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Learning To Play Well With Others

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 07/30/2024 - 6:00am

For a man who keeps saying the government spends too much money, Governor Pillen is sure to spend a lot of it on this special session. A special session that will have our State Senators spinning their wheels and wasting their time.

The governor held a press conference where he said that his plan will receive bi partisan support in the Unicameral without a “shadow of a doubt.”

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25 States File Emergency Appeal To U.S. Supreme Court To Halt EPA’s Carbon Rule

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 07/30/2024 - 5:00am

Attorneys general in nearly 25 states, including Nebraska’s Mike Hilgers, have sent an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to immediately halt a Biden administration rule that they say threatens to shutter the country’s remaining fleet of coal-fired power plants.

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Union Pacific Profit Grows 7% As The Railroad Continues To Get More Efficient Under CEO Jim Vena

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 07/30/2024 - 4:00am

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific delivered 7% growth in its second-quarter profit even though the number of shipments it hauled remained essentially flat because it was able to continue streamlining its operations.

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Video Game Performers Will Go On Strike Over Artificial Intelligence Concerns

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 07/30/2024 - 3:00am

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood's video game performers announced they would go on strike Thursday, throwing part of the entertainment industry into another work stoppage after talks for a new contract with major game studios broke down over artificial intelligence protections.

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Southwest Airlines Plans To Start Assigning Seats, Breaking With A 50-Year Tradition

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 07/30/2024 - 2:00am

A passenger checks in for his Southwest Airlines flight at Midway International Airport in Chicago, Thursday, July 25, 2024.
(Teresa Crawford / AP Photo)

DALLAS (AP) — Goodbye, cattle call.

Southwest Airlines said Thursday that it plans to drop the open-boarding system it has used for more than 50 years and will start assigning passengers to seats, just like all the other big airlines.

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Trump Shooting Puts Spotlight On Secret Service Leadership — And The Women Serving In Its Ranks

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 07/23/2024 - 8:00am

U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle speaks during a Republican National Convention security news conference Friday, June 21, 2024, in Milwaukee.
(Andy Manis / AP Photo)

Originally published by The 19th

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Speaking Truth to Power

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 07/23/2024 - 7:00am

"I think if he is our nominee, I think we lose," soon to be Sen. Adam Schiff said during a fundraiser last Saturday, according to a person with access to a transcription of a recording of the event. "And we may very, very well lose the Senate and lose our chance to take back the House."

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Getting a Read on Omaha’s Startup Resources

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 07/23/2024 - 6:00am

The greater Omaha area is home to over one million residents, known for its low cost of living, and wages competitive enough to boost our collective spending power 2.5% above the national average. And Omaha’s business-friendly climate, stable and diversified business environment, and midwestern charm have kept the cost of doing business here a full 12% below the national average.

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Target Just Became The Latest US Retailer To Stop Accepting Payment By Checks. Why Have So Many Stores Given Up On Them?

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 07/23/2024 - 5:00am

Check fraud tied to mail theft is up nationwide, according to a recent alert. The U.S. Postal Service is vulnerable, and thieves who can access your checks can change the amount and ferret those funds right out of your bank account.
(Al Grillo / AP Photo, File)

Can you still use a check to make purchases? In increasing numbers of stores across the U.S., the answer is “no.” The large retailer Target stopped accepting checks on July 15, 2024. It follows decisions a decade earlier by supermarket chains Whole Foods and Aldi to no longer accept this form of payment.