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Ford Turns To Stepped-Up Tech And Cooperation With Police To Thwart F-150 Pickup Thieves

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/16/2025 - 12:00am

Detroit Police Commercial Theft Section Officer Ibrahim Kakish takes a Ford employee into mock custody during a demonstration Wednesday of how the automaker is using technology to fight thefts of its F-150 pickups and F-250 Super Duty pickups on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025.
(Corey Williams / AP Photo)

DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. has stepped up technology in its popular F-150 pickup to combat the ever-evolving techniques car thieves have at their disposal.

It is the latest cat-and-mouse move that the automaker hopes will help customers avoid the costly and frustrating process that occurs when vehicles are swiped and includes a feature that won't allow an engine to start even if a key fob is in the pickup.

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A World Of Lizards, Squirrels, And Men

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 12/11/2025 - 12:00am

The following is not just some self-serving, shameless plug for my ever-growing chapter series for kids. It’s a self-serving, shameless plug PLUS some really thoughtful insights into a collection of purposefully STEM-inspired books that will resonate with young and old minds alike.

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Nebraska Economic Development Cuts 22 From Full-Time Staff In 2 Months

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/09/2025 - 12:00am

LINCOLN — After state officials initially denied rumors of downsizing, Nebraska’s Department of Economic Development now acknowledges that it has paid roughly 22 fewer full-time employees over the past two months.

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Costco Becomes Biggest Company Yet To Demand Refund Of Trump Tariffs

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/09/2025 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — Costco is joining other companies that aren't waiting to see whether the Supreme Court strikes down President Donald Trump's most sweeping import taxes. They're going to court to demand refunds on the tariffs they've paid.

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Netflix To Acquire Warner Bros. Studio And Streaming Business For $72 Billion

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/09/2025 - 12:00am

This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Leonardo DiCaprio in a scene from "One Battle After Another."
(Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix has struck a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery, the legacy Hollywood giant behind “Harry Potter” and “Friends,” to buy its studio and streaming business for $72 billion.

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Nebraska Startup Companycam Now Valued At $2 Billion – A First In State History

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/09/2025 - 12:00am

This story was reported by Silicon Prairie News, Flatwater’s sister publication, which covers tech, entrepreneurship and business news in Nebraska.

A Nebraska startup has attained coveted “unicorn” status after raising the largest single equity investment in the state’s history.

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Dozens Of Cities, States Hiking Minimum Wages In 2026 Amid Federal Inaction

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/09/2025 - 12:00am

The minimum wage for workers will increase in 19 states and 49 cities and counties next month, with the wage floor reaching $15 per hour in dozens of localities, a new report found.

Though the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour has not increased since 2009, many state and local governments continue to increase minimums through legislation or scheduled increases tied to inflation.

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State Hunts Way Forward After Nebraska Got ‘Butts Kicked’ By Tyson Plant Closure

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/02/2025 - 12:00am

Cattle grazing on the Fass Farms property just outside the city limits of Syracuse, Nebraska. Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen said his team is “working our tails off” to “make lemonade” out of the sour announcement that the Lexington Tyson Foods plant is to close in January.
(Cindy Gonzalez / Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — Nebraska “got our butts kicked” by the Tyson Foods decision to close a Lexington beef plant employing about 3,200 people, Gov. Jim Pillen said Monday. But he sees a possible Hail Mary pass to resurrect the industrial property.

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Weakening The IDEA Threatens Millions Of Disabled Americans Like Me

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/02/2025 - 12:00am

Weakening the IDEA Threatens Millions of Disabled Americans Like Me

Ives-Rublee: Federal law made it possible for disabled students like me to go to school. Those opportunities may vanish for the next generation.

By Mia Ives-Rublee

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Sellers In Other Countries Struggle To Maintain US Customers As Holiday Shopping Season Starts

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/02/2025 - 12:00am

NEW YORK (AP) — At Fleece & Harmony, a woolen mill and yarn shop in bucolic Belfast, Prince Edward Island, in Canada, owner Kim Doherty used to be able to send yarn skeins to U.S. customers across the border with little fanfare.

The yarn orders usually met an import tax exemption for packages valued at under $800, meaning it could be imported tariff-free and avoid the customs process.

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