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In the news, Saturday, October 18, 2014


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from BuzzFeed
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Conservative Group’s Ad Campaign Featuring Beheaded American Journalist Pulled From YouTube
James Foley’s parents asked for the ad to be removed.

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from The Heritage Foundation
from The Jerusalem Post

UN Security Council calls for beefed-up campaign against Islamic State
Statement by 15 members of council says jihadist group's violence, hatred must be stamped out.

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from The Spokesman-Review

Dorothy Powers, beloved S-R journalist, dies at 93

City Council’s Stratton partner in pot production

Police search for suspect in robberies

Room to shrink
Initiative calls for reduced class sizes; opponents fault lack of funding mechanism

Report: Islamic State flying captured planes
Syrian activists say the Islamic State militant group has captured some MiG fighter jets and is test-flying the warplanes in Syria with the help of former Iraqi air force pilots.

Gonzalo’s 110-mph winds hit Bermuda
Hurricane Gonzalo crushed trees, flattened power lines and damaged Bermuda’s main hospital during an hours-long battering that was the second pummeling of the tiny British territory by a powerful storm in less than a week.

Ferguson officer feared for his life, newspaper reports
The police officer who fatally shot an unarmed 18-year-old in a St. Louis suburb last summer has told investigators that he was pinned in his vehicle and in fear for his life as they struggled over his gun, the New York Times reported.

Fuel-laden container ship adrift off B.C. as storm nears
Canadian Coast Guard officials secured a towline to a Russian container ship carrying hundreds of tons of fuel as it drifted without power in rough seas off British Columbia’s pristine northern coast. The move lessened the threat of the ship running aground, hitting rocks and causing a spill.

‘Easy Rider’ chopper heads to uneasy auction
Bike’s authenticity no longer certain

3 more states await same-sex marriages
Rulings void Arizona, Wyoming, Alaska bans

CdA chapel sues city in fight against same-sex weddings
The owners of The Hitching Post wedding chapel filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Coeur d’Alene on Friday, claiming the city is unconstitutionally forcing them to violate their religious beliefs by performing same-sex marriages.

In brief: Old Ironsides plies harbor before dry dock
The USS Constitution, the world’s oldest commissioned warship still afloat, was pushed along by a tugboat, its sails already taken down as it prepares to enter dry dock for the repairs, which the Navy says could take about three years.
Storm approaching Hawaii a hurricane
The National Weather Service said Friday that Ana became a Category 1 hurricane about 230 miles south of Hilo with maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour.

U.N. takes blame for Ebola response
Cites incompetent WHO staff, bureaucracy

Putin gives little in discussions on Ukraine war
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with European leaders Friday, but little progress was made toward ending the bloodshed in eastern Ukraine. Putin continued to insist his nation bears no responsibility for the conflict that has taken more than 3,700 lives since April.

Protest reignites in Hong Kong; arrests made
Police clashed with thousands of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok neighborhood early today, leading to at least 26 arrests. Police said 15 officers were hurt in the fracas.

Hart index sees slip in regional companies
The index compiled by Spokane-based Hart Capital Management is a way to look at the performance of the 12 largest publicly traded companies in the region.

In fraud fight, feds to lead on using cards with chips instead of magnetic strips
Saying more must be done to stop data breaches affecting consumers, President Barack Obama announced on Friday a government plan to tighten security for the debit cards that transmit federal benefits like Social Security to millions of Americans.

Fed chair says she’s worried by rising inequality in U.S.
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen sounded an alarm Friday about widening economic inequality in the United States, suggesting that America’s long-standing identity as a land of opportunity was at stake.

In brief: Microsoft CEO again apologizes for raise remark
Still working to repair damage caused by his gaffe about women seeking pay raises, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has again apologized to employees and announced in a companywide memo that all workers will receive expanded training on how to foster an inclusive culture.
Advertisement coming to strapped Snapchat
The messaging app based in Los Angeles said Friday that this weekend it plans to place an advertisement in the app, likely a video, that users in the U.S. can voluntarily watch by clicking a link within a section that links to multimedia updates from their friends. Like those updates from friends, called “Stories,” the ad will disappear 24 hours after it is posted.
Criticized GM lawyer will retire in 2015
General Motors’ chief lawyer Michael Millikin, who withstood withering criticism from lawmakers for his department’s handling of an ignition switch recall, is retiring early next year.

Impasse between Germany, central bank weighs down Europe
Concern that the 18-country currency union, which accounts for 17 percent of the world economy, has no clear path out of its economic trouble is among the key factors in this week’s global market turmoil. After a mere four quarters of sluggish recovery from its crisis over government debt, the bloc saw no growth at all in the second quarter. Not only that, but the eurozone has dangerously low inflation, which can depress growth over years, if not decades. A sudden decline in exports and industrial activity in Germany, long the region’s source of growth, heightened those concerns.

Inland Northwest winter won’t be backbreaker, outlook says

Avista sees range of job openings over next five to 10 years

Detectives rush kidnap charge to keep suspect in jail
Spokane County sheriff’s detectives rushed to keep a man behind bars on Friday after a prosecutor earlier in the day decided to let him go, citing a lack of evidence to pursue child luring charges against him.

In brief: Bruce Road Bridge open weekends, evenings
The Bruce Road Bridge over Peone Creek will open this weekend and remain open on weekends and during evening hours while a contractor finishes work. Bruce Road, which has been closed for months because of the $2 million bridge replacement, is the main route north from Argonne Road and Millwood to Green Bluff.
Whitworth project gets $3 million gift
Whitworth trustee Walt Oliver and his wife, Kay, have contributed $3 million to the university’s planned music center expansion. It marks the second major contribution to the $13.5 million project announced this week. Plans call for the addition of teaching studios, practice and rehearsal rooms and enclosed lobby space linking the center to the existing Cowles Auditorium.
Man loses license to hunt for five years
A Naples, Idaho, man has been banned from hunting for five years after he admitted taking three North Dakota men hunting for mountain lions and putting his tag on an animal they killed.

In brief: Bank robbery suspect says he had lost job
The man accused of robbing a South Hill bank Thursday reportedly cried as he told police officers he committed the crime because he had just lost the job he had held for 13 years and was about to lose his house.
Lewis-McChord man held in wife’s death
A 20-year-old Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier has been ordered held without bail for three days while police continue to investigate the shooting death of his 19-year-old wife at their Lakewood, Washington, apartment.
Baby dies when left in car for six hours
PORTLAND – The father of an Oregon baby who died after being left in a parked car told police that he was supposed to take her to day care but forgot and went to work instead.
Boat sinks; 2 rescued off Washington coast
SEQUIM, Wash. – The Coast Guard says a 67-foot recreational vessel with 700 gallons of diesel onboard has sunk off the coast of Washington state after a man and woman were rescued.

Cowan, Johnson adding voiced party affiliations to TV spots
Democratic state Senate challenger Rich Cowan and Spokane County Commission challenger Mary Lou Johnson, also running as a Democrat, dispute assertions that they were trying to hide anything but each is adding spoken references to being Democrats in their TV ads, which is required under state campaign rules. The advertisements already included written on-screen descriptions of their party affiliation.

Rebuttals lacking, sheriff’s candidates focus on staff, officer-involved shootings

Legal marijuana-tied businesses in Spokane County lead state in sales

Shawn Vestal: Same-sex marriage opposition falls short

Editorial: Choices for Washington’s top court few but easy: Stephens, Johnson

Charles Krauthammer: Ebola demands we bear down – quickly

Froma Harrop: The young are driving changes in our car habits

Special to The Spokesman-Review: Please vote yes for better streets, improved Riverfront Park
Mayor David Condon And City Council President Ben Stuckart

Steve Massey: God ready to hold, strengthen those in depression

New Jersey hazing arrests put focus on policies
As classes resumed in a New Jersey town for the first time since the arrest of seven high school football players on charges of sexually assaulting younger teammates, attention turned to whether the state’s anti-bullying laws adequately address team sports.

Ask Dr. K: Choose toothpaste with fluoride

More bodies spotted on Nepal trekking trail

Rome’s mayor defiantly registers 16 gay marriages

Obituary: Kasai, Leonard Mitsuru
12 Jun 1925 - 14 Oct 2014

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from USA Today
from The Wall Street Journal

Bishops Reject Language Highlighting ‘Precious Support’ Committed Gay Couples Lend Each Other

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from The Washington Post

Poor kids who do everything right don’t do better than rich kids who do everything wrong
The idea of a meritocracy is a myth. Don't believe me, look at the research. "Even poor kids who do everything right don't do much better than rich kids who do everything wrong. Advantages and disadvantages, in other words, tend to perpetuate themselves. ... Specifically, rich high school dropouts remain in the top about as much as poor college grads stay stuck in the bottom — 14 versus 16 percent, respectively. Not only that, but these low-income strivers are just as likely to end up in the bottom as these wealthy ne'er-do-wells. Some meritocracy."

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from WND (World Net Daily)
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CONSTITUTIONAL FIGHT LAUNCHED OVER ELECTION OF SENATORS
Lawsuit challenges adoption of 17th Amendment

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from 100 Percent FED Up


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