Thursday, August 29, 2013

In the news, Wednesday, August 28, 2013


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from ACLJ

Moderate Islamists? Really?
"There are only three acceptable states of being in the eyes of the [Muslim] Brothers: (1) Muslim; (2) dead; or (3) dhimmi."

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from AMAC


5 Corporations That Should Be Blacklisted By ConservativesChrysler, Progressive Insurance, Capital One, Starbucks, AARP

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from AsiaNews.it


Gregory III: Democracy is built with peace. U.S. attack is a criminal act


Fr. Dominique, sowing seeds of faith in Vietnam amid war and Communist persecution


War in Syria, gas masks: Damascus buys from Pyongyang; Israel prepares

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from Breitbart


HARVARD STUDY: NO CORRELATION BETWEEN GUN CONTROL AND LESS VIOLENT CRIME


NORTH CAROLINA PASSES ANTI-SHARIA LAW


Teen Suspect: Murdered 88-Year-Old Vet a Crack Cocaine Dealer
As if the horrific beating death of 88-year-old Delbert Belton wasn't despicable enough, one of the teen suspects and his father, a convicted drug dealer in his own right, are intent on making it worse.


ABC News Tries to Give Obama Wiggle Room on Red Line
ABC News, trying desperately to reinforce the impression that Barack Obama has a coherent foreign policy, attempted to defend Obama’s indecision about his policy toward Syria and his unwillingness to give his term “red line” any real significance.


MD GOVERNOR: LIVES OF 'PEOPLE OF COLOR' VALUED LESS THAN WHITES


NBC PREPS 'IMMACULATE CONCEPTION' SHOW


MLK ANNIVERSARY SPEAKER COMPARES SUPREME COURT JUSTICES TO KKK


WORLD VIEW: ISRAEL BRACES FOR COUNTER-STRIKE IF U.S. HITS SYRIA


REPORT: TERRORIST GROUP BEHIND BENGHAZI ATTACK TRAINING SYRIAN REBELS


TIME: OBAMA CAN 'STRIKE SYRIA UNILATERALLY'


Video: Biden Threatening to Impeach President If He Launches an Attack Without Congressional Authority


GUT CHECK: RACE POKER
Gutfeld shows America the table stakes in "Race Poker"


PEACE TALKS MEETING CANCELED AFTER ISRAELI FORCES DEFEND THEMSELVES


SOURCE: MAJOR FIREARM CONGLOMERATE CANCELS CO EXPANSION BECAUSE OF GUN CONTROL


Sheriffs Band Together to Overturn Colorado Gun Control Laws


Immigration Advocates Hijack Dr. King's Legacy for Amnesty

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from CNSNews.com


DeMint: If Defunding Obamacare Isn't Worth Fighting For, 'Nothing Is'


RNC Speaker: ‘Evil Is Our Enemy Whether It Wears a White Face or Not’

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from Daily Mail


Mystery of the ancient kingdom discovered in Nepal where thousands of caves are carved 155ft off the ground
An estimated 10,000 of the caves have been found in the former Kingdom of Mustang in North, Central Nepal
They have either been dug into the cliffside or tunnelled from above
Caves are thousands of years old but who built them and why remains a mystery

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from Facecrooks


How to protect your Facebook account from Rogue Browser Extensions


Malware Posing as Facebook Video, Hijacking User Accounts

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from The Farmacy


Man Gets Interrogated by the FBI for Facebook Post


3 Ingredients to Stop Feeding Your Kids


Cob Houses – Live Debt Free with Sustainable Development


What The Meat Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know


Effects of Colony Collapse Disorder Now Manifesting in California

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from Fox News


'You Can Be Strong Too': Exclusive Interview With Sarah Murnaghan at Homecoming


Catholic Church to Push Immigration Reform in Sermons
Father Jonathan Morris told Bill O'Reilly that 'we, as a country, have some responsibility' to take care of the people who have crossed our borders illegally.


Shocking Legal Battle: Convicted Rapist Wants Visitation Rights With Child

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from The Guardian


NYPD secretly labels mosques as terror groups and spies on them
Confidential police documents uncovered by the AP show at least a dozen terrorism investigations into mosques since 9/11


Meth drug makers lure children in Thailand with sweet-coated yaba pills
Children at risk as makers of stimulant methamphetamine entice young with candy flavours and Facebook sales


Omnishambles among new words added to Oxford Dictionaries online
Other entries include selfie, phablet and a host of other terms from the digital world - read on for Fomo (fear of missing out)


Martin Luther King: the story behind his 'I have a dream' speech
It's 50 years since King gave that speech. Gary Younge finds out how it made history (and how it nearly fell flat)


The Rev King didn't dream of better people; he dreamed of a better system
President Obama was elected to run that system. Although he cannot claim King's mantle, he can carry on King's work


Syria crisis: UK and US finalise plans for military strikes
Arab League backs allies' judgment that Bashar al-Assad's regime was responsible for Damascus chemical attacks

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from The Jerusalem Post


Security cabinet approves limited enlistment of IDF reservists
Netanyahu urges Israelis to carry on with daily lives, despite events in Syria; security sources: information indicates "low probability" that Assad will respond in retribution to US action by striking Israel.


US Congress set to give green light on Syria strike
US lawmakers urge Obama to seek approval ahead of attack; UK parliament to reconvene as Australia, Canada confirm support for strike.


Creating a case defending Western intervention in the fight against Assad
Is there legal justification for the US to attack Assad?

Norwegian FM to ‘Post’: World will not bankroll Palestinian state-building forever

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from KHQ Local News


Former Montana Teacher Gets 30 Days For Student Rape
This story is generating a lot of controversy. A former high school teacher in Montana who pleaded guilty to raping a 14-year-old student who later killed herself has been sentenced to 30 days in jail by a judge who said the victim was "older than her chronological age" and "as much in control of the situation" as the teacher.

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from KIRO 7 Eyewitness News


Scenes from 1963 March on Washington

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from KREM 2 News


Walker finds body in Hillyard area


Seattle drivers among worst in America, study says


Facebook says governments demanded data on 38,000 users
Government agents in 74 countries demanded information on about 38,000 Facebook users in the first half of this year, with about half the orders coming from authorities in the United States, the company said Tuesday.


'Twerk' and 'selfie' headed for Oxford dictionary


Girl raped by teacher kills self; rapist gets 30 daysA former Montana teacher who pleaded guilty to raping a 14-year-old student who later killed herself has been sentenced to 30 days in jail by a judge who said the victim was “older than her chronological age."


Some school districts quit healthier lunch program
Some schools around the country are dropping out of the healthier lunch program. They say students are turning their noses up at the meals and cafeterias are losing money.


Murder suspect claims he met Delbert Belton to buy drugs
Investigators call the claim “ridiculous.” A judge also set the 16-year-old’s bail at $3 million.


SPD identifies officers involved in a deadly Thursday shooting
SPD leaders indentified the four officers who fired during a deadly shooting in N. Spokane outside of the Salvation Army; Lt. Kevin King, Officers Robert Collins, Corey Lyons & Scott Lesser

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from KXLY 4 News


Shorty to be laid to rest with full military honors Thursday
The funeral for Delbert Belton will be held tomorrow at the Greenwood Memorial Terrace. Belton is going to be buried with full military honors.


Photo Gallery: Delbert Belton Grave Marker
Quiring Monuments in Seattle is building and donating Delbert 'Shorty' Belton's grave marker. They've expedited the process so that it will be here on time for his memorial service.


Dead body found in middle of road at Buckeye


50 years after MLK's 'I have a dream' speech: Americans' views on race


Mayor David Condon sat down to talk with Delbert "Shorty" Belton's daughter-in-law who says she's happy the two alleged attackers are behind bars and at the hand of the justice system.


Families say goodbye as 455th Engineering Company deploys to Afghanistan
Families wished the soldiers of the 455th Engineering Company well today as the unit prepares to deploy for a year-long tour in Afghanistan. Their task is daunting to say the least. "They will be clearing the way, running route clearance packages through Afghanistan and our main mission is to find and defeat all IEDs along the route for traveling coalition forces," Captain Mason Flemmer said.


Boy celebrates birthday by donating 688 pairs of shoes
What did you do for your last birthday? Chase Loney celebrated his 11th birthday Tuesday by donating 688 pairs of shoes to the Union Gospel Mission.

Officers in deadly shooting identified
The four City of Spokane Police Department officers involved in a deadly shooting at the Salvation Army building last week have been identified.

Johnson found not guilty for deadly New Year's shooting

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from Money Talks News


Cost of Raising a Kid Is $240,000? More than 20 Tips to Cut It in Half


Our Genes Reward Self-Sacrificing Behavior
Those who derive happiness mainly from a sense of purpose and helping others have higher levels of antibody-producing gene expression.

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from National Review

Obama and the Art of Phoniness 
The president is more concerned about the effect of his words than their relation to fact.

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from Natural Society


16 Magnesium Deficiency Symptoms – Signs of Low Magnesium Levels

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from NPR


To Grow Sweeter Produce, California Farmers Turn Off The Water
California's small producers of tomatoes, grapes and other crops are increasingly taking up dry farming, which involves growing crops without watering them for months. The technique not only saves water, but can also produce more flavorful crops.

Elite Native American Firefighters Join Crews At Yosemite
The Geronimo Hotshots are one of seven elite Native American firefighting teams in the U.S. The pay is good, and firefighting jobs are one of only a few ways for many young men on the reservation to earn a living.


50 Years After March On Washington, John Lewis Still Fights
Fifty years ago today, John Lewis was the youngest speaker to address the estimated quarter-million people at the March on Washington.  Now a congressman from Georgia, Lewis declares: "I'm not tired. I'm not weary. I'm not prepared to sit down and give up. I am ready to fight and continue to fight, and you must fight."


Britain Seeks U.N. OK For Military Action Against Syria
The Security Council will be asked to approve the use of "necessary measures to protect civilians." The language is aimed at getting the council's OK for strikes on regime targets in Syria. The U.S., U.K. and others want to send Assad a message: That using chemical weapons is unacceptable.


Is It Possible The Syrian Rebels (Not Assad) Used Chemical Weapons?
The Obama administration says there is little doubt that President Bashar Assad's regime in Syria is to blame for last week's reported attack, while some experts explore the feasibility of alternative scenarios.


More Stroke Patients Now Get Clot-Busting Drug
Many stroke patients are getting treatment with a drug that dissolves blood clots. The approach was once controversial. But giving the drug to eligible patients within a few hours of a stroke's first symptoms can prevent disability.


Patients Love A Gentler Approach To Surgery, But Surgeons Balk
There's no evidence of benefit for many of the procedures surgeons subject patients to. A few hospitals are getting rid of time-honored practices, like fasting before an operation, because studies have found that patients come out stronger and happier without them.


How To Disappear When Someone's Spying On You
A New York design team has just produced an invisibility cloak for your cell phone. Pop it in and no one knows where your phone is. Another design team in Canada says it makes stuff like this, but it won't sell the technology to keep it out of hands of enemies. Who's right?


Our Quest To Build A Great Global Dumpling List
The potsticker and the ravioli are global superstars, but most dumplings are known only regionally. And it's the lesser-known examples, like the Cherokee grape and the Russian pelmeni, that show how truly universal dumplings are.

Facebook: U.S. Wanted Data On 20,000 Of Its Users This Year

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from POLITICO


Steve Lonegan: Cory Booker gay comments ‘weird’
Republican Steve Lonegan, who is running against Cory Booker for Senate in New Jersey, on Tuesday called his rival’s comments about speculation on his sexuality “weird” and said the Newark mayor was “acting ambiguous.”


Oprah Winfrey, Jamie Foxx to join March on Washington events


Obama: King would've liked Obamacare
I seriously doubt this. - C. S.


Meat packers: Labels throw industry down ‘rabbit hole’
Producers of beef, pork and chicken are taking aim at a “country-of-origin labeling” rule that will soon require them to list the countries where their meat is born, raised and slaughtered.


By the numbers: Assad forces
While Assad might lack somewhat in manpower, he has a lot of mostly Russian-supplied artillery and armor to back him up, including approximately 5,000 main battle tanks, 100 helicopters and 3,000 artillery pieces.


Syrian Electronic Army hacks N.Y. Times
The Syrian Electronic Army, a group of of hackers who support Syrian president Bashar Assad, claimed responsibility for hacking the New York Times website. "Media is going down..." it wrote, noting that it had also taken over Twitter and Huffington Post U.K.


Israel lobby silent on Syria


33 lawmakers: Congress must approve Syria action

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from Space.com

Russian Meteor Explosion: Space Rock Had Near-Misses Before Impact
The meteor that exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia, in February likely had a near miss before it hit Earth, possibly with another solar system object or a too-close graze by the sun, scientists have found.

Weird Science: Wormholes Make the Best Time Machines
From the DeLorean in "Back to the Future" to Doctor's Who's TARDIS and that crazy sun-slingshot thing they do in "Star Trek," there are literally a million ways to travel through time in science fiction. But astrophysicist Eric W. Davis says time travel could one day be real, all you need is a wormhole.

Female Astronauts Face Discrimination from Space Radiation Concerns, Astronauts Say

Space Radiation Threat to Astronauts Explained (Infographic)

Strange 'Magnetic Monster' Found Lurking Inside Dead Star
Hiding in the recesses of a dead star is an ultra-strong magnetic field bursting from its surface in the form of X-rays, astronomers report. If confirmed, the find could rewrite scientists' understanding of how magnetic fields form and are amplified in other neutron stars, which are the leftovers from star explosions. Below, an artist's conception of a magnetic loop on magnetar SGR 0418.

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from The Spokesman-Review

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from Think Progress
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No, Martin Luther King Jr. Was Not A Republican — But Here’s What He Had To Say About Them
The claim is most prominently advanced by King’s niece, Republican activist Alveda King.

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from The Wall Street Journal

More Young Adults Live With Parents
A new Census report shows that 13.6% of Americans ages 25 to 34 lived with their parents in 2012, up from 2011. Four of five young people who live with their parents say they are satisfied with the arrangement.

50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
A look back at the historic 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

How to Disarm a Nasty Co-Worker: Use a Smile
Hostile Work Environments Cost Companies in Productivity, Creativity; Using the 'No Venting' Rule

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from The Weekly Standard

Iran Steps Up Threats To Sufis

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from 100 Percent FED Up




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