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RFK Jr. Pulls $500 Million In Funding For Vaccine Development

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 08/11/2025 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Health and Human Services will cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines that are being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced in a statement Tuesday that 22 projects, totaling $500 million, to develop vaccines using mRNA technology will be halted.

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Nebraska Democrats Have Outraised The Nebraska GOP Since 2022. Does It Matter?

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

State Sen. Merv Riepe of Ralston and Fletcher Reel of Omaha discuss election results for Pennsylvania at the Nebraska GOP watch party in Bellevue on Nov. 5, 2024.
(Marissa Lindemann / Nebraska News Service)

LINCOLN — While Nebraska remains a firmly red state in terms of its registered voters and elected leadership, that tilt hasn’t translated into donations to the state’s top political parties.

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Why Cut a Federal Program That Helps Student Parents Access Child Care?

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

Why Cut a Federal Program That Helps Student Parents Access Child Care?

Student parents need affordable child care, but the Trump administration proposed eliminating CCAMPIS, a federal program that helps them access it.

By Elliot Haspel

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Trump Administration Is Launching A New Private Health Tracking System With Big Tech's Help

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is pushing an initiative for millions of Americans to upload personal health data and medical records on new apps and systems run by private tech companies, promising that will make it easier to access health records and monitor wellness.

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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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RFK Jr. Pulls $500 Million In Funding For Vaccine Development

Nebraska Democrats Have Outraised The Nebraska GOP Since 2022. Does It Matter?

Why Cut a Federal Program That Helps Student Parents Access Child Care?

Why Cut a Federal Program That Helps Student Parents Access Child Care?

Student parents need affordable child care, but the Trump administration proposed eliminating CCAMPIS, a federal program that helps them access it.

Trump Administration Is Launching A New Private Health Tracking System With Big Tech's Help

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Why Cut a Federal Program That Helps Student Parents Access Child Care?

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