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Reclassification Of Small Nebraska School Districts Opens Door To Arming Select Staff

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 01/10/2025 - 4:00am

Nebraska Education Commissioner Brian Maher announces the Westside district in Omaha as the third district to participate in a statewide pilot program for apprenticing paras who want to become teachers in March 2024.
(Aaron Sanderford / Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — A new state law could lead to greater efficiency in setting rules, regulations and safety standards for some of Nebraska’s smallest school districts.

Nebraska Education Commissioner Brian Maher reclassified or shifted roughly 80% of the state’s 245 school districts to new, smaller levels at the beginning of the year.

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Anchorage Police Say They Witnessed A Sexual Assault In Public. It Took Seven Years For The Case To Go To Trial.

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 01/10/2025 - 3:00am

The Delaney Park Strip is a popular park that covers several city blocks in the heart of Anchorage.
(Loren Holmes / Anchorage Daily News)

Anchorage Police Say They Witnessed a Sexual Assault in Public. It Took Seven Years for the Case to Go to Trial.

by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News

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LULAC Tells Omaha Police It Needs More Latino Input In Police Oversight, Hiring

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 01/03/2025 - 7:00am

A national delegation from the League of United Latin American Citizens, accompanied by local LULAC members, toured the Automotive Training Center on south campus of the Metropolitan Community College on Aug. 9. Metro President Randy Schmailzl (right) addresses part of the group.
(Cindy Gonzalez / Nebraska Examiner)

OMAHA — The Nebraska chapter of a national Latino-focused civil rights organization is pressing the Omaha Police Department to accept more formal input from the people it polices.

Local leaders with the League of United Latin American Citizens, or LULAC, say they want the City of Omaha to formalize a new citizens advisory committee for local police.

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Man Indicted In Burning Death Of Woman Inside A New York City Subway Train, Prosecutors Say

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 01/03/2025 - 5:00am

Brooklyn, New York Coney Island station.
(Shutterstock)

NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of burning a sleeping woman to death inside a New York City subway train has been indicted on murder and arson charges, prosecutors announced Friday, as authorities continue working to identify the victim.

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He Frantically Called 911 To Revive His Infant Son. Now He Could Face 12 Years In Prison.

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 01/03/2025 - 4:00am

Nick holds Arlo the day he was born. A difficult delivery left a deep hollow above his forehead.
(Courtesy of Flannery Family)

He Frantically Called 911 to Revive His Infant Son. Now He Could Face 12 Years in Prison.

by Pamela Colloff

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Trump Asks Supreme Court To Delay TikTok Ban So He Can Weigh In After He Takes Office

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 01/03/2025 - 3:00am

President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue.

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“I Thought He Was Helping Me”: Patient Endured 9 Years of Chemotherapy for Cancer He Never Had

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 12/27/2024 - 7:00am

Anthony Olson.
(Louise Johns / ProPublica)

“I Thought He Was Helping Me”: Patient Endured 9 Years of Chemotherapy for Cancer He Never Had

by J. David McSwane

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When Elon Speaks ...

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 12/27/2024 - 6:00am

Something very scary happened in Washington this week. The world's richest man flexed his political muscle.

And the House collapsed.

All in a day.

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Biden Signs Bill That Averts A Government Shutdown And Brings A Close To Days Of Washington Upheaval

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 12/27/2024 - 5:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheaval after Congress approved a temporary funding plan just past the deadline and refused President-elect Donald Trump’s core debt demands in the package.

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Congress Is Looking To Ban Chinese Drones That Are Widely Used In US. What To Know About The Debate

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 12/27/2024 - 4:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — The economic and technological rivalry between the United States and China has come to the drone market, where Chinese-made flying devices are a dominant player.

Lawmakers in Washington are seeking to ban new sales of drones from two dominant Chinese manufacturers, arguing they could be used to spy on Americans and that the low-cost models are hurting the U.S. drone industry.

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Reclassification Of Small Nebraska School Districts Opens Door To Arming Select Staff

Anchorage Police Say They Witnessed A Sexual Assault In Public. It Took Seven Years For The Case To Go To Trial.

Anchorage Police Say They Witnessed a Sexual Assault in Public. It Took Seven Years for the Case to Go to Trial.

LULAC Tells Omaha Police It Needs More Latino Input In Police Oversight, Hiring

Man Indicted In Burning Death Of Woman Inside A New York City Subway Train, Prosecutors Say

He Frantically Called 911 To Revive His Infant Son. Now He Could Face 12 Years In Prison.

He Frantically Called 911 to Revive His Infant Son. Now He Could Face 12 Years in Prison.

Trump Asks Supreme Court To Delay TikTok Ban So He Can Weigh In After He Takes Office

“I Thought He Was Helping Me”: Patient Endured 9 Years of Chemotherapy for Cancer He Never Had

“I Thought He Was Helping Me”: Patient Endured 9 Years of Chemotherapy for Cancer He Never Had

When Elon Speaks ...

Biden Signs Bill That Averts A Government Shutdown And Brings A Close To Days Of Washington Upheaval

Congress Is Looking To Ban Chinese Drones That Are Widely Used In US. What To Know About The Debate

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