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- Bill Lueders: UW System blasted for its Internet service provider choice June 19, 2013Lawmakers 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, 2013A 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, 2013Stories 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, 2013The housing boom reflects a welcome reality after the long recession: There are nearly no vacant apartments in downtown Madison.
- Wisconsin among states pushing forward with anti-abortion bills June 19, 2013The GOP's conservative base is finding success with abortion-restricting laws at the state and federal level, reports the New York Times.
- Scott Walker’s politics of blacklists and malice June 19, 2013Scott Walker reneged on nominating a UW-Platteville student to the Board of Regents after it became known that the student had signed a recall petition. Petty vendettas won't help Walker win t…
- Plain Talk: Ron Johnson's cynical attack on the IRS June 19, 2013While the IRS was wrong to target conservatives, many political groups are abusing their tax-exempt status. The IRS should go after all of them.
- John Nichols: Congressman wants to jail the messenger June 19, 2013A congressman wants to prosecute journalist Glenn Greenwald for writing stories using information provided by Edward Snowden on government surveillance. It's not an original idea.
The Chicago Tribune
- OfficeMax seeks incentives to keep HQ in Illinois June 19, 2013OfficeMax 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.
- Hawks' Hossa 'expected' to play June 19, 2013Though 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.
- Body found in Lake Michigan could be missing student June 19, 2013Police officers recovered a body from the lake on the South Side today, and a family spokesman said they believe it is a 20-year-old University of Chicago student missing since last week.
- Lawmakers likely to punt on pension reform June 19, 2013Any 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, 2013As 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, 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.
- Madigan not worried about Quinn on gun control measure June 19, 2013House Speaker Michael Madigan dismissed any concern that Gov. Pat Quinn may veto the concealed weapons legislation passed last month.
- Jimmy Hoffa search: FBI digs in Michigan field June 19, 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.
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- E.U. Fines Drug Companies for Delaying Generics June 19, 2013Antitrust 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.
- Study Finds Sharp Drop in HPV Infections in Girls June 19, 2013The prevalence of dangerous strains of the human papillomavirus, a principal cause of cervical cancer, has dropped by half in the last decade, officials say.
- Obama Preparing Big Effort to Curb Climate Change June 19, 2013Officials 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.
- Merkel Challenges Obama on Surveillance June 19, 2013Speaking Wednesday in Berlin, President Obama said that German terrorist threats were among those foiled by American surveillance programs, which the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, seemed to confirm.
- F.B.I. Hunt for Hoffa’s Remains Ends June 19, 2013The 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.
- Dissent Festers in States That Obama Forgot June 19, 2013In a country splintered by partisanship and race, President Obama’s near-complete absence from more than 25 percent of states may have consequences.
- Hoffa Search Returns to Michigan June 19, 2013Since the 1975 disappearance of James R. Hoffa, the former Teamsters president, law enforcement officials have followed up a number of tips as to where his remains might lie.
- The F.B.I. Deemed Agents Faultless in 150 Shootings June 19, 2013Critics say the fact that no agent in the past two decades has been disciplined for deliberately shooting someone raises questions about the bureau’s internal investigations.
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- Google balloons to make Net truly globalGoogle 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 batteryNude 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 TrainConservation 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 moveSan 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 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 […]
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- Netflix moving into the Netherlands, its 41st country June 19, 2013Netflix is going Dutch: The Los Gatos-based online video giant says it will expand into the Netherlands, its 41st country, later this year.
- Best-selling author Vince Flynn dies at age 47 June 19, 2013Best-selling author Vince Flynn, who wrote the Mitch Rapp counterterrorism thriller series and sold more than 15 million books in the U.S. alone, died Wednesday in Minnesota after a more than two-year battle with prostate cancer, according to friends and his publisher. He was 47.
- Cisco targets Israeli startups with $15 million in venture-capital funds June 19, 2013Cisco Systems will invest $15 million in Israeli venture capital funds as part of a broader plan to expand its operations in Israel and outside the United States, the San Jose company said Wednesday.
- BART brings on retired police chief to review reforms after Oscar Grant shooting June 19, 2013Patrick Oliver, who led review of BART police, called to monitor progress on reforms
- Roadshow: I-880 is a cone zone from Oakland to San Jose June 19, 2013I-680 repairs coming this summer in Contra Costa County.
- Northern California girl says she was tortured while dad was in prison June 19, 2013SACRAMENTO -- A 14-year-old Northern California girl has told a jury that she was burned, brutalized and tortured by her father's fiancee while he was in prison.
- Alcatraz escapee's sister returns to robbery scene June 19, 2013COLUMBIA -- Standing in the vault her brothers robbed 55 years ago, Marie Anglin Widner gasped. "They really went in here," she said, turning to fully take in the surroundings at the old Bank of Columbia.
- Driver says he was speeding so he could dry car June 19, 2013BLACK DIAMOND, Alberta - -- He was drying off his freshly washed car. That's what the Canadian man told the Mounties when they stopped him doing 180 kilometers per hour (112 mph) south on Highway 22 south of Black Diamond, Alberta in Western Canada.
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- Stabbing at Orleans Parish Prison illustrates 'epidemic of violence,' critics say June 19, 2013As a federal court battle rages between Sheriff Marlin Gusman and Mayor Mitch Landrieu over proposed reforms at Orleans Parish Prison, inmates and deputies say the violence that sparked the initial lawsuit continues unabated. The prison had a particularly bloody...
- Rev. Zebadee Bridges Sr., longtime church and community leader, dies at 87 June 19, 2013The 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...
- Covington property owners to see small drop in property taxes June 19, 2013The Covington City Council has slightly reduced the city's property tax millage, but city officials said the savings to property owners will be miniscule. The council voted unanimously Tuesday night to reset the millage for 2013 at a rate slightly...
- Immigration bill amendments to tighten security by David Vitter, others, rejected by Senate June 19, 2013WASHINGTON - So far, the Senate is rejecting most amendments to a major immigration bill designed to strengthen enforcement beyond that already provided in the legislation.That happened late Tuesday to a proposal by Sen. David Vitter, R-La., who wanted to...
- With new $14 billion hurricane protection system, who's responsible?: Sandy Rosenthal and H.J. Bosworth Jr. June 19, 2013The chair of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority recently made headlines when he testified before a congressional hearing in Washington declaring that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is a "complete disaster." Garret Graves, testifying before the Senate...
- NBA taking applications for All-Star Game vendor diversity list ahead of the February event in New Orleans June 19, 2013With the NBA All-Star game coming to the New Orleans Arena on Feb. 16, the professional basketball league is launching its annual Vendor Diversity Program in the city, under which local businesses owned by women and minorities can qualify...
- St. John Parish crime report, June 19 June 19, 2013This brief comes directly from the St. John Parish Sheriff's Office daily crime report. Clyde Carter, 57, Historic West Street, Garyville, LA, was arrested on 6/18/2013 and booked with aggravated battery by domestic battery....
- Bobby Jindal, Lil Wayne and Trayvon Martin featured in some of the web's best reading: Jarvis DeBerry June 19, 2013Gov. Bobby Jindal claims in an op-ed published at Politico.com Tuesday that people on the political left have some issues with the First Amendment. The governor's Politico op-ed has many flaws, and some unintentional laugh lines, but it was encouraging...
The Guardian, UK
- Brazil leaders urged: be on right side of history June 19, 2013Politicians warned of being 'on wrong side of history' as anger swells about state of nation and World Cup extravaganceAs demonstrations continued in Brazil for another night, President Dilma Rousseff attempted to co-ordinate a government response among senior officials who have been stunned by the scale of protests.Keeping the pressure on the auth […]
- Karzai suspends US-Afghan security talks June 19, 2013President 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, 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 […]
- : the best news photographs of the day June 19, 2013The Guardian's award-winning picture team rounds up the most eye-catching images of the dayJoanna RuckMee-Lai Stone
- China diversifies UK interests as Dalian Wanda invests £1bn in luxury brands June 19, 2013Group controlled by China's second-richest man to purchase yacht maker Sunseeker and build luxury hotel in LondonChina's second-richest man has acquired the British yacht maker Sunseeker and announced plans for a luxury hotel in London in a £1bn investment that broadens the Chinese corporate footprint in the UK.Dalian Wanda Group, which is controll […]
- Google's chief legal officer – live Q&A: eight things we learned June 19, 2013Key points from David Drummond's responses to questions about the NSA leak, Prism and privacyDavid Drummond, Google's senior vice president of corporate development and chief legal officer, took part in a live Q&A on Wednesday to answer questions about internet security, privacy and surveillance, and the NSA and Prism. Here are some key things […]
- Paris starts campaign to be nicer to tourists June 19, 2013French city tourism officials hand out manual on better etiquette aimed at ridding capital of reputation for unfriendlinessOne of the world's most visited cities but also famous for its rudeness, Paris has embarked on a campaign to improve its reputation and better cater to the needs of tourists.Waiters, taxi drivers and sales staff in the French capita […]
- Germany's Springer bought by private equity firm June 19, 2013BC Partners heads off flotation threat from owners and takes control of academic and business publisher for €3.3bnBuyout firm BC Partners has agreed to buy publishing group Springer Science and Business Media for about €3.3bn (£2.8bn), the largest private-equity acquisition in Germany for seven years.The owners EQT, a Swedish private equity firm, and the Gov […]
The BBC
- Karzai to boycott Taliban talks June 19, 2013The Afghan government will not take part in peace talks with the Taliban unless the process is "Afghan-led", President Hamid Karzai announces.
- Obama calls for nuclear arsenal cuts June 19, 2013Speaking at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, President Barack Obama calls for reductions to be made in US and Russian nuclear stockpiles.
- Deadly attack on Somalia UN office June 19, 2013At least 15 people, including four foreigners, are killed in an assault by militant Islamists on a UN office in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, a minister says.
- Brazil sends force to quell unrest June 19, 2013Brazil is to send a national security force to five major cities to help restore order after massive protests, the justice ministry says.
- FBI 'uses surveillance drones in US' June 19, 2013The FBI has used drones for surveillance in limited cases over US soil and is developing a drone use policy, the FBI director tells a US Senate panel.
- Mexico arrests top 10 US fugitive June 19, 2013A US fugitive on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list for the alleged sexual exploitation of children is arrested at a resort in Mexico.
- Protests flare over Egypt governor June 19, 2013Egypt's tourism minister quits and protests erupt as a man with links to Islamists behind the deadly 1997 attack in Luxor is named as city governor.
- US force-feeding 'hurts detainees' June 19, 2013A hunger-striking Guantanamo Bay detainee tells of the 'ordeal' of force-feeding, as doctors call for inmates to get independent medical care.
The Independent, UK
- FBI digs for bodies at home of late gangster James Burke - the man who inspired Goodfellas June 19, 2013FBI 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, 2013Johnny 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, 2013A 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, 2013A 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, 2013In 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, 2013The 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, 2013President 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.
- In pictures: Brazil protests continues for another night June 19, 2013Cities across Brazil were rocked by another day of protests against public services, police violence and government corruption. There were clashes between police and demonstrators.
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