Like many others, we weren’t surprised when Offutt Air Force Base was named as one of six finalists to become the permanent home of U.S. Space Command.

There’s an “it factor” in the Midwest that makes our states the best places to live, do business and grow. The quality of life is unmatched, the commitment to our military and education is strong, and we know how to work together to get things done efficiently and effectively.  https://www.bkreader.com/events/watch-boxing-free-canelo-alvarez-vs-callum-smith-live-streams-free-full-fight-2/

All these things make the Midwest, and Nebraska in particular, a strong draw for the Department of Defense as it considers where to locate its newest unified combatant command.

But there’s another factor that makes the Heartland uniquely qualified to host our nation’s growing and increasingly complex space mission: The shared commitment of our public universities to putting our combined expertise and resources to work to meet the academic, technology and workforce needs of U.S. Space Command.https://www.bkreader.com/events/redditstreams-smith-vs-alvarez-live-stream-free/

As presidents of four diverse Midwestern public universities – all founded with a mission to teach, do research and conduct outreach for the greater good – we’re in close contact about our opportunities to collaborate in support of the space mission.
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We agree our institutions are primed to form a Higher Education Space Research and Workforce Alliance, a first-of-its-kind, multi-state, multi-university partnership dedicated to supporting U.S. Space Command as it works to navigate, protect and defend our nation’s vital space assets.

Through this new academic alliance, we will: https://www.bkreader.com/events/watch-boxing-free-canelo-vs-smith-live-streams-free-full-fight-2/

• Work with U.S. Space Command to define current and future workforce needs.
• Develop joint degree programs, certificates, courses and pipeline opportunities between universities that will allow us to be nimble in addressing those needs.
• Form a working group of our technology transfer leads to create a “one-stop shop” for U.S. Space Command to quickly bring the research innovations of our faculty to market.
• Create a database of researchers in space-related fields to enhance collaboration and allow U.S. Space Command to quickly assess our combined capabilities.
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Our universities have numerous existing strengths on which to build this alliance. The institutions the four of us oversee enroll some 163,000 students, many of them in top-ranked engineering, space law, aerospace studies, cybersecurity and information technology programs well-suited to the U.S. Space Command mission. https://www.bkreader.com/events/livestreamofficial-alvarez-vs-smith-live-stream-free-2/

Our research programs, too, are well-positioned to partner with U.S. Space Command. We’ve proven we know how to deliver in support of our men and women in uniform: Nebraska is home to one of only 14 University-Affiliated Research Centers in the country conducting exclusive research for the Department of Defense, and the only one sponsored by a unified combatant command. https://www.bkreader.com/events/putlocker-3hd-watch-wonder-woman-1984-online-2020/

Nebraska’s UARC, the National Strategic Research Institute, has just been renewed with a $92 million federal contract, and in fact U.S. Space Command is already in contact with NSRI about urgent research projects. The research can’t wait for a new headquarters to be up and running. The opportunity is ripe to stand up a new UARC in the Midwest solely dedicated to U.S. Space Command. https://www.bkreader.com/events/watch-hd-wonder-woman84-2020-full-movie-online-free/

And the Midwest offers a connection for U.S. Space Command that no other site under consideration can: A direct tie to the Big Ten Academic Alliance, the premier academic coalition in the United States that yields many of the nation’s most groundbreaking research discoveries.

Midwestern institutions know how to work together to achieve results. We share expertise and ideas through the Midwestern Higher Education Compact, a 12-state coalition focused on educational outcomes and cost-sharing opportunities. https://www.bkreader.com/events/123movies-watch-wonder-woman-1984-2020-full-movie-online-free-hd-download/

A key initiative of the coalition is support for military learners through programs that ease the transition from military life to college to employment, as well as credit equivalency programs that ensure our service members can earn appropriate academic credit for their training and experience.

Now, we in the Midwest are ready, willing and better positioned than any other academic coalition in the country to again join forces to meet our nation’s urgent and complex defense needs. https://www.bkreader.com/events/full-watch-wonder-woman-2-1984-2020-full-movie-hd-online-free/

We are committed to support this mission. In our view, the Heartland is the right home for U.S. Space Command.

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Retired Navy Vice Adm. Ted Carter is a former Naval Academy superintendent who now serves as the president of the University of Nebraska. (Gregory Nathan/Office of University Communicati)

Retired Vice Adm. Ted Carter is a former Naval Academy superintendent who now serves as president of the University of Nebraska System. Mitch Daniels is president of Purdue University, Mark Hagerott is the chancellor of the North Dakota University System and Richard Myers the president of Kansas State University. https://www.bkreader.com/events/watch-wonder-woman-2-2020-full-movie-online-free/

Second stimulus check updates: Lawmakers say COVID-19 relief bill won’t offer $1,200 direct payments to most Americans

With time running out, lawmakers on Sunday closed in on a proposed COVID-19 relief bill that would provide roughly $300 in extra federal weekly unemployment benefits but not another round of $1,200 in direct payments to most Americans, leaving that issue for President-elect Joe Biden to wrestle over with a new Congress next year.

The $908 billion aid package to be released Monday would be attached to a larger year-end spending bill needed to avert a government shutdown this coming weekend. https://www.bkreader.com/events/vooz-hd-watch-wonder-woman-1984-2020-online-full-hd-free/

The cash payments were popular when they were first distributed after the pandemic hit, and Biden on Friday had expressed hope that a second wave might come after weekend negotiations.

But senators involved in the talks said the checks won’t be included as part of the compromise, even as Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and others said that could cause them to oppose the measure. https://www.bkreader.com/events/fu-free-watch-wonder-woman-1984-2020-full-movie-online-free/

Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the second-ranking Democrat, indicated that excluding the checks while assuring small-business aid and renters’ assistance was the only way to reach agreement with Republicans who are putting firm limits on the bill’s final price tag.

“The $1,200 check, it cost we believe nationally $300 billion to give you an idea,” he said. “The Democrats have always wanted a larger number, but we were told we couldn’t get anything through the Republicans, except this $900 billion level.” https://www.bkreader.com/events/hdwatch-wonder-woman-1984-2020-online-full-movie-free/

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The plan being worked on by a group of Republican and Democratic senators is less than half of the Democrats’ push of $2.2 trillion and nearly double the $500 billion “targeted” package proposed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., agreed that a new round of direct checks “may be a go” at some point. “This is not a stimulus bill, it’s a relief bill,” he said. “And it’s something for the next three to four months to help those in greatest need.” https://www.bkreader.com/events/123movies-watch-wonder-woman-1984-2020-full-movie-online-free-download-2/

Both he and Durbin said that McConnell has shown interest in the bipartisan effort, and Cassidy said he was hopeful that President Donald Trump would embrace it as well.

The proposal is expected to include about $300 per week in bonus federal unemployment payments, providing relief just as emergency aid payments at regular benefit levels are set to expire at year’s end. It would extend a freeze on evictions for people who cannot pay their rent and reauthorize the Paycheck Protection Program to give a second round of subsidies to businesses struggling through the pandemic. https://www.bkreader.com/events/123movies-watch-wonder-woman-1984-2020-online-full-hd-free-3/

Still, potential sticking points remain.

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Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said last week they wouldn’t support the $908 billion proposal if it did not include checks for families, and were joined by Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo. Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez are also against shielding businesses from lawsuits claiming negligence for COVID-19 outbreaks, a provision pushed by Republicans.

While favoring the $1,200 checks, Biden said the emerging compromise was “immediately needed” and that additional assistance could follow later.

On Sunday, lawmakers involved in the negotiations said the direct payments would have to wait until after Biden is inaugurated on Jan. 20. At tha