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Steve Nass vs. Madison College May 22, 2013
It appears public higher education entities in Madison just can't win with at least one Republican legislator.
Fervent Vernon Hershberger supporters come from all walks of life May 22, 2013
Many believe the farmer isn't getting a fair trial because of rules set down by the judge barring mention of raw milk.
In Case You Missed It: Working women and Mallards fans have it good May 22, 2013
Our daily afternoon roundup of the best stuff on captimes.com and beyond.
Jim Goodman: March against Monsanto on Saturday May 22, 2013
Reject corporate ownership of the food system by joining the march against Monsanto.
Fire chief says city and tech college still working on training agreement May 22, 2013
Fire Chief Steven Davis says the city still intends to share training facilities with Madison College.
Bill Lueders: Dollars grease skids for school choice May 22, 2013
Pro-voucher group American Federation for Children told its funders it spent $2.4 million in Wisconsin last year to elect school choice candidates. In filings to the state, it reported spendin…
UW bids out sports concessions contract; longstanding deal with W Club could end May 22, 2013
The National W Club has managed concessions for Badgers events since 1962 but it voted to end its contract early so the UW athletic department could get "new, fresh ideas."
Madison Mallards serve up the winning pitch May 22, 2013
Using unpaid college players, the baseball team turns the Warner Park "Duck Pond" into a popular destination every summer.

The Chicago Tribune

Illinois House offers less restrictive concealed carry bill May 23, 2013
An Illinois House version of legislation to allow people to carry concealed weapons that emerged Wednesday would not let Chicago have its own set of rules and could make it easier to get a permit.
CPS approves largest school closure in city's history May 23, 2013
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's hand-picked Board of Education gave a ringing endorsement to his vision for a downsized school system, voting to shut 49 elementary schools and one high school program and transfer thousands of children to new classroom settings.
Watchdog update: Bill would give EPA power to ban toxic chemicals May 23, 2013
In a rare display of bipartisanship on Capitol Hill, a group of senators unveiled legislation Wednesday that would give regulators more power to force harmful chemicals off the market.
70 mph highway speed limit bill sent to Quinn May 23, 2013
The Illinois House today sent Gov. Pat Quinn legislation that would raise the speed limit on non-urban interstate highways from 65 mph to 70 mph.
Birth control case a fight over First Amendment May 23, 2013
Lawyers for two Roman Catholic-owned companies in Illinois and Indiana and the federal government sparred over whether employers should be forced to provide birth control in workers' benefits.
Glen Ellyn man dies in FBI training accident May 23, 2013
A 1989 Glenbard South High School graduate was killed during a counterterrorism exercise involving a helicopter Friday off the coast of Virginia Beach, Va.
CPS board: Close 49 elementary schools, 1 high school program May 22, 2013
CPS closings blog: After hearing from aldermen, angry parents and community members in a meeting interrupted several time by protesters, the Chicago Board of Education today approved a plan to close 49 elementary schools and one high school program.
Trump Tower case: 'He scammed her, he humiliated her' May 22, 2013
An attorney for the plaintiff who said "someone had to stand up to" Donald Trump, put a number to the damages she is seeking from a jury: $6M.

The New York Times

Vernon McGarity, Medal of Honor Winner, Dies at 91 May 23, 2013
Mr. McGarity, who received the Medal of Honor, was a technical sergeant in the 99th Infantry Division in December 1944 when Hitler mounted his last offensive of the war.
Tornado Leaves a Trail of Destruction in Oklahoma May 23, 2013
A monstrous tornado, a mile wide or more, tore through towns near Oklahoma City on Monday.
Return to Moore May 23, 2013
Residents of the Oklahoma town went home Wednesday, a first step in the long and expensive process of rebuilding after another deadly tornado.
Washington Memo: Torches and Pitchforks for I.R.S. but Cheers for Apple May 23, 2013
While Wednesday’s I.R.S. hearing felt like an unforgiving, angry inquisition, senators seemed halfhearted in their desire to beat up on Apple, which has been accused of dodging taxes.
Kerry May Make Bid to Restart Mideast Peace Talks May 23, 2013
Since becoming secretary of state, John Kerry has worked to jump-start the stalled peace process, embracing a seemingly intractable issue.
The Lede: Families Honor Young Victims of Oklahoma Tornado May 23, 2013
As the Oklahoma chief medical examiner’s office released the names of 16 of the 24 victims of a tornado in Moore, Okla., families and friends remembered the seven children killed at Plaza Towers Elementary School.
U.S. Fears Syria Fighting Might Spill Into Lebanon May 23, 2013
The decision by Hezbollah to fight for the Syrian government, and the prospect that Syrian rebels might fight Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon, has alarmed the Obama administration.
Long Wait for a Green Card Could Be Ending May 23, 2013
Born overseas and educated in the United States, workers in the heart of the tech industry are in a kind of suspension as the Senate considers the immigration bill.

The San Francisco Chronicle

S.F.'s new tack in fighting metal theft
S.F.'s new tack in fighting metal theft San Francisco prosecutors have opened a new front in the battle against copper theft, filing a $10 million lawsuit against a scrap-metal recycler that allegedly chose to shut down and trash its files rather than comply with a city subpoena seeking sales records. The unusual suit against J&S Recycling, which un […]
Court rejects Arizona abortion law
Court rejects Arizona abortion law A federal appeals court that included an ardent opponent of abortion struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy Tuesday, citing 40 years of Supreme Court precedents that allow a woman to terminate her pregnancy if the fetus is not yet viable. Nancy Northup, president of the Center for Reproducti […]
Supplier urged use of banned Bay Bridge rods
Supplier urged use of banned Bay Bridge rods San Francisco Chronicle Copyright 2013 San Francisco Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 9:11 am, Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Caltrans decided to install high-risk steel rods on the Bay Bridge's new eastern span after a supplier pointe […]
Ray Manzarek, Doors keyboardist, dies
Ray Manzarek, Doors keyboardist, dies Ray Manzarek, the founding member and keyboard player for the Doors whose haunting and sweetly melodic organ riffs loomed large in the psychedelic rock era, died Monday at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany. Formed in 1965, when Mr. Manzarek had a chance encounter with aspiring poet and film student Jim Morrison at V […]
Expert: Replace at-risk Bay Bridge rods
Expert: Replace at-risk Bay Bridge rods Caltrans needs to examine hundreds of at-risk rods on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge and replace any that are hard enough to be vulnerable to cracking, says an internationally known expert who serves as an adviser to the state agency. John Fisher, 82, an emeritus professor of civil engineering at Lehigh Univers […]
Senators to query Apple on tax shelters
Senators to query 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 pretax revenue through Irish subsidiaries. McCain called the argument by multinat […]
Deadly twister hits Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa
Deadly 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 tensions
Israeli-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 […]

The San Jose Mercury News

Morgan Hill: Man flashes teen girls walking near fast-food restaurant May 23, 2013
Morgan Hill police report that a middle-aged man in an SUV exposed himself to two teenage girls as they walked behind the Dari Delight Drive-In restaurant on Monterey Road last week.
Sharks forward TJ Galiardi has harsh words for Kings' goalie Jonathan Quick May 23, 2013
Galiardi accuses Quick of being guilty of 'a little embellishment' to try and draw penalties on the San Jose Sharks
New Oakland Raider Charles Woodson meets the press May 23, 2013
Woodson says Raider Nation played big part in getting him back to Oakland
Charles Woodson vows to be more than Oakland Raiders' spiritual leader May 23, 2013
Charles Woodson, who signed a one-year contract with the Oakland Raiders on Tuesday night following a daylong fan rally at the club's Alameda facility, sounded as confident at age 36 as he did when he left as a free agent at age 29
San Jose: Two-alarm brush fire burning in Hellyer Park under control May 23, 2013
San Jose fire crews are in Hellyer Park, fighting a vegetation blaze in heavy brush that triggered a tier two response -- the wildland equivalent of a second alarm.
San Jose Sharks downplay any momentum gained from winning last two May 23, 2013
San Jose Sharks say momentum needs to be re-established on a game-by-game basis in their series against the Los Angeles Kings.
San Francisco Giants done in by Washington Nationals star Bryce Harper May 23, 2013
Washington Nationals beat San Francisco Giants in 10 innings, with Bryce Harper hitting a homer and double and making a nice defensive play.
Oakland A's lose series finale to Texas Rangers May 23, 2013
Oakland A's starter Jarrod Parker gave up three first-inning runs in a 3-1 loss to the Texas Rangers.

The Guardian, UK

Syrian opposition asks rebels to save Qusair May 22, 2013
Syrian National Coalition urges disparate groups of fighters to head to city under assault from Assad and Hezbollah forcesSyria's main opposition alliance has urged fighters from around the country to reinforce a rebel-held city under attack by government troops and Hezbollah militants.The Syrian National Coalition (SNC) sought to bolster on Wednesday e […]
Khomeini daughter attacks Rafsanjani ban May 22, 2013
Zahra Mostafavi, whose father founded Iran's Islamic republic, calls on supreme leader to reverse guardian council's decisionThe daughter of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of Iran's Islamic republic, has protested against the disqualification of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani from next month's presidential election.Zahra Mostafavi has […]
FBI kills man linked to Boston bombing May 22, 2013
Ibragim Todashev allegedly 'flipped out' during questioning by agents in Orlando and attacked an officer inside his apartmentA man shot dead by an FBI agent in Florida late on Tuesday was an acquaintance of the Boston marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, a friend has said.Ibragim Todashev, 27, had been questioned during the day by federal ag […]
Government licensed buzzard egg destruction, documents reveal May 23, 2013
Eggs and nests of protected raptors destroyed to protect pheasant shoot, according to FoI documentsA government agency has licensed the secret destruction of the eggs and nests of buzzards to protect a pheasant shoot, according to documents released under the Freedom of Information Act.The action sets a historic precedent, being the first time such action ha […]
Bangladesh's garment industry still offers women best work opportunity | Syed Zain Al-Mahmood May 23, 2013
A revised minimum wage could help women working in harsh conditions who have few other places to go, but employers say they are also suffering as a result of disrupted productionThe bulldozers have moved on and the eight-storey Rana Plaza building, in which more than 1,120 workers died when it collapsed on 24 April, is nothing more than a gaping hole in the […]
The first successful ascent of Everest 60 years ago – in pictures May 23, 2013
A new book published by the Royal Geographical Society this week celebrates the 60th anniversary of the first successful ascent of Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, on 29 May 1953. Scroll through the gallery to view a selection of the 400 photographs in the book, some of which will be on display at an exhibition, opening today and running until 9 […]
Calls to bar Alice Cooper from UK - from the archive, 23 May 1973 May 23, 2013
Concerned about the threat to British virtue, Labour MP wants outrageous American rock star to be refused entryThe Home Secretary has been asked to ban the entry of Alice Cooper, the rock musician and millionaire, to this country. Mr Leo Abse MP, who wants to spare Britain from Cooper's "culture of the concentration camp," said yesterday that […]
Keystone pipeline: House votes to bypass Obama May 23, 2013
Representatives approve bill declaring that controversial oil pipeline from Canada does not need president's permissionSuzanne Goldenberg

The BBC

Refugees 'facing rising dangers' May 23, 2013
Amnesty International says the world has become an increasingly dangerous place for refugees and migrants in its annual report.
Bomb attack kills Pakistan police May 23, 2013
A bomb planted in a rickshaw has killed at least 12 people in Quetta in south west Pakistan, officials say.
Ford to shut Australian production May 23, 2013
Ford Motor says it will shut all its Australian manufacturing plants by October 2016, after more than 85 years making cars in the country.
US reveals four citizen drone deaths May 23, 2013
US Attorney General Eric Holder confirms four American citizens have been killed in US drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan since 2011.
Germany tops BBC country image poll May 22, 2013
A poll in 25 countries for the BBC World Service suggests Germany is the most favourably viewed country in the world.
Japan man climbs Everest at 80 May 23, 2013
An 80-year old Japanese man has reached the summit of Mount Everest, becoming the oldest person to scale the world's highest peak.
Nigeria author Achebe to be buried May 23, 2013
Renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, who died in March, is due to be buried in his home town in Anambra state.
Boston bomb investigators kill man May 22, 2013
A Florida man was shot and killed as he became violent under questioning by Boston bombing investigators, FBI officials say.

The Independent, UK

Four Americans killed since 2009 in US drone strikes, says White House May 23, 2013
The Obama administration acknowledged publicly for the first time that four US citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen.
Oklahoma twister that hit Moore ‘more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb’ May 22, 2013
The vast tornado that struck an Oklahoma suburb on Monday afternoon dwarfed even the Hiroshima atomic bomb in its destructive power, according to scientists.
FBI kills 'friend of Boston bomb suspects' during questioning in Florida May 22, 2013
An FBI agent has shot and killed a Chechen man with alleged ties to deceased Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, in what was described as a “violent confrontation” in the early hours of Wednesday in Orlando, Florida.
Oklahoma tornado: The lucky lost their homes. The unlucky lost their lives May 22, 2013
When the sirens started their ominous song shortly after lunch, Pete Prieto barely looked up. “Here comes another hailstorm, whoop-de-doo,” he remembers saying to himself. And when his wife, Diane, declared she was worried enough to drive to the school to pick their two kids up early, he sighed. “They are going to be fine,” he told her.
'I learned some tough lessons': Disgraced Anthony Weiner joins race for New York mayor May 22, 2013
Two years after Anthony Weiner’s political career was undone by revelations that he had been sending lewd pictures of himself to women on Twitter, the former Congressman has announced a bid to return to public life by running in the race to succeed Michael Bloomberg as the Mayor of New York.
Oklahoma tornado: Search nears the end for Moore storm survivors as Mayor vows to ensure shelters are built in new houses May 22, 2013
The search by emergency workers for survivors in the wreckage left by the huge tornado that ripped through an Oklahoma suburb is coming to an end, according to officials.
FBI kills 'friend of Boston bomb suspects' during questioning May 22, 2013
An FBI agent shot and killed a Florida man with suspected links to the Boston Marathon bombings early on Wednesday, NBC News reported.
In pictures: Nasa images of Oklahoma tornado reveal scale of storm May 22, 2013
Nasa has released images taken by satellites showing the devastating tornado as it struck the town of Moore in Oklahoma.

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