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Getting Back to Business This P.M. wp.me/psAK5-4oJ 1 week ago
"Fruitvale Station," The Drama About The Death of Oscar Grant, Premieres in July, 2013 wp.me/psAK5-4ox 1 week 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 2 weeks ago
The soul of miso latimes.com/features/food/… 2 weeks ago
Three parties to split reward in Christopher Dorner case latimes.com/local/lanow/la… 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago
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Higher ed system increasingly separate and unequal, new report says May 23, 2013
UW prof Sara Goldrick-Rab served on the committee that wrote the report for the Century Foundation.
Ron Johnson takes on Apple, and actual apples May 23, 2013
The Wisconsin senator received praise for his tough questioning of Apple executives this week. Not so much for his intention to water down the fresh fruit and vegetable snack program.
Facing a dearth of news coverage, the Dane County Board hires its own reporter May 23, 2013
Overture spokesman Rob Chappell will be moonlighting in an effort that officials hope will generate more interest in county government.
Progressives conflicted over anti-obesity and anti-smoking measures May 23, 2013
Democrats have mixed feelings about some of the laws Republicans have been pushing to mandate or encourage healthier lifestyles for certain recipients of government benefits.
Pocan's right: It's Issa who needs to be transparent May 23, 2013
Rep. Darrell Issa's committee meeting on Benghazi should be open to the public.
State Debate: Wisconsin doesn't have many rich people because their taxes are too high, claims John Torinus May 23, 2013
A daily roundup of interesting newspaper editorials and blog posts from around Madison and Wisconsin.
Common Core school standards ruffle feathers among strange bedfellows May 23, 2013
Republican legislators, conservative activists join teachers unions in raising questions about the new instructional guidelines coming soon to a school near you.
Joint Finance restores Buy Local grants but scraps two other farm programs May 23, 2013
The committee gives $200,000 for Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin grants, but makes it a matching-grant program.

The Chicago Tribune

Trump prevails over grandmother in condo case May 23, 2013
Dispute over condo became theatrical slugfest; lawyers get last digs in during closing argumentsDonald Trump won a heated court fight today when a federal jury in Chicago awarded no damages to an 87-year-old Evanston grandmother who sued the TV celebrity over a disputed condo deal at his high-rise Chicago hotel.
More arrests made in cleaver slaying of London soldier May 23, 2013
Two more people were arrested today in connection with the fatal hacking of a British soldier on a London street in broad daylight.
Hearing set in lawsuits over Chicago school closings May 23, 2013
A day after the controversial Chicago Board of Education vote to shut down 50 schools, a federal judge today scheduled a four-day hearing in July to decide whether to halt the closures.
Mom, boyfriend plead not guilty in Maywood child's death May 23, 2013
A Maywood mother and her boyfriend pleaded not guilty today to charges they beat and killed her baby son before putting his body in the Des Plaines River.
2 found dead in car in West Englewood identified May 23, 2013
Police continue to investigate the deaths of two men, one a Cook County records clerk, discovered inside a white Camaro in the West Englewood neighborhood.
50 Chicago schools to close; teachers union vows to fight on May 23, 2013
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's hand-picked Board of Education gave a ringing endorsement to his vision for a downsized school system, voting to shut 49 elementary schools and one high school program and transfer thousands of children to new classroom settings.
Illinois House offers less restrictive concealed carry bill May 23, 2013
An Illinois House version of legislation to allow people to carry concealed weapons that emerged Wednesday would not let Chicago have its own set of rules and could make it easier to get a permit.
5 injured in pair of CTA crashes overnight May 23, 2013
Two CTA buses were involved in traffic crashes overnight: one in the South East Ravenswood neighborhood and another in the Southwest Side Marquette Park neighborhood.

The New York Times

Pivoting From a War Footing, Obama Acts to Curtail Drones May 23, 2013
In a widely anticipated speech, President Obama narrowed the scope of the long struggle with terrorists, while defending the drone war he has waged since taking office.
A Bitter/Sweet Shift in Cockroach Defenses May 23, 2013
Some populations of roaches have evolved a highly effective strategy to avoid sweet-tasting poison baits, researchers say.
House Passes Student Loan Bill, Setting Up Showdown May 23, 2013
The bill would head off a doubling of interest rates, instead tying the rates to prevailing market trends, an approach not favored by Senate Democrats.
Amtrak Extends Contract of Its President May 23, 2013
Joseph H. Boardman has led the government-owned railroad corporation to record growth in ridership and revenue since taking over in November 2008.
The Lede: Families Honor Young Victims of Oklahoma Tornado May 23, 2013
As the Oklahoma chief medical examiner’s office released the names of 16 of the 24 victims of a tornado in Moore, Okla., families and friends remembered the seven children killed at Plaza Towers Elementary School.
When Hollywood Wants Good, Clean Fun, It Goes to Mormon Country May 23, 2013
B.Y.U.’s animation program is not your typical film school. And that’s why its graduates actually get jobs.
The Choice Blog: Let’s Hope College Doesn’t Go According to Plan May 23, 2013
My list of priorities as a freshman will remain open, because as I take ownership of the next four years of my life at Duke University, I expect the unexpected.
Vernon McGarity, Medal of Honor Winner, Dies at 91 May 23, 2013
Mr. McGarity, who received the Medal of Honor, was a technical sergeant in the 99th Infantry Division in December 1944 when Hitler mounted his last offensive of the war.

The San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.'s new tack in fighting metal theft
S.F.'s new tack in fighting metal theft San Francisco prosecutors have opened a new front in the battle against copper theft, filing a $10 million lawsuit against a scrap-metal recycler that allegedly chose to shut down and trash its files rather than comply with a city subpoena seeking sales records. The unusual suit against J&S Recycling, which un […]
Court rejects Arizona abortion law
Court rejects Arizona abortion law A federal appeals court that included an ardent opponent of abortion struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy Tuesday, citing 40 years of Supreme Court precedents that allow a woman to terminate her pregnancy if the fetus is not yet viable. Nancy Northup, president of the Center for Reproducti […]
Supplier urged use of banned Bay Bridge rods
Supplier urged use of banned Bay Bridge rods San Francisco Chronicle Copyright 2013 San Francisco Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 9:11 am, Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Caltrans decided to install high-risk steel rods on the Bay Bridge's new eastern span after a supplier pointe […]
Ray Manzarek, Doors keyboardist, dies
Ray Manzarek, Doors keyboardist, dies Ray Manzarek, the founding member and keyboard player for the Doors whose haunting and sweetly melodic organ riffs loomed large in the psychedelic rock era, died Monday at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany. Formed in 1965, when Mr. Manzarek had a chance encounter with aspiring poet and film student Jim Morrison at V […]
Expert: Replace at-risk Bay Bridge rods
Expert: Replace at-risk Bay Bridge rods Caltrans needs to examine hundreds of at-risk rods on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge and replace any that are hard enough to be vulnerable to cracking, says an internationally known expert who serves as an adviser to the state agency. John Fisher, 82, an emeritus professor of civil engineering at Lehigh Univers […]
Senators to query Apple on tax shelters
Senators to query Apple on tax shelters Apple CEO Tim Cook is scheduled to appear Tuesday before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations to explain why the Cupertino computer giant is avoiding paying billions of dollars in taxes by diverting nearly two-thirds of its pretax revenue through Irish subsidiaries. McCain called the argument by multinat […]
Deadly twister hits Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa
Deadly 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 tensions
Israeli-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 […]

The San Jose Mercury News

Warriors' David Lee named to All-NBA third team May 23, 2013
Forward David Lee became the first Warriors player to earn All-NBA honors since 1994 when he was named to the All-NBA third team on Thursday
San Francisco: Bicyclist killed in crash with garbage truck May 23, 2013
A garbage truck hit and killed a bicyclist in San Francisco's Inner Mission neighborhood Thursday morning, according to police.
Graduate exhibition at Berkeley Art Museum features six artists May 23, 2013
UC Berkeley Master of Fine Arts students focus heavily on contemporary concerns in exhibition on display through June 16
Summer festivals 2013: Your guide to Bay Area fairs and outdoor fun May 23, 2013
From Art + Soul to Walnut Creek Art & Wine to San Mateo County Fair, summer fun abounds.
Whopper of a refusal ends with customer shattering Newark Burger King's front window May 23, 2013
A mouthy drive-thru customer shattered the front window of a Newark Burger King this week after an employee refused to take his order for a Whopper Jr. without cheese. The vandalism took place at the 34943 Newark Blvd. business just south of State Road 84.
Officials: Officers who fatally shot Santa Cruz cop killer acted 'reasonably' May 23, 2013
Santa Cruz County District Attorney Bob Lee and Sheriff Phil Wowak released a few new details Thursday in the investigation into the February deaths of Santa Cruz police detective Sgt. Loran 'Butch' Baker and detective Elizabeth Butler.
Review: A dazzling 'Arcadia' at ACT May 23, 2013
San Francisco's ACT offers up a dazzling revival of Tom Stoppard's 'Arcadia.'
Cindy Gershen's dreams to educate others about healthy eating are coming true May 23, 2013
What started as a 'what if' conversation around Gershen's kitchen table has grown into a health and wellness movement in Central Contra Costa County, which Cindy Gershen and her community partners hope will blossom into a nationwide advocacy campaign to change the way Americans eat. After founding the Wellness City Challenge in Walnut Creek, G […]

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Extremely active hurricane season possible, acting NOAA administrator says May 23, 2013
The 2013 hurricane season, which begins June 1, could be extremely active, with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center issued a pre-season Atlantic hurricane forecast Thursday that calls for 13 to 20 named storms, including 7 to...
Nortshore Technical Community College to develop new St. Tammany Parish campus, expand course offerings May 23, 2013
Northshore Technical Community College plans to build a new campus in Lacombe for science, technology, math and engineering studies and training as part of an expansion in St. Tammany Parish, school officials said this week.Meanwhile, the college this summer will...
Scalise talks IRS abuses with constituents May 23, 2013
WASHINGTON - Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, got a receptive response from constituents Thursday as he expressed outrage about recent revelations the IRS targeted Tea Party and other conservative groups for extra scrutiny in tax-exempt status applications."We're not going to stop...
Mandeville pier won't reopen for Memorial Day after all May 23, 2013
Hopes that the Mandeville fishing pier would welcome anglers during Memorial Day weekend were dashed by unexpected delays in the delivery of materials needed to complete repairs to the storm-damaged structure. City officials say they now hope to have the...
Pope John Paul II portrait to be sold in prints for Archbishop Hannan High School fundraiser May 23, 2013
As a fundraiser for Archbishop Hannan High School in Covington, local artist Michael Hunt will offer framed prints of his portrait of Pope John Paul II, school officials announced Thursday. The original portrait is part of the Vatican's art collection.Custom-framed...
Dig into reading this summer at New Orleans Public Library May 23, 2013
To offer a wide variety of programs for children and teens, the library system has partnered with organizations like the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Longue Vue Gardens, The World War II Museum, The Audubon Nature Institute, and many others
Reporter Andrea Shaw begins to request Crescent City Connection refund May 23, 2013
The Crescent City Connection refund process is explained by reporter Andrea Shaw, who on Thursday obtained the three-page form, which includes a blank page to request the refund. Shaw, a West Bank resident who has a GeauxPass account, will share her experience in a two-part video.
Brennan's restaurant property on Royal Street sold at auction after an owner fails to post bond May 23, 2013
The property was included in the sale after Owen 'Pip' Brennan failed to post a $150,000 bond by 10 a.m. Thursday morning, a requirement of a court injunction that would have stopped the sale.

The Guardian, UK

US pushes Europe on Syrian arms embargo May 22, 2013
John Kerry seeks support for British-led move as means of pressuring Bashar al-Assad to enter into peace negotiationsThe United States is lobbying European governments to back a British-led call to amend the EU arms embargo on Syria to put pressure on President Bashar al-Assad to enter into talks with the opposition.John Kerry, the US secretary of state, has […]
Khomeini daughter attacks Rafsanjani ban May 22, 2013
Zahra Mostafavi, whose father founded Iran's Islamic republic, calls on supreme leader to reverse guardian council's decisionThe daughter of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of Iran's Islamic republic, has protested against the disqualification of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani from next month's presidential election.Zahra Mostafavi has […]
FBI shoots Boston bomb suspect's friend dead May 22, 2013
Reports link Ibragim Todashev, thought to be friend of Boston suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, to 2011 Massachusetts murderAn FBI agent shot dead a man believed to be a friend of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects Tamerlan and Djokhar Tsarnaev, during a "violent confrontation" in a Florida apartment early on Wednesday.Sources said that Ibragim Todashev […]
Obama speech: 'Perpetual war will prove self-defeating' – live updates May 23, 2013
President expected to sharply curtail the unmanned killing programme and discuss crisis at Guantánamo Bay prisonTom McCarthy
The War on Drugs: the Observer debate – live May 23, 2013
Join us for tonight's panel discussion on drug laws with David Simon, writer of The Wire, documentary maker Eugene Jarecki, Rachel Seifert, British director of Cocaine Unwrapped and others at the Royal Institution of Great Britain. The debate will be chaired by Observer editor John MulhollandSaptarshi Ray
Picture desk live: the best news pictures of the day May 23, 2013
Our photo coverage of the day's events in the UK and around the world
Tata Steel loses £840m as demand drops May 23, 2013
India's Tata Steel has dropped into the red after wiping £1bn off the value of its European arm, largely due to the writedownIndia's Tata Steel has plunged into the red with losses of £840m after wiping £1bn off the value of its European arm, which employs 18,500 people in Britain.The overall post-tax figure for the group represents a sharp fall fr […]
Guantánamo detainee release to be restarted as part of Obama plan May 23, 2013
President outlines steps for transfer of detainees from controversial Cuban detention centre in national security speechBarack Obama on Thursday moved to restart the release of detainees from Guantánamo Bay in a move designed to defuse an ongoing hunger strike and to take a step towards the president's stated aim of shutting the controversial prison cam […]

The BBC

Obama defends 'just' drones war May 23, 2013
President Obama defends the use of drones as a "just war" of self-defence against deadly militants, and a campaign that has made America safer.
Bombers hit Niger barracks and mine May 23, 2013
Suicide bombers target a military camp and a French-run uranium mine in north-western Niger leaving at least 20 people dead, officials say.
Foul weather hits US tornado cleanup May 23, 2013
Recovery efforts in an Oklahoma city hit by a huge tornado are hampered by thunderstorms, as the first victim's funeral is held.
Uefa reveals new drug-testing plans May 23, 2013
Uefa announces a series of new measures designed to combat the use of performance-enhancing drugs in European football.
Dhaka collapse probe uncovers abuses May 23, 2013
A Bangladesh government report into the collapse of a multi-storey factory building, which killed more than 1,100, uncovers a series of violations.
Berlusconi prosecutor 'sent bullets' May 23, 2013
The prosecutor in the trial in which Silvio Berlusconi is accused of paying for underage sex is sent a letter containing bullets, her office says.
Global markets fall on growth fears May 23, 2013
Global stock markets fall after weak Chinese economic data and concerns that the US Federal Reserve may scale back monetary stimulus efforts.
Transition plan floated for Syria May 23, 2013
As Syria's main opposition coalition begins three days of key talks, its leader puts forward a transition plan for the country.

The Independent, UK

President Obama defends drone strikes - but moves to rein them in May 23, 2013
President Barack Obama is promising to reduce the number of drone strikes against terrorist targets and be more transparent about them – amid indications that control of such operations is gradually being shifted from the paramilitary arm of the CIA to the more publicly accountable Pentagon.
Video: 300-yard wooden railroad bridge in Central Texas collapses after catching fire May 23, 2013
Dramatic footage has emerged of a 300-yard wooden railroad bridge in Central Texas collapsing after catching fire.
Boy Scouts of America vote over allowing gay members into troops May 23, 2013
Boy Scouts are today voting to determine whether openly gay members can participate in the organisation, as part of a landmark debate that could change the face of Scouting across America.
White House confirms four American citizens killed in US drone strikes since 2009 May 23, 2013
The Obama administration acknowledged publicly for the first time that four US citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen.
Love don't cost a ring-ring...Jennifer Lopez launches her own mobile phone store chain May 23, 2013
If Mary Portas can’t save the high street, perhaps J-Lo can? The entrepreneurial diva has announced that she is to open her own retail chain of mobile phone stores.
Moore mayor pushes for shelter law in wake of Oklahoma tornado May 23, 2013
The mayor of Moore, the Oklahoma suburb devastated by a massive tornado earlier this week, has called for a new law to have shelters installed in every new-built home to protect the town's residents.
Four Americans killed since 2009 in US drone strikes, says White House May 23, 2013
The Obama administration acknowledged publicly for the first time that four US citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen.
Oklahoma twister that hit Moore ‘more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb’ May 22, 2013
The vast tornado that struck an Oklahoma suburb on Monday afternoon dwarfed even the Hiroshima atomic bomb in its destructive power, according to scientists.

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