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- UW-Madison Police Department publishes list of ‘special equipment’ requested by students September 29, 2016Campus police at UW-Madison have riot gear, but no grenade launchers, and access to command vehicles.
- Alex Tilson: Thanks to John Doe leakers September 29, 2016Dear Editor: I would like to thank the person or persons who released the partial John Doe documents. There must be more? Thank you again.
- Workers in 'gig economy' deserve better, says freelancer September 29, 2016Matt Nelson says that freelancers in the U.S. lack basic protections like minimum wage rules or a safety net — or even the guarantee that they'll be paid on time.
- Ingrid Andersson: How can Trump supporters pretend the trumperor isn't naked? September 29, 2016America is experiencing its version of a national dope-slap.
- Madison's NOISE ultimate team looks to make some at national championship tourney in Rockford September 29, 2016For the second year, Madison joins an exclusive list of much larger cities — Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. — sending teams in all three divisions to compete for national titles.
- E.J. Dionne Jr.: Trump's suburban problem — and the GOP's September 29, 2016A Trump who exudes sexism, traffics in racism, exhibits a resolute indifference to facts and demonstrates an inability to do his homework will turn off better educated suburban voters without whom Republicans cannot build their majorities.
- Brenda Salseg: State researchers should verify wind effects by living in affected homes September 29, 2016Dear Editor: In early September, the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors adopted, on recommendation of the Health and Human Services Board, a Resolution Regarding the Planned Development of Wind Turbine Energy Systems in St. Croix County. The resolution concerns…
- Five Wisconsin insurers will offer standardized health plans in 2017, according to advocacy group September 29, 2016Five insurance companies operating in Wisconsin have said they will offer standardized health plans in 2017, the advocacy group Citizen Action of Wisconsin announced Thursday.
The Chicago Tribune
- Judge orders release of man who was convicted in 1957 murder April 15, 2016A 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, 2016A 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, 2016By 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, 2016As 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, 2016As 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, 2016A 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, 2016The 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, 2016Mayor 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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- Split Over Donald Trump and Cut Off by Culture Wars, Evangelicals Despair September 29, 2016In small-town Iowa, conservative Christians say they feel abandoned, with no true champion in the presidential race and a country that they believe has turned its back.
- When ‘Yelling Commands’ Is the Wrong Police Response September 29, 2016More officers are being taught to de-escalate tensions, particularly when facing people with diminished mental capacity, but experts say there is a long way to go.
- Congress Votes to Override Obama Veto on 9/11 Victims Bill September 29, 2016Both chambers overwhelmingly voted on Wednesday for a bill that would let Americans sue Saudi Arabia in the attacks — the first veto override of the Obama presidency.
- California Today: California Today: A Snooze of a Senate Race September 29, 2016Thursday: The two candidates running for Senate don’t have a lot to argue about, a once-in-a-lifetime music festival in the Coachella Valley, and a rare reverse pay gap in Los Angeles County.
- Postcard From Texas: The Texas-Shaped World September 29, 2016Our Houston bureau chief explores “the secret, shameless fantasy of the state America loves to debate and berate.”
- Alabama Chief Justice Roy S. Moore Battles Latest Ethics Charges September 29, 2016For the second time in 13 years, the judge faces removal from the bench, this time over his order that marriage licenses not be issued to same-sex couples.
- Congress Approves Spending Bill, Averting Government Shutdown September 28, 2016Votes in the House and the Senate, which followed a deal for aid to Flint, Mich., allowed lawmakers to avoid a crisis and return home to campaign.
- Feature: Baltimore vs. Marilyn Mosby September 28, 2016In the midst of a national crisis of police violence, Baltimore’s state’s attorney gambled that prosecuting six officers for the death of Freddie Gray would help heal her city. She lost much more than just the case.
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- Woman accused of trying to bring gun into courthouse, Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office says November 10, 2015A New Orleans woman tried to put a purse with a loaded gun inside through the security belt at Orleans Parish Criminal Court
- Metairie doctor indicted for illegally dispensing Oxycodone and threatening officers September 29, 2016He faces up to 20 years for the drug charges and a maximum of 10 for threatening agents
- Benjamin Franklin High student charged with 'terrorizing' after making threats September 29, 2016New Orleans police charged a 16-year-old student at Benjamin Franklin High School with terrorizing and intimidation and interference in the operation of schools.
- NOPD officer, cabdriver released from hospital after Thursday morning crash September 29, 2016A New Orleans police officer and the cabdriver whose taxi he struck early Thursday morning (Sept. 29) have both been released from the hospital, police said.
- Amid presidential pugilism, Catholics urged to be merciful, civil September 29, 2016Bare-knuckle campaign peaking as Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy ends
- Airbnb continues media blitz with news conference at City Hall September 29, 2016The news conference was held a week before the City Council is scheduled to vote on new regulations.
- New Orleans police pursue armed robbery suspects near Leonidas Street September 29, 2016A gun was used in the armed robbery, police said.
- $850 million Dyno Nobel ammonia plant completed in Waggaman September 29, 2016Plant creates 65 jobs at $55,700 average salary
The Guardian, UK
- Sectarian fighters mass for battle to capture east Aleppo September 29, 2016Hundreds of Syrian troops and an estimated 5,000 foreign Shia fighters plan imminent advance into besieged area of cityAs the most intensive air bombardment of the war has rained down on opposition-held east Aleppo this week, an army of some 6,000 pro-government fighters has gathered on its outskirts for what they plan will be an imminent, decisive advance.A […]
- Hoboken train crash: one dead and more than 100 injured in New Jersey September 29, 2016Victim in rush-hour train crash was a woman who was hit by debris while waiting at the terminal, when a NJ Transit train plowed through Hoboken stationA train crash in Hoboken, New Jersey, left at least one person dead and 108 people injured on Thursday.A New Jersey Transit train derailed during the morning rush hour and crashed into Hoboken terminal, one of […]
- India says troops cross Kashmir border to attack as crisis escalates September 29, 2016Pakistan says two of its soldiers are killed and an Indian soldier captured on its side of contested territory’s borderElite troops have launched “surgical strikes” on Pakistan-based terrorists in the contested territory of Kashmir, India said on Thursday, in a major escalation of a deepening crisis between the nuclear-armed rivals.The Indian army said troop […]
- Mahmoud Abbas plans to attend Shimon Peres funeral in Jerusalem September 29, 2016Some Fatah members oppose president’s decision aimed at sending message that ‘Palestinians are for peace’The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, has indicated he plans to attend the funeral of the former Israeli president and prime minister Shimon Peres on Friday, despite the strong opposition of some in his Fatah movement.Peres died on Wednesday at the ag […]
- Mystery Zika case in Utah may have been spread via tears or sweat September 29, 2016Experts examine whether virus can be passed on in sweat or tears after man appears to catch Zika at father’s bedsideExperts are investigating the possibility that the Zika virus can be passed on in sweat or tears, after the infection of a 38-year-old man in the US who appears to have caught the virus at his father’s hospital bedside. Related: Miami Beach pro […]
- Syrian refugee comes to the rescue of Canadian bride's wedding dress September 29, 2016Jo Du had a malfunction with her dress, but Ibrahim Halil Dudu, a master tailor from Aleppo, had just moved in next doorHours before her wedding ceremony, Jo Du suffered a wardrobe malfunction – the zip on her wedding dress broke and none of her bridesmaids knew how to fix it or where to find a tailor on a Sunday.The wedding photographer, Lindsay Coulter, no […]
- 'Narcos alone rule': Mexico shaken after three priests killed within a week September 29, 2016Motives behind 15 deaths in four years remain unclear as most cases remain unsolved, but analysts say drug traffickers are asserting their authorityThe Catholic priest José Alfredo López Guillén was seized from his parish residence in rural Michoacán, where he served a congregation of corn farmers and ranchers. The next day, the wreckage of his Volkswagen Je […]
- Hillary Clinton struggles to win over millennial voters loyal to Bernie Sanders September 29, 2016The Democratic candidate’s challenge with millennials is not Trump – it’s Sanders supporters who would either pick a third-party candidate or not voteHillary Clinton needs millennials, and her best hope at winning them over might be the septuagenarian they tried to elect.Bernie Sanders, the beloved leader of the nation’s leftwing movement, appeared alongside […]
The BBC
- US election 2016: Trump accused of Cuba embargo breach September 29, 2016Hillary Clinton says presidential rival Donald Trump appears to have violated US laws, after a report said he broke a trade embargo with Cuba.
- 9/11 lawsuits bill causes Saudi Arabia 'great concern' September 29, 2016Saudi Arabia says it is a matter of "great concern" that 9/11 relatives in the US may be able to sue the kingdom for damages.
- Hoboken train station crash: One dead and dozens hurt in New Jersey September 29, 2016A woman is killed and dozens of other people are injured, some of them critically, as a commuter train crashes at a railway station in New Jersey.
- Syria war: Russia rejects US calls to halt bombing eastern Aleppo September 29, 2016Russia says it will continue bombarding rebel-held eastern Aleppo, where thousands are trapped, despite US demands for Moscow to stop.
- Somalia says US air strike killed civilians not al-Shabab September 29, 2016A Somali regional government official has demanded an explanation from the US after 22 civilians and Somali soldiers were allegedly killed in an airstrike.
- French survivor tells of Rouen priest's jihadist murder September 29, 2016An elderly man left for dead by two jihadists who murdered a priest in the French city of Rouen has spoken of his terrifying ordeal.
- Rosetta probe set for comet collision September 29, 2016The audacious Rosetta mission has been commanded to end its investigation of Comet 67P by crashing into the 4km-wide ball of ice and dust.
- Kashmir attack: India 'launches strikes against militants' September 29, 2016India's army carries out "surgical strikes" against suspected militants along the de-facto border with Pakistan in Kashmir.
The Independent, UK
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