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National

• U.S. recession ended in April 2020, making it shortest on record

International

Britain proposes accountability rules for market infrastructure firms

 The Bank of England and the City of London financial district in London, Britain, November 5, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley/File Photo

• SOS: Stranded and shattered seafarers threaten global supply lines

• Israel PM warns Unilever of 'severe consequences' from Ben & Jerry's decision

Economy

Biden clean energy plan key to restoring industry job losses, says U.S. official

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden walks past solar panels while touring the Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative in Plymouth, New Hampshire, U.S., June 4, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder//File Photo

• U.S. insurer Travelers posts profit beat on underwriting, investments

• Dollar erases gains as sentiment steadies

Markets

Futures bounce after steep selloff; IBM gains on strong results

A person walks by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, U.S., July 19, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

• Stocks staunch sell-off even as global economy fears linger

• European stocks claw back some losses, helped by miners, UBS

Energy

Shell confirms plan to appeal landmark Dutch climate ruling

 The logo of Royal Dutch Shell is pictured during a launch event for a hydrogen electrolysis plant at Shell's Rhineland refinery in Wesseling near Cologne, Germany, July 2, 2021. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen

• Oil piles on losses following OPEC+ deal to boost supply, rising COVID cases

Money

Analysis-SPAC u-turn mars Ackman's hedge fund pivot

William Ackman, founder and CEO of hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management, speaks during the Sohn Investment Conference in New York, May 4, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo/File Photo

• Bubbles, bubbles everywhere: Jeremy Grantham on the bust ahead
   

Internet  & Technology

Twitter temporarily blocks U.S. Republican Greene for COVID-19 posts

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) holds a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol following a private visit to the Holocaust Museum, to express contrition for previous remarks about Jewish people, in Washington, U.S. June 14, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

• Yellen urges quick U.S. adoption of stablecoin rules

• Jeff Bezos, world's richest man, set for space voyage

• Norway says cyber attack on parliament carried out from China

• USDA Announces Dates for Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands Signups  

• ILLINOIS GRAIN BIDS  - LINK

• University of Illinois Extension
  Extension expands ag, environment leadership expertise  

• USDA Seeks New Partnerships to Safeguard, Restore Wetland Ecosystems 

• U of I Agronomy Day happens statewide throughout summer 2021 starting July 22nd 

• Farm Service Agency Now Accepting Nominations for County Committee Members 

• USDA Opens Signup for CLEAR30, Expands Pilot to Be Nationwide Drain with Buffer 

• USDA Announces Dates for Conservation Reserve Program General and Grasslands Signups 

• USDA Announces Grants for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production 

• Heart of America Grazing Conference August 2021
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