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Court postpones African warlord pretrial hearing
A crucial preliminary hearing of evidence against an African warlord known as "The Terminator" has been pushed back to give prosecutors more time to prepare their case, the International Criminal Court announced Tuesday. The start of the so-called confirmation of charges hearing against Bosco Ntaganda has been put back to ...
More jobs cut in Caddo Parish schools' budget
Another 105 positions are on the chopping block when Caddo Parish School Board adopts its $472 million budget Tuesday. The Times reports (http://bit.ly/ZYyELw ) the plan will eliminate 86 special education teachers, administrators and aides as well as eight reading specialist teachers at low-performing schools, and 11 Central Office secretaries ...
Ukraine kids at risk from low vaccination rates
When the time came to vaccinate her 4-year-old daughter, Yelena Hlushko hesitated, spooked by widespread fears in Ukraine about vaccines and by a boil her older child developed after an immunization shot. Eventually she decided to follow the government's recommendation — only to find her local health clinic was out ...
'World War Z' draws massive crowd in NYC
Thousands of screaming fans brought Times Square to a standstill as they waited to catch a glimpse of Brad Pitt at the premiere of his new thriller, "World War Z." The 49-year old actor took his time to talk to reporters on the appropriately-designed "Z-shaped" red carpet, often breaking away ...
News from around Wisconsin at 5:28 a.m. CDT
Democrats urge moderate Republicans to join them MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats in the state Legislature called Monday for moderate Republicans to join them in voting against the state budget this week, and one of Wisconsin's most conservative lawmakers became the first in his party to publicly say he was ...
Netflix cuts original TV deal with DreamWorks
Netflix said Monday that it would offer new TV shows from DreamWorks Animation starting in 2014 in what the company described as its biggest transaction ever for original first-run content. Though financial details were not disclosed, Netflix Inc. said the agreement includes more than 300 hours of new TV episodes ...
Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials
Green Bay Press-Gazette, June 15 Obama's 2nd term stumbles out of gate The Affordable Care Act could make or break President Barack Obama's second term and ultimately put a stamp on his legacy. Beset by a Congress that cannot agree on anything and a dizzying supply of scandals and controversies, ...
Tenn. GOP supermajority struggles to find footing
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam began the year by dismissing what he called misguided predictions that the new Republican supermajority in state government would devolve into infighting. Haslam went so far as to announce in his annual State of the State address in January that such a narrative "makes caricatures out ...
A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials
Livingston County Daily Press & Argus (Howell). June 12. Poverty root of education problems At nearly the last minute, objections and weak-willed lawmakers are halting the implementation of Common Core curriculum standards in Michigan public schools. By kowtowing to overblown fears of a federal takeover of education, the Republicans in ...
Police: NM woman unmasks robber, finds grandson
Police say a New Mexico woman who confronted a masked intruder in her home stumbled upon a shocking discovery when she ripped off his disguise — the robber was her grandson. KRQE-TV reports (http://bit.ly/12yFaLy) that 22-year-old Thomas Clark is facing robbery charges after police say he stole his grandmother's purse ...
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