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BOOM: Donald Trump’s Pick For Attorney General… Liberals’ Worst Nightmare
In a Tuesday tweet, Trump said that he would pick South Carolina representative and chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi Trey Gowdy as his attorney general, were he to be elected president.
BOOM: Donald Trump’s Pick For Attorney General… Liberals’ Worst Nightmare
In a Tuesday tweet, Trump said that he would pick South Carolina representative and chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi Trey Gowdy as his attorney general, were he to be elected president.
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Here’s What’s Wrong With That Viral Coca-Cola Graphic
Don’t believe everything you read on the internet. An infographic about the health effects of a single can of Coke has been going viral today. But there’s a lot about it that doesn’t necessarily check out.
Inside the Underground Trade to Sell off Syria's History
The trade in stolen antiquities from Syria funds all sides of the civil war that has engulfed the country. BuzzFeed News’ Mike Giglio traveled along its porous border with Turkey to meet the people involved in this black market, from grave robbers and excavators to middlemen and dealers.
BREAKING: Hollywood Filmmaker Sends Hillary Into PANIC Mode With Bombshell 2-Minute Clip
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Sanders vows no third-party run in 2016
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) says he will not run for president as an Independent if he falls short in his bid to secure the Democratic 2016 nomination. Speaking at the Newseum in Washington on Thursday, Sanders said that if he ran a third-party campaign, it would draw support away from the Democratic nominee, potentially handing Republicans the White House.
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Here’s What’s Wrong With That Viral Coca-Cola Graphic
Don’t believe everything you read on the internet. An infographic about the health effects of a single can of Coke has been going viral today. But there’s a lot about it that doesn’t necessarily check out.
Inside the Underground Trade to Sell off Syria's History
The trade in stolen antiquities from Syria funds all sides of the civil war that has engulfed the country. BuzzFeed News’ Mike Giglio traveled along its porous border with Turkey to meet the people involved in this black market, from grave robbers and excavators to middlemen and dealers.
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BREAKING: Hollywood Filmmaker Sends Hillary Into PANIC Mode With Bombshell 2-Minute Clip
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Sanders vows no third-party run in 2016
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) says he will not run for president as an Independent if he falls short in his bid to secure the Democratic 2016 nomination. Speaking at the Newseum in Washington on Thursday, Sanders said that if he ran a third-party campaign, it would draw support away from the Democratic nominee, potentially handing Republicans the White House.
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Why Coloring Could Be The New Alternative To Meditation
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Why Coloring Could Be The New Alternative To Meditation
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One of the most embarrassing aspects of U.S. politics is politicians who deny that money has any impact on what they do. It's a relief to hear politicians acknowledge the obvious reality that all Americans see in front of their faces.
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Bill to Let Vets Use GI Bill to Start a Business Passes Senate Hurdle
A bill to allow post-9/11 vets to use their G.I. Bill benefits as collateral for business startups passed an important milestone in the Senate Wednesday with growing bipartisan support in Congress and the backing of major veteran organizations.
Bill to Let Vets Use GI Bill to Start a Business Passes Senate Hurdle
A bill to allow post-9/11 vets to use their G.I. Bill benefits as collateral for business startups passed an important milestone in the Senate Wednesday with growing bipartisan support in Congress and the backing of major veteran organizations.
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You Probably Pay Too Much for These 10 Things
Did you get a great bargain last week? If it fell into one of these 10 categories, you may have been hoodwinked.
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You Probably Pay Too Much for These 10 Things
Did you get a great bargain last week? If it fell into one of these 10 categories, you may have been hoodwinked.
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Catholic Nun Explains Pro-Life In A Way That Will Stun Many (Especially Republican Lawmakers)
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Catholic Nun Explains Pro-Life In A Way That Will Stun Many (Especially Republican Lawmakers)
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Deputies find Sandpoint man who drowned in Lake Pend Oreille
The body of a Sandpoint man who drowned in Lake Pend Oreille was found Wednesday morning.
Jeremy Heckert, 38, was pulled out of the lake around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday near Hope, Idaho.
AP: Olympic teams to swim, boat in Rio’s filth
Athletes in next year’s Summer Olympics here will be swimming and boating in waters so contaminated with human feces that they risk becoming violently ill and unable to compete in the games, an Associated Press investigation has found.
Sheriff’s Office helicopter records brawl where man was stabbed
A large brawl in Spokane Valley early Sunday morning sent one man to the hospital with a serious stab wound, but witnesses have not been cooperating with investigators. A portion of the fight at 10101 E. Main Avenue was captured on video by the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office helicopter.
Facebook ready to test giant drone for Internet service
Facebook says it will begin test flights later this year of a solar-powered drone with the wingspan of a Boeing 737, the next stage of its campaign to deliver Internet service to remote parts of the world.
Greenpeace fined for blocking Shell vessel
A federal judge on Thursday ordered Greenpeace USA to pay a fine of $2,500 for every hour that protesters dangling from a bridge in Oregon continue to block a Royal Dutch Shell icebreaker from leaving for oil drilling in the Arctic.
=Virginia’s Jim Gilmore makes 17 GOP presidential candidates
The Republican presidential contest has grown to 17 candidates with Wednesday’s entry of Jim Gilmore. The former Virginia governor told The Associated Press earlier this month that he would announce his candidacy in early August. On Wednesday, he filed the necessary paperwork with the Federal Election Commission.
Two dental employees charged with making false insurance claims
Two former employees at a Liberty Lake dental clinic are accused of making false insurance claims in excess of $17,000 using a company computer system. Kendel Sonsalla, 38, and Robin Loewen, 46, were charged this week with two counts of false insurance claims and one count of first-degree theft
Police name officer who shot at alleged burglar
Spokane police have released the name of the officer who shot at and missed a burglary suspect Tuesday at a Chinese restaurant on North Division Street. Officer James Erickson, a 19-year veteran of the Spokane Police Department, fired multiple times at the suspect, 34-year-old Cephas Parham.
Gunman in I-90 police shootout accepts plea deal
An Arizona man accused of shooting at North Idaho police officers on Interstate 90 last year has accepted a pretrial settlement. The Coeur d’Alene Press reports that 25-year-old Marcus Rael entered guilty pleas Friday to four counts of aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer.
Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar is dead, Afghan president says
As U.S.-backed forces closed in on southern Afghanistan in late 2001, the Taliban leader who lost an eye fighting the Soviet occupation decided not to stay and fight another invader. Mullah Mohammad Omar slipped across the border into Pakistan, reportedly on a motorcycle, and was not seen publicly since. The decadelong mystery over the whereabouts of the reclusive cleric – who retained a powerful spiritual hold over the Taliban insurgency – appeared to end Wednesday when the Afghan government said Omar has been dead for more than two years.
Beekeepers now designated as farmers under Washington law
Washington’s newest official farm livestock has wings, not hooves, and travels in swarms, not herds or flocks. A change in state law this month officially designates beekeepers as farmers, something the industry has sought for years.
Debris in Indian Ocean belongs to Boeing 777, U.S. official says
Air safety investigators have a “high degree of confidence” that aircraft debris found in the Indian Ocean is of a wing component unique to the Boeing 777, the same model as the Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared last year, a U.S. official said Wednesday. Air safety investigators – one of them a Boeing investigator – have identified the component as a “flaperon” from the trailing edge of a 777 wing.
=Woman saved her grandson’s life in crash
A split-second after she noticed an SUV careening toward her and her great-grandson, Marla Langley made the ultimate sacrifice, her children said.
Dentist who killed treasured lion feeling heat
The turmoil surrounding the killing of a beloved lion in Zimbabwe by a Minnesota big-game hunter was playing out around the world Wednesday, with court proceedings against two men, U.S. authorities offering investigatory assistance and the hunter saying that anger toward him has brought his dental practice to a halt. Walter J. Palmer, 55, of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, has acknowledged that he shot Cecil the lion with a bow and arrow on July 1 during the hunt that he paid more than $50,000 to arrange. Palmer said in a statement that he thought at the time what he did was legal.
Virginia trucker wins $92 million lottery prize in Pennsylvania
A truck driver who purchased a Mega Millions ticket at a truck stop claimed his $92 million prize Wednesday at Pennsylvania Lottery headquarters. Steven Peloquin, 52, of Mechanicsville, Virginia, turned in the sole winning ticket from a Mega Millions drawing last week and chose the cash value payout rather than a $153 million annuity, the Pennsylvania Lottery said.
In one of their last decisions before adjourning for a month, the House backed a bill that would extend spending authority for transportation programs through Oct. 29, and replenish the federal Highway Trust Fund with $8 billion. That’s enough money to keep highway and transit aid flowing to states through mid-December. The vote was 385-34.
Under fire for its role in providing fetal tissue for research, Planned Parenthood asked the government’s top health scientists Wednesday to convene a panel of independent experts to study the issues surrounding the little-known branch of medicine. Planned Parenthood’s request to the National Institutes of Health came as Senate Republicans pressed their fight to bar the organization from receiving federal aid. Likely opposition from at least one GOP senator highlighted the long odds the GOP will face in a Senate showdown vote expected early next week.
End-of-century population put at 11.2 billion
The world’s population is expected to reach 8.5 billion by 2030 and 9.7 billion in 2050, a new United Nations report says. And there should be 11.2 billion people on Earth by the end of this century. Meanwhile, India’s population is set to pass China’s in size around 2022, according to the report released Wednesday. The current world population is 7.3 billion. China and India each has more than 1 billion people.
University cop faces murder charge in traffic stop shooting
A University of Cincinnati police officer who shot a motorist during a traffic stop over a missing front license plate was indicted Wednesday on a murder charge, with a prosecutor saying the officer “purposely killed him” and “should never have been a police officer.” Hamilton County prosecutor Joe Deters announced the grand jury indictment at a news conference to discuss developments in the investigation into the July 19 shooting of motorist Samuel DuBose by Officer Ray Tensing.
A University of Cincinnati police officer who shot a motorist during a traffic stop over a missing front license plate was indicted Wednesday on a murder charge, with a prosecutor saying the officer “purposely killed him” and “should never have been a police officer.” Hamilton County prosecutor Joe Deters announced the grand jury indictment at a news conference to discuss developments in the investigation into the July 19 shooting of motorist Samuel DuBose by Officer Ray Tensing.
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Barack Obama’s pick to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr., who is currently commandant of the Marine Corps, is expected to take over Oct. 1 for Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, who will retire after a 41-year Army career.
Grand jury details sealed in Garner death
An appellate court ruled Wednesday that most details of the grand jury proceeding that cleared a white policeman in the death of Eric Garner should remain sealed, a setback to activists who say Garner, an unarmed black man, was murdered. In its decision, the [New York] state Supreme Court’s 2nd Department Appellate Division said the appellants failed to provide a “compelling and particularized need” for the release of the transcripts.
Hillary Clinton date set for Benghazi questions
The House committee investigating the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, says Hillary Rodham Clinton has agreed to appear before the panel on Oct. 22.
Teenager charged in 8-year-old’s death
Prosecutors charged a 15-year-old boy with murder, kidnapping and rape Wednesday in the death of an 8-year-old girl in an artists complex in a California beach town.
In brief: Russia vetoes U.N. resolution over downed Malaysia Airlines plane
Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that would set up an international criminal court to prosecute those responsible for shooting down a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine a year ago. The foreign ministers of the Netherlands, Australia and Ukraine attended a meeting over the downing that killed all 298 people on board Flight MH17. The countries are among the five nations investigating the incident, along with Malaysia and Belgium. Wednesday’s vote followed a last-minute effort to lobby Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has said setting up a tribunal would not make sense while the investigation continued.
California coast sees 2-mile oil slick
The Coast Guard says a 2-mile-wide oil slick that mysteriously materialized off the Southern California coast is expected to dissipate on its own in the days ahead. Authorities still don’t know where the slick that surfaced in the Santa Barbara Channel came from. The oil-rich area is known for frequent natural seepage.
Group requests abuse investigation
A group of Roman Catholic priests, nuns and canon lawyers who call themselves the Catholic Whistleblowers say an investigation is needed because Archbishop John Myers has been hostile to victims and has failed to stop predators from molesting children in Newark and in his previous diocese of Peoria, Illinois. The group wants an inquiry through the new tribunal Pope Francis formed to discipline bishops who don’t protect young people. Myers’ spokesman said the archbishop has aggressively confronted abusers and has removed 19 priests from church work in the Newark archdiocese alone.
Turkey takes on IS, but shelling of Kurds displeases U.S.
President Barack Obama’s stepped-up partnership with Turkey in fighting the Islamic State may come at the cost of alienating another key group he’s counting on for help in the same conflict: the Kurds. Turkey has finally started bombing Islamic State targets in neighboring Syria, and agreed to let the U.S. military launch airstrikes from key air bases inside Turkey in a deal announced last week. But Turkey simultaneously started shelling Kurdish rebels in Iraq, where Kurds have proved capable of wresting back territory from the Islamic State militants with the help of air support from the U.S.-led coalition. The White House has publicly sided with Turkey, endorsing the NATO ally’s right to defend itself against recent deadly attacks in Turkey by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK. But Iraq’s prime minister says the Turkish strikes violate Iraq’s sovereignty, and U.S. officials have quietly signaled they’re urging Turkey to lay off.
Defense secretary testifies in support of Iran nuclear deal
Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Wednesday that the U.S. armed forces stand ready to confront Iran, but told lawmakers that a successful implementation of the nuclear agreement with Tehran is preferable to a military strike. Carter, Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and three members of President Barack Obama’s Cabinet testified at a committee hearing. It was part of the White House’s aggressive campaign to convince Congress to back the Iranian nuclear deal, which calls on Iran to curb its nuclear program in exchange for billions of dollars in sanctions relief.
Israel begins razing West Bank housing complex
Israeli bulldozers began demolishing a contested housing complex in a West Bank settlement on Wednesday as the prime minister’s office announced the “immediate construction” of some 300 new units at another location in the same settlement and advanced plans for about 500 new units in east Jerusalem. The move, which is likely to draw international rebuke, comes amid a standoff in the Beit El settlement, to the north of Jerusalem in the West Bank. The standoff escalated sharply Wednesday, after the Israeli Supreme Court rejected a petition to overturn its initial ruling to demolish a complex in Beit El and ordered the destruction completed no later than today. The complex was deemed illegal because it was under construction without prior Israeli authorization.
Proposed Coeur d’Alene budget would add 15 police, firefighters
In brief: Hauser Lake man faces murder charge in woman’s death
Prosecutors accuse Patrick N. McGhee of paying to have sex with a Spokane woman, taking her to Hauser Lake, Idaho, and killing her with a ligature around her neck. A passer-by found Kelly Lynne Sallee’s body June 11, partially submerged in a slough off the west side of Hauser Lake Road. McGhee, 47, of Hauser Lake, was arrested later in June for failing to report her death. His charges were updated during a court hearing Tuesday to include second-degree murder, destruction of evidence, interstate prostitute trafficking and procurement of a prostitute.
Airway Heights staff joins rebuke of mayor
The city of Airway Heights on Wednesday released a letter signed by 28 of the city’s 45 employees further condemning embattled Mayor Patrick Rushing.
Breast milk advocates to hold ‘latch on’ event
World Breastfeeding Week will be observed Saturday in Riverfront Park in Spokane. A celebration and walk begins at 10 a.m. at the Red Wagon sculpture. At 10:25 a.m., there will be a “latch on,” where groups of women will nurse their babies at the same time. The Breastfeeding Coalition of Spokane, the Spokane Regional Health District and other supporters are participating to draw attention to the positive health impacts of breast-feeding.
Boy Scouts CEO says new policy on gay leaders may be nonissue in Spokane area
Monday’s decision to end a ban on gay Boy Scout leaders nationwide is not expected to have much impact on Scouting in the Spokane region, the group’s top local executive said this week. Tim McCandless, CEO of the Inland Northwest Council of the Boy Scouts of America, said sexual orientation and sexuality are not part of the Boy Scout program. The Inland Northwest Council has never had a case where a gay person was banned as a Scout leader, he said. “We deliver programs to kids. We teach life skills,” he said. The issue of Scout leaders’ sexuality is “not something we deal with in reality.”
Fire near Clayton destroys rental home
A fire burning between Clayton and Loon Lake, Washington, shut down Highway 395 for several hours Wednesday afternoon before the highway reopened around 6 p.m. The fire began in a home on Stephenson Road just off the highway shortly after 2 p.m. The home was a recently vacated rental and the owner was doing some repairs.
Public invited to rally for skate event
The promoters who brought the U.S. Figure Skating Championships to Spokane in 2007 and 2010 are asking for help in landing another skating event. Site inspectors from U.S. Figure Skating will be in town Aug. 6-7 to evaluate Spokane as a possible host of the first Team Challenge Cup. The event, to be held April 22-24, 2016, will feature some of the world’s best skaters representing geographical regions: Team North America, Team Europe and Team Asia.
Portland’s fireworks hotline overwhelmed on holiday
Portland’s Fourth of July hotline was supposed to let residents report illegal fireworks and give police better leads for enforcement. But as it turns out, the new hotline – 503-823-BOOM – may have been less boom and more bust. Of 7,276 calls to the hotline from July 1 through early July 5, just 1,386 – or fewer than 1 in 5 – was completed. The rest were either turned away because the line was overloaded or the caller hung up while on hold. Fire officials say they weren’t prepared for the demand and may make changes next year.
Chattaroy woman pleads not guilty in 5-year-old’s death
Cynthia L. Khaleel pleaded not guilty Wednesday to allegations that she killed her nephew, 5-year-old Gary Blanton III. The Chattaroy woman’s bond was set at $100,000 when Khaleel was arrested earlier this month on a charge of second-degree murder but that amount later was lowered to $50,000, which she posted. She was ordered not to have contact with her three biological children, but her attorney, Bevan Maxey, asked Wednesday that the restriction be lifted. Deputy prosecuting attorney Stefanie Collins said the state objected to anything but monitored contact with the children, who are witnesses.
Activists dangle off bridge to protest Shell icebreaker’s return to Arctic
Environmental activists rappelled off Portland’s tallest bridge early Wednesday in an effort to stop a Shell Oil Arctic icebreaker from leaving the city. Thirteen protesters dangled from the St. Johns Bridge while another 13 remained on the bridge as lookouts. Greenpeace USA executive director Annie Leonard said the activists have enough water and food to last for days, and can hoist themselves to allow other marine traffic to pass.
Briefcase: News of overcharging dings Whole Foods sales
Whole Foods says its sales are hurting from bad publicity over its overcharging of customers in New York City.
University of Phoenix facing investigation
The University of Phoenix, an online college popular among military veterans, is under federal investigation for possible deceptive or unfair business practices, its parent company the Apollo Education Group announced Wednesday. The for-profit, publicly traded company is the largest recipient of federal student aid for veterans and often a sponsor at military education and employment events. Since 2009, the University of Phoenix has taken in more than $488 million in tuition and fees.
Comments top 1 million on $10 bill redesign
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said Wednesday he’s gotten more than a million responses to his request for comments on how U.S. currency should be redesigned and recommendations for what woman should become the first female on U.S. paper money in more than a century. Lew said while a woman’s portrait will be placed on the $10 bill, Hamilton will still be honored in some way.
Disneyland Paris under pricing scrutiny
The European Union is looking into complaints that Disneyland Paris is unfairly charging different prices for consumers depending on what nation the request comes from. Even if charging different prices in different member states for the same product is not necessarily illegal, the reasons for doing so must be clear and transparent, said an EU spokeswoman.
New Mexico seeks to revive chile industry amid challenges
Green chiles have defined New Mexico for generations, gaining fans and fame around the globe. However, as this year’s harvest begins, labor shortages, shrinking acreage, drought and foreign competition have hurt production in the state. Farmers and producers say the problems reveal the need for changes in the industry.
Newest devices offer convenience, risk privacy
Amazon’s Echo, a $180 cylindrical device that began general shipping in July after months of public testing, is the latest advance in voice-recognition technology that’s enabling machines to record snippets of conversation that are analyzed and stored by companies promising to make their customers’ lives better. Other increasingly popular forms of voice-recognition services include Apple’s Siri assistant on mobile devices, Microsoft’s Cortana and the “OK Google” feature for speaking to Google’s search engine. Spoken commands can also be used to find something to watch on some TVs, and an upcoming Barbie doll will include an Internet-connected microphone to hear what’s being said. These innovations will confront people with a choice pitting convenience against privacy as they decide whether to open another digital peephole into their lives for a growing number of devices equipped with Internet-connected microphones and cameras. The phenomenon, dubbed the “Internet of Things,” promises to usher in an era of automated homes outfitted with locks, lights, thermostats, entertainment systems and servants such as the Echo that respond to spoken words.
Comcast chooses Liberty Lake site
Comcast has chosen Liberty Lake for its new customer service center. The Internet and cable TV company will build an 80,000-square-foot facility in the Meadowwood Technology Park, Comcast announced Wednesday.
Fed still waiting to raise interest rates
The Federal Reserve appears on track to raise interest rates later this year but signaled Wednesday that it wants to see further economic gains and higher inflation before doing so.
Three Virginia grads sue Rolling Stone over rape story
Three University of Virginia graduates and members of a fraternity profiled in a debunked account of a gang rape in a retracted Rolling Stone magazine story filed a lawsuit against the publication and the article’s author Wednesday, court records show. The three men, George Elias IV, Stephen Hadford and Ross Fowler, filed suit in U.S. District Court in New York. They are also suing Rolling Stone’s publisher, Wenner Media.
Doug Clark: President Wilson at top of undistinguished list in Spokane
Dana Milbank: GOP senators reject Cruz’s bullying
Editorial: Evolving standards risk erasing history
Ask Dr. K: Prostate cancer needs monitoring
Pat Munts: Tomato plants will need help beating the upcoming heat
Randy Mann: Big Northwest coastal quake likely but not soon
Former Tuskegee Airman dies at 88
William R. White, a former member of the famed squadron of African-American pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen, has died. He was 88. White was a humble family man who rarely talked about his war experiences, family members said Wednesday. White died July 24 at his home in Smithfield, Virginia, his son Brandon White told the Associated Press. William White, a Smithfield native, was drafted into the Army Infantry in 1945. He transferred to the Army Air Corps, and then was assigned to the 99th Pursuit Squadron and 332nd Fighter Group. He said during a 2013 talk at the Isle of Wight County Museum that he serviced the unit’s planes to keep them in the air, the Virginian-Pilot reported.
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from The Washington Examiner (DC)
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