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Farmer Randy Miller is shown with his soybeans, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, at his farm in Lacona, Iowa. Miller, who also farms corn, is among farmers unhappy with President Donald Trump over waivers granted to oil refineries that have sharply reduced demand for corn-based ethanol. Miller called it "our own country stabbing us in the back." (AP Photo/Julie Pace)

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New corn-ethanol rules irk farmers

by Steve Karnowski Associated Press, Scott McFetridge Associated Press, and Julie Pace Associated PressAugust 28, 2019

CORRECTS JUDGE'S LAST NAME TO BABLER INSTEAD OF GABLER - Barron County Judge James Babler speaks to Jake Patterson during a hearing at the Barron County Justice Center, Wednesday, March 27, 2019, in Barron, Wis. Patterson pleaded guilty Wednesday to kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs, killing her parents and holding her captive in a remote cabin for three months. (Renee Jones Schneider/Star Tribune via AP, Pool)

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Wis. man admits kidnapping girl, killing parents

by Steve Karnowski Associated PressMarch 28, 2019

A pair of ruby slippers once worn by actress Judy Garland in the "The Wizard of Oz" are displayed at a news conference Tuesday at the FBI office in Brooklyn Center, Minn.

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Dorothy’s stolen ruby slippers recovered in sting operation

by Steve Karnowski Associated PressSeptember 5, 2018

In this July 18, 2018 photo, soybean farmer Michael Petefish poses in his soybean field at his farm near Claremont in southern Minnesota. American farmers have put the brakes on unnecessary spending as the U.S.-China trade war escalates, hoping the two countries work out their differences before the full impact of China's retaliatory tariffs hits American soybean and pork producers. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Farmers fret, wait as trade war escalates

by Steve Karnowski Associated Press, and Blake Nicholson Associated PressJuly 19, 2018

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, left, prepares to shake hands with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi prior to a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels, Friday.

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From distillers to farmers, trade war would cause casualties

by Paul Wiseman Associated Press, and Steve Karnowski Associated PressJune 1, 2018

Richard McNulty of Sankey's Feed Mill stacks bags of ground soybeans that are mixed to make livestock feed on Thursday, April 5, 2018, at the facility in Volant, Pa. Rural America is struggling under a cloud of uncertainty as the Trump administration escalates a trade dispute with China. The Republican president says he’s simply fighting against unfair business practices with a geopolitical rival. But voters in rural America, those who fueled his 2016 presidential victory, say Trump’s...

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Trump trade moves rattle rural GOP

by Nick Geranios Associated Press, Steve Peoples Associated Press, and Steve Karnowski Associated PressApril 5, 2018

Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., heads to a meeting at the Capitol in Washington. Key senators and farm groups are trying to fix a provision in the federal tax overhaul that gave an unexpected tax break to farmers who sell their crops to cooperatives instead of private buyers. The provision from Thune and John Hoeven, R-N.D., surfaced in the final days of the debate over the tax bill, which President Donald Trump signed last month.

Tax law gives unexpected break to farmers who sell to co-ops

by Steve Karnowski Associated PressJanuary 21, 2018

In this Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, photo, TC Bell sits with his two daughters Dagny, 8, and Emma, 4, before they get dressed for school at their home in Denver. Bell's daughters are recipients of the Children's Health Insurance Program or CHIP, a program that provides low-cost coverage to families who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid.

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Health care fallout: Fate of 8 million low-income children in limbo

by Steve Karnowski Associated PressDecember 1, 2017

File - In this March 18, 1973, file photo taken in Wounded Knee, S.D., American Indian Movement leader Dennis Banks, left, reads an offer by U.S. government seeking to effect an end to the Native American takeover of Wounded Knee. Looking on is AIM leader Carter Camp. The family of Banks said he died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017, at the age of 80. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

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Native American activist Dennis Banks dies at age 80

by Steve Karnowski Associated PressOctober 30, 2017

In this image made from July 6, 2016, video captured by a camera in the squad car of St. Anthony Police officer Jeronimo Yanez, the Minnesota police officer shoots at Philando Castile in the vehicle during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights, Minn. Yanez's backup officer Joseph Kauser is seen standing on the passenger side of the vehicle. The video was made public by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the Ramsey County Attorney's Office, Tuesday, June 20, 2017, just days after the officer was acquitted on all counts in the case. (St. Anthony Police department via AP)

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Shocking video of police shooting wasn’t enough to convict

by Steve Karnowski Associated Press, and Amy Forliti Associated PressJune 21, 2017