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May 29, 2026
Complaints about U.S. Senate candidates who hinted at helping Osborn sent to Nebraska AG
By: Juan Salinas II - May 29, 2026 5:30 am LINCOLN — A former Republican state lawmaker and an unsuccessful GOP candidate for Legislature sent complaints this week to Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers asking him to look into the U.S. Senate candidacies of Democrat Cindy Burbank and Legal Marijuana NOW nominee Mike Marvin over allegations that neither of them intends to serve. The complaints, obtained by the Examiner and verified by the people filing them, allege that Marvin and Burbank ar ...
Go to discussionCargill, Teamsters Fail to Reach Fort Morgan Deal
May 28, 2026 By Tom Johnston Cargill and the Teamsters union failed Wednesday to reach an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement covering 1,700 workers at the company’s beef plant in Fort Morgan, Colo. The latest meeting came a week after Cargill imposed a lockout of the facility, and after months of negotiations that have yielded no breakthrough. The primary sticking point is the extent to which pay would increase, with the union so far balking at the company’s offer of year-one ...
Go to discussionUS and Iranian negotiators reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire and start new nuclear talks
By AAMER MADHANI, JON GAMBRELL, MICHELLE L. PRICE and SAM METZ Updated 1:39 AM CDT, May 29, 2026 Leer en español WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement Thursday to extend the ceasefire in the 3-month-old war by 60 days and start a new round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter. Iran did not immediately confirm any deal. Vice President JD Vance on Thursday evening confirmed there was a tentative agreemen ...
Go to discussionNato ready to defend 'every inch' of territory as Russian drone hits Romania
The Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, has said the alliance is “ready to defend every inch” of its territory after a Russian drone hit an apartment building in Romania, a member state, during an overnight attack on neighbouring Ukraine. The incident in Galați, which injured two people, prompted swift condemnation and the threat of repercussions. “Russia’s reckless behaviour is a danger to us all,” Rutte wrote on social media after a call with the Romanian president, Nicuşor Dan. “I ...
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