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Well, There’s WiFi on the Eighth Floor Tonight

• October 16, 2010 • Comments Off

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There’s Jim Crow in Silicon Valley

• March 12, 2010 • 1 Comment

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The Madison WI Capitol Times

Kelda Roys: I have a plan to end pharmaceutical price gouging and protect patients May 27, 2018
As governor, I would work with the Legislature to require pharmaceutical corporations submit a written justification for any substantial price increases before they go into effect. If there is not a legitimate reason for the increase, Wisconsin should empower our…
Rev. Jerry Hancock: New Corrections leader must pledge to avoid private prisons May 27, 2018
Dear Editor: I am very concerned that the appointment of Cathy Jess to be the new secretary of Corrections is part of Gov. Walker’s plan to bring disgraced private prisons to Wisconsin. In April outgoing Secretary Jon Litscher stated unequivocally:…
Lee Nelson: Walker's no-new-spending budget reflects Foxconn boondoggle May 27, 2018
Dear Editor: Isn't it amazing that Gov. Jim Doyle's final state budget was in the mid-$50 billion range, and when Scott Walker came into office, his first budget was $59 billion. We are now up to $76 billion-plus — close…
Clinic to offer a shot at a clean record for some offenders May 27, 2018
The expungement clinic is slated for June 2 at the Urban League of Greater Madison.
John Nichols: Wisconsin Democrats must go bold May 27, 2018
As Democrats gather in Oshkosh this week for a critical state party convention, the focus will be on a crowd of gubernatorial candidates who have, so far, failed to distinguish themselves. But if this convention is to matter they must…
Let's Eat: Snuggle in for dimly lit dim sum brunch on Sundays at Natt Spil May 27, 2018
Every Sunday for the last few months, the dimly lit "Chinese Norwegian pizza disco" Natt Spil has been serving up brunch from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Emerald ash borer-infected trees to get new life as art projects May 27, 2018
Karin Wolf, the city’s arts program administrator, said the idea is to “transform the wood into demonstration projects to show the potential for reclamation of urban wood.”
Q&A: Greg Jeschke focusing his career on documentaries May 27, 2018
The former WKOW anchor left his post in March and is pursuing his "passion project" of producing documentaries.

The New York Times

Flash Flooding Rages Through Maryland Community May 28, 2018
The flooding struck Ellicott City, Md., on Sunday, prompting rescuers to tell residents, “If you are trapped, we are coming.”
U.S.C. President Agrees to Step Down Over Scandal Involving Gynecologist May 26, 2018
The decision followed a call from students, faculty and alumni for his resignation.
‘Don’t Treat Us Like Animals’: Family of Woman Shot by Border Patrol Denounces U.S. May 27, 2018
Claudia Patricia Gómez González, 19, had studied accounting but could not find work in Guatemala. She was shot dead last week by a Border Patrol agent near Laredo, Tex.
Sterling Brown Arrest Fallout: 3 Officers Are Suspended May 26, 2018
Body camera footage of the arrest of Mr. Brown, an N.B.A. rookie, showed an officer using a stun gun to subdue him while he was already on the ground.
Can 30,000 Cameras Help Solve Chicago’s Crime Problem? May 26, 2018
Armed with advanced gadgets and mapping, officers can get to crime scenes “in time to see the guy still shooting.” But what does it mean for residents’ privacy?
They Shared Drugs. Someone Died. Does That Make Them Killers? May 26, 2018
Prosecutors are increasingly treating overdose deaths as homicides, but they aren’t just going after dealers. Friends, family and fellow users are going to prison.
‘Reparations Happy Hour’ Invites White People to Pay for Drinks May 26, 2018
Activists in Portland, Ore., asked white people to donate so people of color could have their own space, with a drink or two paid for.
Woman Trafficked by Cult Is Awarded $8 Million: ‘They Took My Childhood’ May 25, 2018
Given to a cult in Kansas when she was 11 and forced to work, Kendra Ross, now 26, won what may be the largest award for a single plaintiff in a case of coerced labor.

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.
President Trump says US team in North Korea planning summit with Kim Jong Un May 28, 2018
President Donald Trump said Sunday a U.S. team was in North Korea to plan a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, raising expectations that the on-off-on meeting would indeed take place.
Shooting reported in New Orleans' 7th Ward May 28, 2018
At least one person was wounded in the 2200 block of Touro Street
Oregon business says its reputation tanked after shunning LGBTQ group, sues for $2.3M May 28, 2018
Investors in the Ambridge Event Center are suing Holy Rosary Church in Northeast Portland, saying a discriminatory "morals clause" tanked the event center's reputation.
Man shot dead in car in Algiers' Behrman neighborhood May 28, 2018
Gunfire reported in 3000 block of Copernicus Street
The only World War II battle fought in North America is largely forgotten 75 years later May 27, 2018
U.S. forces fought Japanese hand to hand in fog, 120 mph wind, to reclaim Alaskan island
'We just started grabbing the kids,' man says after three shot at Marrero park May 27, 2018
Gunfire reported at Lincolnshire subdivision walking track
Former president George H.W. Bush hospitalized for low blood pressure and fatigue May 27, 2018
Former president George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized because of low blood pressure and fatigue, his spokesman said Sunday.

The Guardian, UK

New elections loom in Italy amid standoff over country's eurozone future May 28, 2018
Giuseppe Conte, the PM-in-waiting, quits and coalition of M5S and the Lega fails as president refuses to accept their choice of Eurosceptic finance ministerA standoff over Italy’s future in the eurozone has forced the resignation of the populist prime minister-in waiting, Giuseppe Conte, after the country’s president refused to accept Conte’s controversial c […]
Trump confirms US negotiators in North Korea for summit talks May 27, 2018
US president backs off cancellation as officials visit PanmunjomSouth Korean leader: Pyongyang committed to denuclearisationDonald Trump confirmed on Sunday that US negotiators were in North Korea for talks ahead of his planned summit with Kim Jong-un – a meeting the US president said was cancelled only three days before. Related: The North Korea farce makes […]
Ivanka Trump photo with son sparks backlash over separations at border May 27, 2018
President’s daughter tweets picture of cuddle with young sonTrump policy leads to reports of children taken from parentsAn online backlash greeted Ivanka Trump on Sunday, after the president’s daughter tweeted a picture of herself cuddling her two-year-old son at the same time widespread news reports detailed children being taken from their mothers by US bor […]
Spain rescues hundreds of migrants from Mediterranean May 27, 2018
UN refugee agency calls for urgent measures amid spike in arrivals with hundreds dying en routeSpain’s maritime rescue service has rescued hundreds of people trying to cross the Mediterranean into Europe this weekend amid growing concerns that the country is struggling to cope with the migration crisis.The service said its crews had rescued 293 people from n […]
Rudy Giuliani admits 'Spygate' is Trump PR tactic against Robert Mueller May 27, 2018
President’s lawyer gives meandering Sunday show interviews‘It’s for public opinion’, he says of claims of campaign informantFormer New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani said on Sunday that his repeated imputations of a supposed scandal at the heart of the Robert Mueller investigation – which Donald Trump calls “Spygate” – amounted to a tactic to sway public opin […]
Former president George HW Bush admitted to hospital in Maine May 27, 2018
93-year-old experiences low blood pressure and fatigueSpokesman says Bush ‘not in any discomfort’Former president George HW Bush was taken to a hospital in Maine on Sunday after experiencing low blood pressure and fatigue, a family spokesman said. Bush, 93 and the oldest living former US president, will likely remain at Southern Maine Health Care for a few d […]
Thousands from far right and Berlin's techno scene face off in rival rallies May 27, 2018
German police deployed to keep anti-immigration AfD group and counter-protesters apart and avoid clashesThousands of demonstrators for and against the far right have faced off in mass rival rallies in Berlin, where calls of “we are the people” were met with chants of “go away, Nazis” and techno music.Police officers were deployed on Sunday to keep groups apa […]
Islamic State 'kills four Russian soldiers in Syria' May 27, 2018
Russian defence ministry says ‘terrorists’ wounded five others in Deir ez-ZorA clash with “terrorists” in eastern Syria resulted in the deaths of four Russian soldiers, Russia’s defence ministry said on Sunday.Russian and Syrian government troops and pro-government gunmen have been fighting members of the Islamic State group in the eastern province of Deir e […]

The BBC

Italy crisis: Call to impeach president after candidate vetoed May 28, 2018
The Five Star Party's leader attacks Sergio Mattarella after talks on forming a government break down.
Colombia election: Run-off expected in first vote since Farc deal May 28, 2018
Supporters of conservative Ivan Duque celebrate his lead in the inconclusive first round.
Mamoudou Gassama: Mali 'spiderman' wows France with Paris child rescue May 28, 2018
President Macron is to thank a Malian man who saved a child dangling from a fourth-floor Paris balcony.
Spain's Podemos leader survives confidence vote over house purchase May 28, 2018
Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias and his partner faced an outcry after buying a €600,000 house.
Trump-Kim summit: President Moon could attend, says South Korea May 28, 2018
If the summit goes ahead, which remains uncertain, it could also feature the South Korean president.
Brazil fuel protests: Temer cuts diesel price in bid to end strike May 28, 2018
President Michel Temer makes a concession to end a truckers' strike that has paralysed the country.
Syria war: Russians killed in militant raid in Deir al-Zour May 27, 2018
At least four military personnel died in the attack in Deir al-Zour province, Moscow says.
Berlin far-right supporters outnumbered by counter-protest May 27, 2018
Supporters of far-right party AfD were met by at least twice as many counter-protesters, police said.

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