Denver books calendar, June 19-25, 2016

Edit Denver Post 19 Jun 2016
1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074, boulderbookstore.net ... 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826, thedairy.org ... In addition to preselected storytellers, the competition opens up for all who have prepared a five-minute, true-life story to put their name in a hat with hopes of being chosen to tell it on stage ... More than 60,000 items will go on sale in the Conference Center at the Denver Central Library....

Phase II of Jat stir ends after talks

Edit The Times of India 19 Jun 2016
After marathon meetings between the representatives of Jat agitators and the Haryana government in Delhi and Panchkula, the 15-day-old protests by the community members ended on Sunday ... Secondly, the government too has assured to consider compensation for the families of those who died in police action ... "Since, the government has agreed and we have seen positive results, sit-ins have been lifted....

Focused crime strategy finds early success. Can it work in Milwaukee?

Edit Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 19 Jun 2016
The approach involves identifying people most at risk to commit or to be victimized by gun violence — often the same individuals — and hosting call-ins where they are given community support and offered resources ... ....

AP EXPLAINS: What's behind Britain's wrangling with the EU?

Edit The Tribune San Luis Obispo 19 Jun 2016
British voters head to the polls on Thursday to decide if the country should stay in the European Union or leave it. With the stakes high and the issues complex, the AP explains the ins and outs of the UK-EU relationship ... ....

Oklahoma City Museum of Art opens 'Matisse in His Time'

Edit The Oklahoman 19 Jun 2016
The Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive, on Saturday marked the public opening of “Matisse in His Time ... "Matisse in His Time" is ......

Three naxalites killed in encounter

Edit The Times of India 19 Jun 2016
Three rebels from banned organization of Communist party of India ( Maoist) were gunned down in an early dawn encounter with security forces on Maharashtra-Telangana border on Sunday....

Aurora police seek two after pot security guard gunned down in robbery

Edit Denver Post 19 Jun 2016
“When they arrived on scene they located a security guard inside suffering from multiple gunshot wounds,” Aurora police announced in a news release....

Mexico’s Daniel Suarez sets sights on NASCAR Xfinity title

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 19 Jun 2016
NEWTON, IowaDaniel Suarez had his breakout moment last weekend, holding off Kyle Busch at Michigan to become the first Mexican winner in NASCAR national series history....

$375K grant will boost reproductive services in Clark County

Edit Springfield News-Sun 19 Jun 2016
A $375,000 grant will allow health officials in Clark County to offer expanded reproductive health and wellness services — which they believe will decrease teen pregnancy and sexually-transmitted disease rates ... The district currently offers STD testing, but beginning June 30, the district will hold dedicated hours for reproductive services, including walk-ins on Monday and appointments on Thursday....

Mets anxious to get Travis d'Arnaud's bat back in their beleaguered lineup

Edit NJ dot com 19 Jun 2016
NEW YORK -- The Mets are practically counting down the days until they get Travis d'Arnaud back in their struggling lineup.  ... The 27-year-old backstop went 1-for-4 with a double as the 51s' designated hitter Friday and is hitting .303 (10-for-33) with five RBI, three runs and nine walks in nine minor league games ... Collins said that he's also received positive reports concerning d'Arnaud's throwing in rehab games....

Kaziranga loses second rhino in a week

Edit The Times of India 19 Jun 2016
The poachers killed a female rhino and took away the horn in the Bagori forest range of Kaziranga ... The police have arrested one poacher in this case and the search is on for others. Since January, four poachers have been killed in encounter by forest officials while over 17 have been arrested. In the latest incident of poaching, park authorities said that the gang of poachers sneaked into the park from the northern banks of Brahmaputra....

Ohio’s Utica oil production drops for first time, natural gas production still growing

Edit Ohio 19 Jun 2016
Ohio’s oil production from the Utica Shale dropped for the first time while natural gas production continued to grow in new quarterly data released by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources ... The Ohio Department of Natural Resources did not acknowledge the oil drop in its statement ... It increased from nearly 303 billion cubic feet per day in fourth quarter 2015 to 329.5 billion cubic feet in first quarter 2016....

What's behind Britain's wrangling with the EU?

Edit Stars and Stripes 19 Jun 2016
LONDONBritish voters head to the polls on Thursday to decide if the country should stay in the European Union or leave it. With the stakes high and the issues complex, the AP explains the ins and outs of the UK-EU relationship ... West Germany, France and four other nations formed the European Economic Community in 1957, determined to banish forever the bloodshed of two world wars....
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