China’s largest online retailer to buy Montana beef

China's largest online retailer has agreed to buy $200 million worth of Montana beef over the next three years - representing as many as 90,000 head of cattle - and potentially invest $100 million more in a new slaughterhouse in the state under the terms of a trade deal disclosed Wednesday. The scope of the agreement is relatively small compared to Montana's overall cattle market, equaling less than four percent of the state's cattle sales on an annualized basis.

The Oreskes question: Is Blood thicker than Objective Reporting @NPR ?

If anyone had engaged in a one-word internet search of the name "Oreskes" prior to October 31st, 2017, the results would have largely been for Naomi Oreskes, famed ' exposer of corporate-corrupted skeptic climate scientists,' with a sprinkling of other references to National Public Radio Chief Editor Michael Oreskes. After October 31st, albeit largely buried by news of the Manhattan terrorist attack, the news about Michael Oreskes' alleged indiscretions was hard to miss.

Trump in Japan: What Will the Picky President Eat in the Country Known for Its Food?Newsweek

President Donald Trump's five-country Asian tour is packed with meetings and events discussing thony issues such as trade agreements and the North Korean threat, but one thing that he won't have to worry about is where to find a good steak. Ahead of the trip to a country known for its strict etiquette, Trump's staffers were reportedly worried the president would say or do something embarrassing and offensive, but Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is doing his best to make Trump feel at home.

Bergdahl gets no time, a dishonorable release

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who in 2009 walked off a U.S. military outpost in eastern Afghanistan and spent the next five years in enemy captivity, was sentenced Friday to a dishonorable discharge from the Army but will avoid prison time. Bergdahl, 31, pleaded guilty in October to charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy and had faced a maximum life sentence.

Don Lemon quickly shuts down Trump surrogate trying to spin…

Don Lemon has put a stop to President Donald Trump's surrogates spouting debunked stories and conspiracy theories on his show. CNN has begun their ad campaign explaining that someone can call an apple a banana as much as they want, but that doesn't mean it will suddenly become one.

Bill introduced allowing Hawaii’s foreign fishermen onshore

A group representing Hawaii commercial fishermen has fi... HONOLULU - Hundreds of foreign fishermen currently confined to vessels in Honolulu for years at a time would be allowed to come ashore when they dock under legislation introduced Thursday in Congress. The Sustainable Fishing Workforce Protection Act offers workplace protections a year after an Associated Press investigation found that Hawaii's commercial fishing fleet is crewed by about 700 men who are never allowed off their boats, even when they come into the Honolulu Harbor to unload their catch.

Meghan McCain Engaged: ‘The View’ Cohost Reportedly Set To Marry Mystery Man

Congrats are in order, as 'The View's newest cohost, Meghan McCain, is reportedly engaged! Get all the exciting details, here. " Meghan [ McCain ] and her fiance are well into wedding planning," a source told Us Weekly , after claiming she's engaged and getting ready to tie the knot.

House GOP scrambles to finalize tax bill despite opposition

House Republicans on Wednesday scrambled to finalize the first major tax overhaul in three decades amid opposition from GOP lawmakers fearful about constituents losing a cherished deduction for state and local taxes. Top Republicans vowed to release the measure on Thursday after missing a self-imposed Wednesday deadline and dismissed rumors that the unveiling might be further delayed.

New fingerprint algorithm helps ID bodies found decades ago

Just after Thanksgiving Day in 1983, James Downey dropped off his older brother, John, at a Houston bus station, then quickly turned away so neither the police nor a motorcycle gang affiliated with his brother could later demand details about where the bus was headed. For 34 years, he didn't hear a word about him.

Joy Behar Dresses As ‘Pinocchio Trump’ For Halloween [VIDEO]

The theme of "The View" Halloween was "Once Upon A View," so Behar wore a traditional Pinocchio costume with his sidekick Jiminy Cricket on her shoulder, but added an inflatable nose, orange face paint, and a Trump-like blonde wig. "Well, this is kind of like Pinocchio Trump," she said, removing her hat to show the wig as the audience laughed and cheered.