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Flatwater Explains: Where Does Nebraska’s Corn Go?

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 06/03/2025 - 12:00am

If you’re a Nebraskan who didn’t grow up on a farm, you may think that the corn grown in the state is the same corn you buy on the cob or that’s found in a can at your local supermarket.

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Oreo Maker Mondelez Sues Aldi, Alleging Grocery Chain Copies Its Packaging To Confuse Customers

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 06/03/2025 - 12:00am

Snack food maker Mondelez International is suing the Aldi supermarket chain, alleging the packaging for Aldi's store-brand cookies and crackers “blatantly copies” Mondelez products like Chips Ahoy, Wheat Thins and Oreos.

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US Formally Moves To Dismiss Prosecution Against Boeing And Asks Judge To Cancel Trial Over Crashes

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 06/03/2025 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has formally moved to dismiss a criminal fraud charge against Boeing and has asked a judge to cancel an upcoming trial connected to two plane crashes that killed 346 people off the coast of Indonesia and in Ethiopia, according to court documents filed Thursday.

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There’s No Evidence Work Requirements For Medicaid Recipients Will Boost Employment, But They Are A Key Piece Of Republican Spending Bill

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 06/03/2025 - 12:00am

Republicans in the U.S. Senate are sparring over their version of the multitrillion-dollar budget and immigration bill the House of Representatives passed on May 22, 2025.

Some GOP senators are insisting on shrinking the budget deficit, which the House version would increase by about US$3.8 trillion over a decade.

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The SBH Review: Cattle Call Has Those Dumplings — And Much More

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 05/27/2025 - 12:00am

Crispy-skinned striped sea bass is served over a coconut ginger sauce and roasted radishes and potatoes finished with bean sprouts and a Sichuan peppercorn oil.
(Sarah Baker Hansen / Flatwater Free Press)

Cattle Call Restaurant & Bar

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300 S. 16th St., Omaha, NE

402-594-6004

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Branding With Backbone: Why Values-Driven Companies Win In A Polarized Market

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 05/27/2025 - 12:00am

Let’s be real. Today’s consumers can smell inauthenticity from a mile away. The other words I’d use to describe “inauthenticity?” Fake. Phony.

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Stop Making Cents: US Mint Moves Forward With Plans To Kill The Penny

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 05/27/2025 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says making cents doesn't make sense anymore.

The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out, a Treasury Department official confirmed Thursday. This move comes as the cost of making pennies has increased markedly, by upward of 20% in 2024, according to the Treasury.

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A 700% APR Lending Business Tied To Dr. Phil’s Son Is Dividing An Alaska Tribe

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 05/27/2025 - 12:00am

A 700% APR Lending Business Tied to Dr. Phil’s Son Is Dividing an Alaska Tribe

by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News, and Megan O’Matz and Joel Jacobs, ProPublica

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Support Helps Nebraska Area Agencies On Aging Help Others

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 05/20/2025 - 12:00am

Finding ways to support older adults during trying times is not new. In 1965, Congress passed the Older Americans Act to complement the medical role of Medicare and Medicaid.

The challenges faced by older adults were increasingly clear, especially those with limited means. However, even those with means required support.

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Challenges To High-Performance Computing Threaten US Innovation

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 05/20/2025 - 12:00am

The operating system of the High Performance Computing and Storage Complex II (HRSK-II) works during the official opening of the data center of the Lehmann Center (LZR) of the Dresden University of Technology in Dresden, eastern Germany, Wednesday, May 13, 2015.
(Jens Meyer / AP Photo)

High-performance computing, or HPC for short, might sound like something only scientists use in secret labs, but it’s actually one of the most important technologies in the world today. From predicting the weather to finding new medicines and even training artificial intelligence, high-performance computing systems help solve problems that are too hard or too big for regular computers.