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Nebraska Museums Have Yet To Return Over 100 Sets Of Native American Remains

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 10/02/2023 - 4:00am

Native American exhibit at Stuhr Museum’s rotunda. (Tim Trudell / Flatwater Free Press)

The ax cut through the thick rope, sending 38 Santee Dakota men to their deaths. The largest mass execution in American history happened in freezing temperatures on Dec. 26, 1862, before hundreds of residents in Mankato, Minnesota.

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Why Separating Fact From Fiction Is Critical In Teaching US Slavery

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 10/02/2023 - 3:00am

Of all the debate over teaching U.S. slavery, it is one sentence of Florida’s revised academic standards that has provoked particular ire: “Instruction includes how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.”

Does this sentence constitute “propaganda,” as Vice President Kamala Harris proclaimed, “an attempt to gaslight us?”

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Omaha Steamfitter/Union Leader Dan Osborn To Challenge Incumbent U.S. Sen. Deb. Fischer

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 09/25/2023 - 5:00am

The late-day sun shines on the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Washington. (Mark Schiefelbein / AP Photo)

LINCOLN — Incumbent U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer has an opponent.

Last Thursday, Omaha steamfitter and labor leader Dan Osborn announced that he will challenge Fischer in the 2024 election as an independent.

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Rupert Murdoch, Whose Creation Of Fox News Made Him A Force In American Politics, Is Stepping Down

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 09/25/2023 - 4:00am

NEW YORK (AP) — Rupert Murdoch, the 92-year-old Australian media magnate whose creation of Fox News made him a force in American politics, is stepping down as leader of both Fox's parent company and his News Corp. media holdings.

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Trump Says He Always Had Autoworkers' Backs. Union Leaders Say His First-Term Record Shows Otherwise

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 09/25/2023 - 3:00am

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — When former President Donald Trump visits Detroit this week, he'll be looking to blunt criticisms from a United Auto Workers union leadership that has said a second term for him would be a "disaster" for workers.

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Federal Judge Again Declares That DACA Is Illegal With Issue Likely To Be Decided By Supreme Court

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 09/18/2023 - 5:00am

HOUSTON (AP) — While a federal judge on Wednesday declared illegal a revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, he declined to order an immediate end to the program and the protections it offers to recipients.

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Key Facts About Americans And Guns

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 09/18/2023 - 4:00am

By Katherine Schaeffer

Pew Research Center

Guns are deeply ingrained in American society and the nation’s political debates.

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Nebraska Medical Marijuana Advocates Confident Third Time Is The Charm

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 09/18/2023 - 3:00am

LINCOLN — Advocates for medical marijuana officially launched their campaign Wednesday to place the issue on the 2024 ballot, filled with confidence the third time will finally be the charm.

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Presidential Centers From Hoover To Bush And Obama Unite To Warn Of Fragile State Of US Democracy

Published by admin on Mon, 09/11/2023 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — Concern for U.S. democracy amid deep national polarization has prompted the entities supporting 13 presidential libraries dating back to Herbert Hoover to call for a recommitment to the country's bedrock principles, including the rule of law and respecting a diversity of beliefs.

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Slama, Spellerberg, Royal Among State Treasurer Applicants

Published by admin on Mon, 09/11/2023 - 12:00am

LINCOLN — This year, Gov. Jim Pillen has the only vote for state treasurer that matters. Pillen’s appointed successor to John Murante will serve until voters get a say in 2026.

The governor has not hinted that he has any favorites among the handful of Republican candidates who have told the Nebraska Examiner they might be interested in the job.