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- 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.
- Erik C. Larsen: Legislature more unAmerican than kneeling football players September 29, 2016Dear Editor: What's more unAmerican? An NFL QB who takes a knee during the national anthem or a state legislature that purposely passes laws designed to deny its citizens the right to vote? And which act does more to undermine…
- Roger Johnson: Both Trump and Clinton showed self-absorption September 29, 2016Dear Editor: I don't know if Trump or Clinton won the "debate" the other night, but I sure know who the losers are — the American public!
- Bryan Sabella: Solutions not possible with polarized, entrenched positions September 29, 2016As tiresome and frustrating as it is to constantly be told how polarized we are, it's pretty true.
- Morning briefing: Paul Ryan working with Trump on transition to 'hit the ground running' September 29, 2016Stories that are making the news today in Madison and around the state and country.
- Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness focuses on young women and girls September 29, 2016On Oct. 15, the group will host an event at Meadowood on the National Day of the Girl to engage African-American girls on the topic of wellness and pursuing their dreams.
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- 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
- Man's death in July attributed to 2011 shooting, Orleans coroner says September 29, 2016A 74-year-old man's death in July has been attributed to a gunshot wound he suffered five years earlier, the Orleans Parish Coroner's Office said.
- Inmate at Orleans Justice Center caught with shank, sheriff's office says September 29, 2016An inmate at the Orleans Justice Center was caught with a shank Monday (Sept. 26) and charged with possession of contraband, according to the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office.
- FEMA should take back $3.5 million from church-run school, audit finds September 29, 2016The Department of Homeland Security inspector general's office says FEMA lacked adequate policies to prevent an "unaccredited and unlicensed non-public school" from getting federal money.
- Police fines fuel local government the most in Louisiana September 29, 2016In 2013, one Louisiana town collected $3.73 in fines and forfeits for every $1 of taxes.
- From farm to table-- New Orleans students taste, learn the trend September 29, 2016The program is implemented by the FirstLine Schools, to teach children how to make healthy connections to the earth, themselves, and their community by understanding the importance of food.
- In Orleans murder-for-hire case: 'I was going to put a bullet in her' September 29, 2016Joseph Hoang, 44, testified he would have killed Charity Nguyen himself had New Orleans police not arrested her in connection with the April 2013 murder of her husband, his best friend Lien Nguyen.
- St. Tammany GOP opposes Causeway toll increase for improvements September 29, 2016Republican Parish Executive Committee will ask St. Tammany Parish Council to deny bond issue for project.
The Guardian, UK
- Hoboken train crash: one dead and more than 100 injured in New Jersey September 29, 2016Witnesses say NJ Transit train ‘plowed’ through Hoboken terminal during morning rush hour and that several passengers are critically injuredNew Jersey train crash: follow the latest updatesA devastating train crash in Hoboken, New Jersey, has left at least one person dead and more than 100 people injured, officials said.A New Jersey Transit train derailed du […]
- India says troops crossed Kashmir border as crisis escalates September 29, 2016Pakistan says two of its soldiers killed in exchange of fire and Indian soldier captured on its side of contested territory’s borderIndia said elite troops launched “surgical strikes” targeting Pakistan-based terrorists in the contested territory of Kashmir on Thursday, in a major escalation of a deepening crisis between the nuclear armed rivals.Pakistan sai […]
- 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 […]
- German hostage who gave birth in captivity is freed from Syria September 29, 2016News magazine Focus identifies woman as journalist Janina Findeisen who travelled to Syria in October 2015A German woman who was kidnapped in Syria last year has been released alongside the baby she gave birth to in captivity.The German foreign ministry on Wednesday night confirmed the woman and her child were well and being looked after by the federal crimi […]
- Animated fantasy film charms Japan and soars to top of box office September 29, 2016Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name features a gender-swapping storyline that rekindles themes of classic Japanese literatureThemes of body swapping, the search for love and a frantic quest to save a town from imminent destruction have combined to propel a Japanese animated film to box office gold, and prompted talk that the country has found its successor to the glo […]
The BBC
- Hoboken station crash: New Jersey train disaster 'kills one' September 29, 2016At least one person is killed and dozens 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.
- German lion escape: Sad end in Leipzig zoo September 29, 2016One of two lions that escaped from an enclosure in Leipzig zoo in Germany has been shot dead after attempts to use a tranquilliser failed.
- 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.
- Obama: Congress veto override of 9/11 lawsuits bill 'a mistake' September 29, 2016The US president says the congressional override of his veto on a bill allowing 9/11 lawsuits against Saudi Arabia sets "a dangerous precedent".
- 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.
- Israelis queue to pay tribute to Shimon Peres September 29, 2016Long queues have formed outside the Israeli parliament as people pay their respects to former Prime Minister and President Shimon Peres.
- Singapore jails teen blogger Amos Yee for anti-religion posts September 29, 2016Amos Yee, a 17-year-old blogger from Singapore, will spend six weeks in jail for online posts criticising Christianity and Islam.
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