Monday, March 17, 2014

In the news, Thursday, February 27, 2014


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Some links to some sources may require subscription.

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from ABC News (& affiliates)
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from AMAC - The Association of Mature American Citizens

Russian moves raise stakes in Ukraine conflict

COURT: SCHOOL CAN BAN US FLAG SHIRTS FOR SAFETY

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from The Atlantic

Why Ivy League Schools Are So Bad at Economic Diversity
Elite universities should not be asking, “Why do we have so few low-income students?” but “How do we have so many wealthy ones?”

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from Breitbart

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from CBS News (& affiliates)

Thieves Break Into Cars Using Mysterious ‘Black Box’

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from The Christian Science Monitor

Republicans block Senate bill to boost veterans' benefits
A bill to increase spending for veterans' services failed to move forward in the Senate, despite support from 54 Democrats and two Republicans.

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from CNSNews.com (& NewsBusters)
from EarthSky

Scientist discovers bizarre new deep sea ecosystem, created by disaster

Great Lakes are mostly frozen
Ice cover on North America’s Great Lakes reached 88 percent in mid-February 2014, levels not observed since 1994.

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from East Oregonian

Mold-breaking role model
Oregon’s only female governor Barbara Roberts cut own path
If Women’s History Month had a superhero, she might look a little like Barbara Roberts.

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from The Economist

We have no bananas today
Monocultures are a worry. Efficient, certainly; resilient, no. If something goes wrong, the whole crop can be disastrously lost.

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from Facecrooks

How to Keep Your Open Groups from Displaying on Your Public Timeline
If you belong to any Open Facebook groups, these will typically show on your public Timeline by default. Someone stalking or harassing you could use this information against you.

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from The Farmacy (& Strawbale City)
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from The Federalist

In Arizona, GOP Shows How Easily It Will Cave On Religious Liberty
If SB 1062 was unacceptable, no substantive religious liberty protections will ever be.

Religious Liberty After Arizona
On the importance of trusting markets and people over government.

An Open Letter To Alec Baldwin
Is Los Angeles really the best place to go to escape public life as a celebrity?

Coexist. Or Else
Uniformity, not diversity. This is no better than the bigotry the gay community had to deal with for decades.

Seth Rogen Testified Before Congress Yesterday And It Was Amazing

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from Fox News (& affiliates)
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from The Heritage Foundation  (The Foundry)

3 Ways to Make April 15 Less Painful

Harry Reid: All Obamacare Horror Stories Are Lies

Foundry Exclusive: 8 Election Experts Slam IRS for Interfering with Campaign Finance

De Blasio Kicks 700 Kids Out of High-Performing Charter Schools

Liberal Professor Slams Obama’s Use of Executive Orders: We're at a 'Constitutional Tipping Point’

Should Government Watch the Terrorists -- or Americans Reaching for a Snack?

Q&A: Russian Military Mobilization and the Violent Action in the Crimea

Restaurant Chain Charges Customers Obamacare Surcharge

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from The Hill

Pelosi on Iran: Let diplomacy work
Pelosi says let diplomacy work for a country who openly calls for our destruction. Liberal logic at its finest. - Lars Larson

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from History

Andersonville, 150 Years Ago
On February 27, 1864, New York cavalryman Adam Swarner died of pneumonia inside the Confederate military prison at Georgia’s Camp Sumter just three days after its opening. Over the next 14 months, the visits of another 12,919 Union soldiers felled by disease, starvation and exposure would also end in the shallow graves of the notorious prison camp better known by the name of a nearby town—Andersonville.

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from Huffington Post
from iFIBER ONE News (WA)

Moses Lake School helps needy children with food-laden backpacks

Sheriff to start gang unit in Grant County, block watch in Larson

Shopko is mum on if Quincy gets a store, but they are hiring for it

Grant County PUD investigating crack in pillar at Wanapum Dam

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from Independent Journal Review

Joe Biden: Losing Your Job Because of Obamacare 'Is About Freedom'

This Florida Orthodontist Could Singlehandly Dismantle Obama's Use of Executive Orders on ACA

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from International Christian Concern
(PERSECUTION.org)

Mexico: 25 Families have Water, Electricity Disconnected after Refusing to Join in Religious Ceremonies
Some twenty-five Protestant families in Southern Mexico have had the water and electricity to their homes cut off and have been placed under virtual house arrest. The families’ refusal to participate in the traditional ceremonies of the Catholic Church has drawn the anger from village authorities for refusing to participate and fund the celebrations. A similar situation occurred in the same state in 2010 again targeting Protestant Christians.

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from Investor's Business Daily
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from Money Talks News

Military Families Facing Much Higher Grocery Bills
The latest Pentagon budget proposal slashes subsidies for commissaries.

from Mother Nature Network

5 weird facts about polar bears you probably didn't know
Polar bears are more than furry white Arctic beasts. In fact, their fur is not even really white!

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from National Geographic

Tiny Algae Responsible for Mysterious Fossil Whale Graveyard?
Algal blooms might have been responsible for mass deaths in ancient baleen whales. Ever since a highway construction crew in Chile uncovered a fossil graveyard of some 40 prehistoric whales in 2010, with skeletons dating back more than five million years, scientists have wondered why so many giant animals died in one place.

Black Hole Winds Provide Clues to Early Galaxies
Startlingly powerful black hole jets are erupting in a nearby galaxy.

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from Natural Society
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Marijuana a Possible Treatment for AutoImmune Disorders like MS, Arthritis, and Type 1 Diabetes

USDA to Spend $3 Million to Save HoneybeesThanks to extreme chemical toxicity to the environment, the bees and butterflies are dying uncontrollably. So much so, that the USDA recently announced it would spend $3 million to help reverse the damage dealt to the honeybees.

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from NBC News (& affiliates)

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from NPR (& affiliates)
from POLITICO

Ted Cruz: We’ll ‘turn this country around’

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from Popular Science

Microwave Listens To Your Popcorn Popping, For Perfect Timing
Eureka for everyone who thought microwave popcorn was too damn difficult.

Black Widow Spiders Would Rather Not Bite You Or Beck

Ask Anything: What Happens In Your Computer When You Turn It On?

Newly Discovered Piece Of Cheese Is Older Than Jesus

To Stop Tornadoes, Build Giant Walls Between States
Or so a new physics paper proposes.

Florida County Votes Down Fluoridation
A motion to add fluoride to tap water in a county in west-central Florida was defeated after four out of five county commissioners opposed it. The plan would have cost Hernando County about $800,000 to add fluoride to the water of about 62,000 people.

Chinese Scientist Likens Beijing's Smog Problem To "Nuclear Winter"
Farms are in a "smog panic" as plants falter without sunlight

NASA Could've Prevented The Near-Drowning Of An Astronaut
A “mishap” investigation into NASA reveals what went wrong in a spacewalk last year.

Exclusive: Inside Google's Quest To Bring Polar Bears To You
Every fall, polar bears migrate to the shores of the Hudson Bay and wait, a little longer each year, for the ice to refreeze. Street View collected imagery from their journey across the tundra.

Prototype Washing Machine Orders Detergent Online
It also remembers to wash gym shorts differently from dress shirts. The future!

Max Valier's 1924 Thoughts On Rocket Planes

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from PreventDisease.com
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

South American Vine Treats Neurogenerative Disorders and Is More Powerful Than Antidepressants
Banisteriopsis caapi, also known as ayahuasca, caapi or yaje, is a South American jungle vine used to prepare a decoction with a long history of entheogenic uses as a medicine and "plant teacher" among the indigenous peoples of the Amazon Rainforest. It has unique properties found to treat Parkinson's disease and other neurogenerative disorders.

When All Else Fails To Heal You
If you’re dealing with symptoms that no one can diagnose, much less treat effectively, maybe there’s someplace else you’ve yet to look.

The Myth of Safe Bio-Identical Hormones and 9 Reasons To Avoid This Toxic Therapy
Promoters of bio-identical hormones claim that they are anti-aging, increase sex drive, prevent cancer and have little to no risks or side effects.

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from Real Clear Politics

Connecticut to gun owners: hey, did you *try* to register? …SUCKERS!

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from RT (Russia Today)

Monsanto's Roundup may be linked to fatal kidney disease, new study suggests

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from Salon
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

I lost my dad to Fox News: How a generation was captured by thrashing hysteria
Old white people are drowning in despair and rage. Here's how my father lost his mind -- thanks to his cable diet.

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from Skeptoid Podcast
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from Smithsonian Magazine

How Motel Ownership Offers Indian-Americans a Gateway to the American Dream
America's motels are owned mostly by families from the Indian state of Gujarat, a new exhibit tells the story of life behind the lobby walls

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from ThatsNonsense.com

Is Your Facebook Account Sending Spam Messages?
One of the easiest ways to know if something is wrong with your Facebook account is when it starts posting spam messages automatically.

Lauren and Unmarked Police Car Warning - Internet/Facebook Rumour
[from 16 Feb 2013]

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from USA Today

'Son of God': A Jesus film for a new generation
Selling out entire theaters before its Friday release, 'God' reinvigorates the Bible epic.

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from The Washington Examiner (DC)
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from The Washington Post (DC)

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from Yahoo News

Ukraine crisis deepens as Russia scrambles jets

Population of Known Alien Planets Nearly Doubles as NASA Discovers 715 New Worlds

Mexican president 'indignant' at U.S. deportations
The Mexican President says America has a "lack of conscience" for not passing amnesty. What does Mexico do with illegal immigrants? That's right, they get rid of them. - Lars Larson

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