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Bridge Collapse in Washington State Sends People, Vehicles Into River

online.wsj.com — The Washington state Patrol says the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon has collapsed, dumping vehicles and people into the water.
Seems very lucky that/if no-one died in Washington state bridge collapse. online.wsj.com/article/SB1000…
Bridge in Washington isn't considered structurally deficient but is listed as being "functionally obsolete" on.wsj.com/18aaWAK
Whoa. Think we may be talking about that infrastructure bank again soon. Just awful: online.wsj.com/article/SB1000… #I5bridgecollapse
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Wife of Chechen Man Killed in FBI Probe Speaks Out

online.wsj.com — The wife of Ibragim Todashev, a Chechen man killed Wednesday during an FBI interrogation in Florida, says federal authorities also questioned her at a separate location on the same day but never asked about a 2011 triple murder that U.S. law-enforcement agents now suggest involved her late husband and alleged Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
RT @nycjim: Wife of Chechen man killed in FBI probe says she too was interviewed, but not about 2011 triple murder. on.wsj.com/10TsZ9M
RT @nycjim: Wife of Chechen man killed in FBI probe says she too was interviewed, but not about 2011 triple murder. on.wsj.com/10TsZ9M
Wife of Chechen man killed in FBI probe says she too was interviewed, but not about 2011 triple murder. on.wsj.com/10TsZ9M
RT @danacimilluca: Great get by @paulsonne: exhaustive interview of wife of Chechen man killed in FBI probe of Boston bombing http://t.co/9…
RT @danacimilluca: Great get by @paulsonne: exhaustive interview of wife of Chechen man killed in FBI probe of Boston bombing http://t.co/9…
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Theodore J. Boutrous Jr.: A Radical Departure on Press Freedom

online.wsj.com — In The Wall Street Journal, Theodore J. Boutrous Jr. considers the Justice Department's surveillance of Fox News reporter James Rosen. By Justice's logic, doing basic reporting is committing a crime.
RT @alongstreth1: @BoutrousTed returns his indictment against DOJ over its it treatment of the First Amendment. on.wsj.com/10V0poC via …
@BoutrousTed returns his indictment against DOJ over its it treatment of the First Amendment. on.wsj.com/10V0poC via @WSJ
RT @MikeScarcella: "The Justice Department has completely lost sight of the First Amendment." @BoutrousTed op-ed: m.us.wsj.com/articles/a/SB1… #l

Soul-Searching in Spanish Fashion After Bangladesh Factory Deaths

online.wsj.com — Deadly accidents in Bangladesh factories have triggered questioning about the costs of fast fashion, a design trend pioneered by Spanish labels that relentlessly rotate collections to keep new styles on store racks.
RT @TomWrightAsia: "You'd be amazed at how little is known within a fashion company about the places where clothes are actually sewn." htt…
"You'd be amazed at how little is known within a fashion company about the places where clothes are actually sewn." on.wsj.com/189QGPD
is fast fashion pioneer in Spain hurting it? Soul-Searching in Spanish Fashion After Factory Deaths on.wsj.com/189QGPD via @WSJ

A Battering Ram Becomes a Stonewall

online.wsj.com — "I don't know." "I don't remember." "I'm not familiar with that detail." "It's not my precise area." "I'm not familiar with that letter." These are quotes from the Internal Revenue Service officials who testified this week before the House and Senate.
A Battering Ram Becomes a Stonewall on.wsj.com/189FvGB < The FBI showed more interest in a conservative activist than in the Tsarnaevs
A Battering Ram Becomes a Stonewall: The IRS's leaders refuse to account for the agency's corruption and abuse. online.wsj.com/article/SB1000…

Iran Hacks Energy Firms, U.S. Says

online.wsj.com — Iranian-backed hackers have escalated a campaign of cyberassaults against U.S. corporations by launching infiltration and surveillance missions against the computer networks running energy companies, according to current and former U.S. officials.
Report: Iranian-backed hackers escalate cyberassaults against networks running US energy companies - @WSJ on.wsj.com/12zw1yr
Exclusive: Iran Hacks Energy Firms, current and former US officials say. on.wsj.com/189Hwmc
RT @WSJ: Iranian-backed hackers have escalated a campaign of cyberassaults against U.S. firms, the U.S. says. on.wsj.com/189Hwmc
RT @WSJ: Breaking: Iranian-backed hackers have escalated a campaign of cyberassaults against U.S. firms, the U.S. says. http://t.co/Lp1uUiK…
RT @WSJ: Breaking: Iranian-backed hackers have escalated a campaign of cyberassaults against U.S. firms, the U.S. says. http://t.co/Lp1uUiK…

P&G Brings Back Former CEO Lafley as McDonald Retires

online.wsj.com — Procter & Gamble said A.G. Lafley has rejoined the company as president and chief executive, succeeding Bob McDonald.
First $JCP replaced Johnson with Ullman, now $PG replaces McDonald with Lafely. Old CEO is the new CEO? on.wsj.com/10UUAaD
pulling a schultz RT @WSJbusiness P&G Brings Back Former CEO Lafley as McDonald Retires on.wsj.com/14EdjI5
Big P&G news: Lafley back as McDonald retires. No reporter knows the CPG giant like @ellenbyron. Read her @WSJ story: on.wsj.com/10UUAaD
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I’m Out of the Office. No, Really. I Am.

blogs.wsj.com — I was out of the office for two weeks earlier this spring. Before I left, I performed all the usual tasks: I tidied up my desk, wrapped up a few stories and set up an out-of-office email message. The note said I would be out for two weeks and would NOT (yes, I used all caps) have regular access to email.
I like the idea of declaring "email bankruptcy": I’m Out of the Office. No, Really. I Am. on.wsj.com/10OI7B4 via @WSJ
I go on cruises. Can't be reached while sailing the high seas! RT @wisnefski: I’m Out of the Office. No, Really. on.wsj.com/10OI7B4
I’m Out of the Office. No, Really. I Am. on.wsj.com/10OI7B4 via @WSJ Hard to master the art of delegating and unplugging
Good timing ahead of the long weekend: I’m Out of the Office. No, Really. I Am. - At Work - WSJ on.wsj.com/10OI7B4 via @WSJ
I’m Out of the Office. No, Really. I Am. - At Work - WSJ on.wsj.com/10OI7B4 via @WSJ
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Charleston, S.C., Is Leading Choice for Military Tribunals

blogs.wsj.com — The leading candidate for the U.S. location for military commissions is the Naval Brig at Charleston, S.C., according to a senior administration official. In his speech President Barack Obama said that he would ask the Department of Defense to find a location inside the U.S. to hold military commissions.
RT @julianbarnes: Likely location for proposed US based military commissions: Charleston, says Senior Admin Official. on.wsj.com/13N3qF1
RT @julianbarnes: Likely location for proposed US based military commissions: Charleston, says Senior Admin Official. on.wsj.com/13N3qF1
RT @lrozen: gift to Sen Graham? RT @julianbarnes: Likely location for proposed US based military commissions: Charleston, SC http://t.co/bW…
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‘Kill Mittal’ Game Targets Indian Billionaire

blogs.wsj.com — By Atish Patel Indian-born steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal has become the target of a video game created by an independent French developer. " Kill Mittal," available for free online, was inspired after ArcelorMittal, the company owned by the Indian billionaire, said it was closing two steel blast furnaces at its plant in the northeastern French town of Florange.

Debt Holds the Key to Severn Trent

online.wsj.com — There is blue water between the two sides in the battle for Severn Trent. If the consortium considering a firm offer for the U.K. water utility wants to bridge the divide, it will have to win the debate over the company's debt.

Fighters Enter Syria to Defend Shiites

online.wsj.com — Shiite fighters, primarily from Lebanon, Iran and Iraq, are flowing into Syria to defend President Bashar al-Assad's regime but more fundamentally to protect the Shiite faith from what they see as a regional Sunni onslaught. For many of them, the first stop is Seyda Zeinab on Damascus's outskirts, site of a revered Shiite shrine.
Seyda Zeinab #Syria residents say #Sunni rebels text messages vow to turn town #Shiite shrine into iceskating rink on.wsj.com/13NoWJO
#Shiite fighters in #Syria inspired by #Karbala epic 1300+ years ago & #Sunni rebels want to kill "heretics" on.wsj.com/13NoWJO via @WSJ
#Iraq #Shiite cleric: war in #Syria premonition for return of Imam Mehdi to wage end-times battle to redeem world on.wsj.com/198UKyw
Leader Abou Fadhel Abbas brigade in Seyda Zeinab #Syria says #Shiite fighters "brothers & we are Zeinab's servants" on.wsj.com/198UKyw
RT @samdagher: Seyda Zeinab #Damascus : #Iraq #Lebanon #Iran #Shiite warriors flock to fight #Sunni ones from #Syria + 29 countries http:/…
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Procter & Gamble CEO McDonald to Step Down

blogs.wsj.com — By Steven Russolillo Procter & Gamble CEO Bob McDonald is stepping down and A.G. Lafley is rejoining the company as president and CEO, effective immediately, the company announced Thursday evening. Here's the statement announcing the leadership change. Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) announced today that Alan George "A.G."
P&G CEO McDonald a somewhat euphemistic retire after a year of Ackman banging the drum. @srussolillo has the detals on.wsj.com/189wMo0
An Ackman victory? RT @WSJMoneyBeat: Procter & Gamble CEO McDonald to Step Down on.wsj.com/189wMo0 $PG

The Exercise Equivalent of a Cheeseburger?

online.wsj.com — Over the last few months, during the endurance-athletics offseason, something extraordinary happened: The line began to blur between the health effects of running marathons and eating cheeseburgers. "I'm not worried," says veteran running coach Mark Sullivan, who has run more than 150 marathons, joking that "there are guys who live to be 100 smoking cigarettes and eating cheeseburgers."
Here's a story from my editor: running > 30 mi per week may confer all the health benefits of eating a cheeseburger. on.wsj.com/12RbgQp

ISS Employee Leaked Votes for Concert Tickets, SEC Says

online.wsj.com — Institutional Shareholder Services, the proxy advisory firm, agreed to pay a $300,000 penalty to settle charges that an employee leaked confidential information on proxy votes for roughly five years.
RT @deborah_solomon: In the "Can't Make This Stuff Up" Dept: ISS Employee Leaked Votes for Concert Tickets, SEC Says on.wsj.com/188HrPU
In the "Can't Make This Stuff Up" Dept: ISS Employee Leaked Votes for Concert Tickets, SEC Says on.wsj.com/188HrPU @WSJ
Former ISS employee got concert tickets, free meals for passing along confidential info on how clients were voting on.wsj.com/121MccJ
You can obtain confidential proxy data in exchange for tickets to concerts and sporting events.on.wsj.com/188HrPU
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