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House Republican hardliners want to block a permanent budget deal, which could trigger automatic spending cuts under the Fiscal Responsibility Act in April. The first government funding deadline is Friday, and the second is March 8th, risking a partial or full government shutdown. Biden is meeting congressional leaders today about the budget impasse. The Freedom Caucus wants to extend short-term funding through the fiscal year, ensuring the FRA cuts occur. Automatic cuts could subtract $4 billio…
about 3 years ago
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Technology and competition shaped the evolution of theaters in Havelock.
almost 3 years ago
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The US is poised for a significant increase in its centenarian population.
almost 3 years ago
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Trump attended a wake for fallen NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller, who was fatally shot during a routine traffic stop.
over 2 years ago
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(This Jim McKee column originally ran on May 18, 2014.)
over 2 years ago
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The state's first college's earliest ties were to Pawnee City.
over 2 years ago
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McKee: Harold Warp -- from plastic film and Pioneer Village to the 1932 World Series
about 2 years ago
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(This column originally ran Nov. 9, 2014.)
about 2 years ago
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Times -- and cigarettes -- changed, ending a business that employed hundreds across the state and turned out millions of cigars.
almost 2 years ago
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Banks seem to pop out of the ground, flourish, merge and change their names almost too quickly to keep track of.
over 1 year ago
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During its 131-year existence, the Nebraska School for the Deaf in Omaha was the subject of national acclaim, was both lauded and later derided by no less than Alexander Graham
about 1 year ago