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Corn and soybean fields look similar from space -- at least they used to. But now, scientists have proven a new technique for distinguishing the two crops using satellite data and the processing power of supercomputers.
Which model do you prefer? The Afghanistan model, where we stick around forever seemingly without any concrete goal? Or the Iraq model, where we withdraw and a jihadi cancer grows to fill the power vacuum? In a meeting with top national security officials Tuesday, Trump stressed that U.S. troops can be involved in current training tasks for local forces to ensure security in areas liberated from the Islamic State, the official said.
An independent ethics office says a Tennessee congressman, Republican John Duncan, may have improperly converted more than $100,000 from his campaign committee and leadership political action committee to personal use. The conclusions from the Office of Congressional Ethics were released Wednesday by the House ethics committee, which says it's continuing to review the matter.
This March 28, 2018, file photo shows the Facebook logo at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook is asking users whether they think it's "good for the world" in a poll sent to an unspecified number of people.
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The Latest on commemorations of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. : The rapper Common and pop singer Sheila E have the crowd dancing and bobbing their heads before the start of a march honoring the Rev.
OKLAHOMA CITY - The Latest on teachers rallying for higher pay and education funding in several Republican-led states across the U.S. : 1 p.m. Arizona teachers plan to take their calls for higher pay and education funding to the state Capitol for the fifth consecutive week. Save Our Schools Arizona plans a demonstration at the state Capitol Wednesday afternoon where they'll give state lawmakers "progress reports."
The ultimate resolution of the fate of the more than 39,000 African migrants in Israel - described as "illegal immigrants," and worse, by critics, and "asylum seekers" by advocates - remains to be seen. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision on Tuesday to cancel an agreement with the United Nations he heralded only the day before as "the best solution" to the vexing problem of the migrants' status, is troubling and disappointing.
Senator Chuck Grassley issued a statement on April 4 after it was announced China's second wave of tariffs will target U.S. commodities, including soybeans. "We need to protect U.S. intellectual property and American competitiveness.
Roxy Creed, left, spoke to Mandara Spa Operations Manager Lena Andrade, March 28, about employment opportunities at a job fair in Honolulu. Recently released numbers show Hawaii boasts the United States' lowest jobless rate, at 2.1 percent.
Farm groups pleaded with the Trump administration to back away from a trade conflict with China that will hit hard in states that are key components of the president's political base and where there are pivotal elections in November. Donald Trump 's plan to slap tariffs on 1,333 of the country's products -- from semiconductors to lithium batteries -- by announcing duties on on a variety of agriculture products including soybeans, the second-most-valuable U.S. crop.
Four people, including two doctors, have been indicted on federal charges for a $7.8 million fraud conspiracy at a Birmingham clinic investigators called a "pill mill." The 44-count indictment was issued March 30. It charges Dr. Patrick Emeka Ifediba; his wife, Dr. Uchenna Grace Ifediba; Patrick Ifediba's sister Ngozi Justina Ozuligbo; and Clement Essien Ebio with the health care fraud conspiracy.
TBI seeks man wanted on felony forgery, lien charges Wanted by TBI, FBI on charges of unlawfully filing liens and making false entries into records Check out this story on jacksonsun.com: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is seeking the public's assistance in locating a man wanted on numerous felony charges related to filing false liens and forgery. Mark Anthony McConnell, 61, of Knoxville, is wanted by the TBI and the Federal Bureau of Investigation on charges of unlawfully filing liens and making false entries into records.
"It is remarkable to hear religious leaders defend profanity, ridicule and cruelty as hallmarks of authenticity, and dismiss decency as dead language," writes Michael Gerson in the cover story of the April edition of The Atlantic. He is referring specifically to evangelical Christians who defend President Donald Trump despite his very un-Christian behavior.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson isn't necessarily in a hurry to run for political office, but he is taking measures to make sure he'd do the best possible job if he decides to run someday. The "Rampage" star told Rolling Stone he's been taking "under-the-radar" meetings with political experts after announcing last year that he was pondering a presidential bid.
Martin Luther King, Jr., was cut down by an assassin's bullet on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, many of the issues to which he dedicated his life remain at the forefront of our national debate. ," University of New Hampshire historian Jason Sokol explores how King's assassination and the response to it shaped the civil rights movement and activists who came after him.
In a recent ten-page order , a federal judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California declined to dismiss a lawsuit against Facebook alleging that Facebook's "Tag Suggestions" feature violates the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act . The ruling means that the case, Patel v.
President Donald Trump pledged "strong action today" on immigration, a day after he said he wants to use the military to secure the U.S.-Mexico border until his "big, beautiful wall" is erected. In an early-morning tweet Wednesday, Trump said "Our Border Laws are very weak" and said Democrats "stand in our way" of new laws.
The leaders of a House oversight committee say Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before the panel on April 11. In an announcement Wednesday, Reps. Greg Walden and Frank Pallone say the hearing will focus on the Facebook's "use and protection of user data."
Alabama football coach Nick Saban made it clear during a late Tuesday press conference that he had no time for LeBron James' antics. "I think LeBron James is a great player.