Before starting an outdoor home improvement project, call 811 before you dig
In observance of National Safe Digging Month in April, Montana-Dakota Utilities wants to bring awareness to a simple process that will keep people safe, reduce service disruptions and have those planning to dig follow the law. The main cause of underground utilities being damaged by someone digging is not notifying the...
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New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial
NEW YORK (AP) - New York's highest court has overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction and ordered a new trial. The Court of Appeals ruled Thursday (April 25, 2024) that the judge at the disgraced movie mogul's landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced him with improper rulings, including by letting women testify about...
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Crop Insurance Payments to Farmers Vary by Farm Type
About 13 percent of U.S. farms participated in Federal crop insurance programs in 2022, with the highest share from small family farms. USDA's Economic Research Service reports small family farms accounted for 54 percent of the participants in Federal crop insurance programs and received 12 percent of the insurance pay...
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USDA Requires H5N1 Testing for Interstate Movement of Dairy Cattle
The Department of Agriculture Wednesday (April 24, 2024) mandated testing for H5N1 of dairy cattle that cross state lines. The move is to protect the U.S. livestock industry from the threat of avian influenza. Before interstate movement, dairy cattle are required to receive a negative test for Influenza A virus at an a...
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A Road Rager Threw Spaghetti at a Pregnant Woman?
No one deserves this . . . even if you might have pregnancy cravings for spaghetti. A woman in Indianapolis called 911 around 5:00 P.M. last week to report that she'd been the victim of road rage. She was concerned because she had three kids in her car, and she also happened to be pregnant. She told police she was tur...
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Women We'd Watch on a 'Real Housewives of Nashville' Franchise
These country music wives would be perfect for the show. Continue reading…
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A Woman Stabbed Her Boyfriend in the Butt with a Fork
Well, stick a fork in this relationship. Actually . . . too late. Cops near Augusta, Georgia got a call about a domestic dispute Sunday night. Unfortunately, there'd been a stabbing. The victim was in the middle of a big argument with his on-again, off-again girlfriend when things turned physical . . . she grabbed a ...
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You Can Now Buy Your Own Flamethrowing Robot Dog for $10,000
I guess guard dogs are obsolete now, because this is even more intimidating . . . Robot dogs with FLAMETHROWERS attached to their head are now something you can buy. (???) A company called Throwflame is selling one called the "Thermonator" for $9,400. You operate it over WiFi or Bluetooth with a remote cont...
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Matty Healy Has Broken His Silence On Taylor Swift's New Album As He's Put On The Spot By Paparazzo
Songs like "Fortnight" and "The Tortured Poets Department" are widely rumoured to be inspired by The 1975's frontman.View Entire Post ›
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Harrisburg tops Class A baseball poll; Dell Rapids tops Class B
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Pierre received votes but not enough to crack and top 5 of the South Dakota High School Baseball Coaches Class A poll. The second week of the poll has Harrisburg sitting in the number 1 position garnering 40 points. Brandon Valley is second with 27 points. O'Gorman, Lincoln and Rapid City Stevens ro...
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