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- Joe Parisi: Flooding is becoming new normal June 22, 2018“This wasn’t the norm when I was growing up, but this is the new norm, and it’s causing all sorts of problems,” Parisi said.
- Updated: Comprehensive list of Democrats running for Wisconsin governor June 22, 2018The field of Democrats seeking to unseat Republican Gov. Scott Walker is starting to narrow.
- Peggy Wireman: Stop U.S.'s latest cruel moves against families June 22, 2018Dear Editor: The U.S. government has taken cruel measures against families before. An elderly Japanese friend of mine said that when she heard about separating immigrant children from their families, her body froze. She felt like she was 6 years…
- Tech and entrepreneurship hub 100state changes leaders June 22, 2018Gregory St. Fort, an entrepreneur who has played a prominent role in Madison’s tech and startup scene, is stepping down as head of the downtown nonprofit. Claudia Seidenberg, who currently oversees operations with the group, will become its executive director.
- Wisopinion.com: 'The Insiders' weigh in on the Democratic field for governor (video) June 22, 2018WisOpinion.com Insiders Scott Jensen and Chuck Chvala weigh in.
- Cecile Richards and Lauren Peterson on making trouble and supporting women June 22, 2018As she left her post as president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Cecile Richards authored a book with Madison native Lauren Peterson called "Make Trouble: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding the Courage to…
- Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan: Q: 'And babies?' A: 'And babies' June 22, 2018Fifty years ago, four words broadcast nationally changed the course of the Vietnam War. Question: "And babies?" Answer: "And babies." Four words heard this week, "Mama, Mama. Papi, Papi," have exposed the cruelty of the Trump administration, and have powerfully…
- Wedge Issues: Dana Wachs campaigned for 'regular folks' June 22, 2018Join political reporter Jessie Opoien for Wedge Issues, a podcast catching you up with the candidates, strategists, analysts and power players in the 2018 election.
The New York Times
- How a Remote Patch of Land Turned Into a Child Migrant Shelter June 22, 2018The tent camp in Texas was built this month to house unaccompanied migrant children between the ages of 13 and 17. Satellite imagery reveals how it sprouted up and what’s inside.
- Family Separation: It’s a Problem for U.S. Citizens, Too June 22, 2018The police, prosecutors and child welfare agencies split children from their parents every day.
- In the Race for Governor, How Far Left Is Colorado Willing to Go? June 22, 2018Jared Polis, who has earned a reputation for his left-wing politics, is one of four Democrats seeking to replace Gov. John Hickenlooper, whose trademark has been moderation.
- California Today: California Today: Recalling Japanese Internment in the Era of Trump June 22, 2018Friday: A 1942 executive order that resonates today, migrant children to be sheltered at military bases, and a gorilla with an aptitude for sign language.
- Migrant Parents Wait and Hope for Their Children: ‘I Feel Like I’m Going to Die’ June 22, 2018President Trump’s executive order aimed to halt future separation of migrant families, but parents of children still in detention say they still have no idea how to get them back.
- Who Is Dolly Gee? A Look at the Judge Deciding the Fate of Trump’s Executive Order June 21, 2018The national crisis over immigration will shift to a judge’s chambers in Los Angeles, before Judge Dolly Gee, who has taken a dim view of the government’s treatment of migrants.
- Banned Pesticide Killed 13 Bald Eagles at Maryland Farm June 21, 2018The dead birds were discovered in 2016, the largest known die-off of bald eagles in the state in three decades. No one was ever charged.
- Lobsters, Small-Batch Whiskey and Trump’s Trade War June 22, 2018Business owners who are the targets of other nations’ retaliatory tariffs are worried now that President Trump’s offensive will wind up hurting them.
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The New Orleans Times-Picayune
- 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.
- Archdiocese addresses sexual abuse allegations against former deacon June 22, 2018"No one should suffer abuse and especially not by a church leader," said Archbishop Gregory Aymond in a public statement.
- Flesh-eating bacteria cases prompt warning in Alabama: report June 22, 2018People with cuts or breaks in their skin risk exposure to the bacteria in warm waters, such as the Gulf of Mexico.
- Trump, with 'angel families' behind him, stresses need for hard-line immigration stance: report June 22, 2018He accused Democrats and the news media of not caring about the "death and destruction caused by people that shouldn't be here."
- Cause of April fire at Bayou St. John warehouse is 'undetermined,' investigators say June 22, 2018No one was injured in the three-alarm fire, but three businesses were engulfed in the flames.
- State troopers helping NOPD with citywide crackdown on drugs, illegal guns, other crimes June 22, 20188 state troopers will aid NOPD in its summertime proactive policing plan, the agencies said.
- Man gets 30 years in 2012 quadruple Desire-area shooting June 22, 2018Co-defendant "no longer has an offer on the table" after rejecting a plea deal in 2016.
- Man beats his aunt, points gun at her when she says he can't live at her house: warrant June 22, 2018Police arrested Joshua Wilson, 25, on Wednesday (June 20).
The Guardian, UK
- Demagogues and charlatans are stoking fear, says Joe Biden June 22, 2018Former US vice-president compares situation to 1930s as migration convulses politicsThe former US vice-president Joe Biden has accused “demagogues and charlatans” of stirring up voters’ fears just as they did in the 1930s as the issue of migration convulses politics on both sides of the Atlantic.Biden, seen as a potential Democratic party candidate against D […]
- Trump: Republicans should 'stop wasting their time on immigration' June 22, 2018President: Democrats telling ‘phony stories of sadness and grief’Texas town denounces ‘twisted and shameful’ childrens’ campA Republican effort to reform the US immigration system teetered once again on the brink of failure on Friday, as the Trump administration continued to face fierce backlash for its crackdown on migrants at the southern border. Related: […]
- 'That's 4.2 million godparents': New Zealand basks in 'first baby' glow June 22, 2018Nation marks ‘very fine and wonderful occasion’ with joy, poetry and a hint of pinkNew Zealand is basking in a nationwide new baby glow after prime minister Jacinda Ardern announced the birth of her first child on Thursday.The arrival of the as-yet-unnamed baby girl, dubbed the “first pēpi”, made it onto every major newspaper front page on Friday. The Press […]
- Matteo Salvini: a political chameleon thriving on fears June 22, 2018The far-right Italian interior minister has stoked immigration concerns to grab the spotlightIn the early years, when he was still a secessionist who believed northern Italy should break off and become an independent state called Padania, Matteo Salvini held his fellow countrymen in such contempt that he even supported Germany over Italy in the 2006 World Cu […]
- Greece 'turning a page' as eurozone agrees deal to end financial crisis June 22, 2018Athens hails agreement to give country access to markets in August after final bailoutGreece’s government has said the country is “turning a page” after eurozone member states reached an agreement on the final elements of a plan to make its massive debt pile more manageable, ending an eight-year bailout programme.“I have to say the Greek government is happy […]
- Malaysia to reopen inquiry into murder of Mongolian model June 22, 2018Altantuya Shaariibuu, the lover of an aide of former PM Najib Razak, was killed in 2006 but a motive has never been found Malaysia will reopen the investigation into the murder of Mongolian translator Altantuya Shaariibuu, a case that has cast a shadow over the government of former prime minister Najib Razak for more than a decade.In June 2006, a pregnant Al […]
- Hungarian nationalist rock opera to retell 1920s grievances June 22, 2018Treaty that sliced up territory after first world war remains a source of anti-liberal sentimentThe signing of a 1920 peace treaty does not immediately sound like ideal subject matter for musical theatre. But on Friday and Saturday night, hundreds of singers, dancers, acrobats and horsemen will fill the vast concrete expanse of Budapest’s Heroes’ Square for […]
- UN envoy confident of Yemen deal to prevent Hodeidah port violence June 22, 2018Martin Griffiths ‘encouraged’ after ceasefire talks with Houthi rebels over strategic portThe UN’s special envoy to Yemen has expressed confidence that a deal can be struck between Houthi forces and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government to prevent an escalation of violence around the strategic port of Hodeidah. The rebel-held Red Sea port – the distribution poi […]
The BBC
- Trump hosts victims of undocumented migrants amid family separations row June 22, 2018"Angel Families" go to the White House amid outrage over the separation of migrant families.
- Car shares dip on Trump tariff tweet June 22, 2018The US president intensifies trade war with threat of a 20% tax on European cars.
- Venezuelan forces 'killed hundreds' - UN June 22, 2018The United Nations says it seems the rule of law is "virtually absent" in the crisis-wracked country.
- Italy migrant row: 'Inhumane' Malta refuses rescue ship June 22, 2018Italy had urged Malta to open its ports and called the island's decision "inhumane' and 'absurd".
- Boris Becker insists CAR diplomatic passport is genuine June 22, 2018The foreign ministry of the Central African Republic says the ex-tennis star has a fake document.
- Baron Edouard-Jean Empain who lost finger to kidnappers dies June 22, 2018Edouard-Jean Empain was an industrialist whose abduction and mutilation gripped France in 1978.
- Ethiopia's Ginbot 7 opposition movement suspends armed resistance June 22, 2018Ginbot 7 says recent reforms have given them hope that "genuine democracy" may be "a real possibility".
- What does it take to relocate a 195kg tiger in India? June 22, 2018Numerous forest officers, wildlife veterinarians - and at least five elephants.
