6 fighting flesh-eating bacteria in Omaha

Six patients have been treated at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha in the last month or so. That's the highest number of patients with the condition ever treated by the unit in such a short period of time.
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Local vigils for nuns

“Support the Sisters” isn't a protest, say organizers of the response to a Vatican decree.
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World-Herald editorial: Welcome to the Alley

A California research firm studied the scientific data and recently concluded that more of the United States is at serious risk from tornadoes than generally had been thought.
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