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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, was at the Country Club of Lincoln on Friday to campaign for Nebraska U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts in his bid for reelection.
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Sen. Ted Cruz and Sen. Pete Ricketts told a crowd in Lincoln that the Nebraska U.S. Senate race is a “real” one.
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Friday halting the Trump administration’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund for one week, giving the government time to sign a “clear, unambiguous” agreement that the fund is dead.
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ICYMI: A new Lincoln petition seeks to mandate that city officials staff at least 450 police officers at all times, and more if the capital city's population grows.
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ICYMI: Registered nonpartisan U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn will need at least 4,000 valid signatures to appear on the November ballot and officially challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts.
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The votes are in, and Omaha Public Power District’s newest peregrine falcon chicks officially have names.
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The Trump administration still needs to determine how it will remove nuclear materials from Iran after officials from both countries sign documents to end the war, a senior official said Friday.
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A second former state lawmaker is considering a nonpartisan run for one of “several” offices this cycle but said he would not run in any three-way race. For one race, Nebraska secretary of state, both nominees say they won't drop out.
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Though the United States went decades without a confirmed case of the invasive pest, it’s now made its way across the U.S.-Mexico border. Officials have confirmed one case in a New Mexico dog and five cases in Texas, including cattle, a dog and a goat.
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President Donald Trump announced Thursday that administration officials were close to brokering an end to the hostilities with Iran and predicted there could be a signing ceremony in Europe as soon as this weekend.
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A new report’s authors argue that chronic sleep disruption is a widespread but often overlooked feature of incarceration that may affect physical and mental health, increase tensions inside facilities and create challenges that persist long after release.
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The New World screwworm has arrived in the United States. The flesh-eating parasite poses potentially life-threatening risks to pets, wildlife and livestock. While the risk is concentrated in a few…
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration still needs to determine how it will remove nuclear materials from Iran after officials from both countries sign documents to end the war, a senior official said…
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For many incarcerated people, getting a full night’s sleep is almost impossible. Bright lights, loud noise, overnight head counts, early morning meals and other routine features of prison and jail…
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Thursday that administration officials were close to brokering an end to the hostilities with Iran and predicted there could be a signing ceremony in…
