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Jupiter Photos Reveal Big Changes On Giant Planet
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*from The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)
Decision takes another swipe at Defense of Marriage Act
David G. Savage McClatchy-Tribune
Study: 3.4 percent LGBT
Gallup survey results belie stereotypes
Bounty offered for robocall defense
FTC has $50,000 prize to stop annoyance
Putin opposes wearing of headscarves
Farm production sets sales record
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Estate tax ruling costs $47.6 million
OLYMPIA – A state Supreme Court ruling limiting the collection of estate taxes will cost the state nearly $50 million in the current budget.
Justices decided Thursday that Washington’s estate tax will not apply to married couples who had used a certain estate planning trust prior to 2005. State officials had argued that taxes were due once the second spouse died.
Department of Revenue spokesman Mike Gowrylow estimated that the decision will cost the state $47.6 million during the current biennium for refunds of taxes that were paid and others that won’t be collected. He estimates that the decision will cost the state $5 million per year after the first adjustments are made.
Regulators rule again against dam
BOISE – Irrigators who dream of a $27 million, 108-foot dam on southeastern Idaho’s Bear River lost an appeal aimed at allowing their project to proceed.
The Idaho Department of Water Resources announced its decision Thursday against the Twin Lakes Canal Co.
In July, the private canal company was denied a winter water right permit it needed for the dam, prompting its stockholders to ask Idaho regulators to reconsider.
But on Thursday, Water Resources administrator Gary Spackman reiterated the original findings: The proposed application would reduce the quantity of water under existing water rights, conflicting with local public interest.
An environmental group, the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, opposed the dam, saying the Oneida Narrows stretch of river slated to be inundated by the hydroelectric project is home to fish species that merit protection.
Unemployment claims rise sharply last week
WASHINGTON – After initial claims for unemployment surprisingly plunged to a 4 1/2-year low, they jumped sharply back up again last week to a two-month high, highlighting the volatility of the data and continued sluggish job growth.
There were 388,000 first-time jobless claims for the week ending Saturday, an increase of 46,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 342,000, the Labor Department said Thursday.
A figure of about 350,000 is consistent with strong job growth.
Analysts said the drop in jobless claims for the week ending Oct. 6 was a statistical anomaly driven by those quarterly fluctuations and that the numbers would quickly increase again.
Newsweek to end print edition Dec. 31
LOS ANGELES – Newsweek will print its final paper edition at the end of this year.
After nearly 80 years of publication, the news magazine will shift to a digital-only format, available online and on tablet computers, editor-in-chief Tina Brown said on the magazine’s website Thursday morning. Its last will be the Dec. 31 issue.
“We are transitioning Newsweek, not saying goodbye to it,” Brown said. “We remain committed to Newsweek and to the journalism that it represents. This decision is not about the quality of the brand or the journalism – that is as powerful as ever. It is about the challenging economics of print publishing and distribution.”
The digital-only publication, supported by paid subscriptions and dubbed Newsweek Global, will be aimed at a “highly mobile, opinion-leading audience who want to learn about world events in a sophisticated context,” Brown said.
Groups warn of lawsuits
Farms allegedly sullied water
Suit filed over Taylor Bridge fire
Ancient Lakes is officially state’s newest AVA
Scammers target renters
Victims lured in by phony advertisements
Freezing eggs for fertility works, caution urged
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LOS ANGELES – Newsweek will print its final paper edition at the end of this year.
After nearly 80 years of publication, the news magazine will shift to a digital-only format, available online and on tablet computers, editor-in-chief Tina Brown said on the magazine’s website Thursday morning. Its last will be the Dec. 31 issue.
“We are transitioning Newsweek, not saying goodbye to it,” Brown said. “We remain committed to Newsweek and to the journalism that it represents. This decision is not about the quality of the brand or the journalism – that is as powerful as ever. It is about the challenging economics of print publishing and distribution.”
The digital-only publication, supported by paid subscriptions and dubbed Newsweek Global, will be aimed at a “highly mobile, opinion-leading audience who want to learn about world events in a sophisticated context,” Brown said.
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Farms allegedly sullied water
Suit filed over Taylor Bridge fire
Ancient Lakes is officially state’s newest AVA
Scammers target renters
Victims lured in by phony advertisements
Freezing eggs for fertility works, caution urged
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