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‘How Am I Surviving Right Now?’: Star Players For Tournament-Bound Creighton Juggle Nursing, Volleyball

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/10/2024 - 7:00am

Creighton University’s Norah Sis flashes a grin during a 2024 match.The Bluejays went 29-2 and secured a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship.
(Justin Kreutzian / Courtesy of Creighton Athletics)

Norah Sis and Kendra Wait hoped to break a streak stretching back decades. But in a battle of two top-10 teams, Creighton University’s volleyball team lost another one to the University of Nebraska.

Creighton head coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth put it bluntly in a post-match press conference: “We’re mad, OK?”

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It’s Time To Address Legislative Pay

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/10/2024 - 6:00am

If you have a pulse, I am sure you have either seen, heard or read a political ad this past year. With the plethora of TV, radio, newspaper and social media entities paid to run them, they would be pretty hard to miss.

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Companies Are Still Committing To Net-Zero Emissions, Even If It’s A Bumpy Road – Here’s What The Data Show

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/10/2024 - 5:00am

Companies around the world are increasingly committed to cutting their greenhouse gas emissions to slow and ultimately reverse climate change.

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As Data Centers Proliferate, Conflict With Local Communities Follows

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/10/2024 - 4:00am

Construction is seen at an Amazon Web Services data center on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Boardman, Ore.
(Jenny Kane / AP Photo)

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Richard Andre Newman thought he would live the rest of his life in his quiet, leafy neighborhood in suburban Virginia. He was born and raised in Bren Mar Park, where children ride their bikes and neighbors wave hello.

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NASA Pushes Back Astronaut Flights To The Moon Again

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/10/2024 - 3:00am

This Feb. 3, 2024 image provided by NASA shows the Orion spacecraft heat shield following the Artemis I test flight after it was was removed from the crew module inside the Operations and Checkout Building and rotated for inspection at the Kennedy Space Center in Cap Canaveral, Fla.
(NASA via AP)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA announced more delays Thursday in sending astronauts back to the moon more than 50 years after Apollo.

Administrator Bill Nelson said the next mission in the Artemis program -- flying four astronauts around the moon and back – is now targeted for April 2026. It had been on the books for September 2025, after slipping from this year.

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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Reverses Decision To Put A Time Limit On Anesthesia

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/10/2024 - 2:00am

One of the country’s largest health insurers reversed a change in policy Thursday after widespread outcry, saying it would not tie payments in some states to the length of time a patient went under anesthesia.

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield said in a statement that its decision to backpedal resulted from “significant widespread misinformation” about the policy.

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The SBH Review: Hot Pot Steams Into The Suburbs

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/03/2024 - 7:00am

An overview of a dining table at Hotpot 88 includes, clockwise from top left: vegetable dumplings, pork bao bun, Thai broth, pork, beef, chicken, Sichuan spicy broth and oxtail.
(Sarah Baker Hansen / Flatwater Free Press)

Lately, I’ve been writing about and talking a lot about soup dumplings, with their recent arrival in Omaha. This week, I’m taking a look at another ancient Chinese dish (like, two millennia ancient) that’s making a splash in west Omaha.

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When All Else Fails, Recite The Serenity Prayer

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/03/2024 - 6:00am

It’s the week after Thanksgiving. A time we are supposed to sit down and enjoy a meal with family and friends and reflect on all the good things in our lives. But after the contentious election, many people will be avoiding some family members and friends. I’m thankful I’m not one of those folks.

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Walmart's DEI Rollback Signals A Profound Shift In The Wake Of Trump's Election Victory

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/03/2024 - 5:00am

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart's sweeping rollback of its diversity policies is the strongest indication yet of a profound shift taking hold at U.S. companies that are re-evaluating the legal and political risks associated with bold programs to bolster historically underrepresented groups.

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Nebraska Business Hall Of Fame To Gain Five New Members, Including Two Former State Lawmakers

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/03/2024 - 4:00am

Senator John Stinner.
(Courtesy of KNEB / RRN / Kozy 101.3)

LINCOLN — Two former state lawmakers, an Omaha couple that founded a senior home care service and the head of a Lincoln facility that won the first-ever “Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska” contest are the latest inductees into the Nebraska Business Hall of Fame.