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  • June 2008

    • Storms, Floods in Midwest and East Coast Kill 8

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 9, 08 6:47 AM CDT

      Storms, Floods in Midwest and East Coast Kill 8

      Storms across the Midwest and East Coast this weekend forced hundreds to evacuate, destroyed homes, and killed 8 people, the AP reports. More than 10 inches of rain in much of Indiana caused flooding; more floods in Iowa were some of the worst in years. Falling trees, high winds, and lightning killed several people while others drowned. A tornado in Omaha, Neb., damaged buildings, but no injuries were reported. More »

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      Iowa  • flooding  • Indiana  • Midwest  • tornado  • severe weather  • Nebraska  • Omaha

    • America's Top 10 Cities

      newser  |  Kiplinger  |  Jun 8, 08 2:11 PM CDT

      America's Top 10 Cities

      The best cities are those where you can not only find work and affordable housing, but are also infused with culture and creativity, Kiplinger's Personal Finance writes. Its (somewhat surprising) top 10: Houston: Flush with museums, nightlife, and a teeming job market. More »

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      Houston  • Omaha  • Austin  • cities  • Sacramento  • Colorado Springs  • Raleigh  • Des Moines  • Boise

  • May 2008

    • Thousands Line Up for Buffett's So-So News

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  May 3, 08 3:13 PM CDT

      Thousands Line Up for Buffett's So-So News

      Thousands of stockholders descended on Omaha for today's annual Berkshire Hathaway meeting, but what they heard didn't send Blackberries abuzz, the Wall Street Journal reports. Warren Buffett said his iconic company won’t be pulling in double-digit returns anymore. “Anyone that expects us to come close to replicating the past should sell their stock,” he said. “It's not going to happen.” More »

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      shareholders  • Warren Buffett  • quarterly earnings  • Omaha  • Oracle of Omaha

  • February 2008

    • Berkshire Hathaway's Q4 Income Off 18%

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 29, 08 6:30 PM CST

      Berkshire Hathaway's Q4 Income Off 18%

      Citing a decline in gains from insurance underwriting and sluggish investment returns, holding company Berkshire Hathaway said today that fourth-quarter income was off 18%—to $2.95 billion, from $3.58 billion—from a year earlier, the Wall Street Journal reports. Billionaire chairman Warren Buffett snuck in digs at Wall Street and the federal government while effectively promising declining profit margins for years to come. More »

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      New York City  • Warren Buffett  • AIG  • Maryland  • Berkshire Hathaway  • Omaha  • insurance companies  • MBIA  • Ambac  • Oracle of Omaha  • General Reinsurance

  • January 2008
  • December 2007

    • Omaha Mall Reopens Under Heavy Security

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Dec 8, 07 12:35 PM CST

      Omaha Mall Reopens Under Heavy Security

      The Omaha mall where 19-year-old Robert Hawkins unleashed his killing spree re-opened for business today under tighter security, the AP reports. “I came in here and I was wondering how I would feel about it,” the mayor said, “but I feel fine.” The Von Maur store where Hawkins actually opened fire remains closed indefinitely. More »

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      holiday shopping  • Nebraska  • Omaha  • Omaha mall shooting  • Robert Hawkins  • murder suicide  • mall shooting  • mall security  • mall

    • 'I've Just Snapped,' Writes Mall Shooter

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Dec 7, 07 7:02 PM CST

      'I've Just Snapped,' Writes Mall Shooter

      The Omaha mall gunman apologized to family and friends in a suicide note released today and says he "just snapped" before killing eight people and himself in a shopping mall, the AP reports. "I know everyone will remember me as some sort of monster but please understand that I just don't want to be a burden," wrote Robert Hawkins, 19. "I just want to take a few pieces of (expletive) with me." More »

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      murder  • suicide  • shooting  • Omaha  • will  • Omaha mall shooting  • Robert Hawkins  • suicide note

    • Omaha Shooter Cased Store, Smuggled Gun

      newser  |  CNN  |  Dec 6, 07 3:52 PM CST

      Omaha Shooter Cased Store, Smuggled Gun

      19-year-old Robert Hawkins briefly looked around the Von Maur department store yesterday before leaving, only to return six minutes later and open fire with a stolen AK-47 in the Omaha rampage that left nine dead. Upon reentry, Hawkins was "concealing something balled up in a hooded sweatshirt," police said. The gun apparently belonged to Hawkins' stepfather, Reuters reports. More »

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      crime  • Omaha  • Omaha mall shooting  • Robert Hawkins  • mall shooting

    • Mall Shooter Was Depressed, Seemed 'Gentle'

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Dec 6, 07 11:34 AM CST

      Mall Shooter Was Depressed, Seemed 'Gentle'

      Robert Hawkins—who killed 8 people and himself at an Omaha mall yesterday—had been treated for depression, and had prior arrests for drug possession and disorderly conduct. But the woman who took him in, after he had a falling out with his family, thought he was getting better, and considered him benign. He showed her an SKS semiautomatic rifle the night before his attack, Debora Maruca-Kovac told the Omaha World-Herald , but she thought little of it. More »

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      Omaha  • Omaha mall shooting  • Robert Hawkins

    • Gunman at Omaha Mall Upset Over Being Fired

      newser  |  Omaha World-Herald  |  Dec 5, 07 7:54 PM CST

      Gunman at Omaha Mall Upset Over Being Fired

      The 19-year-old gunman who killed eight people and himself in a busy Omaha shopping mall today had been fired from his job at McDonald's hours earlier after being accused of stealing $17, the Omaha World-Herald reports. Robert A. Hawkins, who opened fire on afternoon shoppers with a rifle, left a suicide saying he would be "going out in style," police told WOWT-TV. More »

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      Omaha  • Robert Hawkins  • mall shooting

  • September 2007

    • 'Thou Shalt Not Sue Me!'

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Sep 21, 07 5:13 AM CDT

      'Thou Shalt Not Sue Me!'

      "God" has apparently responded to a lawsuit accusing Him of making terroristic threats against mankind. If that sounds like the premise for a Jim Carrey movie, well, one day it might be. Agnostic Nebraska legislator Ernie Chambers sued God in a county court for all the disasters He brings to the world. Now a mysterious response claims God is immune from legal action and the court lacks jurisdiction. More »

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      lawsuit  • Omaha  • God  • Corpus Christi  • Ernie Chambers

  • July 2007
  • June 2007

    • Vitamin D Slashes Cancer Rates

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 8, 07 2:30 PM CDT

      Vitamin D Slashes Cancer Rates

      The first research linking vitamin D directly to cancer prevention shows the nutrient sharply reduces cancer rates in older women. Only 3% of the 1,179 women monitored while taking a combination of vitamin D and calcium developed cancer over 4 years, a 60% lower rate than those given placebos, according to the breakthrough American Journal of Clinical Nutrition study. More »

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      cancer  • breast cancer  • doctor  • study  • Nebraska  • salmon  • Omaha  • vitamin D  • tuna  • cells  • vitamins  • research articles

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