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The SBH Review: At Buzzy New Omaha Bar And Grill, Come For Sports, Stay For Food

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 03/25/2025 - 7:00am

Dishes from the Omaha location of 30Hop include, from top left: an Ahi poke bowl, shrimp tacos, Buffalo wings, nachos and chicken strips.
(Courtesy photo)

30hop, which opened its first Omaha location two months ago, is all about the beer.

That’s in fact where it gets its name: The upscale bar and grill’s first location, in Coralville, Iowa, had 30 beers on tap.

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Not Asking For A Perfect World – Just A Livable One

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 03/25/2025 - 6:00am

Pure water. Clean air. Healthy soil. A livable environment.

These things should be guaranteed as integral to the well-being of our beautiful state, as a well-functioning government or the Earth spinning on its axis.

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Debate Over H-1B Visas Shines Spotlight On US Tech Worker Shortages

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 03/25/2025 - 5:00am

A heated debate has recently erupted between two groups of supporters of President Donald Trump. The dispute concerns the H-1B visa system, the program that allows U.S. employers to hire skilled foreign workers in specialty occupations – mostly in the tech industry.

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Violent Attacks On Tesla Dealerships Spike As Musk Takes Prominent Role In Trump White House

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 03/25/2025 - 4:00am

A member of the Seattle Fire Department inspects a burned Tesla Cybertruck at a Tesla lot in Seattle, Monday, March 10, 2025.
(Lindsey Wasson / AP Photo)

SEATTLE (AP) — Cybertrucks set ablaze. Bullets and Molotov cocktails aimed at Tesla showrooms.

Attacks on property carrying the logo of Elon Musk's electric-car company are cropping up across the U.S. and overseas. While no injuries have been reported, Tesla showrooms, vehicle lots, charging stations and privately owned cars have been targeted.

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USPS Agrees To Work With DOGE On Reform, Planning To Cut 10,000 Workers

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 03/18/2025 - 5:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy plans to cut 10,000 workers and billions of dollars from the U.S. Postal Service budget and he’ll do that working with Elon Musk ’s Department of Government Efficiency, according to a letter sent to members of Congress on Thursday.

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What a Wrongful Death Lawsuit Reveals About America’s Largest Oxygen Provider

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 03/18/2025 - 4:00am

What a Wrongful Death Lawsuit Reveals About America’s Largest Oxygen Provider

by Peter Elkind

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NBC and IOC Sign $3B Olympic Media Rights Deal Through 2036 Including Salt Lake City Winter Games

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 03/18/2025 - 2:00am

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — NBC will now be the champion of Olympic broadcasting in the United States through at least 2036.

The IOC said Thursday it signed its long-time United States broadcast partner to a $3 billion renewed deal for the 2034 Salt Lake City Olympics and the 2036 Summer Games.

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Nebraska State Patrol Superintendent To Retire In May, At Mandatory Age Of 60

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 03/18/2025 - 12:00am

LINCOLN — Col. John Bolduc is set to retire as superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol on May 4, when he reaches the agency’s mandatory retirement age of 60.

Gov. Jim Pillen announced Bolduc’s retirement and an application process for his successor in a news release Tuesday.

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The Push To Restore Semiconductor Manufacturing Faces A Labor Crisis − Can The US Train Enough Workers In Time?

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 03/18/2025 - 12:00am

Semiconductors power nearly every aspect of modern life – cars, smartphones, medical devices and even national defense systems. These tiny but essential components make the information age possible, whether they’re supporting lifesaving hospital equipment or facilitating the latest advances in artificial intelligence.

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Tariff Trouble? Nebraska Companies, Farmers Trapped In Middle Of Brewing Trade War

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 03/11/2025 - 7:00am

A farmer works near sunset in a field in central Nebraska. The Trump administration enacted new tariffs on Mexico and Canada last week while upping them on China. Canada and China fired back with new tariffs, and China has targeted U.S. agriculture in its response.
(Lori Potter / Flatwater Free Press)

The livestock feed company is already feeling the squeeze.

Imogene Ingredients is Iowa-based, with customers across Nebraska. But the company is also global, importing ingredients to use in its feed products from around the world – including from China.