Friday, June 22, 2012

In the news, Friday, June 22, 2012



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THU 21      INDEX      SAT 23
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KXLY's facebook feed provided a link:

NASA's Voyager 1 set to leave solar system, 11 billion miles away

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Narrow ruling by court on broadcast decency
Justices toss fines, penalties for curse words, nudity
Mark Sherman      Associated Press

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In brief:

Polygamist sect at center of suit

Salt Lake City – Authorities in a pair of polygamous Utah-Arizona border towns have supported a campaign of intimidation against the unfaithful, denying them housing and municipal services and allowing members of the dominant religious sect to destroy their crops and property, the U.S. Justice Department said in a lawsuit Thursday.

The federal civil rights case was filed against the towns of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Ariz., where most residents are members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

The federal lawsuit accuses the towns of violating the federal Fair Housing Act by depriving non-sect members of their constitutional rights. It seeks unspecified damages for victims, penalties levied against the towns, and court orders prohibiting officials from harassing residents who were never FLDS members, left the sect on their own or were excommunicated.

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Rapid expansion in Nairobi proving fatal for wildlife
Tom Odula      Associated Press

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Public overserved on benefits of privatizing liquor sales
Shawn Vestal      The Spokesman-Review

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Shuttle train facility to serve grain growers
Rail cars to be filled at $17 million site
William L. Spence      Lewiston Tribune

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Senate manages to pass farm bill
Leaders cite savings; fate in House uncertain
Jim Abrams      Associated Press

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