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- In Case You Missed It: A gun-toting Bucky and a senator in an Egyptian headdress? June 18, 2013Our daily afternoon roundup of the best stuff on captimes.com and beyond.
- Former Corrections Secretary Rick Raemisch to head Colorado prisons June 18, 2013Raemisch says he felt compelled to seek the job because of the murder of his predecessor.
- Wisconsin among states pushing forward with anti-abortion bills June 18, 2013The GOP's conservative base is finding success with abortion-restricting laws at the state and federal level, reports the New York Times.
- Copper thieves wreck air conditioning at River Food Pantry, Salvation Army June 18, 2013Police say copper thefts are a continuing problem across Madison.
- John Nichols: Congress should check and balance president's actions in Syria June 18, 2013On Afghanistan, Congress is reasserting its role to check and balance the president. It should do the same with regard to Syria.
- Bucky in a Confederate uniform? No way, says UW June 18, 2013A pro-gun group was told to remove the image of a gun-toting Bucky in a Confederate uniform.
- Lisa Subeck: Raising campaign limits comes at expense of democracy June 18, 2013New data reveals only a small percentage of Wisconsinites stand to gain from doubling of campaign contribution limits
- State Debate: Press-Gazette urges readers to speak out against state budget June 18, 2013A daily roundup of interesting newspaper editorials and blog posts from around Madison and Wisconsin.
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- 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.
- Chief Keef's legal woes mount with Florida warrant June 18, 2013As if things aren’t bad enough for rapper Chief Keef, an arrest warrant is waiting for him in Florida.
- Jimmy Hoffa search: FBI digs in Michigan field June 18, 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.
- Ban on plastic bags makes comeback at City Hall June 18, 2013Aldermen today listened to environmentalists and a teenage girl make the case for banning plastic bags in city stores, but were not expected to vote on the long-discussed move that retailers argue would hurt business.
- Chicago Tribune Live: Barbara Byrd-Bennett June 18, 2013Live video: The Chicago Public Schools CEO discusses what's ahead for city schools.
- CTU's Lewis rips Emanuel's 'elite' school reform advisers June 18, 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.
- CTA unveils artwork for Red Line north stations June 18, 2013The CTA today unveiled renderings for art that will be placed at seven Red Line north stations by the end of the year.
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- Education Chief Lets States Delay Use of Tests in Decisions About Teachers’ Jobs June 19, 2013Responding to complaints, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said states could postpone for a year using more rigorous tests to make career decisions about teachers.
- In Partisan Vote, House Approves Ban on Abortions After 22 Weeks June 19, 2013The House of Representatives approved a bill that would ban abortions after 22 weeks of pregnancy in a largely symbolic vote.
- Immigration Law Changes Seen Cutting Billions From Deficit June 19, 2013A long-awaited analysis by the Congressional Budget Office found that the benefits of an increase in legal residents would outweigh the costs.
- N.S.A. Chief Says Surveillance Has Stopped Dozens of Plots June 19, 2013Gen. Keith B. Alexander said on Tuesday that American surveillance had helped prevent “potential terrorist events over 50 times since 9/11.”
- F.C.C. Nominee Favors Competition Over Regulation June 19, 2013Tom Wheeler, President Obama’s choice to lead the agency, said its support of competition was especially important because of Americans’ dependence on communications networks.
- National Briefing | Health: Komen Chooses New Leader June 18, 2013The breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced that a physician, Judith A. Salerno, would become its new president and chief executive.
- National Briefing | Education: I.M.F. Courses Offered Online June 18, 2013The International Monetary Fund and edX have announced a collaboration to offer the fund’s training courses in macroeconomics and finance on the edX platform.
- National Briefing | West: California: Plastic Bags On Way Out June 18, 2013The Los Angeles City Council gave initial approval Tuesday to an ordinance banning stores from providing customers single-use plastic bags.
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- 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 […]
- Turkish unions boost government protestsTurkish unions boost government protests 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 Labor groups fanned a wave of defiance against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's authority Monday, leading rallies and a on […]
- News of the day From Across the Globe, June 18News of the day From Across the Globe, June 18 Applebaum took over as interim mayor of Canada's second-largest city in November after former Mayor Gerald Tremblay resigned amid corruption allegations. Torrential rain and floods washed away buildings and roads and killed at least 23 people in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, officials said Monda […]
- News of the Day From Across the Nation, June 18News of the Day From Across the Nation, June 18 Nine owners and managers of 7-Eleven stores across Long Island and in Virginia were charged Monday in a scheme to exploit immigrants from Pakistan and the Philippines, in part by paying them using the stolen Social Security numbers of a child and three dead people. Federal agents revived the hunt for the remain […]
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- Boy, 6, dies after being attacked by family dog in Union City June 19, 2013The boy, identified as Nephi Selu, was playing in the backyard of his grandparents' home Monday morning in the 32400 block of Elizabeth Way just after 11:30 a.m. when the dog -- a young pit bull mix -- bit him on top of his head, Union City police Cmdr. Ben Horner said Tuesday. The boy was taken to Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, where he died. […]
- San Jose sues MLB over stalled Oakland A's move June 19, 2013San Jose city officials approved a lawsuit Tuesday challenging Major League Baseball's antitrust exemption, arguing that assigning the city to the San Francisco Giants who are refusing to allow the Oakland A's to build a downtown ballpark is unlawful restraint of trade.
- Hayward: Person struck and killed by BART train; second fatality in less than eight hours June 19, 2013HAYWARD -- A man was struck and killed by a Daly City-bound BART train at the Hayward station Tuesday afternoon, the second such incident in less than eight hours, officials.
- Reward fund swells to $30,000 in slaying of Emeryville man last week June 19, 2013Mourners gathered Tuesday to say goodbye to Aya Nakano, who was shot an hour before his 23rd birthday; 'he was just one of those people that you love to hang out and spend time with,' said one friend from college.
- Cassidy: Apple's 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.
- United will require 'elite' fliers to spend $2,500 June 19, 2013United Airlines is making it a little harder to get a higher frequent-flier status.
- Purdy: San Jose takes big swing at Major League Baseball June 19, 2013After waiting four years for commissioner Bud Selig to rule on territorial rights issue with San Francisco Giants, city of San Jose files antitrust suit against MLB.
- San Mateo woman missing after night on beach June 19, 2013A San Mateo woman who may be depressed and suicidal has been missing since spending the night on Montara State Beach with her boyfriend last week, police said Tuesday.
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- Louisiana Housing Corporation receives more than $218,000 in HUD counseling grants June 18, 2013In efforts to help families and individuals with housing needs and foreclosure prevention, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development officials are awarding more than $40 million in housing counseling grants to 334 national, regional and local organizations. Among...
- Despite warnings from professional wrestlers, imitation sometimes has deadly consequences June 19, 2013During every weekly television show and pay-per-view special, World Wrestling Entertainment airs a warning to its viewers, young and old: Don't try this at home. But a little over a year after a Destrehan man died while wrestling with a...
- Gulf of Mexico shrimp subsidy case makes news in India June 19, 2013An Indian newspaper on Tuesday reported that countervailing duties on India shrimp exports, imposed because of petitions from Gulf of Mexico shrimp processors, are not expected to decrease the amount of Indian frozen shrimp exports to the United States. The...
- New Orleans man convicted of robbing, trying to murder tow truck driver in Jefferson June 19, 2013Byron Ross, 26, also allegedly shot a detective and killed a train engineer in New Orleans.
- NOPD investigating shooting in Hollygrove June 19, 2013New Orleans police are investigating a shooting in the Hollygrove area. Police were dispatched to the 3900 block of Hollygrove Road on Tuesday at 6:10 p.m.At least two men suffered gunshot wounds, according to Phillip Jenkins, who said he was...
- Sharing of student data to be monitored more closely by state board June 19, 2013State school board members are moving to exercise more oversight over Education Superintendent John White amid controversy surrounding his administration's sharing of student data with outside interests. They decided Tuesday to appoint a task force to monitor data sharing and...
- Kim Anh restaurant survivor says she could not ID Rogers LaCaze as shooter June 19, 2013More than 18 years after New Orleans Police Officer "Ronnie" Williams II and two others were gunned down at the Kim Anh restaurant, one of the three survivors of the attack testified for the first time Tuesday under oath about...
- City argues new law will snarl NOPD detail reform June 18, 2013But the author of the statute says the city is only trying to squirm out of a federal consent decree that orders sweeping changes in the long-troubled New Orleans Police Department.
The Guardian, UK
- US to begin direct peace talks with Taliban over Afghanistan June 18, 2013'Peace and reconciliation' milestone comes after US drops request for formal rejection of al-Qaida as precondition to talksThe US is to open direct talks with Taliban leaders within days, it was revealed on Tuesday, after Washington agreed to drop a series of preconditions that have previously held back negotiations over the future of Afghanistan.I […]
- 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 […]
- Brazil protests catch authorities on back foot June 18, 2013New generation radicalised as protests sparked by fury at bus fare hike mushroom into vast rallies against failing public services and cost of World CupBrazilians woke up with a mix of euphoria, fear and confusion after the country's biggest night of protest in more than 20 years radicalised a new generation and left the established political class wond […]
- Labor leadership stalemate - politics live blog June 19, 2013MPs gather for the final sitting fortnight of the 43rd parliamentKatharine Murphy
- Australians passing up free bowel cancer screening June 19, 2013Reluctance to be tested puts large numbers of people potentially at risk from second largest cause of cancerMore than three quarters of eligible Australians are not being screened for bowel cancer despite it being offered for free, which is putting them at risk from the second biggest cause of cancer death in the country.A study, published in BMC Public Heal […]
- Afghan forces take control of Nato security following news of peace talks June 19, 2013Announcement of talks between the US and the Taliban welcomed by British as foreign troops begin to return homeAs Afghan forces officially took over control of security across their country from Nato troops, senior British military officials described an unprecedented operation leading to a virtually invisible "UK footprint" there.Equipment ranging […]
- World refugee increase is highest since 1999, UNHCR report shows June 19, 20131.1 million new refugees around the world in 2012, with a total of 45.2 million displaced and Syria a major new sourceOliver LaughlandNick Evershed
- If Julia Gillard isn't safe from the Liberals' sexism, who will be? | Van Badham June 18, 2013Van Badham: If Abbott and his comrades are prepared to reduce Gillard to a "witch" with a "big red box", how do you really think they'll treat the rest of us?Van Badham
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- Attack follows news of Afghan talks June 19, 2013Four US soldiers have been killed at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, hours after the US announced direct talks with the Taliban.
- Obama to speak at Brandenburg Gate June 19, 2013US President Barack Obama arrives in Berlin at the start of a visit during which he will address crowds at the city's famous Brandenburg Gate.
- Brazil president 'proud' of protests June 19, 2013Dilma Rousseff says she is proud so many people are fighting for a better country, as new protests take place in Sao Paulo and other cities.
- Chile to extradite Argentine judge June 18, 2013The Chilean Supreme Court approves the extradition of former Argentine judge Otilio Romano, accused of human rights abuses under the military government.
- Nigeria militants kill school pupils June 19, 2013Suspected Boko Haram militants in Nigeria kill at least nine school children, in what survivors suggest is a response to growing vigilante groups.
- US surveillance 'foiled 50 plots' June 19, 2013The head of the US electronic spying agency tells Congress surveillance programmes leaked to media helped thwart 50 attacks since 2001.
- Mali signs peace deal with Tuareg June 18, 2013Mali's government signs a peace deal with Tuareg rebels to end conflict in the north in the run-up to elections next month.
- Pakistan funeral bomb kills 28 June 18, 2013At least 27 people, including a lawmaker linked to Imran Khan's PTI, are killed in a suicide bombing at a funeral in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
The Independent, UK
- Defense officials say four US troops killed in Afghanistan June 18, 2013Defense officials say four US troops have been killed at or near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.
- Google challenges US surveillance gagging order June 18, 2013Google has asked the US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance (FISA) court to allow it to publish details of the number of data requests made by a secretive body, invoking the first amendment in a legal challenge that is aimed at easing concern among users following recent revelations regarding the activities of the National Security Agency.
- New York regulators fine Deloitte $10m over StanChart June 18, 2013The consulting and accounting giant Deloitte received a sharp slap on the wrists from officials in New York state yesterday, with one of its arms agreeing to pay a $10m fine and accepting a one-year ban from providing consulting work to financial institutions overseen by state regulators after its work for Standard Chartered on money-laundering issues was fo […]
- Revealed: The 44 Guantanamo Bay inmates too dangerous to release June 18, 2013The United States government has identified for the first time the several dozen inmates at the deeply troubled prison facility at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba whom it considers too dangerous to release but also too difficult to prosecute or ever put on trial.
- In US, News Corp may truly be held to account June 18, 2013The former US Secretary of State, and potential presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, said that, whether it’s law, finance, medicine, academia or running a small business, “people rely on confidential communications to do their job”.
- News Corp phone hacking claim: US courts more likely than English counterparts to jail executives if found guilty June 18, 2013The former US Secretary of State, and potential presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, said that whether it’s law, finance, medicine, academia or running a small business “people rely on confidential communications to do their job.”
- Brazil kicks off: World Cup excess draws hundreds of thousands to street protests June 18, 2013When the Fifa president Sepp Blatter announced in 2007 that next year’s World Cup would be staged in Brazil, he predicted it would have “a big social and cultural impact”. It has, but not in the way he expected. Instead of uniting Brazil in celebration, football’s biggest prize, which is returning after 54 years to the country that has won it more times than […]
- 100,000 protesters take to Brazil's streets ahead of World Cup and Olympics June 18, 2013Protests in Brazil turned violent as more than 100,000 people took to the streets across the country, angered by allegations of police brutality in beating and firing rubber bullets at demonstrators in a march last week.
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