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The Death Of The Dreams Of Your Daughters And Sons, By A.I.

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 08/18/2025 - 12:00am

Open A.I. CEO Sam Altman has admitted that A.I. is going to be taking the jobs of and closing down entire industries. He has also recently said, “If I were graduating college at this moment, I would feel like the luckiest kid in all of history" (regarding the capabilities of the A.I.).

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From Tissues To Tariffs: The School Supply Debate Just Got Political

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 08/18/2025 - 12:00am

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Exactly What Is In The Ivy League Deals With The Trump Administration – And How They Compare

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 08/18/2025 - 12:00am

The Trump administration and Harvard University are reportedly close to reaching a settlement that would require Harvard to pay US$500 million in exchange for the government releasing frozen federal funding and ending an investigation into antisemitism on campus.

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Work Begins To Review How Nebraska Funds Its 245 K-12 School Districts, With Possible Tweaks

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 08/18/2025 - 12:00am

From left: Superintendent Aaron Plas of Bennington Public Schools, State Sen. Eliot Bostar of Lincoln, former State Sen. Lou Ann Linehan of the Elkhorn area, Superintendent John Schwartz of Millard Public Schools and Lakeview Community School Board President Keith Runge meet during the inaugural meeting of the Nebraska School Financing Review Commission on Aug. 12, 2025.
(Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — A new state commission charged with reviewing and suggesting updates to how Nebraska funds its public K-12 schools kicked off its first meeting Monday largely with a consensus that the state should dole out more aid to local schools.

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Nebraska Might Join National ‘Wildfire’ Of Mid-Decade Redistricting

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

Beto O'Rourke, Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate, addresses supporters at a campaign stop in Dallas, Nov. 8, 2022.
(Tony Gutierrez / AP Photo)

LINCOLN — Nebraska could join the national mid-decade redistricting fight that Texas and President Donald Trump started.

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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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Why Congressional Redistricting Is Blowing Up Across The US This Summer

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

Democratic state lawmakers from across the U.S. and their supporters protest outside the Massachusetts State House on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025 in Boston.
(Leah Willingham / AP Photo)

WASHINGTON — Fueled by President Donald Trump’s aims to bolster the U.S. House’s razor-thin GOP majority in the 2026 midterm elections, a rare mid-decade redistricting fight in Texas grew increasingly bitter in recent days and engulfed other states.

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Parenting While Protecting Democracy: The Moms Who Fled The Texas Legislature

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

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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.