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- 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.
- Pasqual's on East Wash runs into Landmark issues March 2, 2015The city is concerned over rooftop air units and drill holes in the exterior brick.
- UPDATE: Nearly 500 sign letter demanding that Ray Cross oppose Scott Walker's plan to restructure the university March 2, 2015UW System president Ray Cross says that Walker's public authority model is aligned with his own reforms to build the university of the future.
- Sue Handrich-Herr: Solidary, from a public-sector worker to private-sector ones March 2, 2015Dear Editor: I understand how private-sector union members feel right now with the right-to-work legislation being rammed through. As a public-sector employee, I was there myself. Watching you…
The Chicago Tribune
- 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.
- Cleveland mayor apologizes after city blamed Tamir Rice for his own death March 3, 2015Cleveland mayor Frank Jackson apologized on Monday after the city's lawyers suggested that 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who had a pellet gun when he was shot by police, died as a result of his own actions.
- Georgia set to execute woman for husband's murder March 3, 2015Georgia is set to execute a woman for the first time in 70 years on Monday unless the U.S. Supreme Court steps in with a reprieve.
- With Wrigley work dragging, Cubs will seek OK for 24/7 construction March 3, 2015Along Waveland Avenue outside Wrigley Field, there are several steel beams that rise up to form a rough outline of where the left-field bleachers and the Cubs' new video board will be. Along Sheffield Avenue, in right field, there is nothing — just a view looking toward Lake Michigan.
- Union members speak out against right-to-work in Wisconsin March 3, 2015Opponents of making Wisconsin the 25th right-to-work state dominated more than nine 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.
- Wrigley rooftops disclose profit at risk vs. Cubs March 3, 2015In denying a request last month to stop the Chicago Cubs from putting up a right-field video board and outfield advertising signs, a federal judge cited a lack of evidence from the Wrigley rooftop businesses to back up claims the structures would hurt them financially.
- Netanyahu assails Iran talks, tries to ease tensions with Obama March 3, 2015Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. officials cast their dispute over Iran as a family squabble on Monday, but the Israeli leader still claimed that President Barack Obama doesn't understand his nation's vital security concerns.
- Man killed by Metra train on the Far South Side March 3, 2015A man died Monday afternoon after being struck by a Metra Electric Line train on the Far South Side, officials said.
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- Senate Democrats Block Joint Negotiations on Homeland Security Funding March 3, 2015A vote forces Speaker John A. Boehner to try again to corral an unruly group of conservative House members.
- Climate Change Researcher Offers a Defense of His Practices March 3, 2015Wei-Hock Soon, who is at the center of a controversy over fossil-fuel funding for climate research, denounced his critics and said he would be happy to comply with possible additional disclosure requirements.
- Hillary Clinton Used Personal Email at State Dept., Possibly Breaking Rules March 3, 2015Hillary Rodham Clinton did not have a government email address while secretary of state and may have violated federal rules that officials’ correspondence be retained.
- Cleveland Mayor Apologizes for Language Used to Blame Tamir Rice for His Death March 3, 2015Mayor Frank G. Jackson apologized on Monday for language that the city’s lawyers used in court filings to assert that the 12-year-old boy’s death was his own fault.
- 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.
- Central Figure in the Atlanta Schools Cheating Scandal Dies March 3, 2015Beverly Hall, the former superintendent who was awaiting trial for her alleged participation in a conspiracy to alter test results, died Monday after a battle with breast cancer, her legal team said.
- Prison Terms Are Reduced for Amish in Beard-Cutting Attacks March 3, 2015A federal judge in Cleveland reduced the sentences for eight men in a breakaway Amish sect but rejected a call by defense lawyers that they be freed immediately.
- Nurse Who Contracted Ebola in the U.S. Sues Her Hospital Employer March 3, 2015The nurse, Nina Pham, asserts that Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital knowingly left workers without the training or equipment needed to handle Ebola.
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- 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.
- Two Bay Area men suspected in Penngrove homicide arrested after police chase, shootout in Arizona March 2, 2015A Marin County man identified as a suspect in a Sonoma County homicide was arrested after a chase to Arizona that ended in a shootout, authorities said Sunday.
- Bill Gates is richest billionaire, Larry Ellison at No. 5, Forbes says March 2, 2015Forbes said Monday that Bill Gates's net worth rose to $79.2 billion in 2015 from $76 billion last year. That put him at the top of the magazine's list of the world's billionaires for the second consecutive year. The co-founder of Microsoft has topped the list for 16 of the last 21 years.
- Mom who blogged about son's health woes convicted of his salt-poisoning death March 2, 2015A woman who blogged for years about her son's constant health woes was convicted Monday of poisoning him to death by force-feeding heavy concentrations of sodium through his stomach tube.
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
- Appeal of wetlands damage suit against energy companies will continue March 3, 2015The east bank levee authority Monday (March 2) voted 5-4 to continue its appeal of a federal judge's decision throwing out a controversial wetlands damages lawsuit against more than 80 oil, gas and pipeline companies. Monday's special meeting was requested by three...
- Sen. David Vitter: Support for Benjamin Netanyahu's speech 'shouldn't be controversial' March 3, 2015WASHINGTON -- Sen. David Vitter, R-La., criticized the Obama administration Monday for taking issue with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech Tuesday (March 3) to a joint session of Congress. "Support for Prime Minister Netanyahu's address shouldn't be controversial," Vitter...
- Louisiana higher education commissioner talks state budget cuts: Three takeaways March 3, 2015Louisiana higher education commissioner Joseph Rallo said the state's colleges and universities still face daunting financial hurdles next year, in spite of Gov. Bobby Jindal's recent suggestions for closing the schools' funding gap. Louisiana is staring down a $1.6 billion projected...
- Freight service restored after 2-car train derailment in eastern New Orleans March 3, 2015Freight service has been restored on the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad after two cars carrying crude oil derailed near Almonaster Boulevard in eastern New Orleans Sunday (March 1). New Orleans Fire Department officials said the two damaged cars that were...
- How much would Louisiana's new college student fee be? March 3, 2015Louisiana colleges and universities could charge students an extra $2,000 annually next year through a new student fee proposed by Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration, said state higher education commissioner Joseph Rallo in an interview. Rallo could not say whether the...
- Bill Clinton museum portrait has nod to Lewinsky's dress, artist says March 3, 2015PHILADELPHIA -- A Philadelphia artist has disclosed that his museum portrait of former President Bill Clinton contains a shadow reference to Monica Lewinsky's infamous blue dress. Nelson Shanks told the Philadelphia Daily News that a shadow beside Clinton is a...
- 1 arrested, 1 sought in LaPlace burglary March 3, 2015St. John the Baptist Sheriff's Office deputies said a Norco man wanted in connection with a LaPlace business burglary was arrested Monday (March 2) in Kenner, and now they are asking the public for help locating the man's accomplice. Sheriff Mike...
- Benjamin Netanyahu assails Iran deal, touts US-Israel ties March 3, 2015WASHINGTON -- Seeking to lower tensions, Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. officials cast their dispute over Iran as a family squabble on Monday, even as the Israeli leader claimed President Barack Obama did not -- and could not -- fully understand...
The Guardian, UK
- Iraqi army and militia begin assault on Isis strongholds north of Baghdad March 2, 2015Shia-backed military operation is biggest in Salahuddin since Sunni Islamist radicals seized swaths of northern Iraq last yearIraq’s armed forces, backed by Shia militia, have begun a fresh campaign to wrest control and “liberate” Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit, now a stronghold of Islamic State (Isis), the country’s prime minister has said.The long-pro […]
- Who is Mohammed Emwazi? From 'lovely boy' to Islamic State killer March 2, 2015Picture that has emerged since Briton was identified from jihadi videos shows a progression from ‘painfully shy’ child to militant ‘played’ by IsisFour days after the knife-wielding Isis militant who gloried in the beheadings of US, British and other hostages was revealed to be the British national Mohammed Emwazi, details of his life and personality have su […]
- Boris Nemtsov murder: Ukrainian girlfriend flies to Kiev from Russia March 3, 2015Anna Duritskaya had said that she was being held under police guard in a friend’s apartment in MoscowThe Ukrainian girlfriend of murdered opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who is the only known witness to his killing on Friday night, has reportedly flown to Kiev after being held for questioning by authorities in Moscow.Ukrainian foreign ministry spokesman Yev […]
- 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 […]
- Greece secures eurozone bailout extension for four months March 2, 2015Proposed reforms win conditional approval in Brussels for extension of rescue package that new Greek government has repeatedly pledged to scrapGreece’s new leftwing government faces months of fraught negotiations with its creditors over how to ease its unsustainable debt levels and austerity programmes after securing - but only conditionally - a eurozone lif […]
- Netanyahu defends decision to address Congress: 'Today we are no longer silent' March 2, 2015In speech to American Israel Public Affairs Committee the Israeli prime minister insists visit to Congress is necessary to control Iran’s nuclear potentialAn undaunted Binyamin Netanyahu has defended his decision to defy the White House and accept an invitation from Republican leader John Boehner to address Congress on Tuesday on the risks of a nuclear deal […]
- Pakistan jails 471 parents who refused to give polio vaccine to children March 2, 2015Parents in north-west of country were imprisoned under government orders on charges of endangering public securityHundreds of parents in north-west Pakistan have been arrested and jailed after refusing to give their children polio vaccinations, according to officials.Feroz Shah, a spokesman for the district administration in Peshawar, said 471 people had bee […]
- France faces censure for failing to ban smacking of children March 3, 2015Council of Europe expected to say French government is failing to meet its obligations under European social charterFrance is set to be criticised by Europe’s top human rights body for failing to clearly ban the smacking of children, Le Monde reported on Monday.In a judgment due to be handed down on Wednesday, the Council of Europe will say French law is not […]
The BBC
- Iraq 'seizes districts from IS' March 2, 2015Iraqi forces say they have retaken some districts around Tikrit in their fight to recapture the strategic city from Islamic State.
- Ukraine truce 'still not complete' March 2, 2015The US accuses pro-Russian rebels of a "piecemeal" approach to the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, withdrawing weapons in only some areas.
- Bill Gates tops Forbes rich list March 2, 2015Bill Gates is declared the richest man in the world for the 16th time by Forbes magazine's annual ranking of global billionaires.
- 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.
- 'No disrespect' in Netanyahu speech March 2, 2015Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his upcoming speech to Congress is "not intended to disrespect" President Barack Obama.
- Nemtsov girlfriend flies to Ukraine March 3, 2015Anna Durytska, the Ukrainian girlfriend of murdered Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, is flying home after being questioned by police in Moscow.
- US told to cut 80 Caracas diplomats March 3, 2015Venezuela orders the United States to cut more than 80 staff from its diplomatic mission in the next two weeks.
- EU 'mediating' Greece bailout row March 2, 2015The European Commission says it is trying to maintain EU unity after Greece accused Spain and Portugal of conspiring against it in bailout talks.
The Independent, UK
- 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.
- LAPD chief defends police who shot homeless man on Skid Row in incident captured on video, saying they acted in 'self-defence' March 2, 2015The authorities in Los Angeles tonight defended three police officers involved in the killing of a homeless man on Skid Row on Sunday.
- LAPD launches inquiry after police shoot homeless man on Skid Row in incident captured on video March 2, 2015Investigators in Los Angeles were tonight trying to get to the bottom of a confrontation over the weekend between five police officers and a homeless man on a downtown street in the city’s Skid Row neighbourhood, which ended in his death.
- Chapel Hill shootings: Prosecutors to seek death penalty against Craig Hicks if convicted of murder, say reports March 2, 2015Prosecutors in North Carolina will seek the death penalty against a man charged with the shooting deaths of three Muslim students, it has been reported.
- Wu-Tang Clan has a secret album that could be released – in 88 years March 2, 2015Wu-Tang Clan, the legendary rap group that launched several solo rap careers, has a secret album called The Wu: Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, but it could be a long, long time before fans can get a hold of the album.
- Tinder use surges at right-wing political convention March 2, 2015People generally attend the Conservative Political Action Conference to see popular Republican politicians speak and to meet other like-minded people at the annual gathering of those representing the most right-wing of American politics.
- US ambassador promises Israel it won't let Iran acquire nuclear weapons March 2, 2015The US Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, has moved to calm Israeli nerves about ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran insisting that Washington will never allow it to acquire a nuclear weapon.
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