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From Barbie To Thomas The Tank Engine: How Entertainment Brands Are Adapting To Generation Alpha

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 08/06/2024 - 2:00am

Margot Robbie poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Barbie' on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, in London.
(Scott Garfitt / Invision / AP Photo)

Growing up, did you play with hyper-sexualized Barbie dolls, boys-only Thomas the Tank Engine trains, or slim, white Disney princesses? If so, you’re not alone, but this is no longer the case for Generation Alpha.

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Understanding ‘Underconsumption Core’: How A New Trend Is Challenging Consumer Culture

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 08/06/2024 - 1:00am

A new TikTok trend called “underconsumption core” is gaining traction online. This trend champions minimalism and frugality, and encourages people to maximize the utility of their purchases and buy only what they truly need, challenging the culture of consumerism.

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The Improbable Return Of ‘The Beer That Made Omaha Jealous’

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 07/30/2024 - 7:00am

The old Wilber Brewing Company, according to Gary Wooten, had two bestsellers: a dark beer and a light beer. Its slogan was “the beer that made Omaha jealous.”
(Tim McMahan / Flatwater Free Press)

In a time before Prohibition, tiny Wilber, Nebraska, produced something nearby metropolis Omaha envied. Today, more than a century later, Wilber is trying to make Omaha jealous again.

In its heyday, the Wilber Brewing Company produced 40,000 barrels of beer per year, and almost all of it was consumed by residents of the small town located 40 miles southwest of Lincoln, and nearby communities.

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Learning To Play Well With Others

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 07/30/2024 - 6:00am

For a man who keeps saying the government spends too much money, Governor Pillen is sure to spend a lot of it on this special session. A special session that will have our State Senators spinning their wheels and wasting their time.

The governor held a press conference where he said that his plan will receive bi partisan support in the Unicameral without a “shadow of a doubt.”

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25 States File Emergency Appeal To U.S. Supreme Court To Halt EPA’s Carbon Rule

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 07/30/2024 - 5:00am

Attorneys general in nearly 25 states, including Nebraska’s Mike Hilgers, have sent an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to immediately halt a Biden administration rule that they say threatens to shutter the country’s remaining fleet of coal-fired power plants.

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Union Pacific Profit Grows 7% As The Railroad Continues To Get More Efficient Under CEO Jim Vena

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 07/30/2024 - 4:00am

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific delivered 7% growth in its second-quarter profit even though the number of shipments it hauled remained essentially flat because it was able to continue streamlining its operations.

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Video Game Performers Will Go On Strike Over Artificial Intelligence Concerns

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 07/30/2024 - 3:00am

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood's video game performers announced they would go on strike Thursday, throwing part of the entertainment industry into another work stoppage after talks for a new contract with major game studios broke down over artificial intelligence protections.

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Southwest Airlines Plans To Start Assigning Seats, Breaking With A 50-Year Tradition

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 07/30/2024 - 2:00am

A passenger checks in for his Southwest Airlines flight at Midway International Airport in Chicago, Thursday, July 25, 2024.
(Teresa Crawford / AP Photo)

DALLAS (AP) — Goodbye, cattle call.

Southwest Airlines said Thursday that it plans to drop the open-boarding system it has used for more than 50 years and will start assigning passengers to seats, just like all the other big airlines.

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Trump Shooting Puts Spotlight On Secret Service Leadership — And The Women Serving In Its Ranks

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 07/23/2024 - 8:00am

U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle speaks during a Republican National Convention security news conference Friday, June 21, 2024, in Milwaukee.
(Andy Manis / AP Photo)

Originally published by The 19th

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Speaking Truth to Power

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 07/23/2024 - 7:00am

"I think if he is our nominee, I think we lose," soon to be Sen. Adam Schiff said during a fundraiser last Saturday, according to a person with access to a transcription of a recording of the event. "And we may very, very well lose the Senate and lose our chance to take back the House."