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Analysis: Missouri GOP success in eye of beholder
Republican leaders declared the session "historic" and "monumental," but the success depends on decisions of Gov. Jay Nixon. Read more
columbiamissourian.com (6 hours ago)
Learn about the finalists for this year's One Read program
One of the finalists for the Daniel Boone Regional Library's annual program is a book written by a Columbia resident. Read interviews and watch videos featuring the two authors. Read more
columbiamissourian.com (6 hours ago)
Motorcyclist killed after hitting guardrail near Vernal
VERNAL -- A Montana man has died in a motorcycle crash in northeastern Utah. read more
standard.net (6 hours ago)
Girl killed, parents hurt by shots fired into home
Sheriff's officials say a 10-year-old girl is dead and her parents are hospitalized after gunmen walked up to the front door of a home in the North Highlands area of Sacramento County and started shooting. Read comments
fresnobee.com (6 hours ago)
Teens Raped Girl, Put Video On Facebook
Three Chicago teens accused of gang-raping a 12-year-old girl at gunpoint and posting the video to Facebook will face charges as adults, Cook County prosecutors announced Friday. A judge ordered Justin Applewhite, 16, Kenneth Brown, 15, and Scandale Fritz, 16, each held on $900,000 bond. The teens each face one...
huffingtonpost.com (6 hours ago)
PHOTOS: Baby Lemur Twins Pal Around
Some of our favorite animal stories from the last week include: An adorable corgi anthemGood news about sea turtlesSome amazing animal shots from National Geographic’s traveler photo contestA puffin egg-drop caught on cameraClick here to read more about what’s happening in the animal kingdom, and check out the...
huffingtonpost.com (6 hours ago)
Sightings: Jessica Alba signs books, attends fashion show in Bethesda
Nikki Schwab Jessica Alba graced Bethesda with her presence Friday evening as the special guest at this year's Front Row fashion event.Read more on WashingtonExaminer.com
washingtonexaminer.com (6 hours ago)
G at Graffiato gets extension
Nikki Schwab For those who have yet to cram a Mike Isabella-made sandwich down their gullet, the "Top Chef" alum is extending the pop-up version of his forthcoming 14th Street sandwich shop G. The pop-up, which was supposed to end its run at his Italian eatery Graffiato on Friday, will continue through this Friday,...
washingtonexaminer.com (6 hours ago)
Read extracts from British Sports Book Awards nominations
My Time by Bradley Wiggins (Yellow Jersey Press) Seraing, 29 June 2012: the first ‘proper’ stage of the Tour has...
thetimes.co.uk (6 hours ago)
Arianna Huffington's Commencement Speech On 'Redefining Success: The Third Metric'
Arianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, delivered the commencement address at Smith College Sunday, where she dared the graduates of the all-female college to change how they define success. Success has largely been determined by money and power, Huffington argued, but we need a...
huffingtonpost.com (7 hours ago)
Howard Polskin: Beach Reading 2013: Guide to This Summer's Top E-Book Singles
Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of the summer season. With that in mind, Thin Reads has published the world's first guide to the top e-book singles for the summer. Here's what we looked for. The stories had to be published within the last year. They had to be between 20-100 pages long and sell for under $5....
huffingtonpost.com (7 hours ago)
City's ranking by publications may matter little to companies
Since 2008, Augusta has appeared in 20 national rankings, receiving high marks for being the “most resilient metro economy,” providing its residents with the “best bang for their buck,” and having one of the “strongest building markets for housing.” Local business recruiters refer to the accolades as the city’s...
chronicle.augusta.com (7 hours ago)
Threat of taser use often enough for deputies
Richmond County authorities are finding that just the sight and warning that they will use their recently issued tasers is often enough to turn an incompliant person compliant. “The mere fact the officer says (he has a taser) quells the whole situation. It’s amazing,” said Richmond County sheriff’s Lt. Calvin Chew....
chronicle.augusta.com (7 hours ago)
School bus drivers improve attendance
Vanessa Ameen’s phone starts ringing around 5:35 a.m., just a few minutes after she gets settled behind her desk at the Richmond County School System Transportation Department. Sometimes the voice on the other end is a parent complaining about a speeding bus or a driver calling in sick. On Friday, it was the...
chronicle.augusta.com (7 hours ago)
Wildfire north of LA 80 percent contained
Crews continue to build containment lines around a wildfire burning for a fourth day in the hills and mountains around Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles. Read comments
fresnobee.com (8 hours ago)
The Coens’ Inside Llewyn Davis: O Brothers, Where Art Thou?
“If it’s never new and it doesn’t get old,” the singer tells his audience, “it’s a folk song.” Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac) has just finished performing the traditional blues number “Hang Me, Oh Hang Me” for a sparse crowd at the Gaslight Café in New York City’s Greenwich Village in early 1961. Back then, before Bob...
time.com (8 hours ago)
Why the Church of England is in decline | Andrew Brown
"I can show you why the Church of England is completely fucked," said the vicar. He showed me an email he had just received from the diocesan authorities about his "continuing ministerial development" – in effect his annual performance review. It came with 20 attachments, from A to T, 19 of which he was supposed to...
guardian.co.uk (8 hours ago)
Ex-nurse pleads guilty in Riverside County
A former nurse at a Riverside County hospital was sentenced to two years in state prison after pleading guilty to a charge resulting from patient molestation allegations. Read comments
fresnobee.com (9 hours ago)
US gas prices up 11 cents over past 2 weeks
The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped 11 cents over the past two weeks. Read comments
fresnobee.com (9 hours ago)
2 dead in small plane crash near Auburn
Authorities say two people are dead after a small plane crashed near Auburn Municipal Airport late Saturday. Read comments
fresnobee.com (9 hours ago)
Ozzy Osbourne Kisses Up To Sharon Osbourne
If this picture is any indication, it looks like Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne are trying to work out their problems. The couple, who have been together for 30 years, hit their first red carpet together in a month on Saturday night for the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center’s... Read More
rumorfix.com (9 hours ago)
Did Mathematician Shinichi Mochizuki Invent Bitcoin?
It's hard not to be curious about the true identity of Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, since he or she basically just stuck around on the internet long enough to introduce Bitcoin/get everyone all riled up and then disappeared. But Ted Nelson, the sociologist who invented the term "hypertext," thinks he knows who...
gizmodo.com (9 hours ago)
Chelsea 2-1 Everton
There was a banner unfurled from the upper tier of the Shed end that read, simply: "Thank you, Rafa Benítez. Job done". The majority of the Chelsea support in this arena would have been loth to agree publicly, but this awkward marriage of convenience has at least ended with an element of satisfaction. Victory...
guardian.co.uk (9 hours ago)
Liverpool 1-0 QPR | Premier League match report
Liverpool gave a rousing send-off to Jamie Carragher after 16 outstanding years and 737 games as the bed-rock of their defence but the width of a post denied him the perfect one as football again refused to follow the script. Carragher struck the woodwork on his farewell performance with a thunderous drive from 25...
guardian.co.uk (9 hours ago)
Bill ensures paid family leave for Calif. workers
California businesses would be prohibited from firing or retaliating against employees who take advantage of the state's paid family leave program under a job-protection bill moving through the Legislature. Read comments
fresnobee.com (9 hours ago)
A Greyhound of a Girl by Roddy Doyle- review
Audacious Mary O'Hara is a 12-year-old from Dublin whose beloved granny, Emer, is dying. Mary and her mother Scarlett visit Emer every day and each day take its toll on all of them. Then one day, when coming back from school, Mary meets a mysterious young-old woman named Tansey who turns out to be the ghost of...
guardian.co.uk (9 hours ago)
Maker of 'pink slime' continues to struggle
SIOUX CITY, Iowa - The beef-processing company that makes the product that critics call "pink slime" continues to struggle more than a year after the initial stories on the lean bits of beef that Beef Products Inc. produced. The Sioux City Journal reports ( http://bit.ly/15YXsIh ) the Dakota Dunes, S.D.,-based...
cjonline.com (9 hours ago)
Kansas students get record number of food backpacks
WICHITA - The Kansas Food Bank has given out a record number of its backpacks full of food to students this year. The highest number of backpacks handed out this year to school children in need was 7,158 during one week in February, said Larry Gunkel, a Food Bank official running the program. He said the Food Bank...
cjonline.com (9 hours ago)
Analysis: Bigger push on Kansas courts may be coming
A prominent conservative Kansas legislator has launched what could become the most aggressive campaign to date to rein in the state Supreme Court after a proposal failed that would have changed how its justices are selected. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lance Kinzer wants to make the state's appellate courts,...
cjonline.com (9 hours ago)
