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DEVELOPING:
VIRGINIA TECH-NEBRASKA, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, POINDEXTER APPEAL
ADDS: TRAIN COLLISION-LAWSUIT
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
OMAHA—A new television and online ad questions the motives of a California businessman who is pushing a ban on most types of affirmative action in Nebraska and Colorado. Kristina Wilfore, executive director of the liberal Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, said the ads started running Wednesday in Omaha and Denver. By Anna Jo Bratton.
POINDEXTER APPEAL
OMAHA—A former Black Panther who has argued he wasn’t given a fair trial when he was convicted in the 1971 bombing death of an Omaha police officer is headed back to the state’s highest court. Arguing his right to a fair trial was violated and that his appellate lawyers were ineffective, Edward Poindexter is hoping the court will re-examine the issues and overturn a Douglas County judge’s 2007 decision. By Jean Ortiz.
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TRAIN COLLISION-LAWSUIT
LOS ANGELES—The brakeman on the freight train involved in a deadly collision with a commuter train filed a lawsuit Friday against the commuter railroad and the companies that provide its engineers. The lawsuit blames the defendants for not properly screening, supervising and training the Metrolink engineer who ran a red signal and collided with a freight train operated by Omaha, Neb., based Union Pacific. By Raquel Maria Dillon. Eds: Note Nebraska mention. Also moving on national news lines.
SPORTS:
FBC–VIRGINIA TECH-NEBRASKA
LINCOLN—Nebraska tries to post its fourth straight win to open the season when Virginia Tech visits Memorial Stadium. It’s the first meeting of the teams since the 1996 Orange Bowl. Kickoff is 7 p.m. Central. By Sports Writer Eric Olson. Game starts 7 p.m. CDT.
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