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Zing! Kenyan president shuts Obama up on gay rights
Despite being warned ahead of time by Kenyan political and religious leaders not to push for gay rights during his trip to the African country, an arrogant President Barack Obama lectured the country anyway. And Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta responded by fully rejecting Obama’s appeal.
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from BuzzFeed
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35 Science Experiments That Are Basically Magic
For everyone who hasn’t gotten their Hogwarts letter yet.
35 Science Experiments That Are Basically Magic
For everyone who hasn’t gotten their Hogwarts letter yet.
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from CNN
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
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from Downtrend.com
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from Independent Journal Review
Marines Killed in Tennessee May Be Denied Purple Hearts If the Shooter is Not Classified a ‘Terrorist’
Woman foils robber's purse snatching plans
An elderly woman's purse ripped out of her hands in a Spokane grocery store, and the thief almost got away with it.
South Perry Street Fair true to its name
On Saturday the only traffic jam in the South Perry neighborhood was the one created by the crowd of children swarming the animal balloon man during the 16th annual South Perry Street Fair. Perry Street was shut down south of Ninth Street and vendors that usually set up in Grant Park were able to line the streets, which pleased organizers from the South Perry Business and Neighborhood Association. This is the first time the street fair was actually held in the street.
Bank robbers torch getaway car, on the run
Suspected bank robbers set fire to their getaway vehicle Friday before making their escape in another vehicle in Lincoln County. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a robbery at the Coulee Dam Credit Union in Creston around 3:45 p.m. Friday. It was reported that the robbers were in a light tan or gold extended cab Chevy truck and had headed north, according to a Sheriff’s Office press release. Deputies searched county roads for the truck, finding it about an hour later on fire on Telford Road. It had been reported stolen from the Kennewick area. It is assumed that the robbers had another car waiting.
New inquiry questions security of Clinton’s email
A new letter from intelligence investigators to the Justice Department says secret government information may have been compromised in Hillary Rodham Clinton’s private server, underscoring an inescapable reality for her presidential campaign: Email is forever.
Sockeye salmon season cut short for anglers
The sockeye salmon fishing season will come to an early end on the upper Columbia River after this weekend. Half of this year’s big run toward spawning grounds already has died because of warm water conditions, Washington Fish and Wildlife Department officials said Friday in announcing the early closure. Anglers will not be allowed to keep sockeye they might catch from Rocky Reach Dam upstream to Chief Joseph Dam starting Sunday a half-hour after sunset. The emergency rule does not affect fishing for summer chinook.
Competition for huckleberries creating fights among pickers
Competition for huckleberries is creating conflicts in the woods, with reports of pickers fighting over patches of the sought-after berries. Gathering huckleberries is a cherished summer ritual for many Inland Northwest residents. This year, they’re competing for an early but limited crop because of the drought.
Inslee weighs action on climate change against ‘poison pill’ in transportation bill
Last week, mass transit, bicycling and pedestrian advocates were celebrating with “cookies and confetti” the hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars headed toward alternative transportation projects and programs approved by the Washington state Legislature and signed into law by the governor. This week, as Gov. Jay Inslee contemplates enacting a low-carbon fuel standard, the celebrations have halted and the alarms have been sounded. By enacting stiffer fuel standards requiring more biofuels in gasoline to reduce carbon emissions, and putting the state in line with California, Oregon and British Columbia, Inslee would trigger the “poison pill” provision in this year’s transportation budget package. The pill, which was demanded by Senate Republicans and agreed to by Inslee, wipes away non-automotive investments if Inslee tries to enact the fuel standards by executive action before 2023.
FDA approves cholesterol drug for high-risk patients
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a first-of-a-kind drug that lowers artery-clogging cholesterol more than older drugs that have been prescribed for decades. The drug from Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. offers an important new option for millions of patients at high risk of heart disease. Praluent is the first in a new class of biotech medications that use a novel approach to lower bad, or LDL, cholesterol. But the drug’s sky-high price tag – $14,600 per year – is certain to escalate debate about the cost of breakthrough drugs and who should take them.
Obama visits his father’s homeland in Kenya
President Barack Obama arrived Friday in Kenya, the ancestral homeland that has waited impatiently for a visit from the U.S. president since he was first elected to office.
Louisiana theater shooter known as angry man with radical views
For decades before he opened fire in a Louisiana movie theater and killed two people, John Russell Houser was known as a man prone to anger, a loudmouth provocateur never afraid to share his opinion.
Feds probe airlines for price-gouging
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Friday the government has opened a price-gouging investigation involving five airlines that allegedly raised airfares in the Northeast after a deadly Amtrak crash in Philadelphia in May disrupted rail service. The Transportation Department sent letters on Friday to Delta, American, United, Southwest and JetBlue airlines seeking information on their prices before and after the May 12 train crash.
Turkey ramps up efforts to fight Islamic State
Discarding two years of seeming ambivalence toward the Islamic State, Turkey on Friday threw itself into the fight against the extremist organization, sending warplanes to attack jihadist positions in Syria, rounding up the group’s supporters in Turkey, and stating unequivocally that it was a member of the U.S.-led anti-Islamic State coalition.
People: WWE, Hogan part over racial slurs
World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. has severed ties with Hulk Hogan amid a report that one of the biggest stars in professional wrestling history used racial slurs in a conversation caught on a sex tape.
Cruz accuses GOP leader McConnell of lying over Export-Import Bank
In a stunning, public attack on his own party leader, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz accused Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of lying, and said he was no better than his Democratic predecessor and couldn’t be trusted. Cruz, a Texan who is running for president but ranks low in early polling, delivered the broadside in a speech on the Senate floor Friday, an extraordinary departure from the norms of Senate behavior that demand courtesy and respect.
Four killed, five injured in string of car wrecks
Four people were killed and four were injured in car wrecks around the Inland Northwest since Wednesday.
Ling Yuan, 50, and Jianxue Zhou, 52, were killed when the car they were riding in hit a dump truck head-on Friday afternoon on U.S. Highway 95 near Sandpoint. Yun Zhou, 27, of Seattle, was driving south on Highway 95 when she attempted to pass a southbound semi, according to the Idaho State Police. A northbound car swerved to avoid hitting Zhou, who then hit a northbound dump truck that had been behind the car. The dump truck then slid into a van.
Thursday, Coeur d’Alene resident Joan C. Sanders, 75, died when the car she was driving hit a tree near Priest Lake. Sanders was driving north on state Highway 57 near Priest Lake at 2:47 p.m. when she drove her 2015 Subaru Forester off the right-hand shoulder and hit a tree
Kenneth D. Kautto, 67, of Cape Coral, Florida, was driving west around 9 p.m. Wednesday on Interstate 90 east of Ritzville at a “slow rate,” the Washington State Patrol reported. His 2014 Nissan 4-door was hit from behind by a 2012 Kenworth semitruck driven by William D. Oblak, 35, of Las Vegas. No charges are pending.
A slowdown caused by a dog on eastbound Interstate 90 in Post Falls Thursday night caused a three-car pileup that sent one man to the hospital. Justin Adams, 38 of Albany, Oregon, was driving east in a 2003 GMC Yukon when he was rear-ended by Dillon Beaver, 20, of Post Falls, a news release from the ISP reported. The collision caused Adams’ car to be pushed into a 2006 Ford Escape driven by Russell Trump, 61, of Yoncalla, Oregon. Only Beaver was injured. He was taken to Kootenai Health, where he was listed in good condition on Friday.
Paul G. Larsen, 71, of North Las Vegas, was injured Thursday in a car crash. Larsen was headed south on state Highway 3 near St. Maries. He was driving a 2007 Mercury Sable when he lost control on a turn and went off the northern embankment.
Spokane brother, sister accused of penny stock scam
A Spokane brother and sister are accused of participating in an expansive “pump-and-dump” penny stock scheme to defraud investors. A federal lawsuit listed Robin M. Rushing and David K. Rushing among 34 defendants whom the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission wants to recover money from and bar from working in the penny stock industry. The SEC said the group inflated stock prices for sham companies through the Costa Rica-based brokerage firm Moneyline Brokers. The lawsuit filed last week in Manhattan comes two decades after Robin Rushing was investigated in what the New York Times called “one of the most flamboyant stock scandals of 1996.”
Workers Bill of Rights proposal qualifies for Spokane ballot
Enough signatures have been collected in Spokane to put a proposed Workers Bill of Rights charter amendment on this November’s ballot. If passed, the newest measure put forth by Envision Spokane 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.
Member of Kettle Falls Five sentenced to 16 months in jail for marijuana operation
A federal judge rejected the medical marijuana defense of a member of the so-called “Kettle Falls Five” growing family and sentenced Jason Lee Zucker on Friday to 16 months in prison. “There is no such thing as medical marijuana,” U.S. District Court Judge Thomas O. Rice said. “There is no such thing in federal law.”
Man seeks dismissal of Idaho rape case
A Twin Falls, Idaho, man convicted of raping a woman outside a University of Idaho fraternity house has asked that his conviction and 15-year sentence be dismissed. Jesse M. Vierstra filed a petition earlier this week in 2nd District Court contending that his attorneys, Charles E. Kovis and Benjamin M. Onosko, failed to “conduct a proper investigation” and weren’t prepared for his March 2013 trial, the Lewiston Tribune reported.
Kitzhaber investigation continues
The investigation of former Gov. John Kitzhaber has been quiet, but some action has occurred outside the public view. As a grand jury and agents for the IRS and FBI contact potential witnesses, records obtained by the Oregonian show 17 state employees have asked the state to pay their legal bills in the case. At least five have received subpoenas to testify before a federal grand jury in Portland.
State Democrats start petition for Rushing’s removal
The state Democratic Party is targeting Airway Heights Mayor Patrick Rushing with an online petition drive demanding he resign for comments about the president and first lady that “embarrass the entire state.”
Suspect in murder-for-hire plot planned jailbreak, indictment says
United States marshals foiled a Spokane jailbreak plan by the man accused of hiring a gunman to kill South Hill businessman Doug Carlile. Federal prosecutors described a scheme by James Henrikson to put together a team to help him escape while en route to a hearing in U.S. District Court in downtown Spokane. Henrikson and Carlile were business partners in a North Dakota oil patch venture until Carlile sought to cut ties with Henrikson.
Oregon TV anchor fired for positive drug test
An Oregon television anchor has turned into a marijuana activist after being fired for testing positive for the drug. Cyd Maurer, a morning weekend anchor at Eugene’s ABC affiliate KEZI-TV, said she was fired in May after getting into a minor accident while on assignment. In a video posted online, Maurer said that after the accident she was forced to take a drug test per company policy and failed it. Maurer, 25, said she was completely sober at work and had used the marijuana several days before. Studies show marijuana, unlike alcohol, can be detected in some people for days after use – or even weeks, in case of frequent users.
In Brief: Royal Fireworks Concert is back at Riverfront Park
The Royal Fireworks Concert will be back at Riverfront Park on Sunday, with a dance performance preceding a live concert set to begin at 9 p.m. The concert had a 35-year run under Allegro Baroque and Beyond, but ended in 2013 because of rising costs and declining sponsorships. An effort to revive the concert in 2014 failed. This year’s performance is being produced by the Spokane Historic Concerts Association.
Man charged after he allegedly harassed doctor
A physician at Group Health Inc. made quite an impression on a patient. Timothy Carroll, 56, was charged with first-degree false identification and health care facility interference for allegedly calling a doctor as many as nine times in one 30-minute period, impersonating other doctors and asking her co-workers personal questions about her life.
Woman accused of stealing car after threatening owner
Ashley K. Brennick, 37, was charged with robbery, theft and drug possession after allegedly threatening a woman with a steak knife to steal her car.
U.S. market ends low week with big drop in earnings
The S&P 500 ended the day down 22.5 points, or 1.1 percent, to 2,079.65, while the Dow Jones industrial average slid 163.39 points, or 0.9 percent, to 17,568.53. The Nasdaq composite lost 57.78 points, or 1.1 percent, to 5,088.63.
FCC approves AT&T takeover of DirecTV
The Federal Communications Commission has approved AT&T’s $49 billion purchase of satellite television service DirecTV, a blockbuster deal that is expected to change the television landscape dramatically. On Friday, FCC commissioners granted AT&T’s request to transfer control of broadcast licenses previously held by DirecTV. That bureaucratic step was the final hurdle for AT&T to clear in its 14-month quest to acquire DirecTV.
Health care company Anthem to acquire rival Cigna for $48.4 billion
Cigna Corp. has agreed to be acquired by Anthem Inc. for $48.4 billion plus debt, forming the nation’s largest health insurer with more than 50 million customers.
In Brief: Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.4 million cars after hacking
Fiat Chrysler has decided to recall about 1.4 million cars and trucks in the U.S. just days after two hackers revealed that they took control of a Jeep Cherokee SUV over the Internet. The company also disclosed in government documents that the hackers got into the Jeep through an electronic opening in the radio and said it would update software to close it. On Thursday, Fiat Chrysler sealed off a loophole in its internal cellular telephone network with vehicles to prevent similar attacks, the automaker said in a statement.
Fed mistakenly posts confidential files
The Federal Reserve said Friday it mistakenly posted confidential economic projections on its public website last month. In a brief statement, the Fed said it has asked its inspector general to investigate what it called an inadvertent disclosure. The incident occurred at a time when the central bank is already the subject of investigations by the Justice Department, a House committee and its inspector general involving the disclosure of confidential information from a 2012 Fed meeting. The staff projections are prepared for the Fed’s closed-door meetings and are not normally released for a period of five years.
Real estate sales down 6.8 percent in June
Fewer Americans bought new homes in June, a possible sign that the real estate market is cooling down after months of hot sales. The Commerce Department said Friday that new-home sales slumped 6.8 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 482,000. The report also revised May sales down to a rate of 517,000 from 546,000.
Trade deal wipes out hundreds of tech tariffs
Dozens of countries have agreed to abolish duties on more than 200 technology products – from advanced computer chips to GPS devices, printer cartridges and video-game consoles. The agreement announced Friday marks the World Trade Organization’s first tariff-killing deal in 18 years. It’s an expansion of the 1997 Information Technology Agreement.
Froma Harrop: Gawker debacle proves not all truths deserve to make news
Charles Krauthammer: Planned Parenthood video changes public sentiment on late-term abortion
Editorial: GMO bill takes aim at states’ right to regulate labels
Rekha Basu: Iran deal notable for potential gains
U.N. fuels holy debate
For years, Christian pilgrims have waded into the Jordan River from both its eastern and western banks to connect with a core event of their faith – the baptism of Jesus. The parallel traditions allowed Jordan and Israel to compete for tourism dollars. But now UNESCO has weighed in on the rivalry, designating Jordan’s baptismal area on the eastern bank a World Heritage site. The U.N. cultural agency declared this month that the site “is believed to be” the location of Jesus’ baptism. The decision drew cheers in Jordan, where the number of tourists has dropped sharply since the 2011 Arab Spring and the rise of the Islamic State group. Israel has kept silent while a Palestinian official said the western baptismal site, located in an Israeli-occupied area sought for a Palestinian state, should have been included. The UNESCO decision also raised eyebrows among some scholars.
Paul Graves: God’s ‘gotchas’ turn our tantrums into compassion
Ask Doctor K: Practice, tips help pills go down easier
Obituary: Lutz, Vivian E. (Hough)
30 Jul 1933 - 25 Apr 2015 Othello, Lind
This State Forbids Pastors From Calling Homosexuality a Sin
One state has begun imposing a religious test on volunteer pastor counselors in its youth division, insisting that they refrain from calling homosexuality “sinful” and dismissing those who cannot bend their religious faith to accommodate the state requirements. The policy was uncovered by Liberty Counsel, which has sent a letter to Bob Hayter, commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice, demanding that the state religious test be dropped and that a dismissed counselor be reinstated.
Marines Killed in Tennessee May Be Denied Purple Hearts If the Shooter is Not Classified a ‘Terrorist’
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from KXLY 4 News (ABC Spokane)
Woman foils robber's purse snatching plans
An elderly woman's purse ripped out of her hands in a Spokane grocery store, and the thief almost got away with it.
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from Mad World News
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]
Florida Official Puts An End To Black Man’s Backyard BBQ, Cites Ridiculous Law
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Florida Official Puts An End To Black Man’s Backyard BBQ, Cites Ridiculous Law
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from National Review
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Congress Must Hold Obama Accountable for His Deception Over IranBy lying and withholding information about the agreement, he gives aid and comfort to America’s enemy.
Congress Must Hold Obama Accountable for His Deception Over IranBy lying and withholding information about the agreement, he gives aid and comfort to America’s enemy.
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from POLITICO
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from Salon
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Donald Trump is an actual fascist: What his surging popularity says about the GOP base
The word "fascist" has been abused by the left over the years. But a look at Trump's rhetoric shows scary parallels.
Donald Trump is an actual fascist: What his surging popularity says about the GOP base
The word "fascist" has been abused by the left over the years. But a look at Trump's rhetoric shows scary parallels.
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from The Spokesman-Review
South Perry Street Fair true to its name
On Saturday the only traffic jam in the South Perry neighborhood was the one created by the crowd of children swarming the animal balloon man during the 16th annual South Perry Street Fair. Perry Street was shut down south of Ninth Street and vendors that usually set up in Grant Park were able to line the streets, which pleased organizers from the South Perry Business and Neighborhood Association. This is the first time the street fair was actually held in the street.
Bank robbers torch getaway car, on the run
Suspected bank robbers set fire to their getaway vehicle Friday before making their escape in another vehicle in Lincoln County. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a robbery at the Coulee Dam Credit Union in Creston around 3:45 p.m. Friday. It was reported that the robbers were in a light tan or gold extended cab Chevy truck and had headed north, according to a Sheriff’s Office press release. Deputies searched county roads for the truck, finding it about an hour later on fire on Telford Road. It had been reported stolen from the Kennewick area. It is assumed that the robbers had another car waiting.
New inquiry questions security of Clinton’s email
A new letter from intelligence investigators to the Justice Department says secret government information may have been compromised in Hillary Rodham Clinton’s private server, underscoring an inescapable reality for her presidential campaign: Email is forever.
Sockeye salmon season cut short for anglers
The sockeye salmon fishing season will come to an early end on the upper Columbia River after this weekend. Half of this year’s big run toward spawning grounds already has died because of warm water conditions, Washington Fish and Wildlife Department officials said Friday in announcing the early closure. Anglers will not be allowed to keep sockeye they might catch from Rocky Reach Dam upstream to Chief Joseph Dam starting Sunday a half-hour after sunset. The emergency rule does not affect fishing for summer chinook.
Competition for huckleberries creating fights among pickers
Competition for huckleberries is creating conflicts in the woods, with reports of pickers fighting over patches of the sought-after berries. Gathering huckleberries is a cherished summer ritual for many Inland Northwest residents. This year, they’re competing for an early but limited crop because of the drought.
Last week, mass transit, bicycling and pedestrian advocates were celebrating with “cookies and confetti” the hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars headed toward alternative transportation projects and programs approved by the Washington state Legislature and signed into law by the governor. This week, as Gov. Jay Inslee contemplates enacting a low-carbon fuel standard, the celebrations have halted and the alarms have been sounded. By enacting stiffer fuel standards requiring more biofuels in gasoline to reduce carbon emissions, and putting the state in line with California, Oregon and British Columbia, Inslee would trigger the “poison pill” provision in this year’s transportation budget package. The pill, which was demanded by Senate Republicans and agreed to by Inslee, wipes away non-automotive investments if Inslee tries to enact the fuel standards by executive action before 2023.
FDA approves cholesterol drug for high-risk patients
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a first-of-a-kind drug that lowers artery-clogging cholesterol more than older drugs that have been prescribed for decades. The drug from Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. offers an important new option for millions of patients at high risk of heart disease. Praluent is the first in a new class of biotech medications that use a novel approach to lower bad, or LDL, cholesterol. But the drug’s sky-high price tag – $14,600 per year – is certain to escalate debate about the cost of breakthrough drugs and who should take them.
Obama visits his father’s homeland in Kenya
President Barack Obama arrived Friday in Kenya, the ancestral homeland that has waited impatiently for a visit from the U.S. president since he was first elected to office.
Louisiana theater shooter known as angry man with radical views
For decades before he opened fire in a Louisiana movie theater and killed two people, John Russell Houser was known as a man prone to anger, a loudmouth provocateur never afraid to share his opinion.
Feds probe airlines for price-gouging
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Friday the government has opened a price-gouging investigation involving five airlines that allegedly raised airfares in the Northeast after a deadly Amtrak crash in Philadelphia in May disrupted rail service. The Transportation Department sent letters on Friday to Delta, American, United, Southwest and JetBlue airlines seeking information on their prices before and after the May 12 train crash.
Turkey ramps up efforts to fight Islamic State
Discarding two years of seeming ambivalence toward the Islamic State, Turkey on Friday threw itself into the fight against the extremist organization, sending warplanes to attack jihadist positions in Syria, rounding up the group’s supporters in Turkey, and stating unequivocally that it was a member of the U.S.-led anti-Islamic State coalition.
People: WWE, Hogan part over racial slurs
World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. has severed ties with Hulk Hogan amid a report that one of the biggest stars in professional wrestling history used racial slurs in a conversation caught on a sex tape.
Cruz accuses GOP leader McConnell of lying over Export-Import Bank
In a stunning, public attack on his own party leader, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz accused Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of lying, and said he was no better than his Democratic predecessor and couldn’t be trusted. Cruz, a Texan who is running for president but ranks low in early polling, delivered the broadside in a speech on the Senate floor Friday, an extraordinary departure from the norms of Senate behavior that demand courtesy and respect.
Four killed, five injured in string of car wrecks
Four people were killed and four were injured in car wrecks around the Inland Northwest since Wednesday.
Ling Yuan, 50, and Jianxue Zhou, 52, were killed when the car they were riding in hit a dump truck head-on Friday afternoon on U.S. Highway 95 near Sandpoint. Yun Zhou, 27, of Seattle, was driving south on Highway 95 when she attempted to pass a southbound semi, according to the Idaho State Police. A northbound car swerved to avoid hitting Zhou, who then hit a northbound dump truck that had been behind the car. The dump truck then slid into a van.
Thursday, Coeur d’Alene resident Joan C. Sanders, 75, died when the car she was driving hit a tree near Priest Lake. Sanders was driving north on state Highway 57 near Priest Lake at 2:47 p.m. when she drove her 2015 Subaru Forester off the right-hand shoulder and hit a tree
Kenneth D. Kautto, 67, of Cape Coral, Florida, was driving west around 9 p.m. Wednesday on Interstate 90 east of Ritzville at a “slow rate,” the Washington State Patrol reported. His 2014 Nissan 4-door was hit from behind by a 2012 Kenworth semitruck driven by William D. Oblak, 35, of Las Vegas. No charges are pending.
A slowdown caused by a dog on eastbound Interstate 90 in Post Falls Thursday night caused a three-car pileup that sent one man to the hospital. Justin Adams, 38 of Albany, Oregon, was driving east in a 2003 GMC Yukon when he was rear-ended by Dillon Beaver, 20, of Post Falls, a news release from the ISP reported. The collision caused Adams’ car to be pushed into a 2006 Ford Escape driven by Russell Trump, 61, of Yoncalla, Oregon. Only Beaver was injured. He was taken to Kootenai Health, where he was listed in good condition on Friday.
Paul G. Larsen, 71, of North Las Vegas, was injured Thursday in a car crash. Larsen was headed south on state Highway 3 near St. Maries. He was driving a 2007 Mercury Sable when he lost control on a turn and went off the northern embankment.
Spokane brother, sister accused of penny stock scam
A Spokane brother and sister are accused of participating in an expansive “pump-and-dump” penny stock scheme to defraud investors. A federal lawsuit listed Robin M. Rushing and David K. Rushing among 34 defendants whom the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission wants to recover money from and bar from working in the penny stock industry. The SEC said the group inflated stock prices for sham companies through the Costa Rica-based brokerage firm Moneyline Brokers. The lawsuit filed last week in Manhattan comes two decades after Robin Rushing was investigated in what the New York Times called “one of the most flamboyant stock scandals of 1996.”
Workers Bill of Rights proposal qualifies for Spokane ballot
Enough signatures have been collected in Spokane to put a proposed Workers Bill of Rights charter amendment on this November’s ballot. If passed, the newest measure put forth by Envision Spokane 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.
Member of Kettle Falls Five sentenced to 16 months in jail for marijuana operation
A federal judge rejected the medical marijuana defense of a member of the so-called “Kettle Falls Five” growing family and sentenced Jason Lee Zucker on Friday to 16 months in prison. “There is no such thing as medical marijuana,” U.S. District Court Judge Thomas O. Rice said. “There is no such thing in federal law.”
Man seeks dismissal of Idaho rape case
A Twin Falls, Idaho, man convicted of raping a woman outside a University of Idaho fraternity house has asked that his conviction and 15-year sentence be dismissed. Jesse M. Vierstra filed a petition earlier this week in 2nd District Court contending that his attorneys, Charles E. Kovis and Benjamin M. Onosko, failed to “conduct a proper investigation” and weren’t prepared for his March 2013 trial, the Lewiston Tribune reported.
Kitzhaber investigation continues
The investigation of former Gov. John Kitzhaber has been quiet, but some action has occurred outside the public view. As a grand jury and agents for the IRS and FBI contact potential witnesses, records obtained by the Oregonian show 17 state employees have asked the state to pay their legal bills in the case. At least five have received subpoenas to testify before a federal grand jury in Portland.
State Democrats start petition for Rushing’s removal
The state Democratic Party is targeting Airway Heights Mayor Patrick Rushing with an online petition drive demanding he resign for comments about the president and first lady that “embarrass the entire state.”
Suspect in murder-for-hire plot planned jailbreak, indictment says
United States marshals foiled a Spokane jailbreak plan by the man accused of hiring a gunman to kill South Hill businessman Doug Carlile. Federal prosecutors described a scheme by James Henrikson to put together a team to help him escape while en route to a hearing in U.S. District Court in downtown Spokane. Henrikson and Carlile were business partners in a North Dakota oil patch venture until Carlile sought to cut ties with Henrikson.
Oregon TV anchor fired for positive drug test
An Oregon television anchor has turned into a marijuana activist after being fired for testing positive for the drug. Cyd Maurer, a morning weekend anchor at Eugene’s ABC affiliate KEZI-TV, said she was fired in May after getting into a minor accident while on assignment. In a video posted online, Maurer said that after the accident she was forced to take a drug test per company policy and failed it. Maurer, 25, said she was completely sober at work and had used the marijuana several days before. Studies show marijuana, unlike alcohol, can be detected in some people for days after use – or even weeks, in case of frequent users.
In Brief: Royal Fireworks Concert is back at Riverfront Park
The Royal Fireworks Concert will be back at Riverfront Park on Sunday, with a dance performance preceding a live concert set to begin at 9 p.m. The concert had a 35-year run under Allegro Baroque and Beyond, but ended in 2013 because of rising costs and declining sponsorships. An effort to revive the concert in 2014 failed. This year’s performance is being produced by the Spokane Historic Concerts Association.
Man charged after he allegedly harassed doctor
A physician at Group Health Inc. made quite an impression on a patient. Timothy Carroll, 56, was charged with first-degree false identification and health care facility interference for allegedly calling a doctor as many as nine times in one 30-minute period, impersonating other doctors and asking her co-workers personal questions about her life.
Woman accused of stealing car after threatening owner
Ashley K. Brennick, 37, was charged with robbery, theft and drug possession after allegedly threatening a woman with a steak knife to steal her car.
U.S. market ends low week with big drop in earnings
The S&P 500 ended the day down 22.5 points, or 1.1 percent, to 2,079.65, while the Dow Jones industrial average slid 163.39 points, or 0.9 percent, to 17,568.53. The Nasdaq composite lost 57.78 points, or 1.1 percent, to 5,088.63.
FCC approves AT&T takeover of DirecTV
The Federal Communications Commission has approved AT&T’s $49 billion purchase of satellite television service DirecTV, a blockbuster deal that is expected to change the television landscape dramatically. On Friday, FCC commissioners granted AT&T’s request to transfer control of broadcast licenses previously held by DirecTV. That bureaucratic step was the final hurdle for AT&T to clear in its 14-month quest to acquire DirecTV.
Health care company Anthem to acquire rival Cigna for $48.4 billion
Cigna Corp. has agreed to be acquired by Anthem Inc. for $48.4 billion plus debt, forming the nation’s largest health insurer with more than 50 million customers.
In Brief: Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.4 million cars after hacking
Fiat Chrysler has decided to recall about 1.4 million cars and trucks in the U.S. just days after two hackers revealed that they took control of a Jeep Cherokee SUV over the Internet. The company also disclosed in government documents that the hackers got into the Jeep through an electronic opening in the radio and said it would update software to close it. On Thursday, Fiat Chrysler sealed off a loophole in its internal cellular telephone network with vehicles to prevent similar attacks, the automaker said in a statement.
Fed mistakenly posts confidential files
The Federal Reserve said Friday it mistakenly posted confidential economic projections on its public website last month. In a brief statement, the Fed said it has asked its inspector general to investigate what it called an inadvertent disclosure. The incident occurred at a time when the central bank is already the subject of investigations by the Justice Department, a House committee and its inspector general involving the disclosure of confidential information from a 2012 Fed meeting. The staff projections are prepared for the Fed’s closed-door meetings and are not normally released for a period of five years.
Real estate sales down 6.8 percent in June
Fewer Americans bought new homes in June, a possible sign that the real estate market is cooling down after months of hot sales. The Commerce Department said Friday that new-home sales slumped 6.8 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 482,000. The report also revised May sales down to a rate of 517,000 from 546,000.
Trade deal wipes out hundreds of tech tariffs
Dozens of countries have agreed to abolish duties on more than 200 technology products – from advanced computer chips to GPS devices, printer cartridges and video-game consoles. The agreement announced Friday marks the World Trade Organization’s first tariff-killing deal in 18 years. It’s an expansion of the 1997 Information Technology Agreement.
Froma Harrop: Gawker debacle proves not all truths deserve to make news
Charles Krauthammer: Planned Parenthood video changes public sentiment on late-term abortion
Editorial: GMO bill takes aim at states’ right to regulate labels
Rekha Basu: Iran deal notable for potential gains
U.N. fuels holy debate
For years, Christian pilgrims have waded into the Jordan River from both its eastern and western banks to connect with a core event of their faith – the baptism of Jesus. The parallel traditions allowed Jordan and Israel to compete for tourism dollars. But now UNESCO has weighed in on the rivalry, designating Jordan’s baptismal area on the eastern bank a World Heritage site. The U.N. cultural agency declared this month that the site “is believed to be” the location of Jesus’ baptism. The decision drew cheers in Jordan, where the number of tourists has dropped sharply since the 2011 Arab Spring and the rise of the Islamic State group. Israel has kept silent while a Palestinian official said the western baptismal site, located in an Israeli-occupied area sought for a Palestinian state, should have been included. The UNESCO decision also raised eyebrows among some scholars.
Paul Graves: God’s ‘gotchas’ turn our tantrums into compassion
Ask Doctor K: Practice, tips help pills go down easier
Obituary: Lutz, Vivian E. (Hough)
30 Jul 1933 - 25 Apr 2015 Othello, Lind
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from TPNN (Tea Party News Network)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]This State Forbids Pastors From Calling Homosexuality a Sin
One state has begun imposing a religious test on volunteer pastor counselors in its youth division, insisting that they refrain from calling homosexuality “sinful” and dismissing those who cannot bend their religious faith to accommodate the state requirements. The policy was uncovered by Liberty Counsel, which has sent a letter to Bob Hayter, commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice, demanding that the state religious test be dropped and that a dismissed counselor be reinstated.
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from The Washington Times (DC)
from WND (World Net Daily)
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Proof Hillary doomed Stevens with 'classified' emails?
The New York Times reported Friday that government investigators have discovered classified information on correspondence that went through Hillary Clinton’s private email server while she was secretary of state.
Proof Hillary doomed Stevens with 'classified' emails?
The New York Times reported Friday that government investigators have discovered classified information on correspondence that went through Hillary Clinton’s private email server while she was secretary of state.
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from 100 Percent FED Up
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YOU WON’T BELIEVE WHO DEFEATED A BILL IN JUNE TO ARM OUR SOLDIERS AT RECRUITING CENTERS AND BASES
In June, Nevada’s Republican Sen. Dean Heller tried to get the Pentagon to change its practice of banning arms from our soldiers on bases and in recruiting centers here in America. Unfortunately for our soldiers, John McCain was the principle foe of the move and helped to defeat the arming of our soldiers, a decision that recently had deadly consequences in Tennessee. Last week Nebraska Senator Dean Heller appeared spoke to radio host Kevin Wall on KKFT AM in Carson City, NV, to talk about his amendment and noted that John McCain himself defeated the move to arm our soldiers.
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YOU WON’T BELIEVE WHO DEFEATED A BILL IN JUNE TO ARM OUR SOLDIERS AT RECRUITING CENTERS AND BASES
In June, Nevada’s Republican Sen. Dean Heller tried to get the Pentagon to change its practice of banning arms from our soldiers on bases and in recruiting centers here in America. Unfortunately for our soldiers, John McCain was the principle foe of the move and helped to defeat the arming of our soldiers, a decision that recently had deadly consequences in Tennessee. Last week Nebraska Senator Dean Heller appeared spoke to radio host Kevin Wall on KKFT AM in Carson City, NV, to talk about his amendment and noted that John McCain himself defeated the move to arm our soldiers.
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