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from KHQ Local News (Spokane)
Lobbyists Spend $65,000 To Feed Washington Lawmakers
The ethics complaint focused on the top five recipients identified by reporters: Republican Sens. Doug Ericksen of Ferndale, Steve Litzow of Mercer Island, Joe Fain of Auburn, Mike Hewitt of Walla Walla and Mark Schoesler of Ritzville.
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from KING 5 (Seattle)
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from KOMO News (Seattle)
27 patients at-risk of disease following sterilization error
Swedish Medical Center officials have advised twenty-seven male patients to be tested for HIV and Hepatitis, after discovering equipment used for ultra sound probes during prostate procedures was not properly sterilized.
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from KREM 2 News (Spokane)
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from The Spokesman-Review
to be added in a new window
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from The Star (Grand Coulee)
Vacuum pressure may someday pull salmon over dams
The vacuum system being tested at the Roza Dam has the potential to move fish significant distances, and some believe the technology could be used to move live fish even over some of the region’s largest dams that lack fish passage, such as Grand Coulee.
[from The Seattle Times]
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from The Wenatchee World
to be added
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NATION
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from ACLJ (American Center for Law and Justice)
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from CNSNews.com (& NewsBusters)
Actress Jennifer Lawrence: 'It Should Be Illegal to Call Somebody Fat on TV'
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from Conservative Outfitters
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from Fox News
Soldier to appeal conviction in gun rights trial
War on Christmas? It's more like 'War on Christians' in many parts of the world
Christian group plans 100-foot-tall Jesus statue in Muslim-dominated Nazareth
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from The Heritage Foundation
from KTVU (Oakland, CA)
Open letter from mother of Jahi McMath
An open letter written by Nailah Winkfield -- the mother of Oakland teen Jahi McMath, the girl who remains on life support at Children's Hospital Oakland after she suffered complications following routine tonsil surgery.
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from New York Times
How Y’all, Youse and You Guys Talk
What does the way you speak say about where you’re from? Answer all the questions below to see your personal dialect map.
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from NPR
After Coming Out, Gay Mormon Finds Support At Home
Grasslands Get Squeezed As Another 1.6 Million Acres Go Into Crops
As grain prices rise, land owners have started converting conservation reserves into farms.
Flying This Holiday? Here Are A Few Tips To Survive Airline Food
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from Right Wing News
Sheriff takes a stand over Duck Dynasty; announces department will no longer assist A&E during filming
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from The Wall Street Journal
Obama Repeals ObamaCare
Under pressure from Senate Democrats, the President partly suspends the individual mandate.
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from The Weekly Standard
WORLD
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from AsiaNews
VATICAN: At the Sunday Angelus Francis comments on a banner: "The poor can not wait," recalling the misery of those without a home. "Family and home go together." The invitation to the "pitchfork" protesters in Italy to "defend their rights" choosing "the path of dialogue." Joseph was tested like Abraham. He "did not insist on pursuing his life project, he did not allow resentment to poison his soul, but was prepared to place himself at the service of the novelty he was presented with."
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from BBC News
Dandong: North Korea's most surprising border
North Korea is one of the world's most hermit-like countries, so it's rare to get a chance to meet people who live there. But the Chinese border town of Dandong is different. There are North Korean businessmen, waitresses and drivers. Some even speak - and sing - in English.
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from International Christian Concern
(PERSECUTION.org)
Death to Blasphemers, Death to Human Rights in Pakistan
Christians in Pakistan have long suffered under the abuse of the country's controversial blasphemy laws. In a recent decision, the Federal Sharia Court of Pakistan has declared that the government must remover the punishment of life imprisonment from Pakistan's blasphemy laws. This would leave execution as the exclusive punishment for those convicted of blasphemy. Often Christians and other religious minorities are falsely accused by members of the majority Sunni Muslim population to settle scores or eliminate rivals. Many Christian leaders fear this recent court decision will make the abuse of Pakistan's blasphemy laws more deadly.
Anti-Christian Violence in Nigeria Fueled by Boko Haram
Attacks on Christians in Nigeria by Muslim Fulani herdsmen are increasing at an alarming rate. Many believe that these attacks are being instigated by the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram. Conflicts between Christians and Muslim Fulani herdsmen is not uncommon in Nigeria, but the uptick in attacks and the coordination of these attacks indicates some new development. Please pray for the persecuted Christians of Nigeria.
Christians Face Growing Intolerance, Persecution: Future Impact will be Troubling
The importance of the highlighting the religious persecution in the Middle East is slowly creeping into the national consciousness. It is an issue that needs to be confronted now, as its seeds will bear disastrous fruits in years to come. As this article highlights, “The silence of Western governments about this phenomenon and its primary cause – the rise of Islamist extremism – is at best short sighted. The Christian exodus represents not only a humanitarian crisis, but a looming national security problem for the West.”
Violence-Weary Iraqi Christians Can’t Celebrate Christmas in Peace
Iraq has seen an increase in violence in 2013, during the Christmas season this presents a troubling concern for the Christians remaining in Iraq. As one pastor highlighted, “Churches are targets for terrorists, especially on Christmas Day. Many Christians stay home because they are too afraid." Hundreds of thousands of Iraqi Christians have left the country, for those who have stayed their freedom to openly practice their faith has been restricted, largely due to the threats from Islamic extremists who want to minimize the visibility of Christianity in society.
Christians Still Face Intolerance in Remote Chin State, Burma
In this excellent article, a UCA News correspondent examines the intolerance towards Christians and other religious minorities prevalent in Chin State, Burma. The state is overwhelmingly Christian, but intolerance still exists and concern that the government will not recognize religious minorities as citizens is very real. The villager profiled in the story, a Christian named Naing Ki, was beaten with his wife in 2005 after coming to the Christian faith in a Buddhist majority village. His family has also been barred by local officials from registration, meaning he will not be counted in Burma's first official sentence in two decades next year.
China: Prison Sentence Upheld for Christian Bookstore Owners
A court in Shanxi Province, China, has upheld the original two and five year sentences of Li Wenxi and Ren Lacheng, Christians who operated the Enyu Bookstore before being taken into custody in late 2012. Accused of "illegal business operations," the two were most likely arrested and sentenced as part of a crack down on the spread of Christianity in the city of Taiyuan. ICC joins ChinaAid in condemning the unjust verdict and calling for their immediate release.
Christian in Uzbekistan Beaten and Tortured by Police
In September and October, at least 10 people around Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent were given heavy fines for exercising their right to freedom of religion or belief. Eight people were fined after a police raid on a private home where two Presbyterian women, Rovza and Marina Sultanova, were teaching children. The two women were each fined 90 times the minimum monthly wage, with the other six given lower fines.
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from The Jerusalem Post
Kassam rocket fired into southern Israel from Gaza
Security forces find remains of projectile in Ashkelon Coast Regional Council after Code Red sirens alerted.
Analysis: Does terrorism work?
Study finds terror attacks against civilians tend to backfire politically on perpetrators, but some experts cite Palestinian "successes" as evidence to the contrary.
Analysis: Why has Netanyahu been silent over NSA spying on Israel?
While US spying on Israeli prime ministers is at the very least unseemly, making too big a public stink is likely not in the cards.
Analysis: The race against time to find the bombers
No prior warning was received ahead of Bat Yam bus bombing, meaning that an intensive intelligence effort will now be under way to get hold of leads.
Hamas, Islamic Jihad 'welcome' terror attack on Bat Yam bus
Passengers narrowly escape bomb after alert passenger spots suspicious package on back seat, bomb exploded moments after passengers get off bus; Islamic Jihad source says he hopes attack will usher the return of suicide bombings.
Kerry to present 'framework agreement' to Israel, Palestinians later this month
Erekat tells 'Al-Quds Al-Arabi' that negotiating teams no longer talking directly, but rather through US.
Passengers escape Bat Yam bus shortly before bomb explodes
Tragedy prevented by vigilant citizens, police call for extra caution; Hamas, Islamic Jihad "welcome" but don’t claim terror attack.
US spying gives momentum to free Pollard effort
MKs demand Pollard's release after revelations that US conducted surveillance on former PMs Barak, Olmert.
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FEATURES
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from Facecrooks
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from Money Talks News
‘Card-Cracking’ Scam Targets College Kid
What broke college student would turn away a lump sum of cash? That's exactly what these scammers are promising in return for their bank card info.
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