Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 08/06/2025 - 12:00am
Every few years, the tires on your car wear thin and need to be replaced. But where does that lost tire material go?
The answer, unfortunately, is often waterways, where the tiny microplastic particles from the tires’ synthetic rubber carry several chemicals that can transfer into fish, crabs and perhaps even the people who eat them.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 07/30/2025 - 12:00am
A month before the return of the big event, the founders of the Maha Music Festival debated its future over drinks in the private-ish front room of Pageturners Lounge in Omaha’s Dundee neighborhood.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 07/30/2025 - 12:00am
There is much going on in the world, events severe enough that they deserve respect and attention. The topographically distant, but via the internet, the ever-present war in Ukraine is the loudest of the events, and its end will spell out what the next era for Europe will look like. Tensions are rising once more in the caucuses. The country of Georgia (which borders Russia) is hosting military drills with Ukrainians and some members of NATO.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 07/30/2025 - 12:00am
More than 63 million Americans are caregivers for a family member with complex medical needs, a 20 million increase over the past decade, according to a new report.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 07/30/2025 - 12:00am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Since his release from a Russian prison in April, Stanislav Tarnavskyi has been in a hurry to build the life in Ukraine he dreamed about during three years of captivity.
The 25-year-old has proposed to his girlfriend, bought an apartment and adopted a golden retriever. And that was just what he accomplished one week in July.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 07/23/2025 - 12:00am
In a 2022 survey of 3,000 U.S. adults, more than one-third of respondents reported that on most days, they feel “completely overwhelmed” by stress. At the same time, a growing body of research is documenting the negative health consequences of higher stress levels, which include increased rates of cancer, heart disease, autoimmune conditions and even dementia.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 07/23/2025 - 12:00am
In a 2022 survey of 3,000 U.S. adults, more than one-third of respondents reported that on most days, they feel “completely overwhelmed” by stress. At the same time, a growing body of research is documenting the negative health consequences of higher stress levels, which include increased rates of cancer, heart disease, autoimmune conditions and even dementia.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 07/23/2025 - 12:00am
SEATTLE (AP) — After a Seattle immigration judge dismissed the deportation case against a Colombian man — exposing him to expedited removal — three people sat with him in the back of the courtroom, taking his car keys for safe-keeping, helping him memorize phone numbers and gathering the names of family members who needed to be notified.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 07/23/2025 - 12:00am
JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Side by side on a sofa inside the National Comedy Center, Gail and Mario Cirasunda chuckled at a clip from the 1980s sitcom “Family Ties” that was playing on a TV screen. The show’s oldest daughter, Mallory, was introducing her unconventional artist boyfriend Nick to her bewildered television family.