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The University Of Nebraska Foundation Receives Over $500 Million In Private Donations

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 08/26/2026 - 12:00am

LINCOLN — The University of Nebraska Foundation announced $532.8 million in private donations, a first for the foundation, during the fiscal year that ended June 30.

The first for the foundation comes as the university is asking the state for more money to address a budget shortfall. NU President Jeffrey Gold said it reflects the increasing confidence of those who see the “power” of the university, but he emphasized the university’s “critical partnership” with the state, as it is the university’s largest funding source.

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Ukraine's Amputee Veterans Celebrate Independence Day With Grueling Endurance Challenge

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 08/26/2026 - 12:00am

Ukrainian war veteran Maxim Yuzvyak (center) is greeted by sport celebrity Danylo Sapunov during a sporting event to encourage people and injured soldiers to take part in sports at a lake on the outskirts of Kyiv, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026.
(Francisco Seco / AP Photo)

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Military amputees and war veterans in Ukraine marked Independence Day on Monday by finishing a grueling endurance race that took them more than 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) around the country.

At a lake outside the capital, Kyiv, athletes removed their prosthetics and pulled on wetsuits to complete on the closing day of the weeklong event, with some needing help to get into the water.

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A Family Reunion Drew 500 People To An Omaha Park. It’s Been Going For Over 100 Years.

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 08/19/2026 - 12:00am

Family members catch up during the Dozens of Cousins party at the North Omaha Elks Lodge on Saturday, Aug. 8. The party was part of the 109th Bryant-Fisher family reunion.
(Victoria White / Flatwater Free Press)

As he pulled into Levi Carter Park on Sunday, Paul Bryant’s eyes started welling up with tears. The Omaha native moved to Atlanta some years ago, and lately he has made a point to return home every summer for the Bryant-Fisher family reunion.

But after enduring major surgery and suffering a series of strokes, his survival was far from certain. “I didn’t know if I’d ever be here again to see this and these people,” Bryant said, recalling the emotional moment he arrived at the picnic.

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The Livin' Is No Longer So Easy: How Carefree Dreams Of 'Summertime' Are Fading In 2026's Swelter

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 08/19/2026 - 12:00am

A man sits on a bench in Greenwich Park amid dried grass in London, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026.
(Kin Cheung / AP Photo)

LONDON (AP) — Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to consider the death of the summertime state of mind.

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Wall Street’s Nonprofits Use Selective, Opaque Logic to Defund Charities

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 08/19/2026 - 12:00am

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche listens during a news conference at the Justice Department, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Washington.
(Jacquelyn Martin / AP Photo)

Wall Street’s Nonprofits Use Selective, Opaque Logic to Defund Charities

When the Justice Department indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center in April on controversial fraud charges, the storied civil rights organization faced a major threat to its lifeblood — the flow of donor dollars.

Not because it was convicted or because the Internal Revenue Service revoked its tax-exempt status. Not even because individual donors stopped writing checks.

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‘A Long Time Coming’: Omaha Singer’s Opera Set To Debut — And Possibly Join Elite Company

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 08/12/2026 - 12:00am

Elyssia Reschelle Finch rehearses a scene in April for “Noalia: An Opera of Love,” the opera that her mother Carole Jeanpierre has spent 23 years working on. “She’s been working years to see the opera come to fruition, and that’s years of hearing ‘No, not interested’ and having many doors closed in her face,” Finch said.
(Lily Smith / Flatwater Free Press)

When Carole Jeanpierre allows herself to consider all she has endured through five decades of life, the emotions — much like Jeanpierre — cannot be held back. “It moves me to tears,” she said.

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US Senate Confirms FEMA Administrator Alongside Dozens Of Nominees

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 08/12/2026 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Friday approved Cameron Hamilton to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, giving the agency its first administrator since President Donald Trump took office last year.

The 51-47 vote confirmed more than 70 nominees as part of one package, including the administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers and the director of the Indian Health Service.

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When Sex Education Funding Is Taken Away, Young People Lose A Safe Space

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How New SNAP Restrictions Could Hit Greater Pittsburgh’s Food Access And Economy

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 08/12/2026 - 12:00am

Food assistance is one of the most effective tools for fighting poverty in America. New federal rules are testing that reputation.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as SNAP, helps low-income people afford groceries. The program’s benefits reach far beyond the grocery bill, with research linking the program to better outcomes for K-12 students and improved overall health among participants.

However, new federal policy changes are making the program harder for many families to use, and participation is shrinking.

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Health Advocates Raise Alarms About Nebraska’s ‘Rushed’ Implementation Of Medicaid Work Requirements

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 08/05/2026 - 12:00am

LINCOLN — After Nebraska implemented new Medicaid work rules eight months ahead of a federal deadline, Angela Lindstrom with the Health Center Association of Nebraska said some residents have waited up to 90 minutes on the state’s phone line to get their questions answered.

“As you can imagine, our certified application counselors are sitting with a patient — they don’t have 90 minutes to sit there and wait,” Lindstrom said. “A lot of times these people have a lot of barriers just to be able to get to the appointment.”

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Non-Profit News

The University Of Nebraska Foundation Receives Over $500 Million In Private Donations

Ukraine's Amputee Veterans Celebrate Independence Day With Grueling Endurance Challenge

A Family Reunion Drew 500 People To An Omaha Park. It’s Been Going For Over 100 Years.

The Livin' Is No Longer So Easy: How Carefree Dreams Of 'Summertime' Are Fading In 2026's Swelter

Wall Street’s Nonprofits Use Selective, Opaque Logic to Defund Charities

Wall Street’s Nonprofits Use Selective, Opaque Logic to Defund Charities

‘A Long Time Coming’: Omaha Singer’s Opera Set To Debut — And Possibly Join Elite Company

US Senate Confirms FEMA Administrator Alongside Dozens Of Nominees

When Sex Education Funding Is Taken Away, Young People Lose A Safe Space

How New SNAP Restrictions Could Hit Greater Pittsburgh’s Food Access And Economy

Health Advocates Raise Alarms About Nebraska’s ‘Rushed’ Implementation Of Medicaid Work Requirements

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