2015年5月19日 星期二

2015-05-20 U.S. U.S.


New York Times
   
Los Angeles Lifts Its Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour   
New York Times
LOS ANGELES — The nation's second-largest city voted Tuesday to increase its minimum wage from $9 an hour to $15 an hour by 2020, in what is perhaps the most significant victory so far for labor groups and their allies who are engaged in a national push ...

Minimum wage: LA City Council approves increase to $15 by 2020   Los Angeles Times
How Far a $15 Minimum Wage Goes in 6 US Cities   ABC News

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Los Angeles Times
   
Biker on Waco bloodshed: 'When things went haywire, I found a safe place'   
Los Angeles Times
Long-haul trucker Johnny "Melon" Snyder of Waco cruised over to Twin Peaks on his electric blue Harley Road King on Sunday expecting to hang with a few of his brothers from the Boozefighters Motorcycle Club for an hour and a half before returning home ...

Waco Biker Gang Members Surrender After Release On Low Bond   Huffington Post
Texas police investigate reports more biker gangs on way after deadly melee ...   Fox News
Police call for truce among biker gangs after Waco shootout   Chron.com
CNN   
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Fox News
   
Severe storms speed across Texas and Oklahoma, at least two tornadoes ...   
Fox News
May 19, 2015: Emergency workers survey the damage after a tornado struck Mineral Falls, Texas. (Fox4News.com). At least two tornadoes touched down late Tuesday as a series of severe storms caused damage and flooding in parts of north Texas and ...

Large Tornado Collapses Building in Mineral Wells, Texas   NBCNews.com
Large Tornado Hits Mineral Wells, Texas; 'Extensive Damage,' Cops Say   ABC News

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Wall Street Journal
   
Benghazi Committee Subpoenas Clinton Confidante Sidney Blumenthal   
Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON—A House committee investigating the 2012 Benghazi attack has subpoenaed a confidante of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Sidney Blumenthal, a journalist, speechwriter and former top aide to both President Bill Clinton and Mrs.
Exclusive: House Benghazi panel subpoenas former Clinton White House aide   Reuters
Hillary Clinton: 'I have said repeatedly I want those emails out'   CNN
Clinton campaign aims for style, substance points amid scrutiny   USA TODAY
Washington Post   
New York Times   
National Journal   
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Chron.com
   
Primary win sets up ex-councilman to be Philadelphia mayor   
Miami Herald
A former longtime Philadelphia councilman with broad union backing is poised to become the next mayor of the nation's fifth largest city after his resounding win Tuesday in a six-way Democratic primary. Jim Kenney captured the nomination despite a ...

Jim Kenney Wins Philadelphia's Democratic Primary for Mayor   New York Times

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CNN
   
Highlights of education proposals in Wisconsin budget   
Washington Times
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Legislature's budget-writing committee on Tuesday unveiled its long-anticipated funding plan related to education issues in the state for the next two years. The entire state spending plan is expected to pass the Joint ...

Scott Walker was Cc'd a state corporate loan document   Examiner.com
Scrap WEDC before more tax dollars are wasted -- John Mutschler   Madison.com

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USA TODAY
   
GOP Race Virtually Tied in Kentucky   
New York Times
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky's volatile Republican primary for governor ended in a virtual tie Tuesday as only a handful of votes separated Matt Bevin and James Comer. Hal Heiner and Will T. Scott conceded early, and it appeared Mr. Bevin was headed to ...

Comer asks for recanvass in Ky. primary   USA TODAY
James Comer to ask for review of vote numbers in tight Republican governor ...   Washington Post
Kentucky GOP gubernatorial primary in dead heat after polls close   CNN
WKMS   
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NBCNews.com
   
Train derails in Louisiana; precautionary evacuation ordered   
Miami Herald
Four chemical tanker cars have derailed in Louisiana, prompting emergency officials to order a precautionary overnight evacuation of two nearby subdivisions. Authorities said the cars derailed about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the West Baton Rouge Parish town of ...

Evacuations ordered after chemical cars derail in Louisiana   MSNBC

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New York Times
   
House Approves Short-Term Financing for Highways   
New York Times
WASHINGTON — The House on Tuesday approved a two-month extension of funding for transportation projects, setting up what could be a defining fight over money for highways and other infrastructure this summer after years of stopgap measures.
As impasse continues, House again extends highway funding in short term   Washington Post
Top GOP Senator Blames His Party For Lack Of Highway Funding   Huffington Post
US House passes highway fund extension — again   Detroit Free Press

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New York Times
   
Debate Over Currency Cheating Intensifies in Trade Talks   
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Thirty-six years ago, Japan lowered import tariffs on foreign automobiles to zero, ostensibly opening the world's fourth-largest auto market to full international competition. Yet United States automakers say 93 percent of the cars on Japan's ...

White House Threatens to Veto Trade Bill Over Currency Measure   Wall Street Journal
Clinton, White House spar over trade as fast-track vote looms   Reuters

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