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The Madison WI Capitol Times
- 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.
The Chicago Tribune
- 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.
- 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: Magazine limits are 'common sense' May 20, 2013Parents of Sandy Hook Elementary shooting victims joined Illinois Democrats today in calling for a ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines.
- 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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- Larger Union Enforcing Immigration Opposes Overhaul May 20, 2013A council representing 12,000 officers who issue documents will join a council representing 7,700 deportation agents in fighting a Senate proposal.
- 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 approval.
- 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.
- White House Told in April That Audit of I.R.S. Completed May 20, 2013The chief White House lawyer, Kathryn Ruemmler, learned last month that the Internal Revenue Service improperly targeted conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status.
- 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.
- Head of The A.P. Criticizes Seizure of Phone Records May 20, 2013Gary Pruitt said the Obama administration’s handling of a leak investigation had already diminished journalists’ capacity to report on the government.
- In Decision to Enter Home Near Hofstra, a Life-or-Death Calculation May 20, 2013An officer’s decision to enter a home in Uniondale, N.Y., and open fire, killing a gunman and a student being held hostage, may have eliminated the opportunity to negotiate with the gunman, some experts said.
- Potential Donors to Enroll America Grow Skittish May 20, 2013As Congress investigates solicitations, some corporations and philanthropies are reluctant to contribute to an outreach program to help with the president’s health care law.
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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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- 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.
- Federal judge dismisses lawsuit from deputy district attorney Michael Gressett May 20, 2013Martinez resident failed to back up claims that attorneys and police officers were in on what he believed was a conspiracy that led to malicious prosecution and defamation, according to a federal judge.
- Teenager shot on driveway in East Palo Alto May 20, 2013Police said the 17-year-old boy was talking with friends and standing in a driveway when a car approached and the people inside started shooting.
- Police investigating Oakland's 39th homicide this year, and the second in the city in about 14 hours May 20, 2013Oakland Police say a man was fatally gunned down about 6:30 p.m. in the 2900 block of West Street. The killing was the second in the city in about 14 hours. No suspect or motive were known in either killing.
- 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.'
- San Francisco Giants lose to Colorado Rockies, finish road trip at 1-5 May 20, 2013Barry Zito has another poor road start as the San Francisco Giants lose to the Colorado Rockies 5-0, capping a bad week for the team and its starting rotation.
- Oakland A's complete sweep of Kansas City Royals May 20, 2013Struggling Yoenis Cespedes opened the bottom of the eighth inning with his eighth home run Sunday, breaking a tie as the Oakland A's claimed a 4-3 victory over Kansas City, completing a three-game weekend Coliseum sweep of the Royals.
- Tour of California: Tejay van Garderen wins championship May 20, 2013Slovakia's Peter Sagan makes late push in Santa Rosa to win final stage, but Montana's Tejay van Garderen takes title
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 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 […]
- 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 […]
- Cannes taps into the power of nostalgia to fight TV and rival festivals May 20, 2013For decades its conspicuous excess dazzled the world, but film-makers are increasingly turning to television to show off their waresWhen Carey Mulligan ditches the Tiffany spangles and Prada sequins of The Great Gatsby, in favour of a baggy jumper and the dingy folk music venues she favours in her role in the new Coen brothers film, Inside Llewyn Davis, it c […]
- Thomas Browne – religion as passion and pastime, part 1: reason within limits | Roz Kaveney May 20, 2013Browne sought to partner empirical observation with his Anglican faith, yet we can also learn from the one time he failed to do soOne of the major weaknesses of the "new atheism" is that it sometimes fails to understand the lived experience of quiet, happy faith. It is also baffled by the fact that intelligent people, with scientific and scholarly […]
- Yahoo in rumoured $1.1bn bid to buy white-hot Tumblr May 20, 2013Reports claim board has approved move to buy blogging platform site that could catapult Yahoo back into top flight web firmsMarissa Mayer, the former Google executive who is now in charge of Yahoo, is poised to create yet another nothing-to-riches tale in the web industry with the $1.1bn (£720m) acquisition of the blogging site Tumblr.Mayer called Yahoo […]
- Briton arrested over deaths of his two children in Lyon, say reports May 20, 2013Man, 45, reportedly held after bodies of children aged five and 10 are found in his flat in LyonA British man has been arrested after his two children were found with their throats cut in France, according to reports. The man was allegedly seen fleeing on rollerskates from his flat on the outskirts of Lyon.The bodies of the children, a girl aged five and her […]
- Gay marriage: Downing Street pleads with Labour to save bill May 20, 2013Tory rebellion on amendment to grant civil partnerships to heterosexual couples will 'cost £4bn and take two years'Downing Street issued a stark warning that the bill to legalise gay marriage will run into grave trouble – and cost the taxpayer an extra £4bn – if the Labour party joins forces with Tory opponents to vote in favour of granting civil p […]
The BBC
- 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.
- Iraqi cities hit by car bomb attacks May 20, 2013At least 14 people are killed by car bombs in the Iraqi cities of Baghdad and Basra, police and medical officials say.
- 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.
The Independent, UK
- Tornadoes cause havoc in Oklahoma May 20, 2013Tornadoes caused havoc in the US state of Oklahoma yesterday, turning homes in a trailer park into splinters and rubble and sending frightened residents scurrying for shelter.
- 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 after Rush Limbaugh called Sandra Fluke a slut? 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.
- 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.
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