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The Madison WI Capitol Times
- Sen. Jon Erpenbach: Scott Walker wrong to try to cut SeniorCare March 3, 2015Scott Walker's plan to cut $15 million from SeniorCare means Wisconsin's elderly would have to pay significantly more for prescription drugs. Many of them can't afford that.
- Support vital local causes in today's Big Share March 3, 2015This online fundraiser will benefit 70 local groups committed to a fair, just community and protecting our environment.
- Wisconsin right-to-work opponents wait to testify despite bill's fast track to passing March 3, 2015The second week of debate over Wisconsin's contentious right-to-work bill began Monday, with public testimony before the Assembly Labor Committee.
- In Case You Missed It: Dealing Wisconsin's House of Cards March 2, 2015Our daily afternoon roundup of the best stuff on captimes.com and beyond.
- Local bourbon, 'rested' gin and rhubarb tea are highlights of Distill America 2015 March 2, 2015A new bourbon made in Dane County, a hot new distillery out of Milwaukee and inventive spirits from all over the country marked Distill America 2015.
- D.J. Duffy: Call Scott Walker the Man From ALEC March 2, 2015Dear Editor: Once upon a time there was a TV series named "Man From UNCLE." Now we have Scott Walker starring in one called "Man From ALEC." Wouldn't that make some good campaign commercials? …
- E.J. Dionne Jr.: GOP hopefuls sing a chorus of 'no' to Obama, Clinton March 2, 2015Do Republicans need to be for something to win the presidency? Most Republican members of Congress don't seem to think so.
- Cap Times will host Resnick/Soglin mayoral debate tonight March 2, 2015The top two finishers in last week’s primary will square off Monday, March 2, at the Madison Public Library Central Branch.
The Chicago Tribune
- Chicago State, U. of I. land on 'worst of' list for campus free speech March 3, 2015The University of Illinois' rescinded job offer to a professor and a controversy over a faculty blog at Chicago State University helped land the two schools on a 2014 "worst of" list for student and faculty free speech rights.
- Clinton used private email for government business at State Department March 3, 2015Hillary Rodham Clinton used a private email account for her official government business when she was secretary of state and did not routinely preserve and turn over those emails for government records collection, the State Department said on Monday.
- Execution of Georgia woman postponed over problem with lethal drug March 3, 2015Georgia officials, citing problems with the drug that would be used for lethal injection, postponed its first execution of a woman in 70 years late Monday.
- Artist: Clinton museum portrait has nod to Lewinsky's dress March 3, 2015A museum portrait of former President Bill Clinton contains a shadow reference to Monica Lewinsky's infamous blue dress, said the painting's artist.
- Union members speak out against right-to-work in Wisconsin March 3, 2015Electricians, pipe fitters, carpenters and other union members opposed to making Wisconsin the 25th right-to-work state dominated more than 11 hours of testimony Monday on a fast-tracked proposal expected to pass the Legislature later in the week and be signed into law by Gov. Scott Walker.
- Price would be steep if Bears try to sign safety Devin McCourty March 3, 2015If the Bears want to take one giant leap to solve a long-standing issue at safety, a pricey fix will likely be available.
- Hometown bank robbed March 3, 2015The FBI is searching for a gunman in connection with Friday's robbery at the U.S. Bank branch in Hometown and who is suspected of twice robbing another branch of the bank in Chicago.
- Some police stations offered as safe zones for Craigslist sales March 3, 2015For buyers and sellers on Craigslist, there's a new place to make the handoff: the police station.
The New York Times
- Motive Remains a Mystery in Chapel Hill Murders March 3, 2015Competing narratives have emerged about what lay behind the killings of Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, her husband and sister in North Carolina.
- Obama and Netanyahu Play Down Rancor on Iran, but Views Still Differ Sharply March 3, 2015President Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel offered divergent approaches to Iran but tried to cool down the personal nature of any dispute.
- A Debate That Divides: A Polarized Court, Weighing a Reversal of the Safety Net March 3, 2015Major parts of the social safety net are rarely repealed after taking effect. The Supreme Court will consider whether to do so with the health law.
- Georgia Postpones Woman’s Execution Because of Problem With Drug March 3, 2015The state put off executing Kelly Renee Gissendaner, citing an “abundance of caution” after the pentobarbital appeared cloudy.
- Figures From U.S.-Led Coalition Show Heavy 2014 Losses for Afghan Army March 3, 2015The 20,000 fighters and others lost last year cast further doubt on Afghanistan’s ability to maintain security without help from United States-led coalition forces.
- Obama Calls for Changes in Policing After Task Force Report March 3, 2015Recommendations in the wake of deaths in Ferguson, Mo., and on Staten Island included requiring independent investigations when officers use lethal force.
- Some Private Colleges Turn a Tidy Profit by Going Nonprofit March 3, 2015Under a government crackdown on for-profit schools that leave students with useless credentials and punishing debt, some colleges have converted to nonprofits, in lucrative deals.
- National Briefing | West: Nevada: Prison for Pet Shop Arsonist March 3, 2015Judge David Barker of Clark County District Court sentenced a man on Monday to four to 10 years in prison for setting fire to a pet shop where 27 puppies and dogs were rescued after sprinklers doused flames.
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- Mayor De Blasio to skip St. Patrick's parade over gay banner policy March 3, 2015NEW YORK (AP) -- Mayor Bill de Blasio is not planning to march in the nation's biggest and oldest St.
- Parking space savers being trashed in snowy Boston March 3, 2015BOSTON (AP) -- Bostonians have another reason to be steamed about this winter of epic snow: The city is starting to remove the lawn chairs, milk crates, coolers and other stuff that people put on the street to reserve the parking spaces they've dug out.
- Obamacare challenged in Supreme Court: Explaining the case concerning state subsidies March 3, 2015NEW YORK (AP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court this week hears a challenge to President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
- Silicon Valley patent and trademark office cost now triple the original estimate March 3, 2015With construction set to begin Friday at San Jose City Hall, officials revealed that the total cost of the project is now pegged at $18.2 million -- triple the original estimate.
- Mall dressing room creeper allegedly put dozens of nude videos on porn sites March 3, 2015WAYNE, Pa. (AP) -- A man sneaking around on his hands and knees videotaped dozens of naked girls and women in dressing rooms at one of the country's largest malls and then posted the clips on pornography websites, police said Monday.
- Netanyahu: 'I have a moral obligation to speak' March 2, 2015Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted Monday that his plans to address Congress are not aimed at disrespecting President Barack Obama, even as he assailed the U.S. leader's bid for a nuclear deal with Iran as a threat to his country's survival.
- $4.8 million in gold bars stolen from truck March 2, 2015Armed robbers stole about $4.8 million in gold bars on Sunday from an armored truck traveling north along Interstate 95 from Florida to Massachusetts, authorities said Monday.
- Supreme Court rejects appeal from California same-sex marriage opponents over disclosing donors March 2, 2015The Supreme Court has turned away an appeal from same-sex marriage opponents in California who want to keep the identities of their campaign donors secret.
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
- Feds still investigating former DA Walter Reed, subpoena shows March 3, 2015A federal investigation into former north shore district attorney Walter Reed is continuing, according to a grand jury subpoena requesting records related to Reed's campaign payments to his son's company. WVUE Fox 8 News received a subpoena last week requesting...
- Mother killed, child injured in eastern New Orleans triple shooting March 3, 2015The woman's 8-year-old daughter was shot in the head.
- Conflict of interest? Body-camera maker Taser International has financial ties to police chiefs March 3, 2015Taser International, the stun-gun maker emerging as a leading supplier of body cameras for police, has cultivated financial ties to police chiefs whose departments have bought the recording devices, raising a host of conflict-of-interest questions.
- Teen arrested Sunday was carrying loaded gun near French Quarter, cops say March 3, 2015New Orleans police arrested an 18-year-old early Sunday (March 1) after they said he was caught carrying a loaded handgun in the 700 block of Iberville Street near the French Quarter. NOPD Officer Garry Flot said Sedric Nelson was among six men...
- 'Judge Judy' won't quit; Google plans to offer phone service (10 things to know for Tuesday) March 3, 2015Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday.
- Execution of Georgia woman postponed; problem with drug March 3, 2015JACKSON, Ga. -- Georgia postponed its first execution of a woman in 70 years late Monday, as officials cited problems with the lone drug that would be used for the lethal injection. The drug, pentobarbital, had a cloudy appearance, prompting...
- Man killed by cops on Los Angeles Skid Row reached for gun, LAPD chief says March 3, 2015LOS ANGELES -- Police fatally shot a homeless man on Skid Row during a "brutal" videotaped struggle in which a rookie officer cried out that the man had grabbed his gun, the Los Angeles police chief said Monday. Video showed...
- Man stole money from register at 2 Kenner gas stations, cops say March 3, 2015Kenner police arrested a man Sunday in connection with two gas station robberies. In both incidents, police said the man handed the cashier money to buy a drink, then jumped over the counter to remove money from the cash register...
The Guardian, UK
- Foreign officials barred from Boris Nemtsov funeral March 3, 2015Polish and Latvian officials denied entry to Russia to attend funeral of opposition politician murdered on Moscow streetMourners in Moscow are paying their respects to the Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov, who was murdered on Friday.Nemtsov’s body has been laid out in a coffin in the Sakharov Centre – named after the late Soviet-era dissident and Nobe […]
- Obama delivers pre-emptive strike against Netanyahu over Iran March 3, 2015President seeks to head off Israeli prime minister’s criticism of Iran nuclear talks, declaring freeze on weapons program far better than sanctions or military actionThe White House has delivered a pre-emptive strike against Binyamin Netanyahu’s anticipated attack on US negotiations with Iran – with Barack Obama revealing key details of an emerging deal that […]
- Georgia death row woman in last-ditch bid for clemency as execution looms March 2, 2015Kelly Gissendaner, 46, was convicted of murdering her husband in 1997 and is set to be the first woman executed in Georgia since 1945Kelly Gissendaner will on Monday night become the first woman to be executed in Georgia in almost 70 years – subject to a last-ditch application for clemency.Gissendaner, 46, was found guilty in 1998 of recruiting her lover to […]
- Suge Knight tells LA court he is going blind March 3, 2015Former rap mogul is hospitalised for third time since being charged with murder, and sacks his lawyersSuge Knight told a Los Angeles court on 2 March that he was nearly blind and “can’t really comprehend what was going on”. He was taken to a prison infirmary after the hearing, at which he also announced he had fired his lawyers and claimed he was receiving i […]
- Three to five cups of coffee a day may prevent heart attacks, says study March 3, 2015Research highlights potential link between coffee consumption and lower risk of developing clogged arteriesPeople who drink three to five cups of coffee a day are less likely to develop clogged arteries that could lead to heart attacks, a study has found.An international team of researchers, led by the Kangbuk Samsung hospital in Seoul, South Korea, found th […]
- Parisians carry on shopping as mass graves are exhumed below their feet March 2, 2015Archaeologists unearth hundreds of carefully lain skeletons underneath Monoprix supermarket where medieval hospital once stoodTo the shoppers scrutinising the racks of newly arrived spring lingerie on the ground floor of the Monoprix store on the busy Boulevard Sebastopol, there was little to suggest anything unusual.As they queued for baguettes, croissants […]
- FBI investigating hack of naked photos of Jennifer Lawrence and others September 2, 2014Jennifer Lawrence’s lawyers contact law enforcement over a ‘flagrant violation of privacy’ and Kirsten Dunst attacks AppleThe FBI is investigating the hacking of celebrity nude photos, including those of Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence, it has confirmed.Images of more than 100 actors, singers and celebrities – including what appear to be nude photos a […]
- Too much human poo on Mount Everest says Nepal March 3, 2015Waste from the 700 climbers and guides a year who attempt to scale the mountain is becoming a health hazard Human waste left by climbers on Mount Everest has become a problem that is causing pollution and threatening to spread disease on the world’s highest peak, the chief of Nepal’s mountaineering association said Tuesday.The more than 700 climbers and guid […]
The BBC
- Russia restricts Nemtsov mourners March 3, 2015Several EU politicians and Russia's opposition leader are barred from attending the funeral of murdered Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov.
- Obama seeks long Iran nuclear freeze March 3, 2015The US president says Iran should freeze nuclear activity for 10 years, ahead of a controversial Washington speech by Israel's prime minister.
- Coffee linked to 'cleaner' arteries March 3, 2015Drinking a few cups of coffee a day may help people avoid clogged arteries - a known risk factor for heart disease - South Korean researchers believe.
- 'Cloudy' drug halts US execution March 3, 2015The execution of the first woman in Georgia in 70 years is postponed because the drug that was to be used appeared "cloudy", US officials say.
- $80m for Sierra Leone to fight Ebola March 3, 2015The International Monetary Fund says Sierra Leone is to receive more than $80m (£52m) immediately to help the country overcome the Ebola outbreak.
- 'Monitoring deal' on Ukraine truce March 3, 2015Ukrainian, Russian, French and German leaders agree to send observers to areas of Ukraine where truce violations are reported, Kiev says.
- Chile's Villarrica volcano erupts March 3, 2015The Villarrica volcano, one of the most active in South America, erupts in southern Chile, spewing ash and lava into the air.
- Homeless man 'reached for LAPD gun' March 2, 2015The Los Angeles police chief says a homeless man shot dead by police had reached for an officer's weapon before being killed.
The Independent, UK
- DEA warns of stoner rabbits if Utah legalises weed: 'They have developed a taste for it' March 3, 2015We're used to hearing worries over the prospect of widespread criminality and lethargy with marijuana legalisation (neither of which are real incidentally, just ask Colorado), but a Drug Enforcement Administration agent has unearthed a new problem: rabbits might trip balls and not have the energy to hop around anymore.
- Watch the terrifying moment a US state trooper narrowly avoids death March 3, 2015A dashcam has captured the dramatic moment a US state troop leapt to safety after a lorry smashed into his patrol car on a busy motorway.
- Fox News host Tucker Carlson criticises Dakota Johnson's Isis SNL joke, suggests show should mock transgender bathrooms instead March 3, 2015Dakota Johnson’s Saturday Night Live skit about her leaving her family in the US to join Isis caused predictable controversy when it aired over the weekend.
- Listen to this eight-year-old boy call local newspaper staff 's**tholes' for scrapping his favourite cartoons March 3, 2015He certainly can't be called a wallflower. An eight-year-old American boy called up his local newspaper office to express his disgust that a number of cartoons had been axed from its pages.
- Bill Clinton portrait features Monica Lewinsky reference, artist admits March 2, 2015Another week, another dress controversy on the internet.
- Bill Clinton portrait features Monica Lewinksky reference, artist admits March 2, 2015Another week, another dress controversy on the internet.
- Monica Lewinksky’s blue dress can be seen in portrait of Bill Clinton March 2, 2015Another week, another dress controversy on the internet.
- Lacey Spears: Mother sentenced to prison for poisoning son to death with salt March 2, 2015Lacey Spears, a mother who blogged about her son’s health woes, was sentenced to prison on Monday for killing her son by force-feeding him salt.
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