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«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

The Latest: Snyder aide email blamed Flint for water crisis

A day after local doctors reported high levels of lead in Flint children, Gov. Rick Snyder's chief of staff told him the "real responsibility" for the city's water issues rested with local government officials. The next day, Muchmore wrote to Snyder and other top aides that critics were focusing on the lead issue and "looking for someone to blame," but two state agencies and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency "can't find evidence of a major change" in lead contamination. The funding, which... Читать дальше...

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Names and faces: Wei-Yin Chen, Andre Agassi

Why? Because the Marlins Park center field wall is being moved 11 feet closer to home plate (to 407 feet) and lowered (from 11 to 13 feet to 6 to 11 feet). The eight-time Grand Slam-winning tennis player says match-fixing in tennis “never even made my radar” while he was on tour. Agassi, who retired from the sport in 2006, said he never had any brush with the sort of corruption that was alleged in recent media reports and has been the main topic of conversation at the Australian Open.

NBCSports.com 

LeBron on Cavaliers making NBA Finals: Nothing is guaranteed

In the wake of the Cleveland Cavaliers getting their head handed to them Monday by the Golden State Warriors, this has been the conventional wisdom: The Cavaliers have the remaining three months of the regular season, plus the first three rounds of the playoffs, to figure out their problems — how to defend the pick-and-roll, […]

WSJ.com 

The Warmest Year on Record: 2015

Climate experts say global temperatures set a record for the second straight year and are expected to continue to climb. Photo: NASA/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

Wisconsin Senate OKs blaze pink for hunters

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Senate has approved a bill that would allow hunters to wear fluorescent pink rather than traditional blaze orange.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Anxiety in the air as Davos World Economic Forum kicks off

DAVOS, Switzerland — As stock markets around the world took another dive amid concerns over plunging oil prices and China’s slowdown, anxiety clouded the air in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, where the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting kicked off Wednesday. With Europe’s main indexes down an additional 3 percent or so, and many around the world officially in bear territory, powerful global executives in Davos voiced a high degree of concern over the outlook for the global economy. Biden turned... Читать дальше...

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Student’s suicide: ‘Mother’ Smriti Irani leads Centre’s fightback

Flanked by Thawar Chand Gehlot, Vijay Sampla and Nirmala Sitharaman, HRD minister Smriti Irani began addressing the news conference by emphasizing her status as a “mother” who could empathize with the family of Rohith Vemula, the PhD student who committed suicide.

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

Text of SC Gov. Nikki Haley's State of the State address

Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen of the General Assembly, constitutional officers and my fellow South Carolinians: By the grace of God, this will be the first year I do not list a single active duty member of our armed forces who was taken from us. [...] the men and women of our military are not alone in their willingness to sacrifice for us and in their dedication to keeping us safe. [...] please join me as we pay tribute to those who gave the last full measure of devotion in the service of South Carolina and her people... Читать дальше...