Sunday, November 9, 2014

In the news, Wednesday, October 29, 2014


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OCT 28      INDEX      OCT 30
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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 The Blaze (& Glenn Beck)
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from CBS News (& affiliates)

Gov. Christie Tells Sandy Heckler To ‘Sit Down And Shut Up’
Clearly Fed Up, Republican Accuses Recovery Watchdog Of Clowning For The Cameras

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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
from The Daily Caller

Romney Slams ‘Spectator-In-Chief’ Obama [VIDEO]

La Raza Promotes Washington Post Guide On Where People Can Vote Without An ID

Chris Matthews: Election Next Week Could Be ‘Sweep Night’ For GOP [VIDEO]

Democrats Accused Of Posing As Republican Election Judges In Colorado
The Colorado secretary of state is investigating allegations that some Boulder County Republican election judges are actually Democrats in disguise.

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from Examiner.com
[Information from this site may not be vetted.]
from Forum for Middle East Understanding
(FFMU) (Shoebat.com)  [Information from this site may be unreliable.]

Thousands Of Christians Take Up Arms, Make A Crusade, And Slaughter Muslims Who Try To Kill Them

ISIS Takes 48 Innocent People And Butcher Every Single One Of Them With Pure Cruelty
Jihadists from the Islamic State group have executed at least 46 members of a tribe that fought against them in Iraq’s Anbar province, sources said.

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from Fox News (& affiliates)

Maine officials threaten to order returning Ebola nurse to follow quarantine protocol
Maine health officials said Tuesday that they are prepared to go to court to force nurse Kaci Hickox to comply with the state's voluntary 21-day quarantine period for health care workers who have treated Ebola patients.

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from The Guardian (UK)

Netanyahu insists he is 'under attack for defending Israel' after remarks from US official
Quotes from senior Obama administration figures damn Israeli prime minister as ‘chickenshit’ over stance on settlements and peace with Palestinians

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

Judge Orders Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio To Undergo Training To Stop Racial Profiling

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from The Jerusalem Post
from KXLY 4 News (ABC Spokane)
from Mad World News
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]

Mad-As-Hell: Read How Sheriff Joe Just Promised To Stop Obama’s Amnesty

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from Money Talks News
from National Geographic

Asteroids Offer Stepping-Stones to Mars, Expert Says
Rather than lassoing asteroids, NASA could use the space rocks to prepare for a visit to Mars.

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from NBC News (& affiliates)

Pakistan's Taliban Launches 'Quality' English-Language Magazine
There's a new terrorism title jockeying for space on a crowded shelf of glossy propaganda publications. "You can contact us for suggestions" might sound like any other glossy, but what follows reminds the reader of the magazine’s darker designs.

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from NPR (& affiliates)
from RT (Russia Today)
(Russian government-supported propaganda channel)

Netanyahu ‘chickenshit’ & ‘coward’: US officials go tough on Israeli PM

700-yo virus from ancient caribou poop revived, infects living plant

Small town sends armored vehicle, 24 officers to collect debt from 75-year-old

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If there is one thing that the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Africa has revealed to the world, it’s the full extent of quackery that is out there and advertised as being able to treat deadly diseases such as Ebola. I’ll never understand how anyone can take the delusion that is homeopathy seriously, but its believers produce real world consequences.

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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)

NASA's Asteroid-Capture Mission Won't Help Astronauts Reach Mars: Scientist

Robotic Russian Supply Ship Docks to International Space Station

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from The Spokesman-Review

Supply rocket lost in blast
5,000 pounds of space station gear goes up in fireball

Fed keeps rate at record low, ends bond buying

Inmate escapes from Geiger Corrections Center
Officials at Spokane County Detention Services report that 33-year old Danny T. Kolle escaped from Geiger Corrections Center on Tuesday around 5:40 p.m.

Spokane sets daily rainfall record
Spokane International Airport reported a daily rainfall record of 0.57 inches on Tuesday. The previous daily record for Oct. 28 was 0.53 inches 132 years ago in 1882.

Three garage fires under investigation
Firefighters responded to 1217 W. Chelan Ave. at 3:47 a.m. for a reported garage fire, and discovered that the fire had spread to two other garages. Crews quickly extinguished all three fires. A cause has not been determined and is under investigation.

Suspect in Whipple murder arrested
Murder suspect Chrystal L. Huff was booked into Spokane County Jail just after 4 a.m. Wednesday. Spokane Police identified Huff as a suspect in the Oct. 2 murder of Richard W. Whipple Tuesday.

Many choose not to be citizens
More than an estimated 8.5 million immigrants living in the U.S. were eligible for citizenship in 2012. Yet fewer than 800,000 took the leap, according to the latest Department of Homeland Security numbers.

Students being taught to type at an earlier age

Oil train wreck would be challenge, Spokane Valley deputy fire chief testifies

Lava heads toward Pahoa, Hawaii, home
Residents of Pahoa Village, the commercial center of the island’s rural Puna district south of Hilo, have had weeks to prepare for what’s been described as a slow-motion disaster. Most have either already left or are prepared to go. At least 50 or 60 structures – including homes and businesses – are in the area likely to be hit.

In brief: High court stays Missouri execution
The U.S. Supreme Court late Tuesday halted the execution of a Missouri man who killed a woman and her two children, citing concerns that his legal counsel was ineffective.
White House responds to network threat
The White House said it has taken steps to address suspicious activity detected on its unclassified computer network.
U.S. bolsters security at federal buildings
The U.S. government has increased security at federal buildings in Washington and across the country in response to last week’s terrorist attack outside the Canadian Parliament building in Ottawa that killed one soldier.
Bombing suspect’s friend convicted of lying
A friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted Tuesday of lying during the investigation into the 2013 attack.

Ebola nurse released from hospital

Eight million ballots in early voting draws parties’ attention

Kim Jong Un had ankle surgery, South Korea says

Search for missing students focuses on Mexican dump
Mexican authorities Tuesday announced the arrest of another suspect in the disappearance of 43 college students and said they were working with the most solid clues to date in finding the youths, centering on a mass grave at a trash dump near the city of Iguala.

Iraqi Kurdish troops headed to Syria to fight militants

In brief: Egypt to create buffer zone along Gaza Strip
Egyptian authorities on Tuesday ordered residents living along the country’s eastern border with the Gaza Strip to evacuate so they can demolish their homes and set up a buffer zone to stop weapons and militant trafficking between Egypt and the Palestinian territory.
Islamists lose voters in Tunisian elections
Tunisia’s well-organized Islamists have been defeated in parliamentary elections, paying the price for their turbulent years of power after the Arab Spring that saw the rise of terrorist groups in this North African nation.

In brief: Incredible Corn Maze closes for season weeks after teen’s death
The North Idaho Halloween attraction where a young man portraying a zombie was killed earlier this month has closed for the season. The Incredible Corn Maze in Hauser posted the notice on its Facebook and Web pages Monday night. No explanation was given for the early closure. The season was to run Sept. 26 through Saturday.
Suspect in fatal stabbing sought after no-show
Spokane police detectives are searching for Chrystal L. Huff, 40, who they accuse of stabbing a man to death in his Browne’s Addition apartment. Richard W. Whipple’s body was discovered Oct. 2 at his apartment at 1600 W. Pacific Ave. in Spokane after neighbors reported a bad odor coming from his residence for a week.

Jury acquits deputy of insurance fraud charges
A Spokane jury on Tuesday acquitted a Spokane County sheriff’s deputy of insurance fraud. Deputy Jeremy B. Jeske, a 15-year veteran of the department, remains on paid administrative leave.

97-year-old Spokane woman dies in house fire
A 97-year-old woman died in a house fire on Spokane’s North Side early Tuesday morning. Neighbors identified her as Olga Ford and said she was a longtime neighborhood resident. She lived with her son, Trevor Ford, who was able to escape the house, 1227 E. Longfellow Ave., with minor injuries.

Sen. Sheldon says group violates campaign finance rules
Supporters of a conservative Democratic state senator who crossed the aisle to help form a mostly Republican majority in that chamber charged Tuesday that he is a victim of a group that is violating campaign finance rules in his re-election bid against another Democrat.

In brief: Marysville-Pilchuck football team practices at Seahawks facility
The Seattle Seahawks welcomed the Marysville-Pilchuck High School football team to practice at their facility Tuesday following last week’s deadly shooting at the school.
Man fined for dumping rotting mink carcasses
The state of Oregon has fined a crab fisherman $13,370 for dumping more than a ton of rotten mink carcasses into the Brookings-Harbor marina last spring.
Mushroom hunter finds skeleton in woods
A mushroom hunter discovered a human skeleton in the woods along the Chetco River in southwestern Oregon.

Washington Supreme Court hears charter school argument
A coalition of teachers, parents and community groups is suing the state to stop Washington’s new charter system from getting off the ground.

Lewiston bans discrimination based on sexual orientation
Officials in Lewiston have passed an ordinance banning discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodation based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

In brief: Woman charged in vehicle prowling
A 21-year-old woman faces 21 counts stemming from theft-related activity after a investigation into vehicle prowling in north Spokane.
Two students jailed over school threats
Two Tacoma high school students have been arrested on accusations they made threats against their school.
Court-martial to be at Lewis-McChord
A Fort Wainwright soldier charged with premeditated murder in the death of his 3-year-old son will be court-martialed in Washington state.

FBI says it faked news story to catch bomb-threat suspect
The FBI confirmed Tuesday it faked an Associated Press story to catch a bomb-threat suspect in 2007, but now says it did not spoof a Seattle Times Web page as part of the investigation.

Coast Guard extends helicopter rescue services in Newport, Oregon
Several members of Oregon’s congressional delegation say the Coast Guard has agreed to keep a rescue helicopter at Newport two weeks longer than it had planned – until Dec. 15.

Schools apologizing for Montana election mailer
The presidents of Stanford University and Dartmouth College are sending 100,000 letters to Montana residents disavowing election mailers that state officials called deceitful and worried will influence the state’s two Supreme Court elections.

Eastern Idaho struggles to hire qualified teachers
Some school districts in southeast Idaho haven’t been able to find qualified teachers to fill open positions, and officials fear the problem will become worse.

Teachers’ attorney says investigative records should stay sealed
Spokane Public Schools should not release records of investigations into unproven allegations against two teachers, even if it removes their names, because identifying them from the documents is “just a baby step,” an attorney for the two teachers told the state Supreme Court.

FTC accuses AT&T Wireless of “data throttling”
The Federal Trade Commission is suing AT&T Wireless, saying it is seeking millions of dollars in restitution for customers who were promised unlimited data plans by the wireless carrier, only to have their mobile network speeds slowed in a practice known as data throttling.

AutoNation stops sales of cars in air bag recalls
The head of the nation’s biggest car dealership chain says it won’t sell used cars being recalled for exploding air bags because of conflicting advice from automakers and lack of direction from the government.
Home prices creep up slowly
U.S. home prices grew more slowly in August amid modest sales, a trend that could help make homes more affordable in the months ahead.
First non-U.S. Macy’s planned
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The Middle East will be getting the world’s first Macy’s department store outside the United States, and just for good measure, its second Bloomingdale’s, too.
Consumer confidence rises
U.S. consumer confidence rebounded in October, hitting a seven-year high as solid job gains raised expectations for economic growth.

Customer-service robots tested by Lowe’s at stores
Lowe’s is testing whether new bots on wheels can improve its customer service, like helping a shopper find a match for something as simple as a nail.

Apple Pay has rivals in mobile payment
Retailer resistance to Apple Pay had been expected because Apple hasn’t offered incentives to install pricey point-of-sale terminals and train staff on its new mobile payment system. But the decision to not accept Apple Pay by retailers that already have contactless terminals in the checkout line is a “skirmish” rooted in competition.

Facebook ad revenue jumps 64 percent
Facebook grew its advertising revenue by 64 percent in the third quarter, helped by a boost in mobile ads that are becoming an increasingly large chunk of the social networking giant’s overall advertising business.

Michael Smerconish: Political extremes dominate for reason

Editorial: In politics, tracking foes, allies proves troubling

Shawn Vestal: Mothers and doctors, military men and meter maids make community
One obituary is a portrait of an individual. Several add up to a portrait of a community.

Longtime Kitsap ferry captain ‘best of the best’
After a half century of piloting ferries across Sinclair Inlet, you’d think Willis “Bill” Nearhoff could do it with his eyes closed.

Blind bison draws crowd at her new Oregon home

Farrow’s ‘Pumpkin’ goes beyond the classics

Tasty filling takes pumpkins from porch to dining room

Healthy Halloween snacks for kids

Spice up a Halloween party using kitchen basics

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from The Telegraph (UK)

Asteroids could be used as ‘stepping stones’ to Mars
Asteroids could be used as stepping stones to get to Mars one jump at a time, claims Professor Richard Binzel of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

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from Time

Ebola Brings Another Fear: Xenophobia
A father's claim that his two boys were beaten and called "Ebola" raises concern among Africans

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from U.S. News and World Report

Afford a Mortgage With Student Loan Debt
Know how to calculate and manage your debt-to-income ratio before applying for a home loan.

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from The Wall Street Journal

NATO Tracks Large-Scale Russia Air Activity in Europe
NATO Says Russian Air Activity Poses Potential Risk to Civilian Flights

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from The Washington Post (DC)
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