAonTNT)
NBA
For the first time, New York State's "Red Flag" law was used. It gives authorities power to seize guns if someone is determined to be a danger to themselves or others (@news4buffalo)
Guns
So nice to see Walmart enforcing their new no open carry policy. I bet many gun lunatics across the country are pissed now (@howroute)
Guns
Stolen pickup truck containing the ashes of owner's daughter returned after search (@AnalyticaGlobal)
National News
Tropical Storm Humberto is strengthening and is forecast to turn east-northeastward, away from the United States (@NHC_Atlantic)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
President Trump today plans to revoke California’s landmark emissions standards, setting up another sweeping legal fight with the nation’s largest state that may echo beyond his presidency (Axios)
Energy
Trump administration to revoke California’s power to set stricter auto emissions standards (The Washington Post)
Hot Topics
Tropical storm Jerry becomes the 10th named storm in the Atlantic this year
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Ryan Clark was not having it from Paul Finebaum this morning when he praised declining Eli Manning and trashed declining Cam Newton (@BillyMHonor)
NFL
Bus crashes carrying country singer Josh Turner’s road crew leaving 1 dead an 7 injured
Entertainment
The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates again on Wednesday to help sustain a record-long economic expansion but signaled a higher bar to further reductions in borrowing costs (Retuers)
Money
U.S. and Chinese deputy trade negotiators were set to resume face-to-face talks for the first time in nearly two months as the world's two largest economies try to bridge deep policy differences and find a way out of a bitter and protracted trade war (Reuters)
Trade
'They're forming like roaches.' The 6 tropical storms whirling at once have set a record (USAToday)
Extreme Weather
Citing consumer demand and market saturation Colt suspends production of AR-15 for civilian market
National News
Tokyo wants written assurances from Washington that it will not impose hefty tariffs on its auto exports when U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meet to clinch a deal on farm goods and digital trade next week (Reuters)
Japan
The U.S. manufacturing sector "already appears in recession" and overall economic growth is expected to slow "in the near horizon," St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard said (Reuters)
Money
Aviation industry expects double-digit insurance premium hikes after 737 MAX grounding (Reuters)
Transportation
Allsup’s stores out of famous burritos but expecting new stock soon .... try and remain calm
National News
J&B Group announces it closing Pipestone, Minn meat plant, ceasing operations by Nov. 22
National News
Rising tuition prices and student debt (to the tune of $1.6 trillion across 45 million Americans) are sparking questions about the tradeoffs of higher education (Axios)
National News
Elizabeth Warren takes first lead in respected Iowa poll, followed by Biden and Sanders
Election 2020
Today's Weather: In the Caribbean, Tropical Storm Karen will move northward, passing near or over Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands later today
Weather
Trump says US and Japan have reached an initial trade agreement, 1st part of the deal will open markets for $7B of US products
National News
NCBA Praises Important Step Forward in Japan Trade Deal; Removes 38.5% Tariff; Japan is the #1 Export Market for US Beef
AgToday
Nestlé’s Sweet Earth Foods to Launch Fake Burger Dubbed "Awesome Burger" @ $13 per lbs.
National News
Internet sector contributes $2.1 trillion to U.S. economy, or about 10% of the nation’s GDP
National News
The U.S. is sending one Patriot missile battery and four ground-based radar systems to Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon said Thursday
National News
5 earthquakes in <1 hour Monday AM rattle SE Missouri. This is the same region that had and earthquake so intense it caused the Mississippi River to run backwards in the 1800's.
National News
Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders undergoes procedure for artery blockage, cancels events until further notice
National News
President Trump plans to slap tariffs on $7.5 billion worth of European aircraft, agricultural and industrial goods
AgToday
MGM Resorts settles Vegas shooting lawsuits for up to $800M. 58 people died in the massacre Oct 1, 2017.
National News
New York City Schools Ban Processed Meat including hot dogs, pepperoni, bacon, sausage, and deli meat
AgToday
Trump Delivers on Promise to Farmers as EPA, USDA Announce Agreement on Promoting Biofuels
National News
Cattle losses likely as Montana ranchers dig out from September blizzard (@GreatFallsTribune)
AgToday
A federal judge has DECLINED to block a Missouri law that bans companies from labeling fake meat products as meat.
AgToday
Trappers capture record-setting python in Everglades 18ft 4in and 98lbs.! Burmese pythons add between 30 and 60 hatchlings each time they breed.
National News
Trump loses NY federal court fight to keep tax returns secret from Manhattan DA probe (@CNBC)
National News
Garland Nelson pleads not guilty during an Monday morning arraignment in case tied to missing Wisconsin cattlemen
National News
Credit Union That Will Lend Only to Farmers Opens in Maine. Gov, Janet Mills says the institution "will help keep legacy farmers on their land" in the state.
National News
U.S. senators call for probe of Brazilian meatpacker JBS, for “illicit financial activities” that they alleged were used to buy up US food companies
National News
Fake meat maker Future Meat raises $14M Series A; 2nd largest fund raising for fake meat startup company (@AGfunder)
AgToday
The 2019 Little League world champions went back home to Louisiana in style after they accepted a last-minute invitation Friday to fly aboard Air Force with President Trump.
National News
After 23 years and $5B-plus in investment, the American Dream mall will open in E. Rutherford, NJ, next week. The 3M sq ft complexs project 450M visitors annually.
National News
Trump on Twitter: My deal with China is that they will IMMEDIATELY start buying very large quantities of our Agricultural Product, not wait until the deal is signed over the next 3 or 4 weeks. THEY HAVE ALREADY STARTED!
National News
Washington Nationals sweep St. Louis Cardinals to earn first trip to World Series - either the Yankees or Astros, in the 115th World Series, which starts next week
Sports
Dem. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar are endorsing Bernie Sanders for president (@AP)
Election 2020
Maryland Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings (68) has died. He had been battling longstanding health issues. (@AP)
National News
Tyson Foods bans ractopamine from U.S. hog supply as meat firms chase China demand (@Reuters)
AgToday
US Boxer Patrick Day dies from traumatic brain injury following brutal knockout by Charles Conwell on Saturday (@Reuters)
Sports
China hopes to reach a phased agreement with the US and cancel tariffs as soon as possible, the Commerce Ministry Gao Feng said on Thursday
AgToday
S. Dakota Cattleman Todd Wilkinson to U.S. Senate Committee: "American beef production and consumption is a climate change solution."
National News
World Giving Index: The U.S. is the No. 1 most generous country in the world for the last decade, No. 2 Myanmar, No. 3 New Zealand at the bottom Yemen, Greece, China
National News
Former McDonald's USA President Ed Rensi: Plant-based (fake) meat fad is due for a reckoning
AgToday
Beer Espionage: Anheuser-Busch says MillerCoors illegally obtained confidential recipes of Bud Light and Michelob Ultra through ex-employee, according to a court filing
National News
Overturned cattle hauler loaded with 100hd closes I-80 westbound in Nebraska between Brady and North Platte Thursday night into Friday morning
National News
US delegation, headed by VP Mike Pence, arrive in Turkey seeking a cease-fire with Turkey and Kurds
World News
New British reality show "Meat the Family" will make families choose between eating their pet or becoming vegetarian
AgToday
Hillary Clinton mulling 2020 run, citing weak Dem field, claim of email vindication (@FoxNews)
National News
Pizza Hut is getting in on the fake meat fad, adding a substance called Incogmeato as an available topping to the their menu
AgToday
FarmersOnly, Online Farmers Dating Site and Farmers Dating App, Celebrates 8 Million Members
AgToday
Garland Nelson, 25, of Braymer, MO is formally charged with 1st degree murder of two Wisconsin cattlemen
National News
Wildfire forces evacuations in N. California, the blaze near Geyserville has grown to 10,000 acres (@AP)
AgToday
Jeff Bezos Is No Longer The Richest Person In The World After Amazon Stock Plunges - Now Worth Just $103.9 Billion, 2nd To Bill Gates At $105.7 Billion
National News
A bottle of The Macallan Fine and Rare single malt Scotch whisky dating back to 1926 has just shattered world records, fetching a staggering $1.9 million at a Sotheby’s auction in London
Hot Topics
Senators Hawley (R-Mo.) and Blackburn (R-Tenn.) Introduce Legislation to Move Most Federal Agencies Out of D.C.
National News
U.S. agriculture officials said Tuesday a rule that allows farmers to legally grow hemp will be finalized this week. (@AP)
AgToday
Bayer is now facing 42,700 plaintiffs in weedkiller Roundup cancer lawsuits. The crisis has cost Bayer more than $30 billion in market value
AgToday
Twitter has decided to ban all political ads on its platform, while Facebook continues to allow, The National Beef Wire remains undecided. (@Wired)
National News
Zoetis Completes Acquisition of Phoenix Lab, a Leading Veterinary Reference Laboratory, to Enhance its Comprehensive Offering in Veterinary Diagnostics
Zoetis
USDA Selects Kansas City, MO as Site for Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture Policy (NIFA) agencies
AgToday
Let them eat steak: Hold the shame, red meat is not bad for you or climate change (@USAToday)
AgToday
A thoroughbred named 'Covfefe' after one of President Trump's signature Twitter lines wins $1M in Saturday's Breeders' Cup in S. California.
National News
Trump offers Mexico aid against drug cartels after slaying of 9 U.S. citizens in N. Mexico
National News
Kentucky Gov. race: Dem. Andy Beshear declared victory while Rep. Gov. Matt Bevin, refused to concede with results showing he trailed by a few thousand votes.
National News
Dems take full control of the Virginia legislature for the first time in more than two decades (@AP)
National News
Republican Tate Reeves defeats fourth-term Attorney General Jim Hood in the hardest-fought Mississippi governor’s race since 2003 (@AP)
National News
U.S. raked in record $7 billion in tariffs in September, up nearly 60% from previous year (@MarketWatch)
National News
China and the U.S. agree to roll back tariffs on each other’s goods in phases (@Bloomberg)
National News
JBS, a Brazilian company, has received $78 million in government pork contracts funded with the trade bailout money -- more than any other U.S. pork producer
AgToday
USDA researchers have recently discovered a way to double the amount of grains that a sorghum plant can yield
AgToday
Cargill is investing $2.1 million over 3 years to help the FFA to develop future leaders who are prepared to continue advancing sustainable agriculture.
AgToday
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a bill which will give a 3.1% pay raise to our men and women in uniform!
National News
U.S. Department of Education is cancelling $10.8M in student loan debt for students at two shuttered schools- Art Institute of Colorado and the Illinois Institute of Art
National News
The U.S. can slash health-care costs 75% with 2 fundamental changes — and without ‘Medicare for All’
National News
MNF: Seahawks knock 49ers from unbeaten ranks with 27-24 OT win; all NFL Teams now have at least 1 loss
National News
Dean Foods, who's brands include DairyPure, Land O Lakes and Lehigh Valley Dairy Farms, files for bankruptcy (@MarketWatch)
AgToday
Disney+ went live Tuesday — but is it worth the $7 compared to Amazon, Netflix, HBO, Hulu and Apple?
Hot Topics
Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Confirms: Meat and Poultry Industry Achieves Lowest-Ever Rates for Worker Injuries & Illnesses
AgToday
U.S.-China trade talks are set to continue with a phone call on today as both sides seek to hammer out a phase 1, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said
AgToday
Browns DE Myles Garrett facing NFL discipline after pulling of Pittsburgh QB Mason Rudolph’s helmet and clubbing him on the head during Cleveland’s 21-7 win
Sports
Today Marks the 20th Anniversary of the Texas A&M Bonfire Tragedy That Left 11 Students Dead and 27 Injured
National News
Farm Service Agency director Duane E. Crawson, 43, of Bonifay, FL and 28 others indicted on false 'grazing losses’ scheme
AgToday
Authorities are investigating whether remains of one of the missing brothers from Wisconsin cattlemen were found in a stock trailer in Nebraska.
National News
The American Medical Association on Tuesday called for an immediate ban on all electronic cigarettes and vaping devices.
National News
Vegan Customer Sues Burger King for 'Contaminated' Fake Meat Whopper Allegedly Cooked on Same Grills as Real Meat
National News
Japan lower house passes U.S. trade deal; clearing the way for tariff cuts next year on U.S. farm goods
National News
US Agriculture Department Funds More than $1 Billion in Projects to Boost Rural Infrastructure
AgToday
President Trump said on Friday he will soon release a plan to let states import prescription medicines to combat high drug prices
National News
U.S. stocks opened higher on Monday as expectations of a U.S.-China trade truce were strengthened by a report that the two sides were nearing an agreement. (@Reuters)
National News
California: Monday's "Cave Fire" has spread to cover 3,100 acres threatens homes in Santa Barbara County
National News
How a gang of ‘conspicuously small’ thieves carried out the ‘world’s biggest-ever heist’ stealing $1.2 billion jewels
World News
Authorities say feral hogs attacked and killed a woman outside a Southeast Texas home (@FoxNews)
National News
Moneywise shared the results of AFBF’s Thanksgiving dinner cost survey in a feature article that looked at major components of the holiday meal, which will cost $48.91, up one cent compared to last year.
National News
I-70 closed in western Kansas due to winter storm last night reopened now road conditions remain dangerous
National News
Black Friday shoppers drop record-breaking $7.4B in online sales. Shoppers spent a staggering $5.3 million per minute in online purchases.
National News
China suspends U.S. military visits to Hong Kong, sanctions U.S. non-government organizations for encouraging protesters
National News
Cold weather hampering harvest, and diminished production (down 6%) has led to a potato shortage in the US, threatening the availability of French fries (@BusinessInsider)
AgToday
Cyber Monday sales were on course to bring in a record $9.4 billion, according to early estimates (@Reuters)
National News
As if prison wasn't bad enough NY mayor De Blasio wants ‘Meatless Mondays’ for Riker’s Island inmates (@NYpost)
AgToday
New York Declares State of Emergency, Boston Schools Close as Winter Storm Pummels Northeast. > 10K without power > 100 flights cancelled (@Weather.com)
National News
Mexico resist USMCA trade agreement as Democrats push to challenge Mexican labor practices that would involve cross-border inspections at Mexican factories (@FoxBusiness)
National News
USDA Restores Original Intent of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): A Second Chance, Not A Way of Life
AgToday
Pelosi says she's asking House Judiciary Committee to proceed with drafting articles of impeachment against President Trump
National News
Saudi Aramco’s Record $1.7 Trillion Valuation IPO Will Make It More Valuable Than Apple Or Microsoft (@Forbes)
National News
A shooting at a US naval base in Florida on Friday morning left 4 people dead, including the gunman, and 7 others injured. The shoot has been identified as a Saudi foreign national.
National News
OPEC countries, Russia to cut oil output, pushing up prices. The U.S. benchmark gained 77 cents to $59.20 a barrel.
World News
Vegan influencer eats meat for 30 days, shocks fans by saying she's healthier than she's 'felt in years'
AgToday
Brazil's JBS says U.S. listing would not change headquarters, not aimed at reducing tax rate -filing (@Nasdaq)
AgToday
FBI Detains 10 After Naval Air Station Attack, Searching For More After Attacker Had Party To Watch Mass Shooting Videos (@DailyWire)
National News
Sports Illustrated named soccer star Megan Rapinoe as its 2019 "Sportsperson of the Year."
National News
With the help of a successful weekend showing of Frozen 2, Disney has officially raked in more than $10 billion this year in box office sales, a new record
National News
Democrats and the Trump administration near a tentative United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. House could vote by Dec. 18.
AgToday
Willie Nelson has quit smoking weed?!?! .... Willie (86) said in a recent interview, “I don’t smoke anymore — [I] take better care of myself.”
National News
Dems expected to announce at least 2 articles of impeachment against Trump today (@FoxNews)
National News
Trade War Has Cost Americans Additional $42 Billion, Including Over $4 Billion in October Alone Says New Study
AgToday
Easy Gordita ... Taco Bell worker welds machete at drive-through customer after dispute in Austin, TX
National News
Hillary Clinton emerges as top choice of Democratic voters in Harvard-Harris presidential poll (@WashTimes)
Election 2020
House Dems announced 2 articles of impeachment against President Trump, declaring he “betrayed the nation” with his actions toward Ukraine (@AP)
National News
Wayland Baptist guard J.J. Culver had a performance for the ages Tuesday night, becoming just the second player in NAIA history to score at least 100 points in a game. (@ESPN)
Sports
$3 million in cash found in barrels of of raw pork shoulder bound for Mexico after tractor trailer stop in Cleveland Co.. NC
National News
Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren proposes 'Blue New Deal' to protect oceans. Pledges to end offshore drilling, reduce ocean trash, and beef up enforcement of the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts.
National News
Today Democrats look to approve impeachment articles ahead of U.S. House floor vote (@Reuters)
National News
Feds Collect Record Taxes Through November; But Still Run $343.3 Billion Deficit With Second-Highest Spending in Nation's History (@CNS)
National News
10 ex-NFL players charged with defrauding healthcare program in multi-million dollar scheme
National News
Wall Street Is Headed for More Gains As Trade Hopes Build and Tories Sweep U.K. Election (@Nasdaq)
National News
Mega Millions jackpot hits $340M, but after taxes the lump sum payout will be just $145.4M (@FoxBusiness)
National News
Rep. DeLauro (D-Conn) Introduces Bill (H.R.5415) to Expand Food Safety Oversight by FDA of Confined Animal Feeding Operations
Cattle Network
Dems propelled President Trump’s impeachment toward a historic vote by the full U.S. House as the Judiciary Committee on Friday approved charges (@AP)
National News
Report: China to buy $50 billion in US farm products in return for tariff concessions more twice what they bought in 2017
National News
Louisiana is suing the state of California over its decision to ban the import and sale of alligator products
National News
Tornadoes sweep across southeastern U.S. Monday, killing at least 3 with damage reported in parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Texas
National News
House passes $1.4 trillion spending package to avert government shutdown - $632B to dept. of Labor, Health, EPA and Education, $738B to Defense Spending
National News
New spending bill includes a provision that would raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, from 18 to 21
National News
Amazon’s Alexa can now be used to change the subject during family disputes that take place over the Christmas period. Using the phrase “Alexa, change the subject”, the AI-powered assistant will try to spark a new debate by asking questions.
National News
Kentucky’s newly elected Dem. Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order Thurs. that restored the right to vote to more than 140k convicted felons.
National News
Mormon Church accused of stockpiling $100B, avoiding paying taxes and no charitable giving in 22 years
National News
U.S. House impeachment of Trump sets stage for trial in the 100-member Senate, where a vote to remove him would require a 2/3 majority - At least 20 Republicans would have to join Dems in voting against Trump, none have indicated they will
National News
US stocks move higher as markets yawn at Trump’s impeachment. The Dow Jones up 105 points, or 0.4%, to 28,344, Nasdaq composite was up 0.5%, and S&P 500 was up 0.45% (@AP)
National News
Thursday the U.S. House of Representatives passed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) 385-41.
National News
YouTube’s Top Earner, 8-Year-Old Ryan Kaji, Who Reviews Toys Earned $26M in 2019 (@Forbes)
National News
Senator Rand Paul Releases 2019 ‘Festivus’ Edition of ‘The Waste Report’ sites more than $50B is wasted tax dollars
National News
Wall Street opened at another record high Friday, as optimism over U.S.-China trade relations and an improving global economy (@Reuters)
National News
A liquid nitrogen explosion at a Textron Aviation plant near Wichita, Kansas, injured 11 people on Friday.
National News
Republican Party vacancy committee has selected Richard Holtorf a Washington County, Colo cattle rancher to replace the late state Rep. Kimmi Lewis.
Politics
Electric Pickup Truck maker Rivian, Backed By Amazon, Ford, Raises Whopping $1.3 Billion (@Forbes)
AgToday
The Highest-Paid Athletes Of The Decade: 1.) Floyd Mayweather (boxer) $915M 2.) Cristiano Ronaldo (soccer) $800M 3.) Lionel Messi (soccer) $750M 4.) LeBron James (B-Ball) $680M
Sports
Mysterious swarms of giant drones have started to appear in the Colorado and Nebraska night sky
National News
The Highest-Paid Musicians Of The Decade: 1.) Dr. Dre $950M 2.) Taylor Swift $825M 3.) Beyonce $685M 4.) U2 $675M 5.) Diddy $605M
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750 soldiers with 82nd Airborne headed for CENTCOM, additional 4,000 troops expected to deploy as Iran tensions mount
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Don Larsen, who in 1956 pitched the only perfect game in World Series history for the NY Yankees, died Wed. He was 90 years old.
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The Golden Globes announced Thursday that the menu for attendees at this year's awards show will not include meat. (@TheHill)
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State Department urges U.S. citizens to 'depart Iraq immediately' due to 'heightened tensions'
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Iran vows ‘harsh’ response to US killing of top general. Democrats call US killing of Iranian general ‘reckless’. (@AP)
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DIY-Deficiency: New Study Finds 2 In 5 Adults Can’t Fix A Single Household Problem Without Google
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Baylor’s Matt Rhule named head coach of the Carolina Panthers in a deal is worth $62 million over 7 seasons. He replaces Ron Rivera who was 76-63 in 9 seasons
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Iranian forces fired missiles at military bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq on Wednesday in retaliation for the U.S. killing of an Iranian general
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Here’s Why The Stock Market Hit New Record Highs After Trump’s Comments On Iran (@Forbes)
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You Can Now Make $100K Working at Taco Bell. Amid an increasingly tough U.S. labor market, the chain will test the higher salary in select restaurants in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast.
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Oregon ranchers fined $18,000 last week for burn pile that included dead animals report says (@FoxNews)
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Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot sign deal for 50-50 merger. The new company will produce revenues of ~$190B and produce 8.7M cars per year.
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At least 12 dead as dangerous weather over the weekend targets more than 30 million Americans, tornadoes in 3 states, more than 1000 flights cancelled
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President Trump, for the 3rd year in a row, will address farm and ranch families at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 101st Annual Convention in Austin, TX
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China has pledged to buy almost $80 billion of additional manufactured goods from the US over the next 2 years as part of a trade war truce (@Reuters)
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NJ Sen. Cory Booker on Monday suspended his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination
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BREAKING: US, China sign historic phase one trade deal. Trump- 'It doesn't get any bigger than this' (@FoxBusiness)
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China Trade Phase 1 Deal: The purchases will include up to $50 billion of U.S. agriculture, $40 billion in services, $50 billion in energy and $75 billion to $80 billion worth of manufacturing
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Trump signs ‘landmark’ China deal and says US removal of tariffs on Chinese goods will come in next phase. The deal cuts some tariffs on some Chinese goods Tariffs remain on $380B worth of Chinese products.
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The U.S. and China Trade Deal helped the Dow closed above 29,000 Wednesday. It advanced 0.31% (or approximately 90 points) to 29,030.22. That’s a new all-time high. (@NASDAQ)
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Oklahoma senators file legislation to create ‘Make America Great Again’ license plates
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China coronavirus claims sixth victim as holiday travel heightens infection risks. The National Health Commission (NHC) put the number of confirmed cases at 291 by the end of Monday. (@Reuters)
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Thousands of gun rights activists flooded Virginia's Capitol yesterday for Second Amendment rally (@FoxNews)
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New app lets strangers find your name, info with snap of a photo, using facial recognition technology
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Pandemic fears grow as China coronavirus death toll rises to 9 and 440 confirmed cases, while suspicions grow that the virus crossed to humans from animals
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BREAKING: China has quarantined the city of Wuhan (pop. 11M people) shut down the Wuhan Airport and public transportation in an effort contain the China Coronavirus
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China locks down two cities at epicenter of virus outbreak Wuhan (pop. 11M) and Haunggang (pop. 6M) as Coronavirus expands to claim 17 lives and 600 now infected (Reuters)
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Trump on Wednesday approved Keystone XL oil sands pipeline to be built across U.S. land, pushing the controversial $8B project closer to construction though court challenges still loom (@AP)
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Former Wells Fargo CEO, John Stumpf, Hit With $17.5 Million Fine, Lifetime Ban From the Banking Industry for Role in Creating Millions of Fake Accounts to Meet Sales Quotas
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West Virginia lawmaker invites Virginia counties to join his state amid gun control pushback
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Illinois health officials announced the second confirmed case of coronavirus in the U.S. was located in Chicago (@CBSChicago)
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China coronavirus cases reach 2,835, death toll hit 81 Chinese state media says (@Reuters)
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Super Bowl ticket prices are averaging $8100 a 63% increase over last years $4972 ave. ticket price
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U.S. Stocks to Tumble as Coronavirus Fears Spread - Monday Open - Dow Down 1.3% - S&P Down 1.3% - Nasdaq Down 1.7%
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Coronavirus Infections Nearly Double 106 Now Dead and at Least 4,515 Confirmed Infected
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1st Female Coach in Super Bowl History - Assistant Coach, Katie Sowers (from Hesston, KS) Takes the Sidelines for the 49ers Sunday (@WichitaEagle)
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Japan, U.S. evacuate citizens from China as Coronavirus spreads. Death reaches 132, number of confirmed cases near 6,000.
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Rose Hill, KS - 6ft Snake Found Hiding In Couch - The resident had been living there for 4 years and had never owned a snake, so police aren’t sure how it got there.
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Authorities have uncovered a cross-border tunnel that stretches more than three-quarters of a mile, making it the longest of its kind ever discovered along the Southwest border
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US advises no travel to China, where virus deaths top 200 - The virus has infected almost 10,000 people globally in just 2 months (@AP)
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Trump Rally in Iowa: “The green new deal,” Trump said. “Which would crush our farms, destroy our cows — I love cows,” he said, adding, “They want to kill our cows. That means you’re next.”
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FDA approves first drug ( Palforzia, Aimmune Therapeutics ) for treatment of peanut allergy for children
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Senate votes against calling new impeachment witnesses. Trump acquittal days away (@WashExaminer)
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Coronavirus Update: There are at least 490 deaths and 24,324 cases of coronavirus in China, 191 cases in other 25 countries
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Trump proudly displays 'Acquitted' headlines, mere feet from Pelosi at prayer breakfast (@FoxNews)
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China Corona Virus Death Rose Rose From 97 to 908 in the 24 hours through midnight Sunday and 3,062 new cases were reported Total Cases Now Stands At 40,171 (@AP)
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Trump budget would cut $4.4T in spending, reduce spending on foreign aid by 21%, The EPA by 26%, Dept. of Housing and Urban Dev, by 15% (@FoxNews)
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Assault weapons bill dies in Virginia, giving gun-rights groups a rare victory (@TheVirginaPilot)
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Utah Senate votes to decriminalize polygamy - Punishments for plural marriage would be limited to fines of up to $750 and community service
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Trump is on track to build more than 450 miles of a wall along the southern border within the year, the White House says. The U.S.- Mexico boarder is 2000 miles. (@Politico)
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Dow down more than 800 points loss as coronavirus spread stirs fears of global economic hit (@MarketWatch)
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S. Korea to launch mass coronavirus testing, U.S. pledges $1B for vaccine, more than 80K people have been infected and 2,663 deaths word wide since the outbreak began
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Drugmaker Moderna Delivers First Experimental Coronavirus Vaccine for Human Testing (@WSJ)
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The Dow just logged its worst 2-day percentage drop in two years — here are 5 reasons the stock market is tanking, and only one of them is the coronavirus (@MarketWatch)
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Does the Pope have coronavirus? Pope Francis sick a day after supporting coronavirus sufferers (@NYPost)
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'These are highly uncertain times': coronavirus wipes $5 trillion off world markets (@Reuters)
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Two people killed, around 40 buildings destroyed by Nashville tornado Tuesday morning (@Reuters)
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Election 2020: Joe Biden’s momentum surged higher after a big victory in S. Carolina as Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg dropped out of the race and endorsed him (@TheHill)
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Trump urges pharmaceutical executives to accelerate coronavirus vaccine efforts (@TheHill)
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Biden claims 9 Super Tuesday victories, including Texas - Sanders claims just 4 but secures California in Super Tuesday (@AP)
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California declares statewide emergency over coronavirus as cases in Cali rise to 53 and death toll rises to 11 in U.S. (@Reuters)
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Elizabeth Warren drops out of 2020 presidential race after disappointing Super Tuesday showing (@CNBC)
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First Colorado patient tests positive for coronavirus there are 148 confirmed total cases across the U.S. (@TheHill)
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Ex-United Auto Workers Union president, Gary Jones, charged with embezzling $1 million (@CNBC)
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Mortgage Rates Hit All-time Low - The ave. 30-year fixed-rate mortgage hit a record 3.29% this week, the lowest level in its nearly 50-year history
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Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden's presidential campaign early Monday (@TheHill)
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Dogs and cats cannot pass the new coronavirus on to humans, but they can test positive for low levels of the pathogen if they catch it from their owners (@PostRegister)
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Kentucky Derby Winner Maximum Security Trainer Jason Servis Among More Than Two Dozen Charged in Horse-Doping Scheme (@TheDailyBeast)
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CDC urges people over 60, those with health conditions to prepare, stay near home amid coronavirus
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College Basketball March Madness 2020 facing fanless games after governor’s coronavirus warning (@NYPost)
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Joe Biden has another big primary night, wins 4 more states taking a big step toward the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination (@Ap)
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Trump restricts travel from Europe for the next 30 days to fight spread of coronavirus (@THeHill)
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Coronavirus major cancellations: NBA season suspended; MLB cancels spring training and delays start of season; NCAA cancels March Madness; Disneyland closes.....
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We’ve Got The Vaccine, Says Pentagon-Funded Company Medicago - the vaccine could start to become available in November 2021 and could produce as many as 10 million doses a month
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'Don't panic' says US woman who had the coronavirus - experiencing mild flu like-symptoms and recovering in about 1 week (@YahooNews)
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Stocks post biggest rally since 2008, clawing back some of their coronavirus collapse Dow +1,985 or +9.4% S&P 500 +9.2% Nasdaq +9.3% (@CNBC)
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Relatively uninfected Mexico frets about U.S. coronavirus spread, could restrict border - Mexico so far has 16 cases USA 1,800 (@Reuters)
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Trump gives people with student loans a break amid coronavirus - borrowers pay no interest and can pause payments without penalty (@CNBC)
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CDC recommends canceling events with 50 or more people for the next eight weeks throughout US
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NFL Players Vote to Approve New CBA with 17-Game Schedule, Expanded Playoffs (@BleacherReport)
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Gun, Ammunition Sales Surge amid Coronavirus Outbreak - Ammunition retailer Ammo.com has seen a 68% increase in transactions (@NationalReview)
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U.S. drugmaker Pfizer has signed a deal with Germany’s BioNTech SE to co-develop a potential vaccine for the coronavirus using BioNTech’s mRNA-based drug development platform
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NFL QB Tom Brady leaving New England Patriots, says ‘football journey’ is elsewhere (@AP)
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NFL QB Tom Brady leaving New England Patriots, says ‘football journey’ is elsewhere (@AP)
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IRS: taxpayers can delay paying their income taxes on as much as $1 million in taxes owed for up to 90 days (@CNBC)
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3 Chicago Midway airport control tower workers test positive for COVID-19; hundreds of flights canceled
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General Motors, Ford and Chrysler to close all US factories due to the coronavirus (@CNBC)
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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) was dropped out of the 2020 presidential contest (@TheHill)
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U.S. grocery meat supply to improve soon, after virus-fueled demand surge: Tyson Foods (@Reuters)
AgToday
Kansas is thirsty: Bars, restaurants allowed to sell bottled beer, wine to-go during pandemic
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White House, Senate reach deal on $2 trillion stimulus package, the deal includes $500B for a major corporate, $367B for small business (@TheHill)
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Stimulus package: $1,200 Government Checks to Americans who make $75,000 or less (@TheHill)
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The U.S. Now Leads the World in Confirmed Coronavirus Cases - at least 81,321 people are known to have been infected (@NYTimes)
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Team USA: 50 companies join Trump's war on coronavirus by switching production to make hand sanitizer, masks, ventilators, drugs, food, and deliveries (WashExaminer)
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REPORT: Alcohol Sales Increase 55% In America Amid Coronavirus Pandemic (@DailyCaller)
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People should wear a cloth mask or facial covering when in public, new CDC guidance to say
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos donates $100M to food banks as unemployment soars during coronavirus outbreak (FoxNews)
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Oregon: William “Bill” Lapschies 104-Year-Old World War II Veteran Survives Coronavirus (NYPost)
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Surgeon general: 'This is going to be the hardest and the saddest week of most Americans' lives'
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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to intensive care following COVID-19 Infection (@FoxNews)
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Israeli scientists are on the cusp of developing the first vaccine against the novel coronavirus, according to Science and Technology Minister
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NYC Health Committee Chairman Braces Residents for ‘Temporary Burials’ in City Parks Due to Limited Morgue Space
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Bernie Sanders quits Democratic race for president; Biden is party's apparent nominee (NBC)
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Boehringer Ingelheim steps up effort with Global Support Program, relief increased to $6.4 million, over 100 scientists and 11,000 lab hours committed to COVID-19 research
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Walmart sold enough toilet paper in five days for every person in US to have a roll, CEO says
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Dumped milk, smashed eggs and plowed vegetables: Coronavirus pandemic leaves staggering amount of food waste
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Trump Says Some States Will Be Able To Open ‘Literally Tomorrow’ If They Want To (@Forbes)
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Oil hit $0.01 a barrel before falling to as low as negative $40 and eventually settling at negative $37.63, the lowest level recorded since oil futures started in 1983
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‘I’d Take Her In A Heartbeat’: Joe Biden Says He Would Pick Michelle Obama To Be His Vice President
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Trump says US will 'shoot down and destroy' any Iranian boats harassing American ships
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Georgia, Tennessee, S. Carolina announce plans to reopen some businesses, wind down coronavirus stay-at-home orders
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Missouri Is Suing China’s Government, Claiming It ‘Lied To The World’ Over The Coronavirus Crisis
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Former U.S. Sec. of Energy and Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry takes Ted Cruz up on challenge, donates beef to Fayette County EMS
AgToday
Countries from Italy to New Zealand have announced the easing of coronavirus lockdowns
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U.S. banks brace for another chaotic dash to grab $310B in small business aid due to be released by the gov. on Monday
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Tom Inglesby, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security: US 'near the end of the beginning' of pandemic
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Dow drops nearly 300 points, but April best month in 33 years. The Dow Jones closed 288.14 points lower, or 1.2%, at 24,345.72. The S&P 500 slid 0.9% to 2,912.43. The Nasdaq fell 0.3% to 8,889.55.
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Modoc County, California defies Governor's stay-at-home order — allows schools, hair salons, bars, restaurants, movie theaters, and churches to reopen
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Pfizer and the German company BioNTech announced Tuesday that they have begun human trials of a potential coronavirus vaccine
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Roughly 1,000 of Wendy's 5,500 U.S. restaurants, or about 18% of Wendy's restaurants aren't serving hamburgers or other meat, due to shortage
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More pickup trucks sold than cars for first time ever in US - in April Truck sales out numbered cars sale by 17K units
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Skip the steak, buy the brisket: Consumers need to be flexible amid beef bottlenecks (LATimes)
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Arizona opens door for pro sports return in state,Gov. Ducey said on Tuesday that professional sports, including MLB, NBA, NHL and NFL can resume without fans on Saturday (AP)
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California cancels fall university classes as Fauci warns of reopening too soon (Reuters)
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Coronavirus Cases in Georgia, Florida Continue to Decline Despite Business Openings - Florida down 14% Georgia down 12%
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Revived legislation seeks to end monopoly of meat industry, open markets to small farmers amid coronavirus pandemic (FoxNews)
AgToday
One In Three Americans Who Have Lost A Job Report Having Started A New One In The Past Month
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What did eight weeks and $3 trillion buy the U.S. in the fight against coronavirus? (Reuters)
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Moderna shares surge 30% after reporting ‘positive’ data on early-stage coronavirus vaccine trial (CNBC)
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Dow futures rise nearly 400 points as Fed’s Powell says don’t ‘bet against American economy’— even as unemployment could rise to 25% (MarketWatch)
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Catastrophic dam failures along the Tittabawassee River in Midland County forced the ordered evacuation 10,000 Michigan residents overnight
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Trump to order US flags lowered to honor coronavirus victims as death toll approaches 100,000
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Trump says U.S. won’t shut down again if there’s second wave of coronavirus (MarketWatch)
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McDonald's warns franchisees impacted by coronavirus could have to downsize or sell (FoxBusiness)
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Wilkesboro, NC hair salon posts sign outside saying Tyson Foods' employees not allowed inside because of COVID-19 outbreak at plant
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Merck leaps into COVID-19 development fray said it was buying Austrian vaccine maker Themis Bioscience (Reuters)
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Mesquite, Texas: The Mesquite Championship Rodeo Claims ‘First In Nation’ Sporting Event To Open For Fans At 25% Capacity This Summer
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103-year-old Massachusetts woman beats coronavirus, celebrates with Bud Light (USAToday)
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Some 62,000 National Guard troops mobilized in coronavirus fight, George Floyd unrest (Fox)
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The Chinese city of Wuhan, has tested nearly 10M people in a19-day campaign to check the entire city found just 300 positive cases (AP)
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Biden claims '10 to 15 percent' of Americans are 'just not very good people' (FoxNews)
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British Drugmaker AstraZeneca unveils $750M deal in to produce billions of COVID-19 shots
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In surprise, unemployment rate falls, economy adds jobs - The U.S added 2.5M jobs in May as the businesses began to reopen after coronavirus-related closures, dropping the unemployment rate to 13.3%
Cattle Update
Cracker Barrel Is Testing Beer And Wine As It Expects Sales To Be 'Choppy' While Dining Rooms Reopen
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The biggest coronavirus hiring slumps: 1.) Uber/Lyft Driver (-91%) 2.) Flight Attendant (-90%) 3.) Car Washer (-87%) 4.) Tour Guide (-85%) 5.) Retail Store Associate (-84%)
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Walmart looks to remove all cashiers from stores - Walmart is testing a store that will only offer self-checkout
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Former Bumble Bee CEO Sentenced To Prison For Fixing Prices Of Canned Tuna - Christopher Lischewski, sentenced to 40 months in jail and a $100K fine for his role in a conspiracy to fix prices of canned tuna
AgToday
Major study finds common steroid (dexamethasone) reduces deaths among patients with severe Covid-19
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Fake Meat Maker Beyond Meat to sell value pack at Walmart, Target with lowest-ever price point. The “cookout classic” box will include 10 fake-meat patties at a price of $15.99, or ~$1.60 per patty.
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Kansas: Wichita State University donors threaten to pull their support after the university's president cancelled Ivanka Trump's graduation speech
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WEATHER FLASH: Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains; Marginal Risks of Flash Flooding
Market Update
Trump administration drops appeal of judge’s ruling that revoked grazing permit for Hammond Ranches Inc.
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Trump will sign an executive order to suspend the issuance of some temp. worker visas through the end of 2020. The order applies to H-1B visas, H-2B visas, H-4 visas, L-1 visas and certain J-1 visas.
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Oklahoma City: HiLo Club bar closes, will test staff after individual tests positive for COVID-19
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New York, New Jersey and Connecticut impose 14-day quarantine on travelers from coronavirus hotspot states
Market Update
Army activates 400 Guard troops to protect monuments in Washington, D.C. (Washington Post)
Market Update
Texas Virus Cases Rise By Record 5,551 to 125,921; Governor Says "Massive Outbreak" of Covid "Across the State."
Market Update
USDA, FDA Issue Joint Statement: No Evidence People Can Contract COVID-19 From Food, Or Packaging
AgToday
The families of 3 workers who died from the coronavirus in Tyson's Iowa meat plant outbreak are suing Tyson Foods saying the company knowingly put employees at risk and lied to keep them on the job
AgToday
Late Thursday, the Trump administration filed a 82-page brief with the Supreme Court to scrap Obamacare (Forbes)
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Chuck E. Cheese’s has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after venue closures stemming from the coronavirus pandemic roiled its business
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China has taken some unprecedented and unexpected steps to stir confusion and controversy when it comes to linking coronavirus outbreaks to food (Bloomberg)
AgToday
After 30 years, the Dixie Chicks change their name to just 'The Chicks' of concern that the band's original name could invoke racist sentiment in some way
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New Jersey halts reopening plan & will not start indoor dining on Thursday as planned, Governor Murphy says (CNBC)
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Pizza Hut, Wendy's franchisee, NPC International, expected to file for bankruptcy - The franchisee owns more than 1,200 Pizza Hut restaurants and 385 Wendy's
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Dr. Anthony Fauci warned the U.S. could see 100,000 new coronavirus cases a day, citing surges that put “the entire country at risk.” “It could get very bad,” he said (NYTimes)
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Starbucks, Coca-Cola and Levi's have become the latest big brands to publicly join a growing Facebook ad boycott at the urging of the NAACP and other civil rights organizations
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United Airlines is tripling its August schedule, adding nearly 25,000 domestic and international flights as demand rises (Reuters)
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4.8M jobs added and unemployment falls to 11.1% as more states reopen after COVID-19 shutdowns (USAToday)
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Supreme Court to decide if Congress can get secret Russia grand jury materials (USAToday)
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U.S. federal prosecutors announce charges against Ghislaine Maxwell, ex-girlfriend and associate of late accused sex offender Jeffrey Epstein (Reuters)
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The Washington Redskins announced that the NFL football team will be "undergoing a thorough review of the team name" that Native Americans have long objected to racially offensive (ABC NEWS)
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US COVID testing has expanded from around 100k per day in March and April to over 600k now. If we had been testing 600k per day the entire time, and we use the previous positive test rate (which is an assumption), this is what it would look like. Today’s surge would be small (@wesbury)
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President Trump signs an extension of the Paycheck Protection Program to help small businesses keep employees on their payrolls, according to the White House (CNNBRK)
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Mike Gundy Agrees to Take $1 Million Pay Cut After Review Prompted by Backlash over OAN Shirt (Breitbart)
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American rapper Kanye West announced on Saturday that he would run for president in 2020
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Patrick Mahomes' 10-year extension with Kansas City Chiefs is worth more than $400 million (tied for the biggest deal in sports history) (CNBC)
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Kansas listed as one of schools in running to sign LeBron James’ son, Bronny James (KCStar)
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The coronavirus outbreak took a heavy toll on workers at U.S. meat and poultry processing facilities, with more than 17,000 COVID-19 cases and nearly 100 deaths in April and May, according to a report from the CDC released on Tuesday (Reuters)
Cattle Update
Walgreens plans to open as many as 700 doctors’ offices in its drugstores and invest $1 billion in primary-care provider VillageMD (Bloomberg)
Market Update
Bayer puts Roundup future claims settlement on hold... Bayer was forced on Wednesday to delay part of a proposed settlement of allegations that its widely used weedkiller Roundup caused cancer after a U.S. judge questioned its plan to deal with future claims (Reuters)
Market Update
Ivy League scraps college football and fall sports for 2020, will evaluate feasibility of playing in spring
National News
6 men plead guilty, are sentenced in Idaho poaching case - The men entered plea agreements for the illegal killing and possession 3 mule deer and 16 elk
AgToday
53% of restaurants closed amid coronavirus have shuttered permanently, data shows (RestaurantDive)
Market Update
A security guard at a Southern California market fatally shot a man who refused to wear a mask, prosecutors say (ABC News)
National News
If Florida were a country, it would have the world's 4th highest tally of new COVID-19 cases (a record 15,300) for the 24 hours ending yesterday, after the U.S. (66,281), Brazil (45,048) and India (28,637).
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Rivian raises $2.5 billion in aggressive plan to beat Tesla and Nikola with the first all-electric pickup truck
AgToday
Dow futures rise more than 200 points as Pfizer, BioNTech vaccines get 'fast track' status (CNBC)
Market Update
Tesla Founder Elon Musk becomes 7th richest person on Earth; Worth increases $6 billion on Friday making him worth $70.5 billion total.
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Reversing earlier decision, board votes to cancel this year’s Kansas State Fair (KC Star)
Market Update
US Rejects All Major China Claims in South China Sea. Serious escalation. Mike Pompeo’s statement just now...
Market Update
California's two largest school districts, Los Angeles and San Diego, have announced all classes will begin online only in the fall in order to protect students and staff against COVID-19 (MSNBC)
Market Update
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered all counties in the state to close indoor activities at restaurants, bars, wineries, tasting rooms, movie theaters, family entertainment centers, zoos and museums (CNN)
Market Update
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos And Ex-Wife MacKenzie Add Combined $22 Billion To Fortunes In One Week
National News
Heads Up: President Trump Will Hold A Press Conference In The Rose Garden At 5pm Et. Trump Press Conference Tied To Potential Action On China (Investing.com)
Market Update
“If everyone in the United States wore a mask for 3 weeks — just 3 weeks — we would not have anymore coronavirus, because there would be no more spread, but people do not want to wear masks," Salesforce's Marc Benioff said (@MadMoneyOnCNBC)
Market Update
US-Canada border closure extended another month... According to several US and Canadian news outlets, the border between the countries will remain closed to non-essential travel until at least August 21 due to the ongoing rise of COVID-19 cases stateside
Market Update
Moderna shares jump as much as 16% as company says its coronavirus vaccine trial produced 'robust' immune response
National News
U.S. President Donald Trump said that he was responsible for Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to ban Huawei from Britain's 5G network from the end of 2027, a remark China said proved London's move was about politics rather than security (Reuters)
Market Update
Walmart and Sam's Club will require customers to wear face coverings, beginning July 20
Market Update
Kelly delays reopening of Kansas schools until after Labor Day as coronavirus cases soar (@KCStar)
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) announced she will issue an executive order on Monday delaying the beginning of the K-12 school year in her state until after Labor Day in September because of the coronavirus
National News
Moderna has started turning out COVID-19 vaccine doses for quick shipment if approved: CEO
National News
41%+ of Americans and 35%+ of Chinese stating they will not buy each other’s products (@zerohedge)
Market Update
About 20,000 fans attend a NASCAR event in Bristol, Tennessee, on Wednesday, likely making it the single biggest crowd since the coronavirus pandemic halted U.S. sports 4 months ago (MSNBC)
Market Update
France, Denmark, China and New Zealand have reopened schools, while minimising risk. Other countries should follow their lead (Economist)
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Travel Alert: Americans From 26 States Should Stay Home, Per Harvard’s COVID-19 Tracking Site
National News
Rapper Kanye West files for Oklahoma presidential ballot - Contradicting Prior Reports of Dropout
National News
Boehringer Ingelheim-backed COVID-19 researchers identify new antibodies to fight the virus
National News
Imperial College's Covid-19 vaccine trial will progress to its next stage, with 105 participants to receive their first shot of one of three doses
Market Update
30-Year Mortgage Rate in the US is below 3% for the first time in history: 2.98% (Charlie Bilello)
Market Update
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Friday she is receiving chemotherapy for a recurrence of cancer, but has no plans to retire from the Supreme Court (LA Times)
National News
Gunman Opened Fire On Home Of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas, Killing Son And Injuring Husband
National News
John Lewis (D, GA-5), longtime congressman and civil rights icon, dies after succumbing to pancreatic cancer which was diagnosed in December
National News
New York City cleared to enter Phase 4 of reopening. NY state now has less than a 1% positive rate on COVID-19 tests, and that daily hospitalizations are at their lowest point since March 18.
National News
Kanye is still running for president, and he wants to give all new parents $1 million dollars and free marijuana
National News
‘Our little town is hurting right now.’ Prayers sought as COVID cluster hits rural Logan, KS
AgToday
Oxford University's coronavirus vaccine with AstraZeneca shows positive immune response in early trial
National News
The start of the high school sports season in California will be delayed until December or January, the California Interscholastic Federation announced today (LATimes)
Market Update
Dozens of women wearing yellow linked arms to form a protective "wall of moms" around Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland, Oregon, as the protesters clashed with federal law enforcement. (NBC News)
National News
The first votes of the U.S. presidential election will be cast in just 6 weeks (Bloomberg)
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Teachers unions sue Florida governor over order requiring schools to reopen amid coronavirus outbreak (The Hill)
Market Update
Shares of Amazon, Tesla, Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet, Facebook and Netflix popped Monday, adding $291.66 billion in combined market valuation (CNBC)
Market Update
Missouri Governor Says Kids Will Get Coronavirus In Schools, But ‘They’re Going To Get Over It’ (Forbes)
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Meat-eating boosts muscle health better than plant-based diet as we age, new study suggests
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) says next COVID-19 relief bill will include stimulus checks (TheHill)
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Federal prosecutors charged two Chinese men with hacking hundreds of U.S. and foreign companies, nongovernmental organizations and human rights activists, as well as trying to hack three U.S. firms researching the coronavirus (Politico)
Market Update
President Trump signs memo that aims to omit undocumented immigrants from 2020 census count, likely prompting legal challenges from Democratic-controlled states (MSNBC)
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Trump warns U.S. coronavirus outbreak will probably 'get worse before it gets better' (CNBC)
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U.S. Orders China to Close Its Houston Consulate in 72 Hours. The Trump administration told Chinese diplomats in Texas to clear out by Friday.
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The U.S. enters a pact with Pfizer for 100 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine which Americans will receive for free
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Around 1.4M people filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week, the first week in almost four months that the number of out-of-work Americans has risen (MSNBC)
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Senate Republicans reached a tentative agreement with the White House on Wednesday for a proposal expected to cost $1 trillion that will include $105 billion for schools, $16 billion for testing and a new round of direct payments to individuals (MSNBC)
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The CDC says the U.S. should anticipate between 160,000 and 175,000 total reported COVID-19 deaths by Aug. 15 (ABC News)
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MBF Therapeutics, which developes DNA-based vaccines for animals, has formed a collaboration with 4 life science industry partners to work on a Covid-19 vaccine for humans
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China’s Foreign Ministry announced Friday it is revoking the license for the U.S. consulate general in the southwestern city of Chengdu.
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Across the rich world nearly half of all deaths from covid-19 have happened in care and nursing homes, even though less than 1% of people live in them (Economist)
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"We will finally allow the safe and legal importation of prescription drugs from Canada and other countries where the price for the identical drug is incredibly lower." (White House)
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It’s been 44 days since 8-year-old Taries Price went missing on the Platte River. Her family hasn’t stopped searching. “I just hope that God hears my cry and that she knows that we’re here waiting for her.” (Omaha World Herald)
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Hanna has unloaded up to 15 inches of rain in South Texas and there are widespread reports of flash flooding (Capital Weather)
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Low mortgage rates helped a sharp rebound in the US existing home sales that surged 20.7% in June over the previous month, the biggest increase on record (Michael A. Gayed, CFA)
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More than a quarter million homes and businesses are without power this morning in South Texas as Tropical Storm Hanna brings torrential rainfall (Weather)
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U.S. Senate Republicans on Monday are expected to unveil a $1 trillion coronavirus aid package hammered out with the White House (Reuters)
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JBS acquires assets, facilities from closure of Greeley Mountain States lamb processing plant
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National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien has tested positive for the coronavirus, the highest-ranking U.S. official do so. The White House says O’Brien has mild symptoms and is self-isolating
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Nordea Asset Management, the investment arm of N. Europe’s largest financial services group, delists JBS over lack of commitment to sustainability issues
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Pfizer and BioNTech Choose Lead mRNA Vaccine Candidate Against COVID-19 and Commence Pivotal Phase 2/3 Global Study
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‘DO NOT plant them:’ Officials in multiple states warn of mysterious seeds received in the mail from China
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Ohio State plans to limit Ohio Stadium capacity to 20% if football games are played (USAToday)
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US Home Prices continue to hit new highs, up 4.5% over the past year and 63% from the low in 2012 (Charlie Bilello)
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Remington Arms, weighed down by lawsuits and retail sales restrictions following the Sandy Hook school shooting, is seeking bankruptcy protection for the second time in as many years
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Joe Biden says MLB and NFL seasons are "probably not going to be able to happen" (Washington Post)
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AstraZeneca said on Thursday that good data was coming in so far on its vaccine for COVID-19 (Yahoo Finance)
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Kodak stock up 2,189% following the company’s shift into the pharmaceutical industry after securing a $765 million government loan to produce generic drugs
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Jobless claims top 1M again in latest week as coronavirus keeps battering workers (Yahoo Finance)
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US economy contracted by worst-ever 32.9% in Q2, crushed by coronavirus lockdowns (Yahoo Finance)
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Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain dies after battle with coronavirus (CNBC)
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The NBA is proposing to use a tap-to-cheer app and video technology that will teleport fans' faces courtside from the comfort of their homes (CNN)
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The U.S. saw its first week-over-week decrease in new COVID-19 cases since early June, COVID Tracking Project reports, falling from 468,000 last week to 448,198 this week (ABC News)
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WEATHER UPDATE: Phoenix just had its hottest month of any month on record, with an avg. temp of 98.9F in July, along with 16 days(!!!) when the temperature failed to drop below 90 degrees. Scorching heat is continuing into August (Capital Weather Gang)
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WEATHER UPDATE: Isaias moving away from SE Florida later today. Periodic showers with gusty winds continue (NWS Miami)
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President Trump says he is firing the chair of the Tennessee Valley Authority, asserting his view that the executive was getting paid too much and hiring foreign workers; threatens to remove other board members if they keep hiring foreign labor (NBC News)
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President Trump said he is open to Microsoft or another U.S. company buying TikTok, but wants the government to receive a portion of the sale price (WSJ)
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Tropical Storm Isaias brings tornadoes, fires, flooding, widespread power outages to North Carolina and Virginia
National News
Advice from a woman who survived covid-19, the 1918 flu - and cancer - avoid of excessive worry and drink red wine
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"Colleges need to reinvent themselves or we predict that about 25% of them might go out of business." says CEO Dan Rosensweig on the pandemic's impact on colleges
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Coronavirus-sniffing dogs dispatched at Dubai Airport - Dogs sniff passenger body odor with 92 percent accuracy
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U.S. prosecutors are pursuing possible penalties of nearly $13 billion to resolve investigations of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma
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Ivanka Trump’s campaign to end human trafficking today will get a new boost from the administration with grants worth $35 million to help victims
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Confidants of Joe Biden believe his choices for vice president have narrowed to Sen. Kamala Harris and Susan Rice — and would be surprised if he picks anyone else (Axios)
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A second-grade student in Georgia tested positive for the coronavirus after attending the first day of school, leading the district to ask 20 other students and a teacher to self-quarantine for two weeks (NBC News)
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Starting this month, Walmart begins transforming its parking lots into drive-in cinemas (KFDA NewsChannel10)
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Johnson & Johnson reaches $1B deal with US for COVID-19 vaccine, 100M experimental doses (FoxBusiness)
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Another 1.2 million Americans filed for initial jobless benefits last week on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Department of Labor reports. That is down from the prior week's 1.4 million initial jobless claims (CNN)
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Trump to sign executive order requiring U.S. to buy 'essential' drugs from American companies (CNBC)
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California plans early release of many more prison inmates due to coronavirus... California state prison officials say as many as 17,600 inmates may be released early, despite concerns some could be dangerous. (LA TIMES)
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NY state's attorney general sued to dissolve the National Rifle Association on Thursday, alleging senior leaders of diverting millions of dollars for personal use and to buy the silence and loyalty of former employees.
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From Twitter to TikTok, Trump Supporters Spread ‘Sleepy Joe’... President Donald Trump may be lagging in the polls, but his nickname for his opponent is finding traction on social media sites. (Bloomberg)
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Trump to Sign Sweeping Executive Order to Ensure Essential Medicines, Medical Supplies, and Equipment are Made in the United States
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False Positive: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) tested negative for the coronavirus last evening after testing positive earlier in the day
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President Trump signed 4 executive actions over the weekend extending economic relief measures for millions. A federal $600-per-week boost to unemployment benefits will be partially restored at $300, with an additional $100 encouraged to be provided by the states.
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Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Attracts Thousands, With Few Masks And Little Social Distancing (Forbes)
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Fortune releases annual Global 500 list of world’s largest companies by revenue. Walmart continues 7 year rein at the top.
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Joe Biden announced on Twitter that he's chosen Kamala Harris, "one of the country's finest public servants," as his running mate for the 2020 presidential election (ABC News)
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Tesla announces 5-for-1 stock split... Trading will begin on a stock split-adjusted basis on August 31, 2020 (CNBC)
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US government strikes deal with Moderna for 100M coronavirus vaccine doses The deal is valued at up to $1.5 billion
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China's “Days as the World’s Factory are Done,” Declares CEO of IPhone Maker (Bloomberg)
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Fatburger said on Thursday it would buy 1950s diner-style chain Johnny Rockets from private equity firm Sun Capital Partners Inc for about $25 million (Reuters)
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Big Ten should look to remove Nebraska from conference over reaction to postponed season, says ESPN's Desmond Howard
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1.1%, around 300 points, on Wed., while the S&P 500 rose 1.4% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 2.1%.
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Number of Americans filing for jobless aid falls below 1M for first time since pandemic started
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The U.S. says it seized millions of dollars and more than 300 cryptocurrency accounts used by al-Qaeda, Hamas’s military wing, and ISIS
Market Update
Biden campaign raises $48 million in 48 hours after naming Kamala Harris as VP choice (Reuters)
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Two months into his new job, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is being keelhauled by Democrats for alleged sabotage of the U.S. Postal Service. Nearly 200 House Democrats signed a letter this week accusing him of acting to “accelerate the crisis” at the USPS (WSJ)
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Target reports a monster quarter — profits jump 80%, same-store sales set new record (CNBC)
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Kanye West files to appear on Minnesota's presidential ballot - Election officials have up to 10 days to determine whether the rapper qualified.
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Republicans Propose New Stimulus Bill With No Student Loan Relief, Reduced Unemployment Benefits (Forbes)
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Steve Bannon was arrested today along with two other people for their alleged roles in defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors in an online crowdfunding campaign known as “We Build the Wall,” prosecutors say
Market Update
Taco Bell unveils new design with more drive-thrus as pandemic permanently shifts how we order
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Apple shares rose Thursday, pushing the company's market value above $2 trillion at the market close for the first time ever (CNN Business)
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July home sales spike a record 24.7% as prices set a new high. The supply of existing homes plummeted 21.1% annually, with just 1.5 million homes for sale at the end of July.
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Trump List Of 50 ‘Core Priorities’ For Second Term Includes ‘Return To Normal In 2021’ (Forbes)
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Firefighters, military planes, troops arrive in California to fight two dozen major wildfires burning across the state 679K acres burned
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Kellyanne Conway, one of President Trump's longest-serving and most visible aides, said on Sunday night that she planned to leave the White House next week (New York Times)
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Dow Jones: major shake-up to the average Salesforce.com will replace Exxon Mobil, Amgen will replace Pfizer and Honeywell International will replace Raytheon Technologies
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Amazon, CEO, Jeff Bezos is closer than ever to a historic title: the first person ever to be worth $200 billion. Shares of Amazon rose 1.2%—pushing Bezos’ net worth to a record $199.7 billion.
World News
President Trump on Wed. discouraged Americans from purchasing Goodyear tires after it was reported that company employees in Kansas were told not to wear “Make America Great Again” attire
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Hurricane Laura made landfall early on Thursday in SW Louisiana as one of the most powerful storms to hit the state, with forecasters warning it could push a massive wall of water 40 miles inland
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More Than 200 Ohio State University Students Suspended For Off Campus Parties Violating COVID-19 safety protocols
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SCU Lightning Complex becomes second-largest fire in California's history burning over 360,000 acres
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Elon Musk's Neuralink says it will demonstrate a working prototype of its brain-computer interface today; watch the event here at 6pm ET
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National High and Low Temperature: 119 degrees at Brawley, California; 30 degrees at Copper Basis, Idaho
Weather
WEATHER UPDATE: The greatest threat for severe weather today is unfortunately in the same areas hit by the derecho on August 10th (Greg Diamond)
Market Update
AstraZeneca has expanded its agreement with cell therapy firm Oxford Biomedica to mass-produce its COVID-19 potential vaccine, as it looks to scale-up supply ahead of a possible U.S. fast-track approval.
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Legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson Jr. dies at age 78. He won a National Championship in 1984 and took the Hoyas to three Final Fours in the 80's.
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52 Black ex-franchisees file $1 billion racial-discrimination lawsuit against McDonald's
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U.S. Won’t Join Global Coronavirus Vaccine Effort Because It’s Led By The WHO (Forbes)
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Today is the anniversary of the formal Sept. 2, 1945, surrender of Japan to the United States, when documents were signed officially ending years of bloody fighting in a ceremony aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay ending WWII.
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FBI investigates after alarmed pilot tells LAX tower: ‘We just passed a guy in a jet pack’
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Elvis's Graceland Vandalized Tuesday Night - Spray Painted with Slogans Like "Defund The Police" and "Abolish ICE"
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U.S. Gun sales already exceed 2019 with four months to go in 2020 - sales have reached nearly 15 million through the end of August, 1 million more than the total sales in 2019.
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The Labor Department reported 881K first-time unemployment claims last week — 130K fewer than the week prior. It’s the lowest number of initial claims since the huge spike in layoffs back in mid-March and below 1M for only the 2nd time since then.
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U.S. created 1.37 million jobs in August, vs 1.32 million expected; unemployment rate falls to 8.4%
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Nine biopharma CEOs pledge to make safety the main focus in coronavirus vaccine development (CNBC)
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El Dorado Fire burns 9,671 acres 3 days after pyrotechnic device at Yucaipa gender reveal party ignited flames
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Over half of young adults living with parents – highest ever recorded in US, data show
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‘Unprecedented’ Wildfires Burn Through Parts Of Oregon As Thousands Forced To Evacuate Along West Coast (Forbes)
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