Monday, October 27, 2014

In the news, Friday, October 10, 2014


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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 Allen West
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

“Beheading is planned” threat against Rhode Island schoolchildren

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from Breitbart

Mexican Gov't Paying to Help Shield Illegal Immigrants in the U.S. from Deportation
According to a report from National Public Radio, the Mexican government through its 50 consulates around the United States has been helping to fund low-income illegal immigrants to apply for President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA — which shields illegal immigrants from deportation and allows them to work in the U.S.

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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)

10 Unaccompanied Illegal Alien Minors Diagnosed With TB

On Letterman, Robert Duvall Zings Stephen Colbert: ‘Not That Funny’
On Thursday’s Late Show, as his segment with Letterman was wrapping up, over audience applause Duvall pressed Letterman: “Why are you retiring? That guy taking over’s not that funny."

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from East Oregonian

EOU tries to buck enrollment trend with better marketing
For years, Eastern Oregon University’s remote location in the heart of the Blue Mountains and small class sizes have been a selling point, but these days the classes are getting a bit too small for comfort. Falling enrollment numbers at the smallest school in Oregon’s public university system have spurred budget cuts, which have taken their toll in staff layoffs and discontinued majors like Geology and Media Arts.

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from Examiner.com
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from FactCheck.org

Double Whopper Against King
A TV ad from Democrat Jim Mowrer claims Iowa Rep. Steve King “did vote to raise his own pay by $20,000 a year and take perks like free health care for life.” That’s a double whopper.

FactChecking the North Carolina Senate Race

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from Fox News (& affiliates)
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from The Heritage Foundation

‘I Won the Debate Big Time’: Libertarian Pizza Driver Says He Delivers Authenticity in Senate Race

Three Changes Bobby Jindal Would Bring to American Defense Policy
1. We would not lead from behind in a Jindal administration.
2. We would not shrink from the use of hard power when necessary.
3. We would meet new defense challenges with a military that is smarter, faster, more agile and more efficient with the dollars American taxpayers provide.

28,476 Pages Relating to Obamacare in the Federal Register So Far

Employers in San Francisco Required to Provide Commuter Benefits or Face Daily Fines Up to $10,000

This Hilarious John Oliver Video Explains How Police Can Legally Seize Your Property

Wow: This Duggar Was Totally Censored by TLC
On a recent episode of TLC’s show 19 Kids and Counting, the message on a pro-life T-shirt was blurred by the network.

Unbelievable: City Demands Girl Tear Down Her Playground…That She Received from Make-A-Wish Foundation
Memo to local governments: If you are trying to shut down a child’s dream come true from the Make-A-Wish Foundation, you’re probably doing something seriously wrong.

This Senate Candidate Was Asked If She Voted for Obama. She Refused to Answer.
In trying to convince voters to unseat Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Alison Lundergan Grimes, his Democratic challenger, has worked to distance herself from President Obama.

This Famous Actress Wants to Give Obama ‘All The Power That He Needs’
The Oscar-winning actress held a fundraiser Thursday for the Democratic National Committee at her home in Los Angeles, during which she extolled Obama. “It would be wonderful if we were able to give this man all of the power that he needs to pass the things that he needs to pass,” Paltrow said of Obama, who was present.

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from The Hill

Democrats also have a youth problem

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from iFIBER ONE News (WA)

Two men injured in Thursday afternoon collision near Ephrata
Charles R. Kempter, 92, and Joe E. Hermans, 75, were taken to Columbia Basin Hospital in Ephrata for injuries.

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from Judicial Watch, Inc.

Urgent Update on Terror Border Threat
Urgent Update on Border Terror Threat – Narco-Islamist Connection Exposed
JW Pushes Congress to Clean House
Obama Luxury Travel Costs Taxpayers, Weakens Secret Service

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from Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska)

LPS superintendent reacts to national attention directed at district's gender identity training
Lincoln Public Schools Superintendent Steve Joel pushed back Thursday against what he said was misinformed reaction to the district’s gender identity training by national commentators and news outlets. “Never once has anyone inside our system mandated that a teacher take (the words) ‘boys’ and ‘girls’ or ‘ladies’ and ‘gentlemen’ out of their interactions with children or interaction with adults. There’s no policy, there’s no procedure, there’s no changes being made to bathrooms in schools.”

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from Money Talks News

The Restless Project: Everything Is Fine, if There’s Overtime

Take 5: A Roundup of Reads From Around the Web
1. 9 Items That Will Single-Handedly Pay for Your Costco Membership
2. Tips for Shopping Kids’ Consignment Sales and Mistakes to Avoid
3. Facing Failure
4. Are Accountants Really Boring?
5. How to Look Rich Without Having Much Money

The 10 Weirdest Bacon-Inspired Creations

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from National Geographic

As Dwindling Monarch Butterflies Make Their Migration, Feds Try to Save Them
"Catastrophic drop" in pollinator's numbers this year means that species is "going to need all the help we can give it."

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from NBC News (& affiliates)

Peace Prize Winner Malala Thanks Dad for 'Not Clipping' Her Wings
Pakistani teen Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls' education, and Indian children's rights advocate Kailash Satyarthi were jointly awarded the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.

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from NPR (& affiliates)

Millennial Candidates Face Challenges From Young And Older Voters
Steve Inskeep talks to Republican Marilinda Garcia of New Hampshire and Democrat Jim Mowrer of Iowa about their experiences running for the U.S. House of Representatives.

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from The Political Insider

Watch This Democrat Squirm Her Way Out of Admitting She Voted For Obama
During an interview with the Louisville Courier-Journal editorial board, Alison Lundergan Grimes – a Democrat candidate for Senate in Kentucky, running against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell  – was asked a very straightforward question – “Did you vote for President Obama in 2008 and 2012?”

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from Prevention Magazine



Could an apple a day keep the extra pounds away? According to a recent study in Food Chemistry, yes, because apples contain non-digestible compounds that promote the growth of good bacteria in your gut associated with weight loss. 

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from Real Clear Politics

Chuck Todd: Alison Lundergan Grimes Has "Disqualified Herself"
Host of NBC's Meet the Press Chuck Todd reacts to Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes refusing to answer whether she voted for President Obama or not.

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from RedFlag News
[Information from this site may not be vetted.]

ALERT -- Threats of Mass Beheadings Against 3 Rhode Island Elementary Schools

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from RedState

Does President Obama’s Plan to “Degrade and Destroy” ISIS Include Releasing GITMO Detainees?
GITMO detainees would be blue chip terrorist recruits for ISIS

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from ScienceDaily

Fish moving poleward at rate of 26 kilometres per decade
Large numbers of fish will disappear from the tropics by 2050, finds a new study that examined the impact of climate change on fish stocks. The study identified ocean hotspots for local fish extinction but also found that changing temperatures will drive more fish into the Arctic and Antarctic waters.

Mechanism that repairs brain after stroke discovered
A previously unknown mechanism through which the brain produces new nerve cells after a stroke has been discovered by researchers. A stroke is caused by a blood clot blocking a blood vessel in the brain, which leads to an interruption of blood flow and therefore a shortage of oxygen. Many nerve cells die, resulting in motor, sensory and cognitive problems. The researchers have shown that following an induced stroke in mice, support cells, so-called astrocytes, start to form nerve cells in the injured part of the brain.

Leaky, star-forming galaxies leads to better understand the universe
Focusing on large, star-forming galaxies, researchers were able to measure radiation leaks in an effort to better understand how the universe evolved as the first stars were formed.

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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)

Saturn's Weird Hexagon Vortex Stuns in NASA Photo

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from The Spokesman-Review

Malala, Satyarthi win Nobel Peace Prize
By honoring a 17-year-old Muslim girl from Pakistan and a 60-year-old Hindu man from India, the Norwegian Nobel Committee linked the peace award to conflicts between world religions and neighboring nuclear powers as well as drawing attention to children’s rights.

Balukoff, Otter clash over same-sex marriage, gay rights

Same-sex couples marry in Nevada
Idaho stay has no effect on Silver State

Ebola-stricken nations plead for world’s help

Twin Rivers Hatchery dedicated
Kootenai Tribe dedicates hatchery to restore white sturgeon, burbot

WSU med school program would partner with hospitals

Frenchman Modiano wins Nobel Prize in literature

In brief: Vehicle sparks caused fatal fire
Sparks from a vehicle caused a wildfire at the edge of Yosemite National Park that led to the death of a firefighting air-tanker pilot this week, officials said Thursday.
Court lets Texas abortion law stand
A federal appeals court Thursday declined to reconsider a March decision that allowed Texas to require abortion doctors to gain admitting privileges in a nearby hospital.
Auction features Darwin letter
A letter by Charles Darwin on the sex life of barnacles and a vintage Apple computer are among the unusual pieces of science history going up for auction in New York.
Wisconsin and Texas voter ID laws blocked
The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked Wisconsin from implementing a law requiring voters to present photo IDs. A federal judge did the same in Texas.

Homeland security chief slams ‘porous’ border rhetoric
Frustrated by claims that Islamic terrorists have crossed the Southwest border, or that people carrying the Ebola virus could easily do so, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson decried “overheated rhetoric” Thursday, saying the number of migrants attempting to sneak across the border is at its lowest since the 1970s.

St. Louis shooting of teen reignites activists’ anger
Two months after a Ferguson, Missouri, officer killed Michael Brown, setting off intense national debate about law enforcement treatment of minorities, the shooting death of another black 18-year-old by police in nearby St. Louis has reignited anger among activists already planning weekend protests.

ISIS presses ahead in battle for Kobani
Kurds hang on in fight for city; U.S. strikes from air

Low-polling Obama stumps on economy

In brief: Kim Jong Un fails to attend major North Korean commemoration
For the first time in three years, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wasn’t on a list of dignitaries at today’s celebration of the anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers’ Party.
More mass graves found in Mexico
Two weeks after 43 students disappeared in a clash with police in rural southern Mexico, authorities say the suspects have led them to more mass graves.
Suicide bombings leave dozens dead
Two suicide bombings in Yemen killed nearly 70 people on Thursday.

WSU Spokane dispenses free flu vaccine at health fair
Flu shots were free for students and staff members at WSU Spokane, part of the school’s health fair.

Rice speaks to past actions, current world hot spots
Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane staged a protest of Thursday’s speech by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the Spokane Convention Center. Rice was brought to Spokane by Whitworth University to speak at its President’s Leadership Forum.

Bonner clerk faces charge over recall
There’s sufficient evidence to try a Bonner County Clerk Ann Dutson-Sater in a case in which it’s alleged she told someone it was OK to lie about the signature gathering process in a school district recall election, a magistrate judge has ruled.

Biden promotes training in West Side stop
Vice President Joe Biden visited a small community college in a Seattle suburb to deliver the message that America’s “middle class is hurting,” but with the right training, the nation’s workforce can grow along with the economy.

New hacking charges filed
Calling him “a leader in the marketplace for stolen credit card numbers,” federal prosecutors added 11 new charges against a Russian man they say hacked into U.S. businesses to steal information that he allegedly sold on Internet “carding” sites.

Oregon gov’s fiancee admits sham marriage
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber’s fiancee admitted Thursday that she violated the law when she married an immigrant seeking to retain residency in the United States.

Landowner must repair damage to Spokane River shoreline
A northwest Spokane property owner has been ordered by the Washington state Department of Ecology and the city to undertake a series of steps to restore clear cut damage on an embankment above the Spokane River.

Republicans Horton, Trainor vie for Spokane County assessor

Labrador, Ringo debate highlights contrasting views
Idaho U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador and his Democratic challenger, Shirley Ringo, outlined starkly differing positions on issues ranging from same-sex marriage to taxes and spending, as the two faced off in a debate on Idaho Public Television on Thursday night.

Write-in winner offers choice
The Kootenai County assessor doesn’t just tell you how much your home is worth. Another big part of the job is overseeing that place no one wants to be: the DMV.

China, Vietnam high on capitalism
Enthusiasm for free markets runs higher in communist China and Vietnam than in traditional capitalist bastions the United States and United Kingdom, the Pew Research Center reports.

Giuliani to fight Noriega suit
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will argue a case against Activision filed by disgraced Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega against the “Call of Duty” franchise, the video game maker said Thursday. Giuliani joined the legal team fighting Noriega’s lawsuit last month but had not been expected to argue the video game giant’s case at an Oct. 16 hearing.

Bumper cranberry crop in Washington
An exceptionally warm summer has brought an exceptionally good crop to the Long Beach Peninsula’s cranberry growers.

Wholesale inventories rise, sales fall in August

Stocks take wild ride down
The stock market had its worst day of the year Thursday, just 24 hours after recording its best.

U.S. troops preparing for Ebola
Forgoing combat rifles and body armor, U.S. troops preparing to fight Ebola in Liberia were instead stepping gingerly Thursday into white germ-proof suits and pulling on thick, blue rubber gloves and gas masks.

Shawn Vestal: Suit argues rights of mentally ill infringed

Amy Goodman: Texas law erodes women’s rights

Editorial: Haskell holds edge in race for Spokane County prosecutor

Methane hot spot detected over Southwest
A surprising hot spot of the potent global-warming gas methane hovers over part of the southwestern U.S., according to satellite data.

From myth to truth: Native American Film Festival
From almost the beginning of the U.S. film industry, mainstream America has been portraying – in most cases inventing portrayals – of its indigenous population. In recent years, though, artists representing that population – painters, photographers, poets, novelists and filmmakers – have been reworking their images. And, in the process, searching for something much closer to a truth.

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from The Washington Post (DC)
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from The Western Center for Journalism
(Western Journalism)

Watch: NY Cop Knocks Out Teen For Doing Something Millions Of People Do Every Day
A plain clothes officer knocked out a teenager for smoking a cigarette on the street.

Watch: Fox Tears MSNBC To Pieces For Saying Something Insane About ISIS And Christians
There’s nothing more pathetic than watching individuals emasculated by their Islamophobia. They are literally scared to come out and say something honest.

Reporter’s Discovery Shows Obama Admin Policies Could Be To Blame For 5 Dead American Kids
Sheryl Attkisson reports today that the deadly enterovirus D-68, which has killed five children in America recently, is showing up more often in the U.S. cities where immigrant children were secretly relocated by the Obama administration over the past year.

America’s Ebola Floodgates May Have Just Burst Open, And One Man Bears Most Of The Blame
Barack Obama shut down air traffic to Israel when a Hamas rocket landed in the vicinity of the airport. His justification was passenger safety. Yet he and the FAA haven’t stopped flights to West Africa, even after Mr. Duncan crept into Dallas, Texas.

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from WND (World Net Daily)

NEW TREND: BILLIONAIRES 'BUYING GUN CONTROL'
Bill Gates, Michael Bloomberg and three other billionaires are bankrolling a controversial gun-control initiative that will appear on the Nov. 4 ballot in Washington State.

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from 100 Percent FED Up
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

MOOCH COMES TO DETROIT TO SUPPORT US SENATE CANDIDATE Who Is Funded by Gun Control Advocate Michael Bloomberg, Obamacare Cheerleader And Union Crony

MOOCH IN DETROIT TODAY TELLING THE SAME TIRED LIE: "WE'RE BETTER OF TODAY"

SHOCKING PREMIERE OF 'CITIZENFOUR': EDWARD SNOWDEN MOVIE INDICTS OBAMA

UNDERCOVER BURQA BANDIT COMMITS STRING OF ROBBERIES IN FULL BLACK GARB  (VIDEO)

DID YOU HEAR THEY DROPPED RENAMING A BEACH FOR OBAMA? WELL, WE FOUND A GREAT SPOT FOR "OBAMA BEACH"

LEFTIST GENDER IDENTITY GONE WILD: Nebraska School District Instructs Teachers To Stop Calling Students "Girls and Boys" And Call Them "Purple Penguins" Instead

WATCH OBAMA AND THE "EXPERTS" ON EBOLA: NOTHING TO SEE HERE OR "BIGGEST WORLD HEALTH THREAT SINCE AIDS"?

OOPS! PREGNANT TEEN ISIS GIRLS WANT TO COME HOME AFTER JOINING: WE'VE MADE A HUGE MISTAKE

GWYNETH PALTROW ,OBAMA'S "BIGGEST FAN", THINKS AMERICA IS A DICTATORSHIP: "WE NEED TO GIVE THIS MAN ALL THE POWER THAT HE NEEDS"

FERGUSON GETS UGLIER: PROTESTERS TARGET 'WEALTHY' WHITES; BURN US FLAGS, VANDALIZE CARS, ASSAULT REPORT, CALL FOR DEATH TO POLICE

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