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Non-Violent Keystone XL Activists = 'Eco-Terrorists,' According to TransCanada Documents

Documents recently obtained by Bold Nebraska  show that TransCanada - owner of the hotly-contested Keystone XL (KXL) tar sands pipeline - has 

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Found 5 days ago on channel CommonDreams.org

Catholic school 'praying' for woman who masturbated with crucifix

A young Nebraska woman has been cited for allegedly trespassing on the grounds of her former Catholic school, where she filmed herself masturbating with a crucifix.

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Found 1 week ago on channel DigitalJournal.com

The Riches Of Civic Capitalism

There’s a reason why eBay founder Pierre Omydiar just shoveled $15 million in investment to political petition site, Change.org: the business of good citizenship is very profitable. While critics often stereotype tech billionaires as libertarian sociopaths, they do so under the odd premise that making money and promoting democracy are mutually exclusive. From gun safety technologies to broadband for isolated African villages, people will pay good money, in the form of taxes, investment, or cash, for innovations that solve long-standing social ills. Voting is only one form of Good citizenship. There’s Money In Civic Capitalism According to TechCrunch’s own database of tech firms and startups, CrunchBase, investors have funnelled $28 million into the burgeoning sector of civic startups, startups whose sole focus is the enhancement of the democratic process. Here’s a few of the most notable Change.org (Petitioning Platform): +15,000,000 Mindmixer (Idea Crowdsourcing): 6,200,000 CitySource ...

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Found 2 weeks ago on channel TechCrunch

Nebraska attorney general wants abortion clinic nurse's license revoked

OMAHA, Nebraska - Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning on Wednesday filed a petition to revoke the license of the only nurse at a controversial abortion clinic in the state for allegedly providing substandard care and improperly administering drugs.

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Found 4 weeks ago on channel Reuters

New book teaches children ABCs of Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway

OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc invests in dozens of businesses, and a new book tries to explain it all to young readers, from A to Z.

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Found 1 month ago on channel Reuters