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- Charles Lane: Justice Kennedy shows how to save Obamacare subsidies March 6, 2015Justice Kennedy indicates a state exchange requirement is coercion and therefore unconstitutional. So if the court backs the challengers' view of Obamacare, the challengers lose and the health…
- 'Inaugural Red' from UW student brewers to be produced by Wisconsin Brewing Company March 6, 2015The red lager, the first beer from a new partnership between the university and brewery, will debut during Madison Craft Beer Week in May.
- Recent obsessions: Aero Flynn March 6, 2015Mondays through Fridays, Cap Times staffers share their pop culture fixations.
- Sandra Hanson: The thought of Scott Walker as president is terrifyiing March 6, 2015Dear Editor: This is in response to the almost amusing history and questions about Scott Walker's educational path at MarQUIT in the Washington Post. I say, "almost amusing," because after fou…
- Food Network chef Robert Irvine brings 'impossible' live show to Madison March 6, 2015The host of "Restaurant: Impossible" said "anything can happen" in his partly improvised, live culinary show, coming to Overture on Sunday.
- State Debate: Scott Walker's criticism of Hillary Clinton's emails produces an outcry March 6, 2015A daily roundup of interesting newspaper editorials and blog posts from around Madison and Wisconsin.
- Top 5 flicks to pick: 'War of the Worlds,' 'Chappie,' 'Duck Soup Cinema' March 6, 2015A busy week for movies include a visit from the writer of "Jurassic Park" and Charlie Chaplin shorts at the Capitol Theater.
- The Day Ahead, March 6: MMOCA Nights, Duncan Trussell, 'Blurt!' March 6, 2015Your daily guide to what's happening in and around Madison.
The Chicago Tribune
- Bears to trade receiver Brandon Marshall to Jets: report March 6, 2015Brandon Marshall’s time with the Chicago Bears is apparently over. ESPN reports that new Bears general manager Ryan Pace traded the five-time Pro Bowl receiver to the New York Jets, signifying a new course for a franchise that’s looking to turn the page after last...
- Apple to replace AT&T in Dow Jones industrial average March 6, 2015In the Dow's elite club, Apple is in and AT&T is out.
- College of DuPage officials drink, eat well on taxpayers' dime March 6, 2015With a dozen bottles of wine, pate and $70 prix fixe plates, College of DuPage President Robert Breuder hosted a holiday dinner for the school's board of trustees in December 2013 at the campus' high-end restaurant, Waterleaf. The tab — $2,331 — was paid by taxpayers.
- After 7-year journey, NASA's Dawn craft begins orbiting dwarf planet Ceres March 6, 2015A NASA spacecraft for the first time has arrived at a dwarf planet to begin a 16-month exploration.
- Wisconsin Assembly passes right-to-work bill after 19 hours of debate March 6, 2015Wisconsin lawmakers voted along party lines Friday to make their state the 25th to enact right-to-work legislation, pushing a fast-tracked bill through the Assembly after an overnight debate and sending it on to Gov. Scott Walker for his promised signature.
- Niles North boys basketball team has to forfeit postseason win March 6, 2015Zion-Benton lost its Class 4A regional semifinal Wednesday against Niles North, but the Zee-Bees will get a rare second chance after the Vikings were disqualified from the state playoffs.
- U.S. adds a robust 295K jobs; jobless rate falls to 5.5% March 6, 2015U.S. employers extended a healthy streak of hiring in February by adding 295,000 jobs, the 12th straight monthly gain above 200,000. It was the latest sign that the U.S. economy is further strengthening and outpacing other major economies around the world.
- Harrison Ford 'banged up' but recovering from plane crash March 6, 2015Actor Harrison Ford is recovering this morning at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center a day after crash-landing his World War II-era airplane onto a Los Angeles-area golf course.
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- Jeb Bush May Be One Bush Too Many for Rank-and-File Iowa G.O.P. March 6, 2015The former Florida governor’s stands on immigration and education do not sit well with party members, some of whom say they are tired of the Bush name.
- Motherlode Blog: Introducing Motherlode’s New Artist-In-Residence: Abigail Gray Swartz March 6, 2015Welcome Abigail Gray Swartz to the Artist-in-Residence role on Motherlode.
- Motherlode Blog: After a Fire, Learning to Cook Again, One Grilled Cheese at a Time March 6, 2015I loved to cook. But after the fire, I couldn’t do it for over a year.
- Through It All, Nancy Pelosi Keeps Sway Over House Democrats March 6, 2015Representative Nancy Pelosi demonstrated her lasting authority this week in a Homeland Security vote, and she may be a vital tool for the White House at the end of President Obama’s tenure.
- Wisconsin Closer to Becoming a Right-to-Work State March 6, 2015The State Assembly approved legislation barring unions from requiring workers to pay the equivalent of dues. Gov. Scott Walker has said he will sign the measure.
- The Jobs Report: Job Growth Was Fantastic Last Month. So Why Aren’t Wages Rising More? March 6, 2015The absence of meaningful gains in American workers’ pay has been one of the lingering problems in the economy.
- Motherlode Blog: Your Turn: A Weekend Thread, Open for Comments March 6, 2015Welcome to Motherlode’s weekly open thread. Do you have thoughts about the news this week, and how it affects families? A question to ask? A rant to share? This is your place. Go.
- Assignment America: Selma March 6, 2015Fifty years after the police viciously attacked hundreds of marchers in a pivotal moment of the civil rights movement, Selma, Ala., defies neat story lines.
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- Hillary Clinton emails: What's a 'homebrew' email server? March 6, 2015WASHINGTON (AP) -- No, it's not always a room filled with wires and glowing blue lights. It's probably not even the size of your furnace.
- SF Giants, Silicon Valley firms urge supreme court to declare right to same-sex marriage March 6, 2015Bay Area businesses ranging from the San Francisco Giants to Silicon Valley firms such as Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. are among 379 companies that asked the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday to declare a constitutional right to same-sex marriage.
- First biosimilar drug approved by FDA, cheaper biotech medication on way March 6, 2015Federal health officials have approved the first lower-cost copy of a biotech drug to reach the U.S. market, a long-awaited milestone that could generate billions in savings for insurers, doctors and patients.
- Vigorous job growth continues, unemployment falls to 5.5 percent March 6, 2015U.S. employers extended a healthy streak of hiring in February by adding 295,000 jobs, the 12th straight monthly gain above 200,000. It was the latest sign that the U.S. economy is further strengthening and outpacing other major economies around the world.
- Jerdon's babbler, long thought extinct, reappears to answer recorded song March 6, 2015YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Scientists say a tiny, brown bird long thought to be extinct has been rediscovered in Myanmar's grasslands, but its fragmented habitat is threatened by human encroachment.
- Fifty Shades of Grey costume gets kid booted from 'favorite character' day March 6, 2015LONDON (AP) -- Thousands of British students mark World Book Day by going to school in costume as their favorite fictional characters.
- Ceres mission: NASA's Dawn enters orbit around dwarf planet March 6, 2015LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A NASA spacecraft for the first time has arrived at a dwarf planet to begin a 16-month exploration.
- Australian drug smugglers to face firing squad as Indonesia rejects prisoner swap March 6, 2015CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Indonesian officials said Thursday they will reject an Australian offer to swap prisoners as part of a last-ditch attempt to save the lives of two Australian drug smugglers expected to face a firing squad within days.
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- Broad Street shooting suspect was in court for nephew's sentencing before rampage, police say March 6, 2015Alvin Richardson, who is accused of killing one man and injuring a courthouse employee on Friday, was inside the Orleans Parish Criminal District courthouse just hours before the shootings, police confirmed Thursday (March 5). Earlier that day, according to Homicide Commander Sgt. Nick...
- Biloxi mayor resigns; was in alcohol rehab March 6, 2015Six-term Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway has resigned due to health reasons, according to GulfLive.com. His last day on the job will be March 10. Earlier this year, the city announced that the 75-year-old former Ole Miss football star had checked himself...
- Man booked in St. Tammany with possessing stolen jet skis March 6, 2015Two jet skis reported stolen in 2013 have been recovered and a Mississippi man has been booked with possession of stolen property, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Wildlife agents arrested Donald Juan, 36, of Picayune, Miss.,...
- Unlawful seizure or lifesaver: What's your take on Jefferson Parish's animal law? March 6, 2015A proposal to let Jefferson Parish animal control officers immediately remove pets from danger and keep them at a shelter startled critics, who saw it as an lawful denial of their property rights. Critics told the Parish Council on Wednesday...
- Iditarod sled dog race moves north due to warm weather, no snow March 6, 2015Anchorage gets about 60 inches of snow in a normal year, but only about 20 inches have fallen this year.
- Tamika Jett's Big Idea is teaching dancers how to turn their passion into a career March 6, 2015If students want to be in Beyonce's next music video, she wants to train them how to audition.
- Why federal prosecutors didn't charge Ferguson officer Darren Wilson, website explains March 6, 2015Back in November, Slate.com writer Mark Joseph Stern reported that it was unlikely a federal civil rights investigation would end with Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson facing charges in the death of Michael Brown. Wednesday (March 4), the Justice Department announced there...
- Map of St. Bernard's nearly 300 tax-adjudicated properties up for auction March 6, 2015See the Google map created by NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune listing the 283 tax-adjudicated properties available in St. Bernard Parish: Similar to the recently-announced New Orleans tax-adjudicated property auction, St. Bernard now is asking people to express interest in the...
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- Outcry over Isis destruction of ancient Assyrian site of Nimrud March 6, 2015Militants’ latest assault in Iraq described as war crime by Unesco and condemned as part of systematic campaign to erase millennia of culture Activists, officials and historians have condemned Islamic State (Isis) for the destruction of the ancient Assyrian archaeological site of Nimrud in Iraq, with Unesco describing the act as a war crime.“They are not des […]
- India's bar council meets to decide action against rape trial lawyers March 6, 2015Complaint lodged with police by women’s group about remarks in banned film about the rape and murder of a student in Delhi in 2012India’s bar council has been meeting to decide what action to take against two lawyers who made derogatory and hate-filled statements about women in the BBC documentary India’s Daughters.A women’s organisation has also lodged a po […]
- 'Some days I get no food at all': top Sierra Leone athlete living rough in London March 6, 2015Jimmy Thoronka, who vanished after Commonwealth Games, says he can’t go home because Ebola has wiped out his familySierra Leone’s top sprinter, who vanished after the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow last summer, has been found in an emaciated state, living rough on the streets of London.Jimmy Thoronka, 20, his country’s number one 100m sprinter, and tipped by […]
- From Auschwitz to Charlie Hebdo: the perils of being Jewish in France March 6, 2015Three generations of women from one French Jewish family discuss antisemitism and darkening social attitudes towards their religious heritageThis is no “sensitive area” in Ramallah, Cairo or Tehran, nor some gloomy banlieue outside Paris. We are talking to a quiet, middle-class family living in the centre of contemporary Montpellier, a lively university city […]
- Family of murdered British army wife still seeking justice, 25 years on March 6, 2015Woman was killed by the IRA outside her married quarters in West Germany. Now her niece is to address Stormont in her fight to have the case reopenedJust days after burying her daughter Heidi in a coffin decked with roses and chrysanthemums before hundreds of mourners at a Bremen cemetery, Annaliese Schnaars received an unexpected knock at her door.“I rememb […]
- China takes environmental documentary off the web March 6, 2015Under the Dome disappears from several prominent sites after attracting more than 300 million viewsChina has begun deleting the documentary about smog that became an overnight sensation, notching up hundreds of millions of views.Under The Dome took the country by storm with its vivid depiction of air pollution and its effect on the health of the nation. Made […]
- Alexei Navalny: Russian opposition is not deterred by Boris Nemtsov murder March 6, 2015Released from prison on Friday after 15 days in detention for handing out leaflets to a rally he was to lead with Nemstov, the politician vows he is not scared Russia’s most prominent opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, was released from jail on Friday, and vowed the murder of his ally Boris Nemtsov during his 15-day sentence had not scared him.“There wil […]
- Koala walks down busy street in Australia - video March 6, 2015A koala is seen casually walking down a bustling street in the Victorian town of Portland. While koalas are threatened by urbanisation in many parts of eastern Australia, the Victorian government has come under fire in recent days for the mass culling of koalas in nearby Cape Otway. But the healthier numbers in Victoria have led the state environment ministe […]
The BBC
- Outcry as IS 'wrecks' Assyrian site March 6, 2015Archaeologists and officials express outrage about the reported bulldozing of the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in Iraq by Islamic State (IS) militants.
- Doctor feared Harrison Ford fireball March 6, 2015A US doctor describes the rescue of actor Harrison Ford, saying that he feared a fireball from the aircraft's leaking fuel.
- EU chief seeks Ukraine truce push March 6, 2015EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini calls for international efforts to make a fragile ceasefire for eastern Ukraine stick.
- Palestinian driver attacks Israelis March 6, 2015A Palestinian man drives into a group of pedestrians in Jerusalem, injuring six Israeli policewomen in what police say was a "terrorist attack"
- Austria advises against Klimt return March 6, 2015One of Gustav Klimt's most famous paintings should not be returned to the heirs of its original Jewish owners, an Austrian panel has ruled.
- Alps murders motorcyclist ruled out March 6, 2015A motorcyclist who was being sought over the murders of four members of a Surrey family in the French Alps is ruled out of the investigation.
- Taiwan train stabber gets death March 6, 2015A Taiwanese court sentences a 21-year-old man to death for killing four people and injuring 22 in a knife attack in the underground last year.
- Schools named after Peshawar victims March 6, 2015Pakistani authorities rename 107 schools in honour of the victims of last year's massacre of children and teachers at a school in Peshawar.
The Independent, UK
- Video: Take a ride on the world's tallest and fastest giga coaster March 6, 2015Those who suffer from vertigo, look away now.
- Los Angeles Shooting: Homeless man killed by police identified as Charly Keundeu Keunang, a Cameroonian national March 6, 2015Officials in Los Angeles have identified the real identity of the homeless man shot dead by police earlier this week, rather than the stolen French identity he had used and lived with for many years.
- Kentucky: Thousands of motorists stranded overnight by freezing winter weather March 6, 2015Thousands of motorists stranded by snow and freezing weather were forced to spend up to 24 hours in their vehicles after a winter storm created a huge traffic jam in the US state of Kentucky.
- Apple Watch: apps given 10-second limits to save battery and distraction March 6, 2015Apple has encouraged developers to make apps for its smartwatch in such a way as to avoid annoying users, according to reports.
- Harrison Ford plane crash video: Passer-by records moments before emergency landing March 6, 2015Footage has emerged purporting to show the last moments before Harrison Ford’s plane crash.
- Giant Pacific octopus climbs glass in bid to crawl out of Seattle aquarium enclosure March 6, 2015An adventurous octopus appears to attempt an escape from its aquarium enclosure and teeters over the edge of it before being stopped by a member of staff.
- Great Pacific octopus climbs glass in bid to crawl out of Seattle aquarium enclosure March 6, 2015An adventurous octopus appears to attempt an escape from its aquarium enclosure and teeters over the edge of it before being stopped by a member of staff.
- Each hour of sitting increases chance of heart disease by 14% March 6, 2015A new study has found that for each hour a day that an adult spends sitting down during their lifetime, the likelihood of developing heart disease goes up by 14 per cent.
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