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Carrie Scherpelz: Little tax cut doesn't compensate for reduced wages March 4, 2015
Dear Editor: I heard that Rep. Steve Nass called a UW professor's report "partisan, garbage research." I beg to differ. Professor Steven Deller studied the effect of right-to-work legislation …
Bruce Blakeslee: Right to work could, and should, mean many more calls to OSHA March 4, 2015
Does Scott Walker really wants to unleash tens of thousands of workers to go straight to OSHA, instead of going through the buffer of a union?
Scott Walker plans to sign right-to-work bill Monday March 4, 2015
After months of declaring right-to-work legislation "a distraction" and not a priority, Gov. Scott Walker's tone shifted in a speech to business leaders on Wednesday.
Young, Gifted and Black activist tangles with cops at state budget hearing March 4, 2015
Outburst turned ugly as Legislators continued discussion
Paul Busch: Union work sites much safer than nonunion March 4, 2015
Dear Editor: Just as both men said in Will Kramer's column "Right to work will kill workers," I was in dangerous work conditions when I was nonunion. I joined the union for many reasons! Safet…
Wisconsin Film Festival exclusive preview: 'Dog Days' March 4, 2015
Every week, the Cap Times will have an exclusive premiere of one of the titles coming to the 2015 Wisconsin Film Festival, which takes place April 9 to 16 in Madison.
Poll: Scott Walker leads GOP pack against Hillary Clinton March 4, 2015
Still, Walker trails the presumptive Democratic frontrunner 46-41 percent, according to Rasmussen survey.
Documentary tells New Glarus' 'Tale of the Spotted Cow' March 4, 2015
A short film about New Glarus Brewing Company will premiere at the Wisconsin Film Festival in April.

The Chicago Tribune

Lake County coroner calls for re-investigation of day care death March 4, 2015
The Lake County coroner is calling into question a predecessor's work, and saying that one of the most horrifying murders in the county's history may have actually been an accident.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect's lawyer: 'It was him' March 4, 2015
The question, for all practical purposes, is no longer whether Dzhokhar Tsarnaev took part in the Boston Marathon bombing. It's whether he deserves to die for it.
Chicago avoids $20 million payment after renegotiating swap contract March 4, 2015
The city has managed to reduce a threatened $58 million in payments triggered by a downgrade of Chicago's debt rating Friday, and the city may be able to avoid the expense altogether.
Urban Prep student slain near home: 'I ducked and Deonte tried to run' March 4, 2015
It was getting dark and Deonte Hoard was just getting home from Urban Prep High School, but the 17-year-old senior didn't think twice when a friend suggested a little pick-up basketball, a game he loved.
Cook County judge halts medical marijuana license March 4, 2015
A judge ruled Wednesday that Illinois regulators must hold off on issuing a medical marijuana growing license in Kankakee because of claims in a lawsuit that the secret licensing process violated the rules, parties to the case said.
Supreme Court justices sharply divided over Obamacare subsidies March 4, 2015
The Supreme Court took up a politically charged new challenge to President Barack Obama's health care overhaul Wednesday in a dispute over the federal tax subsidies that make insurance affordable for millions of Americans.
Family files lawsuit over fatal shooting by Chicago police March 4, 2015
It's been almost seven months since Cynthia Lane's 19-year-old son was fatally shot by Chicago police officers on the city's West Side, and she still has yet to learn a single thing about the investigation.
Girl, 16, went missing more than 6 weeks ago in West Lawn March 4, 2015
Police are searching for a 16-year-old girl who went missing more than six weeks ago from the city's West Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side.

The New York Times

Iraqi Campaign to Drive ISIS From Tikrit Reveals Tensions With U.S. March 4, 2015
Iraqi officials said that they would fight the Islamic State on their own timetable with or without American help, and U.S. warplanes sat out the biggest Iraqi counteroffensive yet.
Well: Children’s Lung Health Improves as Air Pollution Is Reduced, Study Says March 4, 2015
The new study, conducted in Southern California, provides evidence that better air quality improved health among children, experts said.
Motherlode Blog: Shelf, iPad, Bed Table: Reading, February 2015 March 4, 2015
What I bought, what I read, what I thought I’d read and what I put down and never picked back up this February.
Drugs Using Testosterone Will Label Heart Risks March 4, 2015
The F.D.A. ordered that labels on testosterone drugs warn of heart attack and stroke risks, and advised that the drugs should not be prescribed to treat symptoms in men brought on by age, such as declining sexual drive.
Gay Marriages Halt in Alabama After State Court Ruling March 4, 2015
All the county probate judges in the state who had been giving same-sex couples marriage licenses said they were no longer doing so.
U.S. Calls on Ferguson to Overhaul Criminal Justice System March 4, 2015
The Justice Department declared that Ferguson, Mo., engaged in so many constitutional violations that only better training and outside oversight could correct them.
More Children Eat Fruit in School, Study Shows March 4, 2015
The study found that from the time new nutritional guidelines went into effect in 2012 through last year, the percentage of students choosing fruits increased to 66 percent from 54 percent.
Darren Wilson Is Cleared of Rights Violations in Ferguson Shooting March 4, 2015
The Justice Department said there was no evidence to refute Officer Wilson’s assertion that he feared for his safety, calling witnesses’ claims that Michael Brown had tried to surrender not credible.

The San Jose Mercury News

Ferguson report: Justice Department criticizes police, won't prosecute former cop March 4, 2015
The Justice Department won't prosecute former a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer in the shooting death of an unarmed black 18-year-old, but in a scathing report released Wednesday faulted the city and its law enforcement for racial bias.
Contra Costa supervisors OK 7 percent raise, create salary committee March 4, 2015
After a referendum led to them ditch their controversial 33 percent raises, Contra Costa County supervisors on Tuesday voted to give themselves 7 percent raises and created a committee to determine how such salary increases should be made in the future.
John Boehner's job is safe despite Homeland Security vote -- but for how long? March 4, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Speaker John Boehner's job is safe despite passing yet another big bill that most of his Republican colleagues oppose, as he did Tuesday to avert defunding the Department of Homeland Security.
Microsoft co-founder: I found massive sunken battleship Musashi March 4, 2015
TOKYO (AP) -- Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul Allen and his research team have found the wreckage of a massive Japanese World War II battleship off the Philippines near where it sank more than 70 years ago, he said Wednesday.
Paralympic hopeful has prosthetic leg taken in San Francisco March 4, 2015
A United States Paralympic hopeful is asking for the public for help in finding his prosthetic leg he says was stolen from his car.
Hillary Clinton's unusual use of private email account raises questions March 4, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The computer server that transmitted and received Hillary Rodham Clinton's emails -- on a private account she used exclusively for official business when she was secretary of state -- traced back to an Internet service registered to her family's home in Chappaqua, New York,
Obamacare before Supreme Court: Skeptical questions from justices during oral arguments March 4, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Supreme Court justices peppered opponents of President Barack Obama's health care law with skeptical questions during oral arguments Wednesday on the latest challenge to the sweeping legislation.
Body-camera maker has deep financial ties to police chiefs March 4, 2015
Taser 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.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Reactions to Netanyahu speech differ: David Vitter calls it 'Churchill-like,' while Nancy Pelosi labels it insulting March 4, 2015
WASHINGTON -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his speech to Congress Tuesday was not intended to be political. But reaction to the address, in which the Israeli leader warned an agreement the Obama administration and U.S. allies are trying...
World eating too much sugar, UN health agency says March 4, 2015
LONDON -- New guidelines from the World Health Organization are enough to kill anyone's sugar high. The U.N. health agency says the world is eating too much sugar and people should slash their intake to just six to 12 teaspoons...
Louisiana education chief bucks Gov. Bobby Jindal on budget March 4, 2015
Louisiana Education Superintendent John White is trying to split the difference between two camps in a rough budget year. He proposed an $80 million increase in public school funding Wednesday (March 4) -- less than what a task force of educators,...
$9.5 million West Bank animal shelter contract awarded March 4, 2015
For years, employees at Jefferson Parish's West Bank animal shelter in Marrero limped along with Band-Aid fixes to the aging, cement-block building. It suffered from holes in the walls and leaks in the ceiling. On Wednesday (March 3), however, parish officials...
Suspect who tossed toddler in escape attempt booked with additional charges, police said March 4, 2015
A 24-year-old shoplifting suspect who police said tossed his 17-month-old daughter to the ground while trying to escape Slidell Police has been linked to at least two additional shoplifting incidents, authorities said. Lamar Causey, of Baton Rouge, was arrested Sunday (March 1)...
Bobby Jindal alters approach to new college student fee, higher education funding March 4, 2015
Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration said Wednesday (March 4) that families and parents would never have to cover a new higher education fee it has proposed implementing to drive more money into higher education, a slight departure from what the Jindal officials...
Southern University to hold first president/chancellor search committee meeting March 5 March 4, 2015
Southern University is holding a president/chancellor search committee meeting on Thursday, (March 5), the first meeting since creating the dual position in February. SU System President Ron Mason Jr.'s contract will expire on June 30, which would leave the university...
Dead boy's mother satisfied with 12-year sentence for hit-and-run driver still 'deep in denial' March 4, 2015
Hit-and run driver Arthur Toledano was sentenced to 12 years in prison Wednesday (March 4), the consequence of striking two Gentilly school children in a Paris Avenue crosswalk last year, then fleeing the scene of the crash that left 6-year-old Shaud Wilson dead....

The Guardian, UK

Delhi rape documentary-maker appeals to Narendra Modi over broadcast ban March 4, 2015
India’s Daughter director Leslee Udwin appeals to Indian PM to deal with ‘unceremonious silencing of the film’The British director of a hard-hitting documentary about the gang rape of a young woman in Delhi has appealed to the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, to intervene after authorities banned the domestic broadcast of the film and said they were als […]
Dozens feared dead after Donetsk mine explosion March 4, 2015
About 50 workers believed to be trapped underground at Zasyadko mine as relatives clamour for news about survivorsDozens of miners are trapped underground and feared dead after a blast at a coal mine in the eastern Ukrainian rebel stronghold of Donetsk, with rescuers saying the chance of finding many survivors was slim.Mine officials said the explosion on We […]
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev defence admits 'It was him' as Boston bombing trial begins March 4, 2015
Defence in Boston Marathon bombing case claims Dzhokhar Tsarnaev followed lead of brother Tamerlan in carrying out attackThe trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev – the surviving brother of the two accused perpetrators of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing that killed three people – began on Wednesdaywith the defence making it clear it would not be disputing the fundamen […]
Discrimination in Ferguson: full extent of police bias laid bare in damning report March 4, 2015
Police department and court system ‘reflect and exacerbate existing racial bias’Investigators outline 26 recommendations to reform Ferguson’s policingThe full extent of the racial persecution of black residents in Ferguson, Missouri, by the city’s overwhelmingly white law enforcement authorities was disclosed on Wednesday in a damning report by the US Depart […]
Vladimir Putin condemns Boris Nemtsov murder March 4, 2015
Russian president calls death a political killing, seemingly contradicting theories the former deputy prime minister was shot over a domestic or business rowThe Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has condemned the killing of the opposition leader Boris Nemtsov as a “disgrace” and called on law enforcement to finally rid Russia of political murders.Nemtsov, a […]
Russia's actions in Ukraine conflict an 'invasion', says US official March 4, 2015
Comment by Victoria Nusland, assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, might be the first time a senior official has used the term publiclyAssistant secretary of state Victoria Nuland has admitted the US considers Russia’s actions in Ukraine “an invasion”, in what may be the first time a senior American official has used the term to des […]
Israel reacts to Netanyahu speech with shrugs and cynicism, Iran with anger March 4, 2015
Warning to US Congress is more about his re-election than about arms control, say some commentators Israeli opposition figures and columnists reacted to Binyamin Netanyahu’s speech to the US Congress with a combination of shrugs and cynicism. Some suggested it had served his desire for re-election more than helping stop Iran’s nuclear programme.In his fiery […]
Indonesia foresees diplomatic strain as Bali Nine pair arrive on execution island March 4, 2015
Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran taken to Nusa Kambangan, where they will be granted 72 hours’ notice before facing a firing squadTwo Australians on death row in Indonesia have completed the grim journey from Bali to isolation cells on Nusa Kambangan, the prison island where they are due to be executed along with eight other drug offenders at a t […]

The BBC

Boston bombing lawyer: 'It was him' March 4, 2015
Defence lawyers do not deny Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's involvement in the deadly bombing but argue that he was coerced by his brother.
India vows rapist interview inquiry March 4, 2015
India's home minister promises an inquiry into how a TV crew was allowed to interview a death-row prisoner convicted over the Delhi 2012 gang rape and murder.
Thirty feared dead in Ukraine mine March 4, 2015
Some 30 miners are feared dead in a suspected methane gas blast at a coal mine in a rebel-held region of eastern Ukraine.
UK bomb plot suspect found guilty March 4, 2015
A Pakistani man extradited from the UK to the US has been found guilty of plotting bomb attacks in several countries.
'Wholesale change' urged in Ferguson March 4, 2015
US Attorney General Eric Holder calls on police and courts in Ferguson, Missouri, to take immediate action after his department finds widespread racial bias.
Leader of Mexico's Zetas cartel held March 4, 2015
Omar Trevino Morales, the leader of Mexico's Zetas drugs cartel and one of the country's most wanted men, has been captured, security officials say.
Putin urges end to political murders March 4, 2015
Russian President Vladimir Putin demands an end to "shameful" political killings in Russia, after the murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov.
Blast 'hits Aleppo intelligence HQ' March 4, 2015
Dozens of Syrian security personnel and rebels have been killed in an attack on an intelligence facility in the city of Aleppo, activists say.

The Independent, UK

Isis: Virginia teen arrested for allegedly helping man join militant group March 4, 2015
The FBI has arrested a 17-year-old Virginia teenager for his alleged role in helping a man get to Syria to join Isis, according to a report from the Washington Post.
Boston Marathon bombing trial: Court shown distressing video footage of the immediate aftermath of the blasts March 4, 2015
A Boston courtroom saw graphic and frequently distressing video footage of the immediate carnage caused by one of the devices detonated at the finish line of the city’s marathon nearly two years ago as prosecutors opened their case against the single surviving defendant, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
NFL concussions: Two more NFL champions pledge their brains to science March 4, 2015
Two NFL champions have joined the list of current and former players that have pledged to donate their brains to scientific research when they die.
Abid Naseer terror trial: Pakistani found guilty of al-Qaeda plot to blow up New York subway March 4, 2015
A Pakistani man has been found guilty of being part of a failed al-Qaeda plot to blow up the New York subway and a Manchester shopping city.
George Clooney and Amal fail to get special treatment at New York restaurant March 4, 2015
It’s one thing that a restaurant is so good that it the likes of Amal Clooney and her husband George want to eat there.
Marijuana could be to blame for rise in New York City murders, says NYPD commissioner March 4, 2015
Murders are up by 20 per cent in New York City in the first two months of the year, compared to last year, and New York Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said the spike in murders could be due to marijuana.
Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson won’t face federal charges in shooting death of Michael Brown March 4, 2015
Ferguson, Missouri police officer Darren Wilson has not been charged with civil rights violations by the US Justice Department in the shooting death of unarmed, black teenager Michael Brown, according to a report released by the department on Wednesday.
Buddy Holly: Investigators may reopen investigation into plane crash that killed Rock and Roll pioneer March 4, 2015
The day the music died may be revisited.

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