Bird flu drives record egg prices as outbreaks spike
The USDA says egg prices will average between 1.60 and 1.66 per dozen this year due to the worst bird flu outbreak. Over 47 million chickens and turkeys have been killed or culled in six months, with Iowa the major egg producer. The price jump affects shell eggs and liquid egg products, with chains like H E B rationing and Hy Vee expanding through Iowa.
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Obama to send up to 450 advisers to Iraq
The Obama administration will deploy up to 450 additional military advisers to Iraq, raising total U.S. troops there to about 3,500. The units will be based at Taqaddum air base near Ramadi to aid Iraqi forces and tribal fighters as they prepare an offensive to reclaim the city from Islamic State militants.
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Cedar Rapids School District Looks to Grow With Highway 100 Extension
Cedar Rapids Community School District may add two schools as development around the Highway 100 extension anticipated by 2020 could boost enrollment. Superintendent Dave Benson, retiring June 22, noted recent declines after the 2008 flood but remains optimistic about growth, citing a 37 acre site purchased in 2011 for future elementary and middle schools.
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Greene Square Park to Get $2 Million Renewal in Cedar Rapids
City leaders break ground on a two million dollar redevelopment linking the library and the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. The project aims to refresh the downtown core and finish in time for a winter tree lighting.
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