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Contempt For Democracy

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/11/2024 - 6:00am

The latest filing by Special Counsel Jack Smith makes clear that Donald Trump and his aides had nothing but contempt for democracy in his efforts in 2020 to subvert the results of a democratic election.

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College Students Already Faced Barriers To Voting — And States Are Adding More

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/11/2024 - 5:00am

Terri Rotolo Hatch (right) helps a voter find their voting location at the Union at the University of Nebraska on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in Lincoln, Neb.
(Kenneth Ferriera / Lincoln Journal Star via AP)

Originally published by The 19th

The 19th is committed to covering the unfinished business of voting rights. Read more about how we’re approaching that in this pivotal election.

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U.S. Supreme Court Considers Biden Administration Regulation Of ‘Ghost Guns’

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/11/2024 - 4:00am

WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court justices Tuesday grappled with whether the Biden administration exceeded its authority when it set regulations for kits that can be assembled into untraceable firearms, and a majority of justices seemed somewhat skeptical the rule was an overreach.

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U.S. Supreme Court Considers Biden Administration Regulation Of ‘Ghost Guns’

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/11/2024 - 4:00am

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Biden Sets 10-Year Deadline For US Cities To Replace Lead Pipes Nationwide

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/11/2024 - 2:00am

Virginia Tech professor Marc Edwards shows the difference in water quality between Detroit and Flint after testing, giving evidence after more than 270 samples were sent in from Flint that show high levels of lead during a news conference on Sept. 15, 2015, in downtown Flint, Mich.
(Jake May / The Flint Journal via AP)

WASHINGTON (AP) — A decade after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis raised alarms about the continuing dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden on Tuesday set a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to replace their lead pipes, finalizing an aggressive approach aimed at ensuring that drinking water is safe for all Americans.

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FBI Arrests Afghan Man Who Officials Say Planned Election Day Attack In The US

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/11/2024 - 1:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has arrested an Afghan man who officials say was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization and was plotting an Election Day attack targeting large crowds in the U.S., the Justice Department said Tuesday.

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War Of Words In Fischer-Osborn U.S. Senate Race In Nebraska

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/04/2024 - 7:00am

Nebraska State Senate nonpartisan candidate, Dan Osborn.
(Courtesty of Osborn for Senate)

OMAHA — Allegations flew Monday in Nebraska’s most competitive U.S. Senate race, with one campaign threatening legal action over campaign advertising and a report about talk of “Hitler Youth.”

Nebraska nonpartisan candidate Dan Osborn’s campaign sent a cease and desist letter to an outside group advertising in support of U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb.

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Trump's Antisemitism

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/04/2024 - 6:00am

At a donor event last week with Miriam Adelson, the widow of Las Vegas casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson, Donald Trump promised to be the best friend Jews have ever had in the White House. The event was entitled "Fighting Antisemitism in America." This is what Trump said:

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Farmers Struggle With ‘Bleak’ Situation As Congress Waffles On New Farm Bill

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/04/2024 - 4:00am

The cost of fertilizer is up; crop prices are down. Farmers have struggled through drought, and ranchers sold off huge swaths of their herd.

To top it all off, Congress has yet to pass a new iteration of the farm bill, which expired Monday, and is unlikely to act on the wide-ranging legislation, which offers everything from nutritional assistance to farm disaster recovery aid, until late this year.

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How One Preschool Uses PAW Patrol To Teach Democracy

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/04/2024 - 4:00am

Preschool Executive Director Maria Isabel Ballivian (right) listens to her students on what characters of the TV show PAW Patrol they will vote for as their favorite character at the ACCA Child Development Center, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Annandale, Va. The students are getting foundational lessons on how to live in a democracy by allowing them to regularly vote on different things through out the day.
(AP Photo / John McDonnell)

ANNANDALE, Va. (AP) — As lawmakers voted on a budget deal at the U.S. Capitol, a different kind of balloting was taking place a dozen miles away in a sun-filled Virginia preschool classroom. At stake: which animated dog was the best character on the cartoon “PAW Patrol.”