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Cover crop incentives promote soil health, water quality in Illinois

By Hannah Spangler, FarmWeek
Dec 11, 2025 6:55 pm - Illinois farmers who plant cover crops in fall 2025 can receive up to a $5-per-acre discount on 2026 crop insurance premiums through the Illinois Department of Agriculture's Fall Covers for Spring Savings program.
A guide to good manners at the retail counter this holiday season

By TRACEE M. HERBAUGH
Dec 11, 2025 12:59 pm - Whether it’s gridlocked parking lots or shelves picked clean, the holiday retail environment can become a pressure cooker where manners evaporate quickly.
Farmers got more money from Trump. They still have more problems

By JOSH FUNK and MARK VANCLEAVE
Dec 11, 2025 9:44 am - Farmers in the U.S. are feeling the strain from trade disputes, particularly with China. President Donald Trump has announced $12 billion in aid for them, but many farmers say it's not enough.
What are the 10 largest US lottery jackpots ever won?

By The Associated Press
Dec 11, 2025 9:00 am - The Powerball jackpot has grown to an estimated $1 billion for Saturday night’s drawing after lottery officials said no ticket matched all six numbers drawn Wednesday nig...
Tariffs have cost U.S. households $1,200 each since Trump returned to the White House, Democrats say

By PAUL WISEMAN
Dec 11, 2025 8:10 am - Sweeping taxes on imports have cost the average American household nearly $1,200 since Donald Trump returned to the White House this year, according to calculations by Democrats on Congress' Joint Economic Committee.
Trump's handling of the economy is at its lowest point in AP-NORC polling

By LINLEY SANDERS and WILL WEISSERT
Dec 11, 2025 8:07 am - President Donald Trump’s approval on the economy and immigration have fallen substantially since March, according to a new AP-NORC poll, the latest indication that two signature issues that got him elected barely a year ago could be turning into liabilities as his party begins to gear up for the 2026 midterms.
US jobless benefit applications jump to 236,000, but continuing claims are lowest since April

By MATT OTT
Dec 11, 2025 8:02 am - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped last week, but the total number of those collecting benefits fell to the lowest level in eight months.
Trump says the US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela

By AAMER MADHANI and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN
Dec 10, 2025 5:24 pm - President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicolás Maduro.Using U.S. forces to seize an oil tanker is incredibly unusual and marks the Trump administration’s latest push to increase pressure on Maduro, who has been charged with narcoterrorism in the United States.
December is a great time to buy a new car and this is why

By JOSH JACQUOT
Dec 10, 2025 8:59 am - If you’re in the market for a new vehicle, the remaining weeks of December could very well be a great time to buy.
Federal Reserve cuts key rate but signals higher bar for future reductions

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Dec 10, 2025 6:49 am - The Federal Reserve reduced its key interest rate for the third time in a row Wednesday but signaled that it may leave rates unchanged in the coming months, a move that could attract ire from President Donald Trump, who has demanded steep reductions to borrowing costs.

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