Tuesday, May 28, 2013

In the news, Saturday, May 25, 2013







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from KHQ Local News


UPDATE: Truck Bumped I-5 Bridge
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from NPR


A Race Against Time To Find WWI's Last 'Doughboys'
by NPR STAFF

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from The Spokesman-Review


Kootenai County sheriff to drop department’s Boy Scouts charter

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NTSB: I-5 bridge collapse a wake-up call
By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP      Associated Press

Collapse could motivate Legislature to pass projects
Jim Camden      The Spokesman-Review

Truck bumped I-5 bridge
Driver saw collapse in mirror; officials seeking temporary span
Manuel Valdes And Mike Baker Associated Press

Area bridges are safe, officials say
Engineers follow formula for safety
Kip Hill      The Spokesman-Review

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No charges filed in Sandpoint homicide
Kip Hill      The Spokesman-Review

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Female suicide bomber injures 12 in Russian region
Arsen Mollayev      Associated Press

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Obama says nation must do more for fallen heroes
Darlene Superville      Associated Press

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GU office raided in porn inquiry
Music professor’s name linked to investigation of child pornography
Thomas Clouse      The Spokesman-Review

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CdA’s lively summer will have its challenges
Construction to close some traffic routes; parking will move to alternative spots
Scott Maben      The Spokesman-Review

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Judge says Ariz. sheriff’s office racially profiles
Trademark immigration patrols singled out Latinos
Jacques Billeaud      Associated Press

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Pulitzer-winning reporter, author Haynes Johnson dies at 81
Barry Schweid      Associated Press

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In brief:  From Wire Reports:

Engineer saw track issue before train derailed

New Haven, Conn. – The engineer of the commuter train that derailed last week in Connecticut observed an “unusual condition” on the track before the wreck, federal officials said Friday without explaining what the condition was, though they did say repair work was done last month in the area of the crash.

The National Transportation Safety Board has previously ruled out foul play, but it has not yet determined a cause of the May 17 crash that injured more than 70 people and disrupted service for days on the railroad used by tens of thousands of commuters.

But the NTSB did say Friday that a joint bar, used to hold two sections of rail together, had been cracked and repaired last month and that rail sections in the area of the derailment have been shipped to Washington for further examination.


Two passengers arrested after threat to destroy plane

London – Britain scrambled fighter jets Friday to intercept a commercial airliner carrying more than 300 people from Pakistan, diverting it to an isolated runway at an airport on the outskirts of London and arresting two British passengers who allegedly threatened to destroy the plane.

A British security official said the situation involving the Pakistan International Airlines flight did not appear terror-related.

A Pakistani official briefed by British police and PIA security said the two suspects, speaking Urdu, allegedly threatened to “destroy the plane” after an argument with crew.


Qatar ends bid to relocate UN aviation agency from Canada

Ottawa – Canada’s foreign minister said Friday that Qatar has abandoned its bid to relocate the United Nations civil aviation agency from Montreal to the tiny emirate, ending a bitter fight between the two nations.

Canada had accused Qatar, which has been trying to burnish its international presence, of trying to buy the agency.

Losing the International Civil Aviation Organization would have been a blow for Canada and Montreal, the hub of Canada’s aviation industry. The ICAO employs 534 people.


Directors approve split of News Corp., Fox

NEW YORK – News Corp. says its board of directors has approved plans to split its entertainment and publishing businesses into two companies.

News Corp. also said Friday that the target date for the split is June 28. The company holding its TV and movie properties will be 21st Century Fox. The new News Corp., a smaller entity, will be focused on newspapers and publishing. Both will be publicly traded.

Rupert Murdoch will be chairman of both companies and CEO of Fox.


Route of the Hiawatha hiking, bike trail set to open today

The Route of the Hiawatha rail-trail near Lookout Pass is set to open for the 2013 summer season today.

The 15-mile route for mountain biking or hiking follows a portion of the abandoned Milwaukee Railroad grade between the old town site of Taft, Mont., (off Interstate 90) and the North Fork of the St. Joe River near Avery, Idaho.

Top attractions include seven trestles towering up to 230 feet over the creeks and forest and 10 tunnels, including the 1.7-mile St. Paul Pass Tunnel at the Montana-Idaho border.

Trail passes, shuttle bus tickets and mountain bike rentals are available at Lookout Pass Ski Area 12 miles east of Wallace.

The trail will be open daily, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., through Sept. 29.

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Oklahoma stuck with high rate of disasters
FEMA ranks it No. 1 in tornados, No. 3 in floods
Seth Borenstein      Associated Press

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Russia says Syria will attend talks
Organizers hope to hold meeting early next month
Patrick J. Mcdonnell      Los Angeles Times

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Series strategy helps Netflix’s fortunes rise
Michael Liedtke      Associated Press

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Durables orders jump
April increase follows 5.9 percent fall in March
Jeffry Bartash      McClatchy-Tribune

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Judge finds Douglass in breach of contract
Defendant ordered to pay final $800,000
Mike Prager      The Spokesman-Review

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Vestal: Jeffreys has no hang-ups about judge’s order
Shawn Vestal      The Spokesman-Review

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Spokane Tribe vice chairman resigns
Resignation comes after convictions related to bison poaching
Jonathan Brunt      The Spokesman-Review

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Idaho prison wants inmate lawsuit sealed
Falsified staff levels led to gang attack, claim says
Rebecca Boone      Associated Press

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opinion:

Editorial: TSA can’t pass the buck on exit security
IRS response to scandal laughable
Charles Krauthammer

Tornado Alley toughs it out
Froma Harrop

STEM education vital for our future
Tom Johnson

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Staying on message
At 94, Billy Graham plans to keep preaching on screen, in print
Tim Funk      McClatchy-Tribune

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Procedure to restore hearing loss has risks
Anthony L. Komaroff      Universal Uclick

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After hitting peaks, stocks stumble
Victor Reklaitis, Laura Mandaro      MarketWatch

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Balfour Park expansion options laid out
Nina Culver      The Spokesman-Review

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