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Caitlin Clark effect hasn’t reversed the decades-long decline in girls basketball participation
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Caitlin Clark effect hasn’t reversed the decades-long decline in girls basketball participation

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! The decision by Grand Island Senior High School — the state’s third-largest with more than 2,600 students — reflects a national decline in participation in the girls sport, even as the popularity of women’s basketball behind the likes of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese has …

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Election 2024: A Nebraska court victory for voting rights could just swing the whole election.
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Election 2024: A Nebraska court victory for voting rights could just swing the whole election.

Slate  

Back in July, Nebraska state officials illegally suspended the right to vote for tens of thousands of people. In a major 5–2 decision handed down Wednesday, the state Supreme Court ordered them to restore voting rights to citizens who have completed their criminal sentences, just nine days before the state’s voter registration deadline. In response to this letter, Secretary of …

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In Nebraska, Democrats' push to win the 'blue dot' has GOP congressman under pressure
2 months, 3 weeks ago

In Nebraska, Democrats' push to win the 'blue dot' has GOP congressman under pressure

NPR  

In Nebraska, Democrats' push to win the 'blue dot' has GOP congressman under pressure toggle caption Terry A. Ratzlaff for NPR OMAHA, NEB. In May, Bacon defeated Republican challenger Dan Frei, who argued Bacon didn’t support Trump and his allies "Make America Great Again" efforts enough. toggle caption Terry A. Ratzlaff for NPR Vargas “It finally caught up to him …

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'Blue dot' fires up liberal Nebraskans who could decide U.S. election
3 months ago

'Blue dot' fires up liberal Nebraskans who could decide U.S. election

Raw Story  

Nestled deep in America's heartland, Nebraska is best known for corn, cattle and college football -- not usually for its elections. In the far-from-impossible scenario that Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are otherwise tied in the Electoral College that determines the White House's next occupant, this tiny Democratic-leaning "blue dot" of 650,000 people could have the final say. "It's fun …

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Column: Cool weather, hot races forecast for November
3 months ago

Column: Cool weather, hot races forecast for November

LA Times  

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have been frequent visitors to Nevada, one of the relatively few states that will decide the presidential election. The contest will come down to seven or so highly competitive states and, maybe, the one electoral vote in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, which is anchored in the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area. There’s a not-inconceivable scenario in …

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A Republican push to change how Nebraska awards its electoral votes stalls
3 months, 2 weeks ago

A Republican push to change how Nebraska awards its electoral votes stalls

NPR  

A Republican push to change how Nebraska awards its electoral votes stalls The Nebraska state lawmaker at the center of the debate over whether the state will switch to a winner-takes-all system in the Electoral College says he will not support the effort. That hope rested on an effort to change how Nebraska awards its five electoral votes, and that …

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‘Not the moment’: Key Republican dims Trump’s hopes of making Nebraska winner-take-all
3 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Not the moment’: Key Republican dims Trump’s hopes of making Nebraska winner-take-all

Raw Story  

LINCOLN — The Republican push to change how Nebraska awards its Electoral College votes and boost former President Donald Trump ran into political reality Monday as a key lawmaker, State Sen. Mike McDonnell, announced he won’t support the change. Jim Pillen his stance and suggested that the Legislature put winner-take-all to a vote of the people, as a proposed constitutional …

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A Republican senator blocks GOP bid to lock down all of Nebraska’s electoral votes
3 months, 2 weeks ago

A Republican senator blocks GOP bid to lock down all of Nebraska’s electoral votes

LA Times  

Nebraska State Sen. Mike McDonnell of Omaha is shown in the Legislative Chamber in Lincoln, Neb., in 2019. A Republican effort to lock down all of Nebraska’s electoral votes for former President Donald Trump appeared doomed Monday when a state lawmaker denied backers his crucial support for the move. GOP Sen. Mike McDonnell of Omaha said in a statement that …

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Trump allies make another push to change Nebraska’s Electoral College law
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump allies make another push to change Nebraska’s Electoral College law

Associated Press  

A top Donald Trump ally is pressuring Nebraska Republicans to award all of their state’s Electoral College votes to the statewide winner, a late-stage rule change that could potentially help return Trump to the White House. “To my friends in Nebraska, that one electoral vote could be the difference between Harris being president and not, and she’s a disaster for …

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Nebraska GOP Might Take An Electoral Vote Away From Kamala Harris
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Nebraska GOP Might Take An Electoral Vote Away From Kamala Harris

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING With less than seven weeks to go until Election Day, Nebraska Republicans are considering passing a law to change how the state distributes its electoral votes in a bid to deny Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris any vote from the state. Jim Pillen is pushing the state legislature to pass a law to ensure the state would …

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Tim Walz Touts Nebraska Roots In Speech That Played To The Crowd
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Tim Walz Touts Nebraska Roots In Speech That Played To The Crowd

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING OMAHA, Neb. — Tim Walz touted his Nebraska roots Saturday in his first trip back to his home state since becoming the Democratic vice presidential nominee, and drew sharp contrasts between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. And when they try to overturn elections, that’s not just weird, it’s un-American.” He said Trump and his fellow Republicans are …

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How Nebraska’s special legislative session on taxes came about and what to expect
5 months, 1 week ago

How Nebraska’s special legislative session on taxes came about and what to expect

Associated Press  

Nebraska lawmakers have introduced more than 100 proposals aimed at easing residents’ soaring property tax bills -- from a vast expansion of goods and services subject to the state’s sales tax base to legalizing marijuana to reap new tax revenue. Jim Pillen recalled state lawmakers to the State Capitol on July 25 after the Legislature failed to pass a property …

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Lawsuit targets Nebraska’s defiance of law to restore voting rights to those with felony convictions
5 months, 1 week ago

Lawsuit targets Nebraska’s defiance of law to restore voting rights to those with felony convictions

Associated Press  

— The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska has filed a lawsuit challenging top election officials’ defiance of state laws that restore the voting rights of those who’ve ever been convicted of a felony. Evnen based his decision on a July 17 opinion by the state attorney general that said a law passed earlier this year to immediately restore the …

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Missouri lawsuits allege abuse by Catholic priests, nuns. Archdiocese leader in Omaha among them
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Missouri lawsuits allege abuse by Catholic priests, nuns. Archdiocese leader in Omaha among them

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — Sixty people allege in new lawsuits filed in Missouri that they were abused as children by dozens of Catholic priests, nuns and others, and the man who now leads the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska, is among the accused. A lawsuit filed Wednesday in St. Louis County Circuit Court said the unnamed accuser was 16 when he met …

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Some Nebraskans say misleading words led them to sign petitions on abortion they don’t support
6 months, 1 week ago

Some Nebraskans say misleading words led them to sign petitions on abortion they don’t support

Associated Press  

— Tea Rohrberg was heading into her county’s treasurer’s office in Omaha, Nebraska, on Monday when she says she was approached by a man and asked if she wanted to sign a “pro-choice petition.” Because she believes access to abortion is a right all women should have, she readily signed. But Rohrberg soon learned from a different volunteer that she …

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Vance Honeycutt’s 9th-inning hit gives Tar Heels another last at-bat win, 3-2 over Virginia at CWS
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Vance Honeycutt’s 9th-inning hit gives Tar Heels another last at-bat win, 3-2 over Virginia at CWS

Associated Press  

— Vance Honeycutt’s single brought home Jackson Van De Brake from third with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, and North Carolina pulled out yet another win in its last at-bat, a 3-2 walk-off victory over Virginia in the College World Series opener on Friday. “You shouldn’t feel like he’s going to come through every time, but that’s …

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Breaking down the teams playing for national championship at the College World Series
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Breaking down the teams playing for national championship at the College World Series

Associated Press  

A look at the eight teams competing in the College World Series, which starts Friday at Charles Schwab Field. The Cavaliers’.336 season batting average is the best among teams in Omaha.. Their 116 homers are 33 more than the previous program record of 83, set last year. They scored the winning run or runs on their last at-bat in three …

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ACC’s Florida St., Virginia and N. Carolina first 3 in College World Series; Evansville still alive
7 months ago

ACC’s Florida St., Virginia and N. Carolina first 3 in College World Series; Evansville still alive

Associated Press  

The Atlantic Coast Conference advanced three teams to the College World Series on Saturday with Florida State, Virginia and North Carolina sweeping their NCAA super regionals. “I bleed purple and it’s great to be able to experience that as the head coach at UE.” Florida State followed its 24-4 beatdown of UConn on Friday with a 10-8 win in 12 …

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Batter up! Things to know as NCAA baseball tournament enters super regionals
7 months ago

Batter up! Things to know as NCAA baseball tournament enters super regionals

Associated Press  

Super regionals are the next stop on the NCAA baseball tournament’s Road to Omaha. FSU IS BACK, AND A LOT BETTER Florida State is in supers for a record 18th time, and the first since NCAA coaching wins leader Mike Martin’s last team made it all the way to Omaha in 2019. Among them are the projected top four picks …

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Search and rescue underway after tornado slams Iowa; at least 1 dead
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Search and rescue underway after tornado slams Iowa; at least 1 dead

LA Times  

Authorities in Iowa were continuing search and rescue efforts Wednesday, a day after a deadly tornado slammed the state, killing at least one. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office said a woman died Tuesday when her vehicle was blown off the road during the storms about three miles north of Corning, Iowa, or about 30 miles southwest of Greenfield, where the …

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Deadly Oklahoma tornadoes wreak havoc in US state, leaving 4 dead, thousands without power
8 months, 1 week ago

Deadly Oklahoma tornadoes wreak havoc in US state, leaving 4 dead, thousands without power

Hindustan Times  

Tornadoes killed four people in Oklahoma, including an infant, and left thousands without power Sunday after a destructive outbreak of severe weather flattened buildings in the heart of one rural town and injured at least 100 people across the state. In Oklahoma, authorities said the tornado in Sulphur began in a city park before barreling through the downtown, flipping cars …

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Oklahoma towns hard hit by tornadoes begin long cleanup after 4 killed in weekend storms
8 months, 1 week ago

Oklahoma towns hard hit by tornadoes begin long cleanup after 4 killed in weekend storms

The Independent  

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Oklahoma governor declares state of emergency for 12 tornado-battered counties
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Oklahoma governor declares state of emergency for 12 tornado-battered counties

LA Times  

Sean Thomas Sledd salvages items from his room Sunday, the morning after it was hit by a tornado, in Sulphur, Okla. Tornadoes that tore through Oklahoma have flattened buildings across one rural town, killing at least four people, causing widespread power outages and leaving a trail of destruction, Gov. In Oklahoma, a tornado ripped through Holdenville, a town of about …

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Light pole installation in Missouri hits fiber line, knocks out 911 service in several states
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Light pole installation in Missouri hits fiber line, knocks out 911 service in several states

Associated Press  

Workers installing a light pole in Missouri cut into a fiber line, knocking out 911 service for emergency agencies in Nebraska, Nevada and South Dakota, an official with the company that operates the line said Thursday. In Kansas City, Missouri, workers installing a light pole for another company Wednesday cut into a Lumen Technologies fiber line, Lumen global issues director …

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