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Dan Osborn Says Tyson Manipulated Beef Market With Nebraska Plant Closure

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 12/15/2025 - 12:00am

U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn, a registered nonpartisan, held a press conference in Lexington, Nebraska, on Dec. 9, 2025.
(Juan Salinas II / Nebraska Examiner)

LEXINGTON, Neb. — Across the street from a Tyson beef plant set to close at the end of January, Nebraska U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn accused the company of breaking a century-old law aimed at preventing anti-competitive behavior by meatpackers.

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War And Young Men

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 12/15/2025 - 12:00am

There is one earthly resource that has a greater luster than gold, a higher energy output than coal, and has more military applications than the highest technology. It is a simple word, a thing taken for granted by all but the wisest: ‘manpower’.

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Republicans In Congress Eye More Power For States To Remove Voters

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 12/15/2025 - 12:00am

Rep. Laurel Lee (R-FL) in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, Sept. 29, 2025.
(Nell Redmond / AP Photo)

Republicans in Congress want to give states more authority to remove ineligible voters — including noncitizens and people who have moved or died — from voter rolls, seeking to reinforce the Trump administration’s own push to scrub the lists.

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Trump Says The US Has Seized An Oil Tanker Off The Coast Of Venezuela

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 12/15/2025 - 12:00am

This image from video posted on Attorney General Pam Bondi's X account, and partially redacted by the source, shows an oil tanker being seized by U.S. forces off the coast of Venezuela, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025.
(U.S. Attorney General's Office / X via AP)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicolás Maduro.

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MyPillow Founder And Trump Supporter Mike Lindell Says He’s Running For Minnesota Governor In 2026

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 12/15/2025 - 12:00am

SHAKOPEE, Minn. (AP) — Mike Lindell, the fervent supporter of President Donald Trump known to TV viewers as the “MyPillow Guy,” officially entered the race for Minnesota governor Thursday in hopes of winning the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Tim Walz in 2026.

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Senate Rejects Extension Of Health Care Subsidies As Costs Are Set To Rise For Millions Of Americans

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 12/15/2025 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs at the beginning of the year.

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Most ACA Marketplace Users Can’t Afford Potential Increases, Poll Shows

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

WASHINGTON — Americans who purchase their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace are bracing for a steep rise in costs next year that many say they will not be able to afford, according to a poll released Thursday by the nonpartisan health organization KFF.

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‘Keep The Ship Afloat’: Nebraska Chief Justice Funke Reflects On First Year In Top Judicial Role

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

Nebraska Supreme Court Chief Justice Jeffrey Funke in his private office in the Nebraska State Capitol on Nov. 4, 2025.
(Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — Nebraska Supreme Court Chief Justice Jeffrey Funke says his first year leading the judicial system was a “learning curve” of trying to “keep the ship afloat” and move forward.

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Remembrances Of Poland

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

The sting of a slap is sometimes felt for years or even decades after such an event. Perhaps a fight with a loved one, or even an altercation with a bully, and certainly things graver than that. Such it is with the history of nations and peoples. Take the nation of Poland, for example, which at its height in the early 1600s controlled over a million square kilometers.

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More Industries Want Trump’s Help Hiring Immigrant Labor After Farms Get A Break

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

As food prices remain high, the Trump administration has made it easier for farmers to hire foreign guest workers and to pay them less. Now, other industries with large immigrant workforces also are asking for relief as they combat labor shortages and raids.