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Senate rejects expanded gun background checks
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16 Ways to Cut Your Grocery Bill in Half
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Preliminary test indicates ricin in letter to Obama
Boston bombings: Authorities recover pressure cooker lid
Third victim identified as Lu Lingzi of China
IEDs not new threat to U.S.
172 incidents reported in last 6 months, though most are ‘non-terror related’
Spokane residents create memorial in Riverfront Park
Running shoes to be donated to those in need
Washington rules phone books not necessary
Transatlantic flights face turbulence ahead
Global warming will make air currents more volatile
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Washington rules phone books not necessary
Transatlantic flights face turbulence ahead
Global warming will make air currents more volatile
Background checks set for Senate vote today
Democrats’ gun control bill faces tough odds
Envelope discovered at mail processing center
Bismarck, N.D. – Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed into law a measure that outlaws abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on the disputed premise that at that point a fetus can feel pain.
The law signed Tuesday is the latest among a raft of measures passed in North Dakota this session that are meant to challenge the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion up until viability, usually at 22 to 24 weeks.
Abortion-rights advocates have called the laws blatantly unconstitutional and have promised a long legal fight that they say the state can’t win.
Dalrymple last month signed a law that bans abortion as early as six weeks, or when a fetal heartbeat is detected, making North Dakota the most restrictive state in the nation in which to get the procedure.
Dalrymple also signed into law last month other measures that make the state the first to ban abortions based on genetic defects such as Down syndrome and require a doctor who performs abortions to be a physician with hospital-admitting privileges. The measures also ban abortion based on genetic selection.
Earthquake shakes Iran, Pakistan, Dubai
Tehran, Iran – An earthquake toppled homes and shops on both sides of the Iran-Pakistan border Tuesday, killing dozens of people and causing skyscrapers to sway in Dubai. It also forced Iranian officials – for the second time in less than a week – to issue assurances that its main nuclear reactor wasn’t damaged.
At least 34 people were killed in a single village in Pakistan, a military official said. But the overall death toll became clouded after conflicting reports from Iran.
At first, Iran’s state-in Press TV said at least 40 people died, which would push the two-nation tally to 74. But it later retreated from its account, and other Iranian outlets stepped in with a far less dire picture.
Musharraf nixed for parliament election
Peshawar, Pakistan – High court judges disqualified former military ruler Pervez Musharraf from Pakistan’s parliamentary election, likely ending any hope of a political comeback.
Musharraf has faced paltry public support, a raft of legal challenges and Taliban death threats since he returned to Pakistan last month after years in self-imposed exile.
Many experts predicted Musharraf’s fate and have been scratching their heads at what drove his decision to return. Some have speculated he misjudged how much public backing he would get, while others guessed he was simply homesick.
Venezuela riots leave seven dead
Caracas, Venezuela – Venezuela’s attorney general said Tuesday that seven people have been killed and 61 injured in post-presidential election clashes between police, supporters of newly elected President Nicolas Maduro and challenger Henrique Capriles, who has demanded a recount.
Attorney General Luisa Ortega Diaz also said 135 people had been arrested since election results were announced late Sunday that gave Maduro a victory by 1.5 percentage points. Capriles, the governor of Miranda state, has charged that Maduro stole the election, citing 3,200 alleged irregularities in Sunday’s balloting.
The developments Tuesday included Maduro, favored by the late former President Hugo Chavez as his successor, saying in a nationally televised speech that he would not permit an opposition march planned for today to the Caracas headquarters of the National Electoral Council.
Pend Oreille County to get broadband
Pend Oreille County residents can check out a new, fast broadband fiber service in a series of demonstrations this week in Newport.
The “community broadband fest” will be held today through Saturday at Community Network System, a service of the Pend Oreille Public Utility District. The showroom is at 110 W. Pine St.
Three retail service providers have signed on to provide Internet service: Concept Communication Corp., iFiber Communications and Pend Oreille Valley Networks.
The PUD this year is finishing a $34 million expansion of its fiber network to reach about 5,000 homes and businesses. Until now, the connections have been available to school districts, libraries, government offices, the Newport hospital and some major industries in the county.
The demonstrations will be 4-7 p.m. today, Thursday and Friday, and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Information: www.cnsfiber.net
IMF predicts continued economic sluggishness
WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund has lowered its outlook for the world economy this year, saying government spending cuts will slow U.S. growth and keep Europe in recession.
The global lending organization has cut its forecast for global growth to 3.3 percent this year, down from its forecast in January of 3.5 percent. It’s keeping its prediction of 4 percent global growth in 2014.
The IMF expects the U.S. economy to expand 1.9 percent this year. That’s below its January estimate of 2.1 percent and last year’s U.S. growth of 2.2 percent. Still, the IMF says the U.S. economy should expand 3 percent in 2014.
The latest forecasts come in advance of spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington this week.
European chief pushes for centralized banking
BRUSSELS – The head of the European Central Bank is urging the 17 European Union countries that use the euro to move swiftly toward forming a full banking union to stabilize the bloc’s financial sector.
Mario Draghi told the EU parliament Tuesday that it is of “utmost importance” to pass the legal prerequisites for centralized banking oversight before the summer.
He says Europe must then move to set up the next “key element” of the new system – a joint resolution mechanism that would restructure or wind down failed banks and minimize costs to taxpayers.
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Poppy production could hit record high
U.S. employed torture post-9/11, report says
Bush involved directly in discussions, group contends
The former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under President George W. Bush, John Bolton, called the report “completely divorced from reality” and stressed that the procedures were “lawyered, and lawyered again, and lawyered again.” “The whole point of the Bush administration’s review of the techniques was so that no one would be tortured,” he said. “The intention was precisely the opposite.”
Kendall Yards developer offered to donate land
Worker accused of lying about completing tests on evidence
House transportation budget passes
Plan includes Spokane projects, $450 million for Columbia bridge
Wolf attacks deer in Wenatchee
Time short for cabin site renters
Most on Priest Lake have not yet applied to renew leases
House approves tax law changes
Lawmakers aim to balance budget
Governor introduces bill to address drunken driving
Comprehensive program’s costs yet to be determined
Wash. March unemployment rate drops to 7.3 percent
GU law school fights enrollment trend
Last year’s first-year class fell by 25 percent
Struggling Greece sticks with austerity plan
Housing starts show continued strength
Azure skies in Microsoft cloud
Service will help tech giant battle Amazon
American grounds all flights
Computer system failure caused trouble for hours
FBI looks into Pilot Flying J rebates
Editorial: Carrying on with lives, community events important after bombings
Do we have a Syria strategy?
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FDA sets restriction for generic OxyContin
Raising the bar
Homemade granola bars take little effort, pay off big
Sear, slow cook in the same pot
Lamb dinner is easy in Moroccan tagine
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