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- In Case You Missed It: This program not brought to you by the Koch brothers May 20, 2013Our daily afternoon roundup of the best stuff on captimes.com and beyond.
- Will new Food Fight restaurant fight its other restaurants for customers? May 20, 2013The group will open a new restaurant in the 100 block of State Street across from the Overture Center, its sixth downtown.
- Blogger's advice to the Kochs: forget the Tribune, buy the State Journal May 20, 2013The problem is, if blogger Rick Edmonds thinks the Tribune Co. markets are too liberal for the Koch brothers, why would they go for Madison?
- 'Citizen Koch' filmmakers claim PBS killed their doc to please Koch brothers May 20, 2013According to an article in this week's New Yorker, Charles and David Koch didn't put pressure on PBS to kill "Citizen Koch." They didn't have to.
- 'Double dipping' bill sparks debate among commenters May 20, 2013Is Duey Stroebel's "double dipping" bill aimed at fairness, or is it just another attack on public workers?
- Political groups will shame you into voting May 20, 2013Mailers that expose your voting record and that of your neighbors are becoming common across the country. Expect more in the future.
- Morning briefing: Selling state property, erosion control, flu shots, raw milk trial May 20, 2013Stories that are making the news today in Madison and around the state and country.
- State Debate: Journal Sentinel endorses dropping alcohol limit to .05 May 20, 2013A daily roundup of interesting newspaper editorials and blog posts from around Madison and Wisconsin.
The Chicago Tribune
- Twister devastates Oklahoma town May 21, 2013The Oklahoma City area was struck by a massive tornado with winds up to 200 miles per hour this afternoon, devastating at least two schools and leaving a wake of wreckage. There were no immediate confirmed deaths, but hospital officials reported dozens of injuries.
- South Siders cope with first weekday of Red Line shutdown May 20, 2013Tens of thousands of South Side commuters tested out new routes to work today on the first weekday with the Red Line's Dan Ryan branch closed for repairs.
- Protesters arrested at school closings rally at City Hall May 20, 2013More than 20 people protesting Chicago Public School plans to close 53 elementary schools were arrested this afternoon at City Hall, officials said.
- Vandals destroy organ, leave gang slogans at S. Side church May 20, 2013A deacon opening the International Harbor of Grace Church for a morning service found pews uprooted, an antique organ destroyed and the walls full of gang slogans.
- Woman suing Trump: 'Somebody had to stand up to him' May 20, 2013A Chicago woman who sued Donald Trump over a failed condo deal testified today she felt conned when she found out that key incentives to investors had been revoked.
- More poor live in suburbs than urban areas, research shows May 20, 2013But cities still have a bigger percentage, according to the Brookings Institution. The poverty shift has left many social service agencies unprepared.In the Chicago area, the number of poor in the suburbs increased by 99 percent in the last decade, from 363,966 to 724,233, new analysis shows.
- United resuming 787 Dreamliner flights today May 20, 2013Grounded for 4 months over battery problems, United flying 787 from Houston to ChicagoUnited Airlines is preparing to fly a 787 Dreamliner in just a few hours for the first time since technical woes grounded the airliner for 4 months.
- 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.
The New York Times
- The Lede: Live Video Coverage from KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City May 21, 2013Live coverage from KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City.
- U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan May 20, 2013The Department of Defense has identified 2,206 American service members who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations.
- Huge Tornado Cuts Ruinous Path for Miles in Oklahoma May 20, 2013A storm perhaps a mile wide flattened homes and businesses, starting fires and sending people scrambling to find friends and neighbors who might be buried in rubble.
- The Lede: Latest Updates, Video and Photos May 20, 2013The National Weather Service said a “large and deadly” tornado hit south of Oklahoma City a day after storms in Iowa, Illinois, Kansas and Oklahoma.
- White House Says It Didn’t Loop Obama In on I.R.S. Inquiry May 20, 2013Officials said they were first notified on April 16 about an investigation into Internal Revenue Service scrutiny of conservative groups, but did not tell President Obama.
- Apple’s Web of Tax Shelters Saved It Billions, Panel Finds May 20, 2013A Congressional panel’s findings were remarkable both for the tens of billions of dollars involved and for Apple’s audacity in saying some of its subsidiaries are stateless and beyond any tax authority’s reach.
- Tornado Strikes Oklahoma City Suburbs May 20, 2013A mile-wide tornado chewing through areas near Oklahoma City area has reduced neighborhoods to rubble and left cars and trucks crumpled on the sides of highways.
- Tech Industry Pushes to Amend Immigration Bill May 20, 2013Executives from Silicon Valley say that the Senate immigration bill imposes too much regulatory control over a company’s hiring a temporary foreign worker or laying off an American worker.
The San Francisco Chronicle
- Congress targets Apple on tax sheltersCongress targets 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 pre-tax revenue through Irish subsidiaries. McCain called the argument by multinat […]
- 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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- Hicks: Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne back together May 21, 2013Also: Justin Bieber gets booed; Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart split; Miguel kicks fan; Seth MacFarlane won’t host Oscars.
- Purdy: 50th Super Bowl will touch us all May 21, 2013No matter where you are in the Bay Area, the 2016 Super Bowl will have an effect.
- Fremont and Redwood City men get combined 19 years prison for meth sales May 21, 2013A Fremont man and a Redwood City man were sentenced to a combined 19 years in prison Friday for selling two pounds of methamphetamine to an undercover police officer, authorities said.
- Gov. Jerry Brown: Bay Bridge 'not going to open unless it's ready' May 20, 2013In Berkeley, California Governor Jerry Brown addressed the safety concerns over the new span of the Bay Bridge before addressing UC Berkeley's newest political science graduates.
- Fire danger again peaks as temperatures climb across Bay Area May 20, 2013Small blazes in Oakland, Orinda and San Jose drew heavy responses Monday as fire officials kept a close eye on the weather forecast.
- 50 explosive devices found in Belmont home, police say May 20, 2013Police discovered 50 M-80-type explosives in a Belmont home they searched after allegedly catching a man who lived there with several pounds of pot and hundreds of pain pills, authorities said Monday
- Yahoo makes bold but risky move in buying Tumblr for $1.1 billion May 20, 2013Yahoo will work with Tumblr to help it expand and gradually introduce more advertising, but CEO Marissa Mayer said she promised 'to not screw it up.'
- Tumblr is Yahoo's largest cash purchase in long history of pricey acquisitions May 20, 2013Yahoo has completed more than 50 acquisitions during the past 16 years. Its $1.1 billion purchase of Tumblr ranks as its fourth most expensive and the priciest in terms of the amount of cash involved.
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
- Judge will decide if auditors get 2,000 disputed emails from St. Tammany coroner May 20, 2013BATON ROUGE - Under a joint agreement, the St. Tammany Parish Coroner's Office will turn over about 78,000 emails to the state Legislative Auditor by Friday and give another 2,000 disputed emails to a state judge who will decide if...
- Former BP executive's obstruction charge thrown out by judge May 20, 2013Ex-BP exec still faces 1 count of making false statements to law-enforcement agents
- Louisiana House approves bill allowing residents to put 'I'm a Cajun' on license, ID cards May 20, 2013Louisiana Cajuns are one step closer to proudly declaring their lineage on their state-issued identification cards after the House cleared a bill allowing residents to put "I'm a Cajun" on a their driver's license for a $5 fee.
- Fat City armed robber sentenced to 110 years in prison May 20, 2013Willie Franklin, 43, was on parole for armed robberies he attempted in the early 1990s when he robbed two women in August 2010.
- House approves three bills providing protections for Louisiana's veterans May 20, 2013Three bills aimed at protecting Louisiana's military heroes will now head to Gov. Bobby Jindal's desk for his signature or veto, after passing easily on the House floor Monday afternoon. The three pieces of legislation passed included:Senate Bill 32, sponsored...
- Vitter fighting with mobile phone company over program for low-income applicants May 20, 2013Sen. David Vitter is quarreling with a Florida mobile phone company over a federal program called Lifeline that provides phones to low-income applicants. He spoke Monday in front of a Budget Mobile store on Claiborne Avenue in New Orleans,...
- Some Covington drivers leery about new traffic signals May 20, 2013The new and improved traffic signals on Boston Avenue in downtown Covington have been installed and are fully operational, but some motorists are a bit uneasy by what they see. The new signals feature detective cameras on top of the...
- St. John Parish sheriff announces new homicide investigation unit, increased reward for information in Reserve murder investigation May 20, 2013St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre on Monday announced an increase in the reward for information in the Reserve homicide of Donovan Bailey, and the creation of a new five-person St. John Parish Sheriff's Office homicide investigations unit....
The Guardian, UK
- Tornado near Oklahoma City causes widespread destruction – live blog May 21, 2013Tornado hits town of Moore, Oklahoma at 3pm local time as pictures show extensive damage with homes flattened and fires burningTom McCarthy
- Apple accused of 'highly questionable' billion-dollar tax avoidance scheme May 20, 2013Senators claim Apple has avoided paying billions in US tax by creating offshore entities that are not tax resident anywhereApple uses a "highly questionable" web of offshore entities to avoid paying billions in US income taxes, a Senate committee alleged on Monday.The complex arrangement includes three subsidiaries, based ostensibly in Ireland, whi […]
- William Hague seeks to change arms embargo on Syria May 20, 2013British foreign secretary warns of regional 'catastrophe' as al-Qaida and Hezbollah clash in battle for QusairBritain is seeking to amend the EU arms embargo on Syria to press Bashar al-Assad into holding peace talks with the rebels because the escalating conflict is threatening a regional "catastrophe", William Hague warned on Monday.Spe […]
- Labour saves David Cameron's gay marriage bill May 21, 2013Rebel Tories are defeated in Commons after PM's last minute plea to Ed MilibandThe government's gay marriage bill was saved after David Cameron was forced to rely on Ed Miliband to defeat an attempt by his own MPs to derail the measure by trying to extend civil partnerships to heterosexual couples.An 11th-hour plea to the Labour leadership by the T […]
- Gay marriage debate highlights deep divide in Conservative party May 21, 2013David Cameron forced to look to Labour to save bill as Tory opponents attempt to limit its scopeDeep divisions in the Conservative party were highlighted late on Monday when Tory MPs clashed during a lengthy debate on the gay marriage bill which survived a series of challenges from traditionalists.Tory reformers expressed exasperation when a former defence m […]
- Scottish nightclub investigated over alleged spy mirror in women's toilets May 20, 2013Shimmy nightclub accused of fitting two-way mirror between bathroom and function room without notifying female guestsAllegations that a nightclub in Glasgow has secretly fitted a two-way mirror to allow male guests to spy on the women's toilets "as a bit of fun" are being investigated by police and council licensing officers.Glasgow city counc […]
- Oklahoma tornado: mile-wide twister kills ten and levels Moore May 20, 2013Oklahoma City suburb of Moore flattened by mile-wide twister, with TV footage showing schools and homes reduced to rubble• Follow the latest developments in our live blogA devastating mile-wide tornado hit Oklahoma on Monday, flattening neigbourhoods, causing widespread fires and landing a direct hit on an elementary school.Television footage showed homes an […]
- Oklahoma City suburb devastated by EF-4 tornado – in pictures May 20, 2013A massive tornado swept through Moore, Oklahoma, on Monday afternoon, the second devastating twister to hit Oklahoma in as many days.
The BBC
- Deadly tornado hits Oklahoma City May 21, 2013At least 10 people are reported to have been killed after a gigantic tornado ripped through a suburb of Oklahoma City, flattening whole neighbourhoods.
- Obama hails Burma leader on US visit May 20, 2013President Obama praises the leadership of Burma's Thein Sein after historic White House talks, but urges his visitor to halt violence against Muslims.
- Doors co-founder Ray Manzarek dies May 20, 2013Ray Manzarek, keyboardist and founder member of the 1960s rock band The Doors, dies aged 74 in Germany after a long battle with cancer.
- Dozens die in Iraqi bomb attacks May 20, 2013More than 70 people are killed and many more wounded by car bombs and suicide attacks in one of the worst days of violence in Iraq in recent months.
- Religious bigotry rising, says US May 20, 2013Discrimination against Jews and Muslims is on the rise around the world, according to an annual US Department of State report.
- Moscow 'terrorist attack' prevented May 20, 2013Russian counter-terrorism agents have raided a group planning an attack in Moscow killing two suspects, officials say.
- EU parliament to debate tax evasion May 20, 2013The European Parliament is to meet to debate ways to tackle tax evasion, as the EU aims to stem the huge flow of funds lost to member states.
- Man kills four in Israeli bank May 20, 2013A man shoots four people dead in a bank in southern Israel before turning the gun on himself, reportedly after a dispute over an overdraft.
The Independent, UK
- Anger as Barack Obama rewards Burmese President with White House visit despite recent claims of violence May 20, 2013Just eight months ago, Burma’s President was still on a blacklist barring him from travelling to the United States. Yesterday, the ugly past and anxieties about the future were set aside when Thein Sein was welcomed into the White House, becoming the first Burmese head of state to cross the threshold since Lyndon Johnson rolled out the red carpet for the mil […]
- Oklahoma braced for more storms as tornadoes kill 2 May 20, 2013A mile- (1.6 kilometer-) wide tornado churned through the Oklahoma City suburbs, destroying homes for the second day in a row, as part of a severe weather outbreak that was expected to spread across the region.
- Anger as Barack Obama opens White House door to Burmese President despite recent claims of violence May 20, 2013Just eight months ago, Burma’s President was still on a blacklist barring him from travelling to the United States. Now, the ugly past and anxieties about the future were set aside when Thein Sein was welcomed into the White House, becoming the first Burmese head of state to cross the threshold since Lyndon Johnson rolled out the red carpet for the military […]
- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford greatest hits: The politician who makes London Mayor Boris look like John Major in comparison May 20, 2013Rob Ford, the Mayor of Toronto, is so ridiculous that even London’s zip-wiring, pond-falling, wiff-waffing Mayor Boris Johnson looks like John Major in comparison.
- Do you know your Dakar from your Dhaka? Airline mix-up sends couple 7,000 miles off-course to wrong continent May 20, 2013Travel nightmares come in many forms: Forgotten passports, missed flights, lost luggage...grotty hotel rooms.
- A match made in cyberspace? Yahoo! set to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn May 20, 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.
- Swarmageddon: Americans urged to evacuate as plague of cicadas is set to hit US May 20, 2013The US East Coast is preparing for a once-in-a-generation infestation of flying insects as billions of cicadas emerge from 17 years underground for a short-lived breeding frenzy known as “Swarmageddon”.
- Swarmageddon: US prepares for invasion of plague of cicadas May 20, 2013The US East Coast is preparing for a once-in-a-generation infestation of flying insects as billions of cicadas emerge from 17 years underground for a short-lived breeding frenzy known as “Swarmageddon”.
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