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Woman charged with theft remained the court-appointed guardian for dozens of vulnerable Nebraskans

By ANDREW WEGLEY/Flatwater Free Press Flatwater Free Press Becky Stamp had already been ordered to repay clients for inflated fees that she took from their accounts when a judge signed a warrant for her arrest in early November. A court-appointed guardian who managed the lives and finances of dozens of vulnerable Nebraskans across 18 counties,

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Producers Guild nominees include ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ and ‘Weapons’

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “One Battle After Another,”“Sinners” and “Marty Supreme” scored another pivotal nomination from the Producers Guild. The Producers Guild of America on Friday named 10 nominees for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award, their top prize and a reliable Oscar best picture bellwether, including awards season mainstays

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Judge dismisses Salt-N-Pepa’s lawsuit to reclaim master recordings from Universal Music Group

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed the pioneering hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa’s lawsuit to reclaim ownership of their master recordings from Universal Music Group. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote on Thursday sided with the recording giant, arguing that the Grammy-winning group never owned the copyrights to their

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US sends delegation to Venezuela in first step toward restoring relations after Maduro’s capture

GUATIRE, Venezuela (AP) — The United States and Venezuelan governments said Friday they were exploring the possibility of restoring diplomatic relations between the two countries, and that an delegation from the Trump administration arrived to the South American nation on Friday. The small team of U.S. diplomats and diplomatic security officials traveled to Venezuela to

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US ELECTION 2026 REDISTRICTING WHAT TO KNOW DESCRIPTION: After a frenetic few months of congressional redistricting efforts,

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US ELECTION 2026 REDISTRICTING WHAT TO KNOW DESCRIPTION: After a frenetic few months of congressional redistricting efforts,

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US ELECTION 2026 REDISTRICTING WHAT TO KNOW DESCRIPTION: After a frenetic few months of congressional redistricting efforts,

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US ELECTION 2026 REDISTRICTING WHAT TO KNOW DESCRIPTION: After a frenetic few months of congressional redistricting efforts,

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— MINNESOTA ————-——————— US-Immigration-Enforcement-Minnesota-Shooting Rules What to know about the rules for officers firing at a moving vehicle SUMMARY: A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— MINNESOTA ————-——————— US-Immigration-Enforcement-Minnesota-Shooting Rules What to know about the rules for officers firing at a moving vehicle SUMMARY: A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot

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Vivek Ramaswamy’s family bodyguard arrested on drug trafficking charges

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has expressed alarm that a man who worked as his family’s bodyguard is facing federal drug trafficking charges. Justin Salsburey, 43, of Bellefontaine, and his wife, Ruthann Rankin, were each charged late last month with conspiracy and possession with

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Vivek Ramaswamy’s family bodyguard arrested on drug trafficking charges

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has expressed alarm that a man who worked as his family’s bodyguard is facing federal drug trafficking charges. Justin Salsburey, 43, of Bellefontaine, and his wife, Ruthann Rankin, were each charged late last month with conspiracy and possession with

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As Trump promises Venezuelan renaissance, locals struggle with crumbling economy

By REGINA GARCIA CANO and MATT SEDENSKY Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — At the White House, President Donald Trump vows American intervention in Venezuela will pour billions of dollars into the country’s infrastructure, revive its once-thriving oil industry and eventually deliver a new age of prosperity to the Latin American nation. Here at a

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Sports on TV for Jan. 10 – 11

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, Jan. 10 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) Noon ACCN — NC State at Florida St. BTN — Nebraska at Indiana CW — Boston College at Louisville ESPN — Tennessee at Florida ESPN2 — Georgia Tech at Miami ESPNU — VCU at George Mason

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Why boosting production of Venezuela’s ‘very dense, very sloppy’ oil could harm the environment

By STEVEN GRATTAN Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Environmental experts are warning that the U.S. push to revamp and boost Venezuela’s vast oil reserves could worsen decades of ecological damage and increase planet-warming pollution in a country already struggling with the legacy of a long-declining petroleum industry. The warnings come as Washington has intensified

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Winter storm slams UK and France, disrupting travel and leaving tens of thousands without power

By DANICA KIRKA and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thousands of homes and businesses across northern France and southern England were without power Friday morning and residents faced widespread travel delays after a storm swept in off the Atlantic, bringing high winds, rain and snow to the region. The low-pressure system, named Storm

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NBA Glance

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 24 13 .649 — Boston 23 13 .639 ½ Toronto 23 15 .605 1½ Philadelphia 20 15 .571 3 Brooklyn 11 23 .324 11½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 21 17 .553 — Miami 20 17 .541 ½ Atlanta 18

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US will provide $45 million in aid to Thailand and Cambodia in a bid to ensure regional stability

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The United States, which played a major role in ending border clashes last year between Thailand and Cambodia, will be providing $45 million in aid packages to the two Southeast Asian countries to help ensure regional stability and prosperity, a senior U.S. State Department official said Friday.

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Russia just used its new hypersonic missile again in Ukraine. Here’s what to know about the Oreshnik

By The Associated Press Russia said Friday it used its latest missile against Ukraine for a second time in the nearly 4-year-old war, a forceful signal to Kyiv and its Western allies as U.S.-led peace talks have entered a new and crucial stage. The hypersonic Oreshnik intermediate range ballistic missile hit Ukraine’s western Lviv region

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