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Jason Derulo tips Nebraska restaurant waiter $5,000, enough to cover a semester at college
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Jason Derulo tips Nebraska restaurant waiter $5,000, enough to cover a semester at college

A restaurant waiter at Charleston's Restaurant in Omaha, Nebraska, made a TikTok thanking singer-songwriter Jason Derulo for tipping him $5,000 — enough to pay for a semester at the waiter's college.The waiter, Jordan Schaffer, posted the video Tuesday saying that serving the singer and Derulo's family will be something he never forgets, while expressing appreciation for the music star's generous actions."Hey Jason, thank you, you just paid for a semester of my college. I can't say thank you enough," Schaffer said in the video. "I hope you and your family have a wonderful time in Omaha, and I hope you see us again. Thank you so much."  Before ending the video, Schaffer showed his followers the receipt which had the hefty tip on it. The total bill, inc...
Major oil spill in rural Kansas creek shuts down Keystone pipeline
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Major oil spill in rural Kansas creek shuts down Keystone pipeline

An oil spill in a creek in northeastern Kansas shut down a major pipeline that carries oil from Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast, briefly causing oil prices to rise Thursday. It is the largest for an onshore crude pipeline in more than nine years and by far the biggest in the history of the Keystone pipeline, according to federal data.Canada-based TC Energy said it shut down its Keystone system Wednesday night following a drop in pipeline pressure. It said oil spilled into a creek in Washington County, Kansas, about 150 miles (240 kilometers) northwest of Kansas City.The company on Thursday estimated the spill's size at about 14,000 barrels, or 588,000 gallons, and said the affected pipeline segment had been "isolated" and the oil contained at the site with booms, or barriers. It ...
Bird flu prompts slaughter of 1.8 million chickens in Nebraska
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Bird flu prompts slaughter of 1.8 million chickens in Nebraska

Nebraska agriculture officials say another 1.8 million chickens must be killed after bird flu was found on a farm in the latest sign that the outbreak that has already prompted the slaughter of more than 50 million birds nationwide continues to spread. The Nebraska Department of Agriculture said Saturday that the state's 13th case of bird flu was found on an egg-laying farm in northeast Nebraska's Dixon County, about 120 miles north of Omaha, Nebraska.Just like on other farms where bird flu has been found this year, all the chickens on the Nebraska farm will be killed to limit the spread of the disease. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says more than 52.3 million birds in 46 states — mostly chickens and turkeys on commercial farms — have been slaughtered as part of this year's...
Omaha Police Say One Dies, Seven Hurt in Party Shooting
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Omaha Police Say One Dies, Seven Hurt in Party Shooting

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police say one person died and seven others were injured in a shooting at a party Sunday morning.Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said investigators believe “an after-hours party was occurring and a confrontation took place resulting in gunfire.”The shooting was reported shortly after 4 a.m. Sunday in northeastern Omaha near 33rd Street and Ames Avenue. Officers found two people with gunshot wounds who were rushed to the hospital where one person later died.In addition to those two victims, six other people injured in the shooting arrived at hospitals in private vehicles. None of those injuries were life threatening.Police did not immediately identify any of the victims Sunday or announce any arrests.Political CartoonsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights ...
Deal That Prevented Rail Strike Still Needs Worker Support
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Deal That Prevented Rail Strike Still Needs Worker Support

By JOSH FUNK, AP Business WriterOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A last-minute deal prevented a railroad strike for now, but many rail workers remain unhappy with working conditions, including some who protested outside their workplaces Wednesday ahead of votes to approve the new contracts.Handfuls of workers gathered outside railyards across the country in pickets organized by a newly formed workers group separate from the 12 unions that negotiated the deals last week with the major U.S. freight railroads. The protesters expressed dissatisfaction with the deals, just as the unions are trying to explain the potential benefits they negotiated to their roughly 115,000 members ahead of contract votes.Fears about the dire economic consequences of a rail strike that could cripple all kinds of businesses t...