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Andrew Nelson
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Omaha-based writer and journalist. Nebraska guy for Courthouse News Service. More words in Omaha Magazine and Flatwater Free Press. To be played at maximum volume.
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"...last week may have been the biggest one-day wipeout of journalists in a generation."

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Actually, the Washington Post Layoffs Were a Bigger Bloodbath Than You Thought - Washingtonian
The layoffs announced last week at the Washington Post were disfiguring to the esteemed news organization, with whole sections and departments—sports, books, staff photography—wiped away, and devastat...
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February 10, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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nebraskaexaminer.com
START YOUR TUESDAY: With the dismissal without prejudice of a Common Cause lawsuit trying to stop the sharing of Nebraska voter data with the U.S. Department of Justice. The decision has already been appealed.

From Juan Salinas II:

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Nebraska judge tosses lawsuit to keep state from releasing voter data to feds • Nebraska Examiner
Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen has said he plans to hand the data to the Justice Department later this week.
nebraskaexaminer.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:49 PM
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The case could have enormous implications, with the possibility of a tobacco industry-like reckoning for tech giants

Via @courthousenews.bsky.social:

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'Engineered addiction': Landmark trial over social media's effect on kids boots up in downtown LA
Attorneys delivered opening remarks in the landmark bellwether trial pitting a 20-year-old woman against tech giants Meta and Google.
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February 10, 2026 at 4:32 AM
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Made in America, at a plant near Kansas City:

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
Mexican Cartels Overwhelm Police With Ammunition Made for the U.S. Military
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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“I liked the beginning. I saw it and just passed it on, and I guess probably nobody reviewed the end of it”

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Trump's racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash despite White House earlier defending it
President Donald Trump says he won't apologize for posting a racist video of the Obamas. Trump told reporters that, “I didn't make a mistake,” as he flew to Florida on Friday.
apnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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Colorado judge orders 40-year sentence for funeral home owner who left 189 bodies to rot www.courthousenews.com/colorado-jud...
Colorado judge orders 40-year sentence for funeral home owner who left 189 bodies to rot
While investigating an odor complaint in 2023, local law enforcement uncovered a warehouse with decomposing bodies in Penrose, Colorado.
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February 7, 2026 at 12:25 AM
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“The capital of the most powerful nation on earth appears to be without a vital, fully functioning newspaper to cover it. That isn’t the occasion of jokes, it’s a disaster”

Peggy Noonan, on the troubles of The Washington Post:

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Opinion | A Lament for the Washington Post — The Wall Street Journal
The most powerful capital in the world has no major fully functioning newspaper. That’s a huge absence.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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“Your plot to kill was deliberate and evil ... You are not a peaceful man. You are not a good man.”

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Man who tried to shoot Trump at a Florida golf course gets life in prison
Routh had multiple previous felony convictions and a large online footprint demonstrating his disdain for Trump.
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February 5, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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“The scale of the demolition, though, was staggering”

Ruth Marcus on today's events, and what led up to them:

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How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post — The New Yorker
The Amazon founder bought the paper to save it. Instead, with a mass layoff, he’s forced it into severe decline.
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February 5, 2026 at 3:33 AM
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A Columbus, Nebraska, family is suing the city and individual police officers over the shooting death of a 17-year-old.

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Family sues Nebraska police over fatal shooting of depressed teenager
The family says officers shot their son dead within 30 seconds of unlawfully entering their home.
www.courthousenews.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:56 AM
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What a sad, sad, day for such a great newspaper.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Washington Post Begins Laying Off More Than 300 Journalists
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February 4, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie is being treated as a kidnapping.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
Search Continues for Savannah Guthrie’s Mother, Nancy Guthrie
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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The man accused in the crash that killed Sarah Root was sentenced today, nearly ten years to the day after her death.

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In a fatal crash highlighted in the 2016 presidential campaign, a Honduran man is sentenced in the death of Sarah Root
Then-GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump mentioned the incident in his 2016 acceptance speech. Lawmakers incorporated
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February 3, 2026 at 2:32 AM
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Judge Reyes starts with a comparison: George Washington versus Kristi Noem.
[start quotation] MEMORANDUM OPINION On December 2, 1783, then-Commander-in-Chief George Washington penned: “America is open to receive not only the Opulent & respected Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions.”1 More than two centuries later, Congress reaffirmed President Washington’s vision by establishing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. See 8 U.S.C. § 1254a (TPS statute). It provides humanitarian relief to foreign nationals in the United States who come from disaster-stricken countries. It also brings in substantial revenue, with TPS holders generating $5.2 billion in taxes annually. See Part VI. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has a different take."[end quotation] Underneath is a screenshot of a tweet, which reads: " Secretary Kristi Noem @Sec_Noem I just met with the President. I am recommending a full travel ban on every damn country that's been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies. Our forefathers built this nation on blood, sweat, and the unyielding love of freedom-not for foreign invaders to slaughter our heroes, suck dry our hard-earned tax dollars, or snatch the benefits owed to AMERICANS. WE DON'T WANT THEM. NOT ONE. 6:52 PM Dec 1, 2025 13.2M Views
February 3, 2026 at 12:49 AM
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Nebraska Medicine has moved to dismiss its recently filed lawsuit against the Board of Regents.

Via @courthousenews.bsky.social:

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Hospital group drops lawsuit aimed at stopping University of Nebraska takeover
The $800 million acquisition could still be halted by the state legislature.
www.courthousenews.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:35 AM
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Jimmy Reed: A bluesman well worth remembering (gift article)

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Overlooked No More: Jimmy Reed, the Bluesman Everyone Covered, Then Forgot
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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theatlantic.com
Erin Austen Abbott and her family live in a small town in Mississippi. The South knows warm-weather storms, but now dealing with dangerous ice storms is starting to feel like a new routine, she writes.
What the Ice Storm Did to Mississippi
The South knows warm-weather storms, but the cold has its own lessons.
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February 2, 2026 at 12:15 AM
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This article about some of our fellow Americans who are struggling in the wake of the winter storm is very well done and well worth your time.

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Holmes County's ice storm struggles persist - Mississippi Today
Some residents have lived without water, power and warm shelter.
mississippitoday.org
January 31, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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The rough winter weather is not through with us yet.

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These 12 cities will be hit hard by a bomb cyclone this weekend
A powerful nor’easter will deliver a dangerous combination of heavy snow, frigid temperatures, strong winds and coastal flooding from the Southeast to New England.
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January 31, 2026 at 3:20 AM
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The judge said two provisions of an executive order “are inconsistent with the constitutional separation of powers and cannot lawfully be implemented.”

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Federal judge blocks Trump's new voter registration requirements
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January 31, 2026 at 3:02 AM
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Former Mesa County elections clerk Tina Peters renewed her request for bond pending appeal following an incident at LaVista Women’s Correctional Facility in Pueblo, Colorado. www.courthousenews.com/following-ja...
Following jail incident, Tina Peters renews request for bond pending appeal
A Colorado judge sentenced Mesa County’s former elections clerk to nine years in prison after a jury found her guilty of attempting to influence public servants and conspiracy to commit impersonation.
www.courthousenews.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:56 PM
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“I made terrible decisions that night. I’m sorry.”

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A former Illinois deputy is sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Sonya Massey
Massey’s killing raised new questions about U.S. law enforcement shootings of Black people in their homes.
www.courthousenews.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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apnews.com
BREAKING: The Justice Department releases many more records from its Jeffrey Epstein files.
Justice Department releases many more records from its Jeffrey Epstein files
The Justice Department has released a new batch of files related to its investigations of Jeffrey Epstein and his onetime girlfriend.
bit.ly
January 30, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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Federal authorities had said they would pursue charges after he reported from inside a church during an anti-ICE protest.

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Don Lemon arrested by federal authorities, his attorney says
Details of the charges were not immediately available. The Justice Department promised to pursue charges against him after the independent journalist covered a protest in a Minnesota church last week.
www.nbcnews.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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A girl part of a protest against ICE taking place at Fremont High School was injured today after being hit by a vehicle flying a Trump flag.

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Protester struck by SUV displaying Trump flag at Fremont High School
FREMONT, Neb. — A girl who was part of a protest against ICE taking place at a Nebraska school is injured after being hit by a vehicle displaying a Trump flag. It happened around 2:30 p.m. Thurs
northeast.newschannelnebraska.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:19 AM