Monday, October 27, 2014

In the news, Thursday, October 9, 2014


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from ABC News (& affiliates)

Meet Kim Jong-un's Mysterious Sister
The mysterious absence of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has focused attention on his younger sister who is believed to be close to Kim and in his "core circle of advisers," despite such enjoying such Western pleasures as attending an Eric Clapton concert.

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from BBC News (UK)

Ebola challenge 'biggest since HIV/Aids' - US
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is unlike anything since the emergence of HIV/Aids, top US medical official Thomas Frieden has said.

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from The Blaze
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from CNN

Turkey: No action alone against ISIS
U.S. Officials tell CNN Turkey's lack of action on the ground against ISIS is frustrating. Elise Labott reports.

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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)

Nets Fawned Over Wise Jimmy Carter, But Skip Him Trashing Obama

ABC, NBC Continue to Omit Coverage of Report Alleging WH Role in Prostitution Scandal

Rosie O'Donnell Endorses: Jimmy Carter Is 'My Favorite President Ever'

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from Conciliar Post

Lying or deceiving to advance a religious agenda in nothing new. It is something that has taken place throughout history by the adherents of virtually every major religious tradition. When the first Christians appeared on the scene, the Romans accused them of incest and ritualistic orgies (latching onto the fact that Christians called each other “brother” and “sister” and called their priests “father”) and cannibalism (due to the language of the Eucharist – “body and blood of Christ”). After Christianity rose to a position of prominence in the Roman Empire, many Christians reciprocated by hurling the same accusations against other groups including Christian sects deemed heretical. One of the most famous examples is found in what came to be known as “blood libel” – the accusation that Jews kidnapped and murdered Christian children for their blood which they claimed were used in rituals.

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from Conservative Review

If Dr. Ben Carson is trying to send the message that he’s not going to be your typical politician he’s off to a good start.

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from Financial Times

Merkel looks to China to mediate with Russia

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

Obama Is A Traitor Or Incompetent, What Difference Does It Make?

30-Year Muslim Plan To Control America Has Six Years To Go

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from Fox News (& affiliates)
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from The Heritage Foundation

See Why This School District Is Standing Up to an Atheist Group

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from The Hill

Cruz rallies Kansas conservatives
Tea Party favorite Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) waded into the Kansas Senate race Thursday, touting beleaguered Republican incumbent Pat Roberts as the contest’s only true conservative.

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from Huffington Post
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]

Bobby Jindal Wants Teachers To Know They Have Free Speech Rights, Too

Work and Family Policy Is Important to Both Parties
Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers introduced the Families First Act, to support second earner spouses through tax deductions which could encourage spouses to reenter the workforce. Career ladders and reentry into the workforce when a spouse has left for caregiving reasons remains a challenge. Such legislation could help.

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from iFIBER ONE News (WA)

Moses Lake's first marijuana retailer is open for business

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from Lewiston Tribune

Michael Vernon Swearingen
(Obituary) 14 Mar 1948 - 6 Oct. 2014

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from Money Talks News
from NASA

NASA Prepares its Science Fleet for Oct. 19 Mars Comet Encounter
Comet C/2013 A1, also known as comet Siding Spring, will pass within about 87,000 miles (139,500 kilometers) of the Red Planet -- less than half the distance between Earth and our moon and less than one-tenth the distance of any known comet flyby of Earth.

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from National Review
from NBC News (& affiliates)
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from NPR (& affiliates)
from POLITICO
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from The Right Scoop

Democrat Congressman admits he supports funding Hamas and defends Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt

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from ScienceDaily

Manipulating memory with light: Scientists erase specific memories in mice
Neuroscientists have used light to erase a specific memory in mice, showing how the hippocampus and cortex work together to retrieve memories.

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from Scientific American
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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)

Strange-Shaped Orbits of Giant 'Warm Jupiter' Planets Explained
Some huge alien worlds were probably pulled into their puzzling orbits by nearby planetary neighbors circling on a different plane, a new study reports.

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from The Spokesman-Review

County agrees to $350,000 settlement with jail inmates
More than 1,000 people jailed in Spokane County in the past six years for failing to pay court-ordered fines will benefit from a class-action lawsuit that prompted the jail to change policy.

Gay marriage blocked in Idaho a day after court rejected ban
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy issued an emergency stay Wednesday morning blocking same-sex marriage from starting in Idaho – just as couples waiting at county clerk’s offices around the state were about to receive their licenses.

Gay marriage developments moving rapidly

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

Ebola kills man in Dallas
The first person diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. died Wednesday despite intense but delayed treatment, and the government announced it was expanding airport examinations to guard against the spread of the deadly disease.

Texas deputy falls ill after contacting Ebola patient

New version of HealthCare.gov unveiled
The Obama administration unveiled a new version of HealthCare.gov on Wednesday, with some improvements as well as at least one early mistake and a new challenge.

Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to 2 Americans, 1 German
Two Americans and a German were awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for pioneering methods that allow researchers to peer into the molecular workings of living things on a scale that could not be achieved with ordinary optical microscopes.

Court hears arguments that chimpanzees deserve rights
A state appeals court will decide in coming weeks whether chimpanzees are entitled to “legal personhood” in a case that could lead to expanded rights for animals such as gorillas, elephants and dolphins, according to the lawyer advocating for a 26-year-old chimp named Tommy.

Giuliani defends “Call of Duty” game vs. ex-dictator
Noriega upset video game uses his likeness

Terminal cancer patient, 29, plans to take her life in Oregon
Brittany Maynard, 29, expects to die next month. If the brain cancer from which she suffers does not kill her in October, she plans to take advantage of Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act and end her own life on the first of November – a few days after her husband’s 43rd birthday.

Do-it-yourself flu vaccine is effective, study shows
Do-it-yourself flu vaccine? It could happen. Military folks who squirted vaccine up their noses were as well-protected as others who got it from health workers, a study found.

Voter ID laws cut poll turnout by blacks, young, study finds
States that toughened their voter identification laws saw steeper drops in election turnout than those that did not, with disproportionate falloffs among black and younger voters, a nonpartisan congressional study released Wednesday concluded.

Arizona storms bring mosquito infestation

In brief: State’s air tanker fleet grounded after crash
California’s fleet of 22 air tankers was grounded Wednesday after one of the planes crashed while battling a wildfire in Yosemite National Park, killing the pilot.
Swarming bees kill man, injure another
One landscaper is dead and another critically injured after the men were stung by swarming bees in southern Arizona.
Monument designation set for San Gabriels
President Barack Obama is planning to designate 346,000 acres within the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of Los Angeles as a national monument, a step supporters say will ensure better stewardship in one of the nation’s most heavily visited forests but that worries some local officials because of potential restrictions.
Pot pop goes boom at cannabis store
Bottles of legal marijuana-infused soda delivered to a Bellingham, WA., pot shop started exploding on the store shelf.
Council members vote themselves big raise
Boston City Council members approved giving themselves a nearly 23 percent pay raise Wednesday, despite threats of a possible veto by Mayor Martin Walsh.

In brief: Cuba may receive first summit invite
A senior State Department official said Wednesday the U.S. is prepared to welcome Cuba for the first time to a regionwide summit but wants heads of state to focus attention on the communist government’s human rights record.
Hurricane season tamest since ’83
This year’s Atlantic hurricane season is shaping up to be one of the weakest in decades, with only five named storms in the region so far.

U.S. airstrikes have limited effect in Iraq, Syria

U.N.: Ukrainian fatalities mount despite cease-fire

Protesters demand Mexico find missing college students

In brief: Spokane man, 19, dies after crash with semi
Michael A. Corder, 19, was driving west on Trent near Campbell Road just before 5 a.m. when his 1996 Subaru Impreza crossed the center line east of Campbell Road.
Former prosecutor charged in criminal case
A former Spokane County deputy prosecutor was charged with rendering criminal assistance to a felon.
Idaho reports year’s first influenza death
The first confirmed flu death in Idaho of the flu season has been reported in Kootenai County.

Judge hopefuls focus on experience
Leland, Trageser debate legal backgrounds

Police investigate woman seen at homicide victim’s residence
Police are investigating a woman seen in the apartment of homicide victim Richard W. Whipple before he died last week.

In brief: Temple invites public after hate crime
In the wake of a police investigation into the painting of a swastika on the wall of Temple Beth Shalom at 1322 E. 30th Ave., the congregation is opening its doors to the community for a special service at 6 p.m. Friday.

Idaho Senate candidates’ lone debate centers on D.C. gridlock, seniority

Judge rules in case of foreclosed Lake CdA mansion

In brief: Court hears dispute over pay for security checks
Several Supreme Court justices expressed doubts Wednesday during arguments over whether federal law entitles workers to compensation for security measures to prevent employee theft.
Costco shows growth in e-commerce sales
Costco Wholesale has been a bit stodgy when it comes to the Internet – but its e-commerce sales boomed this year, helping it beat Wall Street expectations when it posted year-end results Wednesday.

Comcast shareholders approve Time Warner deal
Comcast Corp. shareholders have approved the cable giant’s plan to acquire Time Warner Cable for $45.2 billion, a deal that would combine the nation’s two largest cable companies.

Fuel economy record set by new cars, trucks
Gas mileage is up almost 5 mpg since 2004, according to report

U.S. stocks see record day
The U.S. stock market surged Wednesday, erasing a steep loss from the day before.

AT&T to pay $105 million for fake phone charges
The Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that AT&T Mobility LLC, a subsidiary of the telecom giant, has agreed to a hefty $105 million settlement after the government accused the company of unlawfully billing customers for hundreds of millions of dollars in bogus charges – a practice known as cramming.

Editorial: Supreme Court should take firm stance on gay marriage

Dana Milbank: Election odds down to the decimal

Ask Dr. K: Improve sex drive with drugs, therapy

Volunteers renovate home for veterans
Rest and Recoup House, a home for veterans suffering from homelessness, substance abuse or mental illness, is being renovated by volunteers from the Home Depot and Volunteers of America.

St. Aloysius Church selling home for $1
If you’re in the market for a four-square home, there’s one at 1703 N. Dakota St. up for sale. The cost: $1. The catch? You’ll have to move the house to a suitable lot.

Gardening: Careful strategy yields crop of Spokane sweet potatoes

Weather: Upcoming storms will cool our area

Classes help chart personal history
A complete list of classes can be found at www.giftoffindyourfamily.com. Information on the six regional family history centers also can be found under “other resources” at the same website.

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

Rhode Island Police Receive Threat to Behead Elementary School Students
'There was a specific mention of elementary schools in this letter'

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

Reporter’s Discovery Shows Obama Admin Policies Could Be To Blame For 5 Dead American Kids
Perhaps this is why the U.S. government is keeping their location secret?

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