Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 05/28/2024 - 3:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department sued Ticketmaster and its parent company Thursday, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America and asking a court to break up the system that squelches competition and drives up prices for fans.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 05/28/2024 - 2:00am
LAS VEGAS (AP) — They operate in places like an airport, a resort, and a distribution center, tucked away from the public eye but close enough for easy access. They often emit laughter and the sound of tumbling blocks, bouncing balls, and meandering tricycles.
They’re child care centers based at workplaces. And in the fraught American child care landscape, they are popping up more frequently.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 05/21/2024 - 6:00am
PHOENIX (AP) — Blas Sanchez was nearing the end of a 20-year stretch in an Arizona prison when he was leased out to work at Hickman’s Family Farms, which sells eggs that have ended up in the supply chains of huge companies like McDonald’s, Target and Albertsons. While assigned to a machine that churns chicken droppings into compost, his right leg got pulled into a chute with a large spiraling augur.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 05/21/2024 - 5:00am
Recently the Department of Justice was in Nebraska doing town hall meetings to hear allegations that Nebraska has violated provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act by preventing people with serious mental disorders from getting the help they need. The DOJ is claiming that the state has done a poor job in providing help to people suffering from serious mental health issues like Bi-Polar disorder, deep depression, and other mental health problems.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 05/21/2024 - 4:00am
LINCOLN — Guidelines for a scholarship fund for budding Nebraska nurses, which had not been tapped as anticipated, have been changed to reach more students before an impending deadline.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 05/21/2024 - 2:00am
To understand how important weather and climate risks are to the economy, watch investors. New research shows that two long-range seasonal weather forecasts in particular can move the stock market in interesting ways.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 05/21/2024 - 1:00am
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House Agriculture Committee Friday released the draft bill text of the long-awaited $1.5 trillion farm bill, which is likely to face opposition in the Senate from Democrats due to disagreements over federal anti-hunger programs and climate change requirements.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 05/14/2024 - 6:00am
MILAN (AP) — Mock coffins filled one of Milan’s most famous squares Friday in a protest organized by Italy's second-largest union to raise awareness over workplace deaths.
Protesters lined up 172 cardboard coffins in Piazza La Scala to symbolize the exact number of workers who died on the job last year in the northern Lombardy region alone.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 05/14/2024 - 5:00am
The Douglas County Republican Party held its regular biennial convention on April 6 to elect members to its central county and state committees, and to choose delegates to the state convention.