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NEWS ABOUT: Omaha

Omaha stories: 17 news summaries

Omaha Man Swipes Virgin Mary Painting
for Abortion

Rapist sells $100K artwork in Mexico

Aug 22, 09 5:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Omaha man stole a painting of the Virgin Mary to pay for the abortion of his teenage rape victim, the Omaha World-Herald reports. Aurelio Vallecillo-Sanchez, 39, described by his attorney as "remorseful and ashamed," pleaded no contest yesterday to charges of theft and sexual assault and faces... More »

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abortion • theft • Omaha • rape • Virgin Mary

 Buffett Has Worst Year Ever 


Feb 28, 09 10:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Not even legendary investors can escape this mess. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway posted its worst year ever in 2008, the Wall Street Journal reports. A key indicator, book value per share, fell 9.6%, only the second loss since Buffett took control of the company in 1965. Berkshire... More »

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Warren Buffett • shareholders • profits • Omaha • investments • recession • Berkshire Hathaway • quarterly reports • insurance industry

OPINION

 Electoral College Needs Rehab 

State-level apportioning is the only viable way towards electing the president by popular vote

Dec 15, 08 6:32 PM CST
(Newser) - The 538 electors chosen to represent the will of the people cast their ballots for president today, officially ending the contest between Barack Obama and John McCain, writes Randall Lane for the New York Times. The otherwise-predictable ritual included a twist: a Nebraska elector voting for the candidate who won... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • electoral college • Omaha • Nebraska • Election 2008 • electoral votes

 Obama Eyes Omaha 
 to Split Neb. Votes 

Campaign wants to pick up just one of Nebraska's electoral votes

Oct 6, 08 7:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Forty-eight of 50 states award electoral votes on a winner-take-all basis, but Nebraska, divvies up electoral votes by congressional district—and the Obama campaign sees an opening, reports the Washington Post. By concentrating just on the Omaha area, the Democrats are trying to pick up a single electoral vote in... More »

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Barack Obama • electoral college • Omaha • Nebraska • red state • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • electoral votes

Storms, Floods in Midwest and East Coast Kill 8

Hundreds evacuated as water rises

Jun 9, 08 6:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 America's Top 10 Cities 

Combination of good jobs, good housing, and good times has Houston atop list

Jun 8, 08 2:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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:
  1. Houston: Flush with museums, nightlife, and a teeming job market.
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Sacramento • Omaha • Austin • Houston • Raleigh • cities • Colorado Springs • Des Moines • Boise

Thousands Line Up for Buffett's So-So News

Don't expect big Berkshire gains like before, he says

May 3, 08 3:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Berkshire Hathaway's Q4 Income Off 18%

Insurance-industry woes mean 'that party is over,' Buffett says

Feb 29, 08 6:30 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Top 10 US Cities for Jobs

Salt Lake City's still tops, but Texas boasts work aplenty, Forbes reports

Jan 26, 08 6:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Where to get that new job this year? The Lone Star State is boasting work aplenty, but Salt Lake City—still high on tech jobs—takes the top spot. Forbes lists its top10 job-growth towns:
  1. Salt Lake City, Utah
  2. Wichita, Kan.
  3. Austin, Texas
  4. Atlanta, Ga.
  5. Fort Worth,
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Atlanta • Omaha • list • Austin • Houston • Indianapolis • Wichita • Salt Lake City • Fort Worth • Seattle • Raleigh • US cities • Forbes

Omaha Mall Reopens
Under Heavy Security

Van Maur store, where the shooter opened fire, remains closed

Dec 8, 07 12:35 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

'I've Just Snapped,' Writes Mall Shooter

He apologizes to
family in suicide note

Dec 7, 07 7:02 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Omaha Shooter Cased Store, Smuggled Gun

Police say he hid
an AK-47 inside balled-up sweatshirt

Dec 6, 07 3:52 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Mall Shooter
Was Depressed,
Seemed 'Gentle'

Teenage gunman had prior arrests, but was thought harmless

Dec 6, 07 11:34 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Omaha • Omaha mall shooting • Robert Hawkins • Debora Maruca Kovac

UPDATED

Gunman at Omaha Mall Upset Over Being Fired

Teen who killed 9
just lost fast-food job

Dec 5, 07 7:54 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Omaha • mall shooting • Westroads Mall • Robert Hawkins

'Thou Shalt Not Sue Me!'

'God' responds to lawsuit, claims immunity

Sep 21, 07 5:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - "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... More »

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God • Omaha • lawsuit • Ernie Chambers • John Friend • Douglas County District Court • response • St. Michael the Archangel • Corpus Christi

Look to the Middle & N.W. of the U.S. for Volunteers

California and East Coast M.I.A.

Jul 9, 07 7:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Corporation for National & Community Service has released its report on volunteerism in America.  And the center of the country and the Pacific Northwest dominated the the top of the list with a whopping 40.5% of #1 Minneapolis-St. Paul residents age 16 and older engaging in volunteer... More »

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Minneapolis • Omaha • list • Austin • volunteerism • Salt Lake City • Seattle

Vitamin D Slashes
Cancer Rates

New study ties nutrient in milk, tuna, salmon to 60% decrease

Jun 8, 07 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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,... More »

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cancer • nutrition • breast cancer • study • research articles • tuna • salmon • fortified milk • Creighton University • Omaha • Nebraska • cells • vitamins • doctor • vitamin D

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