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from The American Spectator
CHRIS CHRISTIE: THE NEW TOM DEWEY
The ‘Time’ story is quite damaging indeed.
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from AsiaNews.it
INDIA: Mother Teresa Award goes to Fr Cedric Prakash, a Jesuit who has fought for Gujarat Muslims
For the priest, the award dedicated to Mother Teresa "comes as a challenge that we transcend our own small world and reach out in more tangible ways to those who hunger and thirst for love, dignity and justice." He is the director of the Prashant Centre of Human Rights and Peace, and a defender of the victims of 2002 massacres.
For the priest, the award dedicated to Mother Teresa "comes as a challenge that we transcend our own small world and reach out in more tangible ways to those who hunger and thirst for love, dignity and justice." He is the director of the Prashant Centre of Human Rights and Peace, and a defender of the victims of 2002 massacres.
The decision follows military successes against jihadist groups, giving Kurds control of the border with Iraq. Ankara reacts with irritation, concerned about its own Kurdish question.
Violent strikes (hartal) by the country's main political parties have paralysed the country's economy. The latest episode has left 20 people dead and dozens badly burnt. As vegetable prices rise, unsold milk turns sour. Meanwhile, opposition leader Khaleda Zia and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina continue their tug-of-war ahead of next year's elections.
Intensified exchanges between the leaders of the two churches, two weeks from Putin's expected visit to the Pope. Kirill meets Card. Scola: " Never before have we had so many things in common." The archbishop of Milan speaks of "ecumenism of the people". Metropolitan Hilarion meets Bergoglio: we are working on a meeting between Pope and Patriarch of Moscow, in neutral territory.
As winter sets in, hundreds of people are poisoned by home-made alcoholic beverages. In the southern part of the country, six people recently died from drinking methyl alcohol used against the cold. For many people, the deaths were caused Hindu evil spirits.
Francis renews appeal for aid for the Philippines. In his general audience catechesis he speaks of baptism. "Confession is not a torture session it’s a celebration of baptism".
Fr. Ham Se- woong , a Catholic priest known throughout South Korea for his leading role in the 1970’s protests against the dictator Park Chung -hee , has joined the Alliance for Cooperation: "what 's happening, happened in the last century. The government must repent and retract. And we must be vigilant to save democracy".
The special law came into force on 14 August, during clashes with the Muslim Brotherhood . On the orders of an Egyptian court, the new measure will come into effect this afternoon . The army says it will continue to apply the state of emergency and curfew in sensitive areas waiting for an official notification.
The situation of the people affected by Typhoon Haiyan is increasingly desperate: food, water and medicine are lacking. The army opens fire to disperse looters. The President lowers number of the dead, an “emotional” overestimate of immediate aftermath. The bishops call for "transparency" in the management of funds for aid.
According to scientists, Southeast Asia is in serious danger after the emergence of a drug-resistant strain that cannot be treated with existing drugs. For the WHO, the problem is not localised and could get out of control. Each year, the disease kills more than 600,000 people around the world.
A volume presented this morning in the Vatican contains a collection of Council texts, encyclicals, apostolic exhortations and addresses by popes from John XXIII to Benedict XVI, which, as Francis said at the start of his pontificate, show that "The Catholic Church is conscious of the importance of promoting friendship and respect between men and women of different religious traditions."
from BBC News
Sibling bullying: 'I wished I hadn't been born'
A bit of rough and tumble is common between siblings. But what happens when it crosses the line into bullying? Read the real-life stories sent in by BBC readers.
Philippine Typhoon Haiyan survivors 'desperate' for aid
People in typhoon-hit parts of the Philippines are growing increasingly desperate for food, water and medical supplies, a congressman has warned. BBC correspondents on the ground say there is increasing lawlessness and people are desperate to leave because of fear of anarchy.
Philippines typhoon: President lowers death toll estimate
The President of the Philippines, Benigno Aquino, says the death toll from Friday's typhoon may be lower than first thought. Speaking to CNN, he said the number of 10,000 killed was "too high" and the figure was more likely up to 2,500.
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from BuzzFeed
27 Surreal Places To Visit Before You Die
This is when a savings account would really come in handy.
This is when a savings account would really come in handy.
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from CBS News (& affiliates)
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The use of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War means that for many the war never ended. They’re still suffering the effects of chemical warfare.
[Documentary produced by ABC Australia in 2004 (22:39)]
“Too trapped in a war to be at peace”—the suicide of Iraq war veteran Daniel Somers
[from World Wide Socialist Web Site, Published by the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI)]
Monsanto, Pioneer, Cargill, Tiger Brands: GM Maize Cartels Gorge Profits on South Africa’s Poor
The African Centre for Biosafety (ACB) has today released its new research report titled ‘GM Maize: Lessons For Africa-Cartels, Collusion And Control Of South Africa’s Staple Food’ showing how a select group of companies, including Tiger Brands, Pioneer and Premier Foods who have previously fixed the price of bread and maize meal, commandeer the entire maize value chain and continue to squeeze the poorest South Africans.
[from Global Research]
10 Sci-Fi Technologies That Already Existvideo (3:19) [from My Science Academy]
Canada’s Harper Government Supports Covert Mercenary War on Syria, Funds Al Qaeda Affiliated Rebels
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from CNN
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from CNSNews.com
It's Like Obama Said: ‘Sorry Your Dog Died’ When He 'Just Ran Over That Dog'
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said that Obama’s apology to people whose health insurance was dropped “wasn’t an apology.”
Youth Unemployment: 22.2%
In the five years that President Barack Obama has served as president, the unemployment rate for workers ages 16-19 has not fallen below 20%.
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from Daily Mail
Mafia are considering assassinating the Pope in response to his anti-corruption sermons, warns leading Italian prosecutor
Since Pope Francis took office in April he has made clear he intends to rid the Holy See of corruption
He has already forced his own number two Cardinal Bertone into retirement after he was accused of retirement
In one of his first sermons as Pope he took aim at mafia calling on them to repent for 'exploiting and enslaving people'
Calabrian Ndrangheta is concerned by Pope Francis's crusade against corruption
Will MI6 spy death mystery never be solved? Scotland Yard reveal Gareth Williams 'probably' DID lock himself in bag... but also admit 'we will never know exactly how he died'
Gareth Williams found dead in his Central London flat in August 2010
31-year-old's death was ruled to be 'probably' foul play by a coroner
But Scotland Yard announced that he seems to have locked himself in bag
Police admitted that they could not reach a conclusion 'beyond doubt'
Family believe he was killed and refuse to accept result of investigation
Shocked into labour... baby boom amid typhoon hell: 80 newborns struggle to survive in the chapel of only working hospital in ravaged Philippines city
Seven babies were born prematurely after their mothers were 'shocked' into labour by Typhoon Haiyan
Dozens of babies are piled into the stretched Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Centre in Tacloban
Desperation grips the country as people tear up water mains and loot warehouses to survive
Relief operations only starting to pick up pace today with two more airports in the region reopening
Since the storm, people have broken into homes, malls and garages, where they have stripped the shelves
Two rebels were killed after they attempted to hijack a Red Cross convoy bound for Samar
'We have restored order,' said Carmelo Espina Valmoria, director of Philippine National Police special action force
At least 580,000 people have been displaced by the typhoon which struck on Friday
President Benigno Aquino: Death toll could be closer to 2,000 or 2,500 - lower than an earlier estimate of 10,000
Texan spends $200,000 turning his drive-way into an exact replica of the Oval Office complete with presidential cutlery and phone
Ron Wade spent four years recreating White House's most famous room
The 63-year-old also has the largest collection of presidential memorabilia
Collection includes JFK's rocking chair and Calvin Coolidge's dresser
All hail the Big King? MailOnline taste-tests Burger King's answer to the McDonald's Big Mac so you don't have to
Weighing in at 510 calories, on paper the Big King is very similar to its rival the Big Mac, with two layers of meat, a smearing of mayonnaise and pickles, onions and lettuce in a sesame seed bun.
But the consensus at MailOnline was that the Big King's chewy, dry beef and soggy mayonnaise put it at a distinct disadvantage to the iconic and reliable Big Mac, which has been on the McDonald's menu for 46 years.
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from EarthSky
Oldest big cat fossil ever found
Four-million-year-old skull of relative of snow leopard fleshes out fossil record of big cats and challenges suppositions about how and where they evolved
NASA Cassini spacecraft provides new view of Saturn and Earth
The image sweeps 404,880 miles (651,591 km) across Saturn and its inner ring system. Plus you can see Venus, Mars and Earth.
Another view of the jet in Saturn’s F ring
The jets in Saturn’s F ring are thought by scientists to be caused by the ring’s particles interacting with small moons orbiting nearby.
Virus killing dolphins, and now whales, along U.S. east coast
A virus described as measles-like has been killing dolphins, and now whales, along the U.S. east coast in 2013. Bottlenose dolphins began dying of the virus in June of this year, and the virus has been steadily moving southward as the dolphins migrate south for winter. Now the disease has spread from New York to Florida, with a total of 753 bottlenose dolphins washed ashore from July 1 until November 3, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Deadly tropical cyclone hit Somalia on November 10-11
Even as the devastating impact of Typhoon Haiyan began to emerge in the Philippines, Somalia too experienced one of the deadliest tropical cyclones in its history
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from East Oregonian
Fire burns down Arlington church
This is the second fire this year at the Oregon Church of the Nazarene, built in the 1890s and the oldest building in downtown Arlington.
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from Examiner.com
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from Facecrooks
How to Clear Your Facebook Search History
Did you know that your Activity Log contains a record of your Facebook searches? Before you freak out - only you can see this information. If you use a shared computer or would otherwise like to keep this information private, then you can use this quick guide to clear your search history.
Facebook Special Projects Leader: Wi-Fi, Wearable Technology in the Works for the Site
Did you know that your Activity Log contains a record of your Facebook searches? Before you freak out - only you can see this information. If you use a shared computer or would otherwise like to keep this information private, then you can use this quick guide to clear your search history.
Facebook Special Projects Leader: Wi-Fi, Wearable Technology in the Works for the Site
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from The Farmacy (& Strawbale City)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Kid Keeps it Simple. Watch Her Demonstrate Why Organic is Best [from 17 Dec 2013] Drawing valid scientific conclusions from experimentation involves conducting multiple trials under carefully controlled conditions, something not in evidence here.
Why Did the Russians Ban an Appliance Found in 90% of American Homes? [from 12 Oct 2013]
But see from ehealthMD:
Is Microwaved Food Dangerous? The myths and the facts.
And see from Skeptics Stack Exchange:
Did the Soviet Union ban microwave ovens in 1976?No, there was no such ban.
Kid Keeps it Simple. Watch Her Demonstrate Why Organic is Best [from 17 Dec 2013] Drawing valid scientific conclusions from experimentation involves conducting multiple trials under carefully controlled conditions, something not in evidence here.
Why Did the Russians Ban an Appliance Found in 90% of American Homes? [from 12 Oct 2013]
But see from ehealthMD:
Is Microwaved Food Dangerous? The myths and the facts.
And see from Skeptics Stack Exchange:
Did the Soviet Union ban microwave ovens in 1976?No, there was no such ban.
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from Fox News
Christian organization cancels 'Duck Dynasty' event because Robertsons have wine deal
Is the Republican 'Civil War' Over Tactics, Ideology or Simply Overblown?
"We have to understand what holds us together on the right. We have to watch and explain why the failure of the left is happening. And if we do that, we will win." -Charles Krauthammer said in a debate with Bill O'Reilly over the Republican 'civil war.'
Sarah Palin Lukewarm on Chris Christie Winning Over Conservatives
"2016 is a long time off and I think people aren't so concerned about these hypotheticals that perhaps will surface in 2016. They're so worried about what's going on today and what Obama is doing to the country, and bankrupting us, and stripping our freedoms. We certainly, though, don't have to settle for any candidate, any politician that would go along to get along with an agenda that stifles our economy and that would strip any of our freedoms that are constitutionally protected."
Is the Republican 'Civil War' Over Tactics, Ideology or Simply Overblown?
"We have to understand what holds us together on the right. We have to watch and explain why the failure of the left is happening. And if we do that, we will win." -Charles Krauthammer said in a debate with Bill O'Reilly over the Republican 'civil war.'
Sarah Palin Lukewarm on Chris Christie Winning Over Conservatives
"2016 is a long time off and I think people aren't so concerned about these hypotheticals that perhaps will surface in 2016. They're so worried about what's going on today and what Obama is doing to the country, and bankrupting us, and stripping our freedoms. We certainly, though, don't have to settle for any candidate, any politician that would go along to get along with an agenda that stifles our economy and that would strip any of our freedoms that are constitutionally protected."
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from Freedom Foundation
At his recent appearance before the House Finance Committee, Governor Inslee avoided answering any questions about whether or not the transportation package was incentive for Boeing to build it's 777x line in WA.
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from FrontPage Magazine
The George Soros-funded left-wing propaganda mill known as Media Matters continues its campaign to whitewash the Obama administration’s Benghazi failures and cover-up.
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from The Guardian
Guantánamo 12 years on: how the media is missing the point
More than half of prisoners remain inside despite being cleared for release – and other little-known facts about notorious prison
Rome overwhelmed by faeces of migrating birds
Delayed city council funding to curb annual bird dropping bombardment results in excess starling waste in Italian capital
Conservative party deletes archive of speeches from internet
Decade's worth of records is erased, including PM's speech praising internet for making more information available
It was hard to stomach David Cameron preaching austerity from a golden throne
As a waitress at the lord mayor's banquet, the contrast between what Cameron was saying and where he was saying it felt particularly chilling
Whoever bought Francis Bacon's Lucian Freud portrait – please share it
This great triptych is now the most expensive work of art sold at auction, yet if the buyer is a collector, all is not lost
Scientists create detailed map of dinosaur brain
Ancient beasts such as Tyrannosaurus rex had faculties for complex behaviour, according to findings based on studies of brains of alligators and birds
Jack Monroe's frozen yoghurt recipe
This simple dessert is a great way to stretch fresh berries, but it works brilliantly with cheaper frozen fruit, too
Are we on the verge of solving climate change?
Figures suggesting a slowdown in global emissions growth are the first really good news on climate change in some time
US fears climate talks will focus on compensation for extreme weather
Officials fear the devastating impact of Typhoon Haiyan will overshadow core issue of climate change prevention
Wildlife conference under attack for 'selling off nature to multinationals'
At the first World Forum on Natural Capital, business and conservation leaders will debate the economic value of nature
Why you won't catch me queuing for a burger
Waiting two hours in a line for beef in a bun was never going to be a good idea.
'What in God's name possesses anyone to stand in an endless line – I've been quoted more than two hours for Burger and Lobster – for a lump of ground beef between two sugary buns?'
Reached a princely age? Share your retirement advice for Prince Charles
The Prince of Wales turns 65 on Thursday. Have you reached a similar landmark? Share your advice for the prince in our open thread
Is climate change to blame for Typhoon Haiyan?
The Philippines has been hit by 24 typhoons in the past year but the power of Haiyan was off the scale, killing thousands and leaving millions homeless. Is there even worse devastation to come?
'Extreme weather killed 530,000 people last year and caused more than $2.5tn of damage, according to an annual risk report published by a thinktank partly funded by the German government. The Philippines was rated second most affected country after Haiti'
ITV news presenter hits back after abuse for not wearing poppy
Charlene White faced racist and sexist abuse which, she said, acted against all the goals that the fallen soldiers fought for
Blessing or curse? Bruce Springsteen is now the subject of a theology course
At Rutgers University in New Jersey students will examine how the singer 'recasts biblical stories into the American landscape'
Occupy Wall Street activists buy $15m of Americans' personal debt
Rolling Jubilee spent $400,000 to purchase debt cheaply from banks before 'abolishing' it, freeing individuals from their bills. 'When you get called up by the debt collector, and you're being asked to pay the full amount of your debt, you now know that the debt collector has bought your debt very, very cheaply. As cheaply as we bought it. And that gives you moral ammunition to have a different conversation with the debt collector.'
Glasgow council kills plan to prevent traffic cones on monument's head
More than 10,000 sign an online petition defending traffic-cone statue tradition as part of Glasgow's heritage
The worst breastfeeding initiative I've ever come across
I believe Britain's low breastfeeding rates are a scandal. But giving shopping vouchers to low-income mothers is patronising and naive
David Cameron's bullying Flashman act is now a real turn-off for women voters
Ed Miliband's less testosterone-fuelled style and Labour's focus on issues that matter to women could have a huge impact in 2015
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from The Heritage Foundation
Congress Should Do These 3 Things in the Next 31 Days
1. Address Future Debt; 2. Stick to the Budget Control Act; 3. Enforce Lower Levels of Spending.
1. Address Future Debt; 2. Stick to the Budget Control Act; 3. Enforce Lower Levels of Spending.
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from The Hindu (Chennai / Madras, India)
Warns Congress vice-president to be more careful in his speeches; Gujarat Chief Minister has to explain "bloodied hand" remark by Saturday
A homeless eight-month-old Indian dog named ‘Rupee’ has scripted history by becoming the first canine to reach Mount Everest Base Camp. Rupee, the first dog ever officially recorded at the Everest Base Camp at 5,364 metres, undertook the gruelling challenge against all odds after being rescued by Joanne Lefson from a dump site in Leh.
The Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Thodupuzha, on Wednesday acquitted Prof T.J.Joseph, former head of the Malayalam Department of Newman College, Thodupuzha, in connection with a controversial question paper he had prepared for an internal exam of Degree students. The controversy had led to him being assaulted by alleged SDPI activists on July 5, 2010 for insulting the Prophet. He was attacked by a group of people and his right arm was chopped off. Eight persons were arrested for the assault.
The new panoramic mosaic of the majestic Saturn system taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft shows the view as it would be seen by human eyes.
Seeking to assuage the feelings of the people of Tamil Nadu opposed to India’s participation in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting meet in Sri Lanka, the Centre on Wednesday detailed its relief and rehabilitation efforts for minority Tamils in the war-torn island nation.
The Obama administration is battling Congress over Iran to keep alive hopes of a nuclear deal that is being vigorously opposed by Israel, which has gone into a lobbying overdrive to defeat the nascent agreement. On Tuesday, White House spokesman Jay Carney used unusually strong language to warn Congress that fresh sanctions on Iran, which are under consideration, would wreck international negotiations to restrain Tehran’s nuclear programme.
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and Pakistan Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Advisor Sartaj Aziz on Tuesday stressed the need for the Directors-General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the two countries to meet at the earliest to take forward bilateral dialogue.
Dukhtaraan-e-Millat becomes first "designated terrorist organisation" to deal with Pakistani officials in New Delhi. Radical women’s outfit Dukhtaraan-e-Millat has urged the Nawaz Sharif government to freeze all Kashmir-related Confidence Building Measures [CBMs] with India to resolve the Kashmir issue.
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Ranjit Sinha provoked angry responses from women’s rights groups on Tuesday, making remarks which some interpreted to suggest that rape, like gambling, was an unalterable social phenomenon.
Since 2008, India and the U.K. have committed close to £150 million for joint research programmes. They have a great research relationship helping to answer some of the most pressing questions the world faces.
The decision of the Maldives Supreme Court to cancel the second round run-off on grounds of alleged poll irregularities was an obvious ruse to block Mohamed Nasheed from making a comeback.
The rupee is in trouble, yet again. The currency has been sliding in the last five trading sessions, to close at Rs.63.71 versus the dollar on Tuesday. A convergence of unfavourable factors appears to be behind the renewed fall in the currency after the relative stability of the last few weeks.
The picture in Afghanistan today is bleak: worsening security, ubiquitous Taliban presence, poor coordination between donors and the government, and a slowing economy.
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from International Christian Concern
(PERSECUTION.org)
5000 Islamists Launch Brutal Attack on Nigerian Christians
What originally appeared to be a weekend raid by Fulani Islamists against a Christian village has seemingly developed into a sustained offensive, with over 5000 jihadists cutting a swath through East-Central Nigeria. Almost 40 persons have been reported killed thus far, and thousands displaced as the outmatched Nigerian security forces are unable to slow the rampage.
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from The Jerusalem Post
Steinitz: Sanctions relief worth up to $40 billion to Iran
Strategic affairs minister say US-offered relief would make it more difficult to enforce other sanctions.
Abbas: Palestinian peace negotiators resign over lack of progress
PA president suggests talks will continue despite resignations; Israel unfazed, says it continues pattern of 'brinkmanship.'
PM responds to stabbing: Palestinian incitement must stop
Likud hardliners call to stop negotiations after soldier Eden Attias is murdered on a bus by a Palestinian teen.
Palestinian murders IDF soldier in suspected terror attack at Afula bus station
Police: 16-year-old wanted to avenge relatives jailed in Israel.
US says world powers unified on Iran after nuclear talks stall
Kerry to ask Congress for "temporary pause" on sanctions to ensure that US legislative, negotiating strategies coordinated. White House spokesman says the Iranians, not the West, were the ones who rejected the interim deal offered in Geneva nuclear talks.
Netanyahu instructs housing minister to 'reconsider' plans for 24,000 units beyond Green Line
PM freezes E1 plans, so as not to deflect attention from Iran. Preliminary plans for new West Bank, east Jerusalem settlement construction fuels more diplomatic tension with US, PA:
Strategic affairs minister say US-offered relief would make it more difficult to enforce other sanctions.
Abbas: Palestinian peace negotiators resign over lack of progress
PA president suggests talks will continue despite resignations; Israel unfazed, says it continues pattern of 'brinkmanship.'
PM responds to stabbing: Palestinian incitement must stop
Likud hardliners call to stop negotiations after soldier Eden Attias is murdered on a bus by a Palestinian teen.
Palestinian murders IDF soldier in suspected terror attack at Afula bus station
Police: 16-year-old wanted to avenge relatives jailed in Israel.
US says world powers unified on Iran after nuclear talks stall
Kerry to ask Congress for "temporary pause" on sanctions to ensure that US legislative, negotiating strategies coordinated. White House spokesman says the Iranians, not the West, were the ones who rejected the interim deal offered in Geneva nuclear talks.
Netanyahu instructs housing minister to 'reconsider' plans for 24,000 units beyond Green Line
PM freezes E1 plans, so as not to deflect attention from Iran. Preliminary plans for new West Bank, east Jerusalem settlement construction fuels more diplomatic tension with US, PA:
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from KING 5 News (Seattle)
The plan, made public Tuesday, includes fully finding the new SR 520 floating bridge, eliminating tolls on I-90 and completing a host of other projects across Washington. Funding would come from the cancellation of the Columbia River Crossing in Vancouver, and an increase in the gas tax to 11.5 cents.
In 1989, 300 Washington kids became "Keeper of the Capsule" for the state's centennial. The current keepers have two duties: fill the 2014 cylinder and select another group of 300 children to keep the tradition going.
Former President Bill Clinton says President Barack Obama should find a way to let people keep their health coverage, even if it means changing the new insurance law.
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from KHQ Local News (Spokane)
Walmart Rolls Out Black Friday Plan
Walmart has unveiled its largest Black Friday plans to date, including seven times the number of one-hour guaranteed items compared to last year, "Manager Specials" and even more hot deals on the season's top gifts. The retailer will hold Black Friday events at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving and 8 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 29.
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from KREM 2 News (Spokane)
Atheist group's Thanksgiving help rejected
A Christian charity organization in Kansas City has rejected an atheist group’s offer to help distribute Thanksgiving meals to the poor and elderly this year.
Idaho Poop fights for a chance at the Super Bowl
Three Nampa men and their company are vying for a chance to advertise Poop during next year's Super Bowl. Dairy Poop, Natural Dairy Compost is the brainchild of Scott Den Hartog, Glenn Vander Woude and Ben Bieri. And they make Poop, a lawn and garden compost from Idaho Holstein dairy cows.
Northwest ranks among the most attractive accents
Is there a Northwest accent? According to a survey by the dating site Cupid.com, the West Coast accent is the 3rd most attractive in North America.
Campus Security officers return guns to Gonzaga Univ. students
Father of student in Gonzaga gun controversy wants record cleared
The father of one of two Gonzaga students put on probation in a gun possession controversy said his son had every right to have a weapon.
Wounded Spokane County deputy returns to job
Spokane County Deputy Matt Spink is back at work, 17 months after being shot during a traffic stop along US 2 in north Spokane.
Gun background check campaigns already preparing for 2014
All Initiative 591 and Initiative 594 share is the issue they will address on next year's ballot; gun background checks. Beyond that, the dueling measures come from completely different viewpoints. However, they likely will make the 2014 initiative campaign season just as expensive and contentious as the one that ended last week.
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from KXLY 4 News (Spokane)
Typhoon toll 'going be horrific'
Storm has killed at least 2,275
Even though food and water is reaching the Philippines, hundreds of thousands of survivors who desperately need supplies are not receiving them.
Google patenting electronic 'throat tattoo'
Tattoo would communicate with smartphones, gaming devices, tablets, wearable tech
VA working to fix massive backlog of benefit claims
In the last four years the number of claims submitted to the Veterans Benefit Administration has ballooned. From 2009 through 2013, the VA completed a record 4.1 million claims but took in 4.6 million claims, meaning more than half a million veterans had to wait for help. Right now, the VA has more than 700,000 pending claims. More than half of them have been backlogged more than 4 months.
Salvation Army looking for Christmas season recruits
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from Media Research Center
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from Money Talks News
Here’s How to Help Typhoon Survivors
You can help typhoon survivors! Just don't get scammed.
10 Money Tips You Shouldn’t Ignore
Ask Stacy: Should a 22-Year-Old Have an IRA?
You can help typhoon survivors! Just don't get scammed.
10 Money Tips You Shouldn’t Ignore
Ask Stacy: Should a 22-Year-Old Have an IRA?
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from Mother Nature Network
5 things your smile says about you
Smiles grease the social wheels in most situations, but you may not want to smile too much during a fight.
10 uses for milk cartons
Before you relegate them to the recycling bin or trash can, check out the neat things you can do with old milk cartons. [mnn]
Before you relegate them to the recycling bin or trash can, check out the neat things you can do with old milk cartons. [mnn]
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from Natural Society
FDA Warns Against Disease-Killing Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
5 Foods NOT to Eat While Sick or Battling a ColdBy eliminating certain foods while sick, you can recover more quickly and reduce the severity of your symptoms.
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from NPR
Republicans have been blasting the President for weeks about breaking his promise that people would be able to keep their insurance policies. Later this week, the GOP-led House will vote on a bill called the Keep Your Health Plan Act. What's changing is that Democrats are now starting to join the chorus.
At least one public health department in the Pacific Northwest is offering an unusual service to infected patients: anonymous notification of former sexual partners. That's right. A government worker will contact your ex'es for you. Awkward for all concerned? Yes. But at a time when gonorrhea is becoming stubbornly drug-resistant, health officials see it as time - and embarrassment - well spent.
Frank Deford says the "greater lasting impression" of the the allegations in Miami "will be to damage the sport of football itself, for the broader implications illustrate again how brutish our most popular American game has become."
Libya has long been a magnet for migrants from the region. European countries are now criticizing its policies, but Libyan authorities say they need help to secure the country's borders.
It's been more than two decades since the Soviet Union broke up, and many of the former Soviet republics have spun out of Moscow's orbit. Ukraine now has the chance to say goodbye to its Soviet past and align itself economically and culturally with the European Union, but the the nation's government faces dilemmas on both fronts.
After decades of cajoling Americans to know their cholesterol level and get it down as low as possible, the nation's leading heart specialists are changing course.
It would be astonishing if there was a word - or a group of words - that was actually native to all languages across the planet. Well, huh, maybe there is one word.
House Republicans are pushing a bill that would allow people to keep health plans they like, just as President Obama said they'd be able to (until it became clear they couldn't) under the Affordable Care Act. Even former President Clintonbacks the general idea.
NBC has released the first trailer for its live version of The Sound Of Music, airing December 5.
Once you've completed building a 3-D printer, guess what you can print? The parts for another 3-D printer. And then you can print another 3-D printer. And soon, your home will be filled with 3-D printers printing 3-D printers.
The flap over the Kentucky senator's articles and speeches is just the latest in a series of cases of plagiarism by high-profile journalists and politicians. Linguist Geoff Nunberg looks at the way the word plagiarism has been used since it was invented by the Romans, and wonders if it's always immoral or just bad form.
Remember Napster? At its peak in 2000, tens of millions of people around the world used the service to trade music files. But it was never able to turn all that sharing into a profitable business. In today's Internet sharing economy, the story of Napster holds some valuable lessons.
Marvel Comics recently said that it was reimagining Ms. Marvel, one of its superheroines, as an American teenager named Kamala Khan. But the news has gotten so much attention because Khan is Muslim.
Colombia invested big to become a medical tourism destination, but instead of drawing millions, it has only seen thousands.
from PreventDisease.com
So-Called Healthy Oils You Should Avoid
The primary edible oils to avoid include canola, soy, safflower, sunflower, palm, corn, and flaxseed oil.
Shopping Guide to Avoiding Organic Foods with Carrageenan
If still suffer from gastrointestinal symptoms, try cutting out carrageenan from your diet. Your symptoms may disappear. [from The Cornucopia Institute]
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from Red State
The Duplicity of Lindsey Graham
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham is in a tough spot. He has followed the age old playbook of establishment Republicans – talk conservative at home but play footsie with the Democrats in Washington – for years. Finally, his duplicity is catching up with him.
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from Relevant Magazine
There are some things that just don't work on social media. Here are a few: 1. Every Single Emotion You Feel; 2. Using Social Media As Your Default Love Letter; 3. The Same Content Over and Over.
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from RT (Russia Today)
Devastating US-EU trade pact would make genocide a legitimate business model
The United States and the European Union are negotiating a free-trade agreement they hail as mutually beneficial but in actuality would allow corporations to supersede countries’ sovereignty and legal framework, says Max Keiser of RT’s The Keiser Report.
The United States and the European Union are negotiating a free-trade agreement they hail as mutually beneficial but in actuality would allow corporations to supersede countries’ sovereignty and legal framework, says Max Keiser of RT’s The Keiser Report.
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from Space.com (& CollectSpacc)
Extraterrestrial Etiquette: How Should Humanity Interact with Alien Life?
I'm not sure humans will ever interact with aliens, but I'm pretty sure we'd be jerks about it.
Chasing a Solar Eclipse: Hitting the Bull's Eye at 44,000 Feet
On Nov. 3, as the moon's shadow raced across one-third of the Earth's surface, a small plane was trying to make a bit of history over the Atlantic Ocean.
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from The Spokesman-Review
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from ThatsNonsense.com
Yes, Facebook ARE removing THAT Privacy Control
Yes, it is true that Facebook have removed a feature that allowed their users to be invisible to the website's inbuilt search feature. But confused media articles and a lack of understanding of how Facebook privacy works is making the removal of this feature seem worse than it actually is, so it is worth clarifying a few points.
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Yes, Facebook ARE removing THAT Privacy Control
Yes, it is true that Facebook have removed a feature that allowed their users to be invisible to the website's inbuilt search feature. But confused media articles and a lack of understanding of how Facebook privacy works is making the removal of this feature seem worse than it actually is, so it is worth clarifying a few points.
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from USA Today
Moms on Facebook bully baby girl's appearance
Have you seen this on Facebook? Some parents are using the platform to make fun of other people's kids
Obama hits low mark in another poll
A new Quinnipiac University survey says American voters disapprove of Obama's performance by 54% to 39%, the worst marks of his presidency.
Americans back greenhouse gas cuts from power plants
At least 75% of U.S. adults say global warming has been happening, but Stanford University research has found that 84% or more took that view in states recently hit by drought or vulnerable to sea-level rise.
Intelligence agency seeks facial recognition upgrade
The U.S. intelligence community is pushing a leap forward in facial recognition software that will enable it to determine better the identity of people through a variety of photographs, video and other images.
Walmart to launch Black Friday sales earlier
Walmart will be joining Target, Best Buy and Macy's in moving up Black Friday sales to Thanksgiving night.
SeaWorld challenges ban on whale-trainer contact
In an effort to save its signature show, SeaWorld is challenging a federal ban on contact between killer whales and their trainers, imposed after a bull orca drowned his trainer in 2010.
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from The Voice of the Martyrs
Vietnam: Trusting Christ for Healing
“Chinh” and “Anh” are a young couple with three small children. The family is just one of 140 families living in a Hmong village in rural Vietnam. In July, 2013, both Chinh and Anh were baptized in a nearby village. News of their baptism quickly spread to the village leader. The leader summoned both Chinh and Anh to his office just five days after they had been baptized. As Chinh walked into the office on July 16, police officers began beating him.
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from The Wall Street Journal
Separate Assets, Joint Problems
Couples who don't merge their accounts may face problems they never anticipated
OK, You're a Runner. Get Over It
Running a marathon is hard enough without also patting yourself on the back every step of the way.
This Robot Is Changing How We Cure Diseases
Every week at an NIH drug-testing lab, a robotics system performs millions of experiments faster and with greater precision than any human could. The simple goal: to find new treatments and cures.
video (3:20) From Trials: A WSJ Special Project
Panel Unveils Shake-up in Strategy to Cut Heart Risk
Long-standing strategy jettisoned under new guidelines
Geography, Timing Made Storm Worse
Typhoon Haiyan is one of the most ferocious tropical storms to make landfall in recorded history. The confluence of torrential rain, a landscape that funneled the water and intensified the surge, and powerful winds gave the storm its devastating power.
Philippine Chapel Becomes a Medical Center
Patients, Newborns Take Refuge After Supertyphoon Racks Hospital
Panel Unveils Shake-up in Strategy to Cut Heart Risk
The current strategy of reducing a person's heart-attack risk by lowering cholesterol to specific targets is being jettisoned under new clinical guidelines unveiled Tuesday that mark the biggest shift in cardiovascular-disease prevention in nearly three decades. The change could more than double the number of Americans who qualify for treatment with the cholesterol-cutting drugs known as statins.
Investment Banks Seek Arts Graduates; People Skills in Demand
Investment banks like J.P. Morgan intend to hire more graduates with arts and humanities degrees because of their people skills. “Even our traders are selling and dealing with people. You need some communication and presentation skills to be able to persuade people to change their mind on things," says Michael Ridley, a vice-chairman at J.P. Morgan.
World Trade Center Back on Top
Skyscraper Council Affirms 1,776-Foot Measurement; Willis Tower to No. 2
The accepted arbiter on matters of skyscraper height ruled that the spire atop One World Trade Center counts toward the official "architectural" height, making it the tallest building in the U.S. Willis Tower in Chicago, formerly the Sears Tower, is now No. 2.
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from The Washington Post
McCain: People want me to run for president again
"I can assure you, I don’t see it," said McCain, who will turn 80 in 2016. "It’s not on my radar."
"I can assure you, I don’t see it," said McCain, who will turn 80 in 2016. "It’s not on my radar."
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from The Week
Chris Christie's provincial problem: Can he win outside the Northeast?
A recent poll indicates that Christie's popularity might not extend far beyond his home state
A recent poll indicates that Christie's popularity might not extend far beyond his home state
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