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- Morning briefing: Soglin's plan rejected, UW education schools report, Catholic sex abuse crisis June 19, 2013Stories that are making the news today in Madison and around the state and country.
- As construction booms in Madison, skilled workers are in short supply June 19, 2013The housing boom reflects a welcome reality after the long recession: There are nearly no vacant apartments in downtown Madison.
- Wisconsin among states pushing forward with anti-abortion bills June 19, 2013The GOP's conservative base is finding success with abortion-restricting laws at the state and federal level, reports the New York Times.
- Scott Walker’s politics of blacklists and malice June 19, 2013Scott Walker reneged on nominating a UW-Platteville student to the Board of Regents after it became known that the student had signed a recall petition. Petty vendettas won't help Walker win t…
- Plain Talk: Ron Johnson's cynical attack on the IRS June 19, 2013While the IRS was wrong to target conservatives, many political groups are abusing their tax-exempt status. The IRS should go after all of them.
- John Nichols: Congressman wants to jail the messenger June 19, 2013A congressman wants to prosecute journalist Glenn Greenwald for writing stories using information provided by Edward Snowden on government surveillance. It's not an original idea.
- Madison School Board: State budget should not benefit a few students at expense of many June 19, 2013The state budget would provide $2,994 for each public school student in Madison, and each voucher student would get $7,925. The expansion of public funding for private students should be rejected.
- Margaret Krome: Our society often doesn't walk the talk on marriage June 19, 2013As I look back on 25 years of marriage, I remember that it struck me after only a few years of marriage how little policy actually advanced or supported this institution.
The Chicago Tribune
- Lawmakers likely to punt on pension reform June 19, 2013Any compromise reached by panel of 10 legislators would still need approval from both chambersLawmakers return to the Capitol today to consider fixes for Illinois' pension system, but the likely outcome is a committee to seek a compromise.
- Family: Body pulled from lake may be missing U. of C. student June 19, 2013Police officers recovered a body from Lake Michigan on the South Side this morning, and a family spokesman said it may be that of a 20-year-old University of Chicago student missing since last week.
- Chief Keef's legal woes mount with Florida warrant June 19, 2013As if things aren't bad enough for Keith Cozart, better known as rapper Chief Keef, an arrest warrant is waiting for him in Florida. On Monday, he was both sentenced for driving 110 MPH and arrested for criminal trespass.
- CTU chief: 'Racism and inequality' hurting Chicago schools June 19, 2013In the wake of recent school closings and teacher layoffs, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis took aim Tuesday at the two Rs of her education reform effort: racism and revenue.
- Madigan not worried about Quinn on gun control measure June 19, 2013House Speaker Michael Madigan dismissed any concern that Gov. Pat Quinn may veto the concealed weapons legislation passed last month.
- Jimmy Hoffa search: FBI digs in Michigan field June 19, 2013FBI agents in suburban Detroit widened their search of an overgrown field today for the remains of former Teamsters union boss Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared nearly 38 years ago and is thought to have been murdered by mobsters.
- Officials identify silvery substance at Indiana dunes June 19, 2013Preliminary tests indicate the substance included D-gluconic acid, a mild acid used to clean metals, and tricalcium orthophosphate, an additive found in food and fertilizers.
- Illinois smartphone users overpaying by $1.4B a year June 19, 2013New study says the figure breaks down to about $194 a year in overpayment for every smartphone user and $30 a year in overpayment by traditional wireless users.
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- Hoffa Search Returns to Michigan June 19, 2013Since the 1975 disappearance of James R. Hoffa, the former Teamsters president, law enforcement officials have followed up a number of tips as to where his remains might lie.
- The F.B.I. Deemed Agents Faultless in 150 Shootings June 19, 2013Critics say the fact that no agent in the past two decades has been disciplined for deliberately shooting someone raises questions about the bureau’s internal investigations.
- Board to Vote on Condoms in Boston Schools June 19, 2013A new health policy that would make condoms available in the district’s high schools is up for a vote on Wednesday night.
- A Political Stalemate Ends in Washington, With Food Truck Rules June 19, 2013The City Council in Washington agreed on regulations for food trucks after a protracted legislative battle that consumed the city.
- U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan June 19, 2013The Department of Defense has identified 2,221 American service members who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations.
- In Bulger’s Underworld, a ‘Judas Was the Worst’ June 19, 2013In the first few days of testimony in the criminal trial of James (Whitey) Bulger, who is charged with racketeering and murder, witnesses discussed the concepts of honor and loyalty.
- Uncertainty at Fed Over Its Stimulus Plans and Its Leadership June 19, 2013Ben S. Bernanke faces the growing challenge of shaping investor expectations amid increasing signs that his era as Federal Reserve chairman is ending.
- Spoils of the Sea Elude Many in an Alaska Antipoverty Plan June 19, 2013A government-backed fishery program meant to help impoverished Alaskans has made some villages haves and others have-nots.
The San Francisco Chronicle
- Nude acrobat pleads not guilty to batteryNude acrobat pleads not guilty to battery The naked acrobat filmed last month accosting passengers in a San Francisco BART station pleaded not guilty to charges of false imprisonment and battery Tuesday while his worried friends looked on and said he needed psychiatric attention. Yeiner Perez Garizabalo, 24, who goes by the shortened Yeiner Perez, barely spo […]
- Conservation group helps save Skunk TrainConservation group helps save Skunk Train The world-famous Skunk Train, stopped in its tracks earlier this year by a tunnel collapse, was given a new lease on life Tuesday after San Francisco's Save the Redwoods League stepped up with fix-it money. The nonprofit conservation group purchased a $300,000 option to establish an easement protecting redwoods […]
- San Jose sues MLB over A's blocked moveSan Jose sues MLB over A's blocked move The city of San Jose sued Major League Baseball on Tuesday in an effort to move the Oakland Athletics to the South Bay, a lawsuit that challenges the Giants' claim to the region and MLB's monopoly over the business of professional baseball. The lawsuit claims Major League Baseball and its commissioner, B […]
- Judith Salerno new Susan G. Komen CEOJudith Salerno new Susan G. Komen CEO Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 8:52 pm, Monday, June 17, 2013 Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced Monday that a physician with a long career in health policy and research will become the breast c […]
- High court rejects Arizona voting lawHigh court rejects Arizona voting law McClatchy News Copyright 2013 McClatchy News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 8:52 pm, Monday, June 17, 2013 The Supreme Court on Monday struck down an Arizona law requiring that people registering to vote in federal elections provide proof of U.S. […]
- Ex-contractor vows more surveillance leaksEx-contractor vows more surveillance leaks Defiant and apparently unbowed by threats of prosecution, former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden vowed Monday to release more secrets about U.S. intelligence surveillance systems that he described as "nakedly, aggressively criminal." Snowden unmasked himself on June 9 as the source for n […]
- Chinese dissident says NYU is evicting himChinese dissident says NYU is evicting him Los Angeles Times Copyright 2013 Los Angeles Times. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 8:53 pm, Monday, June 17, 2013 The relationship between New York University and Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng - whose flight from his homeland last year ca […]
- Military plans open combat units to womenMilitary plans open combat units to women Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 8:53 pm, Monday, June 17, 2013 Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by t […]
The San Jose Mercury News
- Google petitions FISA court for ability to disclose NSA user-data requests on First Amendment basis June 19, 2013Search giant Google petitioned the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on Tuesday for permission to separately report the number of requests it receives from the court, such as requests tied to the National Security Agency's Prism program, claiming protections from the First Amendment right to free speech.
- Men's Wearhouse ousts founder George Zimmer June 19, 2013Zimmer was seen as the face of the Fremont company, appearing in many of its TV commercials with the slogan, 'You're going to like the way you look. I guarantee it.'
- Tesla recalls some Model S cars due to seat-mount defect June 19, 2013Tesla said in its filing with the NHTSA that it suspected that 20 percent of the 1,228 vehicles it is recalling have welds that may not hold in the event of a crash.
- Aetna to stop selling individual plans in California June 19, 2013SACRAMENTO (AP) -- Aetna Inc. will stop selling individual health insurance policies in California next month, just weeks after opting out of the exchange that is being established as part of the national health care reforms, a state regulator said Tuesday.
- Report: California locking up far fewer young people June 19, 2013State's figure drops by 41 percent, a leader in nation
- Gilroy man convicted of murder in 2010 DUI crash that killed 4-year-old boy June 19, 2013A jury found 46-year-old James Francis Lee guilty Monday of offenses including second-degree murder and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in the July 11, 2010, death of Jose Diaz as his family awaited for help with their disabled truck in the southbound lanes near Bailey Avenue. Lee is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 23.
- Cassidy: Steve Wozniak test-drives ancient Apple 1 computers June 19, 2013With five Apple 1s, including three up and running, History San Jose made some history of its own. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak presided over a demo of the museum’s 37-year-old, prehistoric PC, while early Apple employees Daniel Kottke, Allen Baum and Wendell Sander joined in.
- San Jose: New acting fire chief to be Ruben Torres June 19, 2013City manager names deputy Fire Chief Ruben Torres to be acting chief when Chief William McDonald takes the top job in Las Vegas later this summer.
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
- Stabbing at Orleans Parish Prison illustrates 'epidemic of violence,' critics say June 19, 2013As a federal court battle rages between Sheriff Marlin Gusman and Mayor Mitch Landrieu over proposed reforms at Orleans Parish Prison, inmates and deputies say the violence that sparked the initial lawsuit continues unabated. The prison had a particularly bloody...
- Hulk burglar, Jimmy Hoffa search and Fox8 forecast: NOLA Now June 19, 2013Check out what's happening with Diya Chacko in the Nola.com | The Times-Picayune newsroom and get Fox8's weather forecast for Wednesday morning, June 19, 2013.
- IRS to pay $70 million in employee bonuses, senator says June 19, 2013WASHINGTON -- The Internal Revenue Service is about to pay $70 million in employee bonuses despite an Obama administration directive to cancel discretionary bonuses because of automatic spending cuts enacted this year, according to a GOP senator.Sen. Chuck Grassley of...
- Obama says 'Lives have been saved' by NSA surveillance programs June 19, 2013BERLIN -- Trying to tamp down concerns about government over-reach, President Barack Obama on Wednesday defended U.S. Internet and phone surveillance programs as narrowly targeted efforts that have saved lives and thwarted at least 50 terror threats."This is not a...
- Eastern New Orleans shooting victim dies at hospital; 4 others survive shootings across the city June 19, 2013An eastern New Orleans shooting victim died at a local hospital on Wednesday morning, police said. The victim was shot shortly before 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 12100 block of North I-10 Service Road, according to the New Orleans Police...
- Tropical Depression 2 heading toward Mexican coast June 19, 2013Tropical Depression 2 is on its way toward the coast of Mexico. At 7:00 a.m. CDT the center of the depression was located near latitude 19.4 north, longitude 94.0 west. The depression is moving toward the west-northwest near 9 mph....
- Wednesday weather forecast: Warm and 50% chance of rain June 19, 2013Today: Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a 50% chance of rain. High of 95. Winds from the west-southwest at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of...
- St. Tammany coroner isn't making it easy to rein in spending: Editorial June 19, 2013St. Tammany Parish Coroner Peter Galvan's abuse of the public's tax dollars is so obvious that not a single lawmaker objected to a bill this spring stripping him of oversight of the money. But neither that, nor federal and state...
The Guardian, UK
- Brazil's leaders told: don't be on wrong side of history as protests continue June 19, 2013Politicians warned of being 'on wrong side of history' as anger swells about state of nation and World Cup extravaganceAs demonstrations continued in Brazil for another night, President Dilma Rousseff attempted to co-ordinate a government response among senior officials who have been stunned by the scale of protests.Keeping the pressure on the auth […]
- Hamid Karzai suspends talks on US-Afghanistan security pact June 19, 2013President accuses Washington of 'inconsistent statements and actions' with regard to peace talks with TalibanAfghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai, has suspended talks on a long-term security deal to keep US troops in his country after Nato leaves in 2014, accusing Washington of duplicity in its efforts to start peace talks with the Taliban.Th […]
- Putin may allow removal of Assad June 18, 2013British hopeful that peace talks to end civil war can go ahead, but divided Syrian opposition remains a big stumbling block The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, is willing to see the removal of the Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, but only if it leads to a balanced government and not a dangerous power vacuum of the kind that followed Saddam Hussein's re […]
- Google's chief legal officer: live Q&A June 19, 2013Join our live chat with David Drummond who will answer your questions about the NSA, security, privacy and the limits of law from 5pm BST (12pm ET) on Wednesday
- Obama in Berlin calls for reduction of nuclear arsenals – live updates June 19, 2013President also meeting with chancellor Angela Merkel to address revelations about US government spying on EuropeansTom McCarthy
- Cyprus's plea for bailout help rebuffed as markets await Federal Reserve meeting - live June 19, 2013After weeks of market volatility and speculation, Ben Bernanke will explain tonight whether the Fed is close to slowing its stimulus programmeGraeme Wearden
- PMQs and statement on CQC cover-up and G8: Politics live blog June 19, 2013Andrew Sparrow's rolling coverage of all the day's political developments as they happen, including David Cameron and Ed Miliband at PMQs, Jeremy Hunt's statement on the CQC cover-up scandal and Cameron's statement on the G8 summitAndrew Sparrow
- Immigration reform bill would boost economy and cut deficit, report says June 19, 2013Non-partisan Congressional Budget Office says immigration bill would reduce federal deficit by $197bn over 10 yearsSupporters of a far-reaching immigration bill in the Senate see fresh momentum from a report by the Congressional Budget Office that says the measure would boost the economy and reduce federal deficits by billions of dollars.Congress's non- […]
The BBC
- Karzai to boycott talks with Taliban June 19, 2013The Afghan government will not take part in peace talks with the Taliban unless the process is "Afghan-led", President Hamid Karzai announces.
- Obama 'to call for nuclear cuts' June 19, 2013US President Barack Obama speaks at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, where he is expected to call for cuts in US and Russian nuclear arsenals.
- Brazil sends force to quell unrest June 19, 2013Brazil is to send a national security force to five major cities to help restore order after massive protests, the justice ministry says.
- Deadly attack on Somalia UN office June 19, 2013At least 15 people, including four foreigners, are killed in an assault by militant Islamists on a UN office in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, a minister says.
- N Korea condemns Hitler report June 19, 2013North Korea denounces a report that leader Kim Jong-un gave out copies of Adolf Hitler's memoir Mein Kampf to officials on his birthday.
- Toxic substance in Fukushima water June 19, 2013High levels of a toxic radioactive isotope, strontium-90, have been found in groundwater at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator says.
- Nigeria motorbike raiders 'kill 48' June 19, 2013Gunmen on motorbikes kill 48 people in an attack on a remote village in northern Nigeria's Zamfara state, an official says.
- Refugee numbers 'highest since 1994' June 19, 2013The UN says 7.6 million people became refugees in 2012, the highest number since 1994, with the conflict in Syria a major new factor.
The Independent, UK
- Award-winning war correspondent Michael Hastings dies in Los Angeles car crash June 19, 2013The award-winning American war correspondent Michael Hastings, 33, died in a car crash in Los Angeles. Described as a "fearless journalist", the news of his death was announced by his employer Buzzfeed.
- Barack Obama to renew calls to reduce US-Russia nuclear weapons June 19, 2013President Barack Obama will renew his call to reduce the world's nuclear stockpiles, including a proposed one-third reduction in US and Russian arsenals, the White House said.
- In pictures: Brazil protests continues for another night June 19, 2013Cities across Brazil were rocked by another day of protests against public services, police violence and government corruption. There were clashes between police and demonstrators.
- In pictures: Brazil protests continue for another night June 19, 2013Cities across Brazil were rocked by another day of protests against public services, police violence and government corruption. There were clashes between police and demonstrators.
- Brazil protests: Violence erupts in Sao Paulo again as World Cup website in hit with cyber attacks June 19, 2013Another night of violence in Brazil saw more clashes between protesters and police, with demonstrators in Sao Paulo looting shops, setting fire to a TV satellite truck and attempting to invade the city hall.
- Brazil World Cup protests: Violence erupts in Sao Paulo as government websites are hit with cyber attacks June 19, 2013Another night of violence in Brazil saw more clashes between protesters and police, with demonstrators in Sao Paulo looting shops, setting fire to a TV satellite truck and attempting to invade the city hall.
- NSA claims secret surveillance programs have foiled at least 50 terror plots since the September 11 attacks June 19, 2013The head of the US National Security Agency has claimed secret surveillance programs have foiled at least 50 terror plots since the September 11 attacks.
- Brazil protests see violence erupt in Sao Paulo as government websites are hit with cyber attacks June 19, 2013Another night of violence in Brazil saw more clashes between protesters and police, with demonstrators in Sao Paulo looting shops, setting fire to a TV satellite truck and attempting to invade the city hall.
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Black Surfers? It’s Not Just a White Thing. “Whitewash,” Black Surfing Documentary Narrated by Ben Harper and Black Thought of The Roots Now at Hulu
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