By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says dramatic increases in the price of farm fertilizers have prompted him to look into the causes and whether farmers have been subjected to unfair practices. Miller on Thursday said U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and other state attorneys general
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By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says dramatic increases in the price of farm fertilizers have prompted him to look into the causes and whether farmers have been subjected to unfair practices. Miller on Thursday said U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and other state attorneys general
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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Former Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Pace has been hired as a senior personnel executive on the Atlanta Falcons’ scouting staff. Pace is reuniting with Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot. The two previously worked together in New Orleans. After Pace was hired out of New Orleans’ front office in 2015
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El presidente de EE.UU., Joe Biden, pronunció un discurso sobre la situación en Ucrania, condenó a Rusia por lanzar el ataque militar el jueves y anunció nuevas y fuertes sanciones y limitaciones sobre lo que se puede exportar a Rusia. “Esto va a imponer un costo severo a la economía
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Markets shuddered worldwide Thursday and swung sharply after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatened to push the high inflation squeezing the global economy even higher. Initially, stocks tumbled as fear coursed through markets and prices surged for oil, wheat and other commodities on worries the conflict
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Columbia police say a second 16-year-old suspect is in custody in connection to the shooting death of a 15-year-old girl. Police say the suspect was detained Thursday for his alleged role in the death of Battle High School student Aubry Doxley. Another 16-year-old suspect was arrested on Tuesday. They both face
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s congressional delegation has issued statements regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) released the following statement on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is an assault against democracy and a destabilizing threat to all of Europe with worldwide ramifications. Our adversaries and allies alike are
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Kurt Kitayama came into the Honda Classic with 25 previous appearances on the PGA Tour, most of them ending by missing the cut. He’s on track to do a bit better this week. Kitayama — ranked No. 289 in the world — was
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By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US is expelling the second most senior diplomat at the Russian embassy in Washington as a response to the expulsion of the second ranking US diplomat in Moscow earlier this year, according to the State Department. “We can confirm that the United States informed the Russian Embassy
Continue Reading By RAF CASERT and SAM PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have agreed to impose sanctions against Russia that will have “massive and severe consequences.” During an emergency summit Thursday to condemn the invasion of Ukraine, the 27 member countries’ leaders approved punitive measures against Russia’s financial, energy and transport sectors and
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By Jeremy Herb and Phil Mattingly, CNN US President Joe Biden unleashed sweeping sanctions Thursday responding to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine that target Moscow’s banking, technology and aerospace sectors, though the US and Europe stopped short of several key steps to target Moscow — and Putin himself. Still, the scale of the
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Francesca Street and Marnie Hunter, CNN Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has spurred travel interruptions across the globe. The European Union closed all airspace across its 27 countries to Russian airplanes on Sunday following a steady stream of announcements of airspace closures from member countries over the weekend. In response to the EU ban, the Russian
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer College basketball teams hard-hit by COVID-19 pauses this season are finding that the virus takes an emotional toll as well as a physical toll. Associated Press research found that 420 men’s games and 476 women’s games have been postponed or canceled in Division I because of COVID outbreaks. The
Continue Reading By ENOCK MUCHINJO Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — FIFA has suspended Zimbabwe and Kenya from international competitions for government interference in their national soccer bodies. Zimbabwe was banned after its government-run Sports and Recreation Commission refused to relinquish control of the Zimbabwe Football Association and reinstate the federation’s leadership. ZIFA officials were removed from
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By Allison Morrow, CNN Business The West’s initial salvo of financial sanctions against Russia failed to deter President Vladimir Putin from launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Now the United States is taking a punitive approach, announcing another round of sanctions meant to tighten the screws on Russian banks and “corrupt billionaires.” But some experts
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — El espacio aéreo sobre Ucrania y su frontera con Rusia está vacío, según sitios web de seguimiento de vuelos, con un tráfico aéreo pesado que aparentemente evita la región mientras cae la noche (hora local) en la región este jueves. Guerra Rusia – Ucrania: última hora y noticias al ataque e invasión
Continue Reading By SUMMER BALLENTINE and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature has passed a stopgap budget attempting to block Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood while also funding voter-approved Medicaid expansion. Minutes later, the House on Thursday OK’d a proposal that would allow them to effectively undermine Medicaid expansion by
Continue Reading SEYMOUR, Iowa (AP) — A former Iowa dog breeder accused of violating federal animal welfare laws scores of times over several months last year has been charged in Wayne County with several animal neglect counts. Television station KCCI reports that 26-year-old Daniel Gingerich was charged with two counts of animal neglect with serious injury or
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Geoff Collins can’t be blamed for wanting a quick restart for his Georgia Tech program. Following his third consecutive three-win season and heavy losses through the transfer portal, Collins and the Yellow Jackets are shifting the focus to the future as quickly as possible. Standout running
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of former US Secretary of Energy and former Texas Governor Rick Perry. Personal Birth date: March 4, 1950 Birth place: Paint Creek, Texas Birth name: James Richard Perry Father: Joseph Ray Perry, a farmer Mother: Amelia (Holt) Perry Marriage: Anita (Thigpen) Perry (November 6, 1982-present)
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