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The U.S. Business Community Used To Be A Force For Immigration Reform. What Happened?

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 10/29/2024 - 3:00am

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas (left) sits with his wife Virginia Lamp Thomas, as he is introduced at the Federalist Society in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007.
(Charles Dharapak / AP Photo)

The U.S. Business Community Used to Be a Force for Immigration Reform. What Happened?

by Eli Hager

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Sheep Producers Send Tons Of Wool To Landfills. A Nebraska Business Aims To Change That.

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 10/22/2024 - 7:00am

LAWRENCE – One word best defines how Megan Landes-Murphy and her husband Tom Murphy met, made career choices and launched a unique-to-Nebraska business.

Sheep.

Neither spent much time around the animals while growing up in northwest Wisconsin and the Omaha area, respectively.

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Farms To Fame: How China’s Rural Influencers Are Redefining Country Life

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 10/22/2024 - 5:00am

In the quiet backwaters of Yunnan, Dong Meihua – though her followers know her by the public alias Dianxi Xiaoge – has done something remarkable: She’s taken the pastoral simplicity of rural China and made it irresistible to millions. In her hands, a village kitchen becomes a stage, and the rhythms of farm life become a story as compelling as any novel. She is one of many rural influencers returning to their roots.

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US To Probe Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' System After Pedestrian Killed In Low Visibility Conditions

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 10/22/2024 - 4:00am

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government's road safety agency is investigating Tesla's “Full Self-Driving” system after getting reports of crashes in low-visibility conditions, including one that killed a pedestrian.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents that it opened the probe on Thursday after the company reported four crashes when Teslas encountered sun glare, fog and airborne dust.

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Light, Darkness And The Wall Between Ever Higher

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 10/21/2024 - 11:24am

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

— George Orwell, “1984”

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Iowa, Nebraska, 18 Other States Sue Feds To Block Staffing Mandates For Nursing Homes

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 10/15/2024 - 7:00am

The state of Iowa, where nursing homes have compiled one of the nation’s worst records for staffing-level violations, has joined 19 other states in suing the Biden administration to block the implementation of new staffing requirements. Those states include Nebraska.

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Nebraska Is Uniquely Positioned To Lead The World In Sustainable Agriculture

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 10/15/2024 - 6:00am

As Nebraska’s farmers bring in the harvest, it’s a reminder of the vital role agriculture plays in shaping our communities, economy and future. Built on generations of hard work, our state’s producers are key to ensuring a prosperous and sustainable agricultural legacy. It’s essential that their innovation and dedication are recognized and fully rewarded. That’s exactly why the Aksarben Foundation created the Full Value Agriculture initiative.

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Companies Keep Selling Harmful Products – But History Shows Consumers Can Win In The End

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 10/15/2024 - 5:00am

In 2023, 42 state attorneys general sued Meta to remove Instagram features that Meta’s own studies had shown – and independent research had confirmed – are harmful to teenage girls.

The same year, a report from the nonprofit Sandy Hook Promise found gun manufacturers were targeting the youth market with eye-catching ads and product placements in video games.

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We Reported on Nike’s Extensive Use of Private Jets. The Company Just Made It Harder to Track Them.

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 10/15/2024 - 4:00am

We Reported on Nike’s Extensive Use of Private Jets. The Company Just Made It Harder to Track Them.

by Rob Davis, ProPublica, and Matthew Kish, The Oregonian/OregonLive

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Bakery That Makes Sara Lee And Entenmann's Pushes Back On FDA Sesame Warning

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 10/15/2024 - 3:00am

A top U.S. commercial bakery is pushing back on a Food and Drug Administration warning to stop using labels that say its products contain sesame — a potentially dangerous allergen — when they don't.

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The U.S. Business Community Used To Be A Force For Immigration Reform. What Happened?

The U.S. Business Community Used to Be a Force for Immigration Reform. What Happened?

Sheep Producers Send Tons Of Wool To Landfills. A Nebraska Business Aims To Change That.

Farms To Fame: How China’s Rural Influencers Are Redefining Country Life

US To Probe Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' System After Pedestrian Killed In Low Visibility Conditions

Light, Darkness And The Wall Between Ever Higher

Iowa, Nebraska, 18 Other States Sue Feds To Block Staffing Mandates For Nursing Homes

Nebraska Is Uniquely Positioned To Lead The World In Sustainable Agriculture

Companies Keep Selling Harmful Products – But History Shows Consumers Can Win In The End

We Reported on Nike’s Extensive Use of Private Jets. The Company Just Made It Harder to Track Them.

We Reported on Nike’s Extensive Use of Private Jets. The Company Just Made It Harder to Track Them.

Bakery That Makes Sara Lee And Entenmann's Pushes Back On FDA Sesame Warning

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