Saturday, August 16, 2014

In the news, Friday, July 25, 2014


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from ABC News (& affiliates)

Who Thinks President Obama Will Be Impeached? The White House
Don't dismiss the possibility of the House of Representatives bringing articles of impeachment against President Obama, senior White House adviser Dan Pfeiffer said today.

Brown Recluse bites on the rise

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from ACLJ (American Center for Law and Justice)

from AMAC - The Association of Mature American Citizens

The Moment of Truth on Corporate Welfare
By choosing to end the Export-Import Bank, the GOP can zero out a destructive government program-

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from The Blaze
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from CBS News (& affiliates)
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from East Oregonian

Family, friends help Milton-Freewater woman recover after leg amputation

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from FactCheck.org

Parsing McConnell’s Job Description
A laid off coal miner in an Alison Lundergan Grimes TV ad poses a question to Sen. Mitch McConnell: “Why’d you say it’s not your job to bring jobs to Kentucky?” McConnell doesn’t dispute saying it and no recording exists; but he claims that he misunderstood a reporter’s question and his words have been misinterpreted.

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from Fox News (& affiliates)
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from The Guardian (UK)

Hackers exploiting Internet Explorer to expose security flaws on a huge scale
Exploits can expose software and security systems, researchers warn, helping hackers attack remote machines undetected

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from The Heritage Foundation
from iFIBER ONE News (WA)

300 homes were destroyed in Okanogan County fire

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from IFL Science

Scientists Develop Bioplastic From Food Scraps

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from Independent Journal Review

‘They’re INSANE!’ You HAVE to Watch Joan Rivers’ EPIC Rant Against Critics of Israeli Response to Gaza Attack

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from Judicial Watch, Inc.

JW Leads Congress on IRS Scandal

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from MEDIAite

CNN’s Erin Burnett Fact-Checks Israeli Ambassador’s Criticisms of CNN

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from Money Talks News

5 Reasons Your Money Will Never Work for You

Take 5: A Roundup of Reads From Around the Web
1. Buying New Cars is Financially Irresponsible. And I Just Bought a New Car
2. I Negotiated a $13,000 Salary Increase (and All It Took Was $20 and 4 Hours of Prep)
3. How to Sell Your Smartphone Photos for $5 Each
4. 5 Ways You Can Save More by Waiting Until the Last Minute
5. The Only Fruits and Veggies Worth Growing Yourself

10 Best Buys at Warehouse Clubs

Some Vegas Casinos Have Cut the Payout on Blackjack

Cellphone Unlocking Bill Heads to Obama for Signature
Americans will again have the freedom to unlock their cellphones and switch wireless carriers without violating copyright law.

1 in 25 New Yorkers is a Millionaire

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from National Review

Auto Workers Obama Robbed Are Still Fighting
Non-union workers at Delphi, a GM supplier, was forgotten in the federal bailout.

Obamacare’s Architect Agreed That Only State Exchanges Could Offer Subsidies

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from NBC News (& affiliates)
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from NWCN (ID-OR-WA)

Idaho Speed Limit Increases to 80
Motorists can now legally drive 80 miles per hour on some stretches of Idaho interstate.

Otter: Dont send illegal immigrant children to Idaho

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from POLITICO
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from Popular Science

Climate Change Cruise Will Bring Tourists Across The Melted Arctic
See the effects of global warming while contributing to them!

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from Science-Based Medicine

Why People Continue to use SCAMsIn part what separates those who subscribe to the notion of science-based medicine and those who practice pseudo-medicine are explicit criteria for accepting evidence of therapeutic efficacy combined with an understanding of all the logical fallacies to which we are prone.

Mike Adams is a Dangerous Loon[via NEUROLOGIAblog]  Mike Adams, the self-proclaimed “healthranger” who runs the crank alt-med site naturalnews, has sunk to a new low, even though he was already scraping bottom. This time he is raving about Monsanto and GMOs.

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from ScienceDaily

Total darkness at night key to success of breast cancer therapy, study shows
Exposure to light at night, which shuts off nighttime production of the hormone melatonin, renders breast cancer completely resistant to tamoxifen, a widely used breast cancer drug, says a new study. Melatonin by itself delayed the formation of tumors and significantly slowed their growth, researchers report, but tamoxifen caused a dramatic regression of tumors in animals with either high nighttime levels of melatonin during complete darkness or those receiving melatonin supplementation during dim light at night exposure.

Magnets for fusion energy: High-temperature superconductor achieves new world record for electrical current
Scientists have achieved an electrical current of 100,000 amperes, which is by far the highest in the world, by using the new idea of assembling the state-of-the-art yttrium-based high-temperature superconducting tapes to fabricate a large-scale magnet conductor.

Experiences at every stage of life contribute to cognitive abilities in old age
Early life experiences, such as childhood socioeconomic status and literacy, may have greater influence on the risk of cognitive impairment late in life than such demographic characteristics as race and ethnicity, a large study has found. "These findings are important," explained the lead author of the study "because it challenges earlier research that suggests associations between race and ethnicity, particularly among Latinos, and an increased risk of late-life cognitive impairment and dementia.

Bacteria manipulate salt to build shelters to hibernate
For the first time, researchers have detected an unknown interaction between microorganisms and salt. When Escherichia coli cells are introduced into a droplet of salt water that is left to dry, bacteria manipulate the sodium chloride crystallization to create biomineralogical biosaline 3-D morphologically complex formations, where they hibernate. Afterwards, simply by rehydrating the material, bacteria are revived. The discovery was made by chance with a home microscope.

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from Slate
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Facebook’s Privacy Pivot
Why Mark Zuckerberg is trying to win back users’ trust.

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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)

Alien Planet's Size Measured Like Never Before

Russian Officials Unable to Contact Animal-Carrying Spaceship

Mining the Moon? Space Property Rights Still Unclear, Experts Say

Astronaut's View on Israel-Gaza Conflict: No Borders Visible from Space

Bunnies on the Moon? 7 Lunar Myths Apollo 11 Debunked

Hubble Space Telescope Could Become LEGO Model with Fan Votes

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from The Spokesman-Review

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from Tablet Magazine

Hamas Killed 160 Palestinian Children to Build Tunnels
Militant group used child labor to construct underground network in Gaza

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from Talking Points Memo

Buzzfeed Editor May Have Plagiarized Part Of High-Profile Fort Hood Massacre Post

Bachmann: Gays Want Laws That Would Let Adults 'Prey On Little Children Sexually'

U.S. Congressman Mistakes U.S. Gov't Officials For Indian Officials

Israel Defense Minister Says Army Will Expand Gaza Invasion

Mayor Disputes Report That He Compared Atheists To KKK

ESPN Panelist: Women Should Try Not To 'Provoke' Domestic Violence

Sen. Joe Manchin Is Getting Sued By His Brother

Fast Food Workers Prepare To Escalate Wage Demands

Gun-Wielding Carjackers Crash Vehicle Into Philly Crowd, Killing 2 Children

Wikipedia Blocks U.S. House Computers Over 'Disruptive Editing'

House GOP Aims For Vote On Border Crisis Package Before August Recess

Fox News Anchor Pleads Guilty To Disorderly Conduct

Thank You For Your Service: How One Company Sues Soldiers Worldwide

The Alleged Culture Of Sexual Harassment That Got Ohio State's Band Director Fired

Does Scalia’s Opinion In EPA Ruling Help Protect Obamacare?

Buzzfeed Editor In Hot Water Over Plagiarism Allegations

Paul Ryan Will Vote To Sue Obama

Obamacare Architect On Revealed Video: 'It Was Just A Mistake'

Video Surfaces Showing Obamacare Architect Taking Conservative View Of Subsidies

Editor Fired Over 'Gaystapo' Screed Claims To Be Victim Of Discrimination

HBO's 'True Blood' Really Did Try To Cast Sarah Palin In A Cameo Role

Top Obama Aide: Boehner Has 'Opened The Door' To Impeachment

Porch Shooter: I Didn't Know Gun Was Loaded

House Panel Readies For Vote On Obama Lawsuit

Prison Chief: Parts Of Arizona's Botched Execution Went 'Perfectly'

Black Box Found At Air Algerie Wreckage Site

Non-Union Grocery Store Workers Revolt At Massachusetts Chain

Psychiatrist Used Own Gun In Pennsylvania Shootout With Patient

‘She Says, Don’t Shoot Me, I’m Pregnant… And I Shot Her Anyway’

Federal Judge: Firing Squads, Guillotine More 'Foolproof' In Executing Inmates

Sean Hannity Shouts Down Palestinian Guest

Central American Leaders Convening At White House

Ukraine Reports Overnight Rebel Attacks On Border

Israel Hits 30 Gaza Homes, Kills Senior Militant

Gutting Trafficking Law Could Weigh Heavily On U.S. Conscience

Congress May Be Headed For Another Government Funding Fight

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from TPNN (Tea Party News Network)

A Stand for the Second Amendment Pays Off Big for this Restaurant

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from USA Today
from Vox

9 surprising facts about plane crashes
It seems like 2014 has been an especially bad year for plane safety, with the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the shooting of MH17 over Ukraine, and the recent crashes of TransAsia Airways and Air Algerie planes. But it's important to remember that thousands of airplanes take off every day. Comparatively speaking, plane crashes are quite rare. Indeed, flying is one of the safest ways to travel, despite the impression you might get from watching CNN.

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from The Washington Post (DC)
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