Wednesday, November 26, 2014

In the news, Friday, November 14, 2014


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from ABC News (& affiliates)
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from The Blaze (& Glenn Beck)
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from Breitbart
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from Christian News Network
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
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from The D.C. Clothesline
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from Forum for Middle East Understanding
(FFMU) (Shoebat.com)  [Information from this site may be unreliable.]

Muslim ALLAH Worshipped And Praised SUPREME On U.S. House Floor (Shocking Video Must Watch)
With newly re-elected Speaker of the House John Boehner presiding AND BOWING HIS HEAD, the Imam for the Islamic Center of Central Jersey praised Islam’s Allah from the House floor as the God who reigns supreme.

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from The Heritage Foundation
from Independent Journal Review

Did an Obama Appointed Supreme Court Justice Put the Nail in the Coffin of ObamaCare?

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from Money Talks News

New Texting App Will Make You Think Twice Before You Type
Beam Messenger is a free real-time texting app that allows the recipient to see everything you’re typing (or deleting), and vice versa. It’s described as the closest a messaging app can get to a verbal conversation.

Are the Obamacare Health Insurance Exchanges Ready to Roll?

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from National Review
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Dear Democrats, Don’t Even Think about Running from Jonathan Gruber

Thank You, Jonathan Gruber 
Obamistas believe they had to lie to pass Obamacare because Americans are stupid.

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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)

Philae Spacecraft to Drill into Comet As Battery Life Dwindles

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from The Spokesman-Review

Ferris asst. principal charged with molestation

Idaho teacher kills, skins rabbit in class

Islamic State group says it’ll mint its own coins

Immigration changes could shield millions
President Barack Obama is poised to act soon to unveil a series of executive actions on immigration that will shield possibly about 5 million immigrants living in the country illegally from deportation, according to advocates in touch with the White House.

Parking ticket led police to ‘Roscoe Bandit’ suspect

Popular cabins at Liberty Lake boost County Parks’ revenues

County takes public input on pot zoning

Teen e-cigarette use raises concerns

Mother, daughter give birth on same day

Democrats elevate Warren
With a nod to the need for change, Democrats tapped liberal favorite Sen. Elizabeth Warren to join the Senate leadership Thursday as the party tries to recover from its devastating electoral losses.

Secret Service errors aided intruder
A multitude of failures occurred in late September when a White House fence-jumper was able to make his way into what is supposed to be one of the most securely guarded buildings in the world, according to a new report.

McConnell to lead Senate Republicans
Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky won election by fellow Republicans on Thursday to become Senate majority leader when the new Congress convenes in January, fulfilling a long-held ambition.

Mismanagement, low morale, poor funding plague nuke forces
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has concluded that problems in the nation’s nuclear forces are rooted in a lack of investment, inattention by high-level leaders and sagging morale, and is ordering top-to-bottom changes, vowing to invest billions of dollars to fix the management of the world’s most deadly weapons, two senior defense officials told the Associated Press on Thursday.

In brief: Ruling opens gate for immigrant bail action
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling has cleared the way for a wave of bail hearings for immigrants across Arizona.
FDA considers ending gay-blood donor ban
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel has begun to consider whether to overturn a long-standing ban against accepting blood donations from gay men.
Group files suit to stop filmmaker’s museum
Opponents of George Lucas’ plan to build a museum along Chicago’s lakefront filed a lawsuit Thursday to try to kill the project, calling it an “assault on the shores of Lake Michigan” and urging the “Star Wars” creator to pick a different spot.

ISIS issues recording it says is al-Baghdadi
The Islamic State on Thursday released a recording of a speech said to be by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self-styled “caliph” of the militant organization, potentially contradicting rumors of his death in a recent airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition seeking to destroy the extremist group.

Comet landing craft bounced out of sun
A shadow was cast – literally – across Europe’s historic mission to land on and explore a comet. Scientists said Thursday the landing craft not only bounced twice, it also came to rest next to a cliff that’s blocking sunlight from its solar panels.

Dempsey says troops in combat a possibility
Less than a week after the Obama administration announced it would double the U.S. troop presence in Iraq, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told Congress on Thursday that U.S. troops eventually might accompany Iraqi troops to the front lines in their battle to reclaim ground from the Islamic State.

In brief: Surgeon with Ebola will be treated in U.S.
A surgeon working in West Africa’s Sierra Leone has been diagnosed with Ebola and will be flown to the United States on Saturday for treatment, according to a federal government source.
Israel, Jordan, Palestinians to work toward peace
Israel and Jordan have committed to a series of “specific and practical” steps to reduce spiraling tensions over Jerusalem holy sites, and the Palestinians have pledged to curb incitement and violence, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday.
Vatican will offer showers for homeless
Homeless people around the Vatican are getting more than just handouts from charitable passers-by. They’re getting a shower.

Washington state high court intervenes in shooter’s 82-year sentence
A Spokane man sentenced to 82 years in prison for a 2002 gunbattle at the Amtrak station will have a chance to have his sentence reduced, the state Supreme Court said Thursday.

Court papers describe nonstop harassment by stalking suspect
A stalking suspect shot by police last weekend remains in the hospital as he recovers from his wounds.

Construction underway on cooperatives’ rail grain-loading facility

Idaho school broadband legal bill nears $1 million

Spokane woman died from trauma to head
Spokane police are investigating the death of a woman found late last month at her home. Emily Simons, 51, was found by her boyfriend, Rick Krupke, and his sister at 417 W. Kiernan Ave. on Oct. 31, according to a search warrant filed Wednesday. Simons died from blunt force trauma to the head, according to an autopsy performed Nov. 3, but the Spokane County medical examiner’s office has not determined a manner of death, such as an accident or homicide.

Witnesses ID possible Spokane shooter
Police have identified two people of interest in the shooting of a man in northeast Spokane just before 3 a.m. Sunday. Witnesses told police that men were arguing with the victim in the 2900 block of North Smith Street when one pulled a gun and fired, according to a search warrant affidavit filed Wednesday.

Teacher licensing rules clear board
 Idaho’s state Board of Education unanimously approved new teacher licensing rules Thursday that drew overwhelming opposition at public hearings around the state, but made several major changes suggested by opponents.

Prosser man to auction 500 pounds of marijuana
A marijuana grower in Prosser is planning to auction about 500 pounds of pot in Washington’s first state-sanctioned marijuana auction.

Spokane housing, human services boss retiring
Jerrie Allard, 56, head of Spokane’s Community, Housing and Human Services Department, is leaving the city next month after eight years.

In brief: McMorris Rodgers keeping GOP post
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers was re-elected the House Republican Conference chairwoman Thursday by GOP members who decided to retain all their top leaders for the upcoming Congress.
Utilities want waiver on customer contact
Idaho’s three major electric utilities are asking state regulators for a waiver from a regulation that requires them to try to make face-to-face contact with a customer to collect payment or terminate electric service.
No injuries reported after fire at duplex
A fire in Spokane Valley caused significant damage to a duplex on Thursday. The fire was reported at 12720 E. Broadway Ave. just before noon Thursday.
More time granted in Glacier killing case
Federal prosecutors have been granted more time to file a response to a Kalispell woman’s lengthy appeal of her conviction for killing her new husband by pushing him off a cliff in Glacier National Park.

Idaho game commission prefers trapper training after two dogs killed
Rather than making new rules to restrict trapping in Idaho, state Fish and Game commissioners say they prefer to have trappers take safety classes to reduce the chance that dogs will be caught in deadly body-gripping traps.

Montana OKs elk-kill plan aimed at reducing disease
State wildlife officials approved a plan Thursday to issue elk-kill permits to landowners in southern Montana to help reduce the spread of disease to cattle.

Lawsuit filed over wolf derby
Four environmental groups filed a lawsuit late Thursday to prevent a federal agency from extending a wolf- and coyote-hunting derby onto additional public lands in east-central Idaho.

Dozens of cats found in van
Workers at an animal rescue operation in Oregon were caring Thursday for 68 cats found crammed into a van, many in wretched shape.

Class-size initiative won’t need recount

Nuke plant sets operations record
Energy Northwest set a record for its nuclear power plant near Richland at 1:47 a.m. Thursday, operating for 506 consecutive days.

Jury indicts ex-coal boss
Don Blankenship, the steely-eyed executive once dubbed “The Dark Lord of Coal Country,” on Thursday became the highest-ranking coal official to face federal charges in the nation’s deadliest mine disaster in 40 years. A federal grand jury indicted the former Massey Energy CEO on numerous counts of conspiracy in the April 2010 underground explosion that killed 29 men at the Upper Big Branch Mine in Montcoal, West Virginia.

Cat-centric café an instant hit
Cat lovers in Northern California are pouncing at the chance to spend time with feline company at a new cat cafe in Oakland.

Amazon.com ends dispute with Hachette Books
One of publishing’s nastiest, most high-profile conflicts, the monthslong standoff between Amazon.com and Hachette Book Group, is ending.

Business Briefs: Cold, crop boost wheat prices
Wheat prices are surging this week as temperatures plunge in the U.S. Plains states and after a government report showed domestic supplies slipped.
Baker Hughes in merger talks
Oilfield-services provider Baker Hughes Inc. said Thursday it is in talks with rival Halliburton Co. about a potential merger.
Nordstrom beats forecasts
Nordstrom Inc. shares jumped in extended trading Thursday after the upscale department store operator reported improved fiscal third-quarter sales and profits.
GM says all families reached
General Motors says it now has contacted the families of the original 13 people whose deaths GM linked to faulty small-car ignition switches to tell them about its compensation program.

Morgan Stanley backed murky Chinese stock
The Associated Press discovered significant discrepancies between financial records and what a Chinese company backed by U.S. banking giant Morgan Stanley reported as part of its $654 million stock offering. Issues of murky financial information and lax oversight have become increasingly important as U.S. mutual funds and pension funds invest more regularly in Chinese companies.

Greater risks seen in China stocks
Chinese companies like Alibaba, whose initial public offering this year set a record high, operate under lax standards compared with other stocks on U.S. exchanges. That means higher risks for investors.

Shawn Vestal: Spokane police reform to get federal report card

Amy Goodman: Of soldiers and the makers of war

Editorial: Marijuana legalization still needs fine-tuning

Jonathan Zimmerman: D.C. power struggles are nothing new

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from The Wall Street Journal

Jonathan Gruber’s ‘Stupid’ Budget Tricks
His ObamaCare candor shows how Congress routinely cons taxpayers.

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from The Western Center for Journalism
(Western Journalism)

This Former FBI Official Just Betrayed Holder And Obama Without Holding Anything Back

Trey Gowdy: We’re Making Progress On Benghazi

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from Yahoo News

New NSA director rips critics, calls for 'less simplistic' national conversation about surveillance
Adm. Michael Rogers says Snowden likely not a spy, but at RAND conference he insists that leaks aided terrorists

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