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- Eric H. Holder Jr.: Bipartisan support for criminal justice reform means it's time to act March 1, 2015Both conservatives and progressives are calling for criminal justice reform. Congress should not risk letting this moment of opportunity pass.
- Budget, right-to-work bill, presidential bid top topics among last week's most-read stories March 1, 2015A proposed deletion of language related to sexual assault information and reporting launched a firestorm of criticism from the left.
- Robin Tanke: We must stand together in solidarity March 1, 2015Dear Editor: The time is now to serve. The time is now to act in the best interest of our neighbor. To not respond to the news of the day with acts of self-preservation, for that is what those…
- Scott Walker on amnesty as part of immigration reform: 'My view has changed' March 1, 2015"Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace grilled the governor on a change in positions since a 2013 interview.
- Jeannie Blaney: Why is GOP trying to kill the middle class? March 1, 2015Dear Editor: I am a union activist from British Columbia, Canada. I am a worker.
- Your Right to Know: Court needs to clarify access to driver records March 1, 2015To protect the public's right to know, it's vital for reporters to get access to police reports.
- Madison experiences coldest February in 79 years March 1, 2015Last month tied for the fifth-coldest February in 147 years of records in Madison.
- Interactive: Mapping Madison's graffiti complaints since 2005 March 1, 2015A rash of reports of graffiti on Madison's west side two weeks ago went against a trend of decreasing graffiti cases.
The Chicago Tribune
- Thousands rally in Moscow to honor slain foe of President Putin March 1, 2015Tens of thousands of people marched through the rain in Moscow on Sunday, bearing flowers and tying black ribbons to railings in honor of slain Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down late Friday night.
- Autopsy: Minoso died from tear in pulmonary artery March 1, 2015White Sox great Minnie Minoso died from a tear in his pulmonary artery caused by "chronic obstructive pulmonary disease," an autopsy found Sunday afternoon.
- Marshawn Lynch: 'I was expecting the ball' on decisive Super Bowl play March 1, 2015Like everyone else on the planet, Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch was expecting to get the ball on the play that decided Super Bowl XLIX, he says.
- Bulls lose to Clippers; Jimmy Butler leaves with elbow injury March 1, 2015The summary
- Lady Gaga, Vince Vaughn take icy lake plunge for Special Olympics March 1, 2015Vince Vaughn plunged first and emerged, dripping with icy Lake Michigan water. But it was the sudden appearance of another star who turned heads and had spectators whispering "Is that really her?"
- Blackhawks' Patrick Sharp addresses 'false' rumors March 1, 2015It was an emotional Patrick Sharp who stood in the dressing room of the Chicago Blackhawks' practice facility and spoke of the toll that rumors on the Internet have taken on him and his family.
- Ebola fear puts Sierra Leone vice president in quarantine March 1, 2015Sierra Leone's vice president has put himself in quarantine following the death from Ebola of one of his security guards.
- Embattled new Highland Park superintendent resigns before she begins March 1, 2015The embattled new superintendent for Highland Park and Deerfield high schools has requested to be released from her contract, according to an email sent to staff of Township High School District 113 over the weekend.
The New York Times
- Frozen Fishing From a New England Port March 1, 2015The icy winter has slowed commerce in normally bustling New Bedford, Mass., the nation’s top commercial fishing port.
- Amid Rising Tensions, Kerry Says Netanyahu Is Welcome to Speak in U.S. March 1, 2015Secretary of State John Kerry’s comments in a television interview were the latest in the back-and-forth over the Israeli prime minister’s decision to speak to Congress about Iran.
- G.O.P. Race Starts in Lavish Haunts of Rich Donors March 1, 2015In one resort town after another, the Republican presidential hopefuls are making their case to exclusive gatherings of donors whose wealth was unleashed by the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision.
- Detained American Missionaries Leave Venezuela March 1, 2015The four missionaries, who were held for three days and questioned by Venezuelan authorities, were on their way home on Saturday.
- U.S. Appeals Court Rejects Fifth Attempt to Move Boston Marathon Bombing Trial March 1, 2015Upholding a federal district judge’s three denials, a panel voted 2 to 1 to allow the trial to proceed in the city where the attacks occurred.
- Targeting Inequality, This Time on Public Transit February 28, 2015A new project in Seattle, closely watched around the nation, gives discounts on public transit to people whose household income is no more than two times the federal poverty level.
- Opinion: Make School a Democracy February 28, 2015Children will learn better. Look at rural Colombia.
- Opinion: As Oil Prices Fall, Houston Shudders February 28, 2015America’s energy hub prays for the cost of gasoline to rise.
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- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker: 'I don't believe in amnesty' March 1, 2015Gov. Scott Walker once envisioned a world where the 11 million immigrants living in the country illegally could embark on a path to citizenship.
- Utility crew digs up rare Native American pendant in Ohio March 1, 2015A rare Native American pendant dating to the fifth century has been discovered by a crew doing utility work in southwest Ohio.
- Late-winter storms spread across areas of California, Southwest March 1, 2015LOS ANGELES -- Parts of California were getting a welcome dose of rain and snow from a storm system moving through the state, while late-winter weather dumped snow elsewhere in the Southwest.
- Vaccine-preventable diseases are back! But are they here to stay? March 1, 2015As the number of measles cases in California over the past 2½ months rose Friday to 130, the Golden State is still battling its worst whooping cough epidemic in seven decades — all of which is making many Californians wonder if they’re here to stay.
- Winter weather: California awaits storm, snow in Southwest February 28, 2015Parts of the Southwest dealt with a second day of snow Saturday as Californians spent the day waiting for the start of a storm that was expected to bring much-needed rain for much of the state.
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
- Hit-and-run driver who killed 6-year-old follows one bad decision with another: Jarvis DeBerry February 28, 2015Giving Arthur Toledano time to think doesn't seem to benefit him very much. In fact, the opposite seems to be true. Given time to think, Toledano makes disturbingly bad decisions. The most infamous is Toledano's heartless decision to drive away...
- Common Core puts Jay Dardenne at odds with gubernatorial opponents March 1, 2015BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Among Louisiana's candidates for governor, Republican Jay Dardenne is alone in his support for the divisive Common Core education standards, a position that could help define his campaign. Stakeholders in the heated education debate disagree about...
- John Fleming denies plot to remove Speaker Boehner and Steve Scalise vows continued fight against Obama's immigration order March 1, 2015WASHINGTON -- The reported plot by some of the House's most conservative members to unseat Speaker John Boehner isn't going to happen, according to several of those leading a new right-wing caucus said to be the plot's instigators. "There's no move...
- New Orleans business owners: Learn how to file business personal property taxes online March 1, 2015Tax records for business personal property -- non real-estate assets that businesses are required to pay taxes on -- are now searchable online, thanks to recent upgrades of the Orleans Parish Assessor's website. Businesses owners can also now fill out their personal...
- St. Tammany doctor shot to death by his wife after altercation March 1, 2015Dr. Wayne Breen, a Covington area physician, was shot and killed by his wife in their Folsom-area home early Sunday morning, according to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff's Office received a call from Kacie Breen, the victim's...
- Inequality in transportation plagues New Orleans and the nation, website reports March 1, 2015New Orleans' transportation system isn't geared to serve those who need it most. The routes are robust in those neighborhoods where the population tends to be more middle class and white. The city is not alone, the news website Slate...
- With New Orleans murders on rise, city's only encouraging crime statistic in jeopardy March 1, 2015With all other categories of serious crime in New Orleans seeing sharp - sometimes astronomical - increases last year, Mayor Mitch Landrieu's administration has sought to put the public at ease by emphasizing a decline in murders for three consecutive years....
- Plantation life in the 18th and 19th centuries will highlight Spring Heritage Day in Destrehan March 1, 2015A highlight of the educational event is hands-on experiences in some of the featured folk life crafts.
The Guardian, UK
- Mohammed Emwazi 'the best employee we ever had', says former boss in Kuwait March 1, 2015Kuwaiti-born Londoner identified as Isis killer was ‘calm and decent’ as a stellar 21-year-old salesman but disappeared in April 2010 after returning to UKMohammed Emwazi, the Briton identified as an Islamic State executioner, was once a star salesman for a Kuwaiti IT company, the Guardian has learned, in fresh revelations about the journey from normality to […]
- Boris Nemtsov: tens of thousands march in memory of murdered politician March 1, 2015Mood of quiet dismay as crowds mourn Vladimir Putin’s adversary who was gunned down near the Kremlin on FridayThey came with placards and plaintive cries of “shame” – a vast column of mourners snaking through central Moscow to commemorate the latest Russian opposition figure to meet a wretched fate. But as tens of thousands trudged through the bone-chilling […]
- Alexis Tsipras comes under fire from Spanish prime minister March 1, 2015Mariano Rajoy hits back over accusation that Spain and Portugal deliberately tried to topple Syriza administration in AthensGreece’s anti-austerity government has denied that it sees Europe through the prism of “hostile and friendly countries” as the Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy hit back at accusations that Spain and Portugal had deliberately tried t […]
- Netanyahu flies to Washington to deliver US Congress speech March 1, 2015Israel’s prime minister will deliver address on Iran’s nuclear programme despite senior Israeli security figures calling on him to cancelIsrael’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, is due to arrive in Washington to deliver a controversial speech to Congress on Iran, rebuffing numerous calls from former senior Israeli security officials who have urged him to […]
- Nigerian mob kills girl accused of being suicide bomber March 1, 2015Teenager brutally beaten to death in north-east city of Bauchi after crowd at market reportedly find two bottles strapped to her bodyA crowd has beaten to death a teenage girl accused of planning to be a suicide bomber and then set her body on fire, according to police and witnesses.A second suspect, also a teenage girl, was arrested at Muda Lawal, the bigge […]
- Obama is backing plans to raise standard of brokers – but consumers could be key March 1, 2015The president wants financial advisers to meet ‘the fiduciary standard’ – put customers’ interests first – but a bottom-up approach could be just as effectiveA billion dollars a month. That’s the approximate cost of America’s failure to forge ahead with one of the reforms that would have the most immediate and direct impact on the financial wellbeing of the […]
- Warren Buffett admits 'thumb-sucking' over Tesco cost him $444m March 1, 2015In a letter to shareholders, the American billionaire said he had made a ‘huge mistake’ by investing in the supermarketBillionaire investor Warren Buffett has admitted that “thumb-sucking” over selling his Tesco stake cost $444m (£287.6m), one of the biggest losses in his investment company’s history.Buffett’s firm Berkshire Hathaway was still Tesco’s third- […]
- Security officials suspect US drone strike killed three al-Qaida militants in Yemen February 28, 2015The US has launched several strikes in recent weeks, reflecting Washington’s resolve to keep fighting militants despite Yemen’s political paralysis Related: Sharif Mobley: lawyers for man missing in Yemeni prison say US left him behind A suspected US drone strike on Saturday in central Yemen killed three men believed to be al-Qaida militants, security offici […]
The BBC
- Mass rally for Nemtsov in Moscow March 1, 2015Tens of thousands of people march in Moscow to honour Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, who was shot dead on Friday.
- Nigerian mob kills bomb suspect March 1, 2015A young woman is beaten to death by a Nigerian mob in the belief she was on a suicide mission, in an area hit by Boko Haram attacks.
- New avalanches strike Afghanistan March 1, 2015Fresh avalanches hit Afghanistan's Panjshir valley closing off areas already difficult to reach, local officials say, after the death of scores of people.
- MH370 teams trial long-haul tracking March 1, 2015Three countries are to trial a new method of tracking planes, which could help avoid incidents like the disappearance of flight MH370.
- Finnish punk band set for Eurovision March 1, 2015A punk band made up of musicians with learning disabilities is chosen to represent Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest.
- Estonia coalition has election lead March 1, 2015Estonia's governing coalition is in the lead, as early results are declared in the general election, but an ethnic Russia party is also tipped to do well.
- 'Hundreds' of S Sudan boys seized March 1, 2015Hundreds of South Sudanese boys have been kidnapped and forced to become child soldiers, the UN says, blaming a government-allied militia.
- Prince William arrives in China March 1, 2015The Duke of Cambridge arrives in China for a four-day visit, becoming the first UK royal to visit the country in nearly 30 years.
The Independent, UK
- Top US general 'very concerned' about Britain's defence cuts March 1, 2015The US army’s most senior general has said he is “very concerned” about the effect of cuts to the UK military’s budget.
- Larry David's new play: How a funeral inspired a Broadway hit for the Seinfeld creator March 1, 2015Larry David has got himself into a jam. He went to a funeral and saw something funny in it, so he spun the experience into a play. He didn’t know how it would turn out and he certainly didn’t imagine acting in it. But now it’s on Broadway, it is his name in lights on the marquee and ticket sales are astronomical.
- America's first slavery museum established at Django Unchained plantation - 150 years after slavery outlawed March 1, 2015One hundred and fifty years after the 13th Amendment to the Constitution formally ended slavery, the first museum to this vast, difficult and still reverberating part of American history has been opened.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to arrive in US and make controversial Iran speech March 1, 2015Benjamin Netanyahu has set off for the US to deliver a speech on Iran – a controversy that has seen relations between him and Barack Obama plunge to an all-time low.
- William Shatner expresses sadness at missing Leonard Nimoy's funeral March 1, 2015The actor William Shatner has spoken of his sadness at missing today’s funeral of Leonard Nimoy – the man he played opposite as Capt James T Kirk of the USS Enterprise.
- Victor Barnard: US pastor accused of sexually assaulting young girls is detained in Brazil March 1, 2015Officials in Brazil have detained a self-styled American priest accused of sexually assaulting young women while heading a religious group in the US Mid West.
- US weather: Icebreakers sent to Hudson river as bitter temperatures disrupt shipping routes February 28, 2015The US coastguard has had to deploy icebreakers on New York's waterways to keep shipping and ferry traffic running.
- US coastguard icebreakers clear New York's Hudson river February 28, 2015The US coastguard has had to deploy icebreakers on New York's waterways to keep shipping and ferry traffic running.
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