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Getting Back to Business This P.M. wp.me/psAK5-4oJ 2 days ago
"Fruitvale Station," The Drama About The Death of Oscar Grant, Premieres in July, 2013 wp.me/psAK5-4ox 4 days ago
Multiple Arrests Of Liberal Activists In North Carolina (You Read That Right) Breed More Protests p.ost.im/p/d4WbXv via @AddInfoOrg 1 week ago
My Racist Encounter at the White House Correspondents' Dinner huff.to/YsA9ki via @HuffPostDC 1 week ago
The soul of miso latimes.com/features/food/… 1 week ago
Three parties to split reward in Christopher Dorner case latimes.com/local/lanow/la… 1 week ago
'Hero' Charles Ramsey: 'I Don't Want' Media Attention, I'm Just An 'American' And A 'Human Being' mediaite.com/tv/cleveland-h… via @mediaite 1 week ago
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Harvard historian Niall Ferguson apologizes for tying Keynes’ economic views to his sexuality boston.com/metrodesk/2013… Flipping puke... 1 week ago
Oil Pulling With Sesame Oil And Its Many Health Benefits hub.me/acI8v 2 weeks ago
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Food stamp recipients want to eat healthy, limited by cost, USDA studies find May 18, 2013
In the wake of Assembly approval of a bill to curb food stamp purchasing options, two USDA studies provide insight into what food stamp participants are eating and why.
Fitness flash mob hits Madison streets May 18, 2013
The November Project uses social media to recruit random people to participate in early morning workouts, turning fitness into a social event.
Ron Kind's wise, balanced response to IRS troubles May 18, 2013
Americans should be able to trust that IRS workers are conducting themselves without a hint of bias, said Rep. Ron Kind. But he also noted evidence indicates only a few employees were engaged …
Rep. Nick Milroy: Republicans interfere with justice for veterans May 18, 2013
Veterans make up just 8 percent of the population, but 30 percent of those with mesothelioma, a deadly cancer. It is troubling that Assembly Republicans have voted to make it more difficult me…
William Saletan: There is only one Kermit Gosnell May 18, 2013
Kermit Gosnell, convicted of killing three babies after failed abortions, really is an outlier. Late-term abortions and patient deaths are relatively rare.
Albert R. Hunt: Obama's spending cuts put pressure on Ryan May 18, 2013
President Obama has shown a willingness to strike a but deal, but House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan refuses to give an inch.
Ted Voth Jr.: Protester's fine shows our republic is dead May 18, 2013
Dear Editor: To paraphrase Thomas Jefferson: '"The history of the present Corporate Overlords is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment o…
Carol Herman: NRA has lost its way, so members should quit May 18, 2013
Dear Editor: Pollsters are telling us 74 percent of National Rifle Association members are in favor of a law regulating background gun checks. Since the Senate has seen fit to defeat that legi…

The Chicago Tribune

Powerball pushing largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history May 18, 2013
The Powerball jackpot being drawn tonight is pushing near the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, a Texas Lottery official said.
11 shot, 3 fatally, in city overnight May 18, 2013
A teenaged boy and two men were shot and killed in three separate shootings overnight, according to authorities.
An unexpected surprise at woman's boot camp graduation May 18, 2013
Husband flies overnight to show up at ceremony unannouncedAdam Jarboe recently returned from Afghanistan and was flown overnight into Chicago to pull off a stealth mission.
Woman testifies in suit against Trump Tower May 18, 2013
87-year-old plaintiff tells jury of her rags-to-riches life storyA woman told jurors Friday that Donald Trump's reputation and an attractive list of revenue-sharing opportunities for condo buyers convinced her to make condo purchases in 2006. But the hotel yanked those incentives making her purchase less than stellar.
Karen Lewis CTU head again May 18, 2013
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, an often controversial leader who took on Mayor Rahm Emanuel in a strike last fall and has been leading the fight against the district's plan to close schools, was reelected to a second three-year term Friday, according to preliminary and still unofficial results released by the union.
Bears first-round pick Long signs 4-year deal May 18, 2013
NFL rules prohibit Kyle Long from participating in the remainder of the Bears’ offseason program because of Oregon’s academic calendar.
Man gets 145 days in teen's killing May 17, 2013
A Chicago man has admitted to killing a Beverly neighborhood teenager by punching him in the head in 2011, and will serve 145 days in jail, a prosecutor said today.
Husband, wife dead in Chicago Heights fire May 17, 2013
A husband and wife were found dead after a fire in Chicago Heights early Friday morning, according to authorities.

The New York Times

Virginia Governor and Attorney General Linked in Scandal May 18, 2013
The drama includes an accusation that a $15,000 gift from a donor to the governor went unreported and a chef that calls himself a whistle-blower.
Slave Cabin to Get Museum Home in Washington May 18, 2013
The Smithsonian is dismantling the cabin, plank by plank, and moving it to the National Museum of African-American History and Culture.
Americas Coalition Puts Marijuana Legalization Up for Discussion May 18, 2013
A report released by the Organization of American States encouraged “flexibility” in how the drug war is carried out, including considering the legalization of marijuana.
Trial Weighs Importance of Arrests in Police Stops May 18, 2013
A judge is determining the constitutional significance of so-called hit rates, which have long been at the center of the public debate over stop-and-frisk tactics in New York City.
National Briefing | Washington: Subpoena for Head of Benghazi Panel May 18, 2013
Representative Darrell Issa issued a subpoena to Thomas R. Pickering, a retired diplomat, to force him to appear at a deposition to answer questions about his panel’s report.
National Briefing | Northwest: Idaho: Uzbek Man Pleads Not Guilty to Charges of Supporting Terrorism May 18, 2013
An Uzbek man, Fazliddin Kurbanov, pleaded not guilty to three federal terrorism charges that accuse him of providing support to a terrorist group in Uzbekistan.
Hagel Orders Military to Retrain and Recertify Staff in Sexual Assault Programs May 18, 2013
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel signed an order that requires the military to review and recertify personnel assigned to programs for preventing sexual assault and assisting victims.
Congress Answers Obama Plan With Smaller Food Aid Changes May 18, 2013
After the Obama administration proposed moving the international food aid program out of the Agriculture Department, the Congressional Agriculture Committees took lesser actions.

The San Francisco Chronicle

America's Cup Italian team sets demands
America's Cup Italian team sets demands Ellison's Oracle team was flying high when it was announced in 2010 that the Cup would be staged in the perfect blue amphitheater of San Francisco Bay. Challenging teams are having misgivings about participating, and a review committee has taken all the boats out of the water until next week. If another team […]
Ken Venturi, golf pro turned analyst, dies
Ken Venturi, golf pro turned analyst, dies Ken Venturi, a San Francisco native who learned how to play golf at Harding Park, memorably won the 1964 U.S. Open and later built a long and distinguished career as a television analyst, died Friday in Rancho Mirage (Riverside County). Not just his great playing record but also as a transcending television analyst, […]
Disabled parking rule change recommended
Disabled parking rule change recommended A 15-member committee, with nearly half representing the disabled community, told the city's Municipal Transportation Agency that tightening the current parking rules, as well as expanding and metering San Francisco's blue disabled parking zones, would make it easier for people with physical restrictions to […]
Trains collide in Connecticut - 60 hurt
Trains collide in Connecticut - 60 hurt Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:50 pm, Friday, May 17, 2013 The Metro-North Railroad, a commuter line serving the northern suburbs, referred in a news release to a "major derailment" ne […]
Congressional panel hears about IRS probe
Congressional panel hears about IRS probe Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 9:43 pm, Friday, May 17, 2013 Senior Treasury officials were made aware in June 2012 that investigators were looking into complaints from Tea Party groups that they […]
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News of the Day From Across the Nation, May 18
News of the Day From Across the Nation, May 18 3 Deadly accident: A Humvee carrying six Navy SEALs and two other sailors overturned during a training exercise at Fort Knox in Kentucky, killing one of the SEALs and injuring the others, military officials said Friday. 4 Student slain: A 21-year-old Hofstra University student was shot and killed early Friday af […]
Famed hitchhiker held in N.J. murder
Famed hitchhiker held in N.J. murder Los Angeles Times Copyright 2013 Los Angeles Times. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 9:43 pm, Friday, May 17, 2013 The homeless, hatchet-wielding hitchhiker who enjoyed his 15 minutes of fame in February after using his hatchet to stop a driver who had […]

The San Jose Mercury News

Powerball: Most number combinations have already been picked May 18, 2013
The chances of winning the $600 million prize remain astronomically high: 1 in 175.2 million. And lottery officials said Saturday that 80 percent of the possible combinations have been purchased.
Bernanke forecasts gains from computer technology May 18, 2013
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says pessimists forecasting that the economy will not reap sizable benefits from the computer revolution are likely to be proven wrong.
Bear euthanized after entering Lake Tahoe condo May 18, 2013
Nevada wildlife officials have euthanized a black bear that entered an Incline Village condominium, saying the bruin posed a danger to the public.
6-year-old boy dies after being kicked by pony on farm May 18, 2013
Authorities say a 6-year-old boy died after he was kicked in the throat by a pony on a south-central Pennsylvania farm.
Yahoo to vote on $1.1 billion Tumblr purchase, report says May 18, 2013
Yahoo's board will meet on Sunday to vote on whether to offer $1.1 billion in cash for New York-based blogging service Tumblr, tech blog AllThingsD cited sources close to the situation as saying on Friday.
Purdy: San Jose Sharks need an atypical response to get back into this series May 18, 2013
Sharks must put bad breaks and tough defeats behind them if they want to take the next step.
Gov. Jerry Brown lowballed tax revenues by $3.2 billion, independent budget analyst says May 18, 2013
The state's independent budget analyst said Friday that California will take in $3.2 billion more than Gov. Jerry Brown estimated, providing Democratic lawmakers an argument to funnel more money into state programs and setting up a spending showdown with the administration.
Pizarro: Kevin Pollak to headline San Jose Stage's 20th anniversary benefit May 18, 2013
Actor/comedian Kevin Pollak, who grew up in San Jose will perform at San Jose Stage's June 21 event, marking the 30th anniversary of the edgy theater company and the 20th anniversary of its political satire fundraiser, 'Monday Night Live.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Chanel Skains, one of 7 original suspects in St. John deputy shootings, testifies at preliminary hearing May 18, 2013
Chanel Skains knelt on the gravel of a LaPlace trailer park where she lived with her husband, daughter and stepsons, clutching the hand of a St. John Parish deputy who had been struck in a hail of gunfire just seconds...
Judge denies request to stay ex-NOPD officer's federal suit alleging inadequate overtime compensation May 18, 2013
City's arguments for stay were out of place, judge rules
Khan Academy founder returns home as big name in U.S. school reform May 18, 2013
Metairie native Sal Kahn, called 'Bill Gates' favorite teacher', delivers commencement addresses at Benjamin Franklin and Grace King High schools and a public speech at UNO
3 Tulane students robbed in off-campus incidents May 18, 2013
Police release suspect's description
Woman fatally shot in Algiers on Friday May 18, 2013
A 29-year-old woman died after being shot in Algiers on Friday night, according to the New Orleans Police Department. The victim was gunned down about 8:40 p.m. in the 1200 block of Horace Street.The woman was taken to a hospital...
2 slain in separate shootings in New Orleans early Saturday May 18, 2013
37-year-old man gunned down in Central City, 20-year-old man fatally shot in the Florida area
Congress shouldn't let flood insurance sink residents: Editorial May 18, 2013
Bayou Gauche residents Lisa and Robert Taylor thought they had done everything right. Their home was "built to the standards FEMA gave to the builder; our home was above [the standards]," Mr. Taylor said Thursday. Now FEMA has changed the...
Saturday weather forecast: Summer winds setting in May 18, 2013
Today: Partly cloudy in the morning, then clear. High of 90. Winds from the south-southeast at 5 to 15 mph.Tonight: Partly cloudy. Fog overnight. Low of 72. Winds from the south at 5 to 15 mph....

The Guardian, UK

'We can't negotiate with fragmented rebels' May 18, 2013
The Syrian president says that the opposition could not uphold any peace deal, and blames the west for supporting themSyria's embattled leader Bashar al-Assad has used a rare interview – carried out amid the sound of artillery fire resounding through his presidential palace in Damascus – to warn the United States and Russia that their efforts to bring a […]
Russia reveals CIA Moscow chief after Fogle expulsion May 17, 2013
Federal Security Service spokesman breaches protocol as he accuses US agency of crossing 'red line' in its recruitment effortsThe Federal Security Service in Russia has revealed the identity of the CIA's station chief in Moscow in a breach of protocol.The revelation, made by an FSB spokesman who accused the US agency of crossing a "red li […]
North Korea fires short-range missiles May 18, 2013
Move could undermine efforts to ease tensions on peninsula since joint US-South Korean military drills earlier this yearNorth Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, in a move that could undermine diplomatic efforts to ease tensions on the peninsula.The North fired two missiles on Saturday morning and another in the […]
Breaking the taboo about drugs May 18, 2013
In an open letter, former Latin American leaders call for legal regulation to help undermine organised crimeAfter more than four decades of a failed war on drugs, calls for a change in strategy are growing louder by the day. In Latin America, the debate is positively deafening. Statesmen from Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico and Uruguay are taking the lead for tr […]
Observer writer wins Ryszard Kapuściński award 2013 May 18, 2013
Ed Vulliamy won the prize for his book Amexica: War Along the Borderline, which documents the US-Mexican drug warsEd Vulliamy, the Observer writer, has won the 2013 Kapuściński award in Poland for his book Amexica: War Along the Borderline.Amexica describes the extraordinary horror of the drug war unfolding on the US-Mexican frontier. Vulliamy travelled acro […]
Gunmen kill anti-terror policeman and family as Iraq violence continues May 18, 2013
Eight policemen abducted on highway to Jordan and Syria, following three days of violence that killed 130 peopleGunmen killed an anti-terrorism policeman and his family in Baghdad on Saturday, while kidnappers abducted eight policemen guarding a post on Iraq's main highway to Jordan and Syria as a wave of violence continued to grip the country. Attacker […]
Jo Swinson: new voice in the old system May 18, 2013
The ageing denizens of Westminster are choking on the causes Jo Swinson champions, from the fight against airbrushing to parents sharing maternity leave. Eva Wiseman heads for the House to meet a woman working from the insideIt was the weekend following my meeting with Liberal Democrat MP Jo Swinson that she went into anaphylactic shock at the Bishopbriggs C […]
Saudi Arabian woman in historic Mount Everest climb May 18, 2013
Raha Moharrak, who was among a party of 64 climbers, becomes first female from the country to scale the mountainA Saudi Arabian woman has become the first woman from her country to climb Mount Everest.Raha Moharrak was one of 64 climbers who scaled Mount Everest from Nepal's side of the mountain on Saturday.Tilak Padney of Nepal's mountaineering de […]

The BBC

Thousands rally to oppose Italy cuts May 18, 2013
Thousands of protesters, led by trade unionists, rally in the Italian capital Rome against the policies of the new coalition government.
Nigeria army imposes curfew on city May 18, 2013
Nigeria's military announces a 24-hour curfew in parts of the city of Maiduguri and says it has arrested 65 militants as it fights Boko Haram rebels.
Saudi woman reaches Everest summit May 18, 2013
A 25-year-old Saudi woman makes history by reaching the summit of the world's highest mountain.
N Korea 'fires short-range missiles' May 18, 2013
North Korea has fired three short-range missiles as part of an apparent routine test-launch, South Korea says.
Warner in Twitter row investigation May 18, 2013
Opening batsman David Warner is asked by Cricket Australia to explain why abusive messages to journalists are on his Twitter account.
Russia reveals CIA chief's identity May 18, 2013
Russia publicly names the man it believes to be the US intelligence chief in Moscow, a breach of diplomatic protocol.
Hollande signs gay marriage bill May 18, 2013
President Francois Hollande signs into law a controversial bill making France the ninth in Europe, and 14th globally, to legalise gay marriage.
Fresh violence kills eight in Iraq May 18, 2013
Fresh outbreaks of violence in Iraq have left at least eight people dead, police say, hours after the worst day of sectarian violence in the country for months.

The Independent, UK

New York commuter trains collide in Connecticut: Five people critically injured and 60 more in hospital May 18, 2013
Two commuter trains collided in Connecticut last night, sending 60 people to hospital, including five with critical injuries.
Five people critically injured and sixty more hospitalized after two New York commuter trains collide in Connecticut May 18, 2013
Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five with critical injuries, Gov. Dannel Malloy said.
Five people critically injured and sixty hospitalized after two New York commuter trains collide in Connecticut May 18, 2013
Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five with critical injuries, Gov. Dannel Malloy said.
US news website Gawker launches crowdsourcing campaign to raise money to buy video allegedly showing Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack May 17, 2013
The US online news website Gawker is attempting to raise $200,000 (£132,000) to buy and publish a tape which they allege shows the mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford, smoking crack cocaine.
US news website Gawker launches crowdsourcing campaign in attempt to buy video allegedly showing Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack May 17, 2013
The US online news website Gawker is attempting to raise $200,000 (£132,000) to buy and publish a tape which they allege shows the mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford, smoking crack cocaine.
Not quite the real thing: Coca-Cola's 'secret formula' is out of the bottle - but can the famous flavour be recreated at home? May 17, 2013
Shoving a carafe into the soda stream, I jump back as brown, fizzy, sticky liquid spurts over the brim and on to my hands, forming a puddle on the worktop. The surface is already a mess. Vials of fragrant essential oils are scattered around carelessly, while a white mound of pure caffeine sits ominously atop of a set of digital scales. I lick my finger. It t […]
Not quite the real thing: Coca-Cola's 'secret formula' is out of the bottle but can the famous flavour be recreated at home? May 17, 2013
Shoving a carafe into the soda stream, I jump back as brown, fizzy, sticky liquid spurts over the brim and on to my hands, forming a puddle on the worktop. The surface is already a mess. Vials of fragrant essential oils are scattered around carelessly, while a white mound of pure caffeine sits ominously atop of a set of digital scales. I lick my finger. It t […]
Barack Obama accused of cover-up over tax-targeting scandal May 17, 2013
Freshly forced from his job by an increasingly defensive President Barack Obama, the man at the heart of a swirling tax-scandal denied to members of Congress yesterday that the Internal Revenue Service’s extra scrutiny of conservative political groups in the run-up to the 2012 election was politically motivated.

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