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Senators Ask For Investigation Into Requests for Facebook Passwords
Two U.S. senators - Democrats Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Chuck Schumer of New York - are calling for a full probe into whether employers who ask for Facebook passwords during job interviews...
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Brainiac Retains Memory Title
There are people with good memories; even fewer with great memories. And then there is 28-year-old Nelson Dellis of Miami, Fla. For the second straight year, he has won the USA Memory Championship, a...
View ArticleWhite Supremacist Running For North Idaho Sheriff
Bonner County Republican leaders said they're embarassed, but a white supremacist and convicted batterer will be on the GOP ballot in the May 15 primary to become their county's top lawman. Reuters is...
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Treefort: Le Fleur, Aan, EMA Bring Guitar Rock to the Neurolux
On the night of March 24 at Treefort, Neurolux featured a diverse mix of guitar-driven indie bands on its brightly lit, crowned stage. Le Fleur performed first with a set of intense, guitar-driven...
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Treefort: The Red Room Survives a Rock Assault
As anyone who picked up this week's edition of Boise Weekly should know, the space that houses the Red Room, has been a home to rock 'n' roll for decades. But that all nearly came to an end on March...
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Treefort: Fans Get Primped and Preened For Hip-Hop at Reef
Mid-way through the Reef's late-night hip-hop lineup during Treefort, the sea of people were parted by security hauling a girl out, four people carrying her by each limb as she wiggled about. The...
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Treefort: Night Genes Brings The Crux to Life
Night Genes, a San Francisco band with Boise roots, met a crowd and venue to match its playful sound March 24 at The Crux. You could almost feel the dialogue between front man Eric Ingersoll and the...
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Treefort: BW Chats Up an Oregon Teacher With a Passion For Indie Music
Eric Gustavson cradled his eight-month-old son Fred in the shade of the Treefort Main Stage’s northwest corner while he waited for Tartufi to play. The baby had been shrouded in a blanket all...
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Treefort: The Bare Bones Shred it at The Crux
The Bare Bones shredded for a small but intimate audience at The Crux on March 24. By the end of the band's set, even the wine drinkers in the back were tapping their toes to The Bones’ hard, fast...
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Treefort: Araabmuzik, Big Ups Launch the Linen Building into Outer Orbit
After Built to Spill and EMA wrapped up, it didn’t take long for the Linen Building to reach capacity for the highly anticipated Araabmuzik afterparty. Big Ups, a local DJ and founder of Audio Thrill...
View ArticleTweetfort: Day Three
Here's a curated selection of the best online chatter from the second-to-last day of Treefort Music Fest, Saturday, March 24. [View the story "Tweetfort: Day Three" on Storify] [ Subscribe to the...
View ArticleSlideshow: Treefort Day Three Wrap-up
March 24 was an action-packed day for Treefort attendees, with no shortage of events to choose from. Treefort launched its panel discussions at The Watercooler at 1:30 p.m., with conversations on the...
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Treefort: Ale Fort Draws in All Kinds
Treefort Music Fest has drawn folks from all over the United States and beyond to Boise for the weekend. And Ale Fort has perhaps a more diverse crowd than you'll see at any specific Treefort show.… [...
View ArticleTreefort: BW Challenges A Seasonal Disguise to a Beer-Chugging Contest
Before Treefort Music Fest kicked off, Boise Weekly came up with an idea to challenge a band on video to a beer chugging contest. That dream became a reality on Saturday, March 24, with the...
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Treefort: Local Food Purveyors Cash in on Treefort
Another good thing about thousands of people and hundreds of bands converging on Boise this weekend for Treefort Music Fest is that they all have to eat and drink. Local restaurants and bars were...
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Treefort: Atomic Mama's Religious Revival at the Main Stage
Boise band Atomic Mama has seen a meteoric rise in the local scene. But the band's lift-off hit the stratosphere with its set at the Treefort Main Stage in the early afternoon on Sunday, March 25.… [...
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The Week Ahead: Nuclear Summit Stares at North Korea's Threat
Plus the Pope comes to Cuba by Andrew Meldrum, GlobalPost This week US President Barack Obama and 49 other world leaders will meet in South Korea to try to reduce the threat of nuclear terrorism. But...
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Director James Cameron First to Reach Earth's Deepest Point
It took Cameron two hours to descend the seven miles to the bottom by Helene Hofman, GlobalPost Hollywood director James Cameron has arrived at the deepest point of the Pacific Ocean in his solo...
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Pink Slime Maker Suspends Operations at Three Plants
Beef Products Inc. says it will work to address public concern about its ammonia-treated beef filler. by Sarah Wolfe, GlobalPost Beef Products Inc., the company that makes the much-maligned "pink...
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Brothels Legalized in Canadian Province of Ontario
In a landmark ruling, the province of Ontarios top court legalized brothels and will allow prostitutes to have security staff to protect them. by Alexander Besant, GlobalPost Ontario's top court has...
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