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INDIA: Hindu radicals using Patel to build the tallest statue in the world
One of the Fathers of the Nation, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was deputy prime minister in the first post-independence government led by Jawaharlal Nehru. Narendra Modi, Gujarat chief minister and a high-ranking leader in the ultra-nationalist Hindu BJP party, wants to build a 240-metre statue to "honour" Patel by turning him into a symbol of the 'Hindu cause' and thus help him win next year's general election.
One of the Fathers of the Nation, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was deputy prime minister in the first post-independence government led by Jawaharlal Nehru. Narendra Modi, Gujarat chief minister and a high-ranking leader in the ultra-nationalist Hindu BJP party, wants to build a 240-metre statue to "honour" Patel by turning him into a symbol of the 'Hindu cause' and thus help him win next year's general election.
For the first time, Catholics and others attended a memorial service for the president murdered on 2 November 1963 by his generals backed by Washington. A nationalist and patriot, he represented an alternative to Ho Chi Minh for many Vietnamese. So far, Hanoi has muddied (and tarnished) his memory.
Voters today are set to pick the president of the strategically important but poor former Soviet republic, which borders China and Afghanistan. The incumbent has been in office since 1994. His challengers have rarely campaigned and are unknown to the population.
Assad seems unwilling to talk about a transitional government, the opposition can not agree on a leader and the United States has not responded to the Russian proposal to include Iran in the negotiations.
The encyclical Gaudium et Spes encourages the Church to dialogue with other religions. To combat the fundamentalism that afflicts India, it is necessary to be open with each other and share religious experiences. In national symposium dedicated to the Second Vatican Council and the social doctrine of the Church, bishops and priests have emphasized the role of the Indian Church in paving the way to dialogue. AsiaNews presents the third part of the results of the meeting.
At the General audience, Francis tells of how he went to visit a little girl called Naomi, who is seriously ill, and asks us to pray for her". The sacraments push us to be missionaries , and the apostolic commitment to bring the Gospel everywhere, even to the most hostile places, is the most authentic fruit of an assiduous sacramental life, because it is participation in the saving work of God, who wants to gift salvation to all.
Members of the Bangladesh Rifle attacked their officers four years ago over unpaid wages. The uprising triggered the reaction of the regular army, which culminated in 160 deaths: 140 soldiers and 20 civilians. A court convicts 263 people on lesser charges, acquits another 271.
This is the appeal launched at the recent forum organized by Kaj Pukat, an Association of the Archdiocese of Jakarta which brings together business men. Politics is not just compromise and strategies, but daily management of the common good. CSIS scholar: as Catholics "we can not hide". Fears and uncertainties ahead of the 2014 presidential election.
According to Russian media , the Kremlin is studying solutions to escalation of tension in society once again highlighted by episodes on the National Unity Day on November 4. A department with such functions had been institution for the first time in 1917 , under the leadership of Stalin.
Bombs were homemade. The incident takes place about a week after attack in Tiananmen Square , attributed to a Uyghurs "terrorist " group. Tension mounts on the eve of the Third Plenum. In Taiyuan a disciplinary committee of the party is investigating several incidents of corruption.
from BBC News
How stressed are you?
Stress is part of everyday life and can be beneficial. But high levels over a long period can be seriously bad for our health.
Mystery grows about Google barges moored off US coast
Mystery surrounds two barges that Google has moored off the coast of America. The barges have a four-storey structure on deck and rumours are circulating about what the company plans to use them for.
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CUCCINELLI CAMPAIGN SAYS NATIONAL GOP ABANDONED THEM: 'WE WERE ON OUR OWN'
CHRIS CHRISTIE NOT CONCERNED WITH TEA PARTY SUPPORT
CHRIS CHRISTIE NOT CONCERNED WITH TEA PARTY SUPPORT
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The Illegality, Illegitimacy and Immorality of U.S. Drone Strikes
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D.C. Council to Vote On Giving Driver's Licenses to Illegals
Feds Spent $29 Million on Prescription Drugs for 4,139 Illegal Aliens
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Forensic tests on Yasser Arafat's corpse 'reveal he was fatally poisoned using radioactive polonium' in 2004
Yasser Arafat's corpse was tested by Swiss forensic team this year
'We are revealing a real crime, a political assassination,' said Suha Arafat
Experts opened Arafat's grave in West Bank city of Ramallah last year
Team took samples from his body to seek evidence of alleged poisoning
She did not accuse any country or person of 75-year-old's death
The funeral that turns your ashes into a 'SHOOTING STAR': Company wants to launch remains into SPACE - and mourners can even follow their orbit with an app
Elysium Space plans to launch its first ‘memorial flights’ by summer 2014
Ashes orbit for months before burning up and becoming a shooting star
The firm has already launched a mobile app to track these ashes in orbit
It is working with space transport companies SpaceX and Civeit
Al Qaeda begin to establish Islamist rule in Syria, with residents of a once liberal town now forced to follow the orders of jihadists
The 'Islamic State of Iraq and Syria' is torturing locals to impose their rule
The extremist group has also banned women from seeing male doctors
The town is being compared to Taliban-run communities in Afghanistan
Even filming street scenes can result in arrest and torture
Could eating blueberries add years to your life? A daily bowl could protect against obesity, heart disease and diabetes
Regular consumption of berries can improve or prevent metabolic syndrome
This is the medical term for a combination of diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity - having all three is particularly bad for health
Berries are rich in polyphenols - antioxidants that protect cells in the heart and help lower blood pressure
Cancer sufferer who took on Obamacare slams White House official for 'snotty' tweet, and says Obama's family and staff should all sign up if they support it
Edie Sundby said she understands now that 'tax cronyism' and Obamacare teamed up to push her health insurer into canceling her policy
She has survived lung and gallbladder cancer for nearly seven years, but fears a government-run health bureaucracy
'Government is potentially making life-or-death decisions for me? My God – they can't even run the DMV,' she says
White House comm. chief used his official Twitter account to promote a liberal blog's takedown of her Wall Street Journal essay that went viral
Sundby warns that America is headed in the direction of Britain's NHS system, 'and I don't think it's good'
Obama, she said, should put himself, his staff and his family on the Affordable Care Act's exchanges
One person killed and eight injured in bomb attack that devastates Communist Party HQ in China
Small-scale bombs went off outside the Communist Party building in Taiyuan
Residents heard seven separate blasts, Xinhua news agency said
Probiotic drink made from Japanese pickle could provide wonder cure for flu
Lactobacillus bugs found in pickled turnip Suguki boost immune system
A probiotic drink is currently being trialled on humans after lab tests
Bonfire Night's all white! Snow falls in Northern hills with temperatures dipping to freezing point
British women are world leaders... in housework! They devote more time to chores than those in most other countries
Report by Organisation for Economic Cooperation surveyed 28 countries
Females spend 18 per cent more time on activities like childcare
Men spend 30 per cent longer doing paid work, but are doing more chores
Women work for longer in the UK but gender gap is closer in America
Tiger Woods hits first ever golf ball from Europe into Asia as he tees off along the Bosphorus Bridge
Golfer's publicity stunt ahead of £1.5m appearance at Turkish tournament
He hit several balls along the 1.5km bridge spanning two continents
Istanbul locals furious after bridge closure causes huge traffic jams
A very modern milestone: One in three kids use a mobile phone or tablet before they can talk
29 per cent of children start using the gadgets as toddlers - with 70 per cent mastering them completely by primary school age
Under-twos spend an average of 15 minutes a day using the devices
Children aged two to four spend average of two hours a day watching TV
The city with LEGS: Amazing plans for eco-friendly walking metropolis that could go in search of better jobs and scenery
Named the ‘Very Large Structure’, the design was created by Madrid-based architectural student Manuel Dominguez
The nomadic city would use caterpillar tracks – similar to the ones used for tanks – to roam around the world
The design builds on an idea proposed almost 50 years ago by British architect Ron Herron to develop a 'Walking City'
China's pollution so bad it 'causes eight-year-old to develop lung cancer'
Security cameras cannot pick up anything beyond 12 metres, experts claim
Girl 'is youngest in China to get lung cancer' after living near a busy road
Government has called on scientists to find a solution within four years
Fears come after suspected terrorist attack in Tiananmen Square last week
£1bn haul of art treasures seized by Nazis found in squalid Munich flat: 1,500 works by masters such as Picasso, Renoir and Matisse hidden behind tins of noodles, fruit and beans
More than 1,500 paintings found including pieces by Picasso and Matisse
Collector Hildebrandt Gurlitt ordered for them to be destroyed in 1945
But in a routine search on a train from Switzerland to Germany, his son was caught with 9,000 euros cash earned from an illicit art deal
Officials searched his small rented apartment in Munich and found the art
Experts claim most were acquired from Jews in exchange for escape
Inside the outrageous world of child cage fighting: Tiny boys who are trained to attack each other in America’s baby MMA arenas
Children's MMA or Pankration is one of the fastest growing sports in the United States with an estimated 3 million kids involved
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from EarthSky
How far is a light-year?
A light-second is the distance light travels in one second, or 7.5 times the distance around Earth’s equator. A light-year is the distance light travels in one year. How far is that? Multiply the number of seconds in one year by the number of kilometers (or miles) that light travels in one second, and there you have it: one light-year. It’s about 9.5 trillion kilometers (5.88 trillion miles).
View from space: Hybrid eclipse shades Africa
New ligament discovered in the human knee
Two knee surgeons at University Hospitals Leuven have discovered a previously undescribed ligament in the human knee. The ligament appears to play an important role in patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears.
New ligament discovered in the human knee
Two knee surgeons at University Hospitals Leuven have discovered a previously undescribed ligament in the human knee. The ligament appears to play an important role in patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears.
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from East Oregonian
We got some heat after posting online a photo of a woman dressed up in blackface for Halloween. Here is our response.
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from Facecrooks
How to protect your Facebook account from Rogue Browser Extensions
If you start seeing strange ads in unusual places, then you could have picked up a rogue browser extension. As with Facebook apps, it's a good idea to double check your browser every now and then and make sure to remove anything suspicious.
Facebook Wants to Use AI to Fully Exploit User Data
If you start seeing strange ads in unusual places, then you could have picked up a rogue browser extension. As with Facebook apps, it's a good idea to double check your browser every now and then and make sure to remove anything suspicious.
Facebook Wants to Use AI to Fully Exploit User Data
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The Universality of (Sephardic) Ethnicity, as Explained by Mathematical Genealogy
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from Fox News
Sean Hannity: Happy 95th Birthday, Reverend Graham
Reverend Billy Graham once wrote, “My home is heaven. I’m just traveling through this world.” And while that reflects the humility this great American embodies, the reality is, for nearly a century, the legendary preacher has done much more than simply travel through this world. He became the pastor to a dozen American presidents, counseled kings and queens and helped deliver the message of the Gospel to millions. This week, Reverend Graham will celebrate his 95th birthday with family members, friends and hundreds of admirers in his home state of North Carolina.
13 Marines returning from Afghanistan get impromptu airport welcome
Hero's welcome for Marines returning from Afghanistan: Seven first-class passengers give up their seats so the entire group of Marines could sit together.
Army veteran banned from daughter’s school after posting picture of weapons permit, report says
McAuliffe narrowly defeats Cuccinelli in Virginia, ObamaCare troubles loom over vote
O'Reilly: ObamaCare Mandate Should Be Delayed to Help the Greater Good
Obama: 'I'm Really Good at Killing People'
"The Navy SEALs killed bin Laden, not President Obama. Sometimes I think he forgets that."
O'Reilly: Obama Should Take Note From Bush 41's Broken Promise
Is the Flying Car Getting Closer to Becoming Reality?
American Pastor Abedini in grave danger in Iranian prison
Obama tweaks message about keeping health plans under ObamaCare
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Google Helpouts hasn't helped me out much with my writing
The service allows you to pay for brief one-on-one webcam classes. A nice idea, perhaps, unless your connection fails
The Twitter IPO explained
Confused by the circus around America's latest Silicon Valley crush? Here's your guide to how public offerings work
Yasser Arafat may have been poisoned with polonium, tests show
Swiss scientists find levels of polonium 18 times higher than normal in first forensic tests on former Palestinian leader's body
The service allows you to pay for brief one-on-one webcam classes. A nice idea, perhaps, unless your connection fails
The Twitter IPO explained
Confused by the circus around America's latest Silicon Valley crush? Here's your guide to how public offerings work
Yasser Arafat may have been poisoned with polonium, tests show
Swiss scientists find levels of polonium 18 times higher than normal in first forensic tests on former Palestinian leader's body
The UK's population is set to increase to over 70 million by 2028. Find out how much of that is to do with new births and how much of it is to do with migration
With the escape of Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed, the burqa's getting a bad press. Here's some top tips to rejuvenate the black onesie's image
The high-street retailer's move sets the lead for others to follow. Perhaps now we can hope for a healthier attitude to body shapes
Strong stances on inequality and policing underpin the New York mayor's win. If he holds true, he can shift the national debate
Movies need to pass test that gauges the active presence of women on screen in bid to promote gender equality
Berkshire town's phosphorus-rich excreta is converted by nutrient recovery reactor into pellets for farm and garden use
The rise of complex TV series and vast novels shows we still prefer commitment to a quick fix
Envoy called in for meeting after reports that Britain has established 'spy nest' on the roof of its embassy in Berlin
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New Jersey, Virginia Exit Polls: Majority Oppose Obamacare
Caught in the Obamacare Web
Marilyn Tavenner Did Not Speak Truth Under Oath, Says Victim of Security Breach
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Grant County PUD lowered final new turbine into Wanapum Dam
A nearly 20-year-long Grant County PUD project to replace the turbines and generators at Wanapum Dam is almost finished.
New petition aims to help people keep their homes in bad times
Most state initiatives begin in Seattle, but one has begun with a petition in Grant County and if successful, it could save people's homes. Dani Bolyard is gathering petition signatures to get Initiative 601, a property tax assistance, on the November 2014 ballot.
from IndependentJournal Review
GOP Gives Up Virginia To Democrats Instead Of Giving Tea Party and Social Conservatives A Win
The Second Biggest Federal Debt Increase in U.S. History: Thousands Per Household Added in One Month
Left-Wing Democrat Kirsten Powers Writes About Her 'Come to Jesus' Moment
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Islamists Kill 70 in Northeast Nigeria, Christians Believed to Be Among the Dead
ICC Note: The Boko Haram Islamist terror group has targeted Christians, "secular" Muslims, and other religious minorities for conversion or extinction in a campaign of terror an religious cleansing across northern Nigeria. The latest reports indicate that the recent effort to counter the militants may have only increased the pace and breadth of Boko Haram's violence.
Kerry to Abbas: US determined to reach Palestinian-Israeli peace deal
US secretary of state meets with PA president in Bethlehem, vows Washington will not stop efforts to pursue peace; says despite difficulties, both Abbas, Netanyahu set to work toward accord.
from Judicial Watch
Obama-Tied Firm Got $100k to Create Michelle’s “Let’s Move” Logo
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Direct tax collections up 12 % in Apr-Oct
Less than a week after Union Finance Minster P. Chidambaram declared ‘green shoots’ are visible on multiple fronts such as exports, the government released on Wednesday the direct tax collection figures, which are lacklustre.
Less than a week after Union Finance Minster P. Chidambaram declared ‘green shoots’ are visible on multiple fronts such as exports, the government released on Wednesday the direct tax collection figures, which are lacklustre.
Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Wednesday said the external threat to India was not country specific and it would have to be on alert all the time. “It is not a matter of any specific country posing threat to India. India has to remain alert irrespective of any nation,” Mr. Shinde told reporters when asked whether China was perceived as a threat to the country.
Secret services aren’t the only ones collecting data from internet users. Corporate hosts and advertisers are also very interested in the surfing behaviour of private individuals. In order to sensitise users and show them who is snooping, the Mozilla Foundation has developed a Firefox add-on called Lightbeam, which creates a real-time visualisation of how individual pages and entire commercial networks are tracking users.
Though a new law has stipulated the portion of profits that companies must spend on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) every year, the discretion to choose the specific activities and causes to be funded will rest with corporate boards, Union Minister for Corporate Affairs Sachin Pilot said in New Delhi on Tuesday. Under the new Companies Act, 2013, passed by Parliament in August 2013, profitable companies must spend every year at least 2 per cent of their average net profit over the preceding three years on CSR works. This mandatory CSR-spend rule will apply from fiscal 2014-15 onwards
Russia has expressed its keenness to take Ayurveda to new realms and to work with Kerala to see how best they can integrate the age-old system of medicine with theirs.
ISRO Chairman K. Radhakrishnan on Tuesday dismissed arguments that the spending of Rs.460 crore on the Mars orbiter project was a waste of money
Frictions between local residents and a small Nigerian community in Goa, which Chief Minister Manohar Parikkar estimated at just over 150, have exploded into an international incident, which could have serious repercussions for the over-1,00,000 Indians who live and work in the oil-rich African country. Figures don’t make case for drastic action.
The Goa police on Tuesday confirmed they had identified eight suspects, including four from Chapora village near Anjuna, in the murder of Nigerian national Obodo Uzoma Simon, who was stabbed to death at Parra village in north coastal Goa last Wednesday night.
The Commission deferred the matter amid list of electoral reforms sent to government.
Tuesday’s launch of the Mars Orbiter from Sriharikota has generated attention and debate in neighbouring China, which failed in its bid to put into orbit a Mars mission just two years ago.
If they do so, it will be a grave mistake, says Muslim face of SP
The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 30 fishermen —13 from Rameswaram and 17 from Jagadapattinam in Pudukottai district — for fishing in Sri Lankan waters.
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[Information from this site may be unreliable.]
Everyone In America Is Even More Broke Than You Think
The massive and growing gulf between rich and poor is one of the direst challenges facing the U.S. economy. Highlighting this gap, more than half of U.S. wage earners made less than $30,000 last year, according to an analysis released by the Social Security Administration on Tuesday. That's not far above the $27,010 that marked the federal poverty line for a family of five in 2012.
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Everyone In America Is Even More Broke Than You Think
The massive and growing gulf between rich and poor is one of the direst challenges facing the U.S. economy. Highlighting this gap, more than half of U.S. wage earners made less than $30,000 last year, according to an analysis released by the Social Security Administration on Tuesday. That's not far above the $27,010 that marked the federal poverty line for a family of five in 2012.
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Grant County PUD lowered final new turbine into Wanapum Dam
A nearly 20-year-long Grant County PUD project to replace the turbines and generators at Wanapum Dam is almost finished.
New petition aims to help people keep their homes in bad times
Most state initiatives begin in Seattle, but one has begun with a petition in Grant County and if successful, it could save people's homes. Dani Bolyard is gathering petition signatures to get Initiative 601, a property tax assistance, on the November 2014 ballot.
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GOP Gives Up Virginia To Democrats Instead Of Giving Tea Party and Social Conservatives A Win
The Second Biggest Federal Debt Increase in U.S. History: Thousands Per Household Added in One Month
Left-Wing Democrat Kirsten Powers Writes About Her 'Come to Jesus' Moment
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Islamists Kill 70 in Northeast Nigeria, Christians Believed to Be Among the Dead
ICC Note: The Boko Haram Islamist terror group has targeted Christians, "secular" Muslims, and other religious minorities for conversion or extinction in a campaign of terror an religious cleansing across northern Nigeria. The latest reports indicate that the recent effort to counter the militants may have only increased the pace and breadth of Boko Haram's violence.
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Kerry to Abbas: US determined to reach Palestinian-Israeli peace deal
US secretary of state meets with PA president in Bethlehem, vows Washington will not stop efforts to pursue peace; says despite difficulties, both Abbas, Netanyahu set to work toward accord.
Netanyahu tells Kerry he is 'concerned' about talks with Palestinians
PM hopes US secretary of state can "steer" Palestinians back to peace track, says PA is creating "artificial crisis."
Netanyahu congratulates Liberman on acquittal, welcomes him back to government
Yisrael Beytenu leader expected back in Foreign Ministry next week; Yacimovich, Gal-On call for reexamination of the case.
Liberman acquitted in fraud trial, paving way for return to Foreign Ministry
Yisrael Beytenu leader acquitted on charges of fraud and breach of public trust; no decision by State on possible appeal.
‘Compromise will likely lead to nuclear Iran,’ says expert
Prof. Uzi Rabi says window for effective military action against Tehran's nuclear facilities has closed.
ADL finds Americans support Israel, but oppose US involvement in peace talks
Survey found Iran's "charm offensive" failed to convince most Americans, but only 50% support military action against Tehran.
Kerry arrives in Israel amid pessimism on prospects for peace
Laying wreath at Rabin Square, Kerry says peace can be achieved; Leaked report from talks: Livni, Molcho disagree over Jerusalem.
Jerusalem downplays nuclear meeting where Israeli, Iranian representatives were in same room
Diplomat says there was no direct contact between Israelis, Iranians and meeting was "completely procedural."
PM hopes US secretary of state can "steer" Palestinians back to peace track, says PA is creating "artificial crisis."
Netanyahu congratulates Liberman on acquittal, welcomes him back to government
Yisrael Beytenu leader expected back in Foreign Ministry next week; Yacimovich, Gal-On call for reexamination of the case.
Liberman acquitted in fraud trial, paving way for return to Foreign Ministry
Yisrael Beytenu leader acquitted on charges of fraud and breach of public trust; no decision by State on possible appeal.
‘Compromise will likely lead to nuclear Iran,’ says expert
Prof. Uzi Rabi says window for effective military action against Tehran's nuclear facilities has closed.
ADL finds Americans support Israel, but oppose US involvement in peace talks
Survey found Iran's "charm offensive" failed to convince most Americans, but only 50% support military action against Tehran.
Kerry arrives in Israel amid pessimism on prospects for peace
Laying wreath at Rabin Square, Kerry says peace can be achieved; Leaked report from talks: Livni, Molcho disagree over Jerusalem.
Jerusalem downplays nuclear meeting where Israeli, Iranian representatives were in same room
Diplomat says there was no direct contact between Israelis, Iranians and meeting was "completely procedural."
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Obama-Tied Firm Got $100k to Create Michelle’s “Let’s Move” Logo
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Hooters picking up tab for fired Corbett coach
Corbett Middle School football coach Randall Burbach fired for planning a controversial awards dinner for kids at a Jantzen Beach Hooters said he's moving forward with the event.
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Hooters picking up tab for fired Corbett coach
Corbett Middle School football coach Randall Burbach fired for planning a controversial awards dinner for kids at a Jantzen Beach Hooters said he's moving forward with the event.
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Last year's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School heated up the debate over allowing guns in schools, whether they are carried by teachers and administrators or security guards. But some are now saying trained dogs could be a viable option.
In the third Italian murder trial of Amanda Knox, a court-appointed expert testified Wednesday that the alleged murder weapon shows a new DNA trace that belongs to Knox and not the victim.
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In the third Italian murder trial of U.S. student Amanda Knox, a court-appointed expert testified Wednesday that the alleged murder weapon shows a new DNA trace that belongs to Knox and not the victim. That testimony bolsters the defense, which claims the kitchen knife was not the weapon used in the bloody 2007 slaying of Knox's British roommate, 21-year-old Meredith Kercher.
Boeing Machinists Union officials says their membership will soon vote on a proposal from Boeing that, if accepted, would guarantee the new 777X wings and fuselage will be built by their union members in the Puget Sound region. Meanwhile, Gov. Jay Inslee has called a Special Session of the state Legislature starting Thursday to pass legislation to help support 777X development in Washington.
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Yelp reviewers file lawsuit, want to get paid
Thousands of people use the Yelp website to read reviews of restaurants and other business around town. Some of the people who post those reviews are hoping to get paid.
Foster Farms addresses Salmonella outbreak
Foster Farms put out ads in newspapers across the West, addressing the Salmonella outbreak tied to its chicken after more than 360 cases were confirmed in 21 states across the country.
Virginia mom defends son's KKK Halloween costume
Controversy continues to swirl around a Virginia mother who dressed her son up in a KKK outfit for Halloween. She said it was a family tradition.
Oregon middle school coach fired for Hooters awards dinner
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Christie wins big, Virginia provides drama
Governor Chris Christie wins big in New Jersey. There is a lot of buzz around Christie for a 2016 presidential run.
Deadly spiders found in UK bananas
Dozens of Brazilian wandering spiders found in banana woman was eating
Cold Case unit brings fresh hope to murder cases
It's been more than 40 years since David Willoughby was killed, but detectives are still working on his case and may be close to finally identifying a suspect and giving his family some peace. "This was an eight-year old little boy who was going about his day, minding his business and doing what little eight-year old boys do," Spokane County Sheriff's Detective Kirk Keyser said. "Somebody decided to treat him as something other than human. His family has lived with that for 42 years."
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Getting a Mortgage is About to Get Harder
Starting in January, lenders are going to look even harder at your financial situation to see if you can repay a mortgage. If you can buy now, then definitely BUY NOW.
Which Loyalty Programs Are Worth It?
Can a Bad Debt Get You Deported?
Most Americans Must Now Pay Sales Tax on Amazon Purchase
Ask Stacy: Is It Possible to Get Out From Under a Co-Signed Loan?
The surprising scoop on essential oils
Aromatherapy is enjoying a renaissance of sorts as its healing properties are rediscovered.
Starting in January, lenders are going to look even harder at your financial situation to see if you can repay a mortgage. If you can buy now, then definitely BUY NOW.
Which Loyalty Programs Are Worth It?
Can a Bad Debt Get You Deported?
Most Americans Must Now Pay Sales Tax on Amazon Purchase
Ask Stacy: Is It Possible to Get Out From Under a Co-Signed Loan?
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The surprising scoop on essential oils
Aromatherapy is enjoying a renaissance of sorts as its healing properties are rediscovered.
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from The New York Daily News
There are 8.8 billion Earth-like planets in the Milky Way: study
Space is filled with planets that are in the Goldilocks zone of a star just like our own Sun—meaning they are just right for life. The study, published in in the National Academy of Science journal, comes from years of observing the heavens through NASA’s Kepler telescope.
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Chris Christie Coasts to 2nd Term as Governor of New Jersey
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There are 8.8 billion Earth-like planets in the Milky Way: study
Space is filled with planets that are in the Goldilocks zone of a star just like our own Sun—meaning they are just right for life. The study, published in in the National Academy of Science journal, comes from years of observing the heavens through NASA’s Kepler telescope.
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Chris Christie Coasts to 2nd Term as Governor of New Jersey
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from NPR
From Social Welfare Groups, A River Of Political Influence
Part one of the two-part "Secret Persuasion" investigation, reported with the Center for Responsive Politics.
Secret Persuasion: How Big Campaign Donors Stay Anonymous
Part two of our "Secret Persuasion" story reported with the Center for Responsive Politics.
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How Pictures Of Infant Boy's Eyes Helped Diagnose Cancer
A research chemist applied his analytical smarts to his son's eye cancer. By analyzing family photos starting with some taken just a few days after birth, the dad found that signs of retinoblastoma, a rare eye cancer, could be detected quite early.
Part one of the two-part "Secret Persuasion" investigation, reported with the Center for Responsive Politics.
Secret Persuasion: How Big Campaign Donors Stay Anonymous
Part two of our "Secret Persuasion" story reported with the Center for Responsive Politics.
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How Pictures Of Infant Boy's Eyes Helped Diagnose Cancer
A research chemist applied his analytical smarts to his son's eye cancer. By analyzing family photos starting with some taken just a few days after birth, the dad found that signs of retinoblastoma, a rare eye cancer, could be detected quite early.
Starbucks will hire at least 10,000 veterans or their spouses over the next five years.
"It's not as if making yogurt from scratch is difficult - it's actually incredibly easy, almost laughably so. For control freaks like me, the ability to know exactly what's going into it is another bonus."
"There are 600 to 700 big coffee table books on dogs and about 1,500 with naked women. But there weren't any with big pictures of food - and no recipes."
Madagascar's rich biodiversity is increasingly threatened by slash-and-burn agriculture and climate change. A leading example is the greater bamboo lemur, whose numbers have dwindled due to a shrinking supply of the fresh bamboo they depend on.
After her husband cheated, Carol Anne Bond started spreading toxic chemicals on surfaces the other woman might touch. She was caught and convicted of violating the Chemical Weapons Convention. But does a law implementing an international treaty apply when the victim's only injury was a thumb burn?
Chefs and school cafeteria directors say burgers that blend mushrooms and meat are a hit. Mushroom-meat burgers are, on average, 24 percent lower in fat and 27 percent cheaper than regular, all beef burgers, according to the Mushroom Council.
We are awash in the unseen, a fact revealed to us by science. But there is more to discover. The hunt for dark matter is still on, says commentator and astrophysicist Adam Frank, despite news of another failed attempt to detect the mysterious stuff.
More information is coming in about what happened at Los Angeles International Airport and the young man suspected of killing at TSA officer and wounding several other people. Early headlines about warnings concerning Paul Ciancia's mental state and efforts to find him appear to have been wrong.
from NWCN
Washington voters rejecting GMO labeling law
E-cigarette causes house fire in Coeur d'Alene
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from The Oregonian
Genetically modified foods labeling initiative defeated by Washington voters
Virginians Embrace Separation of Church and State and Send Ken Cuccinelli Packing
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from The Oregonian
Genetically modified foods labeling initiative defeated by Washington voters
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from PoliticusUSA
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from PreventDisease.com
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from RT (Russia Today)
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from The Seattle PI (Post-Inteligencer)
Knox's knife DNA casts doubt on murder weapon
McMcGinn not allowed to concede at his own party
Saying the past four years have been the happiest in his life, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn all but conceded several times to state Sen. Ed Murray in his election night speech to a packed tavern on Capitol Hill where his campaign party was held.
Murray with big lead, likely next Seattle mayor
State Sen. Ed Murray took a big lead Tuesday night of 56 percent to 43 percent over incumbent Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, a margin that makes the 18-year veteran of the Washington Legislature a nearly sure bet to become Seattle’s next mayor.
Election 2013: Landslide victory for legal marijuana in Portland, Maine, 3 Michigan cities
Green River Killer Gary Ridgway: Photos from the archives
A look back, 10 years after plea deal that spared Ridgway, solved dozens of slayings
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from Senior Airman Brian Kolfage
[shared from Alex Jones' Prison Planet]
TSA to Pre-Screen Air Travelers’ Tax Info, Property Records, Travel History
Owe money to the IRS? Having trouble making your mortgage payments? Ever been sued or been arrested? Soon, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will know the answers to these questions before you pass through security, and they might affect whether you are cleared for travel.
[shared from The New American]
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TSA to Pre-Screen Air Travelers’ Tax Info, Property Records, Travel History
Owe money to the IRS? Having trouble making your mortgage payments? Ever been sued or been arrested? Soon, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will know the answers to these questions before you pass through security, and they might affect whether you are cleared for travel.
[shared from The New American]
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from Space.com (& CollectSpacc)
SpaceShipTwo Slated for Next Test Flight
The wealthy dreamers willing to shell out $250,000 for a ride on Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo are going to be one step closer to space soon.
Space Station Crew Faces Orbital Traffic Jam This Week
Nine astronauts set to crowd the station this week, the most on board at one time since 2009. Why such a crowd?
Habitable Earth-Size Planets Common Across the Universe, Study Suggests
Comet Quiz: Test Your Cosmic Knowledge
The wealthy dreamers willing to shell out $250,000 for a ride on Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo are going to be one step closer to space soon.
Space Station Crew Faces Orbital Traffic Jam This Week
Nine astronauts set to crowd the station this week, the most on board at one time since 2009. Why such a crowd?
Habitable Earth-Size Planets Common Across the Universe, Study Suggests
Comet Quiz: Test Your Cosmic Knowledge
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from The Spokesman-Review
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3 things that make a Facebook warning useful
Location, Date, Source.
Huggies Snug and Dry nappies causing chemical burns warning - Internet/Facebook Rumour
Messages warning readers about Huggies nappies are unsubstantiated. We do know Huggies are investigating a complaint, but the cause is still to be determined. We cannot find any unusually high number of complaints about this brand of nappy.
Salvation Army Says Homosexuals Should be Put to Death? - Internet/Facebook Rumour
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from The Wall Street Journal
Dish Network to Close Remaining Blockbuster Stores
Move Ends an Era in Home Entertainment and Reflects Rise of Alternatives Like Netflix
Some Food Companies Ditch 'Natural' Label
Amid Lawsuits Over the Claim, More Producers Drop the Word
Parks Tread a Digital Divide
Wired World Clashes With Idyllic Scenes as Officials Bring Technology to Nature
Much of Yellowstone's 2.2-million-acre park is still a dead zone. National Park Service officials are debating the merits of expanding internet and wireless service in national parks.
Symbolic Family
De Blasio Success Shows Sea Change for Interracial Couples
New York's new mayor, Bill De Blasio, is part of an interracial family. Around 15% of new marriages nationwide in 2010 were between spouses of different races or ethnicities, more than double the share in 1980.
Japanese Tattoos: From Yakuza to Artisans, Aesthetes
In Japan, tattoos are banned in gyms, golf courses, hot springs and spas because of their association with the criminal underworld. With the Tokyo Olympics coming up in 2020, is it time for the country to relax its attitudes toward showing tattoos in public?
The Benefits of a Sleep Buddy
A quarter of U.S. couples sleep apart. Are they missing important health benefits?
Stolen sheets, snoring and hot flashes are just some of the annoyances that lead a quarter of U.S. couples to sleep apart, according to the National Sleep Foundation. But are these couples missing out on important sleep benefits? One scientist says humans feel safer knowing someone is lying close beside them.
Rise in Pets as Therapy for Mental Conditions
Animals Help People With Autism, PTSD, Other Conditions Function Day-to-Day
Pew: Nearly 1 in 10 Americans Get News on Twitter
8% of U.S. adults get their news on Twitter, according to a new report, compared with nearly 30% who use Facebook as a news source.
Move Ends an Era in Home Entertainment and Reflects Rise of Alternatives Like Netflix
Some Food Companies Ditch 'Natural' Label
Amid Lawsuits Over the Claim, More Producers Drop the Word
Parks Tread a Digital Divide
Wired World Clashes With Idyllic Scenes as Officials Bring Technology to Nature
Much of Yellowstone's 2.2-million-acre park is still a dead zone. National Park Service officials are debating the merits of expanding internet and wireless service in national parks.
Symbolic Family
De Blasio Success Shows Sea Change for Interracial Couples
New York's new mayor, Bill De Blasio, is part of an interracial family. Around 15% of new marriages nationwide in 2010 were between spouses of different races or ethnicities, more than double the share in 1980.
Japanese Tattoos: From Yakuza to Artisans, Aesthetes
In Japan, tattoos are banned in gyms, golf courses, hot springs and spas because of their association with the criminal underworld. With the Tokyo Olympics coming up in 2020, is it time for the country to relax its attitudes toward showing tattoos in public?
The Benefits of a Sleep Buddy
A quarter of U.S. couples sleep apart. Are they missing important health benefits?
Stolen sheets, snoring and hot flashes are just some of the annoyances that lead a quarter of U.S. couples to sleep apart, according to the National Sleep Foundation. But are these couples missing out on important sleep benefits? One scientist says humans feel safer knowing someone is lying close beside them.
Rise in Pets as Therapy for Mental Conditions
Animals Help People With Autism, PTSD, Other Conditions Function Day-to-Day
Pew: Nearly 1 in 10 Americans Get News on Twitter
8% of U.S. adults get their news on Twitter, according to a new report, compared with nearly 30% who use Facebook as a news source.
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from The Weekly Standard
Chris Christie Caves on Obamacare, Offers False Defense
Wasserman Schultz: Americans Weren't 'Myzled' on Obamacare
Wasserman Schultz: Americans Weren't 'Myzled' on Obamacare
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from World Net Daily
GENERAL BLAMES 'NIGHT STALKER' FOR MILITARY PURGE
Says mysterious adviser's influence on Obama now negatively affecting U.S. armed forces
NEW BENGHAZI CLAIM: MYSTERY MAN WITH SLAIN AMBASSADOR
Report adds another layer of intrigue to attack on U.S. mission
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from World Net Daily
GENERAL BLAMES 'NIGHT STALKER' FOR MILITARY PURGE
Says mysterious adviser's influence on Obama now negatively affecting U.S. armed forces
NEW BENGHAZI CLAIM: MYSTERY MAN WITH SLAIN AMBASSADOR
Report adds another layer of intrigue to attack on U.S. mission
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