Food security starts on the farm. As a fifth-generation farmer, providing for my neighbors, state and nation is something I take to heart. Long after I’m gone, the farm needs to be here to fulfill this essential role. However, weather and market volatility, regulation and global events out of a farmer’s control can make that […]
Welfare is a system to provide Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) help to people who are eligible to receive those services. Services like Medicaid, food stamps and other things. But it is kind of curious how, when someone lives in a county like Cleveland County, they would have to drive anywhere upwards of 90 […]
Marvin Dunn, one of Florida’s most esteemed historians, will broaden the scope of his “Teach the Truth” tours thanks to a $1.5 million grant courtesy of the Mellon Foundation. The funding will allow Dunn to expand the tour, which currently takes attendees to sites of racial violence across Florida, to other southern states. “Florida was […]
OKLAHOMA (KFOR) – There have been rumors and jokes but this isn’t one of them. Buc-ee’s is currently considering the idea of a new location in the Sooner state. KFOR has confirmed on Friday that the convenience store chain is looking to expand to other states, and Oklahoma is one of them. Travelers and residents […]
Q39 is expanding — again. The competition-style barbecue restaurant will open its fourth location late next year in Lee’s Summit, its owners said in a release. It will be part of Oldham Village, an upcoming mixed-use development off Oldham Parkway, southwest of Missouri Route 291 and U.S Highway 50. Much of the site was formerly […]
The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs held a hearing yesterday on two bills that would expand tribal authority to acquire land, potentially reversing a 2009 Supreme Court ruling that restricts the designation of trust lands. One of the bills discussed at the hearing was HR 1208, a bi-partisan bill introduced by Representative Tom […]
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) –Prince Harry was ordered on Thursday to carry other wider searches for emails, text messages and other material that might be relevant in his lawsuit against the Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspaper arm, amid concern some evidence had been destroyed. Harry, 39, the younger son of Britain’s King Charles, and more […]
By Leah Douglas and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has begun testing more dairy products for evidence of the bird flu virus as outbreaks spread among dairy herds across the country. More than 120 dairy herds in 12 states have tested positive for bird flu since March, according to the […]
Semiconductor industry giants Intel (INTC), Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), Samsung Electronics and others are gearing up to expand their production capacity. That puts ASML (ASML) — the world’s only manufacturer of extreme ultraviolet lithography equipment used in chipmaking — in an enviable position. It also helps put ASML stock on the IBD Leaderboard list of top growth […]
(Bloomberg) — Rishi Sunak’s chances of avoiding a landslide defeat in the UK general election dwindled further as his governing Conservative Party struggled to contain revelations that several of the prime minister’s close aides placed bets on the date of the vote. Most Read from Bloomberg A report in the Sunday Times that a senior […]
US and Taiwanese officials held talks in Taipei on expanding the island’s role in international affairs, the US State Department said on Saturday. “The consultations focused on expanding Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the United Nations system and other international fora,” the US agency said in a statement. “Taiwan has a demonstrated capability and willingness to […]
(Reuters) – More than 100 million people across the U.S. were under heat warnings on Sunday, with cities on the East Coast bracing for record-breaking temperatures as the heat dome causing the dangerous conditions expands to the West Coast. Baltimore and Philadelphia are forecast to touch records near 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) on […]