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Thank Goodness! Set Your Clocks Forward — Daylight Savings Time Begins at 2:00 a.m. Sunday, March 10

Spring forward, fall back; the world turns once more on the seasons. Time to think about planting that garden (Courtesy: Paris Pelo Chino Albright on Facebook)

Spring forward, fall back; the world turns once more on the seasons. Time to think about planting that garden, if not to get to work or your Buddhist meeting on time on Sunday (Courtesy: Paris Pelo Chino Albright on Facebook)

How To Adjust To The Shock of Daylight Savings Time 2013 (empowernetwork.com)
Daylight Saving Time (techlearning.com)
Spring Forward: Why do we change our clocks? (wgno.com)
Why do we Spring Forward? Tidbits and Thoughts of Daylight Savings (stephaniehardman1.wordpress.com)
Daylight Saving Time: Dangerous For Your Heart? (detroit.cbslocal.com)
5 interesting facts about daylight savings time (cbc.ca)

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~ by blksista on March 8, 2013.

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Tags: Clock, Facebook, Fall, Long Days, Spring, Summer, Sunshine, The Seasons, The Sun, United States, Vacation, Warm Weather, Winter, Wisconsin

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The Madison WI Capitol Times

'Lean On Pete' is a tender and tough story of a boy and his horse April 26, 2018
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Questioning your 2018 property assessment? Read our explainer April 26, 2018
Residents still have time to question their numbers this year. How do residents know if their assessment is accurate? And if it isn't, what can they do about it?
Jocelyne Rubi-Mendez: Congress must pass protections for Dreamers April 26, 2018
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O'Keeffe Middle School students work with local restaurants for 'Top Chef'-style competition April 26, 2018
On Thursday, Georgia O’Keeffe Middle School will host its third annual “Top Chef” fundraiser. The event is free and open to the public and takes place at the school, 510 S. Thornton Ave., from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Over…
Futurism and punk rock collide in 'House of Tomorrow' April 26, 2018
Futurism and punk rock share an idealism that the world really can be changed. In “House of Tomorrow,” the two movements overlap in small, rather sweet stories of two teenage boys who help each other change theirs.
Matt Rothschild: Local democracy is under assault in Wisconsin April 26, 2018
Powerful people and groups don’t like democracy; it interferes with their ability to maximize profits. So they do what they can to limit democracy. And it’s easier — it’s more efficient — to buy up the governor and the Legislature…
E.J. Dionne Jr.: Macron on Trumpism: Non! April 26, 2018
French President Emmanuel Macron showed he will not be trifled with. He used a speech to a joint session of Congress to engage in a full-scale takedown of Trumpism, wrapped in a love letter to the United States and a…
Former UW-Oshkosh officials charged with crimes for foundation loan guarantees April 26, 2018
Ex-chancellor Richard Wells and vice chancellor Thomas Sonnleitner charged with five felony counts each.

The New York Times

The Cosby Verdict: Did the #MeToo Movement Sway the Jury? April 26, 2018
Between Bill Cosby’s first trial and this one came the revelations over Harvey Weinstein and other powerful men that invigorated the #MeToo movement.
Genealogy Websites Were Key to Big Break in Golden State Killer Case April 26, 2018
Investigators used DNA from crime scenes and plugged that genetic profile into a private online genealogy database, tracing DNA to the suspect, Joseph James DeAngelo.
Suspect Arrested in Golden State Killer Case April 26, 2018
Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, was arrested at a home in Citrus Heights, Calif. The so-called Golden State Killer is thought to have killed 12 people, raped at least 45 people and burglarized more than 120 homes in the 1970s and ’80s.
What We Know About Joseph James DeAngelo, the Golden State Killer Suspect April 26, 2018
After a decades-long search to solve a string of rapes and murders in California, Mr. DeAngelo, a former police officer, came under scrutiny last week.
E. Coli Flare-Up Is Largest Multistate Outbreak Since 2006 April 26, 2018
At least 84 people have been infected so far, according to health officials, who traced the illnesses to romaine lettuce from southwestern Arizona.
Search for ‘Golden State Killer’ Leads to Arrest of Ex-Cop April 26, 2018
Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, is the suspect in the case of a serial killer and rapist who terrorized communities in California in the 1970s and 1980s.
Teachers in Arizona and Colorado Walk Out Over Education Funding April 26, 2018
The walkouts are the latest surge of a protest movement that has already swept through West Virginia, Oklahoma and Kentucky.
Fact-Checking Trump’s ‘Fox & Friends’ Interview April 26, 2018
President Trump made statements about Iran, unemployment among black Americans, his record on deregulation and the 2016 election results that were imprecise or lacked context.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Bourbon Street reconstruction cost doubles, start of 2nd half delayed to May 2018 August 23, 2017
Final cost has jumped from original estimate of $6 million to over $13 million.
Jailed man is choked unconscious in Orleans jail after card game tiff: OPSO April 26, 2018
Vincent Cooley faces a charge of second-degree battery for the alleged assault.
Hollygrove man accused of repeatedly sexually abusing 10-year-old indicted on rape charge April 26, 2018
The abuse is alleged to have occurred between Sept. 26, 2014 and March 13, 2017.
Man accused of setting person on fire behind vacant store indicted for murder April 26, 2018
David Klein, 52, is accused of killing 28-year-old Henry Dunaway on Feb. 23.
St. Claude Avenue Bridge to close 10 days for structural repairs April 26, 2018
Nearly 100-year-old bridge will have repaired "critical" parts that "have become damaged over time."
Vitamin retailer GNC says it's closing 200 stores April 26, 2018
It has 20 locations in the New Orleans area.
NOPD searches for car involved in New Orleans East drive-by murder April 26, 2018
The NOPD is searching for a vehicle involved in the fatal shooting of 31-year-old Ronnie Shallerhorn and the injuring of a second 57-year-old victim in New Orleans East.
Award-winning writer Jesmyn Ward will give Tulane's commencement speech April 26, 2018
Tulane President Mike Fitts called Ward "a literary icon" who has been hailed as the heir to William Faulkner.

The Guardian, UK

Bill Cosby found guilty in sexual assault trial in milestone for #MeToo era April 26, 2018
Comedian, 80, faces possible 15 to 30 years in prison after trialVerdict in 2004 incident follows dozens of accusations against CosbyIn a verdict that seemed destined to stand as a major milestone in the #MeToo movement against sexual assault, the once beloved actor and comedian Bill Cosby was convicted by a Pennsylvania jury on Thursday of drugging and mole […]
Nine teenage hikers killed in Israel flash floods April 26, 2018
Police say 15 rescued and one still missing from group hiking south of Dead SeaNine Israeli teenagers who were hiking south of the Dead Sea have been killed by flash floods, Israel’s rescue service said. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said 25 students in a pre-army course were “caught off guard” near Arava in southern Israel and some were “washed away” by […]
'Obscene masquerade': Russia criticised over Douma chemical attack denial April 26, 2018
Witnesses taken to The Hague to say no attack took place in Damascus suburb on 7 April Russia has been accused of carrying out an “obscene masquerade” for transporting 17 Syrian people to Europe to assert that no chemical weapons attack occurred in the town of Douma earlier this month.The supposed witnesses were unveiled by Russia at the headquarters of the […]
Protests in Spain as five men cleared of teenager's gang rape April 26, 2018
Men found guilty of lesser offence of sexual abuse of 18-year-old during Pamplona festivalProtests are being held across Spain after five men accused of the gang rape of a teenager during the running of the bulls festival in Pamplona were found guilty of the lesser offence of sexual abuse.The attack two years ago prompted a national outcry, as did the subseq […]
10m Syrians at risk of forfeiting homes under new property law April 26, 2018
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Dublin patron saint's preserved heart recovered by police April 26, 2018
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White House releases pictures of Mike Pompeo shaking hands with Kim Jong-un April 26, 2018
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Priest found dead in Mexico in the same week as two others were killed April 26, 2018
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The BBC

Bill Cosby found guilty of sexual assault in retrial April 26, 2018
The US comedian is convicted on all three counts of drugging and molesting a woman 14 years ago.
EX-CIA chief Mike Pompeo confirmed as secretary of state April 26, 2018
The ex-CIA chief is voted in by senators after a bruising confirmation battle.
Spain 'wolf pack' case: Thousands protest over rape ruling April 26, 2018
The failure of a court to convict five men of raping a young woman prompts outrage nationwide.
Kim Jong-un to meet Moon Jae-in at Korean border for summit April 26, 2018
The North Korean leader will be the first to enter the South since the end of the Korean war in 1953.
Israel flash flood: Nine teenaged hikers dead in south April 26, 2018
Nine 18-year-olds have died and one is missing after floodwater swept them away in southern Israel.
Double amputee crawls up Colorado's 2,700-step Manitou Incline April 26, 2018
"I just decided I was going to do it," Mandy Horvath says of her odyssey up the steep Colorado trail.
Philippines protests as Kuwait expels envoy over maid 'rescues' April 26, 2018
The Philippine envoy is told to leave after videos show embassy staff helping domestic workers.
Russia says its witnesses discredit alleged chemical attack in Syria April 26, 2018
Russia says witnesses disprove the alleged gas attack, but the UK calls it a 'despicable stunt'.

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