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«Star Tribune» (startribune.com) 

Stop the Trump hysteria. His early stumbles are nothing new.

The jury’s out, friends, and will be for a long time, except as to the steady hands at the Pentagon, Foggy Bottom, Langley, DHS and Justice, the exceptional nominee to the highest court, and the promise of big changes in the most burdensome reaches of the vast administrative state.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Drunken driver gets 12 years plus in death of police officer

Drunken driver gets 12 years plus in death of police officer (AP) — A man was sentenced Tuesday to at least 12 years in prison on third-degree murder, drunken driving and other charges for a wrong-way crash that killed a western Pennsylvania police officer. Fink was driving a work van home more than 20 miles away, drinking and stopping at a strip club with his co-worker, before unwittingly driving east in the westbound lanes of the divided Route 30 for about 4 miles and smashing head-on into Eslary's patrol SUV at about 2 a.m. on May 5... Читать дальше...

WSJ.com 

How Couples Got Back on the Career Track Post-Children

It turns out couples don't have to take turns advancing their careers after starting a family. WSJ's Sue Shellenbarger and Tanya Rivero discuss tips for couples who want to get back on the career track after having children. Photo: Lauren Rhodes

«Star Tribune» (startribune.com) 

Trump makes smart move for national security adviser

Having interviewed Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster several times (all off the record), I believe his qualities of strategic thinking, steadiness, a grasp of complexity and integrity are critical for someone whose job is to create a coherent foreign policy process for this president.

TheRepublic.com 

Lean on me: International NBA players supporting each other

SALT LAKE CITY — Boris Diaw arrived at his favorite Salt Lake City coffeehouse expecting to meet fellow Frenchman Rudy Gobert, and just smirked when told Gobert was running late. The two have a big brother-little brother relationship, a bond many international players seek. “For me it’s been better, for sure,” Gobert said of Diaw’s

WSJ.com 

Verizon Trims Yahoo Value After Data Breaches

Verizon and Yahoo agreed to cut the price of Yahoo's core internet businesses as a result of a series of data breaches. WSJ's Ryan Knutson has exclusive details from the talks between the companies on Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero. Photo: Reuters

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Trump denounces 'horrible' threats against Jewish centers

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday denounced recent threats against Jewish community centers as "horrible ... painful" and said more must be done "to root out hate and prejudice and evil." On Monday, 11 Jewish community centers across the country received phoned-in bomb threats, according to the JCC Association of North America. "The anti-Semitic threats targeting our Jewish community and community centers are horrible and are painful and a very sad reminder of the work that still... Читать дальше...

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Officials threaten to shut down septic system in Keystone

The Rapid City Journal (http://bit.ly/2lHICDc ) reports that officials say The Lodge at Mount Rushmore has discharged wastewater onto a neighbor's land and could be contaminating the hotel's drinking water. In March, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered the hotel's owner, Mark Arend, to abandon and plug the hotel's septic tank or apply for an underground injection control permit to potentially resume operation.

NBCSports.com 

Pat Shurmur expects “great improvements” from Laquon Treadwell

In 2015, fifth-round Vikings rookie receiver Stefon Diggs had a major impact in his first season. In 2016, first-round Vikings rookie receiver Laquon Treadwell did not. With offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur going from “interim” to “permanent” (as permanent as the job ever is), Shurmur expects Treadwell to take a major step in 2017. “[Treadwell] is…

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Push to reduce property taxes gains new support in Nebraska

The coalition announced Tuesday includes 16 agricultural and school groups who will urge lawmakers to pass a package that includes "adequate and sustainable" funding for K-12 public schools while shifting the tax burden away from property owners. Roughly two-thirds of Nebraska's public school districts don't qualify for state equalization aid because their surrounding property values have risen too high, even though farm incomes have declined.

United Press International (UPI.com) 

Powerball lottery jackpot grows to $403M

Andrew V. Pestano
Feb. 21 (UPI) -- No one won Saturday's $349 million Powerball lottery jackpot drawing, meaning the coveted financial reward will grow to $403 million for the Wednesday drawing.

BusinessInsider.com 

US smartphone users emphasize data security

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The privacy and security of personal data on smartphones is paramount for the majority of US consumers, according to a recent survey by Creative Strategies, which asked 800 respondents about their understanding, interest, and perception of privacy and security.

When asked on which device they value privacy the most, 60% of respondents said their smartphone ... Читать дальше...

TheRepublic.com 

Deadline to leave pipeline protest camp won’t be extended

BISMARCK, N.D. — The Army Corps of Engineers said it won’t extend a Wednesday deadline for Dakota Access oil pipeline opponents to vacate their encampment on federal land in North Dakota. The camp has existed since August and at times has housed thousands of people who supported the concerns of Sioux nations that the $3.8

BusinessInsider.com 

Trump's new national security adviser is good — but will Trump allow him to do good?

REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Army Gen. H.R. McMaster, President Donald Trump's new national security adviser, seems to be widely respected by conservatives and liberals.

This was also true of Adm. Robert Harward, who was offered the job last week but turned it down. And, if it weren't for that whole showing-classified-materials-to-his-mistress thing, it would also have been true of Gen. David Petraeus, who was in the running for the job.

All of which is to say, while retired Lt. Gen. Читать дальше...

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Supreme Court rejects appeal from Virginia death row inmate

(AP) — The nation's highest court on Tuesday refused to hear the appeal of a Virginia death row inmate who killed a hospital security guard and sheriff's deputy during an escape that sparked a massive manhunt that shut down Virginia Tech's campus in 2006. Attorneys for Morva, now 35, told the Supreme Court that he was unfairly prevented from presenting evidence at trial to refute prosecutors' argument that Morva would threaten the lives of prison guards and others if allowed to live. Morva's trial... Читать дальше...