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from Christian News Network
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Declaring North Carolina’s Ultrasound Law a ‘Free Speech Violation’
Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Declaring North Carolina’s Ultrasound Law a ‘Free Speech Violation’
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from Conciliar Post
The body of American Christians stands at a crossroads. Are we so in love with the security and comfort that this country provides—and that these abhorrent tactics supposedly protect—that we are willing to look the other way when such acts are done in the names of Americans?
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from Daily Mail (UK)
Reporter who spent ten days with ISIS says the West 'has no concept' of how dangerous the group is and says they want to 'kill all non-believers and enslave their children'
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from The Heritage Foundation
Before Sony Caved, New Yorkers Arranged Live Reading of ‘The Interview’
New Poll: Do Americans Think Police Have a Racism Problem?
Forty percent of Americans think almost none of their local police officers “are prejudiced against blacks,” but 25 percent think most or some of their local police officers are. There is a stark racial division between perceptions of the U.S. criminal justice system and its officers, according to a CNN/ORC poll released today.
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from Huffington Post
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]
Reading On A Screen Before Bed Might Be Killing You
You've heard that using screens before bedtime can mess with your sleep, but new research suggests the problem is even more serious.
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Reading On A Screen Before Bed Might Be Killing You
You've heard that using screens before bedtime can mess with your sleep, but new research suggests the problem is even more serious.
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from The Irish Times
Christians most persecuted and discriminated against worldwide
Most violations of religious freedom occur in Muslim countries
According to the International Society for Human Rights, a secular group with members in 38 states worldwide, 80 per cent of all acts of religious discrimination today are directed at Christians.
Christians most persecuted and discriminated against worldwide
Most violations of religious freedom occur in Muslim countries
According to the International Society for Human Rights, a secular group with members in 38 states worldwide, 80 per cent of all acts of religious discrimination today are directed at Christians.
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from Money Talks News
12 Things That Will Be Less Expensive in 2015
From cranberry sauce to a Kia sedan, read our predictions for items that will drop in price in the coming year. Peruse the list, then consider also checking out what items are increasing in price in 2015.
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from NBC News (& affiliates)
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from Newsweek
The Bible: So Misunderstood It's a Sin
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from Pamela Geller (Atlas Shrugs)
911 operators made ‘anti-police’ remarks, said cops ‘deserved it, causing quarrel with FDNY dispatchers as 2 NYPD cops were dying
French authorities: No evidence of religious motive or terror behind 3 “allahu akbar” attacks that have injured dozens
17,500 Patriots Gather to Sing Christmas Carols Against Islamisation in Germany
FBI Warns of Islamic Terror Plot to Blow Up Memphis Bridge
President of Montreal’s police says jihadists pose real threat to police
Canada: 21-year-old Muslim convert arrested for Islamic terrorist plot against Montreal police precincts
Thug Siege: NYPD Tells Cadets Not to Wear Uniforms or Any NYPD Clothing in Public.
Saudi Arabia Grand Mufti says nothing wrong with child marriage
NYPD cop killer worked for Hamas-linked Islamic Society of North America
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from Qpolitical
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from The Raw Story
[Information from this site may not be reliable.
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from RELEVANT Magazine
Sometimes, there really is no place like home for the holidays.
A few things we can learn from the circumstances of Jesus' birth.
We do God and His Word a disservice when we turn Scripture into something it's not.
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from ScienceAlert
Proposed by billionaire inventor Elon Musk, the Hyperloop is designed to get you from New York to China in two hours. And now a team of top engineers plans to take it from pipe dream to reality.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Dow tops 18,000 as market reaches new highs
Stocks are pushing further into record territory as the Dow Jones industrial average tops 18,000 points for the first time.
Daughter of man rescued from lake thanks ’angels’
The daughter of a man rescued by two bystanders from his submerged car in an Idaho lake says her family is grateful to the two “Christmas angels.”
Study: Reading tablet before bed may disrupt sleep cycles
North Korea back online after widespread Internet outages
Downtown Spokane buildings dressed up with light shows
Tunisian voters choose former insider as president
In a triumph of the old guard, a former senior member of Tunisia’s pre-revolution government has won the presidency, according to official preliminary results released Monday.
Court grants orangutan rights
An orangutan that has lived 20 years at the Buenos Aires zoo is entitled to some legal rights enjoyed by humans, an Argentine court has ruled, a decision the ape’s attorney called unprecedented and a ticket to greater freedom.
Cuba maintains right to grant asylum to female prison escapee
Cuba said Monday that it has a right to grant asylum to U.S. fugitives, the clearest sign yet that the communist government has no intention of extraditing America’s most-wanted woman despite the warming of bilateral ties.
Pope’s blistering critique stuns insiders at Vatican
Francis issued a blistering indictment of the Vatican bureaucracy Monday, accusing the cardinals, bishops and priests who serve him of using their Vatican careers to grab power and wealth, of living “hypocritical” double lives and forgetting that they’re supposed to be joyful men of God.
Pontiff lists 15 ‘ailments’ Vatican Curea is suffering
NYC mayor requests suspension of protests
As the New York Police Department mourns two of its own, Mayor Bill de Blasio pleaded for a pause in protests and rancor amid a widening rift with those in a grieving force who accuse him of creating a climate of mistrust that contributed to the executions of two officers.
Bear eludes capture in Arizona
Authorities called off the search Monday for a black bear that caused a stir when it was spotted running through an alfalfa field on the eastern edge of metropolitan Phoenix.
Senator: Artificial insemination arranged by U.S. helped Cuban spy’s wife get pregnant
U.N. schedules debate on North Korea human rights
The U.N. Security Council took up the issue of North Korea’s bleak human rights situation for the first time Monday, a groundbreaking step toward possibly holding the nuclear-armed but desperately poor country and leader Kim Jong Un accountable for alleged crimes against humanity. North Korea quickly denounced the move. The meeting appeared to be the first time that any country’s human rights situation has been scheduled for ongoing debate by the U.N.’s most powerful body.
In brief: Army general will decide if Bergdahl is charged
The Army has referred its findings on the disappearance of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl to a senior official who will determine whether Bergdahl will face criminal charges, it was announced Monday.
North Carolina abortion law unconstitutional, court rules
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that a North Carolina abortion law requiring doctors to perform ultrasounds and describe sonogram images to women is unconstitutional because it violates free speech rights. The panel upheld a federal judge’s ruling that doctors cannot be compelled to deliver the anti-abortion views of lawmakers.
Idaho must pay attorney fees in same-sex marriage case
The state of Idaho must pay more than $400,000 in attorney fees and costs to the lawyers who represented four lesbian couples in overturning the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.
Salvation Army finds gold coin in store kettle for sixth year in row
For the sixth year in a row, an anonymous donor has dropped a 1-ounce gold piece wrapped in a $100 bill into a Salvation Army kettle at the Wandermere Fred Meyer store.
In brief: Stolen gifts found; suspect arrested
Spokane police were able to return several stolen Christmas presents after arresting a suspected thief Monday morning.
Brick thrown at officers in car
Police arrested a Spokane woman after she threw a brick through the driver’s-side window of an unmarked police car Friday.
Prostitute alleges rape at gunpoint
A man accused of pointing a gun at a prostitute and demanding sex acts has been arrested for alleged rape.
Stolen money spent at store, police say
Two accomplices to an armed robbery of the Maverick Gas Station in Cheney were identified by police after one returned to the gas station the same day to buy cigarettes with cash presumably taken during the robbery.
Dynamite found in wooded area
Spokane police neutralized several sticks of dynamite found in a forested area off Government Way on Sunday afternoon.
Long jail waits for mentally ill ‘must stop,’ federal judge rules
Washington state’s lengthy warehousing of mentally ill defendants in jails before trial is “far beyond any constitutional limits” and “must stop,” a federal judge said Monday.
Business briefs: BMW agrees to replace air bags nationwide
BMW has agreed to demands from the government to replace driver’s-side air bags across the entire U.S. The decision affects 140,000 BMW 3 Series cars made between January 2004 and August 2006.
U.S. home sales hit slowest pace in months
Fewer Americans bought homes in November as buying slid to its slowest pace in six months.
Shippers, retailers learn from last year’s delays
As the holiday shopping season winds down, FedEx, UPS and online retailers are using the last few days to try to avoid the problems that occurred last year when severe winter weather and a surge in late orders from shoppers caused delivery delays.
Railroad industry questions need for conductors
When American freight trains delivered cargo after World War II, the steam-belching beasts commonly had seven people aboard – an engineer, a conductor, up to four brakemen and a fireman. Trains have since grown much longer, seemingly stretching to the horizon and often taking 20 minutes to pass through a crossing. And crews have been reduced in size – to five people in the 1970s and two in 1991. Now U.S. railroads want to put a single person in charge of today’s huge locomotives.
Just a trickle of rum coming from Cuba
U.S. imports will remain limited as long as embargo is in place
Robert J. Samuelson: Digital dependence getting risky
Editorial: Look beyond gas tax for funding of state’s roads
STAR treatment: Radiofrequency energy used to kill tumors in vertebrae
The procedure STAR, or spinal tumor ablation radiofrequency, goes directly into afflicted vertebrae with a specially designed instrument that destroys tumors with radiofrequency energy. The resulting void is then filled with a special stabilizing procedure.
Shining a light on MS rates
The Pacific Northwest is a great place to live. However, we have one of the highest rates of multiple sclerosis. A couple factors contribute to our region’s high rate of MS. One, our population is predominantly of northern European descent, the ethnic group at the highest risk of MS. And second, growing evidence suggests our low levels of vitamin D – the “sunshine vitamin” – may play a role in development of MS.
Ask Dr. K: Low majority of vasectomy reversals take
Storms may hinder mountain pass travel
The National Weather Service today said a pair of Pacific storm systems could create travel problems on mountain passes of the region, mainly on Wednesday and again on Saturday.
British singer Joe Cocker, 70, dies of lung cancer
Joe Cocker, the raspy-voiced British singer known for his frenzied cover of “With a Little Help From My Friends,” the teary ballad “You Are So Beautiful” and a contorted performing style uncannily parodied by John Belushi on “Saturday Night Live,” has died of lung cancer in Colorado, where he has lived for the past two decades.
Former Spokane Police Chief Terry Mangan dies
Former Spokane Police Chief Terry Mangan died on Monday at hospital outside of Washington, D.C., following a long illness. Mangan, 76, served from 1987 until 1998 and was the first person selected to Spokane’s top cop job from outside the department.
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from TPNN (Tea Party News Network)
Ten Quick Facts You May Not Know About NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio
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from The Weekly Standard
Video: U.S. Airstrike on ISIS in Iraq
U.S. Central Command has released this video of an airstrike that took place December 18 on ISIS in Iraq:
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from The Western Center for Journalism
(Western Journalism)
Fox News, Fox Business Blacked Out From Dish Network
Shocking New Malaysia Airlines MH370 Claim Made By Aviation Expert Could Solve The Mystery
(Western Journalism)
Fox News, Fox Business Blacked Out From Dish Network
Shocking New Malaysia Airlines MH370 Claim Made By Aviation Expert Could Solve The Mystery
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