Friday, April 4, 2014

MORNING BRIEFING: David Letterman retiring, Alexie book banned, pit bull attack

Posted By on Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 9:02 AM

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A little girl received serious injuries after a pit bull attack yesterday afternoon. Police and SCRAPS are investigating. (KHQ)

Mr. Buck from the Blind Buck has been stolen and it's not an April Fools' joke. (Inlander)

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A South Idaho school district has banned a Sherman Alexie book. (S-R)

The U.S. added 192,000 jobs last month, but the jobless rate has stayed the same. (NYT)

David Letterman announced his retirement from late night TV in 2015. (DB)

Butter queen Paula Deen closed her restaurant Uncle Bubba’s yesterday — without bothering to tell her employees. (WaPo)

BASEBALL

It’s back to business as usual — the Mariners lost last night to the A’s in the 12th inning. Ugh. (ST) But it's just nice to have the game back (see below), it means summer is coming. The Mariners home opener against the Angels hits next Tuesday. 


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