International News (Page 112)

Farm and dry goods—such as oats, chicken feed, agricultural seed, flour, sugar, cornmeal, salt, dried beans, etc.—were typically bagged in generically-named feedsacks from the late 1800s through the 1950s. These feedsacks were sometimes called “chicken linen,” a country twist name that combined a common feedsacked product, chicken feed, with a generic household term, linen. During…Continue Reading

In 1866, Nelson Story pushed a herd of Texas longhorns up the Bozeman Trail, narrowly missing an attack by American Indian tribesIf you were to visit Virginia City, Montana, today, you’d find a town that looks much like it did in May 1863. That’s when a rich placer deposit of gold was discovered in Alder…Continue Reading

The mother of a Puerto Rican Olympian killed by a stray bullet in her Connecticut home was an unintended victim of a drug dispute that erupted into the firing of more than 20 gunshots, a police official said Tuesday. Mabel Martinez, 56, was shot in the head inside her Waterbury home on Saturday afternoon when…Continue Reading

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Tuesday signed a bill to ban abortions in the state, except in medical emergencies. “As Governor, I promised to sign every piece of pro-life legislation that hit my desk,” Stitt said on Twitter after signing the bill. “Today I kept that promise by signing SB 612 into law, once again showing…Continue Reading

California City, CA, April 12, 2022 –(PR.com)– SaveMyPenny.com is a site that helps customers get the best deals on products they want and need. The launch of their blog provides insight into freebies and discounts readers can benefit from.Some of the first posts on the SaveMyPenny.com blog detail useful financial topics such as:15 ways to get…Continue Reading

HONG KONG, Apr 12, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – Hong Kong Investor Relations Association (HKIRA) is pleased to announce that public nomination is now open for the HKIRA 8th IR Awards 2022 (the ‘Awards’). This will be the eighth consecutive year of the Awards at which remarkable practices of good IR and corporate governance are…Continue Reading

Gilbert Gottfried, the beloved brash comedian, died Tuesday after having battled a disease that his publicist identified as a rare genetic muscle disorder.Gottfried, 67, had type II myotonic dystrophy, a kind of muscular dystrophy, said his longtime friend and publicist, Glenn Schwartz.It isn’t clear when Gottfried was diagnosed with the disease, which has no cure…Continue Reading

 American travelers are expected to hit the open road by the tens of millions this summer, so this is some news they could probably do without: Gas prices, when adjusted for inflation, are expected to average $3.84 a gallon for regular this summer, the highest level since 2014, according to estimates released Tuesday by the…Continue Reading

The South Dakota House voted Tuesday to impeach state Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg for his involvement in a fatal 2020 crash that has prompted state lawmakers to seek the removal of a fellow Republican from office.In a 36-31 vote, Ravnsborg was charged with committing crimes or misdemeanors in office that caused the death of a pedestrian.…Continue Reading