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The State Of The Race

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 06/25/2024 - 6:00am

The convictions should have made a difference. But did they?

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Beneath Offshore Wind Turbines, Researchers Grow Seafood And Seaweed

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 06/25/2024 - 5:00am

KRIEGERS FLAK OFFSHORE WIND FARM, Denmark (AP) — In a small boat bobbing in the waves between towering offshore wind turbines, researchers in Europe’s Baltic Sea reach into the frigid water and remove long lines stretched between the pylons onto which mussels and seaweed are growing.

It’s part of efforts to explore multiple uses for remote wind parks far out at sea, such as fresh seafood production.

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Lawsuit Could Challenge Trust In Ozempic And Other Popular Weight Loss Drugs

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 06/25/2024 - 4:00am

The manufacturers of the most popular weight loss drugs are being challenged in court.

A federal court in Philadelphia will soon evaluate claims against the makers of Ozempic, Wegovy and similar products.

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Newly Named Washington Post Editor Decides Not To Take Job After Backlash, Will Stay In Britain

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 06/25/2024 - 3:00am

NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Post said Friday that newly named editor Robert Winnett has decided not to take the job and remain in Britain instead, another upheaval at a news outlet where a reorganization plan has gone disastrously wrong.

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‘Extremely Low Pay’ Cited At U.S. Senate Hearing As Prime Reason For Teacher Shortage

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 06/25/2024 - 2:00am

WASHINGTON — The only reason John Arthur is able to be a public school teacher is because his wife makes much more money than he does.

Arthur — the 2021 Utah Teacher of the Year — testified Thursday at a hearing in the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on the challenges facing public school teachers.

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Trump Is Proposing To Make Tips Tax-Free. What Would That Mean For Workers?

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 06/25/2024 - 1:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump's new proposal to exclude tips from federal taxes is getting strong reviews from some Republican lawmakers, though major questions remain about the impact of the policy and how it would work.

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California Legislators Break With Gov. Newsom Over Loan To Keep State's Last Nuclear Plant Running

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 06/18/2024 - 7:00am

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California Legislature signaled its intent on Thursday to cancel a $400 million loan payment to help finance a longer lifespan for the state’s last nuclear power plant, exposing a rift with Gov. Gavin Newsom who says that the power is critical to safeguarding energy supplies amid a warming climate.

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Is Pittsburgh Still Stronger Than Hate?

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 06/18/2024 - 6:00am

PITTSBURGH -- For the first couple of years after the Tree of Life synagogue massacre that claimed the lives of 11 members of the Jewish community, Joe Mistick could not bring himself to drive past the synagogue despite its close proximity to his Squirrel Hill home.

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Makerspace, New Businesses Bring Hope For Former ‘Skid Row Of The Plains’

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 06/18/2024 - 5:00am

An unincorporated village on the edge of the sprawling Pine Ridge Reservation, Whiteclay now offers Dollar stores along with a grocery, a ranch store, a tax preparation outlet and a restaurant.
(Paul Hammel / Nebraska Examiner)

WHITECLAY, Nebraska — Art has replaced alcohol at one of the once-notorious buildings in this dusty village on the Nebraska-South Dakota border.

In the back room of the former Arrowhead beer store, Jessi Bean spreads out colorful fabric on a broad table as she works to make an ornate Native American “ribbon dress.”

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High Orange Juice Prices May Be On The Table For A While Due To Disease And Extreme Weather

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 06/18/2024 - 4:00am

Workers load a truck with recently harvested oranges on a farm in Mogi Guacu, Brazil, Thursday, June 13, 2024. Brazil, the world's largest exporter of orange juice, has been affected by heatwaves, a lack of rainfall and an increase in citrus greening bacteria.
(Andre Penner / AP Photo)

MOGI GUACU, Brazil (AP) — Orange juice prices have always been volatile, falling when bumper harvests create an oversupply of oranges and rising when frost or a hurricane knocks out fruit trees.