Quick hits: Peabody Energy to eliminate retired miner benefits; USDA launches new customer-service portal

Here's a roundup of stories with rural resonance; if you do or see similar work that should be shared on The Rural Blog, email us at heather.chapman@uky.edu.

Americans flock to chicken, the nation's number one quarantine meat. Read more here.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has launched a new customer-service interface. Read more here.

Peabody Energy to eliminate a health-care benefit program for retired miners. Read more here.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in President Trump's case attempting to exclude undocumented immigrants from Congressional redistricting numbers. Read more here.

Teachers say election conspiracy theories rampant among youngsters in areas where Trump is popular, and say distance learning makes it harder to guide children through misinformation. Read more here.

A novel way of mitigating climate change: feeding cows red seaweed could help them burp less methane. Read more here.

U.S. shale operators looking for signs of optimism despite a year of bankruptcies and job losses. Read more here.

Trump administration moves to overhaul the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, relax rules on killing birds. Read more here.

Parler is bringing together mainstream conservatives with anti-Semites and white supremacists. Read more here.

A fact-check: a Danish study has been rumored to prove that face masks are useless in protecting against the coronavirus. That's false. Read more here.

Rural Texas clinic can't offer telehealth because they don't have broadband or enough staff. Read more here.

Federal government to allow private flood insurance for millions. Read more here.