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from The Guardian (UK)
Is Putin ill? 'Everything is fine' despite canceled meetings and old photos
Russian president has not been seen in public since 5 March and details of alleged meetings have been disproved but spokesman says ‘There’s no need to worry’
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from Independent Journal Review
When a Basketball Team Hears a Cheerleader Get Bullied from the Stands Their Reaction is Pure Class
If You Look Closely at This Time Cover, You’ll See a Joke at a Political Figure’s Expense.
A Time magazine cover is creating a buzz, and whether or not the shadowy framing of Hillary Clinton was intentional, it contains an ironic coincidence. The cover is at the very least unsympathetic, since it is captioned “The Clinton Way: They Write Their Own Rules. Will It Work This Time?”
Jon Stewart Won’t Let Hillary Be An Exception To The Rule After What She Did With 30,000 Emails
Hillary Clinton's Privacy Problem
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Savings mount from dumping IEN, Idaho lawmakers cut Admin Dept’s budget
The tally of savings from dumping the troubled Idaho Education Network continues to climb, as lawmakers received final figures Thursday showing that with 100 percent of school districts reporting, school broadband costs dropped 37 percent after the IEN went dark and the cost per megabit declined by a whopping 61 percent. Meanwhile, legislative budget writers lashed out at the state Department of Administration on Thursday, which ran the IEN and signed up 21 state agencies for separate broadband service agreements with its vendors – all of which are now void now that the IEN contract has been declared illegal by a court.
Snowpack suffering from warmer temperatures
The Spokane River basin and the Idaho Panhandle are at about 84 percent of normal for precipitation, but the snowpack is about 47 percent of normal. About 27 percent of the agency’s snow monitoring sites in the mountains were at or near record lows for March 1.
Pope Francis appoints Thomas Daly as new Catholic Bishop of Spokane
Pope Francis has appointed Thomas Daly as the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Spokane. Daly comes to Spokane from San Jose, where he currently serves as auxiliary bishop in the nation’s 10th largest diocese. Bishop Daly will spend the next two months completing his obligations in San Jose. His installation in Spokane is set for May 20 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes. The apostolic nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, is scheduled to be present.
Two officers shot outside Ferguson Police Department
Six Ferguson city employees leaving jobs
Police Chief Thomas Jackson is the sixth employee of the city of Ferguson to resign or be fired after the U.S. Department of Justice last week issued a report that found a profit-driven court system and widespread racial bias in the city police department. The city announced Tuesday it had reached a “mutual separation agreement” with City Manager John Shaw effective immediately. A court clerk was fired last week and two police officers resigned following revelations they had sent racist emails. The judge who oversaw the city’s court system has also resigned.
Selfie stick bans go into effect at French, U.S., U.K. attractions
“Selfie sticks” have now been banned at a French palace and a British museum, joining a growing list of global tourist attractions to take such measures. The devices are used to improve snapshots, but critics say they are obnoxious and potentially dangerous. Officials at Palace of Versailles outside Paris, and Britain’s National Gallery in London, announced the bans Wednesday, saying they need to protect artworks and other visitors.
U.S. to supply Ukraine with drones, hesitates on weapons
The United States announced Wednesday that it is sending small unarmed drones, armored Humvees and other assistance to Ukraine in its fight against Russian-backed separatists. Lethal weapons were not included, to the dismay of some U.S. lawmakers.
Canada proposes tougher oil tank car standards
The Canadian government has proposed tough new standards for rail tank cars used to transport crude oil in response to a string of fiery crashes. The proposal, posted online Wednesday by Transport Canada, would require the cars to have outer “jackets,” a layer of thermal protection, and thicker steel walls.
In brief: Russians, American land after ISS trip
A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and an American landed in Kazakhstan today, ending the astronauts’ nearly six months aboard the International Space Station. The capsule carried Russians Alexander Samokutayev and Elena Serova and NASA’s Barry Wilmore. They blasted off for the space station Sept. 26. Three other astronauts remain aboard the space station. They will be joined by three others March 27; two of those – Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko – are to spend a full year on the ISS.
Woman dies after gray whale crash
A Canadian woman has died from injuries suffered when a surfacing gray whale crashed onto a tourist boat, according to the port director of the Mexico resort of Cabo San Lucas.
Netanyahu’s party trailing, polls find
With less than a week remaining before Israel’s elections, the race appears tighter than it has at any time since the start of the campaign, throwing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the defensive. Three public opinion polls published Tuesday and Wednesday show Netanyahu’s conservative Likud party lagging by margins of three to four parliamentary seats behind the center-left Zionist Union alliance.
New start times for Spokane schools approved
Spokane Public Schools’ board of directors voted unanimously Wednesday to move elementary school start times earlier and push back middle school start times. The new elementary school schedule will be 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., starting a half-hour earlier and ending at the same time. For middle schools, the new schedule will be 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., so those students will start 15 minutes later than their current schedule. The district’s high school start times will remain at 8 a.m.
Lakeland Village Nursing Facility residents to lose Medicaid funding
The federal government plans to cut off Medicaid funding for 83 residents under long-term care at Lakeland Village Nursing Facility as of next Thursday.
EWU athletes mentor elementary school students
Eastern Washington University basketball team members are mentoring fifth-grade boys at Whitman Elementary School; the college’s volleyball team mentors girls. The program, dubbed CHAMPS (College Headed and Making Progress), is the brainchild of kindergarten teacher Jodi Schock and EWU coach Jim Hayford. It provides a role model for students at the Hillyard school and encourages them to aim for college.
In brief: Commissioner Todd Mielke applies to be Spokane County CEO
Spokane County Commissioner Todd Mielke said Wednesday he’s put in the paperwork to apply for the job of outgoing Spokane County Chief Executive Officer Marshall Farnell.
State files suit against SBTickets
The Washington state attorney general’s office filed a consumer protection lawsuit Wednesday against SBTickets, which promised Super Bowl tickets that it never delivered.
Washington Senate passes disclosure bill aimed at nonprofits
Many nonprofit organizations that give $25,000 or more to political campaigns in Washington would have to disclose their largest donors, under a bill the Senate passed unanimously on Wednesday. The change would place disclosure rules on so-called incidental committees, nonprofit organizations that were set up for other purposes but contribute large amounts to candidates or to support or oppose a ballot measure.
Reward offered in cases of women missing from Coeur d’Alene since 1986
Crime Stoppers of the Inland Northwest is offering a reward for information in the cases of two women who disappeared from Coeur d’Alene in 1986. Debora Jean Swanson, who was a teacher with the Coeur d’Alene School District, parked her car in a Third Street parking lot to go jogging March 29, 1986, on Tubbs Hill. Police found her car in the parking lot the next day. Her purse and identification were still inside the locked car. Sally Anne, also known as Sally Anne Ries, was reported missing by her family on May 28, 1986. She was last seen May 16 of that year in Coeur d’Alene. Her car was at her home, undisturbed.
Teen hurt in cliff fall east of Maple bridge
Spokane Fire Battalion Chief Mike Thompson said a teen who suffered significant injuries Wednesday evening appeared to have fallen 30 to 40 feet from a cliff overlooking the Spokane River. He landed in a rocky area on the north side of the river just east of the Maple Street Bridge.
Washington state Senate passes bill to slash college tuition rates
Amid fears that cutting tuition would harm the quality of Washington’s higher-education programs, the state Senate passed a bill Wednesday that could slash rates by as much as 30 percent over the next two years.
Opposition to Idaho teacher-pay bill delays education budget vote
Teachers from across Idaho traveled to the Capitol this week to speak against a controversial teacher performance-pay plan, and now the bill – which is the centerpiece of this year’s legislative session – is dead. A new bill is in the works, but likely will lengthen this year’s session beyond the hoped-for March 27 adjournment.
Powdered alcohol gets approval from feds
Bill in Washington Legislature would regulate it like hard liquor
Keystone Automotive to open warehouse on West Plains
Keystone Automotive Corp., a subsidiary of LKQ Corp., will build a 250,000-square-foot warehouse just off of Hallett Road, south of Interstate 90. The facility will employ about 60 people and should be open by the end of the year.
FTC sues DirecTV, alleges ads deceptive
The government is taking the nation’s biggest satellite TV provider to court, accusing DirecTV of misleading millions of consumers about the cost of its programming.
L.L. Bean coming to Pacific Northwest
L.L. Bean, known for selling its trademark boots via catalog for more than a century, plans to make a bigger push into brick-and-mortar retail by more than tripling the number of domestic stores over the next five years, officials said Wednesday. The retail push will include L.L. Bean Inc.’s first West Coast presence with the opening of stores in the Pacific Northwest.
Amazon to showcase inventions, products
Early adopters, take note: Amazon.com has launched a store section called Amazon Exclusives that features new innovations from up-and-coming brands.
PetSmart sale closes; new CEO appointed
PetSmart said Wednesday that it has been taken private, as a group of investors led by the buyout firm BC Partners completed their $8.7 billion acquisition of the pet store retailer. Michael Massey is being named president and CEO, and Raymond Svider is the new non-executive chairman. Massey is the former CEO of Collective Brands Inc., which owns Payless ShoeSource, and Svider is managing partner at BC Partners.
AP lawsuit seeks access to Clinton documents
The Associated Press on Wednesday sued the State Department to force the release of email correspondence and government documents from Hillary Rodham Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state.
Editorial: Washington leading way on suicide prevention
Dana Milbank: GOP senators set on own breakaway nation
Ask Dr. K: Studies show chiropractic can relieve pain
In brief: Work to begin early on sewer
Thanks to warmer temperatures, the city plans to start construction early on a combined sewer overflow tank on Northwest Boulevard.
Bloomsday clinics to start Saturday
Free Bloomsday training clinics start Saturday at Spokane Falls Community College, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive.
City of Spokane launches website
The city launched its new website on Tuesday. The address is still www.spokanecity.org.
Bird festivals feature sandhill cranes, tundra swans
The headline attraction at the annual Othello Sandhill Crane Festival has already arrived for the March 27-29 series of programs, field trips and banquets based out of Othello, Washington. Founded in 1998, the festival highlights the spring return of migrating sandhill cranes that stop over to rest at the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge and feed at surrounding farm fields. Of course, plenty of other birds, including long-billed curlews, and waterfowl, are enjoyed by viewers on festival field trips.
Randy Mann: El Nino brings warmer ocean temperatures
‘Still Alice’ writer-director dies of ALS at 63
Richard Glatzer, who co-wrote and directed the Alzheimer’s drama “Still Alice” alongside his husband, Wash Westmoreland, while battling ALS, died Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 63. Diagnosed in 2011 with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, the pair took on the project of “Still Alice” in a very early stage of Glatzer’s disease. Their film earned star Julianne Moore her first Oscar for her portrayal of an academic suffering from early onset Alzheimer’s.
Obituary: Dashiell, Melvin Homer
26 Jul 1924 - 9 Mar 2015 Hunters
from ThatsNonsense.com
5 ways to get more control over what you see on Facebook
Netanyahu rules out unity government with Zionist Union
In media blitz, prime minister admits he didn’t do enough to solve housing crisis, refuses to discuss decision to boycott Channel 10, says wife under unprecedented attack
The IDF is preparing for the possibility of a large-scale terror attack from Sinai, especially through Eilat, Israel Radio reports, quoting the Southern Border Brigade deputy-commander, Col. Arik Hen.
When a Basketball Team Hears a Cheerleader Get Bullied from the Stands Their Reaction is Pure Class
If You Look Closely at This Time Cover, You’ll See a Joke at a Political Figure’s Expense.
A Time magazine cover is creating a buzz, and whether or not the shadowy framing of Hillary Clinton was intentional, it contains an ironic coincidence. The cover is at the very least unsympathetic, since it is captioned “The Clinton Way: They Write Their Own Rules. Will It Work This Time?”
Jon Stewart Won’t Let Hillary Be An Exception To The Rule After What She Did With 30,000 Emails
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from NPR (& affiliates)
Hillary Clinton's Privacy Problem
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from The Political Insider
The SUPREME COURT Just Did Something Which Could Destroy BARACK OBAMA’S Favorite Legislation
President Barack Obama and the White House do not respect religious liberty, which is why they went to court to defend the insurance mandate against Notre Dame, a Catholic university. A lower court decided the school must comply or face severe penalties… but the Supreme Court vacated that decision. A huge victory for liberty, and an extraordinary defeat to Obamacare.
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The SUPREME COURT Just Did Something Which Could Destroy BARACK OBAMA’S Favorite Legislation
President Barack Obama and the White House do not respect religious liberty, which is why they went to court to defend the insurance mandate against Notre Dame, a Catholic university. A lower court decided the school must comply or face severe penalties… but the Supreme Court vacated that decision. A huge victory for liberty, and an extraordinary defeat to Obamacare.
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from RT (Russia Today)
(Russian government-supported propaganda channel)
‘Most significant break between Germany and US since WWII’
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‘Most significant break between Germany and US since WWII’
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from Shift Washington
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from The Spokesman-Review
Savings mount from dumping IEN, Idaho lawmakers cut Admin Dept’s budget
The tally of savings from dumping the troubled Idaho Education Network continues to climb, as lawmakers received final figures Thursday showing that with 100 percent of school districts reporting, school broadband costs dropped 37 percent after the IEN went dark and the cost per megabit declined by a whopping 61 percent. Meanwhile, legislative budget writers lashed out at the state Department of Administration on Thursday, which ran the IEN and signed up 21 state agencies for separate broadband service agreements with its vendors – all of which are now void now that the IEN contract has been declared illegal by a court.
Snowpack suffering from warmer temperatures
The Spokane River basin and the Idaho Panhandle are at about 84 percent of normal for precipitation, but the snowpack is about 47 percent of normal. About 27 percent of the agency’s snow monitoring sites in the mountains were at or near record lows for March 1.
Pope Francis appoints Thomas Daly as new Catholic Bishop of Spokane
Pope Francis has appointed Thomas Daly as the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Spokane. Daly comes to Spokane from San Jose, where he currently serves as auxiliary bishop in the nation’s 10th largest diocese. Bishop Daly will spend the next two months completing his obligations in San Jose. His installation in Spokane is set for May 20 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes. The apostolic nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, is scheduled to be present.
Two officers shot outside Ferguson Police Department
Two police officers were shot outside the Ferguson Police Department early today as protesters gathered following the resignation of the city’s embattled police chief. Ferguson Lt. Col. Al Eickhoff said he didn’t think either officer was from his department. Eickhoff said he didn’t know the extent of the officers’ injuries. The officers were taken to Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.
With measured remarks and a conciliatory tone, police, political leaders and civil-rights activists on Thursday sought to tamp down tensions after two police officers were shot in front of the Ferguson Police Department during a protest.
Calling Chief Thomas Jackson an “honorable man,” Mayor James Knowles III announced the city had reached a mutual separation agreement that will pay Jackson one year of his nearly $96,000 annual salary and health coverage.
Police Chief Thomas Jackson is the sixth employee of the city of Ferguson to resign or be fired after the U.S. Department of Justice last week issued a report that found a profit-driven court system and widespread racial bias in the city police department. The city announced Tuesday it had reached a “mutual separation agreement” with City Manager John Shaw effective immediately. A court clerk was fired last week and two police officers resigned following revelations they had sent racist emails. The judge who oversaw the city’s court system has also resigned.
Iraqi forces, militiamen enter IS stronghold
Iraqi government troops and allied militiamen battled their way Wednesday into the city of Tikrit, threatening to deal a punishing blow to Islamic State militants in the hometown of former strongman Saddam Hussein.
Iraqi government troops and allied militiamen battled their way Wednesday into the city of Tikrit, threatening to deal a punishing blow to Islamic State militants in the hometown of former strongman Saddam Hussein.
Teen arrested in abduction attempt
Authorities arrested a 15-year-old suspect on Wednesday in connection with the attempted toddler abduction at the town’s park that made national headlines. Lincoln County Sheriff Wade Magers said investigators were able to identify the teen once video surveillance footage from Sunday’s incident showing the suspect running down the sidewalk with the boy, 22-month-old Owen Wright, in his arms was enhanced. Deputies conducted surveillance on the teen and served a search warrant on his home Wednesday.
Authorities arrested a 15-year-old suspect on Wednesday in connection with the attempted toddler abduction at the town’s park that made national headlines. Lincoln County Sheriff Wade Magers said investigators were able to identify the teen once video surveillance footage from Sunday’s incident showing the suspect running down the sidewalk with the boy, 22-month-old Owen Wright, in his arms was enhanced. Deputies conducted surveillance on the teen and served a search warrant on his home Wednesday.
Plane that crashed in Spokane wrongly filled with jet fuel, report says
A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board confirms the plane that crashed in downtown Spokane last month was filled with jet fuel before taking off. The plane was a single-engine Piper Malibu Mirage, a model sold with a piston-powered engine that runs on aviation gas, according to the manufacturer’s website.
A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board confirms the plane that crashed in downtown Spokane last month was filled with jet fuel before taking off. The plane was a single-engine Piper Malibu Mirage, a model sold with a piston-powered engine that runs on aviation gas, according to the manufacturer’s website.
Secret Service probes agents’ car crash near White House
The Washington Post first reported the investigation Wednesday afternoon. The newspaper reported that the agents drove a government car into a security barrier near the White House after a night of drinking. The Post reported that one of the agents involved is Mark Connolly, the second-in-command on President Barack Obama’s security detail. The newspaper identified the other agent as George Ogilvie, a senior supervisor in the Washington field office.
The Washington Post first reported the investigation Wednesday afternoon. The newspaper reported that the agents drove a government car into a security barrier near the White House after a night of drinking. The Post reported that one of the agents involved is Mark Connolly, the second-in-command on President Barack Obama’s security detail. The newspaper identified the other agent as George Ogilvie, a senior supervisor in the Washington field office.
The Homeland Security Department is investigating two senior Secret Service agents accused of crashing a car into a White House security barrier, an agency spokesman said Wednesday.
“Selfie sticks” have now been banned at a French palace and a British museum, joining a growing list of global tourist attractions to take such measures. The devices are used to improve snapshots, but critics say they are obnoxious and potentially dangerous. Officials at Palace of Versailles outside Paris, and Britain’s National Gallery in London, announced the bans Wednesday, saying they need to protect artworks and other visitors.
U.S. to supply Ukraine with drones, hesitates on weapons
The United States announced Wednesday that it is sending small unarmed drones, armored Humvees and other assistance to Ukraine in its fight against Russian-backed separatists. Lethal weapons were not included, to the dismay of some U.S. lawmakers.
The Canadian government has proposed tough new standards for rail tank cars used to transport crude oil in response to a string of fiery crashes. The proposal, posted online Wednesday by Transport Canada, would require the cars to have outer “jackets,” a layer of thermal protection, and thicker steel walls.
A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and an American landed in Kazakhstan today, ending the astronauts’ nearly six months aboard the International Space Station. The capsule carried Russians Alexander Samokutayev and Elena Serova and NASA’s Barry Wilmore. They blasted off for the space station Sept. 26. Three other astronauts remain aboard the space station. They will be joined by three others March 27; two of those – Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko – are to spend a full year on the ISS.
Woman dies after gray whale crash
A Canadian woman has died from injuries suffered when a surfacing gray whale crashed onto a tourist boat, according to the port director of the Mexico resort of Cabo San Lucas.
Netanyahu’s party trailing, polls find
With less than a week remaining before Israel’s elections, the race appears tighter than it has at any time since the start of the campaign, throwing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the defensive. Three public opinion polls published Tuesday and Wednesday show Netanyahu’s conservative Likud party lagging by margins of three to four parliamentary seats behind the center-left Zionist Union alliance.
New start times for Spokane schools approved
Spokane Public Schools’ board of directors voted unanimously Wednesday to move elementary school start times earlier and push back middle school start times. The new elementary school schedule will be 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., starting a half-hour earlier and ending at the same time. For middle schools, the new schedule will be 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., so those students will start 15 minutes later than their current schedule. The district’s high school start times will remain at 8 a.m.
Lakeland Village Nursing Facility residents to lose Medicaid funding
The federal government plans to cut off Medicaid funding for 83 residents under long-term care at Lakeland Village Nursing Facility as of next Thursday.
Eastern Washington University basketball team members are mentoring fifth-grade boys at Whitman Elementary School; the college’s volleyball team mentors girls. The program, dubbed CHAMPS (College Headed and Making Progress), is the brainchild of kindergarten teacher Jodi Schock and EWU coach Jim Hayford. It provides a role model for students at the Hillyard school and encourages them to aim for college.
In brief: Commissioner Todd Mielke applies to be Spokane County CEO
Spokane County Commissioner Todd Mielke said Wednesday he’s put in the paperwork to apply for the job of outgoing Spokane County Chief Executive Officer Marshall Farnell.
State files suit against SBTickets
The Washington state attorney general’s office filed a consumer protection lawsuit Wednesday against SBTickets, which promised Super Bowl tickets that it never delivered.
Washington Senate passes disclosure bill aimed at nonprofits
Many nonprofit organizations that give $25,000 or more to political campaigns in Washington would have to disclose their largest donors, under a bill the Senate passed unanimously on Wednesday. The change would place disclosure rules on so-called incidental committees, nonprofit organizations that were set up for other purposes but contribute large amounts to candidates or to support or oppose a ballot measure.
Crime Stoppers of the Inland Northwest is offering a reward for information in the cases of two women who disappeared from Coeur d’Alene in 1986. Debora Jean Swanson, who was a teacher with the Coeur d’Alene School District, parked her car in a Third Street parking lot to go jogging March 29, 1986, on Tubbs Hill. Police found her car in the parking lot the next day. Her purse and identification were still inside the locked car. Sally Anne, also known as Sally Anne Ries, was reported missing by her family on May 28, 1986. She was last seen May 16 of that year in Coeur d’Alene. Her car was at her home, undisturbed.
Teen hurt in cliff fall east of Maple bridge
Spokane Fire Battalion Chief Mike Thompson said a teen who suffered significant injuries Wednesday evening appeared to have fallen 30 to 40 feet from a cliff overlooking the Spokane River. He landed in a rocky area on the north side of the river just east of the Maple Street Bridge.
Washington state Senate passes bill to slash college tuition rates
Amid fears that cutting tuition would harm the quality of Washington’s higher-education programs, the state Senate passed a bill Wednesday that could slash rates by as much as 30 percent over the next two years.
Opposition to Idaho teacher-pay bill delays education budget vote
Teachers from across Idaho traveled to the Capitol this week to speak against a controversial teacher performance-pay plan, and now the bill – which is the centerpiece of this year’s legislative session – is dead. A new bill is in the works, but likely will lengthen this year’s session beyond the hoped-for March 27 adjournment.
As its national legislature adjourns this week, China has signaled it intends to further lower coal consumption, reducing pollution but also rocking coal-export industries from Australia to the Pacific Northwest.
The Federal Reserve gave the green light Wednesday to major U.S. banks to raise dividends and buy back shares, deeming they have a sturdy enough financial foundation to withstand a major economic downturn. But the Fed gave Bank of America only conditional approval because of what were seen as weaknesses in its plans dealing with risks and possible losses. The central bank also rejected plans by the U.S. divisions of Germany’s Deutsche Bank and Spain’s Santander, saying their planning for financial risks is inadequate.
Bill in Washington Legislature would regulate it like hard liquor
Keystone Automotive to open warehouse on West Plains
Keystone Automotive Corp., a subsidiary of LKQ Corp., will build a 250,000-square-foot warehouse just off of Hallett Road, south of Interstate 90. The facility will employ about 60 people and should be open by the end of the year.
The government is taking the nation’s biggest satellite TV provider to court, accusing DirecTV of misleading millions of consumers about the cost of its programming.
L.L. Bean coming to Pacific Northwest
L.L. Bean, known for selling its trademark boots via catalog for more than a century, plans to make a bigger push into brick-and-mortar retail by more than tripling the number of domestic stores over the next five years, officials said Wednesday. The retail push will include L.L. Bean Inc.’s first West Coast presence with the opening of stores in the Pacific Northwest.
Amazon to showcase inventions, products
Early adopters, take note: Amazon.com has launched a store section called Amazon Exclusives that features new innovations from up-and-coming brands.
PetSmart sale closes; new CEO appointed
PetSmart said Wednesday that it has been taken private, as a group of investors led by the buyout firm BC Partners completed their $8.7 billion acquisition of the pet store retailer. Michael Massey is being named president and CEO, and Raymond Svider is the new non-executive chairman. Massey is the former CEO of Collective Brands Inc., which owns Payless ShoeSource, and Svider is managing partner at BC Partners.
AP lawsuit seeks access to Clinton documents
The Associated Press on Wednesday sued the State Department to force the release of email correspondence and government documents from Hillary Rodham Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state.
Editorial: Washington leading way on suicide prevention
Dana Milbank: GOP senators set on own breakaway nation
Ask Dr. K: Studies show chiropractic can relieve pain
In brief: Work to begin early on sewer
Thanks to warmer temperatures, the city plans to start construction early on a combined sewer overflow tank on Northwest Boulevard.
Bloomsday clinics to start Saturday
Free Bloomsday training clinics start Saturday at Spokane Falls Community College, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive.
City of Spokane launches website
The city launched its new website on Tuesday. The address is still www.spokanecity.org.
Bird festivals feature sandhill cranes, tundra swans
The headline attraction at the annual Othello Sandhill Crane Festival has already arrived for the March 27-29 series of programs, field trips and banquets based out of Othello, Washington. Founded in 1998, the festival highlights the spring return of migrating sandhill cranes that stop over to rest at the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge and feed at surrounding farm fields. Of course, plenty of other birds, including long-billed curlews, and waterfowl, are enjoyed by viewers on festival field trips.
Randy Mann: El Nino brings warmer ocean temperatures
‘Still Alice’ writer-director dies of ALS at 63
Richard Glatzer, who co-wrote and directed the Alzheimer’s drama “Still Alice” alongside his husband, Wash Westmoreland, while battling ALS, died Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 63. Diagnosed in 2011 with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, the pair took on the project of “Still Alice” in a very early stage of Glatzer’s disease. Their film earned star Julianne Moore her first Oscar for her portrayal of an academic suffering from early onset Alzheimer’s.
Obituary: Dashiell, Melvin Homer
26 Jul 1924 - 9 Mar 2015 Hunters
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from ThatsNonsense.com
5 ways to get more control over what you see on Facebook
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from The Times of Israel
Netanyahu rules out unity government with Zionist Union
In media blitz, prime minister admits he didn’t do enough to solve housing crisis, refuses to discuss decision to boycott Channel 10, says wife under unprecedented attack
The IDF is preparing for the possibility of a large-scale terror attack from Sinai, especially through Eilat, Israel Radio reports, quoting the Southern Border Brigade deputy-commander, Col. Arik Hen.
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from The Washington Free Beacon (DC)
from The Western Center for Journalism
(Western Journalism)
Former Justice Department Official: Hillary Clinton Circumvented The Law
Muslim Man Threatens Jews With Beheading Outside Synagogue
(Western Journalism)
Former Justice Department Official: Hillary Clinton Circumvented The Law
Muslim Man Threatens Jews With Beheading Outside Synagogue
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