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Carson: Health savings accounts better option than Obamacare
Retired Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon and presidential hopeful Ben Carson said yesterday he’s opposed to Obamacare because it puts health care in the government’s hands and takes control away from patients. “What I would do instead,” he told Tyler Sullivan and John Sapochetti on Boston Herald Radio’s “Fargo Street,” “is try to put the health care in the hands of patients and the health care providers by using health savings accounts, which work very well in a lot of places. Make it available for people from the day they are born until the day they die, and they can pass it on. We also give people flexibility, so they can shift money in their health savings account amongst family members.”
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Jenny Horne's tearful Confederate flag speech shakes S.C. State House
When Jenny Horne stepped up to the podium to address South Carolina's House of Representatives, her first words let on that she was fed up. Just not how fed up.
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
Charlie Daniels: Is America Creating a New Class of ‘Untouchables’?
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POLITICO: BEN CARSON ASKS LESS FOR SPEECHES THAN CHELSEA CLINTON
You can always count on the media for flagrant dishonesty, especially around an election.
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from The Guardian (UK)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Jeb Bush says Americans ‘need to work longer hours’ to earn more
Democrats pounce on remark as proof Republican presidential candidate is ‘out of touch’ with ordinary Americans
Jeb Bush says Americans ‘need to work longer hours’ to earn more
Democrats pounce on remark as proof Republican presidential candidate is ‘out of touch’ with ordinary Americans
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from NBC News (& affiliates)
George W. Bush charged veterans group 100k for speech
OPM: 21.5 Million People Affected By Background Check Breach
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management announced on Thursday that sensitive information including Social Security numbers for 21.5 million people was among the data stolen in a hack of its computer networks.
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Saudi Prince Pledges $32 Billion to Promote Islam/Sharia in America
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from Personal Liberty
Here’s why Obama and Hillary must stop Donald Trump at all costs
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[Information from this site may be questionable.]
Bernie Sanders Busts Jeb Bush For Blaming Obama For His Brother W’s Failed Economy
Training Wheels
Did President Obama "admit" during a Pentagon speech that the United States was "training ISIL"?
Bernie Sanders Busts Jeb Bush For Blaming Obama For His Brother W’s Failed Economy
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Training Wheels
Did President Obama "admit" during a Pentagon speech that the United States was "training ISIL"?
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from The Spokesman-Review
Gang investigators make 4th arrest in boy’s beating
Gang investigators have made a fourth arrest in connection to the brutal beating that left a 15-year-old Spokane Valley boy in the hospital for several days. Alexis B. Dawson, 25, was arrested by officers of the interdepartmental Spokane Regional Safe Streets Task Force. She is being held in the Spokane County Jail with Tyson N. Taylor, 22, who was arrested June 18 along with two unnamed juveniles. All are charged with first-degree assault.
Blue-green algae found in north end of Hayden Lake
Drought and heat are taking a toll on water quality in local lakes. A health advisory was issued today for Hayden Lake after sampling confirmed the presence of a blue-green algae bloom in the lake’s northern end. Honeysuckle beach, a popular swimming destination, is not affected by the bloom. Advisories also are in effect for Fernan and Avondale lakes.
US: More than 21 million affected by government data breach
Hackers stole Social Security numbers from more than 21 million people and snatched other sensitive information in a recent breach of U.S. government computer systems, the Obama administration said Thursday.
Downtown developer buys old Dempsey’s bar
Jerry Dicker, a prominent developer credited with helping breathe new life into downtown Spokane’s entertainment scene, is moving his company’s headquarters into the building formerly occupied by Dempsey’s Brass Rail bar.
State Supreme Court rejects serial killer Yates’ petition
The Washington Supreme Court today again rejected an effort by serial killer Robert Yates to overturn his convictions and death sentence. Yates contended he received ineffective counsel during his 2002 trial, in which he received the death penalty. The high court affirmed his convictions and sentence in 2007.
The Washington Supreme Court today again rejected an effort by serial killer Robert Yates to overturn his convictions and death sentence. Yates contended he received ineffective counsel during his 2002 trial, in which he received the death penalty. The high court affirmed his convictions and sentence in 2007.
The U.S. paper industry kicked off a $20 million advertising campaign this week to highlight the role of paper in Americans’ lives. Industry officials says they’re trying to stem declines in U.S. demand for paper and paperboard, the thicker material used for cereal boxes and other packaging. Since 2000, annual consumption of paper has dropped by 108 pounds per person, and annual consumption of packaging material has dropped by 56 pounds per person.
Little Spokane fire remains unstable
The Little Spokane fire remained unstable late Wednesday evening, and firefighters planned to work through the night in anticipation of hot, dry weather today. Although firefighters have containment lines around the fire, they are not confident those lines will hold, said Nick Cronquist, Washington Incident Management spokesman. The fire started Monday afternoon near the Painted Rocks trailhead in Riverside State Park.
Little Spokane Fire still 0 percent contained; others still burning
About 176 acres have burned and 17 homes face evacuations in Riverside State Park near mile marker 10 off Highway 291. Travelers along the highway are urged to be cautious. The fire, which started Monday evening, is 0 percent contained. No structures have been destroyed. Panted Rock Trail and several roads in the area are closed.
231 Fire
Two buildings and nine outbuildings have been destroyed in the fire south of Springdale, and evacuation orders are in effect. Since starting June 3, the fire has burned about 970 acres of state and private land and is now 70 percent contained.
Williams Fire, and a new burn nearby
The Williams Fire just north of Colville is 90 percent contained following successful mop-up efforts on Wednesday, but firefighters who were assigned there had to respond to a new fire around 4 p.m. just west of Northport. The Williams Fire started July 3 and burned about 332 acres.
Early and intense, wildfire season rages amid concerns
The people managing the Department of Natural Resources Dispatch Center are acutely aware of how bad the Northwest’s wildfire season is so far, and how much worse it can get.
• A fire is burning unchecked in a portion of a rain forest on the Olympic Peninsula.
• A fire that started in Canada burned across the border into Washington because British Columbia firefighters are so stretched they couldn’t get to it.
• The Sleepy Hollow fire that started in the hills outside Wenatchee jumped more than a mile and a half into the city to start a fire in a fruit packing warehouse.
• The 379 fire starts so far this year are almost twice what they were at the same time in 2012 and nearly 100 greater than at the same time last year, when the state had the biggest wildfire in its history. All this before late July and August, often when wildfires are at their worst.
Idaho governor tours Cape Horn fire
Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter toured the Cape Horn fire today, surveying the damage done by the 1,155-acre blaze near the lakeside town of Bayview.
About 60 Cape Horn residents who fled the fast-moving fire on Sunday were allowed to return to their homes briefly, under the escort of law enforcement and fire officials. They picked up medication and changes of clothing. Some checked on pets they had to leave behind. The fire has burned about 1,155 acres on the peninsula north of Bayview, which juts into Lake Pend Oreille. Eight structures have been destroyed by the fire, including six homes. The cause remains under investigation.
Farragut State Park in North Idaho is reopening facilities that were closed due to the Cape Horn fire, with the Eagle Boat Launch reopened Wednesday, day-use and beach areas opening today, and the two campgrounds that had been evacuated, Snowberry and Whitetail, reopening Friday.
A young girl bitten by a rabid bat near Liberty Lake is receiving a series of vaccine injections to prevent rabies. The girl’s mother, who had contact with the bat but was not bitten, also is receiving treatment, the Spokane Regional Health District said. The girl, who is under age 10, was bitten Saturday at Liberty Lake Regional Park near the marshy area south of the swimming beach. The bat tested positive for rabies at the Washington Department of Health’s Public Health Laboratories in Shoreline.
Wednesday morning’s spate of technological foul-ups grounded United Airlines flights, sidelined the Wall Street Journal’s website and halted trading for hours on the New York Stock Exchange. Their successive timing ignited widespread speculation about hacking attacks and conspiracy theories about who might be responsible. Government and company officials said the causes were more mundane and technical, but the shutdowns nonetheless raise concerns about the vulnerability of vital organizations that can be easily crippled by malfunctions or cyberattacks.
Nation’s head of urban housing policy takes aim at segregation
The nation’s head of urban housing policy announced new regulations Wednesday aimed at fulfilling promises of the 1968 Fair Housing Act by promoting racially integrated neighborhoods. Besides banning outright discrimination, the 1968 law required cities that receive federal housing money to promote equal opportunity access to housing regardless of race, origin, religion, sex or disability. But little was done at the time or in the years since to explain precisely what the law’s requirement to “affirmatively further” such goals meant or how to achieve that.
Truckers push efficiency in case for longer trailers
Drivers nationwide could find themselves sharing the roads with longer double-trailer trucks under a proposal making its way through Congress. Large trucking companies and a national industry group are urging lawmakers to allow longer trailers, arguing that doing so would increase efficiency and move more goods with fewer trucks.
FBI, Justice Department take encryption concerns to Congress
Federal law enforcement officials warned Wednesday that data encryption is making it harder to hunt for pedophiles and terror suspects, telling senators that consumers’ right to privacy is not absolute and must be weighed against public-safety interests. The testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee marked the latest front in a high-stakes dispute between the Obama administration and some of the world’s most influential tech companies, placing squarely before Congress an ongoing discussion that has shown no signs of an easy resolution.
Federal law enforcement officials warned Wednesday that data encryption is making it harder to hunt for pedophiles and terror suspects, telling senators that consumers’ right to privacy is not absolute and must be weighed against public-safety interests. The testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee marked the latest front in a high-stakes dispute between the Obama administration and some of the world’s most influential tech companies, placing squarely before Congress an ongoing discussion that has shown no signs of an easy resolution.
Congress is back in Washington and ready to play yet another frantic round of “Beat the Clock.” In town for only a four-week session, lawmakers are confronted with a host of deadlines on must-do measures before bolting for a lengthy August recess. Between now and then, the House of Representatives and the Senate must find ways to fund the nation’s highway system, salvage the Export-Import Bank, and try to avert a government shutdown in September.
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake thanked Police Commissioner Anthony Batts for his service – and praised the job he had done – but said growing criticism of his performance had become a “distraction” that was preventing the city from moving forward.
Gun in fatal shooting was reported stolen
The gun that law enforcement sources here have said was used in a fatal shooting of a 32-year-old woman on the city’s Embarcadero had been reported stolen from the vehicle of a federal law enforcement officer four days before the July 1 killing, a U.S. Bureau of Land Management spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Safety panel pushes changes for Amtrak
The National Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday urged Amtrak to install “crash- and fire-protected inward- and outward-facing audio and image recorders” on all locomotives. The recommendation came in response to the May 12 derailment of Amtrak Train 188 in Philadelphia’s Port Richmond neighborhood that killed eight passengers and injured 200.
Administration renews call to reimburse doctors for end-of-life care planning
Six years after end-of-life planning nearly derailed development of the Affordable Care Act amid charges of “death panels,” the Obama administration has revived a proposal to reimburse physicians for talking with their Medicare patients about how patients want to be cared for as they near death.
Six years after end-of-life planning nearly derailed development of the Affordable Care Act amid charges of “death panels,” the Obama administration has revived a proposal to reimburse physicians for talking with their Medicare patients about how patients want to be cared for as they near death.
In brief: Bill to remove Confederate flag goes to South Carolina governor
The South Carolina House approved a bill removing the Confederate flag from the Capitol grounds, a stunning reversal in a state that was the first to leave the Union in 1860 and raised the flag again at its Statehouse more than 50 years ago to protest the civil rights movement.
Offer: We’ll trade girls for militants
Nigeria’s Boko Haram extremists are offering to free more than 200 young women and girls kidnapped from a boarding school in the town of Chibok in exchange for the release of militant leaders held by the government, a human rights activist has told the Associated Press.
Vietnam War vets get thanks, pins
Defense Secretary Ash Carter and congressional leaders thanked Vietnam War veterans for their service and presented pins to dozens of veterans at a Capitol ceremony. House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell joined lawmakers at a ceremony Wednesday marking 50 years since U.S. ground troops arrived in Vietnam. The ceremony came a day after President Barack Obama held an unprecedented meeting with the head of Vietnam’s Communist Party as the U.S. presses to conclude talks on a groundbreaking Asia-Pacific economic pact.
The South Carolina House approved a bill removing the Confederate flag from the Capitol grounds, a stunning reversal in a state that was the first to leave the Union in 1860 and raised the flag again at its Statehouse more than 50 years ago to protest the civil rights movement.
Offer: We’ll trade girls for militants
Nigeria’s Boko Haram extremists are offering to free more than 200 young women and girls kidnapped from a boarding school in the town of Chibok in exchange for the release of militant leaders held by the government, a human rights activist has told the Associated Press.
Vietnam War vets get thanks, pins
Defense Secretary Ash Carter and congressional leaders thanked Vietnam War veterans for their service and presented pins to dozens of veterans at a Capitol ceremony. House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell joined lawmakers at a ceremony Wednesday marking 50 years since U.S. ground troops arrived in Vietnam. The ceremony came a day after President Barack Obama held an unprecedented meeting with the head of Vietnam’s Communist Party as the U.S. presses to conclude talks on a groundbreaking Asia-Pacific economic pact.
Greeks offer tax, pension reforms
Greece asked its European partners for a new three-year bailout Wednesday as the clock ticked down on a weekend deadline for an agreement to keep the nearly bankrupt nation in the eurozone. A letter from the Greek government said Athens was willing to begin implementing tax and pension reforms as early as next week as part of a deal to secure desperately needed emergency loans from the European Stability Mechanism, a rescue fund set up to deal with Europe’s long-running debt crisis. Although the reforms were not specified, changes to pensions and tax rates have long been “red lines” that Greece’s left-wing government has said it would not cross. Their inclusion here suggested that Athens was willing to yield on those points to expedite an agreement and avert financial catastrophe.
Greece asked its European partners for a new three-year bailout Wednesday as the clock ticked down on a weekend deadline for an agreement to keep the nearly bankrupt nation in the eurozone. A letter from the Greek government said Athens was willing to begin implementing tax and pension reforms as early as next week as part of a deal to secure desperately needed emergency loans from the European Stability Mechanism, a rescue fund set up to deal with Europe’s long-running debt crisis. Although the reforms were not specified, changes to pensions and tax rates have long been “red lines” that Greece’s left-wing government has said it would not cross. Their inclusion here suggested that Athens was willing to yield on those points to expedite an agreement and avert financial catastrophe.
Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution Wednesday that would have condemned the 1995 massacre of Muslims at Srebrenica during the Bosnian war as a “crime of genocide,” saying that singling out the Bosnian Serbs for a war crime would create greater division in the Balkans. Two international courts have called the slaughter by Bosnian Serbs of about 8,000 Muslim men and boys who had sought refuge at what was supposed to be a U.N.-protected site genocide. But Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin objected to focusing only on Srebrenica, calling the resolution “confrontational and politically motivated” and stressing that Bosnian Serbs and Croats had also suffered during the 1992-95 war that killed at least 100,000 people. Britain drafted the resolution Tuesday to mark the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, but the vote was delayed to address Russian concerns. The defeated resolution states that acceptance of “the tragic events at Srebrenica as genocide is a prerequisite for reconciliation” and “condemns denial of this genocide as hindering efforts towards reconciliation.”
Pope insists on church role in Bolivia after religious limits imposed
Pope Francis arrived Wednesday in Bolivia on the second leg of his South American tour and immediately insisted that the Catholic Church continue to play an important role in society amid efforts by the government of President Evo Morales to curb its influence. He later called for dialogue between Bolivia and Chile over their longtime border dispute.
Judy Felice from Liberty Lake claimed the really big prize Wednesday in the North Idaho College Foundation’s annual fundraiser.
Suspect identified in fatal hit-and-run
John Charles McGinty Jr., 39, of Spokane was arrested while visiting family over the holiday weekend, the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office said. McGinty was charged Wednesday with felony hit-and-run causing death. Jordan Dale Adams-Wickham, 23, was on foot when he was struck about 3 a.m. Saturday in Indianola, about 5 miles south of Kingston, Washington, officials said.
Spokane man suspected of setting two CdA fires
Coeur d’Alene police arrested a Spokane man on two counts of third-degree arson Wednesday. Alec T. Malinak, 18, is suspected of setting fires Wednesday morning in trash bins at the Coeur d’Alene City Library and nearby at the base of Tubbs Hill.
Hate message scrawled on Spokane Muslim center
Graffiti left at a Muslim prayer center in East Central Spokane over the weekend has prompted calls for a federal hate crime investigation. The message, “Death to Islam,” was spray-painted on the outside of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Heritage Association of Spokane on Saturday, as worshippers inside recited prayers for the holy month of Ramadan, according to a statement from the Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. “We want to make sure things get worked on quickly,” Bukhari said, noting that future prayers are planned at the building, 2110 E. Broadway Ave., through July 17, when the month of fasting and prayer concludes for practicing Muslims.
Senate could vote on delaying class-size changes today
An agreement that would allow the Legislature to fill a potential $2 billion budget hole, finish work and adjourn for the year was announced Wednesday by Senate leaders. It would allow some high school students who failed a controversial science assessment test to receive their diplomas and approve a delay on Initiative 1351, the class-size reduction ballot measure approved in November. Republican and Senate leaders said their members could vote as early as this afternoon on the four-year delay in I-1351, which already has passed the House, and the proposed two-year delay in the state’s biology assessment test, contained in a new bill filed Wednesday afternoon.
An agreement that would allow the Legislature to fill a potential $2 billion budget hole, finish work and adjourn for the year was announced Wednesday by Senate leaders. It would allow some high school students who failed a controversial science assessment test to receive their diplomas and approve a delay on Initiative 1351, the class-size reduction ballot measure approved in November. Republican and Senate leaders said their members could vote as early as this afternoon on the four-year delay in I-1351, which already has passed the House, and the proposed two-year delay in the state’s biology assessment test, contained in a new bill filed Wednesday afternoon.
VintagEmployees of BNSF Railway in the Spokane region are getting a close-up look this week at the history of their company. The railroad has brought a passenger train with 15 vintage cars to Spokane for a series of two-hour excursions as part of an employee appreciation special through today.e train ride gives BNSF workers, families a treat
Rock was threat, says Pasco officer who shot man
Antonio Zambrano-Montes was holding a large rock and drew back his arm as if he was going to throw it when police officers opened fire and killed him, one of the officers said in a recording released Wednesday. Pasco police Officer Adam Wright said he decided to shoot because he feared officers or members of the public would be injured or killed by the rock wielded by Zambrano-Montes, 35, a Mexican national. “I had a clear shot and I decided to take it,” Wright said in a May 8 interview with authorities investigating the shooting.
Antonio Zambrano-Montes was holding a large rock and drew back his arm as if he was going to throw it when police officers opened fire and killed him, one of the officers said in a recording released Wednesday. Pasco police Officer Adam Wright said he decided to shoot because he feared officers or members of the public would be injured or killed by the rock wielded by Zambrano-Montes, 35, a Mexican national. “I had a clear shot and I decided to take it,” Wright said in a May 8 interview with authorities investigating the shooting.
The Spokane County inmate who escaped in a stolen truck Tuesday was found and arrested Thursday night in a motel room on North Division Street. Devin B. Johnson ran from Spokane police officers and barricaded himself in a room at the Apple Tree Inn, then hid in the attic, after police were tipped off to his location. Police evacuated the motel, at 9508 N. Division St., and called in additional patrol officers and a K9 unit. They talked Johnson out of the attic without incident. He now faces additional charges of escaping jail, vehicle theft and violating a no-contact order.
The truck stolen by an escaping Spokane County inmate Tuesday morning was found that afternoon, abandoned in a north Spokane neighborhood. But deputies still are searching for the inmate, Devin B. Johnson, who escaped around 9:30 a.m. while working at the Spokane County Fairgrounds. The truck, which belongs to the fairgrounds, was found undamaged in the 200 block of West Lacrosse Avenue.
Police fatally shoot man who shot officer
An enraged man armed with a shotgun wounded a Beaverton police officer who responded to a domestic disturbance call at a trailer park Wednesday morning, authorities said. Police returned fire and the shooter, 59-year-old Michael Westrich, was found dead on the porch. The wounded officer, Scott Burke, 47, was taken to a hospital and later released.
King County cites 15 unlicensed pot shops
Fifteen unlicensed medical marijuana shops in unincorporated King County are on notice that they are violating the law. King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg and Sheriff John Urquhart said Wednesday that they are cracking down on these stores after Washington lawmakers amended Initiative 502 to require licenses for all pot shops.
Three workers hurt, Seattle utility says
Seattle City Light said three of its employees were injured as they tried to install a ground rod at a Seattle substation. Utility officials said the crew’s equipment caused an electric arc from an underground power line. The Wednesday afternoon accident triggered a power outage that affected nearly 10,000 customers.
Records: Portland priest lied about hidden camera in bathroom
Court records allege that a Catholic priest, the Rev. Ysrael Bien, 34, lied about a hidden camera that a boy found in his Sherwood, Oregon, church bathroom. Police believe he was either responsible for the camera or knew how it ended up in the men’s bathroom at St. Francis Catholic Church. According to an affidavit, a 15-year-old boy discovered what appeared to be a waist-high electrical outlet next to a toilet on April 26. He pulled the outlet, brought the camera to the priest and then told his father. Bien allegedly lied to the boy’s family, saying police were investigating the matter. Weeks passed before Bien, prompted by the family and the church deacon, admitted that he had never contacted police. He told investigators that the device went missing and he didn’t speak to police because he feared the consequences of losing it. Bien was placed on leave June 24.
Changes urged to ease financial aid process
Two million more young people could get the financial aid they need to go to college if the federal government makes it easier to fill out its financial aid forms, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said Wednesday.
Albertsons files for IPO
Supermarket operator Albertsons Cos., the No. 2 U.S. supermarket company whose brands include Safeway, filed Wednesday for an initial public offering of stock. Albertsons closed its $8 billion buyout of Safeway in January, significantly increasing the company’s size. It is now the largest company based in Idaho, measured by revenue and by employment. Albertsons now operates a total of 2,205 stores in 33 states under 18 names. Safeway locations make up 1,247 of those stores. Other banners under Safeway operations include Vons, Tom Thumb and Randalls. The company also operates 456 Albertsons supermarkets in 16 states. Other retail banners include Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Acme, United Supermarkets, Pavilions and Star Markets.
Supermarket operator Albertsons Cos., the No. 2 U.S. supermarket company whose brands include Safeway, filed Wednesday for an initial public offering of stock. Albertsons closed its $8 billion buyout of Safeway in January, significantly increasing the company’s size. It is now the largest company based in Idaho, measured by revenue and by employment. Albertsons now operates a total of 2,205 stores in 33 states under 18 names. Safeway locations make up 1,247 of those stores. Other banners under Safeway operations include Vons, Tom Thumb and Randalls. The company also operates 456 Albertsons supermarkets in 16 states. Other retail banners include Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Acme, United Supermarkets, Pavilions and Star Markets.
Briefcase: Fed officials in June wary of looming economic risks
Federal Reserve minutes of the June 16-17 discussions released Wednesday showed that while one Fed official was ready to begin hiking rates at the meeting, “most participants” believed that conditions were not yet ripe for an interest rate increase. The minutes revealed that many Fed officials expressed concern about the impact a failure to reach a deal on Greek debt might have on financial markets. They also mentioned concerns about future growth in China and other emerging markets.
Microsoft cuts Nokia jobs
Microsoft is cutting 7,800 jobs and writing off $7.6 billion in connection with its purchase of Nokia’s phone business as the giant software maker tries to narrow its focus and pull back from a series of ill-fated forays onto rival tech companies’ turf.
Chase to settle, pay $136M
JPMorgan Chase will pay $136 million to settle charges that it used illegal tactics to go after delinquent credit card borrowers, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced Wednesday.
Federal Reserve minutes of the June 16-17 discussions released Wednesday showed that while one Fed official was ready to begin hiking rates at the meeting, “most participants” believed that conditions were not yet ripe for an interest rate increase. The minutes revealed that many Fed officials expressed concern about the impact a failure to reach a deal on Greek debt might have on financial markets. They also mentioned concerns about future growth in China and other emerging markets.
Microsoft cuts Nokia jobs
Microsoft is cutting 7,800 jobs and writing off $7.6 billion in connection with its purchase of Nokia’s phone business as the giant software maker tries to narrow its focus and pull back from a series of ill-fated forays onto rival tech companies’ turf.
Chase to settle, pay $136M
JPMorgan Chase will pay $136 million to settle charges that it used illegal tactics to go after delinquent credit card borrowers, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced Wednesday.
Idaho’s per-capita personal income has jumped from 49th in the nation to 47th, a change from 2012-13 that state officials say is a real, inflation-adjusted sign that the state’s economy is improving. That year-to-year growth in income topped the nation, though admittedly the state is still near the bottom of the list.
Tough talks looming for UAW, automakers
The day before hundreds of United Auto Workers delegates gathered to set strategy for contract talks with the Detroit Three, General Motors sent them a not-so-subtle message. GM announced a $350 million investment in a Mexican factory to build the Chevrolet Cruze compact car, currently built for all of North America at a sprawling plant in Lordstown, Ohio, east of Cleveland.
The New York Stock Exchange halted trading late Wednesday morning because of technical trouble. The outage came as traders had plenty of other things to worry about. Concerns about China’s plunging stock market and a logjam in talks between Greece and its creditors weighed on the mood. Major indexes already were falling before the shutdown, which occurred shortly after 11:30 a.m. Eastern time. NYSE resumed trading at 3:10 p.m. The exchange, in a statement late Wednesday, attributed the malfunction to a “configuration issue” and not as the result of hackers. A NYSE spokeswoman would not provide further details.
U.S. investors may see indirect effect
American investors have few direct links to the flagging Chinese stock market, but the indirect fallout from the plunge of the Asian giant’s benchmark index could be protracted and painful for parts of the U.S. economy, experts said.
American investors have few direct links to the flagging Chinese stock market, but the indirect fallout from the plunge of the Asian giant’s benchmark index could be protracted and painful for parts of the U.S. economy, experts said.
China is a long way from Greece and the high-profile debt troubles of the eurozone, but its stocks have been taking a far worse beating in recent days. On Wednesday, the growing investor panic over Chinese stocks shook confidence in Beijing’s ability to manage its slowing economy and threatened to cause problems for overseas markets, including America’s. Despite increasingly desperate measures by the Chinese government to halt the slide, shares listed on China’s main stock exchange in Shanghai fell nearly 6 percent Wednesday, piling on losses that have plunged the market by about a third since mid-June. Most Chinese stocks remain well above year-ago levels thanks to a raging bull market that began in November 2014 and was egged on by Beijing. China’s Shanghai stock market is still up 72 percent over July 2014, despite the recent drops.
Editorial: Inslee should reject second casino in Airway Heights
Ask Dr. K: Understanding sleepwalking can help calm worries
The National Park Service has made significant changes to visitor’s center in Yellowstone
Proposal lays out future of North Hill neighborhood
Months of work by North Hill neighborhood leaders and city planners have led to a comprehensive plan to guide the future of the Garland Business District and the rest of the North Hill area. The plan builds on the existing land uses and public assets in the neighborhood and calls for improvements to the Garland District, the bluff area that overlooks the city, and bike and pedestrian safety, among other issues.
Cindy Hval: Pearl Harbor survivor’s story comes to end
I loved to listen to her talk. Though soft-spoken, Betty Schott, 98, had a sharp mind and an even sharper sense of humor. She smiled easily, laughed often, and called me “honey.” But when her husband of 76 years died in May 2014, her smile faded and the quips didn’t come as quickly.
Stefanie Pettit: Helga Estby walked cross-country to try and save family farm
Mica Creek Cemetery sits atop a small rise in the rolling fields of southeast Spokane County. Some 150 souls are buried there, most being early settlers of Norwegian heritage, the most famous of whom is no doubt Helga Estby, a woman whose unlikely story would probably have faded into time had not a descendant written an essay about her for a contest. And interestingly enough, it was a contest more than a century ago that prompted Helga Estby to do something unheard of for a woman of her day.
Pat Munts: Steps to keep lawn alive in heat
Randy Mann: Hot, dry conditions across Inland Northwest straining water supplies
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Fortunately cooler heads seem to have finally prevailed in Marion County, Florida and rather than follow lawmakers in South Carolina who are considering removing the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds; this north Florida County has decided to reinstate it.
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