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3:31pm, 5th May, 2019

Bernie Sanders promises help for family farms, rural residents on trip to Iowa

U.S. presidential contender Bernie Sanders unveiled a plan on Sunday to help family farmers and rural residents, promising to break up corporate agricultural monopolies and invest heavily in social and economic programs in struggling rural communitie...

Biden tops 2020 Iowa presidential poll, Sanders gains momentum

10:21pm, 9th March, 2019

Politics

Biden tops 2020 Iowa presidential poll, Sanders gains momentum

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden topped a poll of Iowa voters on Saturday that also showed Senator Bernie Sanders gaining momentum against him in the No. 2 spot.

Iowa senator says expect fewer biofuel waivers from Wheeler's EPA

11:33am, 13th November, 2018

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Iowa senator says expect fewer biofuel waivers from Wheeler's EPA

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may issue fewer biofuel waivers to small refineries under Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler than it did under its previous leadership, Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa said on Tuesday.

Iowa lawmaker urges EPA to speed up rule expanding ethanol sales

11:39am, 23rd October, 2018

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Iowa lawmaker urges EPA to speed up rule expanding ethanol sales

Republican Senator Chuck Grassley said on Tuesday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must act quickly to allow year-round sales of higher ethanol gasoline blends if President Donald Trump aims to keep a campaign promise to corn farmers.

Trump to announce pro-ethanol measure on Tuesday ahead of Iowa trip: sources

8:43am, 7th October, 2018

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Trump to announce pro-ethanol measure on Tuesday ahead of Iowa trip: sources

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce the lifting of a federal ban on summer sales of higher-ethanol blends of gasoline on Tuesday in Washington DC ahead of a trip to Iowa the same day, according to two sources familiar with the plannin...

Immigrant accused of killing Iowa student pleads not guilty

3:37pm, 19th September, 2018

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Immigrant accused of killing Iowa student pleads not guilty

The accuser killer of Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts, whose disappearance produced national headlines, pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder at a court appearance on Wednesday.

Man charged in Iowa college student's murder in U.S. legally: attorneys

5:02pm, 22nd August, 2018

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Man charged in Iowa college student's murder in U.S. legally: attorneys

A 24-year-old farm worker charged with the murder of an Iowa college student who disappeared while jogging is in the country legally, contrary to the claims of prosecutors that he was an illegal immigrant, his attorneys said on Wednesday.

Illegal immigrant charged with murder of missing Iowa woman

9:01pm, 21st August, 2018

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Illegal immigrant charged with murder of missing Iowa woman

A 24-year-old man described as an illegal immigrant from Mexico was charged with murder on Tuesday after he led detectives to the body of a woman, believed to be that of a college student who went missing a month ago, in an Iowa cornfield, state inve...

Pressure mounts on Trump to deliver for Iowa ahead of elections

12:24am, 17th August, 2018

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Pressure mounts on Trump to deliver for Iowa ahead of elections

Warren Bachman, a 72-year-old Iowa soybean farmer, is one of many who turned Clarke County into Donald Trump country, as the Republican president took 61 percent of the votes in 2016 in a county that went for Democrat Barack Obama four years earlier.

Iowa farmers wary of aid, trade wars but still turn out for Trump

6:55am, 27th July, 2018

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Iowa farmers wary of aid, trade wars but still turn out for Trump

Iowa farmers criticized President Donald Trump's $12 billion farm aid package and worried about trade wars impacting their business, but many still turned out to support him on Thursday during a visit to the top corn-producing state.

Iowa, Illinois investigating infections linked to McDonald's salad

5:36pm, 12th July, 2018

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Iowa, Illinois investigating infections linked to McDonald's salad

The Iowa and Illinois health departments said on Thursday that they were investigating a rise in cyclospora infections linked to salads at McDonald Corp's restaurants.