Topic - Omaha

Omaha north of the mouth of the Platte River. Omaha had a population of 486,051 at the 2020 census, making it the 41st-most populous U.S. city. The eight-county Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area extending into Iowa has approximately 1 million residents, the 55th-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. It is the county seat of Douglas County. - Source: Wikipedia

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In this May 7, 2018, file photo, Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett smiles during an interview in Omaha, Neb.. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

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Outside of Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Nebraska. File photo credit: RebeccaDLev via Shutterstock.

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LSU players celebrate the defeating Coastal Carolina in Game 2 of the NCAA College World Series baseball finals in Omaha, Neb., Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

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Eggs sit on a shelf at Sentyrz Liqour & Supermarket, where staff say they’ve been receiving only 10 percent of their weekly orders, on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)

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FILE - Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks during a game of bridge after the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb., May 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

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Grand Island High School player Elli Ward looks for an opening during a girls high school basketball game against Norfolk High School, Jan. 26, 2024 in Grand Island, Neb. (Jimmy Rash via AP)

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Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., speaks during a hearing, March 14, 2023, in Washington. Nebraskans will cast presidential primary ballots Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in a reliably Republican state that could nonetheless play a decisive role in the race for the White House. Voters will also decide several contested state primaries, including U.S. Senate, where both Republican incumbents are on the ballot. Fischer is seeking a third term. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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Nebraska State Sen. Mike McDonnell of Omaha is shown in the Legislative Chamber in Lincoln, Neb., Friday, March 1, 2019. McDonnell is expected to be a key vote for a bill being debated Thursday, April 27, 2023, that would ban abortion once cardiac activity can be detected in an embryo (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

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