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from Allen West
from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
Say What? Resolve to Ignore These Media ‘Experts’ in 2015
1. TV’s Dr. Oz: 4 out of 10 Claims Debunked by Medical Professionals
2. Engineer Bill Nye is Media’s Go-to ‘Science Guy’
3. Neil deGrasse Tyson Criticized for Manufacturing Quotes
4. Russell Brand: Millionaire, Occupy Supporter, Hypocrite
5. ‘Wunderkind’ Ezra Klein’s Liberalism Even More Obvious at Vox Startup
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from Collective Evolution
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from Conservative Post
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Here’s the list of companies that support Al Sharpton’s Race War
According to a report in The New York Post, Sharpton reps more sponsors than you can dream of. The “donations” seem a bit more like protection money.
Here’s the list of companies that support Al Sharpton’s Race War
According to a report in The New York Post, Sharpton reps more sponsors than you can dream of. The “donations” seem a bit more like protection money.
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from The Daily Caller
Obama Adviser Jonathan Gruber In 2009: Obamacare Will NOT Be Affordable
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[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Carbon dioxide emissions help tropical rainforests grow faster: Study shows trees absorb more greenhouse gas than expected
7 cultural concepts we don't have in the U.S.
Perhaps one of these ideas will inspire you to think differently in your day-to-day life.
from Daily Mail (UK)
Carbon dioxide emissions help tropical rainforests grow faster: Study shows trees absorb more greenhouse gas than expected
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from Mother Nature Network
7 cultural concepts we don't have in the U.S.
Perhaps one of these ideas will inspire you to think differently in your day-to-day life.
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from Newsmax
from RedState
from Slate
Breathe Easily, White America
Network TV’s most popular Friday-night series, CBS’s Blue Bloods, perfectly caters to your perspective on the police.
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from Slate's The Vault Blog
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from The Spokesman-Review
Woman’s 2-year-old son accidentally shoots, kills her at Hayden Wal-Mart
A 29-year-old woman is dead after her 2-year-old son got a hold of a loaded handgun in her purse and accidentally shot her inside a Wal-Mart store in Hayden.
Bodies found in Indonesian waters where plane disappeared
Six bloated bodies and debris seen floating in Indonesian waters Tuesday painfully ended the mystery of AirAsia Flight 8501, which crashed into the Java Sea with 162 people aboard and was lost to searchers for more than two days.
Jetliner searchers discover debris
Changes coming to schools
Education is changing rapidly across the nation, and Washington and Idaho are no exception. State standards have become more rigorous, funding issues persist and technology is changing classrooms. Here are 10 things to watch for in 2015.
FBI seeks to bolster its ranks with ‘cyber special agents’
The FBI said Monday it’s seeking technology experts – including those with experience in “ethical hacking” – to become “cyber special agents.”
Being uninsured in America will cost you more in 2015. It’s the first year all taxpayers have to report to the Internal Revenue Service whether they had health insurance for the previous year, as required under the Affordable Care Act. Those who were uninsured face fines, unless they qualify for one of about 30 exemptions, most of which involve financial hardships.
After long trip from Wyoming, wolf shot in Utah
A 3-year-old female gray wolf, after traveling more than 500 miles from Wyoming, was shot and killed in southwestern Utah after a hunter apparently mistook her for a coyote.
A female health care worker who has just returned from Sierra Leone has been diagnosed with Ebola and is being treated in a Glasgow hospital, Scottish authorities said Monday.
Chinese access to Gmail blocked
Chinese access to Google Inc.’s email service has been blocked amid government efforts to limit or possibly ban access to the U.S. company’s services, which are popular among Chinese who seek to avoid government monitoring.
In brief: U.S. airstrike targets Somali militia leader
The United States launched an airstrike Monday against a senior al-Shabab militia leader in southwestern Somalia.
Call for Greek elections fuels investor concerns
Greece’s government was forced Monday to call early national elections, stoking financial concerns as investors worry the main opposition party will win – and want to renege on the country’s bailout deal.
Obama says veto pen ready
He hasn’t used it much. But President Barack Obama says he suspects his veto pen will get far more use in the next two years with Republicans in control of Congress.
U.N. wants Hammarskjold answers
The U.N. General Assembly voted unanimously Monday to ask Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to appoint an independent panel of experts to examine new information about the mysterious plane crash that killed U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold on a peace mission to newly independent Congo in 1961.
The U.N. General Assembly voted unanimously Monday to ask Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to appoint an independent panel of experts to examine new information about the mysterious plane crash that killed U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold on a peace mission to newly independent Congo in 1961.
House GOP whip’s aide downplays speech to ‘hate group’
As Republicans struggle to attract more votes from minorities heading into the 2016 presidential election, a House GOP leader has acknowledged that he once addressed a gathering of white supremacists, though his office denies any association with the group’s social views.
As Republicans struggle to attract more votes from minorities heading into the 2016 presidential election, a House GOP leader has acknowledged that he once addressed a gathering of white supremacists, though his office denies any association with the group’s social views.
A South Los Angeles man who was killed in a police shooting in August was shot in the back at close range during what Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck described Monday as a violent struggle over an officer’s gun.
Two L.A. officers uninjured when patrol car fired upon
Two men opened fire on a police car patrolling a tough part of Los Angeles, but the two officers inside were not injured and one was able to shoot back, authorities said Monday. One suspect was later arrested and the other was on the loose.
In brief: Congressman will resign from office
Republican Rep. Michael Grimm, Staten Island, New York, who pleaded guilty to tax evasion just days ago, has announced he’ll resign from office effective Jan. 5 because he would not be able to give the job his full attention anymore.
Adult film actor positive for HIV
California public health officials issued an alert Monday after finding “very strong evidence” that an adult film actor became infected with HIV as a result of unprotected sex on an out-of-state film shoot.
Teen arrested over gun photo posting
Police in Texas have arrested a teen for posting a photo of a replica gun pointed at a police car with a caption reading in part: “Should I do it?”
FBI insistent Sony hacked by North Korea
Amid growing speculation by some cybersecurity experts that North Korea might not have been behind the hacking of Sony Pictures Entertainment, the FBI on Monday dismissed the possibility that anyone else was to blame.
Federal and state officials are testing wild birds in Washington state to see how far a type of avian influenza has spread. Separate strains of the H5 virus were identified in a wild duck and a captive gyrfalcon in northwest Washington this month. Neither virus has been found in commercial poultry in the U.S.
Spokane County recycled more than half of its waste in 2013, beating a statewide recycling rate of 49 percent, according to data released Monday by the Department of Ecology.
UI herbarium creates app for wildflowers
The University of Idaho’s Stillinger Herbarium helped create an app with more than 800 Idaho wildflower species.
Housing authority will accept pre-applications
Starting Jan. 26, the Spokane Housing Authority will accept online pre-applications for a lottery to get on a waiting list for housing choice vouchers.
Arctic blast grabs hold of Inland Northwest
A new shot of arctic air sent shivers across the Inland Northwest as winds topping 30 mph drove wind-chill readings below zero.
Rescue crews on Mount Rainier discovered a body Monday matching the description of a snowshoer who vanished in a severe storm over the weekend.
News briefs: Inland Northwest Blood Center supply critically low
The Inland Northwest Blood Center is critically low on two types of blood – so low that the agency is opening on New Year’s Day for donations.
No damage reported from small quake
The Washington state Emergency Management agency said no damage has been reported from a magnitude-3.0 quake centered about 6 miles west of Entiat and 16 miles north of Wenatchee at a depth of more than 2 1/2 miles.
Wenatchee man’s body found on beach
FLORENCE, Ore. – Oregon state police said a body discovered on a Lane County beach is that of of 27-year-old Bryan E. McKinney, of Wenatchee, who was reported missing Dec. 16.
Coastal mayor declares emergency
The mayor of the Washington coast community of Ocean Shores has declared a state of emergency after recent big waves and high tides damaged giant protective sandbags that protect several houses and condos from beach erosion.
Washington state fines fireworks company for safety problems
The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries has fined a fireworks plant $1,200 for safety violations after investigating a fatal explosion in June. Entertainment Fireworks in Tenino produces professional fireworks shows around the region. A 75-year-old man died after the explosion and two others were injured as workers were preparing shells for shipping.
After early disappointments, officials are now projecting profits
Computer Sciences Corp. settles with SEC
Computer Sciences Corp. said it will pay $190 million and restate three years of financial results in a proposed settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Airlines poised to take off
The airline industry is likely to be healthy again in 2015 because of mergers and falling jet fuel prices, and while consumers might be stuffed into slimmer seats in coach, at least they will be able to enjoy new and upgraded planes and more onboard amenities, such as Wi-Fi and streaming video.
IRS says tax filing can start on Jan. 20
Tax filing season will start on time this year despite a last-minute tax law passed by Congress, the IRS said Monday.
Business briefs: Chrysler issues recall for 67,000 pickups
Fiat Chrysler is recalling about 67,000 model year 2006 and 2007 pickups because of a problem that could allow the trucks to be started without the clutch being depressed. Chrysler said one death is associated with the problem.
Shake Shack orders up initial public offering
Shake Shack is bringing its burgers, milkshakes and crinkle-cut fries to Wall Street.
Signatures submitted to fight California’s plastic bag ban
Business groups trying to overturn a new California law that bans single-use plastic bags said Monday that they’ve collected more than enough signatures to put their referendum on the November 2016 ballot.
Editorial: Technology cost part of transparent government
Robert J. Samuelson: Middle class faces a crisis of faith
A last-gasp effort, a first Christmas
A Seattle baby was home in time for Christmas after local doctors bet on a last-chance, once-discarded treatment that uses liquid, not air, to inflate the collapsed lungs of fragile newborns.
Dr. Zorba Paster: Side effects aside, statins can offer big benefits
Coconut oil is saturated fat
Ask Dr. K: Get second pneumonia vaccination
Report: Ebola survival improving in Sierra Leone
One year into the world’s worst Ebola outbreak, doctors are reporting an encouraging sign: About 70 percent of patients in a hard-hit area of Sierra Leone now survive.
Health authorities target ‘silent killer’
The task force defined normal blood pressure as anything up to 130/85 mm Hg, although the CDC and the American Heart Association use a cutoff of 120/80 mm Hg.
Longest-serving UW president dies
William P. Gerberding died Saturday at age 85. The 27th and longest-serving president of the University of Washington from 1979 until he retired in 1995, Gerberding is credited with pushing the university into national prominence. During his time, about 125,000 students graduated, four Nobel Prizes were awarded to faculty; several new buildings were constructed; and he led a record-breaking, $284 million fundraising effort.
William P. Gerberding died Saturday at age 85. The 27th and longest-serving president of the University of Washington from 1979 until he retired in 1995, Gerberding is credited with pushing the university into national prominence. During his time, about 125,000 students graduated, four Nobel Prizes were awarded to faculty; several new buildings were constructed; and he led a record-breaking, $284 million fundraising effort.
Larry Stuckart, advocate for the poor, dies at 65
Larry Stuckart, a champion for Spokane’s downtrodden who helped build the city’s most prominent nonprofit helping the poor, died after a 10-month struggle with cancer. He was 65. For 20 years, Stuckart led SNAP, the private, nonprofit social services organization that aimed to lift people out of poverty. He helped the organization grow from a nine-person outfit administering about $125,000 in grants to, at one point, an institution with 180 employees and an annual budget of almost $25 million.
Larry Stuckart, a champion for Spokane’s downtrodden who helped build the city’s most prominent nonprofit helping the poor, died after a 10-month struggle with cancer. He was 65. For 20 years, Stuckart led SNAP, the private, nonprofit social services organization that aimed to lift people out of poverty. He helped the organization grow from a nine-person outfit administering about $125,000 in grants to, at one point, an institution with 180 employees and an annual budget of almost $25 million.
10 Aug 1949 - 28 Dec. 2014
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from USA Today
Lewis Rudolph, a Krispy Kreme founder, dies
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from The Washington Post
Google got it wrong. The open-office trend is destroying the workplace.
Workplaces need more walls, not fewer.
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from The Western Center for Journalism
(Western Journalism)
“Honestly Speaking” Woman Unleashes Fiery Rant On Mayor De Blasio, Al Sharpton, And Obama About “Killing Cops”
BREAKING: Look What Chilling Event Just Occurred Not Far From The Chernobyl Disaster Site
(Western Journalism)
“Honestly Speaking” Woman Unleashes Fiery Rant On Mayor De Blasio, Al Sharpton, And Obama About “Killing Cops”
BREAKING: Look What Chilling Event Just Occurred Not Far From The Chernobyl Disaster Site
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