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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – The Omaha Public Power District says a power outage in South Omaha is due to a burnt out switch. According to OPPD, the outage is affecting around 1,600 customers in the area. OPPD said they were able to restore power to 80 customers, and hopes to have power restored to the…

Andy Farrell has named his son Owen as captain of the British & Irish Lions for the squad’s final midweek fixture against a First Nations and Pasifika XV on Tuesday. Farrell will lead a side containing eight players who were not originally selected for the tour as the management seek to keep most of their…

Owen Farrell had been talking about the honour and the excitement he felt at being named British and Irish Lions captain on Tuesday against First Nations and Pasifika XV when things got a little deep in the interview room at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne. Deep and compelling. Honest and riveting. When the fly-half was called…

An 82-year-old man in Pennsylvania was secretly deported to Guatemala after visiting an immigration office last month to replace his lost green card, according to his family, who have not heard from him since and were initially told he was dead. According to Morning Call, which first reported the story, longtime Allentown resident Luis Leon…

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — For a moment, all you could hear were the seagulls. Rory McIlroy addressed the ball, shuffled his feet and took one last look towards the hole. The thousands gathered behind the 15th held their breath. He’d hit his wedge-shot approach in close to the back-right pin, which meant from the grandstand he…

Jeff Yerxa, co-owner of Lost Sock Roasters, shows bags of coffee beans, many from Brazil, at the company’s warehouse in Washington, D.C. The looming threat of a 50% tariff on all goods from Brazil — the world’s largest coffee producer — has sent shock waves through the U.S. coffee industry. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle…

NEED TO KNOW Alice Evans is requesting an increase in her child and spousal support from ex Ioan Gruffudd The actress, who shares daughters Ella and Elsie with ex Gruffudd, claims that she and her girls were evicted from their Los Angeles home She also claims they had to rely on donations from friends and…

Several earthquakes, including a 7.4 magnitude one, struck off the Russian coast on Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, prompting brief warnings of potential tsunami waves on the nearby peninsula and farther across the Pacific in Hawaii. A tsunami threat was initially issued off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, according to the U.S.…

Thailand’s cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval for Vitai Ratanakorn to be the next governor of the Bank of Thailand, a government official said. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Thailand’s cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval for Vitai Ratanakorn to be the next governor of the Bank of Thailand, a government official said. The appointment of Vitai, 54, the…

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers’ already prevalent need for bullpen help increased Monday night, as the team’s prized free-agent closer, Tanner Scott, grimaced after releasing a slider into the dirt and exited alongside a trainer. Scott, 30, had come out for the ninth inning after completing the eighth as the sliding Dodgers sought to snap…