Great Plains News Digest
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MINNESOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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US–BEST BUY-RESULTS
Best Buy cuts its annual profit and sales outlook as it wrestles with tariffs
SUMMARY: Best Buy cut its annual outlook for profits and sales on Thursday after the nation’s largest consumer electronics chain reported a profit decline and stagnating sales for its fiscal first quarter amid shoppers’ worries about the economy and tariffs. The Minneapolis-based company said the outlook assumed that tariffs will remain at the current levels for the rest of the year, and “there is no material change in consumer behavior” in the trends it has seen in recent quarters. Like other retailers, Best Buy has been wrestling with an ever-changing tariff news. And adding more confusion was that the federal court in New York on Wednesday handed President Trump a big setback Wednesday, blocking his audacious plan to impose massive taxes on worldwide imports.
WORDS: 776 – MOVED: 05/29/2025 9:59 a.m. CDT
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MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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BKN–NBA PLAYOFF COVERAGE
FORMATS: Photo, Text
1. WITH: BKN–TIMBERWOLVES WRAPUP
2. DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Anthony Edwards vowed that nobody will work harder than him this summer to improve his game, after a second straight Western Conference finals appearance fell well short for him and his team of a championship-caliber performance. By Dave Campbell. 600 words, photos.
3. UPCOMING: By 05/29/2025 5:00 p.m. CDT
4. WITH: BKN–THUNDER BREAK
5. DESCRIPTION: OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder will have more than a week to rest before the NBA Finals. For now, they don’t even know whether they’ll play the Indiana Pacers or New York Knicks for the championship. By Cliff Brunt. UPCOMING: 400 words, with photos.
6. UPCOMING: By 05/29/2025 5:00 p.m. CDT
7. WITH: BKN–PACERS-KNICKS
8. DESCRIPTION: NEW YORK — The Indiana Pacers try to reach the NBA Finals for the second time in franchise history by beating the New York Knicks in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals. The Pacers won both games in New York to start the series. By Basketball Writer Brian Mahoney. UPCOMING: 450 words, photos.
9. UPCOMING: By 05/29/2025 10:00 p.m. CDT
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NEBRASKA – UPCOMING – NEWS
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US–PAID SICK LEAVE-NEBRASKA
DESCRIPTION: OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday night that significantly weakens a voter-backed measure requiring employers to offer paid sick leave. Republicans who backed the bill got a rare boost from a Democrat, Sen. Jane Raybould, whose family owns grocery stores. Raybould was also the main sponsor of another bill to roll back a voter-backed minimum wage law. Her attempt to attach that bill to the paid sick leave measure on Wednesday failed. By Margery A. Beck. UPCOMING: About 600 words.
UPCOMING: By 05/29/2025 1:00 p.m. CDT, Photo, Text
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OKLAHOMA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS
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AS–THAILAND-ROYAL DEFAMATION
US scholar leaves Thailand after charges of insulting monarchy are dropped
SUMMARY: Thailand’s attorney general’s office has confirmed that it will not prosecute an American academic arrested in early April on a charge of royal defamation, an offense punishable by up to 15 years in prison. The lawyer for Paul Chambers, who was a political science lecturer at Naresuan University in northern Thailand, said his client departed the countey on Thursday. Chambers’ arrest drew concern from the academic community and the U.S. government over free speech restrictions. Chambers has specialized in studying the power and influence of the Thai military, which plays a major role in politics.
WORDS: 431 – MOVED: 05/29/2025 10:26 a.m. CDT
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OKLAHOMA – UPCOMING – SPORTS
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SOF–NCAA-WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
FORMATS: Text
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11. DESCRIPTION: OKLAHOMA CITY — No. 2 seed Oklahoma is seeking its fifth straight national title. The Sooners open Women’s College World Series play against Tennessee and hard-throwing Karlyn Pickens. Four games on opening day: Florida vs. Texas, 11 a.m. Central. By Tim Willert. Oklahoma vs. Tennessee, 1:30 p.m. By Cliff Brunt. Texas Tech vs. Mississippi, 6 p.m. By Tim Willert. UCLA vs. Oregon, 8:30 p.m. By Cliff Brunt. All stories 450 words.
12. UPCOMING: By 05/29/2025 1:00 p.m. CDT
13. WITH: SOF–NCAA-WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
14. DESCRIPTION: OKLAHOMA CITY — No. 2 seed Oklahoma is seeking its fifth straight national title. The Sooners open Women’s College World Series play against Tennessee and hard=throwing Karlyn Pickens. Four games on opening day: Florida vs. Texas, 11 a.m. Central. By Tim Willert. Oklahoma vs. Tennessee, 1:30 p.m. By Cliff Brunt. Texas Tech vs. Mississippi, 6 p.m. By Tim Willert. UCLA vs. Oregon, 8:30 p.m. By Cliff Brunt. All stories 450 words.
15. UPCOMING: By 05/29/2025 1:00 p.m. CDT
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BKN–NBA PLAYOFF COVERAGE
FORMATS: Photo, Text
16. WITH: BKN–TIMBERWOLVES WRAPUP
17. DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Anthony Edwards vowed that nobody will work harder than him this summer to improve his game, after a second straight Western Conference finals appearance fell well short for him and his team of a championship-caliber performance. By Dave Campbell. 600 words, photos.
18. UPCOMING: By 05/29/2025 5:00 p.m. CDT
19. WITH: BKN–THUNDER BREAK
20. DESCRIPTION: OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder will have more than a week to rest before the NBA Finals. For now, they don’t even know whether they’ll play the Indiana Pacers or New York Knicks for the championship. By Cliff Brunt. UPCOMING: 400 words, with photos.
21. UPCOMING: By 05/29/2025 5:00 p.m. CDT
22. WITH: BKN–PACERS-KNICKS
23. DESCRIPTION: NEW YORK — The Indiana Pacers try to reach the NBA Finals for the second time in franchise history by beating the New York Knicks in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals. The Pacers won both games in New York to start the series. By Basketball Writer Brian Mahoney. UPCOMING: 450 words, photos.
24. UPCOMING: By 05/29/2025 10:00 p.m. CDT
