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"Fruitvale Station," The Drama About The Death of Oscar Grant, Premieres in July, 2013 wp.me/psAK5-4ox 1 week ago
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Dennis Blair and Jon Huntsman Jr.: Foreign theft of U.S. intellectual property massive May 25, 2013
The theft of U.S. intellectual property is a national crisis. Our commission has recommended some ways to fight it
Joel McNally: Junk food and junk legislation May 25, 2013
If Republicans are seriously concerned about Wisconsinites eating sugary junk instead of fresh, healthy food, they really should treat everyone equally and outlaw those empty calories disguise…
Emily Bazelon: IRS does as good a job chasing tax cheats as we let it May 25, 2013
The chances you'll be audited rises with your income bracket. It's easy to pillory the IRS for the latest scandal, but we need this agency.
Frank Roja: UW made itself an easy target with surplus May 25, 2013
Dear Editor: When dealing with known quantities like Rep. Steve Nass and the rest, the UW has to be smart enough not to throw them a fat one right over the middle. There is no way to rationali…
George Perkins: Scott Walker hypocritical on wind farms, fracking May 25, 2013
Dear Editor: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker opposes statewide clean energy wind farm siting rules (as adopted by the Public Service Commission with much public input), claiming townships and coun…
Steve Rankin: IRS right to probe tea party groups May 25, 2013
Dear Editor: The IRS is charged with collecting taxes, auditing returns, and investigating potential fraud. They audit randomly as well as based on “red flags.” The tea party movement is an af…
John Morgan: Spend war monies curing mental illness May 25, 2013
Dear Editor: If our government spent half as much money on curing the mentally ill as it does on killing foreigners, we would have a sane country and a sane government.
In Case You Missed It: Scott Walker, this is your life! May 24, 2013
Our daily afternoon roundup of the best stuff on captimes.com and beyond.

The Chicago Tribune

Dolton mayor questions operators of struggling senior center May 25, 2013
Taxpayers in cash-strapped suburb have paid $7 million to subsidize rehab project, operations since 2007Battles for control of a struggling, village-owned senior center have roiled politics in south suburban Dolton for years, and that tradition appears to be continuing under newly elected Mayor Riley Rogers.
Student wows crowds, YouTube while fighting for his school May 25, 2013
Nine-year-old Asean Johnson's school became one of four taken off the chopping block of closings; many are giving partial credit to the 3rd-grader who stepped into the spotlight to fight for his school.
Aldermen fret new deal will feed meter firm's profits May 25, 2013
They ask city officials to prove their projectionsSkeptical aldermen took aim Friday at Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to revamp the much-reviled parking meter lease, warning that his proposal to trade longer meter hours for free Sundays could turn into another financial boon for the company holding the lease.
Truck accident was likely cause of bridge collapse: officials May 24, 2013
Witnesses say an oversize load on a truck hit the bridge before a large section collapsedA bridge collapse that sent cars tumbling into a river in Washington state was caused when a truck carrying an oversize load struck a support beam.
Verdict in Burger King murder case helps family 'turn the page' May 24, 2013
The jury found James Ealy guilty on first-degree murder of Mary Hutchison, his former manager at the Lindenhurst Burger King. "I want to thank the jury for doing justice today," Hutchison's son said.
Evanston prep baseball team out of playoffs after 'sexting' May 24, 2013
Allegations involved girls, varsity baseball playersEvanston Township High School pulled its varsity baseball team from the state playoffs after some players distributed "inappropriate photos" of girls.
Changes follow criticism of CTA's Ventra card plan May 24, 2013
The CTA will waive a $5 fee for customers who obtain the new Ventra transit card and it also will eliminate or reduce some of the controversial service charges, officials said.
Revised meter deal still a gain for vendor May 24, 2013
Revised city deal still a gain for vendor, analysis findsTribune analysis: Chicago taxpayers still could end up pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into the coffers of the company leasing the city's parking meters under Mayor Rahm Emanuel's revamp of the much-reviled deal.

The New York Times

In Race to Fill John Kerry’s Seat, Little Talk on Policy May 25, 2013
As Election Day nears in Massachusetts, the race between Gabriel Gomez and Representative Edward J. Markey for the Senate seat vacated by John Kerry has focused on lesser issues.
‘Oklahomans Don’t Stop Fighting’ May 25, 2013
Several Moore, Okla., residents, whose lives were somehow connected by Monday’s tornado and its aftermath, shared their experiences of enduring the storm.
States’ Policies on Health Care Exclude Poorest May 25, 2013
For millions of people below the poverty line, no assistance for health insurance will be available in states that have refused to expand Medicaid.
New Computer Attacks Come From Iran, Officials Say May 25, 2013
The recent attacks seem to be aimed at sabotage rather than stealing information, United States officials say.
Lautenberg’s Chemical Safety Bill Gains Momentum May 25, 2013
A vote by Senator Frank R. Lautenberg for a failed control gun bill gained him allies for the first credible bill in years to revamp the nation’s outmoded chemical safety law.
Approach to Debt Widens Rift Among G.O.P. Senators May 25, 2013
Republicans are locked in a dispute over future budget negotiations, splitting along generational and ideological lines on the party’s approach to dealing with the federal debt.
Boy Scouts to Admit Openly Gay Youths as Members May 25, 2013
The Boy Scouts of America voted to allow openly gay youths as members, while continuing its policy of excluding openly gay adult leaders.
Federal Judge Finds Violations of Rights by Sheriff Joe Arpaio May 25, 2013
The ruling handed down by a federal judge is peppered with stinging criticism of the policies and practices of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, saying the sheriff relied on racial profiling and illegal detentions.

The San Francisco Chronicle

Oklahoma tornado - teachers sheltered kids
Oklahoma tornado - teachers sheltered kids Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 7:26 pm, Friday, May 24, 2013 Teachers and students at Plaza Towers Elementary School hunkered down against the storm just as they had been taught in countless t […]
Washington state frantic to replace bridge
Washington state frantic to replace bridge Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 9:18 pm, Friday, May 24, 2013 Federal officials are searching the country for a possible temporary replacement for a bridge that collapsed along a crucial Intersta […]
Faith healers charged after 2nd son dies
Faith healers charged after 2nd son dies Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 9:18 pm, Friday, May 24, 2013 The Schaibles were ordered held without bail Friday, two days after their arrest, although defense lawyers argued that they are neither […]
Racial profiling by Phoenix sheriff
Racial profiling by Phoenix sheriff Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 9:19 pm, Friday, May 24, 2013 A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its tr […]
News of the Day From Across the Nation, May 25
News of the Day From Across the Nation, May 25 Eighteen people were hospitalized Friday - two in serious condition - after a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer collided near Atlanta's airport, officials said. An Army veteran charged with killing a police officer and wounding five others in a shootout during a marijuana raid in Ogden, Utah, was foun […]
BART plans another test for bicycles
BART plans another test for bicycles After a nearly two-hour hearing, the BART board voted 6-3 to conduct the test instead of the other option it was considering, which was to end its policy of banning bikes on trains during peak commute hours. All but a couple of them urged BART to get rid of the rush-hour prohibition, which many said kept them from getting […]
SF Chronicle names new management team
SF Chronicle names new management team Hearst Corp. on Thursday named a new management team to lead The San Francisco Chronicle, picking a newspaper industry veteran to serve as publisher and a seasoned digital media executive as the paper's president. Incoming Chronicle President Joanne Bradford, in contrast, has spent much of her career in online medi […]
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The San Jose Mercury News

Ravenswood school board approves $170,000 contract for new superintendent May 25, 2013
The Ravenswood school board has unanimously approved an annual $170,000 contract for the district's new superintendent, who is to start on July 1.
Teacher who ran over girl in East Palo Alto crosswalk partly blames parents for daughter's death May 25, 2013
Court documents filed on behalf of a teacher who struck and killed a 6-year-old girl in an East Palo Alto crosswalk in 2011 blames the tragic accident in part on the 'carelessness and negligence' of the girl's family.
San Francisco Giants lose to Colorado Rockies 5-0 May 25, 2013
San Francisco Giants offense anemic in 5-0 loss to Tyler Chatwood and the Colorado Rockies.
NASA Ames' SpaceShop in Mountain View creating DIY fixes for astronauts of the future May 25, 2013
The NASA Ames' lab is a tinkerer's paradise, where experienced engineers, students, and even summer interns are welcome to make their design dreams come true. And on Friday, NASA Director Charles Bolden and Rep. Mike Honda, D-San Jose, got a glimpse of NASA's future.
Oakland A's beat Houston Astros on Chris Young's ninth-inning home run May 25, 2013
Houston product Chris Young hits a three-run homer in the ninth inning to rally the Oakland A's to a 6-5 win over the Houston Astros.
Cal football coordinators hit the jackpot May 25, 2013
Offensive coordinator Tony Franklin, defensive coordinator Andy Buh will both make over $500,000 for 2013 season
San Jose Earthquakes begin road run at FC Dallas May 25, 2013
The San Jose Earthquakes play their next four MLS games on the road, beginning with Dallas on Saturday.
State school API rankings show middle school can be tough, but some excel May 25, 2013
In semiannual Academic Performance Index scores released Friday, South Bay and Peninsula schools showed a wide range of results, with many ranked at the top, but also a significant number showing up in the bottom levels.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

John Curtis football player's father allegedly killed him, then himself May 25, 2013
People who knew Mark Tarto struggled to understand Friday why he would kill his only child, Matthew, 16, and then himself in the rented River Ridge home they shared, just blocks from where the teenager was a student athlete at...
Saturday weather forecast: Partly cloudy, very warm May 25, 2013
Today: Partly cloudy. High of 91. Winds from the north at 5 to 15 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon.Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low of 73. Winds from the east-southeast at 5 to 10 mph....
Metairie man shot in non-fatal incident May 25, 2013
A man was shot in the 1300 block of Elm Street late Friday, according to police. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office reported the incident at 10:12 p.m.Police said the incident was non-life threatening. Stay with NOLA.com for more updates....
NOPD reinstates Edwin Hosli Jr. to full duty after he was disciplined in red light camera scandal May 25, 2013
After probes from FBI and New Orleans inspector general, state and federal prosecutors will not pursue a criminal case against Hosli, NOPD says
Boy Scouts' policy to allow openly gay members not expected to have much impact locally, leaders say May 25, 2013
The Boy Scouts of America's decision Thursday to allow openly gay members was met with some opposition locally, but local Scout leaders say the decision should not change the local Boy Scouts scene. About 1,400 members of the Boy Scouts'...
Louisiana missing its chance at federal money, Corps of Engineers officer says May 25, 2013
Louisiana is missing an opportunity to have the federal government pay 65 percent of the cost of several major coastal restoration projects that could represent an investment of close to $1 billion, according to the departing commander of the New...
JPSO investigating a shooting in Harvey May 24, 2013
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating a report of a shooting in Harvey. At around 6:20 p.m., the Sheriff's Office reported that a man was shot near a residence at 3030 Sienna Drive, the Sheriff's Office reported.The Jefferson Parish...
New Orleans City Council panel again defers action on new system for managing police off-duty details May 24, 2013
Top Landrieu administration officials continually emphasized the need for quick action. City Council members said they didn't see any such need. And so, after two hours of discussion, a council committee Thursday evening deferred action on several measures needed to...

The Guardian, UK

Two passengers arrested after RAF jets escort diverted Pakistan plane May 24, 2013
British men held on suspicion of endangering aircraft after Manchester-bound flight is diverted to Stansted following disputeTwo men have been arrested after a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane with more than 300 people on board was at the centre of a security alert and was escorted to Stansted airport by RAF fighter jets.Officers from Essex police […]
New reality for Hezbollah supporters May 24, 2013
Once denied by its leaders, the Shia militant group's involvement in Syria is now a badge of honour for families burying their deadThe workmen had been busy in the room where Hezbollah honours its dead. In one corner of the martyrs' cemetery in south Beirut, four women shrouded in black sat cross-legged near a new grave, reading from the Qu'ra […]
Toronto mayor denies crack claim May 24, 2013
Mayor dismisses video purportedly showing him smoking the drug as 'nonsense' a day after firing longtime chief of staffThe embattled mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford, was forced on Friday to repeat a denial of allegations that he uses crack cocaine and dismiss descriptions of a video purportedly showing him smoking the drug as "nonsense".At a p […]
Pakistan school bus fire kills 16 children May 25, 2013
Short-circuit next to leaking petrol tank caused blaze that also killed teacher in Gujrat, 120 miles north-west of IslamabadSixteen children and a teacher were burned to death when a school minibus caught fire on Saturday in Pakistan.The children in the incident in Gujrat, 120 miles north-west of Islamabad, were aged between 6 and 12.Officer Ijaz Ahmad said […]
Burmese Muslims given two-child limit May 25, 2013
Rakhine state officials say limit on children will help ease tensions with Buddhists, whose population is growing at slower rateMuslims in a province of Burma have been ordered not to have more than two children in an attempt by the government to stop Buddhist attacks on Muslims.State officials said the two-child limit in the state of Rakhine would ease tens […]
Attacks on Muslims soar in wake of Woolwich murder May 25, 2013
Anti-Muslim incidents, online and in person, increase from a handful to 150 since Wednesday as arrests are made across UKAnti-Muslim attacks in Britain have soared since Wednesday's murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich.Faith Matters, an organisation that works to reduce extremism, said it had been told of about 150 incidents in the last few days, com […]
Eyewitness: Woolwich, London May 25, 2013
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The secret lives of North Koreans | Ryū Murakami May 25, 2013
Conducting interviews with refugees from North Korea gave me an insight into the reality of life inside the 'impenetrable kingdom'To Japanese citizens like me, the people of North Korea, though geographically close, are practically invisible. When I decided to write a novel about North Korea – now called From the Fatherland, With Love – I was faced […]

The BBC

French army begins Mali withdrawal May 25, 2013
France begins the first major stage of its military withdrawal from Mali, four months after sending troops to push Islamist rebels out the north.
Pakistan bus fire kills 16 children May 25, 2013
At least 16 children and a teacher have been killed in a fire on their school bus in the eastern Pakistan of Gujrat, police say.
'Black widow' bombing in Russia May 25, 2013
A suicide bomber has blown herself up close to an interior ministry building in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan, officials say.
'Mafia martyr' Puglisi beatified May 25, 2013
More than 50,000 people attend the beatification in Sicily of Don Giuseppe Puglisi, a Roman Catholic priest murdered by the mafia in 1993.
Swedish riots spread beyond capital May 25, 2013
Cars and buildings are torched for a sixth night in Stockholm despite extra police being deployed, as rioting spreads to at least two other towns.
Africa marks 'great leap forward' May 25, 2013
Ethiopia's prime minister opens a ceremony of Africa's 54 leaders celebrating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity.
Deaths in Philippines militant clash May 25, 2013
Seven marines and at least four militants are killed as troops tackle Abu Sayyaf militants in the southern Philippines, the military says.
Syria opposition ready to negotiate May 25, 2013
Syria's main opposition coalition says it is willing to attend an peace conference next month only if President Bashar al-Assad agrees to step down.

The Independent, UK

Death becomes her: Meet the very modern mortician who champions 'cool' funerals May 24, 2013
Before we begin our interview, I ask Caitlin Doughty to take me somewhere meaningful: a place that she loves, or to which she has some deep spiritual or biographical connection. It's a sunny day, like a lot of days in Los Angeles, and so she drives us both the few blocks from her home to Angelus Rosedale, the biggest, greenest open space in the non-desc […]
Toronto mayor Rob Ford clings on as 'crack video' scandal grows May 24, 2013
Toronto’s mayor denied accusations of drug use, breaking a week-long silence over a raging media storm surrounding a video that allegedly shows him partaking of crack-cocaine.
Toronto mayor clings on as 'crack video' scandal grows May 24, 2013
Toronto’s citizens are struggling to make sense of the events surrounding their mayor, Rob Ford, who has spent the last seven days ducking a media storm surrounding a video that allegedly shows him partaking of crack-cocaine.
Hairy moment for tiger Ty as football-sized furball is removed from his stomach May 24, 2013
A cat getting a hairball is not usually a life-threatening situation, unless the cat in question is a 27-stone Serbian tiger, and this particular hairball is the size of a football.
Hairy moment for tiger Ty as football-sized hairball is removed from his stomach May 24, 2013
A cat getting a hairball is not usually a life-threatening situation, unless the cat in question is a 27-stone Serbian tiger, and this particular hairball is the size of a football.
She's The Man actress Amanda Bynes arrested after throwing marijuana bong out of window May 24, 2013
American actress Amanda Bynes, star of 2006 film She's The Man, has been arrested in New York City after she threw a marijuana bong out of a window.
Video: Bridge linking Washington and Canada collapses May 24, 2013
A major bridge linking Seattle, in Washington State, US, and Canada collapsed last night, dropping cars and people into the river below.
US rapper Tim Dog accused of faking his own death May 24, 2013
Lack of a death certificate or burial site and sparse obituary information has led to talk in hip-hop circles that rapper Tim Dog, who owes thousands of dollars to women he was convicted of swindling, faked his own death.

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