Saturday, November 9, 2013

In the news, Friday, November 8, 2013


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from ABC News

Canceled Policies Could Be a Plus for New Markets
Insurance cancellations are fueling a political backlash against President Barack Obama and Democrats supporting his health care overhaul.

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from ACLJ

ACLJ Urges Supreme Court to take ObamaCare HHS Mandate Case

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from AMAC

Now He Tells Us!
Obama Tells NBC News He’s Sorry For Insurance Losses

The ObamaCare Lessons in a Cancer Patient’s Cancelled Insurance

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from The American Spectator

The Sabotage Republicans
The betrayal of Ken Cuccinelli has the GOP going back to the future.

Conventional ThinkingReflections on Mark Levin’s brilliant call for a convention of the states.

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from AsiaNews.it

CHINA: Remembering Mgr Peter Liu Guandong, "standard-bearer" of the underground Church
The date of his death and the place of his burial have been kept secret to avoid government checks. Bishop Liu spent 28 years in prison and many years under watch. A kung fu champion and expert chess player, he had a good rapport with young people. He never accepted compromises with the government and the Patriotic Association. Now it is up to young communist converts to Christianity, and a young bishop like Mgr Thaddeus Ma Daqin of Shanghai, to continue his struggle.

Bangladeshi Church celebrates new Nuncio, an Indian with an ‘African’ past
Bishop George Kocherry is 68 years old and is a native of Kerala. In the past he served as secretary in the nunciatures in South Korea, Costa Rica, Nigeria , West Indies , Thailand , Singapore, Switzerland and Australia , and as a Papal representative to Ghana and Zimbabwe.

Arab Spring in Gaza: ready to march against the Hamas terror government
Young people from the Gaza Tamarud told AsiaNews about the difficulties and objectives their movement face. Inspired by the Egyptian example, dozens of its members have been arrested in recent months, many tortured by Islamist militias who fear an uprising in the Gaza Strip. Next Monday, thousands of people are expected take to the streets to demand an end to the Hamas government and new elections.

Putin goes to the Pope: On the agenda, the war in Syria and Middle East’s Christians
The Russian president "strongly" desired encounter with Francis, which will be held on the afternoon of November 25. Ahead of the leader of the Kremlin, Metropolitan Hilarion , number 2 of the Russian Orthodox Patriarchate, will visit the Vatican.

Year of Faith in India: protect the environment to stop humanity's degradation
Respecting nature means protecting man from the danger of self-destruction. The Church must promote environmental education and the community must learn to resist the lure of consumerism, preserve green spaces and avoid wasting of water. AsiaNews presents the fifth and final part of the results of the national symposium organised by India's Latin rite bishops.

Pope: "May the Lord change the hearts of the devotees to the god of bribery"
Living according to the "values" of this world, in worldliness, "greatly pleases the devil." "And this is a grave sin! We begin with perhaps a small bribe, but it's like drugs." It’s the road taken by "some directors of companies, public administrators, some government administrators ... Maybe there are not so many."

North Korea: New anti-TB sanatoriums for the Eugene Bell Foundation
The Kim regime has granted a humanitarian organization - which also includes several Catholic priests - permission to run 12 sanatoriums. Fr. Gerard Hammond, who has worked with the North for 20 years: "The government is more awareof the problem and is making some important concessions. For our part, we do not hide our Catholic identity."

The super-typhoon Haiyan hits the Philippines, millions on maximum alert
Three victims so far, but the toll is expected to rise. Before touching ground Yolanda, this is how it has been renamed in the country, registered wind gusts up to 380 km / h. Satellite images show it to be the "most powerful ever." Flood risks due to heavy rains that have fallen in matter of a few hours.

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from BBC News

Monster typhoon Haiyan roars across Philippines
Typhoon Haiyan is battering the Philippines with sustained winds of 235 km/h (146mph). Meteorologists say that if initial estimates based on satellite images are borne out, it could be the most powerful storm ever to make landfall. Thousands of people have been evacuated, and schools and offices closed in the path of the storm, in a region already struggling to recover from an earthquake last month.

As it happened: Typhoon Haiyan hits Philippines
It's one of the most powerful storms ever recorded: Typhoon Haiyan has struck the Philippines with sustained winds of up to 195 mph (314 km/h). Millions of people have been forced to seek shelter and at least three have died, officials say.

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from Breitbart

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from CBS News

Obamacare Restrictions Lead Brooklyn Couple To Consider Divorce
'We Would Save Thousands Of Dollars If We Got Divorced,' Woman Says

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from Choice and Truth
The 12 cognitive biases that prevent you from being rational
[from io9.com]

“Doomsday Seed Vault” in the Arctic
Bill Gates, Rockefeller and the GMO giants know something we don’t
[from Global Research]

PROBING QUESTION: ARE THERE HARMFUL INGREDIENTS IN COSMETICS?
[from My Science Academy]

The War on Journalism
video (3:57)

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from CNN

Pope Francis' embrace of a severely disfigured man touches world

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from CNSNews.com

Christie to Obama: 'Don't Be So Cute,' 'When You Make a Mistake Admit it'
Chris Christie SMACKS DOWN all of Obama's healthcare excuses in under 2 minutes. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) tells CNN's Jake Tapper his suggestion for the president when it comes to discussing Obamacare is, "Don't be so cute," and, "When you make a mistake admit it."

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from The Daily Beast

Exclusive: Obama’s Secret Iran Détente
Long before a nuclear deal was in reach, the U.S. was quietly lifting some of the financial pressure on Iran, a Daily Beast investigation reveals. How the sanctions were softened.

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from Daily Mail

Woman visiting Brazilian cemetery is stunned when man who was buried alive starts waving his arms around in grave
Woman visiting family tomb in Sao Paulo, Brazil, said she heard noises
Witness then saw the earth move and the man's arms 'trying to get out'
Police say he was victim of violent assault then dumped in the empty hole
Another Brazilian man met a similar fate in the capital two months ago

Middle East peace talks under threat as Palestine say Israel is the ‘only suspect’ in the death of poisoned Yasser Arafat
Chief Palestinian investigator, Tawfik Tirawi, points finger at Israel
Israel denied any role in Arafat's death saying it had no reason to kill him
Mr Arafat's widow, Suha, called on Palestinian leadership to seek justice

Women who love their pet more than their partner: One in ten say they prefer their animal companion
Nearly a third of 2,000 women polled said they have equal affection for their pet and husband or boyfriend
And 39 per cent seek affection from their pet when they get no attention from their man

Biggest storm in history: Millions flee as 235mph winds smash into the Philippines
Typhoon Haiyan was a maximum category-five storm with ground winds of up to 195mph
Terrifying wind speeds were greater than those of Hurricane Camille which hit Mississippi in 1969
Gales whipped up 19ft waves which to battered the islands of Leyte and Samar this morning
Four people are now believed dead according to reports but number could rise in coming days
Around one million people are in shelter areas in more than 20 provinces as army enforce evacuation
Storm has now passed majority of the islands and is set to move inland towards Laos before dying

From natural disasters to mankind’s urban sprawl: Stunning satellite images of Earth reveal the challenges our planet faces
Yann Arthus-Bertrand has compiled these stunning satellite images as part of his book 'Earth from Space'
Include one of the Mississippi delta that reveals the devastation the Deepwater Horizon explosion caused in 2010
Other images include that of the Ebro - Spain's most powerful river - the Senegal River dividing Senegal and Mauritania, and the urban sprawl of Detroit

Japan's Beautiful Witches: Pageant celebrates women over 35 that possess a 'magical beauty untouched by age'
Pageant in Tokyo is brainchild of beauty magazine Bisuto
Fourth annual National Beautiful Witch Contest was held last week
Housewife Mayumi Nishimura, 39, from Aichi Prefecture, won

California high school asked to abandon 'offensive' Arab mascot
Mascot was chosen to recognize the area's reliance on date farming - traditionally a Middle Eastern crop
Mascot criticized by the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
It has evolved from a turban-wearing horseman to a figure with a scowl and headscarf
Topic will be discussed at a school board meeting this month

Family's fury as police TASER stepfather to stop him from running into burning home to save three-year-old toddler who died in fire
The family of a three-year-old killed in a house fire in Louisiana, Missouri, has said it is outraged after police used a stun gun on the boy's stepfather as he tried to run back in and save the child.
Riley Miller, 3, tragically died in a house fire in Louisiana on Oct 31
Cops used a stun gun three times on step-father Ryan Miller as he tried to re-enter the burning building
Miller suffered chest burns and was taken to jail before later being released without charge
Riley's aunt described the actions of the police officers as 'heartless' and said Riley had been a 'happy-go-lucky kid'
The family says it is considering legal action against the city

Was JFK killed because of his interest in aliens? Secret memo shows president demanded UFO files 10 days before death
An uncovered letter written by John F Kennedy to the head of the CIA shows that the president demanded to be shown highly confidential documents about UFOs 10 days before his assassination.

Global smuggling ring busted after 12 tons of elephant tusks worth £62million is found by customs officers in China
The 3,188 pieces of elephant tusks have an estimated value of 603 million Yuan on the black market
Ivory is seen as a symbol of wealth and status in China and has become increasingly popular in recent years
According to a recent survey 70 per cent of Chinese people did not know elephants are killed for ivory products

The Duchess of Cambridge displays her greys: Has Kate been too busy with baby George to get her roots done?
Kate, 33, showed off a different hairstyle today - plus silver streaks
Grey hair not directly linked with pregnancy, but can be caused by stress
Many women find hair feels and looks thinner after having a baby
Some mothers avoid dyeing hair while pregnant or breastfeeding

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from EarthSky

Large Fireball over Southern California
[from American Meteor Society]

Super Typhoon Haiyan pounds the Philippines
Super Typhoon Haiyan, called Yolanda in the Philippines, made landfall as one of the strongest storms ever recorded on Earth.

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from Family Tree Magazine

Libraries so stunning you probably won’t get much reading done.
[shared from BuzzFeed]

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from Fox News

Kelly, Colmes Battle Over Obama's Broken Promise
In response to millions of people losing their health insurance, President Obama said, “I am sorry that they are finding themselves in this situation based on assurances they got from me.”

Duty, Honor, Country -- why hiring veterans is good for Starbucks' business and yours

U.S. Adds 204,000 Jobs In October, Beats Forecasts
JOBS REPORT: The U.S. economy added 204,000 jobs in October, widely beating estimates of an increase of 125,000. The unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage point to 7.3%, matching forecasts.

‘King of Gore’: Scientists Discover T. Rex Relative in Utah
Scientists believe they have found the oldest-known member of the Tyrannosaurus Rex family. Paleontologists in Utah discovered the skull of what’s being called the King of Gore and have created a representation of what they believe it looked like 80 million years ago. The dinosaur is thought to have been 24-feet long, 8-feet tall, and had meat cleaver-like teeth.

‘My Kids Are NOT the Center of My World’: Mom Blasts Modern Parenting
South Dakota mom Stephanie Metz is speaking out against political correctness. She argues that the sort of modern parenting that won't allow boys to play with toy guns is "creating a generation that's not going to be able to function in society."

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from The Guardian

YouTube co-founder hurls abuse at Google over new YouTube comments
Jawed Karim joins those slamming Google's changes to video site, which enforce use of its Google+ social network.

Like Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed, I went on the run as a 'terrorist'
Our security services often get it wrong. I was innocent, but bore the brunt of secret hearings. Mohamed should keep on running

Marvel's big Netflix deal: the problem with this ever-expanding universe
Marvel will soon move its 'Defenders' into instantly available episodes online. But the interconnected new narratives may only alienate newcomers and make comics even more exclusive

Online abuse against women: 'free speech' is no justification
Death and rape threats against women continue to proliferate on some of the world's most popular social-media sites. The perpetrators must not be allowed to think they have the right to continue

Disappearing lives: the world's threatened tribes – in pictures
Photographer Jimmy Nelson spent nearly three years visiting 31 remote and unique tribes and cultures around the world, witnessing their rituals and capturing their traditional dresses, jewellery, weapons and symbols in a series of beautiful portraits. His book, Before They Pass Away, is published by teNeus

Faces to order: how 3D-printing is revolutionising prosthetics
Sheffield-based Fripp Design has developed a system for fast and low-cost manufacture of facial prostheses

David Yarrow face to face with nature – in pictures
Photographer David Yarrow travelled all over the globe to capture intimate portraits of wild animals in their natural habitats. Here he explains how he managed to get close up with lions, tigers and grizzly bears, and why his pictures had to be in black and white

This year, I will wear a poppy for the last time
I will remember friends and comrades in private next year, as the solemnity of remembrance has been twisted into a justification for conflict

Iain Duncan Smith's second epiphany: from compassion to brutality
I've seen his benefit sanctions inflict misery on places like Easterhouse, where poverty made him weep a decade ago

Cities are cool, unpredictable and hard to control: Russell Brand should run for mayor
They are our future states, electing dynamic leaders and welcoming new politics – as the win by New York's Bill de Blasio shows

Gravity and other films that changed Hollywood for ever
Gravity is a game-changer that makes a swath of films seem redundant. Here are seven earlier movies that broke the mould – and one that didn't

Philippines: thousands evacuated as Typhoon Haiyan strikes
Enormous storm predicted to be largest ever recorded, topping hurricane Camille in 1969, hits north Pacific. In pictures: the storm rolls into Philippines.

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from The Heritage Foundation

More Special Obamacare Treatment — But Not for You
Unions haven’t been able to get special Obamacare subsidies like Members of Congress and their staffs did, but they may not go away empty-handed.

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from The Hindu  (Chennai / Madras, India)

Stray tiger caught on wildlife camera in Adilabad
The tiger which recently strayed into Nilwai forest in Adilabad district was finally caught on the wildlife camera, which has given wildlife conservationists good enough reason to feel jubilant. The latter say this development is important as it will help chalk out plans for the protection of the great cat culminating in the development of the adjacent Kawal Tiger Reserve (KTR) as a prime tiger habitat.

Samba, thaladi transplantation in full swing
Widespread rains in Thanjavur and Tiruvarur districts for the past three days has brought cheers to farmers who have taken up samba and thaladi cultivation.

Inspection of cracker units begins
Three-member committees formed with Revenue Divisional Officers, and officers from the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health started the inspection of 31 firecracker units in Thanjavur district on Thursday.

Postal services still in demand
For 16-year-old S. Neeraja who accompanied her father to the post office at North Veli Street on Wednesday morning, the idea of sending letters or postcards by post was new. “I have an email address and so do all my friends and cousins. We also have “apps” on our phone that enables instant messaging” she explained.

Septuagenarian clears viva voce for Ph.D. in Economics
He has difficulty in seeing and hearing. Not a surprise, considering his age. But what was a surprise was that these difficulties did not deter 75-year-old N.M. Viswanathan from applying for Ph.D. four years ago. And, the gritty septuagenarian also formally completed it on Thursday as the viva voce board of examiners approved his thesis.

Court in Kozhikode gives imposition as public smoking penalty
A magistrate court in Kozhikode on Friday came up with a novel penalty for smoking in public. Additional Honorary Special Judicial Magistrate K.C. Gopinath made two men to write that “I will not smoke in public again” 1,000 times each.

Rising female voter turnout, the big story of 50 years
The number of women for every 1,000 men went up from 715 in the 1960s to 883 in the 2000s

Nigerian murder case: Goa sends report to MEA
The Goa government has sent to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) a report highlighting the steps it has taken after the riotous situation involving Nigerians that unfolded on a highway in north Goa on Thursday last. Meanwhile, Goan Minister for Art and Culture Dayanand Mandrekar has apologised for calling Nigerians a “cancer.”

Panel grills British intelligence chiefs
The publication of documents leaked to the international media by whistleblower Edward Snowden caused enormous damage to the country’s security by alerting adversaries to its cyber capabilities, the Intelligence and Security Committee appointed by Parliament was told on Thursday. The Committee headed by Sir Malcolm Rifkind grilled chiefs of the three major intelligence services of the U.K. on the functioning of their agencies and on allegations of a lack of transparency in their work.

CIA paid AT&T millions for phone call data
The involvement of the CIA marks a change from a series of reports since June this year.

Oil leak destroys mangroves on Mumbai coast
Mangroves stretching over several kilometres along the coast in the eastern suburb of Mahul have been destroyed due to an oil leak from a pipeline carrying furnace oil from the sea to a refinery in the area. The sprawling black sheet of oil has settled on the mudflats too, affecting the seedlings of mangroves.

Cabinet clears climate negotiation strategy
The Union Environment and Forests Minister Jayanthi Natarajan and climate negotiators’ team got the approval from the Union Cabinet on Thursday to reassert the importance of historical emissions in the new climate agreement, which is to be discussed at Warsaw beginning November 11. The Cabinet cleared the non-negotiable lines for the team deciding that India would ensure that in a pledge-based top-down agreement the onus to take emission cuts for meeting the 2 degree Celsius target lies strongly on the developed countries.

Madhya Pradesh polls: Rebellion tears through ranks of Congress, BJP
Chaos prevailed in Congress and BJP offices across Madhya Pradesh as supporters and opponents of candidates for the November 25 Assembly elections resorted to picketing, burning of effigies and vandalism. Pradesh Congress Committee vice-president Manak Agrawal quit his post on Wednesday night after he was denied ticket to contest from Hoshangabad. He accused senior leader Suresh Pachouri, a nominee from Bhojpur, of scuttling his candidature at the behest of a company involved in sand-mining with alleged links to the family of Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan.

Empowerment of youth and women will get top priority in J&K: Rahul
Empowerment of youth and women, besides panchayati raj institutions, in Jammu and Kashmir is the top priority of the United Progressive Alliance government in the State, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi said here on Thursday.

Suspense still on PM’s visit to Colombo
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s trip to Colombo to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) remained undecided on Thursday, with opinion divided both within the Union Council of Ministers and the Congress Core Group – the party’s highest informal decision-making body.

Blast again in Idukki project; power supply hit
Power supply in Kerala was affected on Thursday after a blast in the Moolamattom power house of the Idukki hydroelectric project. Reason for blast not immediately known, says Chief Engineer.

Challenges to Myanmarese reconciliation
The first large meeting of ethnic minorities and the Myanmar government since the country’s independence has raised hopes of a peaceful resolution of contentious issues.

The fantasy of Europe lurching to the right
Britain’s view of European politics is coloured by Germany’s terrible interwar years. But that period is no model for today.

‘The Great Akbar’ of Independence struggle
Azad’s greatest gift was to postulate an equation between Islam and Indian nationalism on the one hand, and between Islam and the universal principles, on the other.

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from iFIBRE ONE News

Soap Lake grants discount for mineral water use until privatization
Businesses using Soap Lake mineral water were granted a temporary 50 percent reduction in rates through the winter months. The council and hotel-spa owners are negotiating an agreement that would privatize Soap Lake’s mineral water delivery system, in effect giving commercial users the right to operate and maintain the system. “This is to buy them some time until then,” Mayor Raymond Gravelle said at the Wednesday night council meeting.

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from International Christian Concern
(PERSECUTION.org)

Muslim Brotherhood Attacks another Historic Church
As a prelude to the trial of former Egyptian President Muhammed Morsi, deposed this summer in a popular revolt, the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood have terrorized Christians in every possible way. The Muslims Brotherhood blames Egypt's Copts for complicity in Morsi's toppling, and continue to murder rape, burn and plunder in an ongoing campaign of religious terror.

Bring Him Home For Christmas: Free Wrongly Imprisoned Pastor in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan portrays itself as a moderate country; however, in May, 2013, Pastor Bakhytzhan Kashkumbayev (“Pastor B.K.”) was arrested on false charges. Ultimately, he was arrested for his Christian faith.  While in prison, Soviet-era tactics such as physical punishment and mental torture were used to wear him down. He has even been denied medical treatment for his illnesses, and at the age of 67 is in poor physical condition. There was a ray of hope on October 8, when he was released from prison to house arrest, but mere minutes after he exited the prison he was re-arrested, this time with an even more dangerous (false) charge of “extremism.”

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from The Jerusalem Post

Kerry: No nuclear deal with Iran yet, important gaps remain
US secretary of state arrives in Geneva amid reports that diplomatic deal with Iran over its nuclear program set to be concluded; Kerry to meet with Iranian FM Zarif and EU foreign affairs chief Ashton.

US, Israel lose voting rights at UNESCO over Palestinian row
Countries stopped paying dues after Palestinians made members.

Netanyahu slams proposed deal with Iran in harshest words to date
PM tells Kerry Israel is not bound to Western deal with Tehran. As it appears likely a short-term deal will be signed with Iran on its nuclear program today, Prime Minister Netanyahu meets with US Secretary of State John Kerry, warning him that such a deal would bury "the possibility of having a peaceful resolution."

Car bomb targets Tel Aviv district prosecutor, shaking north Tel Aviv neighborhood
No one was injured, but serious damage caused to 3 cars; lawyer worked several cases against organized crime figures.

US Congress will not wait to push ahead with sanctions on Iran
White House says that it would consider sanctions relief if Iran offered "concrete verifiable measures" on its nuclear program; Netanyahu tells delegation of US congressmen that sanctions relief against Iran would be huge mistake.

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from KING 5 News (Seattle)

Boeing: If 777x vote fails, will pursue other locations
 Members of the Machinists union emerging from a meeting Thursday night at District 751’s main headquarters in Seattle said after heated discussions, union district president Tom Wroblewski tore up a copy of the Boeing contract extension and said that they would be consulting lawyers and seeking to postpone or put off voting on Boeing’s proposal slated for next Wednesday.

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from KIRO 7 Eyewitness News (Seattle)

Seattle Public Schools paying $700,000 to sex assault victim
A 14-year-old special needs student who was sexually assaulted by an 18-year-old student will get $700k from Seattle Public Schools. The incident happened over 3 years ago. It was ruled the student perpetrator, who was also a level two sex offender, was not being properly monitored. Students say if they knew the perpetrator was a sex offender, the assault would not have happened. However, state law says only teachers and administrators (not students or their parents) are allowed to know.

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from KOMO News (Seattle)

Hired guns cost Seattle taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars
When the city of Seattle cannot solve a problem alone, departments turn to consultants as hired guns with silver bullets that can cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.

King County Metro could cut 74 bus routes
Officials from King County Metro Transit announced drastic service cuts on Thursday that will go into effect soon if the county can't make-up for a $75 Million budget shortfall.

Obama says he's sorry Americans losing insurance
President Barack Obama says he's sorry Americans are losing health insurance plans he repeatedly said they could keep under his signature health care law. But the president on Thursday stopped short of apologizing for making those promises in the first place.

Seattle mayor's wife among dozens arrested at protest
More than 30 women, including Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn's wife, were arrested Thursday during a protest at the Washington state Republican headquarters in Bellevue. The women were among a group of about 150 rallying in support of immigration reform.

One of largest storms in recorded history strikes Philippines
The U.S. Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center in Hawaii shortly before landfall said Typhoon Haiyan's maximum sustained winds were 314 kilometers per hour (195 mph), with gusts up to 379 kilometers per hour (235 mph).  It had been poised to be the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded at landfall.

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from KREM 2 News (Spokane)

Pearl Harbor survivors signing books for Honor Flight fundraiser

Twitter surges in opening trade on NYSE

SNAP website working again, all online appointments filled
The SNAP website is working again after it crashed Wednesday morning. They say all online appointments have been filled. They still have phone appointments available. Check out the story to find out how you can get energy assistance.

SpokAnimal importing dogs for adoption by trading cats
SpokAnimal says there is shortages of dogs available for adoption. To keep up with the demand, they're going to other cities in Washington to find more dogs. They are also sending cats to cities where they are more in demand.

Spokane County's newest weapon to track unsolved murders
In the last nine years, Spokane County detectives have solved every new murder, except one.  There are still, however, about 30 older, unsolved murders dating all the way back to the 1950's. Now, police are trying to give those cold cases new attention with a seasoned set of eyes. That's where Verne King comes in. He's the newest weapon in the cold case unit.  Verne is volunteering to cast fresh eyes on the unsolved murder of 19-year-old Sherry Palmer in May of 1992. Verne knows how to dig for that clue.  He retired as a lieutenant after 30 years with the Los Angeles Police Department.

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from KXLY 4 News (Spokane)

After Obama's apology, talk of solutions
Boehner: House will vote to allow everyone to keep their current health plan

Massive typhoon hits Philippines
More than 100,000 people take shelter in evacuation centers

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from Money Talks News

Think Money Can’t Buy Happiness? Think Again
If money isn't buying you happiness, you may not be spending it right.

Median Wage Hovering Near 15-Year Low
The median wage last year was $27,519 — meaning half of Americans made more than that, and half made less. That’s only a few bucks different from the median wage in 2011 and the lowest since 1998, when that figure was $26,984 (in 2012 dollars), Al Jazeera America’s David Cay Johnston says. The calculation includes only pay, not benefits or pensions. Meanwhile, the average wage improved last year to $42,498 — pulled up by vastly improved wages at the top, Johnston says. The number of workers making at least $5 million grew nearly 27 percent from 2011 to 2012. Two-thirds of American workers made less than the average wage in 2012.

When’s the Best Time to Buy? Thanksgiving vs. Black Friday vs. Cyber Monday

Do You Really Need a Credit Card?

The Countries Where Men Do More Around the House
Using data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, CNNMoney says there is no developed country where men do more housework than women. But there are a few places that come relatively close to dividing the chores equally, especially if you factor in how much men and women work outside the home.

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from National Review

Mitch McConnell at War
The tough and wily leader is entering the toughest primary challenge of his career.

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from Natural Society


In one hospital, doctors noticed that patients drinking dandelion tea were getting better. The tea triggered cancer cell death, effectively reversing numerous cancers.



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from NPR

Trim Recess? Some Schools Hold On To Child's Play
Many districts report that they are under continued pressure to add instructional time to the day - and recess minutes are often the first place administrators look.

How Kennedy's Assassination Changed The Secret Service
The advance work for just one short motorcade is meticulous. "The Secret Service advance machine puts together an enormous, thick presidential transportation manual - just for that one movement - that's maybe 60 to 70 pages long that has information about relocation sites and contingencies, and what happens if the motorcade needs to be diverted, and what happens if there's a chemical attack," says Marc Ambinder. "Just in that one movement."

Size Does Matter, At Least In The Tallest Building Debate
What's taller? The Willis Tower in Chicago or the new One World Trade Center tower in New York City? It's actually not clear -- because it depends on how you measure. And now, an obscure organization known as the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is preparing to settle the debate.

Why Doctors Are Testing An Epilepsy Drug For Alcoholism
The generic drug gabapentin appears to reduce alcohol cravings and ease sleeplessness and anxiety associated with withdrawal. But the drug hasn't been approved by the FDA to treat alcohol dependence, and there's no sign it will be anytime soon.

'Off The Charts' Super Typhoon Haiyan Hits Philippines
Weather experts say the Pacific storm Haiyan, which is pounding the Philippines, could be the strongest ever to make landfall in recorded history, with maximum sustained winds estimated at 195 mph.

Surgeons Discover Quirky Knee Ligament All Over Again
Doctors have long overlooked a tiny band that connects two bones in the knee. Now Belgium surgeons say that's a mistake. The obscure structure is a full-fledged ligament. When it malfunctions, people recovering from anterior cruciate ligament injuries may run into trouble.

Book News: Indie Bookstores Don't Take Kindly To Amazon's Kindle Offer
Amazon is asking independent bookstores to sell Kindles in exchange for 10 percent of the revenue from ebooks bought on the devices for two years. But the offer, under a program called Amazon Source, has been met with widespread derision.

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from NWI Politics (Northwest Indiana)

Indiana Senate leader working toward U.S. constitutional convention

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from PreventDisease.com
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from The Seattle PI (Post-Inteligencer)

The next tech revolution will be printed in 4-D as ‘self-made objects’
This ranks at about a 9.7 on the Cool-Stuff-O-Meter (out of a possible 10): “Programmable materials that build themselves.”

Meteor explosion over Calif. indicates we fear the wrong asteroids
“The residual impact risk — from asteroids with yet-unknown orbits — is shifting to small-sized objects,” one researcher says.

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from Space.com (& CollectSpacc)

Merry Christmas, Nerds! STAR WARS: EPISODE VII Coming to Theaters December 18, 2015
[shared from Newsarama.com]

Moon Colony or Not, Newt Gingrich Wants to Go to Space
The former Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House said he would travel to space, "if I get the chance," reported Yahoo! News. He added that the ridicule he suffered for proposing such an ambitious plan is symptomatic of the broader political issues plaguing the nation. "This is a good example of what's wrong with the current political system," Gingrich told Yahoo! News. "I gave a serious speech in Florida at the Space Coast outlining a very bold strategy. … I got savaged by two of my competitors, Romney and Santorum, who deliberately distorted the speech. I got ridiculed by 'Saturday Night Live.'"

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from The Spokesman-Review

Book event benefits Honor Flight
‘Radioman’ signing includes author, Pearl Harbor survivors

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from ThatsNonsense.com

Cryptolocker – Everything you need to know
Yes, Cryptolocker is real. We're getting plenty of questions about it so have compiled this everything-you-need-to-know article for you.

Facebook Privacy Settings – Get Your Privacy Settings Right
One of the pages we most recommend visiting on our site (we've just updated it) - how to sort out your privacy settings on Facebook to keep your information as secure as it can be on a social networking site. Particularly heed the last piece of advice!

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from The Wall Street Journal

What Mass Killers Want—And How to Stop Them
Rampage shooters crave the spotlight, and we should do everything possible to deprive them of it.

The Help: Demand for Housekeepers and Butlers Is on the Rise
Demand for housekeepers and butlers is on the rise, according to agencies and house managers. A good housekeeper earns $60K to $90K a year. A butler may start at $80,000 a year and can earn as much as $200,000.

Northern Europe Beckons to Desperate SyriansThousands of Middle-Class Syrians Are Trying to Get to Europe's Northern Countries to Seek Asylum

China's Newest Pollution Concern: ‘Ugly’ Sperm
The head of China’s sperm bank says sperm can grow to be "ugly" and "not able to swim" because of the fifty shades of gray hovering above China’s cities. Previous studies have shown exposure to high levels of pollution can reduce the success rate of in vitro fertilization and drawn a link between toxic air and reduced fertility in men.

Phones Imperil Fancy Cameras
Shipments of High-End Models Are Falling as Mobile Devices Gain in Popularity

How Teen Nick D'Aloisio Has Changed the Way We Read
When a Hong Kong billionaire emailed a London tech startup to inquire about investing, he didn't realize its entire workforce consisted of a single kid working in his bedroom. Meet the 18-year-old WSJ. Magazine Technology Innovator of 2013 who became an overnight millionaire by inventing an app that may revolutionize how we read on the go

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from The Washington Post (DC)

Rand Paul has another problem
In the spring of 2010 stories first swirled around Sen. Rand Paul’s certification as an ophthalmologist by an outfit called the “National Ophthalmology Board,” an entity he founded. This week I discovered that while he continues to present himself as “board certified” the NOB has been out of business since 2011, and in any event, does not under Kentucky law permit him to advertise as “board certified.”

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from The Weekly Standard

The Republican Task: No Obamacare, No Iran Nukes
Watching the Obama administration at work this week, a friend offered this judgment: Under Obama, Iran keeps its nuclear program and Americans lose their health insurance.

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from The Western Center for Journalism
(Western Journalism)  [Information from this site may not be reliable.]




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from 100 Percent FED Up
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Veterans Administration Back Charges Triple Amputee Brian Kolfage Thousands of Dollars
Senior Airman, Brian Kolfage Jr., the most severely wounded Airman in US history---a triple amputee---was informed recently by the Veterans Administration Debt Management Center that he would be back charged $4825.00. According to the VA, they had been overpaying Airman Kolfage for several years and they want their money back.
[from Freedom Outpost]

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