politics

Vice President Kamala Harris makes history with deciding votes in the Senate

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WASHINGTON (AP) Kamala Harris, who made history as the first woman or person of color to hold the office of vice president, made history again Wednesday by tying the record for most tiebreaker votes in the U.S. Senate . The vote, his 31st, anticipated Kalpana Kotagal’s appointment to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The only … Read more

The former Kiewit executive was remembered for expanding the capabilities of the Internet

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A private memorial service will be held for a former Omahan who led the development of Layer 3 communications during the fiber optic telecommunications revolution. James Q. Crowe, 74, had a vision of cheaper bandwidth that would enable video streaming and the robust Internet experience we enjoy today, his family said in a statement to … Read more