- NYT's: American business magnate and controversial owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, Donald Sterling Has a Public Record of Bad Behavior
``In 2009, Sterling paid a $2.725 million settlement in a lawsuit brought by the Justice Department accusing him of driving African-Americans, Latinos and families with children out of apartment buildings he owned.
Sterling has been sued by the former Clippers general manager Elgin Baylor, who accused him of envisioning “a Southern plantation-type structure” for the Clippers, and by Dunleavy, who accused Sterling of refusing to pay him the balance of his contract after he was fired. '' http://goo.gl/Qg5oTx
- The Guardian: At least 12 people have been killed after a powerful storm system wreaked havoc through the southern and central US on Sunday night.``A spokesman for the Arkansas governor, Mike Beebe, said 11 people were were killed in his state when a tornado carved through several suburbs north of Little Rock.'' http://goo.gl/uFXr8t
- AP: U.S. public high schools have reached a milestone, an 80 percent graduation rate. Yet, 1 of every 5 students walks away without a diploma.
``Iowa, Vermont, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Texas ranked at the top with rates at 88 percent or 89 percent. The bottom performers were Alaska, Georgia, New Mexico, Oregon and Nevada, which had rates at 70 percent or below. '' http://goo.gl/zCb4BT
- USA Today: According to a report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 49 million people in the United States lived in households struggling to find enough food to eat. Nearly 16 million are children, who are far more likely to have limited access to sufficient food than the general population. http://goo.gl/Nke6bl
This and STAT
- CNN: Photos of the 10 deadliest U.S. tornadoes. http://goo.gl/SeO3WY
- WSJ: The 10 library books that drew the most formal complaints in 2013: http://goo.gl/jl5fMK
- NYT's INFOGRAPH: How Minorities Have Fared in States With Affirmative Action Bans. http://goo.gl/bw8dT7
- Forbes: 72% of public schools do not have fast enough Internet connections to take full advantage of digital learning:
- WSJ INFOGRAPH: The Catholic Church's Steps Toward Canonization: http://goo.gl/2EWvGD
- Elias Sports Bureau: Highest career batting average at time of 500th HR: Ruth .347, Williams .345; Foxx .334; Pujols .321.
- The New York Yankees are 10-4 since April 12.
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