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The Madison WI Capitol Times
- State Debate: Ron Johnson's health care stance; the 'inadequate' state budget; Milwaukee's chance to get Amazon expansion lead the debate September 22, 2017A daily roundup of interesting newspaper editorials and blog posts from around Madison and Wisconsin.
- Candidate apologizes for letter seeking contributions September 22, 2017MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut mayor who's running for governor has apologized for seeking campaign contributions from city employees, a move critics say may violate state elections law.
- Kelly Aanrud: Climate change is personal for our farm family September 22, 2017The most threatening aspect of climate change, in addition to the extreme weather conditions, is undoubtedly the tick-borne diseases.
- It ain't easy being green with envy in witty 'Brad's Status' September 22, 2017A white male with a midlife crisis isn’t exactly new material for a movie, but White’s screenplay and Stiller’s performance are so alive to both the silliness and the sadness of Brad’s predicament that it becomes something fresh and piercing.
- Betty Koehl: We must condemn neo-Nazis and white supremacists September 22, 2017Dear Editor: I am a progressive. I’ve attended many protests. I’ve been on the Sauk City Bridge protesting the Iraq War and during the Scott Walker recall effort. Along with members of Indivisible Sauk Prairie, I’ve been on the bridge…
- Plain Talk: 'That boy don't act right' September 22, 2017A 74-year-old Texan is traveling the country silently holding a sign expressing his feeling about President Trump.
- Paul Fanlund: A story of immigrants, then and now September 22, 2017What’s happening in Rockford, Illinois, now suggests that today’s immigrants are really no different than those of a century ago.
- Earl Stahl: Wolves don't belong in settled areas September 21, 2017Dear Editor: Shirley Clements' recent letter deserves an answer. Her pejorative comments are best ignored. Apparently she has a problem with hunters as well as Wisconsin Wolf Facts.
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- Puerto Rico Faces Mountain of Obstacles on the Road to Recovery September 22, 2017For an island long crippled by enormous debt and an essentially bankrupt financial system, Puerto Rico’s road back has gone from long to seemingly endless.
- For Puerto Ricans Off the Island, a Struggle to Make Contact After Maria September 21, 2017With all power out and most cell towers down, many Puerto Ricans found themselves unable to communicate with loved ones on the storm-ravaged island.
- Hurricane Maria Updates: In Puerto Rico, the Storm ‘Destroyed Us’ September 22, 2017Puerto Ricans are facing the crushing devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria — splintered homes, uprooted trees and floodwaters coursing through streets.
- Maria Strikes, and Puerto Rico Goes Dark September 21, 2017Less than two weeks after Hurricane Irma, a new storm made a direct hit on the island, knocking out its power grid.
- Battle Over Confederate Monuments Moves to the Cemeteries September 21, 2017Calls to remove cemetery monuments are raising questions. Are such monuments really on public display? Should they be treated like the ones in public squares?
- ‘The Pills Are Everywhere’: How the Opioid Crisis Claims Its Youngest Victims September 20, 2017Increasingly, toddlers and young children are being found unconscious or dead after consuming an adult’s drugs.
- Puerto Rico Loses Power and Sets a Curfew September 21, 2017The storm, which killed at least one person in Puerto Rico, regained “major hurricane status” early Thursday, marching toward the Dominican Republic as a Category 3 system.
- Amid Protests, St. Louis Mayor Walks a Political Tightrope September 20, 2017Mayor Lyda Krewson promised to curb violence and heal racial divisions. Then a former police officer was acquitted of murder.
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- Bourbon Street reconstruction cost doubles, start of 2nd half delayed to May 2018 August 23, 2017Final cost has jumped from original estimate of $6 million to over $13 million.
- Catch basin cleaner loses New Orleans job over dumping 'cans, bottles, Mardi Gras beads' September 22, 2017The trash removed from basins need to be separated before it can be dumped in a landfill.
- Old Metairie celebrates New Orleans' signature sanhwich with new festival September 22, 2017The Muffuletta Festival was Mark Subervielle's idea and creation and it's no secret as to why. Nor-Joe's has some of the best muffulettas in the city.
- Fiery pumpkin crash closes Florida interstate on 1st day of fall: report September 22, 2017An 18-wheeler carrying pumpkins crashed and erupted into flames.
- Jimmy Kimmel has a new target: John Kennedy, Louisiana's other senator September 22, 2017Television talk-show host skewers Republican health care bill for third consecutive night
- Texas 'sanctuary cities' law goes before 5th Circuit in New Orleans September 22, 2017Texas police chiefs could face criminal charges for not complying with requests to detain people jailed on non-immigration offenses.
- Hurricane Maria hits Turks and Caicos Islands September 22, 2017In Puerto Rico, Maria could drop up to 40 inches of rain in isolated areas.
- 'Rocket Man' vs. the 'Dotard.' Heaven help us all | Opinion September 22, 2017President Donald Trump calls North Korean leader Kim Jong-un a "Rocket Man." Kim calls Trump a "dotard." It would be funny if they both didn't control nuclear weapons.
The Guardian, UK
- Japan braces as North Korea threatens hydrogen bomb test in Pacific September 22, 2017Kim Jong-un warns ‘deranged’ Trump he will ‘pay dearly’ for North Korea threatsTrump says Kim ‘who is obviously a madman’ will be ‘tested like never before’Japan must brace itself for the possible launch of a nuclear-armed North Korean missile over its territory if the regime carries out a threat to test a hydrogen bomb in the Pacific Ocean, Japan’s defence […]
- Angela Merkel's Ikea appeal makes her part of Germany's furniture September 22, 2017Few doubt the chancellor’s ‘flatpack’ formula will win her another election, but can it meet the challenges of the next four years?Throughout her 12 years in power, Angela Merkel’s political obituarists have ever been eager to spot the wobbly legs or worn-out hinges that could signal an imminent collapse – be it over her handling of Germany’s nuclear phase-o […]
- Barzani on the Kurdish referendum: 'We refuse to be subordinates' September 22, 2017Exclusive: Iraq’s Kurdish leader tells the Guardian why the independence vote is so vital, and how he will defy global oppositionIraq’s Kurdish leader, Masoud Barzani, is on the edge of defying overwhelming international opposition to take the Kurds to a landmark referendum he says will end the region’s role in a broken, sectarian Iraq, and pave the way to i […]
- 'Longest saree' wedding in Sri Lanka investigated over use of children September 22, 2017About 250 pupils from a state-owned school were deployed to carry the two-mile bridal train during record attempt in KandyA Sri Lankan couple are under investigation for deploying hundreds of schoolchildren to carry the train of the bride’s saree during a wedding ceremony.About 250 students from a state-owned school carried the bride’s two-mile train as she […]
- Entire towns in Mexico flattened as scale of earthquake damage emerges September 21, 2017Thousands of left homeless in towns and communities outside Mexico City as official rescue and relief efforts struggle to cope with the widespread destructionMexico earthquake: rescuers keep searching as death toll climbs to 250 – liveRescuers work to pull children from collapsed school in Mexico CityHopes that rescuers will find more survivors trapped benea […]
- Israeli jets bombed site close to Damascus airport, reports say September 22, 2017Assad affiliated social media reports say at least two missiles were fired in third attack by Israeli military on targets associated with Hezbollah Israeli jets have reportedly bombed an area near the Damascus international airport in the third attack in as many weeks by the Israeli military on targets associated with the Lebanese group Hezbollah.According t […]
- Puerto Rico battered by Hurricane Maria: 'Devastation – it's everywhere' September 21, 2017Worst storm to hit Puerto Rico in 80 years felled trees and smashed buildingsGovernor’s spokesman describes scene of ‘total devastation’After hours of hurricane-force winds and torrential rain, Puerto Ricans emerged from shelters on Thursday morning to find that their island was still under threat from landslides, flash floods and crippled water and electric […]
- Facebook to give Congress thousands of ads bought by Russians during election September 21, 2017Mark Zuckerberg says providing ads will ‘help government authorities complete the vitally important work of assessing what happened’ in the electionFacebook will provide to Congress the contents of 3,000 advertisements purchased by Russians during the 2016 US presidential race, Mark Zuckerberg announced on Thursday, following weeks of scrutiny surrounding th […]
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- North Korea: Trump and Kim call each other mad September 22, 2017North Korea's leader ratchets up the war of words, but the US president responds in kind.
- Hurricane Maria eye nears Turks and Caicos Islands September 22, 2017The storm remains a dangerous category 3, as Puerto Rico counts the costs of its devastation.
- Syrian activist and journalist daughter 'murdered' in Istanbul September 22, 2017The bodies of Orouba and Halla Barakat were found in their flat in Istanbul, Turkish police say.
- France's Macron signs labour reforms in law, defying protests September 22, 2017Protesters have condemned France's new labour laws, but they are a key part of the president's plans.
- Alarm as 'super malaria' spreads in South East Asia September 22, 2017The usual treatments are failing 60% of the time in some regions of Cambodia, scientists say.
- Erdogan protesters beaten and ejected from New York speech September 22, 2017Violence erupts at a New York hotel as protesters heckle Turkey's leader with chants of "terrorist".
- 'World's busiest crossing' to shut for days September 22, 2017The San Ysidro border crossing is closing for the weekend to enable construction work to go ahead.
- Mexico earthquake: Death toll rises as search for survivors goes on September 22, 2017Rescuers believe survivors could still be found beneath buildings toppled by Tuesday's tremor.
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