TRACY, Minnesota — Months into a trade war with China, steel grain bins across rural Minnesota sit plump with soybeans without a market, and farmers are nervously eyeing balance sheets. On Wednesday, news broke across an ocean that, ahead of a planned meeting between President Donald Trump and China’s president, Xi Jinping, China had purchased three cargoes of U.S. soybeans, … [Read more...] about Minnesota soybean farmers fear lasting scars from Trump’s trade war with China
6 things to watch on Chicago Blackhawks’ 6-game trip, including Jonathan Toews’ 1st game vs. his old team
Coming off a dominant 7-3 home win over the Ottawa Senators, the Chicago Blackhawks will spend the next 11 days on the road. Tuesday’s game at the United Center served as a great send-off for the Hawks (5-3-2), who got Connor Bedard’s first career hat trick and captain Nick Foligno’s 600th career point in the victory. Now six straight road games loom, beginning Thursday night … [Read more...] about 6 things to watch on Chicago Blackhawks’ 6-game trip, including Jonathan Toews’ 1st game vs. his old team
Blake Snell blames bad luck after latest World Series letdown puts Los Angeles Dodgers on brink of defeat
LOS ANGELES — Blake Snell thinks bad luck had about as much to do with his Game 5 struggles as the Toronto Blue Jays. “Luck plays in baseball, too,” he said. The two-time Cy Young Award winner gave up two home runs on his first three pitches, then faltered again late in a 6-1 loss Wednesday night that put the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers on the brink of a Fall Classic … [Read more...] about Blake Snell blames bad luck after latest World Series letdown puts Los Angeles Dodgers on brink of defeat
Michael Osipoff’s high school football playoff rankings and players of the week for Northwest Indiana
Crown Point begins the postseason at No. 1. East Chicago Central’s Derion Morris and Kankakee Valley’s Matt Ritchie are the players of the week. TOP 10 With records through Wednesday and previous rankings in parentheses. 1. Crown Point 9-0 (1) Indiana commit Trevor Gibbs leads the Bulldogs into a Class 6A sectional semifinal against Duneland Athletic Conference rival Lake … [Read more...] about Michael Osipoff’s high school football playoff rankings and players of the week for Northwest Indiana
Norma de Trump bloquea alivio de deuda para empleados vinculados a actividad “ilegal”
Por COLLIN BINKLEY WASHINGTON (AP) — La administración Trump está avanzando con planes para excluir a algunas organizaciones sin fines de lucro de un popular programa de condonación de préstamos estudiantiles si su trabajo es vinculado a un “propósito ilegal sustancial”, una medida que podría dejar sin cancelación de deudas a algunos maestros, médicos y otros trabajadores … [Read more...] about Norma de Trump bloquea alivio de deuda para empleados vinculados a actividad “ilegal”