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US Health And Human Services Agency Orders States To Strip Gender From Sex Ed

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 08/29/2025 - 12:00am

The Hubert H. Humphrey Building, the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., as seen on Nov. 23, 2023.
(Jane Norman / States Newsroom)

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration demanded Tuesday that dozens of states remove from sex education materials any references to a person’s gender departing from their sex assigned at birth, or lose federal funding.

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Texas’ Republican-Controlled House Approves New Maps To Create More Winnable GOP Congressional Seats

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 08/22/2025 - 8:07am

Democratic lawmakers Texas Rep. Gene Wu (left) and Rep. Nicole Collier (right) talk before a debate on a redrawn U.S. congressional map in Texas during a special, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in Austin, Texas.
(Eric Gay / AP Photo)

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans on Wednesday took the first step toward approving new congressional maps that would give their party as many as five new seats in the House of Representatives, spurring what’s likely to be a national battle over redistricting.

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Lawyers, Advocates Fear Omaha Fraud Case Could Undermine Visa Program For Crime Victims

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 08/22/2025 - 8:05am

As she was closing up shop on a blustery December night, a man dressed in black burst into Brow Beauty Salon.

He waved a black-and-gold handgun at Rashmi Samani and demanded she give him all the money in the register. She obliged, but the robber still shoved her to the ground before fleeing the Omaha shop.

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A NIMBY Note, Finding Balance, Editing History

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 08/22/2025 - 8:02am

Three thoughts …

Auschwitz. Treblinka. Bergen-Belson. Russian gulags. Manzanar. Heart Mountain. Lincoln.

Wait, what? Lincoln?

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Next Federal Immigration Detention Center Headed To Nebraska’s McCook

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 08/22/2025 - 7:58am

The McCook Work Ethic Camp in McCook, Nebraska.
(Courtesy of Nebraska Department of Correctional Services)

LINCOLN — Nebraska’s version of the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” federal immigration detention center is being created in the roughly 7,500-resident city of McCook, Gov. Jim Pillen confirmed.

His announcement Tuesday was part of a multi-pronged push to support the Trump administration and U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s ramped-up approach to deportation.

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Trump's Takeover Of Washington Law Enforcement Begins As National Guard Troops Arrive

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 08/15/2025 - 12:00am

In this image provided by the U.S. Army National Guard, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. James Mingus speaks with soldiers and airmen from the District of Columbia National Guard at the D.C. National Guard Armory in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025.
(Sgt. 1st Class Christy L. Sherman / U.S. Army National Guard via AP)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The new picture of law enforcement in the nation’s capital began taking shape Tuesday as some of the 800 National Guard members deployed by the Trump administration began arriving. The city’s police and federal officials, projecting cooperation, took the first steps in an uneasy partnership to reduce crime in what President Donald Trump called — without substantiation — a lawless city.

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Who’s Questioning Women’s Right To Vote?

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 08/15/2025 - 12:00am

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Omaha Area Motels, Salons, Human Trafficking Tied To Multi-Year Probe And Five Arrests

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 08/15/2025 - 12:00am

The FBI Omaha office led a multi-year, multi-agency operation that on Tuesday spurred search warrants on 14 businesses and two residences and the arrests of five people in the Omaha-area motel industry.
(Cindy Gonzalez / Nebraska Examiner)

OMAHA — A multi-year investigation centered on multiple motels, “brow and lash” salons and alleged human trafficking in and around Nebraska’s largest city has led to charges against five people in the hotel business.

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A Giant Indian Drugmaker Failed to Fix Safety Breaches. The FDA Let It Off the Hook Again and Again.

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 08/15/2025 - 12:00am

Employees of Sun Pharma, a company that makes generic medicines in India.
(Courtesy of Sun Pharma)

A Giant Indian Drugmaker Failed to Fix Safety Breaches. The FDA Let It Off the Hook Again and Again.

by Megan Rose and Debbie Cenziper

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Serving Justice Wields Life-Saving Measures

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 08/08/2025 - 12:00am

Although Attorney Michael Mullin (center) has received numerous honors and recognitions throughout his legal career, he said he is most proud of his family, which includes wife, Joani, just celebrating their 42nd anniversary, four children and four grandchildren.
(Courtesy Photo)

Michael G. Mullin’s primary goal has always been to ensure justice is done – first in court as a full-time trial attorney – and now out of court – as a full-time mediator, fast-approaching his 5,000th case – including a significant resolution agreement, which has the potential to save lives, involving a vital medical procedure.

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US Health And Human Services Agency Orders States To Strip Gender From Sex Ed

Texas’ Republican-Controlled House Approves New Maps To Create More Winnable GOP Congressional Seats

Lawyers, Advocates Fear Omaha Fraud Case Could Undermine Visa Program For Crime Victims

A NIMBY Note, Finding Balance, Editing History

Next Federal Immigration Detention Center Headed To Nebraska’s McCook

Trump's Takeover Of Washington Law Enforcement Begins As National Guard Troops Arrive

Who’s Questioning Women’s Right To Vote?

Omaha Area Motels, Salons, Human Trafficking Tied To Multi-Year Probe And Five Arrests

A Giant Indian Drugmaker Failed to Fix Safety Breaches. The FDA Let It Off the Hook Again and Again.

A Giant Indian Drugmaker Failed to Fix Safety Breaches. The FDA Let It Off the Hook Again and Again.

Serving Justice Wields Life-Saving Measures

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