The fourth Republican debate transcript, annotated  —  Eight Republican candidates are facing off in Milwaukee, in the fourth round of Republican debates of the 2016 presidential election: Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.), former Florida governor Jeb Bush …

Mizzou hunger-strike figure from Omaha, son of top railroad exec  —  Jonathan Butler, a central figure in the protests at the University of Missouri, is an Omaha native and the son of a railroad vice president, the Omaha World-Herald reports.  —  Butler refused food last week in a move …

Philosophy majors actually earn a lot more than welders  —  Early in the Fox Business Network debate, Marco Rubio took a strong stand in favor of vocational education.  “For the life of me I don't know why we stigmatize vocational education,” he said.  “Welders make more money than philosophers.

Protesters set American flag on fire, MPD officers ceremoniously fold it up  —  MILWAUKEE — Hundreds of people ventured in downtown Milwaukee Tuesday evening to protest causes of all kinds — everything from minimum wage to immigration.  —  During their march from Milwaukee's City Hall …

Massive Hack of 70 Million Prisoner Phone Calls Indicates Violations of Attorney-Client Privilege  —  AN ENORMOUS CACHE of phone records obtained by The Intercept reveals a major breach of security at Securus Technologies, a leading provider of phone services inside the nation's prisons and jails.

Lying Liars Lie  —  The NY Times reviews the recent Republican debate and concedes it was a step up from the CNBC debacle.  However, this being the Times, they (Jamie Poniewozik has the byline, but who edited?), can't report accurately:  —  At one point, the crowd began to grumble simply …

New Zealand female MPs thrown out of parliament after disclosing sexual assaults  —  Women ruled out of order by Speaker for demanding prime minister John Key apologise for accusing opposition of ‘backing the rapists’  —  Several female MPs were ordered to leave the New Zealand parliament …

Missouri assistant professor resigns from courtesy appointment after confrontation with journalist  —  An assistant communications professor at the Missouri School of Journalism resigned from her courtesy appointment Tuesday after she was caught on video confronting a student journalist …

Record share of young women are living with their parents, relatives  —  A larger share of young women are living at home with their parents or other relatives than at any point since the 1940s.  —  A new Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data shows that 36.4% of women ages 18 …

Nightclub bans refugees for ‘harassing women’  —  A club in southern Germany has started ejecting refugees from its premises, leading to accusations of racism.  But it says it is simply trying to protect its female clientèle.  —  Last Friday the owner of Brucklyn club in Bad Tölz …

Senate Republicans get green light for ObamaCare repeal bill  —  The Senate parliamentarian has ruled that defunding Planned Parenthood can be part of a special Republican package repealing parts of ObamaCare, The Hill has learned.  —  The parliamentarian on Tuesday gave word …

Ben Carson is done answering questions about his life story  —  MILWAUKEE — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is ready to tell people who ask questions about his history to “go jump in a lake.”  —  Carson, a former neurosurgeon, is currently one of the leaders in the GOP primary field.

Sens. Cruz and Gillibrand Lead Bipartisan Letter to the EU Opposing New Guidelines for Israeli Product Labeling  —  PROPOSED EU POLICY COULD PROMOTE A DE FACTO BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) today sent a bipartisan letter signed …