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Saudi Arabian ambassador in Washington now DENIES his nation warned the United States about Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2012
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Car fire in Rearden
from KXLY 4 News (ABC Spokane)
Students arrested on charges of making false statements, conspiracy to obstruct justice
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from POLITICO
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Rich Landers: Dishman Hills trails makeover resisted by some hikers
FDA eases Plan B restriction
15-year-olds can buy drug without prescription
Dutch crown first king since 1890
Indian girl dies after rape
Deaths mar peace in Israel, Palestine
JERUSALEM – Tensions rose Tuesday between Israelis and Palestinians after two separate killings – one by each side – shattered what had been a period of relative calm in recent months.
At a northern West Bank hitchhiking stop, an Israeli settler was stabbed to death by a Palestinian man who stole the settler’s gun and attacked nearby soldiers before being arrested, officials said. It was the first such killing of an Israeli by a Palestinian in the West Bank in 18 months.
Separately, the government said Israel Defense Forces killed a Gaza Strip-based militant accused of participating in rocket attacks, including one earlier this month that struck the Israeli resort city of Eilat from the Sinai Peninsula.
The Israeli airstrike was the first targeted killing of a Gaza militant since a November cease-fire ended eight days of clashes between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist group that controls Gaza. Under that Egyptian-brokered truce, Hamas agreed to halt all rocket fire from Gaza, and Israel agreed to stop targeted assassinations.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended the Gaza strike.
“We will not accept the sporadic firing of rockets from either Gaza Strip or Sinai,” he said. “We will act, and are acting, in order to defend Israeli citizens.”
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, the military wing of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah Party, took responsibility for the attack, calling it revenge for Israel’s treatment of Palestinian prisoners.
Ex-premier’s jailing deemed rights abuse
KIEV, Ukraine – Ukraine’s jailing of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was a politically motivated violation of her rights, Europe’s human rights court ruled Tuesday, dealing a harsh blow to President Viktor Yanukovych, who has insisted that the case against his top opponent was not political.
The prosecution of Tymoshenko, the country’s most vocal opposition leader, has strained the former Soviet state’s ties with the European Union and the United States. Tuesday’s ruling put fresh pressure of Yanukovych to ensure Tymoshenko’s release if he wants to sign a key cooperation agreement with the EU later this year.
There was no immediate comment from the government, other than a promise to closely analyze the ruling.
Tymoshenko, a heroine of Ukraine’s 2004 pro-democracy Orange Revolution who was instantly recognizable for her blond braid wrapped around her head like a crown, was sentenced to seven years in prison in October 2011 after being convicted of exceeding her powers as premier while negotiating a gas contract with Russia.
The West has condemned Tymoshenko’s jailing and other legal cases against her as politically motivated and insisted on her release.
County business total lags after recession
Spokane County had fewer businesses in 2011 than it did in pre-recession 2007, new census figures show. Annual payroll was down, and the number of businesses in all size categories had fallen – except one. That category is businesses with more than 1,000 employees.
There were nine businesses with 1,000 or more paid employees in 2011, up from seven in 2007, U.S. Census Bureau data show.
The report, called “ County Business Patterns: 2011,” doesn’t name employers.
But according to the Journal of Business Book of Lists, the over-1,000 crowd for 2011 includes Spokane’s two big hospitals and Rockwood Clinic; URM and Wal-Mart; Avista; Northern Quest Casino; West Corp., the big call-center company; and Gonzaga University. The census table doesn’t include most government employees.
Spokane County had 12,151 business establishments in 2011, compared with 12,961 in 2007. The largest category is very small businesses, with one to four employees. There were 6,410 such businesses in 2011, down from 6,648 in 2007.
Obama weighs military action
He seeks evidence of Syria chemicals
Shawn Vestal: Lobby for our kids’ future can’t seem to get off the groundFDA eases Plan B restriction
15-year-olds can buy drug without prescription
Dutch crown first king since 1890
Indian girl dies after rape
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In brief: From Staff and Wire Reports:
JERUSALEM – Tensions rose Tuesday between Israelis and Palestinians after two separate killings – one by each side – shattered what had been a period of relative calm in recent months.
At a northern West Bank hitchhiking stop, an Israeli settler was stabbed to death by a Palestinian man who stole the settler’s gun and attacked nearby soldiers before being arrested, officials said. It was the first such killing of an Israeli by a Palestinian in the West Bank in 18 months.
Separately, the government said Israel Defense Forces killed a Gaza Strip-based militant accused of participating in rocket attacks, including one earlier this month that struck the Israeli resort city of Eilat from the Sinai Peninsula.
The Israeli airstrike was the first targeted killing of a Gaza militant since a November cease-fire ended eight days of clashes between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist group that controls Gaza. Under that Egyptian-brokered truce, Hamas agreed to halt all rocket fire from Gaza, and Israel agreed to stop targeted assassinations.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended the Gaza strike.
“We will not accept the sporadic firing of rockets from either Gaza Strip or Sinai,” he said. “We will act, and are acting, in order to defend Israeli citizens.”
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, the military wing of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah Party, took responsibility for the attack, calling it revenge for Israel’s treatment of Palestinian prisoners.
Ex-premier’s jailing deemed rights abuse
KIEV, Ukraine – Ukraine’s jailing of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was a politically motivated violation of her rights, Europe’s human rights court ruled Tuesday, dealing a harsh blow to President Viktor Yanukovych, who has insisted that the case against his top opponent was not political.
The prosecution of Tymoshenko, the country’s most vocal opposition leader, has strained the former Soviet state’s ties with the European Union and the United States. Tuesday’s ruling put fresh pressure of Yanukovych to ensure Tymoshenko’s release if he wants to sign a key cooperation agreement with the EU later this year.
There was no immediate comment from the government, other than a promise to closely analyze the ruling.
Tymoshenko, a heroine of Ukraine’s 2004 pro-democracy Orange Revolution who was instantly recognizable for her blond braid wrapped around her head like a crown, was sentenced to seven years in prison in October 2011 after being convicted of exceeding her powers as premier while negotiating a gas contract with Russia.
The West has condemned Tymoshenko’s jailing and other legal cases against her as politically motivated and insisted on her release.
County business total lags after recession
Spokane County had fewer businesses in 2011 than it did in pre-recession 2007, new census figures show. Annual payroll was down, and the number of businesses in all size categories had fallen – except one. That category is businesses with more than 1,000 employees.
There were nine businesses with 1,000 or more paid employees in 2011, up from seven in 2007, U.S. Census Bureau data show.
The report, called “ County Business Patterns: 2011,” doesn’t name employers.
But according to the Journal of Business Book of Lists, the over-1,000 crowd for 2011 includes Spokane’s two big hospitals and Rockwood Clinic; URM and Wal-Mart; Avista; Northern Quest Casino; West Corp., the big call-center company; and Gonzaga University. The census table doesn’t include most government employees.
Spokane County had 12,151 business establishments in 2011, compared with 12,961 in 2007. The largest category is very small businesses, with one to four employees. There were 6,410 such businesses in 2011, down from 6,648 in 2007.
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Obama weighs military action
He seeks evidence of Syria chemicals
Gonzaga president overturns Knights of Columbus decision
University to recognize Knights of Columbus
Five cabins face ‘conflict bids’
Owners to be compensated if they lose lease
OSHA: Deadly mauling preventable
Packer of D.B. Cooper’s parachutes killed
Police don’t believe homicide is connected
USDA: Horse slaughter plant will open in New Mexico
Room for optimism
WSJ editor Wessel speaks at symposium
Ethics in clothing confounding
Origin of garments difficult to determine
Editorial: Open Cuba would help Northwest trade thrive
Girl, new windpipe share same cells
Lab-grown organ implanted into 2-year-old
Big flavor, little effort in honey-paprika chicken
Boiling rice avoids ratio, timing flaws
Brie appetizer eases party prep
Cooking, serving simple on planks
Judges hated to love this Creole lentil dish
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from The Wenatchee World
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| APPLE BLOSSOM, 1925: Apple Blossom parades in the old days called attention to the latest, biggest or best attraction in the valley. In the 1925 parade, Henry Schultz entered this fleet of eight White trucks — five of them loaded with logs brought from the Colockum — used to fulfill a contract for 8 million board feet of logs for the P.F. Scheble Lumber and Box Co. of Wenatchee. |
A $23,000 settlement check, tied up by divorce and deportation, gets amicably split
Sears to close in East Wenatchee
1943 Apple Blossom Queen Shirley Garland Arch
Once a Queen: Nicole Hankins, 2003
Map developed for possible open range removal
County awards contract for McGinnis Canyon Road
Wilf Woods: A family newspaper history
Apple Blossom and its precautions
By Tracy Warner Editorial Page Editor
Workers rally around the globe for May Day
In U.S., focus is on immigration
Avenues are testament to intrinsic value of art to our community
Forgoing Medicaid expansion favors immigrants over citizens
Stateline.org
In wake of collapse, a rush to help
First responders used hammers, hacksaws and their bare hands to save thousands
Shoppers face hurdles finding ethical clothing
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