Friday, April 25, 2014

In the news, Tuesday, April 8, 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 About.com

20 Most Famous Home Runs of All-Time
Today marks the 40th Anniversary of Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's HR record. Check out these 20 most famous home runs in baseball history.

How to Organize Your Clothes
Time to really gear up and begin your 2014 spring cleaning. Here's the 6 best ways to organize your clothes.

10 Must-Have Free Travel Apps
Taking a Vacation? Download These Free Apps Before You Go

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*from ACLJ (American Center for Law and Justice)
from Alex Jones (INFOWARS.COM)

“Red Dawn”: Supporters Rally to Defend Family Facing Showdown With Feds
Waco-style confrontation looms in Nevada as Bundy threatens “range war”

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from Allen West

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from AMAC - The Association of Mature American Citizens

Michelle Obama’s Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act Leaves Kids Hungry

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from The American Spectator

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from Ancestry.com

Well-To-Do or Poor as Church Mice? Figuring Out Your Ancestor’s Wealth

Watch midtown Manhattan's skyscrapers rise in 60 seconds
[from 8 Jul 2013]  The video, produced by Cube Cities, shows the growth in midtown from the 1850s through the present day.

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from Associated Press

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from The Atlantic

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from BBC News (UK)

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from BizPac Review

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from The Blaze

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from Bloomberg

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from Breitbart

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from BuzzFeed

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from CBC News (Canada)

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from CBS News (& affiliates)

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from Ceasefire Magazine (UK)

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from Charisma News

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from Choice and Truth
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

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from The Christian Science Monitor

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from CNN
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)

Wash Post's Dana Milbank: The Koch Brothers Are 'Demons' With 'Pitchforks'

CNN's King Calls Out Obama On Pay Gap Hypocrisy: 'He's Sticking His Hand In This Blender'

Obama Flacks Whack White House Press Corps for Pushback on Pay Gap Claims
Team Obama's spokesman were testy on Tuesday after being challenged by the press in their daily messaging about the allegedly awful pay gap between men and women.

The Nation’s Michelle Goldberg: Love Doesn't Appeal to GOP Base

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from Collective Evolution
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]


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from Columbia Basin Herald

Republican chairwoman stresses voter turnout
Washington State Republican Party Chairwoman Susan Hutchison discussed the impact eastern Washington voters can have in elections at the Grant County Republicans Lincoln Day Dinner Friday.
Hutchison was the event's keynote speaker and shared her message with about 200 guests. There are now about 1.4 million unregistered voters in the state of Washington, and if even one-tenth of those unregistered became voters, they could easily impact the outcome of the upcoming elections, she said. Hutchison also said that Washington state is a swing state because it is the 13th largest electoral state.

Constitution speaker highlight of Tuesday Republican Women meeting
Guest speaker Sharon Krey will give an introduction on the Constitution and teach techniques for remembering some of the document's key points. Her father, W. Cleon Skousen, is also an expert on the Constitution and wrote "The Five Thousand Year Leap" and "The Making of America."

Irrigators make progress on privately funded system
The Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association is hoping to start construction on their privately funded irrigation system this summer. The group wants to construct a system of pressurized pipes to bring surface water from the East Low Canal to parcels of land north and south of Interstate 90 now using Odessa subarea groundwater.

Samaritan Healthcare adding surgical staff
Samaritan Healthcare and the Confluence Health clinic in Moses Lake plan to hire as many as five new surgeons by the end of the year.

Driving lesson has tragic end at Summer Falls
Scott Kolves was trying to teach his 10-year-old son how to drive when their truck went into the irrigation canal near Summer Falls last week.


More students eligible for state college aid
Some state financial aid for post-secondary education may be available to students who are Washington residents but not U.S. citizens, according to Big Bend Community College officials.

Ephrata sisters learn about state government
Two sisters from Ephrata recently spent a week in Olympia as legislative pages to learn more about how state government works.

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from The Daily Beast

Al Sharpton: I’m No Snitch
The reverend tells The Daily Beast he never ratted out the Mafia to the FBI, but The Smoking Gun, which made the charges, is sticking to its story.
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from The Daily Caller

GOP lawmaker suggests Eric Holder should ‘be in jail’ — to his face!

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from Daily Mail (UK)

Indian conjoined twins born with two heads and one body die at 20 days old - before their mother even got chance to meet them
Twins were born by C-section in northern India weighing 7lb 7oz
Had two heads, two necks, two spines and two separate oesophaguses
But they had only one heart and stomach and one lung each
Doctors say the twins had respiratory problems and died from heart failure
Their mother, Urmila, was very distressed and could not bear to meet them

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from EarthSky

Why is Mars sometimes bright and sometimes faint?
The brightness of Mars in our sky depends on where our two planets are in orbit around the sun.

Earth goes between sun and Mars on April 8. Mars at opposition

Bright Mars
Earth goes between the sun and Mars on April 8. Mars is now brighter in our sky than it has been in six years, since December 2007.

Warm water in Pacific could spark a monster El Nino in 2014
Scientists are watching a giant mass of sub-surface water in the Pacific. When this water reaches the sea surface, it could set off a powerful El Nino.

Bright red Blood Falls, five stories high
The bright red waterfall was dubbed Blood Falls by geologists who discovered the strange glacial feature in Antarctica in 1911.

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from Facecrooks

Beware of Fake Facebook Fundraising Campaigns using “Likes” & “Shares”
[from 8 Feb 2012]  Please remind your friends that Facebook doesn't donate money to sick children or other causes based on the number of likes or shares a photo receives. Many of the children exploited by these hoaxes have passed, and these viral photos are hurtful to parents and loved ones.

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from The Farmacy (& Strawbale City)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Non-Conformity & Creativity Now Listed As A Mental Illness By Psychiatrists

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from The Federalist

Why Obama’s Presidency Has to Be All About Race Now
The left is doing what they always do when their policies fail: make everything about race, instead.

How Vox Makes Us Stupid

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*from The Federalist Papers

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from Forbes

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from Fox News (& affiliates)
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from Freedom Foundation (WA)

Parents Needed for DEL Brainstorming
Are you a parent with children receiving services from a day care or early learning provider? The Department of Early Learning (DEL) is seeking input from parents and providers at a brainstorming session on the evening of April 21 and part of the day April 22.

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from The Globe and Mail (Canada)

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from Greatist

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from The Guardian (UK)

101-year-old bottle message: Baltic find reveals my roots, says granddaughter
Berlin resident Angela Erdmann speaks of unknown grandfather who threw bottle but died six years before she was born.

Homeopathy is bunk, study says
Medical experts tested research and treatments for 68 conditions and found they had no impact

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from The Heritage Foundation  (The Foundry)

Two Ways to Hurt Women in the Workplace
Equal Pay and Minimum Wage
Convincing people that injustice is taking place is a great way to push your policy agenda—and that’s where “Equal Pay Day” comes from.

This Legislation Would Let Government Take Over U.S. Mortgage Market
The Johnson-Crapo bill would wind down the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but would also replace them with a new government agency that expands the federal government’s grip on the housing market.

Women Don't Make as Much as Men at the White House
Today, President Obama signed two executive orders designed to help decrease the so-called “wage gap” between men and women. But as an analysis by the American Enterprise Institute shows, the White House might want to first address the gap that exists among White House employees.

CBO Affirms What We’ve Known All Along: Reducing National Debt Will Grow the Economy

The Surprisingly Simple Way That Congress Could Save Billions

Labrador: Jeb Bush ‘Pandering’ to Hispanics By Calling Illegal Immigration ‘Act of Love’

Foundry’s Genevieve Wood Demolishes White House’s Wage Gap Argument

Why the Iron Lady Continues to Inspire
Great Britain’s Iron Lady passed away a year ago today, on April 8, 2013. Her death, at the age of 87, left a huge void on the world stage, one that may never be filled. Margaret Thatcher was a political titan who transformed her home nation from the “sick man of Europe” into a resurgent economic power. Implementing conservative policies that emphasized individual liberty and economic freedom, Thatcher lifted a nation ravaged by Socialism off its deathbed, restoring Britain’s prosperity and self-confidence.

Jeb Bush on Immigration: Why People Are ‘Riled Up’
Jeb Bush, in an interview about illegal immigration, said Sunday that “it shouldn’t rile people up that people are actually coming to this country to provide for their families.”

Boehner on IRS Scandal: 'I Want to Know Who Is Going to Jail'
House speaker John Boehner had tough words for the IRS in an interview last night, insisting that “somebody at the IRS violated the law” when the organization specifically targeted conservative groups.

Conservatives Vent on House Vote for Medicare ‘Doc Fix
House conservatives were put off by leadership’s hastily scrambled voice vote to prevent deep cuts in reimbursement to physicians who treat Medicare patients, several lawmakers said today.

How the New START Treaty Has Strengthened Putin—and Hurt America
Four years ago today, U.S. and Russia signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START). An examination of the past four years reveals that critics’ early assessments of the flawed treaty have proven frighteningly accurate: Putin gets his way with little to no cost to himself, while the U.S. pays a high price.

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from The Hill

Holder claims 'vast amount' of discretion in enforcing federal laws

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from History

When Hank Aaron Passed the Babe, 40 Years Ago
On April 8, 1974, Atlanta Braves right fielder Hank Aaron swatted the 715th home run of his career to end Babe Ruth’s 53-year reign as baseball’s home run king. The challenge Aaron faced from opposing pitchers in chasing Ruth, however, was nothing compared to the racism he endured away from the diamond. Forty years later, look back at the night that “Hammerin’ Hank” broke baseball’s “unbreakable” record.

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from Huffington Post

from iFIBER ONE News (WA)

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from The Independent (UK)

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from Independent Journal Review

Megyn Kelly Exclusive: John Boehner Expresses Full Confidence That House Will Hold Lois Lerner in Contempt

5 Reasons Democrats Are Full Of It When They Say The Paycheck Fairness Act Will Help Women

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from International Business Times

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from International Christian Concern
(PERSECUTION.org)

Christian and Muslim Communities Work Together to Fight Terrorism in Kenya
In protest of recent mass arrests of Somali nationals living in Kenya, Christians and Muslims are working together to call on the national Kenyan government for greater national security and counter-terrorism intelligence efforts. Both  the International Fellowship for Christ (IFC) and the Kenya National Muslim Advisory Council (KEMNAC) agree that constitutional protections of the right to freely worship must be protected in strengthening the nation's borders and in countering terrorist activity. Both have made the case that strong-armed actions by the Kenyan government in response to attacks, like a recent shooting at a church in Mombasa that left four dead and several others severely injured, could spur rather than quell religiously-motivated violence.

President Obama Must Act Now to Save Lives, Promote Religious Freedom
ICC Note: In this excellent review, author and vice president of Liberty University Johnnie Moore explains why it is so important for President Obama to immediately nominate a candidate to fill the empty position of Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom at the State Department. Lives do hang in the balance as the world, and especially areas of the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, progressively grow hostile to members of minority religious communities.

U.S Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case of Fined Christian Photographer
ICC Note: In yet another alarming legal precedent for religious freedom in the United States, the U.S. Supreme Court has declined, without explanation, to hear the case of Elane Photography v. Willock. The case began after Elaine Huguenin politely declined a request to photograph a gay commitment ceremony in New Mexico based on her Christian beliefs. The State of New Mexico ruled that she had violated human rights legislation in the state and fined Elaine, essentially setting a precedent whereby Christian photographers in the United States will be forced to either photograph gay weddings or face steep penalties.

Long a Survivor in Syria, a Dutch Priest Is Slain
ICC Note: A Dutch priest who has spent decades living in Syria was shot dead in the city of Homs, Syria. Speculation is being raised from all sides about who was responsible for his killing. Some opposition activists have speculated that it was a radicalized Islamic fighter from those group that “no longer accept anyone but those who are like them.” Others have speculated that it was an agent of the Assad regime trying to send a message to any Christians of what happens if they are supportive towards the opposition. While the reason for his killing is uncertain, it is clear that the Syrian people lost a friend and servant who has shown them great love.

Islamist Mob Kills Coptic Christian Woman In Cairo
ICC Note: In one of the most recent outbreaks of violence against Christians, a 24-year-old Coptic girl was brutally killed when she was pulled from her car by protestors who were fighting with security forces. Based on first-hand accounts, Mary Sameh George was killed because of the cross hanging on her car. Christians have increasingly been the victims of violent attacks across Egypt over the past year.

Syria’s Latest Battle: The PR Fight Over Sanctuary For Christians
ICC Note: When rebels took control of the Christian town of Kessab that had long been controlled by the Assad regime, the town’s 2000+ residents fled the area. This again stoked fears that Christians would be targeted as they have repeatedly by Islamic extremist groups throughout the more than three years of conflict. A public relations war is being waged, and again, as in the physical conflict, Christians are caught in the middle.

Human Rights Commissioner Confirms Unprovoked Massacre
The UN Office of the High Commissioner on Human rights (OHCHR) has officially confirmed Chadian forces fired indiscriminately in an unprovoked attack on unarmed innocents Saturday, killing at least 30 and injuring more than 300 in a predominantly Christian neighborhood of the Central African Republic's capital city of Bangui. Currently withdrawing from peacekeeping operations in the CAR, ICC and the international community look to call for a full investigation into the motives of the attack and legal retribution for those responsible for the bloodshed.

Pakistani Christian Couple Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy Plan Appeal
A Pakistani Christian couple sentenced to death last week for blasphemy are planning to appeal their death sentences. The couple was accused of sending blasphemous text messages from a SIM card registered to their names. The couple claims the phone containing the card in question was lost prior to the texts being sent and claim the judgment against them was influenced illegally. Please pray for these two Christians as they suffer under Pakistan's controversial blasphemy law.

Almost 1,000 Pakistani Christian Women Forcibly Converted to Islam Each Year
According to a new report released by Movement for Solidarity and Peace, around 1,000 Christian and other religious minority women are forcefully converted to Islam and married to Muslim men every year. In most cases, these women are abducted from their homes, forced to convert to Islam by signing a paper in front of an Imam under threat and then married to a Muslim man and raped. The legal system in Pakistan has been cited as a major contributor to this issue because the women who are forcefully converted and married generally are forced to stay in the custody of their abductors throughout the trial, subjecting them to torture, rape and pressure to drop the case. Please take time to pray for Christian women in Pakistan today.

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*from Jen Kuznicki

We Need More Abels

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from The Jerusalem Post

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from KGW-TV (Portland)

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from KHQ Local News (Spokane)

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from KING 5 (Seattle)

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from KIRO 7 Eyewitness News (Seattle)

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from KOIN Local 6 News (Portland)

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from KOMO News (Seattle)

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from KREM 2 News (Spokane)

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from KXLY 4 News (Spokane)

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from LiveScience

Drone Images Reveal Buried Ancient Village in New Mexico
Thermal images captured by an small drone allowed archaeologists to peer under the surface of the New Mexican desert floor, revealing never-before-seen structures in an ancient Native American settlement.

Babies May Be More Language-Savvy Than Thought

Drinking Coffee May Cut Risk of Colon Cancer

Surfer Treats His Own Eye Problem with Giant Wave

Most People Have Unwanted, Worrying Thoughts
Anxiety-producing intrusive thoughts — considered to be a common symptom of obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD — may actually be widespread in the general population. A new study found that more than 94 percent of people have unwanted, intrusive thoughts and impulses.

Wearable Electronic Skin Delivers Drugs and Stores Data

Missing Flight 370: How Do Black Boxes Work?

Volcanic Islands Prove Hottest Photo in NASA Contest
Wild winds stirring up choppy waves behind the Canary Islands grabbed the top spot yesterday (April 7) in NASA's annual Tournament Earth photo competition.

Solar Impulse to Unveil Plane for Around-the-World Flight in 2015
The two Swiss pilots who flew a solar-powered plane on a record-setting coast-to-coast flight across the United States last summer will unveil their next-generation solar plane this week, which they will use in 2015 to circumnavigate the globe.

Paralyzed Patients Move Again with Spinal Stimulation
The stimulation therapy could ultimately change the prognosis for people living with paralysis. Four paraplegic patients who had their spinal cords electrically stimulated were able to move some of their paralyzed muscles again.

Weird 'UFO' Light on Mars May Just Be a Shiny Rock, NASA Says
Scientists are shooting down yet another purported "alien" sighting by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity.

Ebola Outbreak in Africa Is 'One of Most Challenging Ever Faced'

No Bones About It: Technology Made Ancient Humans Less Active

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from Los Angeles Times

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from MEDIAite

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from Media Matters for America

Right-Wing Media Forget Lessons Of 2012 Election, Trash Jeb Bush Over Immigration Comments
After Mitt Romney's loss in the 2012 presidential election, the GOP acknowledged it needed to change its stance on immigration and Hispanic outreach. But conservative media figures lashed out at Jeb Bush after he expressed compassion for undocumented immigrants.

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from Money Talks News
What to Do When an Employer Wants to Pull Your Credit Report
A potential employer cannot legally pull your credit report without your permission.

Ask Stacy: Why Should We Pay for Obama’s Vacations?

Soon You May Be Able to Charge Your Phone in Less Than a Minute
An Israeli firm says it possesses the capability to charge your cellphone in 30 seconds.

Buckle up, Wi-Fi speeds are about to triple. That’s the latest word from Qualcomm.

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from Mother Nature Network

What causes tornadoes?
[from 2011] The U.S. has more tornadoes than anywhere else on Earth, but their sudden twists and turns still make them mysterious and mesmerizing.

8 effective home remedies for migraines
Tame the frequency and severity of migraines with these simple and proven strategies.

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from The National Audubon Society

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from National Geographic

Life After Death: Bruno Frohlich
CT scanners let scientists peer inside objects while keeping them intact. Frohlich has scanned everything from mummies to Stradivarius violins.

Rare Video Shows "Sea Serpent" Oarfish in Shallow Water
Bizarre deep-sea oarfish are filmed off Baja California. A pair of rarely seen, bizarre deep-sea creatures, thought to have been the inspiration for historic tales of "sea serpents," were captured on a video posted online Monday.

Debunking Captivity: 3 Reasons Not to Keep Dolphins in a Tank

Gulf Oil Spill "Not Over": Dolphins, Turtles Dying in Record Numbers
Report warns that 14 species are still struggling from the 2010 disaster.

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from National Journal

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from National Review

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from The Nation Magazine

How the Supreme Court Blowtorched Democracy and What You Can Do About It
The McCutcheon campaign finance ruling is only the latest in a series of bad decisions that have sparked growing grassroots resistance.

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

Eating 2-3 Peaches Daily Could Halt Breast Cancer Progression, a Study Finds

Modified Citrus Pectin (MCP) Keeps Cancer from MetastasizingWhile modified citrus pectin (MCP) cannot treat cancer once it begins, this natural substance that occurs in the pulp of citrus fruits, especially grapefruit, can keep cancer from metastasizing (spreading). MCP is a preventative medicine for cancer, not a curative one, but it has been proven to be very effective.

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from NBC News (& affiliates)
Nine Million Got New Health Insurance, Study Finds

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from Newsmax

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from New York Daily News

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from New York Observer

Al Sharpton: ‘I Was Not and Am Not a Rat, Because I Wasn’t With the Rats. I’m a Cat’

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from New York Post

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from New York Times

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from Northwest Watchdog
Pelosi, Clinton queens of the Victim State
The two most powerful women in the Democratic Party are crying foul over what they insist is a double standard for women in power — an injustice perpetrated by the media.

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from NPR (& affiliates)

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from NWCN (ID-OR-WA)

More women staying home with young children
Nearly three in 10 American mothers are now stay-at-home moms who don't hold a job outside the home, reversing a long-term decline that hit its low point in 1999, a new survey finds.

1,000 containers of hazardous materials found at Green Lake home

Hillary Clinton speaks in Portland
Former Secretary of State and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke at a special event in Portland Tuesday night.

Mars, Earth, sun to align Tuesday

Seattle among TripAdvisor's top U.S. travel destinations

President Obama to visit Oso landslide April 22

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from The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle

Westbound Interstate 90 closed at Vantage
The Washington State Patrol is routing westbound Interstate 90 traffic through Wenatchee and Blewett Pass as it investigates a crash near the Columbia River bridge at Vantage.

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from The Oregonian

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from PBS (& affiliates)

Debunking the Myth of a Mythical Gender Pay Gap

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from Pew Research Center

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from PJ Media

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from POLITICO

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from PoliticusUSA

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from Popular Science

First Successful Regeneration Of An Organ In A Mammal
A chemical trigger regrows the thymus of a living mouse

How It Works: The Inner Earth
Know your planet!

The Navy Wants To Fire Its Ridiculously Strong Railgun From The Ocean
They want to test firing it from a ship in 2016, and again in 2018.

Machine That Makes You Mingle Before Coffee Is An Introvert Torture Device

Missiles And Rockets Might Soon Smell Like Pine Trees
Genetic engineers have coaxed bacteria to brew high-energy pinene biofuel.

You Could Be A Proud Owner Of Moon Dust
Today, Bonhams auctions more than 300 pieces of space memorabilia. The dirt is out of this world.

Electric Stimulation To Spine Gets Paralyzed Patients Moving Again
Four men who had been paralyzed for two years or more were able to move their legs, knees, ankles and toes.

How It Works: Surgical Snakebot

For 21st-Century Kids, Home Microfluidics And Neurology Kits
Forget chemistry sets. Today's kids will play with microfluidics.

Why Do Spiders Apparently Like Cars So Much?

What Drunk Prairie Voles Can Tell Us About Booze And Relationships
How alcohol affects men and women, as told by rodents

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from Press TV (Iran)

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

Health Secrets From Around The World
There are many places around the world where people live longer and know how to be happier than the rest of us. Instead of depriving yourself, researchers say it's better to look at cultures and regions around the world where diets are not just healthy, but also have highly protective qualities against scourges like cancer, depression, diabetes and heart disease. There are time-tested lifestyles that promise to protect us from a wide range of diseases. The key is knowing why they work and how to adopt them yourself.

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from Psychology Today

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from Q13Fox News (KCPQ Seattle)

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from Real Clear Politics

Jay Carney vs. ABC's Jon Karl on White House's Misleading Gender Pay Gap Statistics

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from RedState

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from Reuters

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from Riel World View (Dan Riehl)

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from The Right Scoop

MARK LEVIN: Obama uses women more than any man that I’m aware of
Mark Levin rips Obama and his Marxist clap trap about equal pay, pointing out that Obama uses women more than Ted Kennedy, Bill Clinton, or an other man that he’s aware of, all for his political aims.

MARK LEVIN: “I want to tell you something that I’m ashamed of and disgusted about”Mark Levin said that he’s both ashamed and disgusted that the Obamas are going to be glad handing at fundraisers a mere few hours after they attend the memorial service for our slain military at Fort Hood.

Senator Inhofe to force vote on job killing regulations being implemented by EPA

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from Right Wing News

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from RT (Russia Today)

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from ScienceDaily

Processing new information during sleep compromises memory
New research highlights the important role sleep plays in strengthening and maintaining the accuracy of a memory and hints at why the brain shuts out sensory information during periods of deep sleep. The study found that introducing new odor information to an animal while it sleeps compromises its ability to remember the difference between new and previously encountered smells while awake.

Lipid levels during prenatal brain development impact autism, study shows
Abnormal levels of lipid molecules in the brain can affect the interaction between two key neural pathways in early prenatal brain development, which can trigger autism, researchers have found in a groundbreaking study. And, environmental causes such as exposure to chemicals in some cosmetics and common over-the-counter medication can affect the levels of these lipids, according to the researchers.

Language structure: You're born with it
Humans are unique in their ability to acquire language. But how? A new study shows that we are in fact born with the basic fundamental knowledge of language, thus shedding light on the age-old linguistic 'nature vs. nurture' debate.

Surprising truth about obsessive-compulsive thinking
People who check whether their hands are clean or imagine their house might be on fire are not alone. New global research shows that 94 percent of people experience unwanted, intrusive thoughts, images and/or impulses. The study people on six continents, and found that the thoughts, images and impulses symptomatic of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) are widespread.

Living organ regenerated for first time: Thymus rebuilt in mice
Scientists have succeeded in regenerating a living organ for the first time. Researchers rebuilt the thymus -- an organ in the body located next to the heart that produces important immune cells. The advance could pave the way for new therapies for people with damaged immune systems and genetic conditions that affect thymus development. The team reactivated a natural mechanism that shuts down with age to rejuvenate the thymus in very old mice. After treatment, the regenerated organ had a similar structure to that found in a young mouse.

DNA modifications measured in blood signal related changes in the brain
Researchers say they have confirmed suspicions that DNA modifications found in the blood of mice exposed to high levels of stress hormone — and showing signs of anxiety — are directly related to changes found in their brain tissues. Scientists say this research offers the first evidence that epigenetic changes that alter the way genes function without changing their underlying DNA sequence -- and are detectable in blood -- mirror alterations in brain tissue linked to underlying psychiatric diseases.

How coughs and sneezes float much farther than you think
The next time you feel a sneeze coming on, raise your elbow to cover up that multiphase turbulent buoyant cloud you're about to expel. It turns out that smaller droplets that emerge in a cough or sneeze may travel five to 200 times further than they would if those droplets simply moved as groups of unconnected particles -- which is what previous estimates had assumed.

Humans and Neandertals interbred, new method confirms
Technical objections to the idea that Neandertals interbred with the ancestors of Eurasians have been overcome, thanks to a new genome analysis method. The technique can more confidently detect the genetic signatures of interbreeding than previous approaches and will be useful for evolutionary studies of other ancient or rare DNA samples.

Antimicrobial from soaps promotes bacteria buildup in human noses
An antimicrobial agent found in common household soaps, shampoos and toothpastes may be finding its way inside human noses where it promotes the colonization of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria and could predispose some people to infection.

Patients with paraplegia regain voluntary movement after spinal stimulation
Four people with paraplegia are able to voluntarily move previously paralyzed muscles as a result of a novel therapy involving electrical stimulation of the spinal cord, according to a new study. All four participants were classified with a chronic motor complete spinal cord injury and were unable to move their lower extremities prior to the implantation of an epidural stimulator.

Saturn's hexagon: An amazing phenomenon
An unusual structure with a hexagonal shape surrounding Saturn's north pole was spotted on the planet for the first time thirty years ago. Nothing similar with such a regular geometry had ever been seen on any planet in the solar system. Astronomers have now been able to study and measure the phenomenon and, among other achievements, establish its rotation period. What is more, this period could be the same as that of the planet itself. Saturn is the only planet in the solar system whose rotation time remains unknown.

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from Scientific American

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from The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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from Slate

My college course on Mad Men taught my students to be smarter TV watchers. It can teach you, too.


The Thirsty West: Where’s the Snow?
The mild California winter will exacerbate the terrible drought.

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from Smithsonian Magazine

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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)
SpaceX to Launch Robotic Capsule to Space Station Next Week

Total Lunar Eclipse Will Darken the Moon Next Week

Weird 'UFO' Light on Mars May Just Be a Shiny Rock, NASA Says

Mars, Earth and Sun Align Tonight: Watch It Live Online


Possible Mars Mission 'Showstopper': Vision Risks for Astronauts

Rover Curiosity Discovers 'Australia' on Mars
NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has begun science operations in a new area of study nicknamed “the Kimberly” after the Western Australian region. But in a new image uploaded to the Mars Science Laboratory raw image archive, it seems “the Kimberly” is a little more Australian than mission managers originally thought.

'Super Planet Crash' Game Lets You Build (and Destroy) Alien Solar Systems

Mercury Space Capsule Shipping Overseas for German Art Exhibition
Liberty Bell 7, the NASA Mercury capsule that Virgil "Gus" Grissom launched onboard in 1961 to become the second U.S. astronaut to fly in space, will travel this summer from its home at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson, Kansas to the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bonn.

NASA Releases More Than 1,000 Computer Codes to Spark Innovation
In an effort to spur innovation inside and outside the space industry, NASA is releasing more than 1,000 of its computer codes to the public Thursday (April 10) through a new open-access software catalog.

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from The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)

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from The Star (Grand Coulee, WA)

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from Sunny Skyz

Christians In China Form 24/7 Human Chain Around Church While Officials Try To Demolish It

100 Year-Old Message In A Bottle Discovered In The Baltic Sea

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from The Telegraph (UK)

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from ThatsNonsense.com

Windows XP support now ended
The final update has finally been released for archaic operating system Windows XP today, meaning that providing no critical security vulnerabilities come to light, XP has only 1 month of protected operation remaining.

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from Think Progress

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from Time

U.S. Bacon Prices Rise After Virus Kills Baby Pigs

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from The Times of Israel

Israeli tech turns jellyfish into paper towels
Diapers choke landfills, and the icky sea creatures choke beaches and waterways. Cine’al has one solution for both problems

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from Townhall.com

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from USA Today

TripAdvisor names top U.S., worldwide destinations

Pepsi plans 'Made with real sugar' offering

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from U.S. News and World Report

Inside the White House's New Combat-Era Transport
The MV-22 Osprey sheds troubled history to become the new swanky ride for the president's entourage.

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from Viral Nova

Here Are The 20 Most Famous Hoaxes Ever Believed By The Masses.
Some might seem ridiculous, but they fooled A LOT of people... even to this day.

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from The Wall Street Journal

Jurisprudential Jousting With a Supreme Court Justice
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on stage with Judge Andrew Napolitano

More Moms Staying Home, Reversing Decadeslong Decline

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from The Washington Examiner (DC)
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from The Washington Free Beacon (DC)

Rancher: armed feds are surrounding my farm
A two-decades-old battle between a Nevada rancher and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has resulted in officials armed with machine guns surrounding the ranch and forcibly removing the owner’s cattle, according to the rancher’s family.

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from The Washington Policy Center (State)

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from The Washington Post (DC)

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from The Washington Times (DC)

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from The Week

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from The Weekly Standard

RAND Study: Only 36% of Obamacare Enrollees Were Previously Uninsured
A study released Tuesday by the non-profit RAND Corporation found that only 3.9 million people have enrolled in the Obamacare exchanges--a much smaller number than the 7 million sign-ups touted by the Obama administration. The study also found that people gaining employer-provided insurance was the biggest reason why the uninsured rate has dropped in recent months. Of those who were previously uninsured but are now insured, 7.2 million gained [employer-sponsored insurance], 3.6 million are now covered by Medicaid, 1.4 million signed up through the marketplaces, and the remainder gained coverage through other sources.

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from The Wenatchee World (WA)

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from The Western Center for Journalism
(Western Journalism)

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from WND (World Net Daily)

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from Yahoo News

Istanbul bumps Paris to become top 2014 destination: TripAdvisor

Americas get front-row seat for lunar eclipse

Exclusive: GM planning lower-priced version of 2016 Chevy Volt - sources
"How do you sell a car that people don’t want? Add government subsides, and lower the price!" - Lars Larson

Most midsize SUVs fail tough U.S. crash tests

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from Yakima Herald-Republic

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from Zero Hedge

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