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VATICAN CITY (AP) — One of the Vatican’s main Twitter accounts and the website of its communications office were running stories about Batman on Thursday with the headline “Holy Switcheroo!” — raising concerns they might have been hacked. But two Vatican officials said the site hadn’t been hacked, and that the reason for the unusual posting was an “internal system failure” due to a non-native English speaker posting the story on the website. The story was from the Catholic News Service. It has as its headline: “Holy Switcheroo! Batma...
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian prosecutors have launched wide-ranging checks of hundreds of nongovernmental organizations, as part of what activists say is President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to stifle dissent and shield the nation from perceived Western influence. The inspections and searches have targeted up to 2,000 organizations since last month, said Pavel Chikov, a member of the presidential human rights council. The action followed Putin’s speech in February before senior officers of the FSB, the main KGB successor agency, in which he urged them...
PARIS (AP) — New results from looking at the split-second after the Big Bang indicate the universe is 80 million years older than previously thought and provide ancient evidence supporting core concepts about the cosmos — how it began, what it’s made of and where it’s going. The findings released Thursday bolster a key theory called inflation, which says the universe burst from subatomic size to its now-observable expanse in a fraction of a second. The new observations from the European Space Agency’s $900 million Planck space probe appear to r...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods has been winning at Bay Hill before he was old enough to drive a car. “It all started there,” Woods said Wednesday on the eve of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, where he is the defending champion, a seven-time champion and has a chance to return to No. 1 in the world if he can win for an eighth time. He already has won eight times at Bay Hill if the 1991 U.S. Junior Amateur counted. Woods wound up winning against Brad Zwetschke on the first extra hole. He remembered just about all the details, except that his op...
Brad Stevens is amused by all this talk of parity in the NCAA tournament. The coach who guided little Butler to the national championship game two years in a row wonders why everyone seems to be saying all at once: Hey, there’s some pretty good teams beyond the glamour conferences. Stevens remembers his first basketball job, as Butler’s director of basketball operations in 2001, when the Bulldogs easily won their first-round game as a No. 10 seed. They cruised past Wake Forest, an entry from the mighty Atlantic Coast Conference, after leading 4...
SIDNEY — Sidney American Legion Post 17’s Senior baseball team will be holding registration for the upcoming summer season this weekend, March 23-24, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. both days, at the Cheyenne County Community Center. Registration fee for each player is $100, according to senior manager Tim Herrera. Also, softball registration will be held this weekend, at the same times listed above. All boys and girls from nine years of age, up to Senior Legion Baseball, are eligible to register. Also, for kids ages 14 and up who are interested in off... Full story
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid barely changed last week, while the average over the past month fell to a fresh five-year low. The decline in layoffs is helping strengthen the job market. Weekly unemployment benefit applications rose just 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 336,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. Over the past four weeks, the average number of applications has dropped by 7,500 to 339,750. That’s the lowest since February 2008, just three months into the recession. Separately, sales of pre...
Spring is in the air — or, at the very least, it’s on the calendar this week. And if you’re like many people, you may be looking forward to doing some spring cleaning around your house and yard. But this year, why not go beyond your physical environment and do some “sprucing up” of your financial situation? Here are a few possibilities to consider: • Clean your portfolio of “clutter.” When you go through your house, you may find some clutter in closets, storage areas, on top of desks, under beds or just about any other place. Your investment...
There is something about helping others that I find addicting. Though I am sure there has to be some kind of way that someone could solely support themselves and their family by helping other people everyday, I have not found that career path yet. It’s extremely hard for me to see someone in need and not do something to help them - whether it be emotional, physical or monetary pain they are going through. They say one person can change the world, and looking at past powerful figures, good and bad, this appears to be true time and time again. B... Full story
During the week of March 17-23 people all over the nation will celebrate National Agriculture Week. I would like to remind all Nebraskans of this important week and encourage our citizens to take a moment to reflect on the importance of the agricultural industry in our state. Farming, ranching and related agribusiness activities are responsible for approximately a quarter of our state’s economic activity. Ninety-three percent of our state’s land is used for agricultural production, and Nebraska is one of the top states in the nation for interna...
Levi Robert Dishman Eric and Stephanie Dishman, Lodgepole, are the parents of a baby boy, Levi Robert Dishman. Levi was born on March 4, 2013, weighing 10 pounds 7 ounces. He is welcomed home by sister Elena Dishman. Grandparents are David and Judy Geiger of Lewellen and Carolyn Dishman of Gurley. Great grandparents are Bill Stegeman of Lewellen, Glenn Geiger of Lemoyne and Gert Rushman of Sidney....
The City of Sidney will be closed on Friday, March 29, in observance of Good Friday. All City Departments will be closed including the landfill and the library. The Dial-a-ride Bus and Stage Line Bus will not be running. The Solid Waste Department will be collecting Friday’s Trash on Thursday and Thursday’s trash will be collected on Wednesday.... Full story
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Fran Warren, whose 1947 recording of “A Sunday Kind of Love” was one of the classic hits of the big band era, has died. Alan Eichler, a spokesman for the singer-actress, said Tuesday that Warren died March 4 of natural causes at her home in Brookfield, Conn. She was 87. Warren’s career spanned more than 50 years with hits that included the Tony Martin duet “I Said My Pajamas (and Put On My Prayers),” the Lisa Kirk duet “Dearie” and “It’s Anybody’s Heart.” Her films roles included “Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kid...
Orvin Henry Stevens 1923 to 2013 Orvin Henry Stevens, 89, of Gothenburg, died March 19, 2013, in Gothenburg. He was born June 7, 1923, near Gothenburg, in Dawson County, son of Peter and Mary (Fickenscher) Stevens. Orvin was baptized July 8, 1923, and was confirmed on March 17, 1940, at the Christ Lutheran Church, northeast of Gothenburg. Orvin attended Valley School and graduated from Gothenburg High School. He married Lorene Grace Jobman on November 23, 1947, they adopted two children. Lorene preceded him in death after 56 years of marriage....
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a new warning about the popular antibiotic azithromycin which is sold under brands that include Zithromax and Zmax. According to new studies, the antibiotic may cause abnormal changes in the electrical activity of the heart that may lead to a potentially fatal irregular heart rhythm. Patients who are at a higher risk for developing this condition include those with known risk factors such as existing QT interval prolongation, low blood levels of...
If your child is 5 years of age on or before July 13 of this year, he or she is eligible for kindergarten registration. The registration for kindergarten students who will be attending Sidney Public Schools during the 2012-2013 school year will be each day from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. from April 8 through April 12. This year’s location is at South Elementary, at the corner of 12th and Toledo Streets. The students must be registered by the parent or a legal guardian. When registering the child, the following items must be presented: The current i... Full story
A little less than 16 years ago Laura Stafford was faced with grave news that would change her life forever. When her baby boy Derek became ill at 4-months-old and was placed in ICU with what doctors considered “a case of pneumonia,” she had no idea that this was only the beginning of many health struggles her son would face. He was released from ICU a couple days later. Stafford said she knew something was still wrong however and every time she left Derek at daycare he would cry to no end. The... Full story
