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The Associated Press reported Sunday that a San Francisco area freeway overpass collapsed after a gasoline tanker crashed. The heat from the flames melted part of the freeway and caused the collapse.
The New York Times also reported Sunday on the disaster, which will severely affect traffic flow in the bay area, according to California officials.
The New York Times reported Friday that the Pentagon said Friday they were holding a man who is Bin Laden's aide and one of Al-Qaida's most senior members.
The Star Tribune carried an Los Angeles Times article that also reported the U.S. military's capture and transport of Abd al Hadi al-Iraqi to Guantanamo Bay.
The Associated Press reported Thursday in a story in the Star Tribune that Marilee Jones, dean of admissions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, resigned after acknowledging she overstated her academic credentials.
The New York Times reported the story Friday. Jones had worked at M.I.T for 28 years, first in an entry level position in the admissions office and since 1997 as dean. She recently co-wrote a book titled “Less Stress, More Success: A New Approach to Guiding Your Teen Through College Admissions and Beyond,� with a pediatrician, Dr. Kenneth R. Ginsburg. She made her mark in the admissions office by encouraging students with less than perfect applications to apply.
The Pioneer Press reported Friday that St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman's car was hit Thursday night. A 22-year-old St. Paul woman, Abbie Raymond, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. Her blood alcohol level registered at 0.26 percent, police said. She is a student at William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul.
The Star Tribune also reported on the story.
The Pioneer Press reported Friday on the spending bill the Minnesota House passed. Republicans declined to argue over amendments to the bill and instead criticized Democrats and assured them that Governor Pawlenty would veto the bill. The new taxes would only apply to the top 1 percent of Minnesotans income-wise. Democrats said they would raise taxes on the richest Minnesotan in order to provide property tax relief to the middle class.
The Star Tribune ran an Associated Press report about the bill passage on Friday.
The Pioneer Press reported Saturday that a boy had been found abandoned in St. Paul.
Later that day, they reported that the boy's parents had been found. The man who was supposed to be taking care of him got tired of him.
The Star Tribune also picked up the story, reporting it on Friday.
They also updated their coverage when the boy's parents were found, and it was discovered that the police report was a hoax.
The Pioneer Press reported Friday on the self imposed demotion of four high ranking officials in the U.S. attorney's office.
The Star Tribune also ran a story on the shakeup under new U.S. Attorney Rachel Palouse.
The New York Times reported on the findings presented by a the leading scientific panel on climate change Friday.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune ran an Associated Press article about the findings, which were presented in Brussels.
On the eve of the 2007 Gopher Football Spring Game, the Pioneer Press is reporting that three University football players have been taken into custody "following a complaint of criminal sexual conduct."
The Minnesota Daily also reported on the arrests with an update on their Web site.
New Gopher Coach Tim Brewster immediately suspended the three players until the investigation is complete.
UPDATE: The Pioneer Press updated the article on their Web site, now with the headline including the words "rape case." The Press reported the names of the players later Friday night. They are Alex Daniels, 20, Keith Massey, 20, and E.J. Jones, 19. The Press also reported that the incident occurred sometime between 10:30 p.m. Tuesday and 9:00 a.m. Wednesday.
UPDATE: The Pioneer Press updated their coverage again just after midnight on Saturday, adding Minnesota Athletics Director Joel Maturi's reaction to the arrests, and a short profile of each player. They altered their headline again to read: 3 Gophers football players jailed in rape.
UPDATE: The Star Tribune posted an article on their Web site shortly after midnight Saturday about the case. The article is located in the Sports section, and bears the headline: Gophers football players arrested in assault case.
The New York Times' corrections section for Friday, April 6 included a clarification about a quote used out of context in reference to the lawsuits over arrests made at the 2004 Republican National Convention. The Times acknowledged that they misused the quote, which was in response to a general question about the litigation, not a reaction to a more specific question about discrepancies between statements he and Mayor Bloomberg made.
The Times also clarified points in articles about France's laws pertaining to head scarves in schools, the effects of estrogen hormone therapy for menopause, among others.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune published corrections Friday about the switch of two photos of vacuum models for an article Wednesday, and about an appearance by the band Soul Asylum that will not be playing at an aid festival in Waseca, Minn. this summer, as was stated.