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Kane Wong: Students should go to college to learn, not relax in luxury apartments September 26, 2016
Dear Editor: My favorite part of "Moving on up: High-end student apartments are changing more than just Madison's skyline," is Chase’s philosophy, which is sadly characteristic of our generation (I am 25). He talks about the conveniences of the Hub…
John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats talks wrestling and writing September 26, 2016
When he performs with his band The Mountain Goats on Wednesday at the Majestic, John Darnielle will be singing songs celebrating the lives of professional wrestlers.
Morning briefing: Push on to get Wisconsin voters required photo IDs September 26, 2016
Stories that are making the news today in Madison and around the state and country.
State Debate: Scott Walker needs a "second act" to bolster state's economy, contends John Torinus September 26, 2016
A daily roundup of interesting newspaper editorials and blog posts from around Madison and Wisconsin.
Norman Sannes: Tell Mayor Soglin to not cut police funds or delay station September 26, 2016
Dear Editor: So the mayor was too busy to attend the citywide neighborhood watch meeting held Sept. 21 at the MPD Training Facility (so much for supporting your police and your communities, mayor)!
Plain Talk: Where's uproar over Trump's foundation using money to settle suits? September 26, 2016
Hillary Clinton is almost always held to a higher standard than is Trump by what Republicans insist is the liberally biased mainstream media. Here's another example.
Q&A: Diversity onstage and off is Ed Holmes' new challenge September 26, 2016
Holmes, former principal at West High School, is Overture's new director of diversity and inclusion. One month in, he's starting with outreach.
Tim Deneen: If pay bar dues, pay union dues too September 25, 2016
Dear Editor: Our attorney general has placed a request in his budget for the state to take responsibility for DOJ lawyers bar association dues. Perhaps they would also consider paying the union dues of our public service employees.

The Chicago Tribune

Judge orders release of man who was convicted in 1957 murder April 15, 2016
A 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, 2016
A 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, 2016
By 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, 2016
As 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, 2016
As 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, 2016
A 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, 2016
The 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, 2016
Mayor 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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In Charlotte, Activists From Across U.S. Offer Support and Tear Gas Remedies September 26, 2016
There were bittersweet reunions this past week among those who had protested police shootings around the nation. “We are returning a favor,” one said.
What We Know About the Details of the Police Shooting in Charlotte September 26, 2016
The circumstances of the killing of Keith Lamont Scott have been a source of intense debate. Here are some questions that readers have asked The New York Times.
Scenes From New England’s Drought: Dry Wells, Dead Fish and Ailing Farms September 26, 2016
The region is struggling to cope with a dry spell that climatologists say is not expected to abate before the end of the year.
California Today: California Today: The Cool Spectacle of Snap’s Spectacles September 26, 2016
Monday: L.A. cool versus Silicon Valley geek, a sweet send-off for Vin Scully at Dodger Stadium, and a lemon festival that was light on lemons.
Millions in U.S. Climb Out of Poverty, at Long Last September 26, 2016
In 2015, 3.5 million Americans were able to breach the poverty line as an economic recovery hit a tipping point.
Why Do Obese Patients Get Worse Care? Many Doctors Don’t See Past the Fat September 26, 2016
The American health care system is ill prepared — in its attitudes, equipment and common practices — to treat the rising population of fat patients.
First Clinton-Trump Debate Is Framed by Rifts Over Race and Gender September 26, 2016
In a campaign that is now a battle over national identity and values, the candidates are more opposed over race and gender than any in decades.
Obama Climate Plan, Now in Court, May Hinge on Error in 1990 Law September 25, 2016
A failure to resolve conflicting amendments in the Clean Air Act about 26 years ago could imperil the president’s signature climate change policy.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Woman accused of trying to bring gun into courthouse, Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office says November 10, 2015
A New Orleans woman tried to put a purse with a loaded gun inside through the security belt at Orleans Parish Criminal Court
Houston strip mall shooting: 8 wounded, 2 dead, including gunman September 26, 2016
A bomb-squad robot is looking at a Porsche that's believed to be the shooter's.
Charlotte lifts curfew after fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott September 26, 2016
The death of Scott, 43, a father of seven, has turned Charlotte into the latest epicenter for the national debate about how the police treat minorities.
Some in St. Charles Parish getting lower flood insurance rates September 26, 2016
'Preferred risk policy' available to homeowners in areas thought to be at minimal risk for flood damage
St. Roch murder victim identified by coroner September 26, 2016
The fatal shooting happened Friday (Sept. 23) in the 2400 block of North Villere Street.
St. Charles Parish Wetland Watchers make a 'clean sweep' of shore line September 26, 2016
As part of the International Coastal Clean-Up, coordinated locally by the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, 84 volunteers with the Wetland Watchers Project cleaned up trash along the nature trails and lake shore line at St. Charles Parish Wetland Watchers Park....
7 Louisiana technical colleges face accreditation issues September 26, 2016
College accreditation gives students the opportunity to access federal aid including student loans and Pell grants.
Houston strip mall shooting: 6 injured, shooter dead September 26, 2016
The shooting scene is still active but contained, police say.

The Guardian, UK

Revealed: the criminals making millions from illegal wildlife trafficking September 26, 2016
Exclusive: Investigation uncovers the ringleaders profiting from $23bn annual trade in illicit animals after more than a decade of undercover surveillanceHelp fund our journalism by becoming a Guardian supporter.A major investigation into global wildlife crime today names for the first time key traffickers and links their illegal trade to corrupt officials a […]
Murders up 10.8% in biggest percentage increase since 1971, FBI data shows September 26, 2016
Rising violence in 2015 driven by increase in murders of black men and gun crime, as experts brace for political ‘hysteria’ amid 2016 electionMurders in the US rose 10.8% last year, the biggest single-year percentage jump since 1971, according to data released Monday by the FBI.The rising violence was driven by an increase in the murders of black men, and by […]
Arnold Palmer, legendary US golfer, dies aged 87 September 26, 2016
Champion widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time has died at the age of 87 in PittsburghIn pictures: The King’s greatest momentsArnold Palmer, one of the greatest players in the history of golf, has died at the age of 87, a source close to the family confirmed to magazine Golfweek. Related: 'The King' Arnold Palmer's greates […]
Russia accused of war crimes in Syria at UN security council session September 26, 2016
Accusations centre on widespread use of bunker-busting and incendiary bombs on civilians in rebel-held eastern AleppoRussia has been directly and repeatedly accused of war crimes at the UN security council in an unusually blunt session, as hopes of any form of ceasefire were flattened by the scale and ferocity of the Syrian regime’s assault on eastern Aleppo […]
Body of Sri Lankan journalist who foresaw his murder to be exhumed September 26, 2016
New autopsy ordered for Lasantha Wickrematunge, who was gunned down during the civil war after predicting he would be killed by the governmentThe body of a celebrated Sri Lankan journalist gunned down in the final months of the country’s brutal civil war in 2009 will be exhumed on Tuesday as part of a fresh investigation into his death.Lasantha Wickrematunge […]
Colombian president to sign peace deal with Farc rebels today September 26, 2016
Accord ending 52 years of fighting that has killed a quarter of a million people comes after four years of negotiationsThe Colombian president, Juan Manuel Santos, and the Marxist rebel leader Timochenko will use a pen made from a bullet on Monday to sign an agreement ending a half-century war that killed a quarter of a million people and made their nation a […]
Pakistan police accused of illegally killing hundreds of suspects a year September 26, 2016
Senior police were happy to admit the practice of ‘encounter killings’, in which about 2,000 people died in 2015, Human Rights Watch saysPolice in Pakistan may be illegally executing hundreds of people each year in fake “encounter killings”, human rights investigators have warned.The term “encounter” is a widely understood euphemism for extra-judicial killin […]
Deal-making and dirty tricks: inside the race for UN secretary general September 26, 2016
Geopolitical struggle and Balkan intrigue mean there is no clear favourite to succeed Ban Ki-moon in the world’s top diplomatic jobHacked emails, bogus Twitter accounts, smear allegations and backroom deals. Welcome to the race for the international community’s top diplomatic job – United Nations secretary general.The eventual winner of the contest will asce […]

The BBC

Syria conflict: US and UK rhetoric 'unacceptable' - Russia September 26, 2016
Russia criticises the US and UK for using "unacceptable" rhetoric in speeches on Syria at the UN, after being accused of "barbarism".
Spain Bankia fraud trial for ex-IMF boss Rodrigo Rato September 26, 2016
Former IMF chief Rodrigo Rato and 64 other bankers go on trial in Madrid over an alleged credit card racket at Spain's troubled Bankia bank.
Saudi women file petition to end male guardianship system September 26, 2016
Saudi activists are handing over a petition signed by more than 14,000 Saudi women calling for an end to the restrictive male guardianship system.
Houston gunman shot dead after opening fire at US mall September 26, 2016
Police shot dead a gunman who injured nine people in an attack at a shopping centre in Houston in the US state of Texas.
Canadian-Iranian academic Homa Hoodfar released by Iran September 26, 2016
Retired Canadian-Iranian lecturer Homa Hoodfar has been released from prison on "humanitarian grounds", Iranian state media report.
Tributes for US golf legend Arnold Palmer, who died aged 87 September 26, 2016
Some of the biggest names in golf have paid tribute to the veteran superstar Arnold Palmer, who has died aged 87.
Deutsche Bank shares hit new low September 26, 2016
Shares in one of Germany's largest banks, Deutsche, hit a new low after a weekend report says Chancellor Angela Merkel has ruled out giving it state aid.
Paris St-Germain's Serge Aurier given two-month jail term September 26, 2016
Ivory Coast footballer Serge Aurier, who plays for Paris St-Germain, is sentenced to two months in jail for assaulting a police officer.

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