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Vol. 15 · No. 120 · Wednesday, 7 October 2026

Navy & Marines

Lincoln sailor returning from deployment already broke

Financial counselors unable to determine where approximately 10 months of pay went

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Nation 'pretty sure' it's forgetting something

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FARGO, N.D. — Americans everywhere were struck with the sudden feeling they were forgetting something this morning, though none of them could figure out what it was.

At 8:46 AM, area mom Jacqueline Kensington gave herself a quick pat down before leaving home for the day. Despite finding her phone and wallet where they were supposed to be, she still couldn't shake the sensation she was missing something.

“I don't get it,” she said. “I just searched myself as thoroughly as they used to at the airport, before that all changed for some reason.

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