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The Democratic Convention Yesterday: Other Speeches and Other Stars of the Night

• September 5, 2012 • Comments Off

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Those Posters from Facebook: Who They Really Are, What They Really Do

• February 20, 2012 • Comments Off

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Racism at The BBC: “Top Gear” Hosts Castigated for Derogatory Remarks Against Mexicans

• February 6, 2011 • Comments Off

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Derrion Albert Update: Fifth Chicago Youth Arrested in Beating Death, While Chicago Public Schools Fail to Provide a “Culture of Calm”

• February 15, 2010 • 1 Comment

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Richmond High Gang Rape Case: Outrage Leads to Three More Arrests and Five Suspects Total

• October 28, 2009 • Comments Off

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In Case You Missed It: Housing booms and muted protests June 19, 2013
Our daily afternoon roundup of the best stuff on captimes.com and beyond.
Little public opposition to Assembly's passage of budget, unlike two years ago June 19, 2013
What a difference two years makes.
Progressive Dane says Soglin's attempt to reveal political spending didn't go far enough June 19, 2013
More disclosures would help ensure that the political process isn't being corrupted by entities with a financial stake in the outcome, said Matt Kozlowski, treasurer of the local progressive p…
Controversial report says UW-Madison does not prepare teachers to teach June 19, 2013
An advocacy group in Washington D.C. reviewed the syllabi and textbooks for UW education courses and determined aspiring teachers aren't learning enough.
Bill Lueders: UW System blasted for its Internet service provider choice June 19, 2013
Lawmakers and the Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association are outraged that the UW System has picked WiscNet as its Internet provider.
State Debate: Gun zealot assemblyman needs a civics lesson, notes his hometown paper June 19, 2013
A daily roundup of interesting newspaper editorials and blog posts from around Madison and Wisconsin.
Morning briefing: Soglin's plan rejected, UW education schools report, Catholic sex abuse crisis June 19, 2013
Stories that are making the news today in Madison and around the state and country.
As construction booms in Madison, skilled workers are in short supply June 19, 2013
The housing boom reflects a welcome reality after the long recession: There are nearly no vacant apartments in downtown Madison.

The Chicago Tribune

Lawmakers take steps to tackle pension reform June 19, 2013
The General Assembly is in special session today to form a conference committee of lawmakers who will try to come up with a way to break a stalemate on government worker pension reform.
Family IDs body pulled from lake as missing student June 19, 2013
A body pulled from Lake Michigan was identified by relatives as a University of Chicago student who had been missing since last week, officials said.
Hawks' Hossa 'expected' to play June 19, 2013
Though Marian Hossa missed the morning skate today, the explosive winger should return to the lineup at a critical point of the Stanley Cup Final tonight.
OfficeMax seeks incentives to keep HQ in Illinois June 19, 2013
OfficeMax executives are seeking economic incentives to maintain their Illinois corporate headquarters once the Naperville-based office supply retailer completes its merger with rival Office Depot.
Lawmakers likely to punt on pension reform June 19, 2013
Any compromise reached by panel of 10 legislators would still need approval from both chambersLawmakers return to the Capitol today to consider fixes for Illinois' pension system, but the likely outcome is a committee to seek a compromise.
Chief Keef's legal woes mount with Florida warrant June 19, 2013
As if things aren't bad enough for Keith Cozart, better known as rapper Chief Keef, an arrest warrant is waiting for him in Florida. On Monday, he was both sentenced for driving 110 MPH and arrested for criminal trespass.
CTU chief: 'Racism and inequality' hurting Chicago schools June 19, 2013
In 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.
Madigan not worried about Quinn on gun control measure June 19, 2013
House Speaker Michael Madigan dismissed any concern that Gov. Pat Quinn may veto the concealed weapons legislation passed last month.

The New York Times

Three Naval Academy Midshipmen Accused of Sexual Assault June 19, 2013
The case stems from an off-campus party in 2012 that involved heavy drinking.
F.B.I. Hunt for Hoffa’s Remains Ends June 19, 2013
The excavation of a rural field in suburban Detroit has failed to turn up the remains of former Teamsters union leader James R. Hoffa, adding another unsuccessful chapter to a nearly 40-year-old mystery.
Michael Hastings, Award-Winning Journalist, Dies at 33 June 19, 2013
Mr. Hastings, an intrepid war zone reporter in Afghanistan and Iraq, won a Polk Award in 2010 for his Rolling Stone magazine cover story, “The Runaway General.”
Statue Unveiled, Douglass Is Hailed for Equality Fight June 19, 2013
A great-great-granddaughter of the abolitionist leader said that her ancestor believed in freedom and equality for “all of us, regardless of our race, gender, religion or sexual orientation.”
F.B.I. Director Warns Against Dismantling Surveillance Program June 19, 2013
Robert Mueller III told the Senate Judiciary Committee that investigators would be slowed in seeking to prevent terrorist attacks.
Europe Fines Drug Companies for Delaying Generics June 19, 2013
Antitrust regulators levied a total of $195.5 million in penalties for what they said were companies’ attempts to block a less expensive generic version of a popular antidepressant.
Obama Preparing Big Effort to Curb Climate Change June 19, 2013
Officials said President Obama would announce new policy initiatives in the coming weeks, including the first limits on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants.
HPV Vaccine Is Credited in Fall of Teenagers’ Infection Rate June 19, 2013
The prevalence of dangerous strains of the human papillomavirus, a principal cause of cervical cancer, has dropped by half in the last decade, officials say.

The San Francisco Chronicle

Google balloons to make Net truly global
Google balloons to make Net truly global Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 10:29 am, Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Eighteen months in the works, the top-secret project was announced Saturday in New Zealand, where up to 50 volunteer households […]
Nude acrobat pleads not guilty to battery
Nude acrobat pleads not guilty to battery The naked acrobat filmed last month accosting passengers in a San Francisco BART station pleaded not guilty to charges of false imprisonment and battery Tuesday while his worried friends looked on and said he needed psychiatric attention. Yeiner Perez Garizabalo, 24, who goes by the shortened Yeiner Perez, barely spo […]
Conservation group helps save Skunk Train
Conservation group helps save Skunk Train The world-famous Skunk Train, stopped in its tracks earlier this year by a tunnel collapse, was given a new lease on life Tuesday after San Francisco's Save the Redwoods League stepped up with fix-it money. The nonprofit conservation group purchased a $300,000 option to establish an easement protecting redwoods […]
San Jose sues MLB over A's blocked move
San Jose sues MLB over A's blocked move The city of San Jose sued Major League Baseball on Tuesday in an effort to move the Oakland Athletics to the South Bay, a lawsuit that challenges the Giants' claim to the region and MLB's monopoly over the business of professional baseball. The lawsuit claims Major League Baseball and its commissioner, B […]
Judith Salerno new Susan G. Komen CEO
Judith 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 law
High 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 leaks
Ex-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 him
Chinese 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 […]

The San Jose Mercury News

Giants rally to beat Padres in tense series finale June 19, 2013
Tempers flare early when San Francisco Giants' Madison Bumgarner's pitch sails behind Padres' Jose Guzman
Putting the 'Mmm' into reading June 19, 2013
Preteens and teens get creative as part of the 'Reading is so Delicious' summer reading program at the Palo Alto Downtown Library on Tuesday
Santa Clara County budget avoids layoffs, shortfall issues persist June 19, 2013
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Friday is expected to approve a $4.6 billion budget that includes few cuts to services and at least $41 million in unanticipated revenue.
Pleasanton teachers, school district reach contract agreement June 19, 2013
The five-member board on Tuesday approved the three-year deal, which begins July 1 and expires June 30, 2016. The Association of Pleasanton Teachers, representing the district's 700 instructors, ratified the agreement earlier this month.
California Assembly to restore Public Records Act June 19, 2013
Critics had called for Gov. Jerry Brown to veto a measure that critics say would have gutted access to local government records by changing the Public Records Act from a legal requirement to a 'suggested best practice.'
Biz Break: Fed's tapering hint sends market on wild dive, but Adobe and Nvidia head higher June 19, 2013
Today: Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke says the central bank could start cutting back bond purchases this year, sending stocks down. Also: Nvidia's licensing plans, Adobe's earnings report helps them avoid the fall.
San Jose: Four arrested in deadly January stabbing, deemed gang related June 19, 2013
San Jose detectives say they have solved a deadly January stabbing and are calling the victim an innocent man who had the bad luck of crossing the paths of four gang members looking to rob someone at random.
GAO says airline merger would reduce competition June 19, 2013
DALLAS -- A government review finds that the merger of American Airlines and US Airways would reduce competition on more than 1,600 routes traveled by more than 53 million passengers.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

13 parish presidents lobby Sens. Mary Landrieu and David Vitter on flood insurance amendment June 19, 2013
Thirteen South Louisiana parish presidents are urging Sens. Mary Landrieu and David Vitter to support a measure approved by the House that would block major flood insurance rate increases for many Louisiana property owners
Scaled-back 'Equal Pay for Women Act' to cover state workers June 19, 2013
Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed into law a version of the Equal Pay for Women Act that applies only to state workers. While provisions in Louisiana's Constitution already prohibit discrimination based on gender for government employees, state workers are nonetheless...
Bobby Jindal signs into law pay raises for judges, assessors June 19, 2013
Assessors and judges in Louisiana will receive multi-year pay raises under two bills signed Wednesday by Gov. Bobby Jindal. Both pieces of legislation passed this year in the face of opposition from some lawmakers who cited a salary freeze for...
Mandeville City Council members want $1 million to fight storm surge June 19, 2013
Two Mandeville City Council members will request that $1 million be included in the city's next capital budget to address storm surge along the city's lakefront. Rick Danielson, an at-large council representative, and Ernest Burguieres, who represents the Old Mandeville...
Mid-City bank robber makes off with undetermined amount of cash Wednesday afternoon June 19, 2013
A Mid-City Gulf Coast Bank branch was robbed of an unspecified amount of money Wednesday afternoon. A man entered the branch at 201 North Carrollton Ave. about 12:40 p.m. and handed a teller a note demanding money, the FBI said.The...
Obama administration's approach in Syria will not end well: Eugene Robinson June 19, 2013
WASHINGTON -- In Syria, the Obama administration seems to be stumbling back to the future: An old-fashioned proxy war, complete with the usual shadowy CIA arms-running operation, the traditional plan to prop up ostensible "moderates" whose prospects are doubtful and,...
Natural gas-powered supply vessels too costly, Hornbeck CEO tells Louisiana Energy Conference June 19, 2013
As some in the marine industry have begun to look at using liquified natural gas to power offshore supply vessels, the head of the Covington-based Hornbeck Offshore Services said Wednesday that he believes moving full-steam ahead in that direction is...
Rev. Zebadee Bridges Sr., longtime church and community leader, dies at 87 June 19, 2013
The Rev. Zebadee Bridges Sr., a force in local pulpits and politics for more than 40 years, died Monday (June 17) at his New Orleans home. He was 87.The pastor of The Asia Baptist Church from 1961 until he retired...

The Guardian, UK

Brazil leaders urged: be on right side of history June 19, 2013
Politicians warned of being 'on wrong side of history' as anger swells about state of nation and World Cup extravagance• Guardian world news commenters: we want to hear from youAs demonstrations continued in Brazil for another night, President Dilma Rousseff attempted to co-ordinate a government response among senior officials who have been stunned […]
Karzai suspends US-Afghan security talks June 19, 2013
President accuses Washington of 'inconsistent statements and actions' with regard to peace talks with TalibanAfghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai, has suspended talks on a long-term security deal to keep US troops in his country after Nato leaves in 2014, accusing Washington of duplicity in its efforts to start peace talks with the Taliban.Th […]
Putin may allow removal of Assad June 18, 2013
British 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 […]
Steve Bell on Barack Obama's Berlin speech – cartoon June 19, 2013
Barack Obama delivers speech in Berlin calling for reduction of nuclear arsenalsSteve Bell
Australia’s dreaded cost of living – manacle or myth? | George Negus June 19, 2013
George Negus: Tony Abbott is keen to lower the cost of living faced by ordinary families. But there is a significant difference between cost of living and cost of lifestyleGeorge Negus
Long-term transport plan urgently needed, say engineers June 19, 2013
Institution of Civil Engineers call for immediate action to improve maintenance and guarantee Highways Agency fundingEngineers have warned that a lack of strategy, patchy maintenance and uncertain funding is undermining Britain's infrastructure, and have called for an independent commission to create a long-term transport plan.The Institution of Civil E […]
Syrian refugee children left to die at roadside, charity told June 19, 2013
Save the Children hears refugees' horrifying testimonies of hundreds of injured civilians left to their fate amid warfareInjured people, including children, have been left to die by the roadside as growing numbers of families flee Syria's civil war, refugees have told Save the Children.One refugee, Mohammed, who recently arrived in Lebanon after wa […]
Julia Gillard to travel to Indonesia June 19, 2013
Prime minister will meet President Yudhoyono and discuss ways of combating people-smuggling and terrorismJulia Gillard will travel to Indonesia next month to discuss ways of combating people-smuggling and terrorism.The prime minister will meet President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on 5 July to discuss a number of political, security and commercial issues.The ta […]

The BBC

Violent protests mar Brazil match June 19, 2013
Protesters clash with police in Brazil's city of Fortaleza ahead of a football match against Mexico, as public discontent over poor public services widens.
Obama calls for nuclear arsenal cuts June 19, 2013
Speaking at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, President Barack Obama calls for reductions to be made in US and Russian nuclear stockpiles.
Kerry calls Karzai to defuse tension June 19, 2013
The US Secretary of State John Kerry calls the Afghan leader to defuse tension over the opening of a Taliban office, an Afghan official tells the BBC.
Deadly attack on Somalia UN office June 19, 2013
At least 15 people, including four foreigners, are killed in an assault by militant Islamists on a UN office in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
Microsoft U-turn in Xbox games row June 19, 2013
Microsoft backtracks on controversial plans to impose strict restrictions on the playing and trading of games on its upcoming Xbox One console.
FBI uses surveillance drones in US June 19, 2013
The FBI has used drones for surveillance in limited cases over US soil and is developing a drone use policy, the FBI director tells the US Senate.
Mexico arrests top 10 US fugitive June 19, 2013
A US fugitive on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list for the alleged sexual exploitation of children is arrested at a resort in Mexico.
North Korea 'willing to join talks' June 19, 2013
The government in North Korea is willing to restart talks over its nuclear programme which broke down five years ago, according to Chinese officials.

The Independent, UK

'Climate change is the threat of our time': President Obama pledges new arms pact with Russia and a greener world June 19, 2013
In a speech at the Brandenburg Gate that instantly invited comparisons with visits to the same spot by some of his predecessors, President Barack Obama sought to make a historic imprint of his own, pledging to forge a new pact with Russia to further cut nuclear arsenals and to step up the fight against global warming.
FBI digs for bodies at home of late gangster James Burke - the man who inspired Goodfellas June 19, 2013
FBI agents have begun a search of a New York City home that was once occupied by James Burke, the infamous mobster who inspired Robert De Niro’s character in the 1990 movie Goodfellas.
‘The last couple of years have been a bit bumpy,’ admits Johnny Depp after break-up with partner Vanessa Paradis June 19, 2013
Johnny Depp has spoken publicly for the first time about his break-up with partner, the French actress and singer Vanessa Paradis.
Brazil World Cup protests: National security force deployed to ensure Confederations Cup is not disrupted June 19, 2013
A national security force will be deployed to five of Brazil’s major cities to ensure the Confederations Cup football tournament is not disrupted by the widespread protests that have swept the country.
Brazil deploys national security force to quell unrest and ensure Confederations Cup is not disrupted June 19, 2013
A national security force will be deployed to five of Brazil’s major cities to ensure the Confederations Cup football tournament is not disrupted by the widespread protests that have swept the country.
'Climate change is the threat of our time': Obama renews calls to reduce US-Russia nuclear weapons and to confront global warming June 19, 2013
In an appeal for a new citizen activism in the free world, president Barack Obama has renewed his call to reduce US and Russian nuclear stockpiles and to confront climate change, a danger he called “the global threat of our time.”
Award-winning war correspondent Michael Hastings dies in Los Angeles car crash June 19, 2013
The award-winning American war correspondent Michael Hastings, 33, died in a car crash in Los Angeles. Described as a "fearless journalist", the news of his death was announced by his employer Buzzfeed.
Barack Obama to renew calls to reduce US-Russia nuclear weapons June 19, 2013
President Barack Obama will renew his call to reduce the world's nuclear stockpiles, including a proposed one-third reduction in US and Russian arsenals, the White House said.

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