Saturday, March 7, 2015

In the news, Monday, February 23, 2015


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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 Americas Freedom Fighters
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

RACIST LOUIS FARRAKHAN CALLS GIULIANI “PRIVILEGED CRACKER AND DEVIL!” (Video)

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from The Blaze (& Glenn Beck)
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from Breitbart

EXCLUSIVE — HOUSE REPUBLICANS TO BOEHNER, MCCARTHY, SCALISE: STAND STRONG AGAINST FUNDING FOR OBAMA AMNESTY

GALLUP: DEMOCRATS DESERTING ISRAEL
A Gallup poll confirms what has been suggested for some time: Democrats are becoming increasingly hostile toward Israel. The poll found that only 48 percent of Democrats sympathize more with Israelis than Palestinians, while a whopping 83 percent of Republicans chose Israel. Fifty-nine percent of independents favored the Jewish state.

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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
from Examiner.com
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from The Heritage Foundation

As Supreme Court Prepares to Hear New Obamacare Case, One Senator Is Preparing a Plan B
In anticipation of the high court’s ruling in King v. Burwell, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said he plans to reveal a “backup plan” should the justices rule that the health care law does not allow tax credits to be given to those in federally-run health care exchanges. The Utah senator said he plans to announce the details of a short-term solution in the coming days and stressed the need for the repeal and replacement of Obamacare. Part of his plan is to remove the federal government from the equation and “put individuals back in charge of their important health care decisions.”

New Poll Shows Strong American Support for Israel
Despite the controversy surrounding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming address to Congress, a new poll shows that American support for Israel remains strong. According to a new Gallup poll, 70 percent of Americans view Israel favorably.

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from Independent Journal Review

The Shoe’s On The Other Foot: Al Sharpton Named in $20 Billion Racial Discrimination Lawsuit

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from KXLY 4 News (ABC Spokane)

Communities mourning teens killed in Coulee City crash
Third teen airlifted to Harborview with life threatening injuries

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from Media Matters for America
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Fox's Bolling Explains Gender Pay Gap: "Men Take More Risks"

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from The Right Scoop

Mark Levin skewers Lindsey Graham’s “let’s get behind the court” on Obama’s illegal amnesty
from The Spokesman-Review

Pilot in critical condition after Sunday crash
Man initially trapped in plane, surrounded by fuel

Small plane crashes east of downtown Spokane
The private plane, registered with an owner in Alberta, had taken off from Felts Field bound for Stockton, California. It went down about 1:30 p.m. just north of East Sprague Avenue at North Erie Street, near the Hamilton Street bridge over the Spokane River.

Idaho rep’s question on abortion bill draws national attention
HB 154 would add restrictions to medication-induced abortions in Idaho, specifically aimed at preventing them from occurring via telemedicine in what opponents dubbed “web cam abortions.”

Idaho man sentenced to life in prison in wife’s murder case
Charles Capone, a North Idaho man convicted of killing his estranged wife and covering up her murder, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.

New US Pentagon chief convenes unusual counter-IS meeting
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter convened an extraordinary war council Monday on Iraq’s doorstep, six days after taking office, to discuss the nitty-gritty of the administration’s oft-criticized strategy for countering the Islamic State militant group and probe for gaps and weaknesses.

Fuel-hauling trains could derail about 10 times a year in U.S., report says
The federal government predicts trains hauling crude oil or ethanol will derail an average of 10 times a year during the next two decades, causing more than $4 billion in damage and possibly killing hundreds of people if an accident happens in a densely populated part of the U.S.

Traffic light in works for crossing at Kendall Yards
Development of Kendall Yards on the north bank of the Spokane River is bringing an increase in vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian traffic to Monroe Street and Summit Parkway.

Crew frees whale tangled in fishing line
A 45-ton humpback whale tangled in heavy fishing line in Hawaiian waters for more than a week has been freed. A crew from the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary on Saturday used a pole equipped with a knife to saw the line free. Several hundred feet of heavy line used for hoisting crab pots was cut away.

Storm drops 2 feet of snow in Colorado
Boulder, other areas report record-breaking amounts

Obama reaches out to governors
President Barack Obama told dozens of the nation’s governors Sunday night they probably wouldn’t agree on all issues, but said he expected they’d find more in common than sometimes is assumed.

DHS secretary urges vigilance after terrorist mall threat
President Barack Obama’s top Homeland Security official on Sunday warned Americans to be “particularly careful” after terrorist threats against the Mall of America and other shopping centers, and seized the opportunity to call on Congress not to let his department’s funding expire this week.

In brief: Wesleyan says students show symptoms of OD’ing on ‘Molly’
Wesleyan University said at least 11 students have been hospitalized with symptoms of overdoses on the drug known as “Molly.”
Officers again control Texas prison
Officers regained control of a South Texas prison where inmates had set fires and caused significant damage after taking over part of the facility, according to the private contractor operating the prison.
Oakland workers return to docks
The seaport in Oakland, California, appears to have joined others on the West Coast in resuming normal operations.

At least 70 dead in ferry disaster in Bangladesh
The death toll from a weekend ferry disaster in central Bangladesh rose to 70 today in the latest shipping mishap in the South Asian nation.

U.S., Iranian negotiators renew nuclear deal talks
Concerns over what ability to enrich uranium Iran would keep and whether it would maintain its controversial plutonium reactor at Arak remained points of disagreement Sunday as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, began another round of top-level talks.

Bomb kills marchers in Ukraine
A bomb apparently hidden in a thin layer of snow exploded Sunday during a pro-Ukraine march in the eastern industrial city of Kharkiv, killing at least two people and wounding 11, authorities said. Four suspected perpetrators of the attack were detained later in the day, Alexander Turchinov, secretary of the National Defense and Security Council, told the UNIAN news agency. He said the detainees had been trained in the Russian town of Belgorod.

In brief: Hadi says he’s still president of Yemen
The embattled Yemeni leader who resigned the presidency last month and fled the rebel-controlled capital said Sunday he is still the country’s legitimate president and is ruling from the south.
Retrial of Al-Jazeera journalists begins
The retrial of two Al-Jazeera English journalists who face terror-related charges in a case widely criticized by human rights organizations and media groups is set to begin today in Egypt.
Bomb attacks kill 19 across Iraq
Multiple bombings, including a suicide truck bomb attack on Shiite militiamen, killed 19 people Sunday in Iraq, officials said.
El-Sissi says need for Arab force growing
Egypt’s president said Sunday that the need for a joint Arab military force is growing every day as the region faces the threat of Islamic militancy.
Jesuits say priest freed in Afghanistan
The Jesuit religious order says an Indian priest who was abducted in Afghanistan eight months ago has been released.

Leonard Pitts Jr.: We can’t replace satirist Stewart

Ali, Shoeless Joe items draw big bucks
Boxing gloves and photo knockouts with bidders

‘Birdman’ takes flight at an Oscars punctuated by politics
On a stormy night in Hollywood, the 87th annual Academy Awards – which came in humbled by backlash to its all-white acting nominees – bristled with politics and heartfelt speeches about women’s rights, immigration, suicide prevention and race.


Then and Now: Downtown Spokane library built on Terminal Building site
The Terminal Building stood on the block bounded by Lincoln and Main from 1905 to 1929. It served streetcars and local trains, including the electric train to Coeur d’Alene. It was torn down in 1929 and replaced with a Sears, Roebuck and Co. store. Today, it is the site of the Spokane Public Library.

Legendary jazz musician Clark Terry dead at 94

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from Think Progress
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

The Nation’s Most Restrictive Anti-Abortion Law Just Reached The Supreme Court
A Mississippi law that would eliminate access to abortion within that state — a law so restrictive that it was halted by one of the most conservative federal appeals courts in the nation — arrived in the Supreme Court on Wednesday after the state filed a petition asking the justices to hear the case. Should the Court agree to do so, Mississippi could win the right to close down its only abortion clinic.

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from USA Today
from The Washington Times (DC)

Team Bibi schools Team Obama in speech boycott showdown
About 20 House and Senate Democrats announced early on that they would not attend the March 3 speech, which is being cast as a rebuke to President Obama, but since then only a handful have joined them as pro-Netanyahu advocates counter by hinting at political consequences for the no-shows.

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