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Steve Mariotti: The Best and the Brightest -- My Favorite Book
Everyone has a favorite book. I read The Best and the Brightest by David Halberstam over and over again, at least once a year. Sometimes, I will pick it up to touch and feel it, reading just a page or two, knowing by heart whole sections. It took three years for David to research and another two years to write....
huffingtonpost.com (23 minutes ago)
Health care trust funds head to Senate floor
Two bills seeking to protect funding for hospitals, nursing homes, pharmacies and facilities that care for the developmentally disabled either save the state money or lock the state into funding the institutions at the expense of other services, including higher education.
shreveporttimes.com (1 hour ago)
White says he wants House speakers job
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- House Finance Chairman Harry Keith White, D-Mingo, in announcing his candidacy for House of Delegates speaker Monday, said he has enough votes to win both the party caucus and floor vote."If I didnt think I had sufficient votes to...
wvgazette.com (3 hours ago)
Chicago police arrest two dozen at school closing protest
By Renita D. Young CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago police arrested about two dozen people on Monday who were protesting against the planned closure of 54 schools in the country's third-largest school district, ahead of a planned Wednesday vote on the matter. The protests at City Hall were the culmination of three days...
yahoo.com (3 hours ago)
Lav and hate: Brighton apologise to arch-rivals Crystal Palace after sick poo stunt
Londoners arrived for decisive second leg of Championship play-off semi-final to find excrement on floor of their changing room
mirror.co.uk (4 hours ago)
Gov. Quinn Reviewing, Still 'Open Minded' On Marijuana Bill
With the fate of a bill that would bring legal medical marijuana to Illinois in his hands, Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn would only go so far as to say he remains "open minded" on the measure in a Monday appearance. The Associated Press reports that Quinn told the City Club of Chicago on Monday he is currently reviewing...
huffingtonpost.com (5 hours ago)
Rick Steves: Jews and Muslims Sharing Abraham in Hebron
Hebron is a fascinating place. With about 250,000 people, it's the largest Palestinian city and the commercial capital of the West Bank. Its people, while very conservative, seem to have some Crusader blood -- you'll see some blond hair and blue eyes. While the old town thrives with commerce, there is a palpable...
huffingtonpost.com (5 hours ago)
Photos: Buy Lady Gaga's Acrylic Nail
A black acrylic nail worn by performer Lady Gaga during her "Born This Way Ball" tour and designed by Aya Fukuda is being auctioned for at least $712. A member of the stage crew for her concert in Dublin, Ireland on Sept. 15, 2012 listed the item. The seller said in the listing: "As I was about to start work I...
abcnews.com (5 hours ago)
Paladino’s plan to convert eight-story former warehouse wins tax breaks
Developer Carl Paladino’s $14.7 million plan to convert the decaying Arctic Freezer Building next to the Niagara Thruway is getting $634,000 in tax breaks through the Erie County Industrial Development Agency.The IDA approved the sales and mortgage tax incentives Monday for Paladino’s Ellicott Development, which...
buffalonews.com (6 hours ago)
Thieves enter second-floor window to steal basement washer, dryer, police say
Two of the three defendants were taken to Somerset County Jail, authorities said.
nj.com (6 hours ago)
Paolo Di Canio's attack on Sunderland culture may herald big clearout
Phil Bardsley probably does not realise it but he has done Paolo Di Canio the most enormous favour. By allowing himself to be pictured lying on the floor of a casino, his body strewn with £50 notes, Sunderland's right-back emphasised the importance of implementing what his new manager terms "the revolution in the...
guardian.co.uk (7 hours ago)
Popcorn Ceilings, Pink Bathrooms and 8 More of the Worst Decor Trends. Ever.
Here's the thing about fads: They come and go. But we've compiled a list of what may go down in history as the most enduringly awful home decorating trends ever. You may want to screen your eyes before scrolling.Popcorn Ceilingsdukesandduchesses.com This one's a no brainer. Popcorn ceilings are sometimes referred to...
ivillage.com (7 hours ago)
Sinkhole opens in floor of East Rutherford warehouse, injuring worker
He escaped with minor injuries
nj.com (7 hours ago)
A Tale of Two Factory Disasters: What Cambodia Can Teach Bangladesh
As the final death toll of the Bangladesh factory collapse reached 1,126 last week, a small section of the second floor of a shoe factory in Cambodia gave way. Two people died, but witnesses said it was a stroke of luck that the number wasn’t much higher. Then, on Monday, ten more workers in Cambodia, including a...
yahoo.com (7 hours ago)
Vinyl, UFOs and the patter of tiny feet
Often, I dance alone in my flat. How sad is that, you say, but I don't care. Feeling the beats pulsing through me, being taken over by dark rhythms or a voice, I sometimes fall over the furniture. Which is why I didn't risk dancing in Haroon Mirza's exhibition at the Lisson Gallery – though the whumffs and thuds...
guardian.co.uk (9 hours ago)
British man appears in French court over death of his children
A British man accused of killing his two children appeared in court in the French city of Lyon on Monday to be formally put under investigation – the equivalent of being charged – for the murders. The judge ordered Julian Stevenson, 47, to be held in custody after he reportedly admitted to police that he had slit...
guardian.co.uk (9 hours ago)
Celebrating Edvard Munch's 150th Anniversary
WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Gallery of Art marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Edvard Munch, Norway’s most famed painter and printmaker, with an exhibition of more than 20 renowned works from the Gallery’s collection. On view from May 19 through July 28, 2013, on the Ground Floor of the West Building,...
huffingtonpost.com (10 hours ago)
LOOK: Love Transformed Into Dots
No artist embodies a life of obsession quite like Yayoi Kusama. As a child, she began seeing polka dots everywhere she went. For over 70 years the enigmatic, troubled artist has explored the circle as a metaphor, a pattern, a disease and a cure. Kusama's latest exhibition, "Dots Obsession - Love Transformed into...
huffingtonpost.com (10 hours ago)
Holly Robinson: When You Finish Your Novel, What Then?
Recently, I took my mom to see The Great Gatsby. As we watched the scene where Nick is asleep on the couch, wan and pale and surrounded by manuscript papers, Mom leaned over to whisper, "I bet that's how you looked when you finished your novel." She was right. I looked that bad. My poor house looked even worse:...
huffingtonpost.com (10 hours ago)
BUSTED: Woman’s lover jumps from 3rd-floor window after her husband catches them in bed … but is...
Cellphone footage uploaded online claims to show the couple arguing on the balcony of their apartment in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
nydailynews.com (10 hours ago)
VIDEO: Adultery caught in the act — or is it a TV stunt?
A woman's lover jumped from a third-floor window in just his underpants after her husband caught them together in bed. Cellphone footage uploaded online claims to show the couple arguing on the balcony of their apartment in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
nydailynews.com (10 hours ago)
The Fiver | Simultaneously disappointing different crowds located 284 miles apart
After 380 matches, 1,063 goals, 166 home wins, 106 away wins and 108 draws involving 20 clubs boasting players from 72 different countries prompting reams of really boring statistics, the 2012-13 Premier League has finally ground to a halt. Not that visiting aliens would have been able to tell, seeing as nobody got...
guardian.co.uk (11 hours ago)
Senate committee moves toward vote on immigration
WASHINGTON-The Senate Judiciary Committee is aiming this week to pass a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to millions, setting up a high-stakes debate on the Senate floor.
denverpost.com (11 hours ago)
Kansas Star books country singer McGraw for arena opening
MULVANE - The Kansas Star has booked country singer Tim McGraw for the grand opening concert of its arena in Mulvane Its grand opening concert July 7 marks the latest phase of the development at the Kansas Star Casino. McGraw is known for hits like “Live Like You Were Dying,” “Where the Green Grass Grows” and his...
cjonline.com (12 hours ago)
Natasha, Imelda and the Great Immersion of 2013
The waiters were serving borscht and blinis while we sat at our tables in the faux-Russian supper club, waiting for the show to start the other night. A sociable young women in 19th-century period dress stopped by to welcome us and asked if we had everything we needed. As long as you asked, I said, my friend here...
time.com (13 hours ago)
Man falls from NYC theater window onto marquee
NEW YORK - Officials in New York City say a man suffered minor injuries after falling out of a window onto the marquee of a Broadway theater. The incident occurred at the Lyceum Theater just before the Sunday matinee performance of "The Nance" starring Nathan Lane. Officials say the man was leaning on the...
bostonherald.com (13 hours ago)
Kanye West to call his new album Yeezus
Kanye West has apparently named his new album Yeezus, and will release it next month. Rap-Up is reporting that the album has a name and will be released on 18 June. Details have not been confirmed by the rapper, but he did stir speculation about the possible release date when he tweeted simply "June eighteen"...
guardian.co.uk (14 hours ago)
Senate Judiciary Committee moves toward landmark vote on immigration
The Senate Judiciary Committee is aiming this week to pass a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to millions, setting up a high-stakes debate on the Senate floor.
pennlive.com (14 hours ago)
Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul Lead Hemp Legalization Fight
WASHINGTON -- Kentucky's two senators, Republicans Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell, have been working to include a provision that would legalize industrial hemp into the farm bill, according to Senate and Kentucky sources, an effort that is likely to result in a floor vote on the issue this week. Paul and McConnell...
huffingtonpost.com (15 hours ago)
Woman falls off 3rd floor balcony in Gainesville
A woman fell from a third floor balcony of a Gainesville apartment during a party.
miamiherald.com (15 hours ago)
