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from Americas Freedom Fighters
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued a directive to all state agencies orders all state agency heads to respect and preserve the religious liberties and First Amendment rights of all Texans. In other words, he just shut down same-sex marriage in Texas and ordered everyone to preserve the religious liberties and First Amendment rights of all Texans.
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from Mad World News
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Decapitated Head At American Company & Flag Found At Scene, But No Outcry
Allah’s Wrath? Over 1,100 Muslims Fall Over Dead In Pakistan
DW reports that more than 1,100 Muslims have collapsed dead from dehydration while attempting to adhere to the obligatory fast during Ramadan in one of the country’s intense heat waves. Scorching temperatures have killed hundreds each days in Karachi because Allah commands that his followers abstain from food and drink between sunrise and sunset for the entire religious month.
Terror Attack At Beach Resort Leaves 37 Dead, ISIS Claims Responsibility
On the heels of the South Carolina shooter Dylan Roof’s attack on a church and President Obama’s statement that things like that don’t happen in other civilized countries, a mass shooter attacked a public beach in Tunisia. The beach was riddled with Western tourists at the time. The shooting resulted in the loss of 37 lives at a popular resort at the Sousee Beach. Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid stated that the majority of those murdered were from the United Kingdom.
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Site of quadruple murder to be transformed into place of hope, peace
Earlier this year, a home near 31st and North Harding Street on the near north side of Indianapolis was the scene of a horrific crime.
Decapitated Head At American Company & Flag Found At Scene, But No Outcry
Allah’s Wrath? Over 1,100 Muslims Fall Over Dead In Pakistan
DW reports that more than 1,100 Muslims have collapsed dead from dehydration while attempting to adhere to the obligatory fast during Ramadan in one of the country’s intense heat waves. Scorching temperatures have killed hundreds each days in Karachi because Allah commands that his followers abstain from food and drink between sunrise and sunset for the entire religious month.
Terror Attack At Beach Resort Leaves 37 Dead, ISIS Claims Responsibility
On the heels of the South Carolina shooter Dylan Roof’s attack on a church and President Obama’s statement that things like that don’t happen in other civilized countries, a mass shooter attacked a public beach in Tunisia. The beach was riddled with Western tourists at the time. The shooting resulted in the loss of 37 lives at a popular resort at the Sousee Beach. Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid stated that the majority of those murdered were from the United Kingdom.
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from NBC News (& affiliates)
Site of quadruple murder to be transformed into place of hope, peace
Earlier this year, a home near 31st and North Harding Street on the near north side of Indianapolis was the scene of a horrific crime.
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from Newsmax
Black Pastors' Group Urges Civil Disobedience Against Gay Marriage Ruling
The head of an organization of African-American pastors told Newsmax Saturday that Christians must oppose the Supreme Court's gay marriage ruling through civil disobedience because "you do something to get arrested to call attention to the injustice." "So many people were silent," he added. "The church people were absolutely silent on this issue. A few leaders spoke out, but the masses of the church people were silent." When asked why people were unwilling to speak against President Barack Obama when he came out for gay marriage in 2012, Owens responded: "The whites didn't want to come out against Obama since he endorsed it so strongly and they didn't want to be called bigots — and the blacks didn't want to say they were betraying a black man.
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from Right Wing News
US Troops Put on Drinking, Eating Restrictions for Ramadan
Black teacher says horrifying racist statement to special needs child; media ignores
We didn’t think Charlie Daniels would talk like this about the Confederate Flag
Country singer and famous bad boy Charlie Daniels has resisted speaking out on the Confederate flag issue until now, mostly, he says, because he wanted to gather his thoughts. But now he has finished cogitating. He is saying his piece and what he has to say is spot on. Daniels noted that the slain Charleston churchgoers were his kind of people and he mourns their loss. But he went on to insist that the Confederate flag has absolutely nothing to do with hate and but its popularity in the south is, in fact, itself a response to hate. The hate southerners feel from liberal northerners.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Under state budget deal, college tuition will fall, but leaders haven’t said by how much
College tuition would fall, teachers would get raises and mental health funding would rise in a two-year budget deal announced on Saturday after long negotiations among state leaders. But few details were revealed – indeed some numbers apparently aren’t even finalized – as officials promised in a news conference that they made a deal that will prevent a partial government shutdown scheduled to start Wednesday. The deal, if both legislative chambers agree to it, will complete the longest budget debate in state history. This is the first time the Legislature will need three special sessions to approve a operating budget by the July 1 deadline.
Deal reached on Washington state budget
After negotiating past midnight on the final day of a second special session needed to write a two-year budget for the state, Gov. Jay Inslee and legislative leaders said they reached an agreement “in principle” that would avoid a partial government shutdown in four days. Details of the plan weren’t announced in the 1:28 a.m. press release from Inslee’s office, which said negotiators “will convene later this morning to finalize details” and promised more information later in the day.
After negotiating past midnight on the final day of a second special session needed to write a two-year budget for the state, Gov. Jay Inslee and legislative leaders said they reached an agreement “in principle” that would avoid a partial government shutdown in four days. Details of the plan weren’t announced in the 1:28 a.m. press release from Inslee’s office, which said negotiators “will convene later this morning to finalize details” and promised more information later in the day.
Today’s official high temperature in Spokane – 102 degrees – is the hottest ever recorded in June. But that record likely will only last one day. Temperatures are expected to hit at least 105 degrees on Sunday, then briefly cool to the lower 90’s by Tuesday. Then temperatures will start rising and could reach above 100 again by next weekend if the extended forecast holds. Today’s temperature beat the old record in Spokane for June 27, which was 98 degrees in 1925. It’s unusual for June to be so hot. Triple-digit heat has only been recorded three other times in Spokane during June: 101 degrees on June 23, 1992 and 100 degrees on June 22, 1973 and June 26, 1925. Weather records for Spokane go back to 1881. Today also was the hottest day in Spokane during any month since Aug. 17, 2008, when the high was 103 degrees. Other cities in the region also set new high temperatures. It was 107 degrees in Lewiston, passing the old record of 103 degrees set 1925. Wenatchee was 105 degrees on Saturday, surpassing the previous high of 101 degrees set in 2006.
Unclear why wire snapped, causing Valley power outage
It’s unclear what led an electrical wire to fall Friday night causing Modern Electric customers in about a square mile of Spokane Valley to lose electricity. The wire fell about 8:40 p.m. near Pines and Cataldo Avenue, blocking traffic on Pines. “Something caused the line to break and fall across the road,” said Modern Electric lineman Tyler Stockman. “It’s unknown if it’s heat related or animal caused.”
Pharmacy robbed in Coeur d’Alene
A man who robbed the Medicine Man pharmacy at 1114 Ironwood Drive in Coeur d’Alene Saturday morning didn’t exactly get what he bargained for.
Hayden man dies after hitting tree
A Hayden man died in Spirit Lake Friday night after his car left the road and hit a tree, according to the Idaho State Police. Jack B. Thornton, 56, was driving his 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee east in the 5800 block of Clagstone Road and left the road on a sweeping right hand curve around 6:35 p.m. The Grand Cherokee overturned and hit a tree. Thornton was pronounced dead at the scene.
Drought conditions drive water restrictions
It’s been nearly six weeks since Gov. Jay Inslee declared a drought emergency across Washington, and experts say conditions are getting worse. In its most recent forecast, the U.S. Drought Monitor predicts abnormally dry conditions in the Columbia Basin, a moderate drought from the east slopes of the Cascade Mountains to southeastern Washington, and a severe drought across northeastern Washington and the Idaho Panhandle.
The Supreme Court’s historic ruling Friday granting gays and lesbians an equal right to marry nationwide puts an exclamation point on a profound shift in law and public attitudes, and creates the most significant and controversial new constitutional liberty in more than a generation. Though the court’s 5-4 opinion is tightly focused on the question of same-sex unions, its broad wording and soaring rhetoric will reverberate beyond the two-decade battle for marriage equality and almost surely led to the striking down of any remaining laws that directly discriminate against people due to sexual orientation.
Washington, Idaho couples will see their unions recognized nationwide
The Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in all 50 states will have only indirect effects on Washington and Idaho, where same-sex couples already are able to marry. Washington voters ratified legislation allowing same-sex marriage in 2012, the first such law approved by both a Legislature and a state’s voters. Idaho’s constitutional requirement that marriage can only take place between a man and a woman was struck down by a federal court last fall, and the high court’s ruling effectively ends efforts by Gov. Butch Otter and Attorney General Lawrence Wasden to overturn that.
Terror attacks kill dozens on three continents
Armed militants struck within hours of each other on three continents Friday, wielding bombs, firearms and a gruesome display of a decapitated head in a demonstration of the growing global reach of Islamist violence. The militant group Islamic State claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing of a Shiite mosque in Kuwait and an attack on a seaside resort in Tunisia, and it may have at least inspired an attack on a gas factory in France.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived Friday in Vienna to launch a top-level push to meet next week’s deadline for talks on Iran’s nuclear program, which aim to curb Tehran’s nuclear activities in exchange for sanction relief. But a senior Iranian official warned that negotiations are hampered by differences not only between Tehran and the six other countries it is bargaining with but internally among the six as well.
Santa Barbara oil spill stretched more than 100 miles
A petroleum pipeline company said Friday that oil from a Santa Barbara, California, spill spread more than 100 miles to Los Angeles County beaches. Houston-based Plains All American Pipeline said that oil from its pipeline was found as far away as Redondo Beach.
One N.Y. escapee shot dead, the other still sought
One of two convicted killers who escaped from an upstate New York maximum-security prison was killed Friday by law enforcement officers near the Canadian border, authorities said. Richard Matt was killed, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. David Sweat’s whereabouts are unknown.
Obama talks race, religion in moving address at Charleston funeral
President Barack Obama challenged the nation Friday to face up to its legacy of racial discrimination, insisting that it would betray the memory of the victims of the black church massacre here to “allow ourselves to slip into a comfortable silence once again.”
Donald Trump to Univision: Get off my lawn. Firing back at Univision for its refusal to air his Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants, the outspoken mogul and GOP presidential candidate has barred anyone who works for Univision from the greens of his Miami golf course.
Palin daughter pregnant again
Bristol Palin, who launched an abstinence campaign after giving birth as an unwed teenage mother, is pregnant with her second child out of wedlock. Palin’s disclosure came a month after her wedding with Medal of Honor winner Dakota Meyer was called off.
Mural drawn by public recalls 1858 slaughter of horses
Volunteer artists of all ages and abilities have been getting on their knees at the Spokane Tribal Gathering Place to paint as part of the “900 Horses” community art project that began last Saturday. Friday, as the temperature crept toward the high 90s and the sun heated up the concrete, the plaza next to Spokane City Hall was slowly filling with multicolored horses big and small, as drops of sweat diluted the gritty chalk paint. Artist Ryan Feddersen is the creator of the project, which is sponsored by Spokane Arts and meant as a tribute to the hundreds of horses ordered slaughtered by Col. George Wright on Sept. 8, 1858.
State House approves taxes on medical marijuana
Medical marijuana patients would pay many of the same taxes as recreational pot users under a bill approved Friday by the House. On a 59-38 vote, the House passed major revisions to Washington’s rapidly evolving marijuana laws, even though some lawmakers argued the rates were too high and the state is expecting to collect far too much in tax revenue by projecting sales that amount to nearly 1 ounce of marijuana for each of the state’s residents. The bill also allows city councils and county commissions to ban or restrict marijuana businesses within their borders, something medical marijuana supporters said could restrict access to a drug some patients need.
Medical marijuana patients would pay many of the same taxes as recreational pot users under a bill approved Friday by the House. On a 59-38 vote, the House passed major revisions to Washington’s rapidly evolving marijuana laws, even though some lawmakers argued the rates were too high and the state is expecting to collect far too much in tax revenue by projecting sales that amount to nearly 1 ounce of marijuana for each of the state’s residents. The bill also allows city councils and county commissions to ban or restrict marijuana businesses within their borders, something medical marijuana supporters said could restrict access to a drug some patients need.
The new medical school in Spokane would be named for Elson Floyd, the late Washington State University president, under a bill approved unanimously Friday by the Senate. If the bill is approved by the House and signed by the governor, the facility would be called the Elson S. Floyd School of Medicine.
Lake CdA swimmer in critical condition
A woman swimming at the city beach in Harrison, Idaho, was pulled from Lake Coeur d’Alene Friday by fellow swimmers after she was spotted face down in the water. The woman, Martha K. George, 52, of Colorado, was revived by paramedics and taken to Kootenai Health by helicopter. She was listed in critical condition Friday evening.
Prosecutor reopens football assault case
A prosecutor has asked Spokane Valley police to reopen the assault investigation into an incident last week between high school football players. The incident occurred June 18 when teams from Coeur d’Alene and Sandpoint were scrimmaging in a Border League camp at University High School. At the end of a play, a Coeur d’Alene player allegedly ripped a helmet off a Sandpoint player and hit him with it.
Profanity against police protected, state court rules
The Washington Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a citizen has the First Amendment right to call police abusive names and yell profanity while they’re investigating a crime.
Alaska plane crash victims ID’d; pilot of Hope, Idaho
A Hope, Idaho, man was among the nine people killed when their sightseeing plane crashed in southeast Alaska. Bryan Krill, 64, was the pilot. Other victims were tentatively identified as 71-year-old Hal Cheney and 59-year-old Mary Doucette of Lodi, California; Glenda Cambiaso, 31, and Hugo Cambiaso, 65, both of North Potomac, Maryland; June Kranenburg, 73, and Leonard Kranenburg, 63, both of Medford, Oregon; and Margie Apodaca, 63, and Raymond Apodaca, 70, both of Sparks, Nevada. A recovery crew reached the remote site Friday.
A Hope, Idaho, man was among the nine people killed when their sightseeing plane crashed in southeast Alaska. Bryan Krill, 64, was the pilot. Other victims were tentatively identified as 71-year-old Hal Cheney and 59-year-old Mary Doucette of Lodi, California; Glenda Cambiaso, 31, and Hugo Cambiaso, 65, both of North Potomac, Maryland; June Kranenburg, 73, and Leonard Kranenburg, 63, both of Medford, Oregon; and Margie Apodaca, 63, and Raymond Apodaca, 70, both of Sparks, Nevada. A recovery crew reached the remote site Friday.
A chemical truck was clipped by an empty Union Pacific train this morning. The truck rolled and spilled 1,500 pounds of magnesium chloride, which is a salt compound commonly used to control dust and as a road deicer. No one was injured in the crash. There is no guard rail at the railroad crossing on Havana Street just north of Sprague Avenue.
Increased boat patrols target intoxicated
The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office will target intoxicated boaters this weekend through increased patrols. The focus is part of Operation Dry Water, a national effort to reduce the number of alcohol-related accidents and deaths on waterways.
Man found with drugs, gun and cash arrested
An unconscious man found sprawled on a bed covered with drugs and cash was booked Friday into the Spokane County Jail on numerous charges. Police were called to the Red Lion River Inn, 700 N. Division St., late Thursday by hotel employees after a woman checking out said there was an unconscious man in a room. Police found Donald E. Butler, 48, on one of the beds, which was covered with money and what appeared to be heroin and methamphetamine, according to court documents.
Advisory issued for algae outbreak in lake
A health advisory has been issued for Fernan Lake following a blue-green algae outbreak.bSince the algae can produce dangerous toxins, people should avoid swallowing or inhaling water from the lake. Children and pets are particularly susceptible, officials said. If people eat fish from the lake, they should remove all fat, skin and organs before cooking to reduce risk of exposure.
Man pleads guilty to child porn distribution
A Spokane Valley man faces a five-year federal prison sentence after pleading guilty Friday to distributing child pornography. Clifford W. Kelsey III was indicted in March, three years after authorities seized electronics from his Spokane Valley home containing hundreds of images of child pornography, according to court records.
Firefighters battle three house fires Friday
Firefighters in Spokane, Spokane Valley and Spokane County Fire District 8 rushed to three house fires Friday evening. The most serious fire was reported at 6819 S. Meadows Road in District 8 at 6 p.m. In Spokane, crews were called to a house fire at 8116 N. Standard St. at 5:30 p.m. Five minutes later, another fire was reported at 2927 N. Smith St.
Truck tips, releasing 20 million bees in eastern Idaho
More than 20 million bees being shipped from Idaho to North Dakota were lost when a tractor-trailer carrying the insects tipped onto its side near a nuclear facility. Firefighters in plastic suits from Idaho National Laboratory responded to the crash Thursday and sprayed foam fire retardant to disperse the swarming bees.
More than 20 million bees being shipped from Idaho to North Dakota were lost when a tractor-trailer carrying the insects tipped onto its side near a nuclear facility. Firefighters in plastic suits from Idaho National Laboratory responded to the crash Thursday and sprayed foam fire retardant to disperse the swarming bees.
China stocks drop, but impact in U.S. is seen as limited
After a sizzling rally that more than doubled the value of China’s main stock market over the past year, investors are now heading for the exit. China’s Shanghai Composite plunged more than 7 percent Friday, one of its biggest drops in the last 10 years. The index is down 19 percent since its recent high reached June 12.
After a sizzling rally that more than doubled the value of China’s main stock market over the past year, investors are now heading for the exit. China’s Shanghai Composite plunged more than 7 percent Friday, one of its biggest drops in the last 10 years. The index is down 19 percent since its recent high reached June 12.
Walt Disney World is banning selfie sticks from its theme parks, citing safety concerns, a company spokeswoman said Friday morning. Under a new policy, which takes effect Tuesday, the photo-aiding poles won’t make it past the bag check at any Disney World theme park. The sticks also won’t be allowed in Disney World water parks or DisneyQuest, a gaming attraction at Downtown Disney. Selfie sticks will also become forbidden at Disneyland Resort in California on Tuesday. The prohibition kicks in at Disney’s parks in Paris and Hong Kong on Wednesday.
In brief: Consumer sentiment surges, survey finds
The University of Michigan said its consumer sentiment index rose to 96.1 this month from 90.7 in May. The June reading was the highest since January’s 98.1. The index is up from 82.5 a year ago.
Uber won’t relent, awaits court ruling
France’s president wants Uber’s cheapest car service shut down and its vehicles seized, but Uber refuses to stop the service until a ruling by the country’s top court. The standoff, and a violence-marred taxi strike that upended Paris travel, reflects larger tensions in France over how to regulate fast-moving technology and stay globally competitive while ensuring labor protections.
Gender-neutral restrooms on way
Aiming to curb gender bias and harassment in New York City, officials are readying a plan that would require businesses to convert some restrooms to gender-neutral facilities. Legislation is being introduced that would require publicly available, single- occupancy restrooms in both public and private buildings to be designated as gender- neutral. It also would amend the language of some city laws, including the plumbing code, which requires separate lavatories for men and women.
Shell heads for Alaska while awaiting final drilling permits
One Royal Dutch Shell offshore drill rig is headed to Alaska and a second is poised to leave, despite lacking final federal permits that would allow exploratory drilling and possible confirmation of rich oil reserves under the Chukchi Sea.
Greek prime minister puts bailout deal to referendum July 5
Greece’s prime minister on Friday called a surprise referendum for July 5 on the financially troubled country’s fraught bailout talks with international creditors, and government officials are calling on the nation to reject the proposed deal.
Froma Harrop: Well-being, productivity and the American way
Charles Krauthammer: Take the flags down, but also remember Arlington
Guest opinion: In marijuana case, state pot law must be trumped
Burning Man festival organizers are pushing back after the U.S. Bureau of Land Management requested upgraded accommodations for its officials at this year’s event in the Nevada desert.
Ryne Sandberg left on his terms. An emotional Sandberg resigned as Phillies manager on Friday in his third season as Philadelphia struggles with the worst record in the major leagues. Sandberg quits with a 119-159 record over parts of three seasons leading the Phillies. His only full season was in 2014, when the Phillies had a 73-89 record.
US defeats China 1-0, plays Germany in World Cup semifinals
Carli Lloyd scored on a header in the 51st minute, and the United States beat China 1-0 Friday night to reach a semifinal against Germany at the Women’s World Cup.
Paul Graves: ‘Stand’ in space inclusive of others
Ask Dr. K: Treatments available for Peyronie’s disease
Obituary: Miller, Richard
26 Feb 1923 - 22 Jun 2015 Ritzville, Odessa
Obituary: Nett, Sister Alberta
15 Aug 1920 - 22 Jun 2015 Chewelah
Provincial Superior of the Dominican Sisters, 1962-1970
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from The Telegraph (UK)
Confederate flag is a symbol of America's culture wars
American Way: Society is changing rapidly - from Rachel Dolezal to gay marriage - and both sides need to take a breath and see things from the other's perspective
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