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House panel OKs farm bill with food stamp cuts
The House Agriculture Committee on Wednesday approved a sweeping farm bill that would trim the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program. The panel rebuffed Democratic efforts to keep the food stamp program whole, as debate on the farm bill turned into a theological discourse on helping the poor. The House bill ...
Top Ind. wind farm drafts bat-protection plans
The operators of Indiana's largest wind farm are proposing changing the nighttime operations of the farm's 300-plus wind turbines to protect endangered Indiana bats from being killed by the turbines' spinning blades. Two of the mouse-sized federally protected species have been found dead since 2009 near wind turbines at northwestern ...
News from around Wisconsin at 5:28 a.m. CDT
Numbers drawn for $360M Powerball jackpot DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The winning numbers have been drawn for the $360 million Powerball jackpot. The winning numbers drawn Wednesday night: 2, 11, 26, 34, 41 and a Powerball of 32. The jackpot is considered the third largest in Powerball history and ...
BC-Markets-At-A-Glance
A snapshot of major stock and commodities market indicators Wednesday: New York Stock Exchange 1,678 advances, 1,394 declines Most Active: Bk of Amer 13.44 +0.10 Comp Sales: 3,578,607,535 Arca Comp Sales: 985,188,132 Nasdaq Stock Market 1,385 advances, 1,076 declines Most Active: Sirius XM 3.53 +0.08 Nasdaq Sales: 1,772,890,869 Major Indexes ...
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: May 15 Sacramento Bee on overreaching federal investigation of leak to AP threatens press freedoms: Protecting national security is one thing. Fishing expeditions that could intimidate and impede important watchdog reporting are another matter entirely. The Justice Department ...
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: May 15 Sacramento Bee on overreaching federal investigation of leak to AP threatens press freedoms: Protecting national security is one thing. Fishing expeditions that could intimidate and impede important watchdog reporting are another matter entirely. The Justice Department ...
UD-led study: Feds overestimate poultry pollution
A University of Delaware-led study has found that decades-old federal standards overestimate current poultry industry contributions to water pollution. The News Journal of Wilmington reports (http://delonline.us/100IFow ) that researchers found that nitrogen levels in poultry house manure are 55 percent lower than the Environmental Protection Agency's standards. Efforts to eliminate ...
Flamboyant Texas swindler Billie Sol Estes dies
Billie Sol Estes' name was synonymous with Texas-sized schemes, greed and corruption. The flamboyant swindler became one of the most notorious men in America in 1962, when he was accused of looting a federal crop subsidy program. But he reigned as the state's king of con men for nearly 50 ...
WSU hops researchers take turn at Calif. brewery
Washington State University researchers who focus on production of hops in the state are turning more of their attention to the final product: beer. Two WSU scientists spent three days in March learning brewing techniques from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. in Chico, Calif., one of the early craft breweries to ...
Gold prices slide as dollar rises and stocks rally
Gold extended its slump Tuesday, as a stronger dollar and surging stock market helped tug the price of the precious metal lower. Gold for June delivery dropped $9.80 to settle at $1,424.50 an ounce on Tuesday. Gold prices have lost 3 percent this month. Until recently, many investors bought gold ...
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