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- State Street building proposal launches week's most-read story May 19, 2013A state jobs numbers report and photo galleries also rate among the top 10 items of the week.
- Morning briefing: Powerball, Scott Walker's Iowa trip, approval ratings May 19, 2013Stories that are making the news today in Madison and around the state and country.
- Q&A: Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty takes on 'cause lawyering' from the right May 19, 2013Attorney Rick Esenberg formed a group of advocacy lawyers dedicated to conservative and libertarian causes.
- Why is Scott Walker pushing 'rent-to-own' deregulation? His office won't say May 19, 2013Many Republicans are silent on why there's a non-fiscal proposal in the governor's budget to release 'rent-to-own' stores from a requirement to disclose their typically high interest rates to …
- Plain Talk: No greed? Paul Ryan should open his eyes May 19, 2013It's ridiculous for Paul Ryan to contend our free enterprise system stifles greed. Indeed, it's the opposite.
- Matt Pommer: Religious leaders call on Scott Walker to take Medicaid money May 19, 2013The Rev. Scott Anderson, director of the Wisconsin Council of Churches, and three other religious leaders have called on Gov. Scott Walker to accept millions of federal Medicaid dollars to pro…
- Richard Vedder: How to tell if college presidents are overpaid May 19, 2013If higher education wishes to maintain its privileged position in American society, it needs to contain its spending. A good place to start is at the top.
- Gary R. Balgord and William D. Balgord: Recession origins go back decades May 19, 2013The recession wasn't prolonged by tax cuts for the rich, but by Obama policies that created uncertainty.
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- Route to new school a 'danger zone,' protester says May 20, 2013Closure of Overton Elementary will force displaced students to walk dangerous new routes to school, said Jitu Brown, a parent and organizer who helped lead about 150 protesters on a South Side march today.
- Newtown parents, Quinn call for ban on high-capacity magazines May 20, 2013Parents of Sandy Hook Elementary shooting victims joined Illinois Democrats today in calling for a ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines.
- CTA, riders get ready for real test of Red Line work May 19, 2013A sparse crowd of Sunday riders, many heading to work or church, offered a test run for the CTA before tens of thousands more passengers plot out a new commute to the office on Monday, the first weekday that the Dan Ryan branch will be closed.
- CTA passengers scramble as Red Line repairs begin May 19, 2013As the operator reminded riders about the new route through the South Side, CTA passengers compared notes -- and aired frustrations.
- Metra: Rock Island District delays due to Amtrak derailment May 19, 2013Metra trains on the Rock Island District line were delayed this morning due to an Amtrak train derailing and blocking the Metra tracks at 16th Street, according to Metra.
- Winning ticket for $590.5M Powerball lottery sold in Florida May 19, 2013A single winning ticket for a record Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million was sold in Florida, organizers said.
- Anthrax drug brings $334M to Pentagon advisor's biotech firm May 19, 2013Pentagon advisor touted anti-anthrax drug -- and was on drugmaker's boardBiowarfare consultant Richard J. Danzig urged the government to stockpile a type of anthrax remedy. But he had a stake in one such drug's success.
- Oxbow dashes Triple Crown hopes May 19, 2013Oxbow, a 15-1 longshot, cruised to victory in the $1 million Preakness Stakes on Saturday.
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- Navajo Confront Increase in New H.I.V. Infections May 20, 2013A report found 47 new diagnoses in the tribe in 2012, a 20 percent increase from 2011 and very worrisome in a community where AIDS still carries a stigma.
- High Plains Aquifer Dwindles, Hurting Farmers May 20, 2013Parts of the vast High Plains Aquifer are so low that crops can’t be watered and bridges span arid stream beds.
- Suspect in Hofstra Home Invasion Had Extensive Criminal Record May 19, 2013A 21-year-old student who was killed in a home invasion on Friday was mistakenly shot in the head by an officer firing at an armed suspect holding her hostage, the police said.
- Kenneth N. Waltz, Who Helped Shape International Relations as a Discipline, Dies at 88 May 19, 2013Mr. Waltz, who was a senior research scholar at Columbia, was a pre-eminent thinker who was known for his contrarian, debate-provoking ideas.
- Marijuana Bill Advances in Illinois May 19, 2013The Illinois Senate has voted to approve the use of marijuana for medical purposes, which if signed into law would make it the second-most-populous state after California to do so.
- FiveThirtyEight: Audit Allegations Show a Flawed Statistical Thinking May 19, 2013Some conservatives allege that the I.R.S. also targeted individual taxpayers, but a handful of anecdotal data points are not worth much in a country of 300 million.
- Shinseki Faces Mounting Criticism Over Backlog of Benefit Claims May 19, 2013The secretary, Eric Shinseki, is being held accountable for his overwhelmed agency’s problems dealing with claims for disability compensation.
- Dozens Injured as Car Plows Into Parade in Virginia May 19, 2013A driver described as an elderly man struck hikers marching in a parade in Damascus, a small Virginia mountain town, with more than a dozen suffering serious injuries.
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- News of the day From Across the Globe, May 20News of the day From Across the Globe, May 20 Around 11,000 police officers and soldiers blocked an annual conference Sunday at Tunisia's main religious center by a radical Islamist movement that has been implicated in attacks across the country. The leader of the group, Seifallah Ben Hassine, is wanted for his involvement in a mob attack on the U.S. Em […]
- News of the Day From Across the Nation, May 20News of the Day From Across the Nation, May 20 Students at Hofstra University on New York's Long Island wore white ribbons at their graduation ceremony Sunday to honor a fellow student who was accidentally killed by a police officer confronting an armed intruder. A police officer aiming at the would-be robber opened fire, fatally hitting Rebello as well […]
- Israeli-Syrian threats bolster tensionsIsraeli-Syrian threats bolster tensions Los Angeles Times Copyright 2013 Los Angeles Times. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 8:34 pm, Sunday, May 19, 2013 Fears of an escalation of violence between Israel and Syria grew Sunday with renewed Israeli threats to destroy Syrian weapons cache […]
- Oklahoma, Kansas homes hit by tornadoesOklahoma, Kansas homes hit by tornadoes Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 8:35 pm, Sunday, May 19, 2013 A powerful storm system rumbled through the Plains and Upper Midwest on Sunday, spawning tornadoes that damaged homes and buildings ne […]
- Chinese premier in India to expand tiesChinese premier in India to expand ties Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 8:34 pm, Sunday, May 19, 2013 Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier visited India on Sunday on his first foreign trip as the neighborin […]
- Yahoo buys Tumblr to court younger crowdYahoo buys Tumblr to court younger crowd Yahoo has agreed to buy popular social blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion in a high-stakes move to regain the company's relevancy in an Internet environment now dominated by Google, Facebook and Twitter. Yahoo's board of directors approved the deal, according to technology news site AllThingsD and othe […]
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- Thousands run, party in Bay to BreakersThousands run, party in Bay to Breakers The party atmosphere prevailed under clear skies for the 102nd Bay to Breakers, despite the watchful eyes of an expanded police presence. From elite Ethiopian distance runners to people dressed as hot dogs, nearly 30,000 registered participants and many other unofficial entrants took off from Howard and Main streets, h […]
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- Purdy: San Jose Sharks try to take officiating calls in stride May 20, 2013The San Jose Sharks' Logan Couture says of NHL officials, 'You've got to respect them. Everybody makes mistakes. But they're the best in the world at what they do.'
- Concord woman arrested on suspicion of arson for 4-acre brush fire near Martinez May 20, 2013Firefighters battled a large brush fire that grew to about four acres in size on Sunday. A 48-year-old Concord woman was arrested on suspicion of arson in connection to the fire. Fire crews were dispatched at 5:09 p.m. to an area near Lindsey Drive and Alhambra Avenue.
- Sharks notebook: San Jose Sharks expecting a points breakout May 20, 2013The Sharks feel that they're close to putting up better playoff numbers vs. the Los Angeles Kings.
- Sharks' Logan Couture matter of fact about overtime goal in Game 3 vs. Kings May 20, 2013San Jose forward injured his left leg in second period Saturday, but says he feels good
- Highway 17 driver dies in solo crash at Camden Avenue exit May 20, 2013A 40-year-old San Jose man died Saturday afternoon after apparently losing control of his car on a Highway 17 off-ramp and crashing down an embankment.
- Bay Area Senior Games show you're never too old to enjoy sports May 20, 2013From water polo players who competed in college to soccer players who took up the game late in life, older athletes shined at the Bay Area Senior Games at Stanford University.
- Powerball's second-place winner purchased ticket at San Jose 7-Eleven May 20, 2013Somewhere in San Jose is a $2 million Powerball winner. The person purchased the lucky ticket from a 7-Eleven store on Almaden Expressway.
- San Jose City Hall fledgling falcon dies after hitting wall May 20, 2013One of San Jose City Hall’s three falcon fledglings slammed into a wall and died Sunday, apparently while trying to land while carrying a pigeon for lunch.
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
- Crime experts question NOPD stats that paint New Orleans as a safe city with a murder problem May 19, 2013It's a favorite talking point of Mayor Mitch Landrieu and NOPD Superintendent Ronal Serpas when they're discussing crime in the Crescent City: Yes, New Orleans is the nation's murder capital, but other than that, it's a reasonably safe place. In...
- Family members remember slain skateboarder May 20, 2013A week before he was gunned down, 30-year-old Zachary Carpenter pressed his hands into soil beneath Interstate 610, and built a community garden under an underpass.The space, near the corner of Paris Avenue and Pleasure Street in Gentilly, was adjacent...
- New Orleans police seeking armed robber who struck twice early Saturday May 20, 2013New Orleans police are looking for an armed robber who confronted two sets of victims in short succession early Saturday. The two incidents took place Uptown, blocks away from each other and 10 minutes apart. In the first incident,...
- Body of autistic boy from Louisiana found in Perdido Key, Fla. May 19, 2013PERDIDO KEY, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities say they have found the body of an 8-year-old autistic boy who went missing while vacationing in the Florida Panhandle.Owen Elliot Black was on the beaches of Perdido Key with his mother when he...
- Federal reports outline cost increases and time delays in Mid-City Veterans Affairs hospital construction May 19, 2013Recent reports from the U.S. Government Accountability Office chronicle cost overruns and time delays in construction of the Veterans Affairs hospital in Mid-City. The hospital's original estimated cost of $665 million has risen to $995 million, the office reported....
- Amtrak train from New Orleans derails in Chicago, no injuries reported May 19, 2013Amtrak's City of New Orleans train that runs from New Orleans to Chicago suffered a derailment close to its destination on Sunday, according to news media reports. The train, which left New Orleans Saturday, was just outside Union Station...
- Chat with Jarvis DeBerry Monday at noon about whether we should consider Mother's Day shooting terrorism May 19, 2013Some people have responded to the shooting that took place on Mother's Day by asking why the crime that resulted in 20 people injured isn't called terrorism. The question has come from both ends from the political spectrum and perhaps...
- Man killed overnight in 1-10 accident, police say May 19, 2013An early morning traffic accident left one man dead Sunday, according to New Orleans police. The incident occurred around 2 a.m., officials said.The man, who has not been identified, was traveling west-bound on Interstate 10 Airline Drive exit ramp, when...
The Guardian, UK
- EU decision to lift Syrian oil sanctions boosts jihadist groups May 19, 2013Jabhat al-Nusra, an al-Qaida affiliate, consolidates position as scramble for control of wells acceleratesThe EU decision to lift Syrian oil sanctions to aid the opposition has accelerated a scramble for control over wells and pipelines in rebel-held areas and helped consolidate the grip of jihadist groups over the country's key resources.Jabhat al-Nusr […]
- Imran Khan blames rival Pakistan party leader for killing of activist May 19, 2013Leader of Tehreek-e-Insaf party says Altaf Hussain's Muttahida Qaumi Movement behind death of Zahra Shahid HussainImran Khan, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, on Sunday blamed the killing of a political activist on the eve of a partial rerun of voting in Karachi on Altaf Hussain, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader, who runs his p […]
- Tar sands exploitation would mean game over for climate, warns leading scientist May 19, 2013Prof James Hansen rebukes oil firms and Canadian government over stance on exploiting fossil fuel, which he says would make climate problem unsolvableMajor international oil companies are buying off governments, according to the world's most prominent climate scientist, Prof James Hansen. During a visit to London, he accused the Canadian government of a […]
- Taylor Swift wins eight Billboard awards May 20, 2013Justin Bieber, Gotye and Rihanna among the other big winners at music industry ceremony in Las Vegas
- Cannes 2013: day 5 in pictures May 20, 2013The fifth day of the festival, which ends on 26 May with awards selected by a jury, headed by Steven Spielberg
- Julian Assange reveals GCHQ messages discussing Swedish extradition May 20, 2013WikiLeaks founder uses subject access request to access British agency chatter, which allegedly calls extradition 'a fit-up'Authorities at GCHQ, the government eavesdropping agency, are facing embarrassing revelations about internal correspondence in which Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is discussed, apparently including speculation that he is be […]
- FBI agents die in Virginia training accident May 19, 2013Pair of agents from elite hostage rescue team described as 'brave and courageous men' by Robert MuellerTwo FBI special agents on the agency's elite hostage rescue team have been killed in a training accident in Virginia.The FBI's national press office said the accident happened off the coast of Virginia Beach on Friday. No other details w […]
- World Dog Show in Budapest – in pictures May 19, 2013More than 17,000 dogs from 70 countries took part in this year's show, which finished on Sunday
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- China leader vows better India ties May 20, 2013China's Premier Li Keqiang pledges to build trust with India where he is meeting his counterpart Manmohan Singh, after a recent flare-up in border tensions.
- Fierce battle for key Syrian town May 20, 2013Fighting rages in Syria's town of Qusair after government troops launched a major operation to seize the strategic rebel stronghold.
- Deadly tornadoes ravage Oklahoma May 20, 2013At least one person is reported dead and several others injured in a series of tornadoes that have torn through the US state of Oklahoma.
- Yahoo 'to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn' May 20, 2013Yahoo's board approves a deal to buy New York-based blogging service Tumblr for $1.1bn (£725m), US media reports say.
- China asks N Korea to free boat crew May 20, 2013China says it has called on North Korea to secure the release of a fishing boat and its crew seized on 5 May, as captors reportedly demand a ransom.
- Canada PM aide quits in expenses row May 19, 2013Nigel Wright, chief of staff of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, resigns over his role in a growing expenses scandal.
- Morsi rules out Sinai hostage talks May 20, 2013Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi rules out negotiating with the abductors of seven security personnel seized last week in the Sinai peninsula.
- Police killed in fresh Iraq attacks May 19, 2013At least three police officers have been killed after gunmen attack their station in northern Iraq, local officials say.
The Independent, UK
- Match made in cyberspace? Yahoo! poised to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn May 19, 2013Not quite a year after arriving at Yahoo! from Google, chief executive Marissa Mayer has apparently persuaded her board to approve the purchase of Tumblr – the go-to website for legions of young bloggers and internet sharers – for $1.1bn in cash, despite it making just $13m in sales last year.
- 'Let's go Bulworth...': If Barack Obama wants to act like a cinema president, which films should he copy? May 19, 2013In the 1998 movie Bulworth Warren Beatty played a senator who, about to lose an election, arranges – or tries to – his own assassination. Then, knowing he was soon to be dead both politically and physically, Beatty’s character begins to do the last thing you’re supposed to do in politics: speak his mind, often in raps.
- Struggling with urban decay, Detroit now has a mountain of unwanted coke - thanks to anti-environmentalist Koch brothers May 19, 2013The vistas in struggling Detroit are not always beautiful. Once-grand commercial buildings stand open to the winds while wild grasses strangle those swathes of the city where abandoned homes have been razed. And now residents must deal with an enormous and fast-growing mountain of pitch-black coke.
- Struggling with urban decay, Detroit now has a mountain of unwanted coke May 19, 2013The vistas in struggling Detroit are not always beautiful. Once-grand commercial buildings stand open to the winds while wild grasses strangle those swathes of the city where abandoned homes have been razed. And now residents must deal with an enormous and fast-growing mountain of pitch-black coke.
- Have shock jocks gone too far? May 19, 2013When Rush Limbaugh called Sandra Fluke a slut, he probably thought it was just another incendiary remark: the latest in a four-decade career full of – and, arguably, built on – incendiary remarks.
- Guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison sells for $400k May 19, 2013A guitar played by Beatles pair John Lennon and George Harrison sold for 408,000 US dollars (£269,000) at a New York auction today.
- US college student being held hostage was shot and killed by police officer May 19, 2013A US college student being held hostage in her home by an armed man was shot and killed by a police officer.
- Single ticket scoops $590m jackpot in Florida lottery May 19, 2013A single ticket in Florida has matched all the numbers to win the highest Powerball lottery jackpot in history at an estimated 590.5 million dollars (£389.2m), officials said today.
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