Tuesday, September 30, 2014

In the news, Thursday, September 18, 2014


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SEP 17      INDEX      SEP 19
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Information from some sites may not be reliable, or may not be vetted.
Some sources may require subscription.

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from ACLJ (American Center for Law and Justice)
from AMAC - The Association of Mature American Citizens
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from The Blaze (& Glenn Beck)
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from Breitbart
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from CBS News (& affiliates)
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
from The Daily Caller

700,000 Obamacare Sign-ups Already Dropped Their Coverage

Happy Constitution Day! Ninth Circuit Affirms That It’s Illegal To Wear American Flag Shirts On Cinco De Mayo

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from East Oregonian

Fire sweeps through Umatilla Indian Reservation
A fire ignited Thursday on the Umatilla Indian Reservation near Mission Road, then swept east as a host of fire departments worked to extinguish it. The fire spread as far east as SE 56th Street and as far south as Theater Road.

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from The Federalist Papers
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from Forum for Middle East Understanding
(FFMU) (Shoebat.com)  [Information from this site may be unreliable.]

Muslim Man Holding ISIS Flag Goes In Front Of Church And Screams, “Kill The Christians”, And Says That All Christian Children Should Be Slaughtered

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

Scottish independence referendum: final results in full
Detailed results from the the 32 local government areas in the Scottish independence referendum. More than 3.6m people turned out to answer the referendum question: ‘Should Scotland be an independent country?’

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from Haaretz.com

Israel's discriminatory housing message: This is a Jewish state; Arabs out
Both the Israeli establishment and the greater public have completely disregarded the dire statistics about the the Arab community's housing shortage.

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from The Heritage Foundation
from Money Talks News
from National Geographic

A World With 11 Billion People? New Population Projections Shatter Earlier Estimates
Dueling projections of population growth present different visions of the world's future.

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from NBC News (& affiliates)

Obamacare sea change: GOP governor boasts about ACA benefits

Nice work if you can get it
Congress recently took 35 days off. Today they decided to give themselves another 54 days off, too.
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from NPR (& affiliates)

from PoliticusUSA

Actual Religious Freedom Creates an Anti-First Amendment Firestorm in Bible Belt

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from RT (Russia Today)
[Russian government-supported propaganda channel]

Buried Nazi gas chambers discovered by archaeologists in Poland

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from ScienceDaily

A more efficient, lightweight and low-cost organic solar cell: Researchers broke the 'electrode barrier'
For decades, polymer scientists and synthetic chemists working to improve the power conversion efficiency of organic solar cells were hampered by the inherent drawbacks of commonly used metal electrodes, including their instability and susceptibility to oxidation. Now for the first time, researchers have developed a more efficient, easily processable and lightweight solar cell that can use virtually any metal for the electrode, effectively breaking the 'electrode barrier.'

No sedative necessary: Scientists discover new 'sleep node' in the brain
A sleep-promoting circuit located deep in the primitive brainstem has revealed how we fall into deep sleep. This is only the second 'sleep node' identified in the mammalian brain whose activity appears to be both necessary and sufficient to produce deep sleep.

How epigenetic memory is passed through generations: Sperm and eggs transmit memory of gene repression to embryos
A growing body of evidence suggests that environmental stresses can cause changes in gene expression that are transmitted from parents to their offspring, making 'epigenetics' a hot topic. Epigenetic modifications do not affect the DNA sequence of genes, but change how the DNA is packaged and how genes are expressed. Now, scientists have shown how epigenetic memory can be passed across generations and from cell to cell during development.

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from Slate
LEFT BIAS;  HIGH

Crying Rape
False rape accusations exist, and they are a serious problem.

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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)

Eye-popping 'Interstellar' Movie App Puts Universe at Your Control

On Saturn's Moon Titan, Methane Rain Transforms Into Icy Reservoirs

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from The Spokesman-Review

House reluctantly approves arms for Syrian rebels

Charges filed in murder-for-hire plots tied to Bakken oil dealings
All defendants tied to alleged mastermind of South Hill slaying

Spokane’s SWAT unit renaming met with skepticism
The police department has rebranded the decades-old team of officers trained in tactical response as the “Emergency Response Unit,” as it seeks to broaden the skills of team members.

Sweeteners may lead to diabetes, study in mice suggests

Air Force: ‘So help me God’ in oath is optional

School district police receive free military gear

Fires threaten more than 2,000 Northern California homes

Supplier of guns in deaths of firefighters gets 8 years

Liberian leader thanks U.S., urges further Ebola action

Study: Patients often receive unwanted care near death

In brief: Woman executed for child’s death
American arrested on Korean border

Scotland’s future hangs in balance with independence vote today

Los Cabos still recovering from Hurricane Odile

Planned attack leads to raids in Australia
Police detain 15 after warning of ISIS hit

Three stabbed in north Spokane

Judge denies appeal, keeps South Hill rapist behind bars

Churches use religious marketing to draw young members

In brief: Man dies from ATV crash injuries
I-90 drivers’ 911 calls lead to WSP pursuit
Woman admits bilking the state
Man found guilty in wife’s slaying
Kitsap quake shakes Olympia, Seattle

Washington jobless rate stays steady in August

Consumer prices drop in August after streak of modest growth

Fed signals plan to keep key interest rate low

Business in brief:
Smartphone woes costing Sony
E-biz fuels FedEx profits, hiring
Kohl’s unveils holiday hiring plan
Lincoln Logs to be cut in Maine

Pizza Hut tests new Skinny Slice in U.S. markets

Dana Milbank: Ground war suddenly popular with GOP

Editorial: Regardless of who runs medical school, goal is more physicians

Iraq premier rules out U.S. ground troops

Ask Dr. K: Time crucial in treating heart attack

Study: Stormwater not to blame for Cannon Hill Park pond’s cloudiness

Front Porch: Aging’s rough, but it could be worse

Megan Duvall is new historic preservation officer for Spokane

Pat Munts: Stink bugs put fruit, vegetable crops at risk

Rich Landers: No such thing as unanimous approval of hunting regulations

Cooling game meat crucial to safe, delicious dining

Summer wildfires will have effect on hunters

Obituary: Allen, Doris Mae (Kelly)

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from USA Today
from The Western Center for Journalism
(Western Journalism)

What These Doctors Just Told Obama Could Make Him Sick
By close to a 2-1 margin, America’s physicians say loud and clear that they are unhappy with ObamaCare — so unhappy, in fact, that “46% of doctors give President Obama’s healthcare law a “D” or an “F.”

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