Agricultural exports up from last year
Although the supply chain is wobbling, several experts say agricultural exports are continuing to thrive — especially in the Chinese market. Gregg Doud, former U.S.
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Spending boost leads to more supply shortages
DETROIT – Take a step back from the picked-over store shelves, the stalled container ships off U.S. ports and the empty auto showrooms, and you’ll find a root cause of the shortages of just about everything.
Boy is 10th to die after festival
Ezra Blount, the 9-year-old boy who was placed in a medically induced coma after being injured at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival in Houston, died Sunday, Houston’s Mayor Sylvester Turner confirmed in a tweet. The boy is the 10th person to die from injuries related to the Nov. 5 concert.
America set to find where its heart is
America is about to find out where its heart is. The U.S.
Ex-Trump aide Bannon airs surrender online
WASHINGTON – Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump’s former political strategist, surrendered to federal authorities Monday after his indictment on contempt charges for defying a House subpoena seeking documents and testimony as part of an escalating congressional inquiry into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
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Space junk sends station astronauts into docked capsules CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space junk threatened the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station on Monday and forced them to seek shelter in their docked capsules.
Florida Tech, Heinz grow ‘space tomatoes’
For decades, anybody searching for the “taste” of the Apollo moon program could reach for those little packets of freeze-dried ice cream that were created to bring America’s first astronauts some comfort food on their journey to the lunar surface.
Santas in short supply this year
He may be checking his list and checking it twice, finding out who is naughty or nice, but Santa Claus might not be coming to town this year amid a nationwide shortage of the Christmas icon. Last year, Santas throughout the country were losing gigs as it was the first holiday season of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Santa visits were mostly held online.
Myanmar political standoff leaves economy in tatters
The military takeover in Myanmar has set its economy back years, if not decades, as political unrest and violence disrupt banking, trade and livelihoods and millions slide deeper into poverty. The Southeast Asian country was already in recession when the pandemic took hold in 2020, paralyzing its lucrative tourism sector.
Kansas legislators push back
Top legislative Republicans say all of their members have signed petitions to call a special session on COVID-19 vaccine mandates, meaning lawmakers would have the two-thirds majority required for such an event.