Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/23/2024 - 12:04am
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — BNSF Railway attorneys are expected to argue before jurors Friday that the railroad should not be held liable for the lung cancer deaths of two former residents of an asbestos-contaminated Montana town, one of the deadliest sites in the federal Superfund pollution program.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/23/2024 - 12:04am
LONDON (AP) — Olympic organizers unveiled their plans Friday to use artificial intelligence in sports, joining the global rush to capitalize on the rapidly advancing technology.
The International Olympic Committee outlined its agenda for taking advantage of AI. Officials said it could be used to help identify promising athletes, personalize training methods and make the games fairer by improving judging.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/16/2024 - 12:06am
MIAMI (AP) — Having fled economic and political chaos in Venezuela, Luisana Silva now loads carpets for a South Carolina rug company. She earns enough to pay rent, buy groceries, gas up her car — and send money home to her parents.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/16/2024 - 12:05am
Eighteen years ago, my friend and I started a business selling handmade, custom-churned ice cream. Our one-of-a-kind flavors – like red velvet cake and maple blonde brownie – have made our old-fashioned parlor a longtime favorite in Omaha.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/16/2024 - 12:04am
WASHINGTON — As Congress gears up for negotiations ahead of the 2017 tax law’s expiration, economists and small business owners urged U.S. lawmakers Thursday to extend or make permanent the Trump-era tax cuts.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/16/2024 - 12:03am
OMAHA — While Nebraskans might be more accustomed to seeing the Google brand sprawled on suburban data centers, a Google subsidiary is now carving out a home in an office building in Omaha’s urban core.
Google Fiber, a new-to-market high-speed fiber optic internet provider, has leased about 7,000 square feet in the rehabbed Ashton building of the Millwork Commons district.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/09/2024 - 12:06am
Amazon, SpaceX, Starbucks and Trader Joe’s have all responded to allegations that they have violated labor laws with the same bold argument. The National Labor Relations Board, they assert in several ongoing legal proceedings, is unconstitutional.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/09/2024 - 12:05am
LEBANON, Pennsylvania -- You may not be aware that there's a symmetry in Pennsylvania between farmers and the natural gas industry. But just walk into the Keystone Pork, Poultry Progress and Mid-Atlantic Manure Summit here at the expo center in Lebanon County, put your hands on the propane-shaped stress ball, and you'll start to understand it.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/09/2024 - 12:04am
At a February legislative hearing, a seemingly mundane bill reforming county zoning procedures drew testimony from a big name: Gov. Jim Pillen.
For those seeking to build projects such as livestock operations, Pillen said, applying for a permit from the county can be “extraordinarily frustrating.” The bill would “take some of the subjectiveness out of this process,” he told the legislative committee.