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- 'Citizen Koch' filmmakers claim PBS killed their doc to please Koch brothers May 20, 2013According to an article in this week's New Yorker, Charles and David Koch didn't put pressure on PBS to kill "Citizen Koch." They didn't have to.
- 'Double dipping' bill sparks debate among commenters May 20, 2013Is Duey Stroebel's "double dipping" bill aimed at fairness, or is it just another attack on public workers?
- Political groups will shame you into voting May 20, 2013Mailers that expose your voting record and that of your neighbors are becoming common across the country. Expect more in the future.
- Morning briefing: Selling state property, erosion control, flu shots, raw milk trial May 20, 2013Stories that are making the news today in Madison and around the state and country.
- State Debate: Journal Sentinel endorses dropping alcohol limit to .05 May 20, 2013A daily roundup of interesting newspaper editorials and blog posts from around Madison and Wisconsin.
- Pro-voucher group targets Madison School District May 20, 2013Why is EAGnews, the website for a Michigan-based “education reform” group, blasting local Madison media outlets with alarming press releases about local school spending?
- At 21 Club, will Scott Walker worry about Wisconsin jobs? May 20, 2013Scott Walker will give speeches this week in Connecticut, New York and Iowa, and Wisconsin will still be No. 44 in job creation.
- Plain Talk: Don't let rent-to-own stores hide their interest rates May 20, 2013There's a provision in Scott Walker's budget that would make it easier for rent-to-own stores to prey on low-income and military families.
The Chicago Tribune
- Woman suing Trump: 'Somebody had to stand up to him' May 20, 2013A Chicago woman who sued Donald Trump over a failed condo deal testified today she felt conned when she found out that key incentives to investors had been taken back.
- More poor live in suburbs than urban areas, research shows May 20, 2013But cities still have a bigger percentage, according to the Brookings Institution. The poverty shift has left many social service agencies unprepared.In the Chicago area, the number of poor in the suburbs increased by 99 percent in the last decade, from 363,966 to 724,233, new analysis shows.
- South Siders cope with first weekday of Red Line shutdown May 20, 2013Tens of thousands of South Side commuters tested out new routes to work today on the first weekday with the Red Line's Dan Ryan branch closed for repairs.
- United resuming 787 Dreamliner flights today May 20, 2013Grounded for 4 months over battery problems, United flying 787 from Houston to ChicagoUnited Airlines is preparing to fly a 787 Dreamliner in just a few hours for the first time since technical woes grounded the airliner for 4 months.
- 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.
- Burned body found in Logan Square dumpster May 20, 2013Firefighters found a body burned beyond recognition after extinguishing a dumpster fire in the Northwest Side's Logan Square neighborhood Sunday night, authorities said.
- Dozens of tornadoes strike Midwest, killing 1 May 20, 2013Two dozen tornadoes were reported in parts of Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and Oklahoma, including a half-mile wide twister that struck near Oklahoma City.
- CTA, riders get ready for real test of Red Line work May 20, 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.
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- Tech Industry Pushes to Amend Immigration Bill May 20, 2013Executives from Silicon Valley say that the Senate immigration bill imposes too much regulatory control over a company’s hiring a temporary foreign worker or laying off an American worker.
- Large Funnel Cloud Touches Down in Oklahoma May 20, 2013A tornado is bearing down near Oklahoma City, part of a series of severe storms expected across portions of the Midwest.
- Justices Take Case on Prayer at Town Board Meetings May 20, 2013A federal appeals court found that though the prayer at meetings in Greece, N.Y., could be given by members of all faiths and atheists, in practice almost all of the chaplains were Christian.
- I.R.S. Scandal: Questions and Answers May 20, 2013The Times answers frequently asked questions about the Internal Revenue Service’s improper targeting of conservative groups.
- The Lede: Video of the Damage Caused by Tornadoes in Oklahoma and Kansas May 20, 2013More severe weather is expected on Monday after more than two dozen tornadoes touched down Sunday in Oklahoma, Kansas, Illinois and Iowa.
- Virginia G.O.P Pleases Crowd With Barbs About I.R.S. May 20, 2013At each mention of the government’s targeting of conservative groups, the 8,000 delegates at the state party convention in Richmond roared their approval.
- U.S. and European Union Set to Negotiate Settlements in Chinese Solar Panel Cases May 20, 2013The plan that is starting to take shape would essentially carve up the global solar panel market into a series of regional markets.
- After Benghazi, U.S. Pressing Ahead on Security Upgrades May 20, 2013The State Department is racing to fulfill recommendations on diplomatic security, but some Republicans have questioned its ability to carry out the changes.
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- Deadly twister hits Oklahoma, Kansas, IowaDeadly twister hits Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:58 pm, Sunday, May 19, 2013 A tornado that severely damaged a mobile home park southeast of Oklahoma City killed a 79-year-old man whose body was found in an op […]
- 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 […]
- 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, 05/20News of the Day From Across the Nation, 05/20 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 […]
- 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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- Beam her up: Gabby Douglas is back in the gym May 20, 2013Gabby Douglas is back in the gym. The Olympic all-around champion was to practice Monday afternoon after meeting with coach Liang Chow to discuss her comeback plan.
- Bills' Mario Williams says texts taken out of context May 20, 2013Denying he's ever contemplated suicide, Buffalo Bills defensive end Mario Williams accused his former fiancee on Monday of taking private comments out of context in a bid to win a lawsuit over the possession of a $785,000 diamond engagement ring
- Up to 50 people reportedly involved in melee outside Alameda sports bar May 20, 2013El Cerrito man stabbed during incident, Alameda police say.
- Gov. Jerry Brown exhorts UC Berkeley political science grads to go out and save the world May 20, 2013In Berkeley, California Governor Jerry Brown challenges UC Berkeley's newest political science graduates to use their talent and knowledge to imaginatively and boldly make a difference in the world.
- Travel: Tunnel slide jeopardizes Skunk Train's future May 20, 2013A cave-in on the California Western Railroad has closed 36 miles of line used by the Skunk Train, one of Mendocino County's top tourist attractions. The railroad is running short trips out of Fort Bragg and embarking on a huge fundraising campaign.
- San Jose: Silver Creek High sophomore riding bike killed after being hit by pick-up truck near campus May 20, 2013A Silver Creek High School sophomore died at the hospital after he was hit by a pick-up truck while riding his bike through a busy East San Jose thoroughfare Monday morning, San Jose police said.
- Syrian activists say 28 elite Hezbollah fighters were killed in battle near border May 20, 2013Fierce street fighting in a Syrian town near the Lebanese border has killed at least 28 elite members of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group, activists said Monday, as Syrian government forces pushed deeper into the strategic, opposition-held town.
- Former head of Contra Costa vice squad to be sentenced Monday May 20, 2013Norman Wielsch pleaded guilty to five felonies in December, nearly two years after undercover state Department of Justice agents caught him and Concord private investigator Christopher Butler trying to sell drugs that had been seized by the Central Contra Costa Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET)
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
- Judge will decide if auditors get 2,000 disputed emails from St. Tammany coroner May 20, 2013BATON ROUGE - Under a joint agreement, the St. Tammany Parish Coroner's Office will turn over about 78,000 emails to the state Legislative Auditor by Friday and give another 2,000 disputed emails to a state judge who will decide if...
- The old two-year college try: John Maginnis May 20, 2013In the past five hard years of higher education's declining state support, rising tuition, defecting faculty and deteriorating facilities, college leaders have stuck together and let the Board of Regents coordinate their requests for funding from the Legislature. A lot...
- Jefferson Parish hospital officials to discuss potential lease at Metairie meeting Monday night May 20, 2013East Jefferson General Hospital officials are holding a public meeting Monday night in Metairie to discuss a legislative proposal to allow for the lease of Jefferson Parish's two public hospitals without voters' approval
- State monitoring of charter schools falls short, report finds May 20, 2013The promise to the public for New Orleans' many independent charter schools is that although they have broad freedom to operate and educate as their leaders see fit, the state is keeping its eyes open for fraud and abuse. But...
- An overzealous federal bureaucracy exposed in scandals: James Varney/links May 20, 2013Over the weekend, Washington saw incremental growth on both the IRS and the Justice Department scandals. But there's a fairly full-blown case emerging the federal government isn't maintaining a level playing field under the Obama administration.First, the latest on the...
- Court fight over funding for Orleans Parish jail reforms delayed May 20, 2013Contentious hearing over the tab for a federal consent decree pushed back until May 10.
- Louisiana Senate panel kills Medicaid expansion measure May 20, 2013Legislation allowing Louisiana to use federal health overhaul dollars to expand Medicaid eligibility standards and to pay for private health insurance plans was deferred in a Senate finance committee Monday, effectively killing it for the remainder of the legislative session.
- Nearly $9,000 stolen from Jefferson Parish School System, audit finds May 20, 2013An audit of the Jefferson Parish public school system released on Monday revealed that nearly $9,000 had been stolen from the system, due to a lack of appropriate controls to prevent theft prior to 2012. The audit, conducted by Carr,...
The Guardian, UK
- EU lifting of Syrian oil sanctions aids jihadists 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 […]
- Boy's Gaza death video staged, says Israel May 20, 2013Report says video of 12-year-old cowering with his father amid a gun battle shows no evidence he was killed by Israeli fireA film of a 12-year-old boy crying and cowering beside his father as a gun battle raged around them in Gaza has been challenged by an official Israeli report that suggests that the entire event may have been staged.The images, which beca […]
- Imran Khan blames rival leader over killing May 20, 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 […]
- MPs debate gay marriage: Politics live blog May 20, 2013Andrew Sparrow's rolling coverage of all the day's political developments as they happen, including MPs debating the gay marriage bill at report stage and latest developments in the 'swivel-eyed loons' rowAndrew Sparrow
- Now that Tumblr's hit it big, who's next in line on the New York tech scene? | Heidi Moore May 20, 2013The high price Yahoo paid for Tumblr acts as validation – and encouragement – for New York's burgeoning tech companiesBarely had the ink dried on Yahoo's announcement of its $1.1bn acquisition of Tumblr – "we won't screw it up," the acquirer promised – than the New York tech world erupted in gossip and speculation about which company […]
- Picture desk live: the best news pictures of the day May 20, 2013Our photo coverage of the day's events in the UK and around the world brought to you by the Guardian's picture teamFiona ShieldsRoger Tooth
- This is Syria's great chance for change | Jonathan Steele May 20, 2013It is crucial that all sides approach June's international conference with hope as well as cautionWhen Ban Ki-moon opens the promised international conference on Syria in Geneva next month, the war-ravaged country will experience the first sliver of hope it has dared to feel for months. A year has gone by since Russia and the United States approved guid […]
- Petrol price rigging inquiry contacts oil traders May 20, 2013Glencore and Vitol among those receiving 'request for information' as part of cross-border investigationGlencore and other big oil trading companies have been asked to provide information to the cross-border investigation into alleged petrol price rigging. There is no suggestion that these companies are being investigated.European commission offici […]
The BBC
- Dozens die in Iraqi bomb attacks May 20, 2013More than 70 people are killed and many more wounded by car bombs and suicide attacks in one of the worst days of violence in Iraq in recent months.
- Yahoo to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn May 20, 2013Yahoo agrees a deal to buy New York-based blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1bn (£723m) in a deal that will value founder David Karp's stake at $275m.
- Religious bigotry rising, says US May 20, 2013Discrimination against Jews and Muslims is on the rise around the world, according to an annual US Department of State report.
- Obama hosts talks with Burma leader May 20, 2013President Thein Sein meets President Barack Obama in Washington on Monday - in the first state visit by a Burmese leader since 1966.
- Man kills four in Israeli bank May 20, 2013A man shoots four people dead in a bank in southern Israel before turning the gun on himself, reportedly after a dispute over an overdraft.
- Chen issues plea for relatives May 20, 2013Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng tells the BBC he thinks Washington should do more to protect his relatives, a year after he fled China for the US.
- Russia pollster 'is foreign agent' May 20, 2013Russia's only independent polling agency says it may have to close after being targeted by prosecutors under the controversial "foreign agents" law.
- Tourists die in Turkey balloon crash May 20, 2013Three Brazilian tourists are killed and more than 20 others injured as two hot-air balloons collide in Turkey's Cappadocia region.
The Independent, UK
- Anger as Barack Obama rewards Burmese President with White House visit despite recent claims of violence May 20, 2013Just eight months ago, Burma’s President was still on a blacklist barring him from travelling to the United States. Now, the ugly past and anxieties about the future were set aside when Thein Sein was welcomed into the White House, becoming the first Burmese head of state to cross the threshold since Lyndon Johnson rolled out the red carpet for the military […]
- Anger as Barack Obama opens White House door to Burmese President despite recent claims of violence May 20, 2013Just eight months ago, Burma’s President was still on a blacklist barring him from travelling to the United States. Now, the ugly past and anxieties about the future were set aside when Thein Sein was welcomed into the White House, becoming the first Burmese head of state to cross the threshold since Lyndon Johnson rolled out the red carpet for the military […]
- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford greatest hits: The politician who makes London Mayor Boris look like John Major in comparison May 20, 2013Rob Ford, the Mayor of Toronto, is so ridiculous that even London’s zip-wiring, pond-falling, wiff-waffing Mayor Boris Johnson looks like John Major in comparison.
- Do you know your Dakar from your Dhaka? Airline mix-up sends couple 7,000 miles off-course to wrong continent May 20, 2013Travel nightmares come in many forms: Forgotten passports, missed flights, lost luggage...grotty hotel rooms.
- A match made in cyberspace? Yahoo! set to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn May 20, 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.
- Swarmageddon: Americans urged to evacuate as plague of cicadas is set to hit US May 20, 2013The US East Coast is preparing for a once-in-a-generation infestation of flying insects as billions of cicadas emerge from 17 years underground for a short-lived breeding frenzy known as “Swarmageddon”.
- Swarmageddon: US prepares for invasion of plague of cicadas May 20, 2013The US East Coast is preparing for a once-in-a-generation infestation of flying insects as billions of cicadas emerge from 17 years underground for a short-lived breeding frenzy known as “Swarmageddon”.
- Swarmageddon: Plague of cicadas to hit US May 20, 2013The US East Coast is preparing for a once-in-a-generation infestation of flying insects as billions of cicadas emerge from 17 years underground for a short-lived breeding frenzy known as “Swarmageddon”.
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