OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc. (GPRE) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $11.9 million. On a per-share basis, the Omaha, Nebraska-based company said it had net income of 17 cents. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research
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By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief said Thursday that his office is in “survival mode” as he presented an appeal for $400 million to meet its estimated needs this year, after funding cuts last year hurt its work in 17 countries including Colombia, Myanmar and Chad. Volker Türk
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By KAMILA HRABCHUK Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Negotiators from Moscow and Kyiv on Thursday held a second day of U.S.-brokered talks on ending their war, as Russia escalated its attacks on Ukraine’s power grid and the two sides continued their grinding war of attrition. Russia has hammered Ukraine’s electricity network, aiming to deny
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Indian teacher and activist known for creating hundreds of learning centers and painting educational murals across the walls of slums won the $1 million Global Teacher Prize on Thursday. Rouble Nagi accepted the award at the World Governments Summit in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, an annual
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MOSCOW (AP) — The last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States expires Thursday, removing any caps on the two largest atomic arsenals for the first time in more than a half-century. The termination of the New START Treaty could set the stage for what many fear could be an unconstrained nuclear
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Thursday, Feb. 05. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Iowa Daybook for Thursday, Feb. 05. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To
Continue ReadingHere are the scores from yesterday’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Minnesota 128 Toronto 126 Final 2OT New York 134 Denver 127 Final Boston 114 Houston 93 Final OT Milwaukee 141 New Orleans 137 Final San Antonio 116 Oklahoma City 106 Final Memphis 129 Sacramento 125 Final Cleveland 124 L.A. Clippers 91 ___
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By SAM METZ Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — As the bodies of two dozen Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes arrived at hospitals in Gaza on Wednesday, the director of one asked a question that has echoed across the war-ravaged territory for months. “Where is the ceasefire? Where are the mediators?” Shifa Hospital’s Mohamed Abu Selmiya
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By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When Jon Hamm first attended the NFL Honors, the league’s annual awards show was still finding its footing. It was a relatively new addition to Super Bowl week that had yet to fully define what it would become. Now, the Emmy-winning actor will take
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKW–T25-MINNESOTA-IOWA DESCRIPTION: IOWA CITY, Iowa — No. 10 Iowa hosts Minnesota in a Big Ten women’s basketball
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKW–T25-MINNESOTA-IOWA DESCRIPTION: IOWA CITY, Iowa — No. 10 Iowa hosts Minnesota in a Big Ten women’s basketball
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKW–T25-MINNESOTA-IOWA DESCRIPTION: IOWA CITY, Iowa — No. 10 Iowa hosts Minnesota in a Big Ten women’s basketball
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKW–T25-MINNESOTA-IOWA DESCRIPTION: IOWA CITY, Iowa — No. 10 Iowa hosts Minnesota in a Big Ten women’s basketball
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By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Seattle 4½ 4½ (45½) at NEW ENGLAND NBA Thursday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at DETROIT 14½ (226½) Washington at ORLANDO 11½ (213½) Brooklyn at TORONTO 8½ (226½) Chicago at ATLANTA 10½ (240½) Utah at HOUSTON 3½ (217½) Charlotte San Antonio 6½ (224½) at DALLAS
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 33 18 .647 — Boston 33 18 .647 — Philadelphia 29 21 .580 3½ Toronto 30 22 .577 3½ Brooklyn 13 36 .265 19 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 27 25 .519 — Orlando 25 24 .510 ½ Atlanta 25
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 37 12 .755 — 8-2 W-3 20-5 16-7 23-6 New York 33 18 .647 5 8-2 W-8 21-6 11-12 22-11 Boston 33 18 .647 5 7-3 W-4 16-8 17-10 22-12 Cleveland 31 21 .596 7½ 8-2 W-2 17-11 14-10 19-13
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By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, Ill. (AP) — As Jesse Jackson Jr. campaigns for his old U.S. House seat at Chicago-area churches, banquet halls and on Black radio shows, he often takes a moment to address the obvious matter hanging over his political comeback. The son of the civil rights icon tries
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By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic voters are picking their party’s candidate from a crowded field in Thursday’s special election for the U.S. House seat opened up by Mikie Sherrill’s victory in the race for governor. Sherrill stepped down from representing the 11th District after she won last year,
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By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — What can viewers expect from Bad Bunny’s highly anticipated Super Bowl halftime performance? So far, all we know is that he’s expected to perform solely in Spanish, bringing Latin identity at the center of America’s most-watched television event. But Bad Bunny could reveal more
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 4 Evening” game were: 1, 2, 7, 8 (one, two, seven, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Evening” game were: 1, 4, 8 (one, four, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 3 Evening” game were: 0, 4, 8 (zero, four, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 3” game were: 2, 6, 9 (two, six, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Missouri Show Me Ca$h” game were: 9, 15, 26, 36, 37 (nine, fifteen, twenty-six, thirty-six, thirty-seven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 4 Evening” game were: 2, 5, 7, 9 (two, five, seven, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 5” game were: 2, 9, 18, 23, 27 (two, nine, eightteen, twenty-three, twenty-seven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 4” game were: 1, 2, 3, 8 (one, two, three, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 3 Evening” game were: 1, 5, 9 (one, five, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading Wednesday No. 1 Arizona (22-0) did not play. Next: vs. Oklahoma State, Saturday. No. 2 Michigan (20-1) did not play. Next: vs. Penn State, Thursday. No. 3 UConn (22-1) did not play. Next: at No. 22 St. John’s, Friday. No. 4 Duke (21-1) did not play. Next: at No. 14 North Carolina, Saturday. No. 5
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