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US Government May Be Abandoning The Global Climate Fight, But New Leaders Are Filling The Void – Including China

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 08/04/2025 - 12:00am

Environmentalist activists form a human chain representing the peace sign and the spelling out "100% Renewable", on the side line of the COP21, United Nations Climate Change Conference near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Dec. 6, 2015.
(Michel Euler / AP Photo)

When President Donald Trump announced in early 2025 that he was withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement for the second time, it triggered fears that the move would undermine global efforts to slow climate change and diminish America’s global influence.

A big question hung in the air: Who would step into the leadership vacuum?

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Virginia Giuffre's Family Expresses Shock Over Trump Saying Epstein 'Stole' Her

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 08/04/2025 - 12:00am

The family of Virginia Giuffre, who was among Jeffrey Epstein’s most well-known sex trafficking accusers, said that it was shocking to hear President Donald Trump say the disgraced financier “stole” Giuffre from him and urged that Epstein's former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell remain in prison.

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Former Omaha State Senator Announces Bid For Douglas County District Court Clerk

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 07/28/2025 - 12:00am

OMAHA — Former State Sen. Justin Wayne announced Wednesday that he would seek election as Douglas County District Court clerk in 2026.

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“If You Have Nothing To Hide, You Have Nothing To Fear.”

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 07/28/2025 - 12:00am

As I’ve gotten older, I have a somewhat warped sense of time.

For instance, it seems like only yesterday, but it’s been 27 years since Republicans expressed their moral outrage over Bill Clinton’s infidelity.

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Immigration Courts Hiding The Names Of ICE Lawyers Goes Against Centuries Of Precedent And Legal Ethics Requiring Transparency In Courts

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 07/28/2025 - 12:00am

Masked federal agents wait outside an immigration courtroom, July 8, 2025, in New York.
(Olga Fedorova / AP Photo)

Something unusual is happening in U.S. immigration courts. Government lawyers are refusing to give their names during public hearings.

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Trump Administration Pulls Back On Work Combating Human Trafficking, Long A Top GOP Priority

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 07/28/2025 - 12:00am

President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio listen during a meeting with Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Washington.
(Alex Brandon / AP Photo)

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Trump Administration Withdraws From UNESCO Again, Only 2 Years After US Rejoined

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 07/28/2025 - 12:00am

The UNESCO flag flies at its headquarters Tuesday, July 22, 2025 in Paris.
(Thomas Padilla / AP Photo)

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it will once again withdraw from the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO, an expected move that has the U.S. further retreating from international organizations.

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In Ruling’s Aftermath, Some See Beginning Of The End For Department Of Education

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 07/21/2025 - 12:00am

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon testifies before a House Committee on Appropriations subcommittee budget hearing on the US Department of Education on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Washington.
(Rod Lamkey, Jr. / AP Photo)

In Ruling’s Aftermath, Some See Beginning of the End for Department of Education

The day after the Supreme Court allowed the department to fire half its staff, Secretary Linda McMahon went ahead with plans to move key programs.

By Linda Jacobson & Greg Toppo

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Elon Musk Says He’ll Launch The ‘America Party.’ Can He Get It On Ballot?

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 07/21/2025 - 12:00am

Elon Musk’s announcement that he plans to form a new political party came easily, with the billionaire simply posting his intentions on his social media platform, X. Now comes the hard part.

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Nebraska Sues Colorado Over South Platte River Water Rights, Perkins County Canal

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 07/21/2025 - 12:00am

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis speaks in the House of Representatives chamber in the State Capitol, Jan. 17, 2023, in Denver.
(David Zalubowski / AP Photo)

LINCOLN — Nebraska state leaders filed a lawsuit against Colorado on Wednesday seeking to have the U.S. Supreme Court assert the Cornhusker State’s century-old water rights to the South Platte River that crosses state lines.

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