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Neil Young to Trump - Don't use my song... I support Bernie
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Neil Young to Trump - Don't use my song... I support Bernie
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from Gawker
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"Shit's Gonna Hit the Fan": Talking to a Billionaire About Class War
"Shit's Gonna Hit the Fan": Talking to a Billionaire About Class War
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from The Hill
Issa escorted out of Benghazi deposition
Former House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) tried to crash former Hillary Clinton adviser Sidney Blumenthal’s deposition before the House Select Committee on Benghazi on Tuesday. Issa marched into the closed-door deposition and remained inside for about a minute before he was escorted out by the panel’s chairman, Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.).
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from iFIBER ONE News (WA)
Decommissioned military silo for sale in Adams County
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from Independent Voter [IVN]
When Only Partisan Voters Vote, Only Partisan Candidates Are Elected
When Only Partisan Voters Vote, Only Partisan Candidates Are Elected
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from International Business Times (UK)
Jeb Bush thinks the next president will need to privatize Social Security, he said at a town hall meeting in New Hampshire on Tuesday -- acknowledging that his brother attempted to do so and failed. It’s a position sure to be attacked by both Republicans and Democrats.
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from The Irish Times
Lay Catholics urge change in church teaching on contraception
Call for significant lay involvement at Synod on the Family in Rome
Lay Catholics urge change in church teaching on contraception
Call for significant lay involvement at Synod on the Family in Rome
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from KXLY 4 News (ABC Spokane)
High-rise fire hits Park Tower Apartments
Spokane Fire crews made quick work of attacking a high rise fire at the Park Tower Apartments in downtown Spokane Tuesday afternoon, knocking it down in less than an hour. The fire, which was visible from the KXLY 4 News studios across the Spokane River, broke out around 3:30 p.m. The fire was contained to one area on the 17th floor of the building.
City issues restrictions on outdoor recreational fires
Due to the hot, dry conditions, the Spokane City Fire Marshal will prohibit the use of specified outdoor recreational fires (in ground campfires, fire bowls and fire pits) throughout the City of Spokane effective June 17.
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Jeb Bush Is Out of His Depth on Foreign Policy
Jeb Bush may impress foreign leaders just because he’s not his brother—but that’s not enough.
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Jeb Bush Is Out of His Depth on Foreign Policy
Jeb Bush may impress foreign leaders just because he’s not his brother—but that’s not enough.
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from Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN)
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from The Raw Story
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A landmark Church statement on the environment, due to be officially released on Thursday, places the leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics firmly in the camp of those who say climate change is mainly man-made at a critical time in the global debate over what, if anything, can be done to slow or reverse it.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Rachel Dolezal tells Today show she identified as black since age 5
The woman who resigned as head of a local NAACP branch after her parents said she was white said Tuesday that she started identifying as black around the age of 5, when she drew self-portraits with a brown crayon, and “takes exception” to the contention that she tried to deceive people. Rachel Dolezal said Tuesday on NBC’S “Today” Show that some of the discussion about her has been “viciously inhumane.”
Spokane NAACP asks police to continue hate mail investigation
The Spokane chapter of the NAACP released a statement today asking the Spokane Police Department to continue its investigation into allegations of hate mail sent to the chapter.
Police oversight panelists say Dolezal said in interview father was black police officer
Rachel Dolezal’s misrepresentations may extend beyond her racial and ethnic background. The civil rights advocate portrayed herself as the daughter of a black Oakland police officer when seeking appointment to Spokane’s police oversight commission last year. That blend of life experiences impressed at least two of those involved in the selection process.
Rachel Dolezal’s claims ‘lost the trust’
Once a rising star in the Pacific Northwest’s civil rights movement, Rachel Dolezal’s career was in free fall Monday. She resigned under fire as president of the Spokane chapter of the NAACP. Eastern Washington University removed her online biography from the faculty directory. And Spokane city officials asked Spokane’s ethics commission to investigate whether she lied while applying for a volunteer position with the police ombudsman’s office.
Spokane Tribe’s casino proposal gets key federal approval
The Spokane Tribe has won approval from a key government agency in its drive to build a casino, hotel and stores near Airway Heights. The U.S. Department of the Interior sent Gov. Jay Inslee a letter Monday saying it believes the project “is in the best interests of the Spokane Tribe and its members and not detrimental to the surrounding community.”
District 8 firefighters rescue burning man
Spokane County Fire District 8 firefighters rescued an unconscious man from a brush fire Tuesday morning in the 6700 block of South Mount Vernon. The injured man may have been a transient. A small camp was found nearby and it appears that a camp fire may have started the blaze.
Report: Parents kidnap homeless man accused of molesting 5-year-old daughter
Spokane police are investigating claims that a 19-year-old homeless man sexually abused a 5-year-old girl, whose parents retaliated by tying him up in their basement and holding him at knifepoint.
County medical examiner identifies 3 who died last week
In a series of news releases issued Tuesday morning, the Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office identified three males who were pronounced dead in separate incidents last week.
Body found in Spokane Valley
The body found Friday evening lying next to a vehicle between two homes in Spokane Valley is that of Gary Huckaby, 40. The cause of death was listed as pending.
16-year-old who drowned in Spokane River
The boy who was pronounced dead at Sacred Heart Medical Center after drowning in the Spokane River was Donovan Groom, 16.
Man found dead in Spokane County Jail
The inmate who died Friday evening in the Spokane County Jail was Scott M. Stevens, 53.
Fire department investigating two fires at same address
For the second time in a month, the Spokane Fire Department responded to a house fire at 517 E. Liberty Ave. Both this fire and the original fire, which occurred about a month ago, are under investigation.
May rains may feed storm over Texas
The historic rainfall that inundated Texas in May has left the soil saturated and rivers engorged, and a scientist involved in a NASA-funded research project said it also could strengthen a tropical storm moving inland from the Gulf of Mexico. A broad area of low pressure that developed near the Yucatan Peninsula formed late Monday into Tropical Storm Bill, which could brew nasty weather along the Texas and Louisiana coasts and inland. Tropical storms usually gather power from the warm waters of the ocean and then weaken once they move over land. But the research has found some storms can actually strengthen over land by drawing from the evaporation of abundant soil moisture, a phenomenon known as the “brown ocean” effect.
Pope’s stance on environment leaked
A draft copy of Pope Francis’ eagerly awaited encyclical on the environment calls for urgent action to protect the Earth and fight global warming, which the pope says is “mostly” due to human activity and the burning of fossil fuels.
Jeb Bush officially in White House race
Vowing to win the Republican presidential nomination on his own merits, Jeb Bush launched a White House bid months in the making Monday with a promise to stay true to his beliefs – easier said than done in a bristling primary contest where his conservative credentials will be sharply challenged.
In brief: Suspect critically wounded in shooting near Arkansas air base gate
Guards shot and critically wounded a civilian outside a sprawling Air Force base in Arkansas on Monday morning after the man drove his SUV over a curb near the main gate, crashed through a sign and got out of the vehicle holding a rifle.
Court rules Sikh student can enroll in ROTC without shaving
A Sikh college student from New York said Monday he is excited about a federal court decision that will permit him to enroll in the U.S. Army’s Reserve Officer Training Corps without shaving his beard, cutting his hair or removing his turban.
Alaska fire forces homes, sled dogs to evacuate
An Alaska wildfire that has mushroomed in size was prompting help Monday from people offering their homes to scores of displaced residents and their animals. The fire north of Anchorage has led to the voluntary evacuation of up to 1,700 structures and has struck the heart of sled dog country, including 15 or so mushers who call Willow home.
Archbishop quits in wake of cover-up charge against archdiocese
The embattled archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis and his deputy resigned Monday after years of pressure, an indication Pope Francis is making good on his promise that no one is above the law when it comes to covering up for clergy who sexually abuse children.
Yemen al-Qaida leader likely killed
U.S. intelligence agencies were working Monday night to verify the strong possibility that al-Qaida’s No. 2 figure, the leader of its virulent Yemen offshoot, has been killed.
Zoo animals bedevil flood efforts in Georgia
Workers and volunteers labored Monday in a flood-ravaged area of the Georgian capital to help victims while nervously watching for traces of dangerous animals that may have escaped the city zoo when it was inundated by the surging waters. Officials in the ex-Soviet republic said 14 people were confirmed dead.
Kurdish fighters seize large parts of IS border stronghold
U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters captured large sections of a strategic town on the Syria-Turkish border on Monday, dealing the biggest setback yet to the Islamic State group, which lost a key supply line for their nearby self-proclaimed capital. The seizure of Tal Abyad threatened to flare tensions between Kurds and ethnic Arabs, who accused the Kurdish militia of deliberately displacing thousands of people from the town, which has a mixed population.
Sudan president flouts arrest warrant, leaves South Africa
Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmed Bashir’s jet took off into Pretoria’s sunny winter skies Monday, spiriting him away from a looming arrest warrant and leaving behind a trail of questions about South Africa’s respect for international law and its own courts. In allowing Bashir to flee, the South African government was contravening its own High Court, which issued an order Sunday barring his departure. On Monday, the court went further, issuing a warrant for Bashir’s arrest on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity. But by then, he was in the air, on his way home after attending an African Union summit in Johannesburg.
School officers join broader community action team in Coeur d’Alene
School’s out for summer, and the school cops are headed to the beach. Crowds flocking to downtown Coeur d’Alene, City Beach, Tubbs Hill and nearby parks this summer will be greeted by six of the city’s school resource officers. They volunteered for a pilot program to beef up patrols of those popular destinations, tackling problems such as heavy drinking, loitering, fighting, property crimes and dogs at large.
Killer of GU law student denied early release
A self-described gang “wannabe” who killed a Gonzaga Law School student during a 1992 pizza delivery robbery in Spokane does not deserve early release from prison at this time, a state board ruled Monday.
Pick for county commission chief executive delayed
Spokane County Commissioners Al French and Shelly O’Quinn say they’ve buried the hatchet that arose during a contentious ballot measure targeting taxes to expand public transportation. Their statement comes amid the pending decision to select the county’s next chief executive. Just months ago the two exchanged barbed emails and text messages that showed a relationship fraying in the heat of election season. The two commissioners were expected to choose Marshall Farnell’s replacement as CEO on Monday, according to a calendar handed out earlier by the county’s Human Resources Department. But there has been no word whether sitting County Commissioner Todd Mielke, or former West Jordan, Utah, City Manager Richard Davis would take the job. O’Quinn said the wait is due to the commissioners’ travel schedules and workload, not lingering animosity regarding the Spokane Transit Authority taxing issue.
Fire agencies team up, will send nearest crew
Four of the largest fire departments in Spokane County announced an agreement on Monday that will send the nearest fire or medical crew to emergency calls regardless of jurisdiction.No longer will department brass have to make a formal request for mutual aid across fire service boundaries. Instead, the county’s combined fire dispatch computer will identify the closest and most appropriate vehicle and crew and send that rig to the emergency. Fire Chiefs Bobby Williams, of Spokane; Bryan Collins, of Spokane Valley; Jack Cates, of District 9; and Tony Nielsen, of District 8, appeared at a joint media event Monday to announce the agreement.
In brief: Kayak protesters near oil rig detained
The U.S. Coast Guard detained two dozen protesters who formed a blockade with kayaks and other vessels Monday to try to stop Royal Dutch Shell’s drill rig as it left Seattle on its way to explore for oil in the Arctic Ocean.
Union Pacific proposes North Idaho siding
Union Pacific Railroad is seeking state and federal permits to build a 2-mile-long siding in North Idaho’s scenic Moyie River valley.
Boy charged after prostitution probe
A 14-year-old boy has been implicated in a suspected prostitution ring run from inside the Spokane County juvenile detention center.
Domestic argument becomes arson
A domestic argument grew into an arson June 9 when Jose Edwin Hernandez lit a mattress on fire, according to court documents.
Motorcyclist injured in I-90 ramp crash
A motorcyclist was in the hospital Monday after crashing down an embankment along Interstate 90. Danny Harman, 40, traveled too fast on the westbound Sprague Avenue on-ramp when he lost control.
Target’s Rx: Let CVS Health run clinics, pharmacies
Target will sell its pharmacy and clinic businesses to CVS Health in the latest twist behind a push from big retailers to become all things to all customers. The nation’s second-largest drugstore chain will pay about $1.9 billion to run Target’s in-store health operations.
Honda ending Civic hybrid, CNG models
Honda will discontinue production of its Civic hybrid and compressed natural gas or CNG models, the company said Monday, and will instead begin producing Civics with more efficient gas engines.
In brief: Hecla Mining’s buyout of Revett Mining wraps up
Hecla Mining Co. has finalized the purchase of a Spokane Valley company that owns a large silver-copper deposit in Montana, officials said Monday.
Passwords not so safe, password service says
A Web service that promises to help people keep their passwords secure has reported that hackers may have obtained some user information – although not actual passwords – from its network.
Foreign countries hold fewer Treasury securities
Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury securities fell in April, the first setback since October. The Treasury Department says total holdings slipped to $6.14 trillion, down 0.6 percent from the record level of $6.18 trillion in March.
GM ignition switches blamed for more deaths
The death toll from faulty ignition switches in General Motors small cars has risen by three to 114. Victims’ families are being offered compensation of at least $1 million each by attorney Kenneth Feinberg, who was hired by GM last year. In addition, Feinberg will make offers to 229 people who were injured in crashes caused by the switches in the Chevrolet Cobalt and other older cars.
Former AIG CEO Greenberg wins bailout lawsuit
The former chief executive of American International Group Inc. on Monday won a lawsuit that alleged the federal government went too far in taking a majority ownership stake in the firm as part of its 2008 bailout, but a federal judge said he awarded no damages because the company would have gone bankrupt without the assistance.
Gap will close scores of stores in overhaul
Gap plans to close 175 of its namesake stores in North America, or 18 percent of its current total, and cut 250 jobs at its headquarters as the company tries to strengthen the struggling brand.
Rachel Dolezal commented in 2014 about racial anxiety in childhood, marriage, interviewer recalls
In a series of interviews last year, Rachel Dolezal told an Eastern Washington University art student that her ex-husband expected her to look like a white woman. “She said it was this very oppressive experience where she had to deny her blackness,” said Lauren Campbell, who is black.
Editorial: Explanation by Dolezal worth a listen
Robert Samuelson: Another retreat from ‘peak oil’
Tour Deshais: Closure a downer on dry stretch
The Highlander Cafe and Store in Wauconda is the sole way-stop between Tonasket and Republic on U.S. Bicycle Route 10. And it’s closed. Or should I say, it’s no longer serving food, selling cold drinks or pumping gas. The bathroom is open, at least.
Three dog breeds join American Kennel Club pack
An Italian truffle-sniffer, a French sheep herder nurtured back from near-extinction and a small Californian shepherd are joining the American Kennel Club’s roster of recognized dog breeds.
Ask Dr. K: Pre-teen gymnast has knee pain
Studies show link between childhood lead levels and violent crime years later
After growing up poor in a predominantly African-American neighborhood of Cincinnati, the young adults had reached their early 20s. One by one, they passed through an MRI machine that displayed their brains in sharp, cross-sectioned images. For those who had been exposed to lead as toddlers, even in small amounts, the scans revealed changes that were subtle, permanent and devastating.
Finding ‘new normal’ relies on resilience
Cancer, like family changes, financial loss, injuries and so many other events can force us to adapt to a permanent alteration in our lives, and adaptation takes resilience.
Study gives new look at social skills
Children as young as 2 years old understand that making loud noises wakes a baby, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Washington. That may not sound like a big deal, but appreciating how sound volume affects someone else is not a trivial social skill. Some adults are still working on it.
The magic number is … 7
Seven hours of shut-eye: That’s the minimum amount of sleep that adults need each night for best health, according to new recommendations from a panel led by a University of Washington sleep expert.
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from The Wall Street Journal
Donald Trump Enters 2016 Presidential Race
New York real-estate developer and television personality Donald Trump on Tuesday announced he was running for president in 2016, a move that threatens to upend the already crowded Republican primary field.
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from The Washington Examiner (DC)
Expert warns terrorists may be setting wildfires across American West
Colorado's Black Forest fire is barely contained at latest reports and has killed at least two people while consuming hundreds of homes and other structures and forcing the evacuation of more than 38,000 people, but a dozen other significant fires are also burning across the country, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
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from The Washington Post (DC)
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