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«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

ON TRACK IN TOMAH: Warm weather accelerates city projects

Hello, Tomah. Hard to believe we are a third of the way through March already. Spring is here and summer is fast approaching. I thought in this article we could touch on a few areas we in the city will…

«Albany Democrat Herald» (democratherald.com) 

Elaine Mae Poland

Dec. 10, 1913 — March 17, 2017

BusinessInsider.com 

Running backs are becoming the most replaceable position in the NFL, and they're getting crushed in free agency

Jon Durr/Getty

The worst position to be in the NFL today is a running back hitting free agency.

As the NFL has become more pass-heavy, running backs have become less dominant and a less desired position.

And as teams come to increasingly view running backs as interchangeable, teams are less likely to spend big money to keep or sign running backs.

Through the first weeks of free agency, the market has been desolate for running backs. Even with several big-name players available... Читать дальше...

Stars and Stripes 

Cubans still trying to reach US by sea despite rule change

The U.S. Coast Guard said it intercepted 65 Cubans trying to reach Florida or Puerto Rico since Jan. 12. That's when former President Barack Obama ended the so-called "wet foot, dry foot" policy as part of the normalization of relations with Cuba.

MarketWatch.com 

API data show U.S. crude supplies up 4.5 million barrels: sources

The American Petroleum Institute late Tuesday reported a climb of 4.5 million barrels in U.S. crude supplies for the week ended March 17, according to sources. The API data also showed a fall of 4.9 million barrels in gasoline supplies and a decline of 833,000 barrels in distillates, sources said. Supply data from the Energy Information Administration will be released Wednesday morning. Analysts polled by S&P Global Platts forecast an increase of 2 million barrels in crude inventories. May... Читать дальше...

CBSNews.com 

Most popular dog breeds in U.S.

For a 26th straight year, Labrador retrievers are the most popular breed, but competition is stiff in the top 10

RT (Daily news) 

Italian TV show canned for stereotyping Eastern European women

Italy’s state broadcaster has canceled a popular Saturday night chat show for airing a discussion, branded as sexist and racist, that centered on the reasons Italian men choose to have relationships with Eastern European women.
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TheRepublic.com 

Ryan Gosling on Malick, directing again and that Oscar flub

NEW YORK — Even amid the chaotic melee on the Dolby Theatre stage during the infamous best-picture Oscar flub, Ryan Gosling was typically unflappable. While most reacted with shock and confusion, there was the “La La Land” star — cool and bemused — chuckling on the side of the stage. “What can you say?” Gosling

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Authorities: Man errantly texted prosecutor about drug swap

(AP) — Authorities say a man mistakenly sent a text message to a Pennsylvania prosecutor indicating that he wanted to trade marijuana for heroin. Authorities said 29-year-old John Raimondo, of Plymouth, was arrested at the supposed drug swap outside a shopping center in Edwardsville, about 100 miles northwest of Philadelphia.

Yahoo! News 

South Carolina church shooter's friend to serve time for lying, silence

The South Carolina man who suspected his friend Dylann Roof was to blame for the June 2015 massacre at a historic black church but did not immediately call police and told others to stay silent was sentenced on Tuesday to more than two years in prison. Joey Meek, 22, told authorities Roof revealed his plot during a cocaine and vodka-fueled night about a week before the shooting, which was one of several racially charged shootings in recent years that reopened debate about race relations and gun control laws in the United States. Читать дальше...

Washingtontimes.com (sports) 

Dwight Clark's tragic news an NFL turning point?

ANALYSIS/OPINION

So is this the fatal body blow that, years from now, history will look back upon and say was the turning point in the demise of football as we know it?

Will the news that a player who is part of one of the most iconic plays in NFL ...