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CRUZ: OBAMA ADMIN ‘RESPONSIBLE’ IF IRANIAN-BACKED TERRORISTS KILL
Texas Senator and Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)96%
said that if Iran uses the money it gets under the nuclear deal to fund terrorists that kill Americans, Israelis, or Europeans, “then this administration is responsible” at Monday’s Voters First Presidential Forum in New Hampshire.
BOBBY JINDAL: ARREST MAYORS OF SANCTUARY CITIES AS ACCESSORIES TO ILLEGAL ALIEN CRIME
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a 2016 GOP presidential candidate, is calling on mayors of sanctuary cities to be arrested as accomplices to the crimes illegal aliens receiving special treatment in their cities commit.
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from Christianity Today
China Sees Red: Christian Protest Puts Hundreds of Crosses Back in Public
The government of "China's Jerusalem" has torn down hundreds of giant red crosses from church buildings over the past two years. Now Chinese Protestants and Catholics are joining together to put red crosses—albeit much smaller ones—back in the public eye.
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from The Daily Beast
No One Will Hire Darren Wilson as a Cop
Former Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson, who shot dead 18-year-old Michael Brown last August, says he can’t get a job as a policeman. Wilson, who was cleared on any criminal charges, told The New Yorker that “It’s too hot an issue, so it makes me unemployable.”
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from Examiner.com
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from High Country News
As wildfires get bigger, is there any way to be ready?
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from The Hill
Harvard Lampoon tricks Trump with fake endorsement
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appears to be the latest victim in the longstanding rivalry between storied humor publication The Harvard Lampoon and its more staid alter ego, The Harvard Crimson.
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from Huffington Post
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Chris Christie Said He Thinks Teachers Unions Deserve A Punch In The Face
"They are the single most destructive force in public education in America."
Colleges With The Happiest Students In 2015-16, According To Princeton Review
14. Washington State University
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Chris Christie Said He Thinks Teachers Unions Deserve A Punch In The Face
"They are the single most destructive force in public education in America."
Colleges With The Happiest Students In 2015-16, According To Princeton Review
14. Washington State University
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from Independent Journal Review
He Heard a ‘Bang’ and Saw a Teen Leaving a Dumpster. But Nothing Prepared Him for What Was Inside.
When a Paducah, Kentucky, man heard a loud bang from the dumpster outside his apartment, he decided to investigate. He had no idea the cruelty he was about to uncover. Police say the witness saw a 17-year-old male walking away from the dumpster, Fox 10 reports. As the man got closer, he heard the unimaginable coming from inside — a baby crying. Sgt. David Shepherd, the first responder to the scene, quickly climbed into the dumpster to help the infant.
15 Things Trump and Reagan Have in Common
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Planned Parenthood’s pathetic ‘3 percent’ lieOnly Planned Parenthood would think saying that they only kill babies 3 percent of the time is something to brag about.
GOP Congressman Confirms John Boehner DOES NOT Have The Votes to Remain Speaker
Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot Radio spoke to Florida Republican Congressman Ted S. Yoho, a serious voice for conservatives who believe in limited government, fiscal conservatism, personal responsibility, and free enterprise. Yoho confirmed that a vote to keep Boehner as the speaker of the House was postponed last week — because Boehner was having difficulty whipping enough votes to get re-elected as the leader in the House.
Louisiana Gov. Jindal Says Sanctuary City Mayors Should be Arrested
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said that any mayor who refuses to enforce our nation’s immigration laws and declares his city a so-called “sanctuary city” should be arrested for obstructing the law.
Condon wants Worker Bill of Rights blocked from ballot
Spokane Mayor David Condon is trying to block the Worker Bill of Rights from appearing on the November ballot just a week after the City Council approved the measure for the ballot. The latest measure put forth by Envision Spokane – the group’s fourth to qualify for the ballot – would amend the city charter to require large employers to pay workers a “family wage,” ensure equal pay for equal work regardless of gender or race, and make it more difficult to terminate workers. The measure would make the rights of a corporation secondary to people’s rights.
Second wolf sighted in California
State wildlife officials said Monday they believe a gray wolf has been roaming the wilds of Northern California. The last wolf sighting was the OR7, a wolf that carries a tracking device and was made famous after several trips into California from Oregon. Officials say OR7 has started his own pack in Oregon’s southern Cascades, not far from the California border.
Judge: Idaho anti-dairy spying law unconstitutional
A federal judge ruled Monday that Idaho’s law banning secret filming of animal abuse at agricultural facilities is unconstitutional, giving animal rights activists across the country hope that the decision will pave the way to overturn similar laws in other states. U.S. Judge Court Judge B. Lynn Winmill found that the law violates the First Amendment. “Audio and visual evidence is a uniquely persuasive means of conveying a message, and it can vindicate an undercover investigator or whistleblower who is otherwise disbelieved or ignored,” Winmill wrote in his 29-page ruling. “Prohibiting undercover investigators or whistleblowers from recording an agricultural facility’s operations inevitably suppresses a key type of speech because it limits the information that might later be published or broadcast.”
Under the Freeway skate park demolished
A backhoe tore down the ramps and rails of Spokane’s Under the Freeway skate park Monday morning, marking the end of the popular-yet-secluded skating destination near Lewis and Clark High School. The demolition follows mounting concerns about safety at the decades-old park under Interstate 90 near South Browne Street, where vandalism and drug use prompted many visits from police. Maintenance also was an issue as the park sits on land owned by the state Department of Transportation.
Body of Coeur d’Alene teen recovered from lake
A Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office dive team recovered the body of 16-year-old Reginald J. Nault from Lake Coeur d’Alene today. Nault, who was a Coeur d’Alene High School student and baseball player, is believed to have drowned after he fell out of or jumped from a moving boat on July 21. He was not wearing a personal flotation device. His body was recovered from 124 feet of water off Arrow Point after it was found this morning by searchers from a private sonar company from Kuna, Idaho.
Free medical clinic underway at Spokane County Fair and Expo Center
Residents of the Inland Northwest are lining up by the hundreds to receive free medical, dental and eye care at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center – and there’s plenty of room for more patients. The event is aimed at those who are uninsured or underinsured, but Jordache said no questions are asked, and no ID is required for service.
Small fire burning near Indian Canyon
A small fire is burning near the Greenwood Trailer Park near Indian Canyon. The two or three acre blaze is located in scattered timber. No evacuations have been issued.
Spokane sues Monsanto for PCB contamination
The city of Spokane has filed a lawsuit against the international agrochemical giant Monsanto, alleging that the company sold chemicals for decades that it knew were a danger to human and environmental health. The lawsuit, which does not specifically state what the city is seeking in monetary damages, also alleges that Monsanto is responsible for the high levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, in the Spokane River.
Aurora theater shooter still eligible for death penalty
The jury in the Colorado theater shooting trial has again declined to rule out the death penalty as it moves toward sentencing James Holmes. Jurors said Monday that Holmes’ lawyers haven’t presented a strong enough case to eliminate execution as an option. The decision clears the way for another round of arguments before the jury makes a final decision between capital punishment and life in prison without parole.
Highway projects underway across region
Poll: A third-party Trump bid could aid Clinton’s run for White House
Donald Trump could do to the 2016 general election exactly what Ross Perot did a generation ago – with a Clinton pulling away from a Bush and a wealthy business mogul drawing a surprisingly large share of the vote.
EWU ‘ancient alien’ course seeks to challenge how we decide on truth
Aliens built the pyramids. They used spaceships and laser beams. In fact, aliens are responsible for most of humanity’s greatest achievements. Or, if you’d rather, humans built them. They levered gigantic blocks of stone, dragged them across the desert and slung them on top of each other. They relied on human labor, persistence and occasional strokes of brilliance.
Warm-water ‘blob’ in North Pacific puzzles scientists
Weird things are happening off the Pacific Coast. And at the center of the action is a warm-water mass that scientists call “the blob.” It’s turning the coastal ecosystem on its head. Species are dying along Washington, Oregon and Northern California – sea stars, marine birds and sardines, among them. It started in fall 2013 when the Gulf of Alaska’s usual winter storms didn’t show up to cool down the Pacific.
No biker gang violence expected at Sturgis rally
Never-before-seen crowds are expected to ride into the craggy, evergreen-dotted Black Hills of western South Dakota this week, all headed to the 75th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
Zimbabwe accuses Pennsylvania doctor of killing lion
Zimbabwe accused a Pennsylvania doctor on Sunday of illegally killing a lion in April, adding to the outcry over a Minnesota dentist the African government wants to extradite for killing a well-known lion named Cecil in early July.
Suspect identified in killing of Memphis police officer
Tennessee police officials on Sunday identified a suspect in the fatal shooting of a Memphis police officer, and an intense search for the man is underway. Tremaine Wilbourn, 29, faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of Officer Sean Bolton, 33, on Saturday night.
Wildfires raging in Northern California threaten homes
Wildfires blazing in several Western states Sunday chewed up forests and threatened homes but were most numerous in Northern California where dozens are raging and setting off evacuations. Wildfires are also burning in Washington and Oregon.
In brief: Man killed when tent collapses on crowd in Chicago
A man was killed and more than a dozen injured Sunday when a tent where people had sought shelter during a brief storm blew off its moorings and collapsed on some of the crowd at a festival in the suburb of Wood Dale, which is about 25 miles northwest of Chicago. Three people were seriously injured. Fifteen people were transported to hospital and others slightly injured were treated at the scene and released. The fatality was identified as Wood Dale resident Steven Nincic, 35.
Two dead from suspected overdose at festival
Two women are dead from suspected drug overdoses after authorities say they collapsed at the HARD Summer music festival. The Los Angeles Times reports that an 18-year-old woman and a 19-year-old were found unresponsive at the Pomona festival Saturday evening.
Two explosions rock New Mexico churches
A pair of small explosions just 20 minutes and a few miles apart shocked congregants Sunday morning at two churches in southern New Mexico. There were no injuries or deaths from the blasts outside Calvary Baptist and Holy Cross Roman Catholic in Las Cruces. Each building sustained minor damage.
Judge, 93, wants to end Michigan housing discrimination case
A Detroit-area community that targeted blacks by demolishing poor neighborhoods is scrambling to come up with money to finally end the case – 44 years after a federal judge found clear evidence of discrimination. The judge, Damon Keith, is now 93 years old and still overseeing what’s considered the longest-running housing bias case in the U.S. But during a recent meeting in his office, he delivered another tough verdict: Finish this soon or another judge will take over.
New emission rules likely to play role in race for White House
With today’s release of landmark rules to combat global warming, President Barack Obama is putting into place what probably will be the last piece of his ambitious second-term agenda – one that highlights deep divisions in the country and helps shape the race to succeed him. The plan would boost efforts already underway, mostly in coastal states, led by California, to greatly increase the use of renewable power. But for those parts of the country still heavily reliant on coal, nearly all of them Republican-governed states in the Midwest, Great Plains and South, the rules would force a major economic transition that many elected officials have vowed to resist.
U.S., Egypt hold talks on security
Despite persistent human rights concerns, the United States on Sunday resumed formal security talks with Egypt that were last held six years ago and kept on hiatus until now amid political unrest that swept the country in the wake of the Arab Spring. Two days after the U.S. delivered eight F-16 warplanes to Egypt as part of a military support package that the Obama administration is boosting to help Egypt counter an increasing terrorist threat, Secretary of State John Kerry restarted the so-called “strategic dialogue” with Egyptian officials in Cairo. The dialogue was last held in 2009 and did not occur in subsequent years due to the Arab Spring and turmoil following the ouster of Egypt’s authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak in 2011.
In brief: Nigeria rescues 178 from Boko Haram, destroys camps
Nigerian troops rescued 178 people from Boko Haram in attacks that destroyed several camps of the Islamic extremists in the northeast of the country, an army statement said Sunday. The Nigerian air force reported killing “a large number” of militants in repelling an attack on Bitta village, 30 miles southwest of the army operations that took place around Bama, 45 miles southeast of Maiduguri city.
Hundreds have been freed from Boko Haram captivity this year but none of the 219 girls abducted in April 2014 from a school in Chibok were among the rescued.
Israel targets new rules at extremists
Israel’s security Cabinet approved new measures Sunday against Israelis who attack Palestinians, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his government will have “zero tolerance” for Jewish extremists.
Canadian premier triggers campaign
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper triggered an election campaign Sunday and set the vote for Oct. 19, when Harper and his Conservative Party hope to earn a fourth term after almost a decade in power. The prime minister dissolved Parliament Sunday in a visit to the governor-general, the ceremonial representative of Queen Elizabeth II, Canada’s head of state.
Burundi general assassinated
A Burundi general who was a key security ally of President Pierre Nkurunziza was killed Sunday in a drive-by shooting in the capital, Bujumbura. Gen. Adolphe Nshimirimana, the president’s senior adviser on security matters, was killed when men in a car shot at him and his bodyguards in the Kamenge neighborhood
Activists criticize Mexican government’s response to slain photojournalist
Mexico City officials said Sunday they are pursuing all lines of investigation into the killing of photojournalist Ruben Espinosa, whose body was found along with four slain women in the capital, where he had fled because of harassment in the Gulf Coast state of Veracruz he covered.
Lawmakers question Navy land deal limiting Hood Canal development
Two Washington state senators have asked the state auditor to investigate a Hood Canal land deal with the Navy that did not meet a previous appraised value. State Sens. Tim Sheldon, D-Potlatch, and Mark Miloscia, R-Federal Way, sent a letter to Acting State Auditor Jan Jutte questioning the low lease price on state aquatic bedlands. In June, the Seattle Times reported that Lands Commissioner Peter Goldmark’s Department of Natural Resources accepted a $720,000 offer in 2014 from the Navy for 50-year control of 4,804 acres of Hood Canal seafloor. An earlier, independent, state-approved appraisal valued the lease at $1.68 million. The $720,000 value allowed the Navy to avoid congressional scrutiny of the deal. Goldmark agreed to that price despite state law requiring DNR obtain fair-market value for the seafloor. “That’s corruption,” said Miloscia, chair of the senate’s Accountability and Reform Committee. Formerly an Air Force contract officer who dealt with appraisals, he said reducing the earlier appraisal to “avoid federal statute … is, in my mind, unconscionable.”
Inland Northwest fires fill skies with smoke
Firefighters on Sunday continued to battle wildfires across the Inland Northwest. The blazes, which contributed to smoky skies around the region, included: The Long Lake fire, 16 miles northwest of Spokane; The I-90 Sprague fire, 3 miles south of Sprague; The Baldy fire, 5 miles northwest of Ione; The Eagle Springs fire, 11 miles north of Odessa; The Parker Ridge fire northwest of Bonners Ferry.
Blazes burn in Central, Western Washington
A lightning-caused fire in Central Washington has burned more than 9 square miles near Lake Chelan, growing thousands of acres between Saturday and Sunday. The Wolverine fire, which started Wednesday, is burning in timber about 3 miles northwest of Lucerne. A wildfire in Mason County that has burned 13 structures, including five homes, is now 50 percent contained.
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Race wars fought round the world
Then and Now: Spokane River middle falls
No barriers
Don’t let your age stand in the way of physical fitness
Without a doubt, aging affects athletic performance. Muscle mass declines, body fat increases and aerobic capacity decreases, which diminishes an athlete’s speed, power and pace. Aging bodies don’t recover as fast from hard efforts. But the more active people are, the slower those changes take place.
Doctorow shared gift of many voices
E.L. Doctorow, who died July 21 of complications from lung cancer at 84, was perhaps the most American novelist of his generation. More than Philip Roth or John Updike, more even than Norman Mailer, Doctorow created fiction that existed at the intersection of American myth and hypocrisy.
Forrest Bird, aviator and inventor, dies at 94
Famed innovator and aviator Dr. Forrest Morton Bird has died at his home in Sagle, Idaho, the Bird Aviation Museum and Invention Center has announced. Bird died Sunday of natural causes with his family by his side.
Obituary: Day, D.C., John W
17 Apr 1945 - 30 Jul 2015
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He Heard a ‘Bang’ and Saw a Teen Leaving a Dumpster. But Nothing Prepared Him for What Was Inside.
When a Paducah, Kentucky, man heard a loud bang from the dumpster outside his apartment, he decided to investigate. He had no idea the cruelty he was about to uncover. Police say the witness saw a 17-year-old male walking away from the dumpster, Fox 10 reports. As the man got closer, he heard the unimaginable coming from inside — a baby crying. Sgt. David Shepherd, the first responder to the scene, quickly climbed into the dumpster to help the infant.
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from Liberal America
Indiana School Issues ‘Banishment’ For Student Who Says He Doesn’t Believe In God
A lawsuit filed recently in Indiana accuses a teacher at Forest Park Elementary School in Indiana of giving a 7-year-old student “banishment” meaning he was not allowed to sit with other students at lunch merely because he said he didn’t believe in God.
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Indiana School Issues ‘Banishment’ For Student Who Says He Doesn’t Believe In God
A lawsuit filed recently in Indiana accuses a teacher at Forest Park Elementary School in Indiana of giving a 7-year-old student “banishment” meaning he was not allowed to sit with other students at lunch merely because he said he didn’t believe in God.
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from Mother Jones
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from naked capitalism
As one tax expert put it, “Private equity is a tax gimmick with an acquisition attached.” We’re going to discuss a very big tax gimmick that virtually no private equity investors seem to be aware of. The failure of private equity general partners to publicize a tax scheme that on paper should benefit their limited partners strongly suggests that it does not pass the smell test.
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from Newsmax
15 Things Trump and Reagan Have in Common
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from New York Post
Planned Parenthood’s pathetic ‘3 percent’ lieOnly Planned Parenthood would think saying that they only kill babies 3 percent of the time is something to brag about.
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from Right Wing News
GOP Congressman Confirms John Boehner DOES NOT Have The Votes to Remain Speaker
Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot Radio spoke to Florida Republican Congressman Ted S. Yoho, a serious voice for conservatives who believe in limited government, fiscal conservatism, personal responsibility, and free enterprise. Yoho confirmed that a vote to keep Boehner as the speaker of the House was postponed last week — because Boehner was having difficulty whipping enough votes to get re-elected as the leader in the House.
Louisiana Gov. Jindal Says Sanctuary City Mayors Should be Arrested
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said that any mayor who refuses to enforce our nation’s immigration laws and declares his city a so-called “sanctuary city” should be arrested for obstructing the law.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Condon wants Worker Bill of Rights blocked from ballot
Spokane Mayor David Condon is trying to block the Worker Bill of Rights from appearing on the November ballot just a week after the City Council approved the measure for the ballot. The latest measure put forth by Envision Spokane – the group’s fourth to qualify for the ballot – would amend the city charter to require large employers to pay workers a “family wage,” ensure equal pay for equal work regardless of gender or race, and make it more difficult to terminate workers. The measure would make the rights of a corporation secondary to people’s rights.
Second wolf sighted in California
State wildlife officials said Monday they believe a gray wolf has been roaming the wilds of Northern California. The last wolf sighting was the OR7, a wolf that carries a tracking device and was made famous after several trips into California from Oregon. Officials say OR7 has started his own pack in Oregon’s southern Cascades, not far from the California border.
Judge: Idaho anti-dairy spying law unconstitutional
A federal judge ruled Monday that Idaho’s law banning secret filming of animal abuse at agricultural facilities is unconstitutional, giving animal rights activists across the country hope that the decision will pave the way to overturn similar laws in other states. U.S. Judge Court Judge B. Lynn Winmill found that the law violates the First Amendment. “Audio and visual evidence is a uniquely persuasive means of conveying a message, and it can vindicate an undercover investigator or whistleblower who is otherwise disbelieved or ignored,” Winmill wrote in his 29-page ruling. “Prohibiting undercover investigators or whistleblowers from recording an agricultural facility’s operations inevitably suppresses a key type of speech because it limits the information that might later be published or broadcast.”
Under the Freeway skate park demolished
A backhoe tore down the ramps and rails of Spokane’s Under the Freeway skate park Monday morning, marking the end of the popular-yet-secluded skating destination near Lewis and Clark High School. The demolition follows mounting concerns about safety at the decades-old park under Interstate 90 near South Browne Street, where vandalism and drug use prompted many visits from police. Maintenance also was an issue as the park sits on land owned by the state Department of Transportation.
Body of Coeur d’Alene teen recovered from lake
A Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office dive team recovered the body of 16-year-old Reginald J. Nault from Lake Coeur d’Alene today. Nault, who was a Coeur d’Alene High School student and baseball player, is believed to have drowned after he fell out of or jumped from a moving boat on July 21. He was not wearing a personal flotation device. His body was recovered from 124 feet of water off Arrow Point after it was found this morning by searchers from a private sonar company from Kuna, Idaho.
Free medical clinic underway at Spokane County Fair and Expo Center
Residents of the Inland Northwest are lining up by the hundreds to receive free medical, dental and eye care at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center – and there’s plenty of room for more patients. The event is aimed at those who are uninsured or underinsured, but Jordache said no questions are asked, and no ID is required for service.
Small fire burning near Indian Canyon
A small fire is burning near the Greenwood Trailer Park near Indian Canyon. The two or three acre blaze is located in scattered timber. No evacuations have been issued.
Spokane sues Monsanto for PCB contamination
The city of Spokane has filed a lawsuit against the international agrochemical giant Monsanto, alleging that the company sold chemicals for decades that it knew were a danger to human and environmental health. The lawsuit, which does not specifically state what the city is seeking in monetary damages, also alleges that Monsanto is responsible for the high levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, in the Spokane River.
Aurora theater shooter still eligible for death penalty
The jury in the Colorado theater shooting trial has again declined to rule out the death penalty as it moves toward sentencing James Holmes. Jurors said Monday that Holmes’ lawyers haven’t presented a strong enough case to eliminate execution as an option. The decision clears the way for another round of arguments before the jury makes a final decision between capital punishment and life in prison without parole.
Highway projects underway across region
Poll: A third-party Trump bid could aid Clinton’s run for White House
Donald Trump could do to the 2016 general election exactly what Ross Perot did a generation ago – with a Clinton pulling away from a Bush and a wealthy business mogul drawing a surprisingly large share of the vote.
EWU ‘ancient alien’ course seeks to challenge how we decide on truth
Aliens built the pyramids. They used spaceships and laser beams. In fact, aliens are responsible for most of humanity’s greatest achievements. Or, if you’d rather, humans built them. They levered gigantic blocks of stone, dragged them across the desert and slung them on top of each other. They relied on human labor, persistence and occasional strokes of brilliance.
Warm-water ‘blob’ in North Pacific puzzles scientists
Weird things are happening off the Pacific Coast. And at the center of the action is a warm-water mass that scientists call “the blob.” It’s turning the coastal ecosystem on its head. Species are dying along Washington, Oregon and Northern California – sea stars, marine birds and sardines, among them. It started in fall 2013 when the Gulf of Alaska’s usual winter storms didn’t show up to cool down the Pacific.
No biker gang violence expected at Sturgis rally
Never-before-seen crowds are expected to ride into the craggy, evergreen-dotted Black Hills of western South Dakota this week, all headed to the 75th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
Zimbabwe accuses Pennsylvania doctor of killing lion
Zimbabwe accused a Pennsylvania doctor on Sunday of illegally killing a lion in April, adding to the outcry over a Minnesota dentist the African government wants to extradite for killing a well-known lion named Cecil in early July.
Suspect identified in killing of Memphis police officer
Tennessee police officials on Sunday identified a suspect in the fatal shooting of a Memphis police officer, and an intense search for the man is underway. Tremaine Wilbourn, 29, faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of Officer Sean Bolton, 33, on Saturday night.
Wildfires raging in Northern California threaten homes
Wildfires blazing in several Western states Sunday chewed up forests and threatened homes but were most numerous in Northern California where dozens are raging and setting off evacuations. Wildfires are also burning in Washington and Oregon.
In brief: Man killed when tent collapses on crowd in Chicago
A man was killed and more than a dozen injured Sunday when a tent where people had sought shelter during a brief storm blew off its moorings and collapsed on some of the crowd at a festival in the suburb of Wood Dale, which is about 25 miles northwest of Chicago. Three people were seriously injured. Fifteen people were transported to hospital and others slightly injured were treated at the scene and released. The fatality was identified as Wood Dale resident Steven Nincic, 35.
Two dead from suspected overdose at festival
Two women are dead from suspected drug overdoses after authorities say they collapsed at the HARD Summer music festival. The Los Angeles Times reports that an 18-year-old woman and a 19-year-old were found unresponsive at the Pomona festival Saturday evening.
Two explosions rock New Mexico churches
A pair of small explosions just 20 minutes and a few miles apart shocked congregants Sunday morning at two churches in southern New Mexico. There were no injuries or deaths from the blasts outside Calvary Baptist and Holy Cross Roman Catholic in Las Cruces. Each building sustained minor damage.
Judge, 93, wants to end Michigan housing discrimination case
A Detroit-area community that targeted blacks by demolishing poor neighborhoods is scrambling to come up with money to finally end the case – 44 years after a federal judge found clear evidence of discrimination. The judge, Damon Keith, is now 93 years old and still overseeing what’s considered the longest-running housing bias case in the U.S. But during a recent meeting in his office, he delivered another tough verdict: Finish this soon or another judge will take over.
New emission rules likely to play role in race for White House
With today’s release of landmark rules to combat global warming, President Barack Obama is putting into place what probably will be the last piece of his ambitious second-term agenda – one that highlights deep divisions in the country and helps shape the race to succeed him. The plan would boost efforts already underway, mostly in coastal states, led by California, to greatly increase the use of renewable power. But for those parts of the country still heavily reliant on coal, nearly all of them Republican-governed states in the Midwest, Great Plains and South, the rules would force a major economic transition that many elected officials have vowed to resist.
U.S., Egypt hold talks on security
Despite persistent human rights concerns, the United States on Sunday resumed formal security talks with Egypt that were last held six years ago and kept on hiatus until now amid political unrest that swept the country in the wake of the Arab Spring. Two days after the U.S. delivered eight F-16 warplanes to Egypt as part of a military support package that the Obama administration is boosting to help Egypt counter an increasing terrorist threat, Secretary of State John Kerry restarted the so-called “strategic dialogue” with Egyptian officials in Cairo. The dialogue was last held in 2009 and did not occur in subsequent years due to the Arab Spring and turmoil following the ouster of Egypt’s authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak in 2011.
In brief: Nigeria rescues 178 from Boko Haram, destroys camps
Nigerian troops rescued 178 people from Boko Haram in attacks that destroyed several camps of the Islamic extremists in the northeast of the country, an army statement said Sunday. The Nigerian air force reported killing “a large number” of militants in repelling an attack on Bitta village, 30 miles southwest of the army operations that took place around Bama, 45 miles southeast of Maiduguri city.
Hundreds have been freed from Boko Haram captivity this year but none of the 219 girls abducted in April 2014 from a school in Chibok were among the rescued.
Israel targets new rules at extremists
Israel’s security Cabinet approved new measures Sunday against Israelis who attack Palestinians, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his government will have “zero tolerance” for Jewish extremists.
Canadian premier triggers campaign
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper triggered an election campaign Sunday and set the vote for Oct. 19, when Harper and his Conservative Party hope to earn a fourth term after almost a decade in power. The prime minister dissolved Parliament Sunday in a visit to the governor-general, the ceremonial representative of Queen Elizabeth II, Canada’s head of state.
Burundi general assassinated
A Burundi general who was a key security ally of President Pierre Nkurunziza was killed Sunday in a drive-by shooting in the capital, Bujumbura. Gen. Adolphe Nshimirimana, the president’s senior adviser on security matters, was killed when men in a car shot at him and his bodyguards in the Kamenge neighborhood
Activists criticize Mexican government’s response to slain photojournalist
Mexico City officials said Sunday they are pursuing all lines of investigation into the killing of photojournalist Ruben Espinosa, whose body was found along with four slain women in the capital, where he had fled because of harassment in the Gulf Coast state of Veracruz he covered.
Lawmakers question Navy land deal limiting Hood Canal development
Two Washington state senators have asked the state auditor to investigate a Hood Canal land deal with the Navy that did not meet a previous appraised value. State Sens. Tim Sheldon, D-Potlatch, and Mark Miloscia, R-Federal Way, sent a letter to Acting State Auditor Jan Jutte questioning the low lease price on state aquatic bedlands. In June, the Seattle Times reported that Lands Commissioner Peter Goldmark’s Department of Natural Resources accepted a $720,000 offer in 2014 from the Navy for 50-year control of 4,804 acres of Hood Canal seafloor. An earlier, independent, state-approved appraisal valued the lease at $1.68 million. The $720,000 value allowed the Navy to avoid congressional scrutiny of the deal. Goldmark agreed to that price despite state law requiring DNR obtain fair-market value for the seafloor. “That’s corruption,” said Miloscia, chair of the senate’s Accountability and Reform Committee. Formerly an Air Force contract officer who dealt with appraisals, he said reducing the earlier appraisal to “avoid federal statute … is, in my mind, unconscionable.”
A standoff between police and an armed gunman in Soap Lake, Washington, ended Sunday after negotiators gave the suspect an e-cigarette. Jason B. McIlwain, 32, was arrested on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm and was lodged in the Grant County Jail. More charges are expected.
Firefighters on Sunday continued to battle wildfires across the Inland Northwest. The blazes, which contributed to smoky skies around the region, included: The Long Lake fire, 16 miles northwest of Spokane; The I-90 Sprague fire, 3 miles south of Sprague; The Baldy fire, 5 miles northwest of Ione; The Eagle Springs fire, 11 miles north of Odessa; The Parker Ridge fire northwest of Bonners Ferry.
Blazes burn in Central, Western Washington
A lightning-caused fire in Central Washington has burned more than 9 square miles near Lake Chelan, growing thousands of acres between Saturday and Sunday. The Wolverine fire, which started Wednesday, is burning in timber about 3 miles northwest of Lucerne. A wildfire in Mason County that has burned 13 structures, including five homes, is now 50 percent contained.
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Race wars fought round the world
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| Spokane River middle falls, c. 1888 photo from Spokane Public Library |
No barriers
Don’t let your age stand in the way of physical fitness
Without a doubt, aging affects athletic performance. Muscle mass declines, body fat increases and aerobic capacity decreases, which diminishes an athlete’s speed, power and pace. Aging bodies don’t recover as fast from hard efforts. But the more active people are, the slower those changes take place.
Doctorow shared gift of many voices
E.L. Doctorow, who died July 21 of complications from lung cancer at 84, was perhaps the most American novelist of his generation. More than Philip Roth or John Updike, more even than Norman Mailer, Doctorow created fiction that existed at the intersection of American myth and hypocrisy.
Forrest Bird, aviator and inventor, dies at 94
Famed innovator and aviator Dr. Forrest Morton Bird has died at his home in Sagle, Idaho, the Bird Aviation Museum and Invention Center has announced. Bird died Sunday of natural causes with his family by his side.
Obituary: Day, D.C., John W
17 Apr 1945 - 30 Jul 2015
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Politicians from Both Sides of the Aisle: Corruption Has Destroyed America
Politicians from Both Sides of the Aisle: Corruption Has Destroyed America
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