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Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 06/28/2024 - 7:00am

"Pray for Jack Kennedy," I said to Bill Clinton, then the governor of Arkansas and lead "spinner" for the 1988 vice presidential debate in Omaha, Nebraska. We had been rehearsing that week in Austin, with Rep. Dennis Eckart playing Dan Quayle, me playing moderator Judy Woodruff, and Texas Sen. Lloyd Bentsen playing himself, the Democratic vice presidential nominee. I asked Eckart/Quayle why he thought he had the experience to be president and he answered by comparing himself to John F. Kennedy.

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Offutt Air Force Base, Stratcom, Nebraska See Spending Bumps In Latest Defense Bill

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 06/28/2024 - 6:00am

Nebraska’s congressional delegation, from left, U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith, U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer and U.S. Rep. Mike Flood on Monday, June 19, 2023, in Lincoln, Neb.
(Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)

BELLEVUE — Funding for new facilities at Offutt Air Force Base and better pay for young service members are among the local contributions to the national defense bill that passed the U.S. House this month and heads next for the Senate.

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Rural NE County Attorneys, Public Defenders Confront ‘Legal Desert’ In Hiring New Lawyers

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 06/28/2024 - 5:00am

LINCOLN — Three decades ago, Hall County Public Defender Gerald Piccolo could get more than 100 applicants for a job opening just by posting a notice on the bulletin boards at Nebraska’s two law colleges and sharing a notice with the state bar association.

Now, he said, he’s lucky to get a handful of aspiring defense attorneys to apply.

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WikiLeaks’ Assange Pleads Guilty To Publishing US Military Secrets In Deal That Secures His Freedom

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 06/28/2024 - 3:00am

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, center, arrives at the United States courthouse where he is expected enter a plea deal in Saipan, Mariana Islands, Wednesday, June 26, 2024.
(Eugene Hoshiko / AP Photo)

SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets Wednesday in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that secures his liberty and concludes a drawn-out legal saga that raised divisive questions about press freedom and national security.

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‘I’m Really Sorry’ – Nebraska Lawmaker Tells Woman He Failed Her During Abortion Ban Negotiations

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 06/28/2024 - 2:00am

When Nebraska lawmakers last year banned abortion at 12 weeks, Amanda never thought she’d be a passenger in a car bound for Illinois to get one.

She couldn’t fathom she’d be driving seven hours – and spending nearly $10,000 – to have an abortion, months after a key Omaha state senator didn’t fight for an exception that may have changed her story.

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Immigrant Families Rejoice Over Biden's Expansive Move Toward Citizenship, While Some Are Left Out

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 06/21/2024 - 7:00am

President Joe Biden turns to the others on the dais after speaking during an event marking the 12th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2024.
(Susan Walsh / AP Photo)

HOUSTON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of immigrants had reason to rejoice when President Joe Biden unveiled a highly expansive plan to extend legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens but, inevitably, some were left out.

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Mike Rowe Gives Us Something to Stand For

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 06/21/2024 - 6:00am

Most of the great filmmakers in American cinema will candidly admit some of the most enduring and memorable moments in their films were scenes or lines that were never in the script.

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Joslyn Art Museum Quietly Postpones Famed Artist’s Exhibit After Multiple Assault Allegations

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 06/21/2024 - 4:00am

To celebrate the end of a massive renovation project that shuttered its doors for more than two years, Omaha’s Joslyn Art Museum lined up some major exhibitions, including new works by famed painter Kehinde Wiley.

But after multiple men came forward alleging Wiley sexually assaulted them, the Joslyn removed references to the artist and his work that was set to make its debut at the Sept. 10 reopening.

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The Shooter Who Killed 5 At A Colorado LGBTQ+ Club Pleads Guilty To 50 Federal Hate Crimes

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 06/21/2024 - 3:00am

Ed Sanders (front) heads over to speak to reporters after the sentencing of Lee Alrich, the man who shot him in the foot.
(David Zalubowski / AP Photo)

DENVER (AP) — The shooter who killed five people and injured 19 others at an LGBTQ+ club that was a refuge in the conservative city of Colorado Springs pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes and was sentenced to 55 life terms in prison on Tuesday, but once again declined to apologize or say anything to the victims’ families.

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Kansas Lawmakers Approve Tax Incentive Bill To Lure Chiefs, Royals Away From Missouri

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 06/21/2024 - 2:00am

TOPEKA, Kansas — The Kansas City Royals and Chiefs could receive hundreds of millions of dollars in sales tax revenue to move from Missouri and build new stadiums across the state line under legislation passed Tuesday by Kansas lawmakers.

The House voted 84-38 and the Senate voted 27-8 to approve legislation that would expand a state incentive program in an attempt to lure one or both teams from Kansas City.

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Great Debates

Offutt Air Force Base, Stratcom, Nebraska See Spending Bumps In Latest Defense Bill

Rural NE County Attorneys, Public Defenders Confront ‘Legal Desert’ In Hiring New Lawyers

WikiLeaks’ Assange Pleads Guilty To Publishing US Military Secrets In Deal That Secures His Freedom

‘I’m Really Sorry’ – Nebraska Lawmaker Tells Woman He Failed Her During Abortion Ban Negotiations

Immigrant Families Rejoice Over Biden's Expansive Move Toward Citizenship, While Some Are Left Out

Mike Rowe Gives Us Something to Stand For

Joslyn Art Museum Quietly Postpones Famed Artist’s Exhibit After Multiple Assault Allegations

The Shooter Who Killed 5 At A Colorado LGBTQ+ Club Pleads Guilty To 50 Federal Hate Crimes

Kansas Lawmakers Approve Tax Incentive Bill To Lure Chiefs, Royals Away From Missouri

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