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The Madison WI Capitol Times
- Dane County Executive Joe Parisi to invest $12 million in stream water phosphorous removal September 28, 2016Dane County Executive Joe Parisi is proposing to invest $12 million over the next four years to remove 870,000 pounds of algae-causing phosphorous in 33 miles of streams leading into county lakes.
- E. Curtis Roeder: I weep for Wisconsin September 28, 2016Dear Editor: Thank you to Joel McNally for the concise summary of the corruption that is now Wisconsin law. Although I moved to Minnesota in 1984 to attend law school here and subsequently stayed, I still call myself a Badger.…
- State Debate: Bloggers, commentators engage in debate over who won: Trump or Clinton? September 28, 2016A daily roundup of interesting newspaper editorials and blog posts from around Madison and Wisconsin.
- National anthem protest comes to Madison high schools' football field September 28, 2016After the West and East high school football teams knelt during the national anthem at last Friday's game, student-athletes, coaches and parents reflected on using sports as a platform for political protests.
- Plain Talk: Scott Walker and friends want it both ways on John Doe leakers September 28, 2016When Wisconsin's Club for Growth's Eric O'Keefe leaked information from the John Doe to the Wall Street Journal last year, there was no uproar from Scott Walker, legislative Republicans or the attorney general.
- Editorial: Scott Walker’s thinly veiled threats against prosecutors are outrageous and dangerous September 28, 2016Scott Walker's threat to district attorneys about investigating him is even more serious than his campaign's potential violations of state and federal fundraising laws.
- Rex Gilligan: Donald Trump woefully unprepared for presidency September 28, 2016Dear Editor: After watching last night's debate my wife and I were pleased with our candidate's performance. Showing poise, intelligence and logical plans for our country's future and ready on Day One to assume the task of president of the…
- Investing in change: Diversifying the world of funding startups is a work in progress September 28, 2016When Jan Eddy became the CEO of the Madison-based computer company Office Solutions, Inc. in 1983, she learned that funding her business meant talking to lots and lots of men — men who kept asking where her husband was.
The Chicago Tribune
- Judge orders release of man who was convicted in 1957 murder April 15, 2016A DeKalb County judge Friday vacated the conviction of Jack McCullough, who was found guilty in 2012 of the 1957 murder of a 7-year-old Sycamore girl. Judge William Brady ordered a new trial for McCullough and also ordered that he be freed from custody on his own recognizance. The hearing was held...
- Judge won't reduce bond for girls in Slender Man stabbing April 15, 2016A judge on Friday refused to reduce the $500,000 bond set for two Wisconsin girls accused of trying to kill their classmate in an attempt to please the fictional horror character Slender Man. Judge Michael Bohren denied requests by the girls' attorneys to lower the bond amount. The girls have been...
- Lucas Museum switch: Olive branch or trap? April 15, 2016By signing off on a plan to move the museum east of Lake Shore Drive, parks advocates would be trampling on the very principle they used to block the museum.Does Mayor Rahm Emanuel want to tear down the McCormick Place East building to make way for the controversial Lucas Museum of Narrative Art?...
- To police, a fatal gang shooting. To parents, the end of a life turning around April 15, 2016As they gathered at the crime tape, looking down at the body of their son under a white sheet, Raymond and Charisma Pryor were taken off to the side by police and told he was the target of a gang conflict.But all they could see was a man gunned down as he was straightening out his life, going to...
- What drives Jonathan Toews? Let's start with the sleepovers April 15, 2016As a kid, Jonathan Toews threw the worst sleepovers. Just ask Tyler Riel, a friend who went over to Toews' house one night on the southern end of Winnipeg. Riel, then 11, was expecting the usual trappings of a night with buddies — video games, junk food and hockey on the rink Toews' dad Brian built....
- Reward offered for Oak Lawn man wanted in 2009 burning, killing of Chicago teen April 15, 2016A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of an Oak Lawn man charged in the burning and killing a teenage boy on Chicago's Southwest Side in 2009, the FBI said Friday morning. Luis Macedo, 28, whose last known address is in the 6200 block of West 90th Place,...
- Muslim family kicked off United flight still awaits resolution April 15, 2016The parents of a north suburban Muslim family abruptly removed from a United Airlines flight last month say the way they and their three children were treated by a flight crew at Chicago O'Hare International Airport went way beyond poor customer service. Yet three weeks later, they still have not...
- Demolish McCormick Place East for Lucas Museum site: City Hall plan April 15, 2016Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to tear down McCormick Place East to create a lakefront parcel for Star Wars filmmaker George Lucas' art museum in an effort to prevent Lucas from taking the project to another city, a source close to the mayoral administration said Friday. The source confirmed the mayor's...
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- Addicted Parents Get Their Fix, Even With Children Watching September 28, 2016The opioid epidemic in New England and elsewhere has reached such proportions that addicts are increasingly getting high and passing out with their children in tow.
- Keith Scott Threatened Family, Wife Said in Court Papers September 27, 2016Rakeyia Scott sought a protective order last year against Mr. Scott, whose death at the hands of the Charlotte, N.C., police has set off protests.
- Feature: Baltimore vs. Marilyn Mosby September 28, 2016In the midst of a national crisis of police violence, Baltimore’s state’s attorney gambled that prosecuting six officers for the death of Freddie Gray would help heal her city. She lost much more than just the case.
- California Today: California Today: First-Day Jitters for Kevin Durant September 28, 2016Wednesday: Golden State gets even better, tense scenes in El Cajon after a police shooting, and the origins of “California.”
- Whether Crime Is Up or Down Depends on Data Being Used September 28, 2016The decline in homicide has been so significant that sudden increases in just a few cities can skew the national picture, criminologists and police officials say.
- On Washington: Senate’s Vote on Simple Bill to Fund the Government Is Anything But September 27, 2016Republicans wanted money for Louisiana flood relief, Democrats for the water in Flint, Mich. A vote on a stopgap spending bill then got difficult.
- Would Donald Trump Ever Use Nuclear Arms First? He Doesn’t Seem Sure September 27, 2016On the debate question of whether the United States should ever be the first to use such weapons, he appeared somewhere between contradictory and confused.
- Appeals Court Hears Challenge to Obama’s Climate Change Rules September 28, 2016Federal judges hear oral arguments in a lawsuit filed by 28 states and hundreds of companies and industry groups opposed to the Clean Power Plan.
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- Woman accused of trying to bring gun into courthouse, Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office says November 10, 2015A New Orleans woman tried to put a purse with a loaded gun inside through the security belt at Orleans Parish Criminal Court
- 3-month-old girl injured in Harvey crash has died September 28, 2016Jaliyah Martin, 3 months, died Tuesday night at Children's Hospital in New Orleans.
- Upper 9th resident arrested after shooting 1 of 2 men fleeing his garage September 28, 2016A 73-year-old Upper 9th Ward resident was arrested early Wednesday morning (Sept. 28) after shooting one of two men running from his garage, New Orleans police said.
- Police fatally shoot black man in San Diego suburb, sparking protests September 28, 2016Police said the man pulled an object, which was not a firearm, from his pocket and assumed "what appeared to be a shooting stance."
- Russian-linked missile downed Malaysia jet over Ukraine: investigation September 28, 2016More than 100 suspects have also been identified.
- Hurricane Hunters investigating if tropical storm has formed near Barbados September 28, 2016Forecasters also are watching a weak low pressure area in the western Gulf of Mexico.
- Police across US misuse databases to look up celebrities, romantic partners and others September 28, 2016Police officers across the country misuse confidential law enforcement databases to get information on romantic partners, business associates, neighbors, journalists and others for reasons that have nothing to do with daily police work, an Associated Press investigation has found.
- Man injured in Upper 9th Ward shooting, NOPD says September 28, 2016His condition wasn't immediately available.
The Guardian, UK
- MH17 shot down by missile brought into Ukraine from Russia, says investigation September 28, 2016‘Conclusive evidence’ that Buk missile brought from Russia hit Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777, killing 298 peopleFlight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine by a Buk missile brought across the border from Russia and fired from a village under the control of pro-Russian rebels, an international criminal investigation has said.In a press conference on Wednesday in Ni […]
- Two Aleppo hospitals bombed out of service in 'catastrophic' airstrikes September 28, 2016Doctors say they sheltered in basement before emerging to treat wounded amid ‘unprecedented’ assault on Syrian cityThe two largest hospitals in besieged eastern Aleppo have been put out of service in airstrikes overnight and on Wednesday morning, the latest in a devastating week-long bombing campaign that has claimed hundreds of lives.The M2 and M10 hospital […]
- Shimon Peres, Nobel winner and giant of Israeli politics, dies at 93 September 28, 2016Leading political figure served twice as prime minister, once as president and won Nobel peace prizeShimon Peres, one of Israel’s defining political figures and a Nobel peace prize laureate, has died at the age of 93, two weeks after suffering a stroke.Peres had twice served as prime minister of Israel and later as the country’s ninth president. He had been […]
- Trump boasts after first debate against Clinton: 'I didn't want to embarrass her' September 28, 2016Insisting every poll showed him as the winner, Republican nominee blasts ‘corrupt media’ and recounts what he felt were his best linesDonald Trump has told a crowd of 7,500 that he was holding back during the first presidential debate with Hillary Clinton because he did not want to embarrass her.He insisted that every poll showed him winning the debates but […]
- Amnesty calls off launch of Thai torture report after police warning September 28, 2016Rights group was told staff could be arrested over visas if public launch of report accusing soldiers and police went aheadAmnesty International has cancelled the public launch of a report on torture in Thailand after police in Bangkok warned the rights group that its representatives might be arrested and prosecuted for visa violations.The report accuses Tha […]
- MH17 investigators to pinpoint missile launch in rebel-held Ukraine September 27, 2016Report expected to say Buk missile was fired from separatist-held area in Ukraine and its launcher smuggled back to RussiaAn international criminal investigation into the shooting down of flight MH17 is likely to conclude that the plane was downed by a Buk missile fired from separatist-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine, diplomats say.The Dutch-led Join […]
- Police killing of unarmed black man in San Diego sparks protest September 28, 2016Police say man pulled an object from his pocket, pointed it at officers and assumed a ‘shooting stance’Police in suburban San Diego have shot and killed an unarmed black man who they say pulled an object from his pocket, pointed it at officers and assumed a “shooting stance”. One officer tried and failed to subdue the unidentified man with a stun gun before […]
- World's first baby born from new procedure using DNA of three people September 27, 2016Experts welcome news of successful mitochondrial transfer but caution against operating in countries beyond regulationsThe world’s first baby to be born from a new procedure that combines the DNA of three people appears to be healthy, according to doctors in the US who oversaw the treatment.The baby was born on 6 April after his Jordanian parents travelled t […]
The BBC
- MH17 missile 'came from Russia', Dutch-led investigators say September 28, 2016Prosecutors investigating the 2014 downing of flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine say it was hit by a missile which was brought in from Russia.
- World leaders to attend funeral for Israel's Shimon Peres September 28, 2016World leaders will attend the funeral of former Israeli prime minister and president Shimon Peres, who has died at the age of 93.
- Stolen African penguin 'cannot survive in the wild' September 28, 2016A huge hunt is under way for a stolen African penguin who experts fear will die in the wild.
- Thailand's military allows 'culture of torture', says Amnesty September 28, 2016Thailand's military government has allowed a "culture of torture" to flourish, according to a report by rights group Amnesty International.
- Syria war: Those bombing Aleppo 'must answer to God' - Pope September 28, 2016Pope Francis urges all sides of the Syria conflict to protect civilians, and says those responsible for bombing them will be "accountable to God".
- Pepe the Frog meme branded a 'hate symbol' September 28, 2016Popular meme Pepe the Frog has been added to the Anti-Defamation League's database of hate symbols alongside the Swastika, since it was taken up by "racists and haters".
- Berlin refugee shot dead in German knife drama September 28, 2016A 29-year-old refugee has been shot dead by police after a row at an asylum centre involving allegations that his daughter had been sexually abused.
- Twitch and YouTube 'taking misogynistic abuse in gaming seriously' September 28, 2016Newsbeat's hears from the biggest hosts of online gaming content in the world about the abuse some women face when they stream or share videos.
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