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James Harrison returns trophies, says his sons didn't earn them
When it comes to hard work, Steelers linebacker James Harrison is old school. We've seen it countless times, whether it's in the weight room, on the volleyball court or even while cutting grass. Not surprisingly, this old-school mentality extends beyond the workplace and into Harrison's home. And here's the proof, via his latest Instagram post: "I came home to find out that my boys received two trophies for nothing, participation trophies! While I am very proud of my boys for everything they do and will encourage them till the day I die, these trophies will be given back until they EARN a real trophy. I'm sorry I'm not sorry for believing that everything in life should be earned and I'm not about to raise two boys to be men by making them believe that they are entitled to something just because they tried their best...cause sometimes your best is not enough, and that should drive you to want to do better...not cry and whine until somebody gives you something to shut u up and keep you happy."
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The thistle and the crescent
Muslims seem happier to identify as Scottish than English
Scottish Muslims have greater economic power than their English counterparts: many are involved in business, and arrived with the means to set themselves up (a large proportion are from Punjab, a relatively rich Indian state). Most English Muslims hail from poorer bits of Pakistan and Bangladesh, and often went into industries that have since faltered. In Scotland ethnic minorities sometimes benefit from “reverse discrimination”: as the National Health Service was the first employer to send minorities to some of Scotland’s farther-flung areas, it is often assumed that non-whites are doctors. Mohammad Sarwar, a Scot, was Britain’s first Muslim MP. Theories abound: Scots regard themselves as a minority, persecuted by the English; left-leaning Scottish nationalism is friendlier to minorities than English Conservatism. And Scottish Muslims are few—they make up just 1.5% of the population, compared with 4.5% across Britain—giving them a greater incentive to integrate.
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US Army Gen. Odierno Retires amid Controversy over Iraq Remarks
The thistle and the crescent
Muslims seem happier to identify as Scottish than English
Scottish Muslims have greater economic power than their English counterparts: many are involved in business, and arrived with the means to set themselves up (a large proportion are from Punjab, a relatively rich Indian state). Most English Muslims hail from poorer bits of Pakistan and Bangladesh, and often went into industries that have since faltered. In Scotland ethnic minorities sometimes benefit from “reverse discrimination”: as the National Health Service was the first employer to send minorities to some of Scotland’s farther-flung areas, it is often assumed that non-whites are doctors. Mohammad Sarwar, a Scot, was Britain’s first Muslim MP. Theories abound: Scots regard themselves as a minority, persecuted by the English; left-leaning Scottish nationalism is friendlier to minorities than English Conservatism. And Scottish Muslims are few—they make up just 1.5% of the population, compared with 4.5% across Britain—giving them a greater incentive to integrate.
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US Army Gen. Odierno Retires amid Controversy over Iraq Remarks
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FEMA announces funding for several fires in Washington, Idaho
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has declared that several fires in Washington and Idaho threaten widespread destruction and are eligible for federal funding. The Stevens County Complex, which includes the Maple Valley Fire near Addy, the Stickpin fire in Ferry County, the Reach Complex near Chelan, the Okanogan County Complex and the Municipal Fire outside of Orofino, Idaho, will all receive funding. FEMA will pay 75 percent of firefighting costs but does not cover damage to homes or infrastructure.
Fire roundup: More than 100 structures lost in Chelan; dozens of homes lost in central Idaho
Much of the devastation from numerous out-of-control Northwest wildfires fanned by high winds was unclear Saturday as officials scrambled to pull in more firefighting resources and douse the flames. But there were certainly dozens of homes lost and hundreds of evacuations remained in place Saturday.
Homes lost in Orofino, Idaho, fire
A new fire bore down on the Idaho town of Orofino Friday night, cutting power to some homes and sending firefighters scrambling to fight the wind-driven flames.
Man dies in Stevens County fire evacuation; several homes lost
Power has been restored to most of Stevens County, including the 911 dispatch center. High winds and lightening caused about 11,000 Avista customers to lose power this morning. As of 5 p.m. only about 90 customers in the Colville area were without power and most of those people should have their electricity restored tonight. However, Avista crews will not be able to help the 42 customers without power in the Fruitland area. The 5,000 acre Fruitland fire is blocking access and power likely won’t be restored until sometime tomorrow.
Fires erupt across Northwest
Lightning strikes and aggressive winds Friday afternoon in Washington and Idaho delivered a one-two punch that forced fire evacuations in scenic Chelan, Washington, blinded highway drivers with dust and ushered smoke into Spokane from faraway flames in Oregon. The chaos was especially intense in Chelan, which was surrounded by fire, and Orofino, Idaho.
Classified content found in Clinton emails in May
U.S. officials first found classified information among Hillary Clinton’s State Department emails in May, long before the current uproar, and it’s not clear what she and her lawyer did over the following weeks to fully secure the sensitive data, people familiar with federal inquiries into the matter said Thursday.
U.S. flag raised at embassy in Cuba
Jubilant crowds waved American flags and chanted “Long live the United States!” as the Stars and Stripes rose over the newly reopened U.S. Embassy in Cuba on Friday after a half-century of often-hostile relations. Secretary of State John Kerry celebrated the day but also made an extraordinary, nationally broadcast call for democratic change on the island.
Sign of the times: ‘Mile 420’ highway markers are hot item
Dude, where’s milepost 420? You won’t find it in Washington anymore. Idaho either. The mile marker, popular among stoners for its drug culture double-entendre, gets stolen so frequently that highway crews now are replacing it with a less-tempting designation: milepost 419.9.
Couples gather in Times Square to re-enact iconic WWII kiss
With a countdown of “five, four, three, two, one, smooch,” couples from across the world puckered up in Times Square on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of the famous kiss celebrating the end of World War II. A 25-foot sculpture depicting Alfred Eisenstaedt’s photograph of a sailor kissing a white-uniformed nurse towered over the commemoration of V-J Day, when Japan’s surrender to Allied forces was announced. Ray and Ellie Williams, Navy veterans who married the day after V-J Day, kicked off the anniversary of the kiss Aug. 14, 1945.
In brief: Plague found in Yosemite National Park squirrels
About a week ago, officials said a child fell ill with the plague at Yosemite National Park. Now a popular campground there will be closed after several squirrels were killed by the disease.
Residents evacuate as pipe breaks
About 300 residents had to evacuate an apartment complex in Madison, Wisconsin, after a water pipe broke, creating a sinkhole that swallowed three vehicles.
Mayor asks to rid Confederate relic
A mayoral proposal to remove four Confederate monuments in New Orleans quickly became the latest flashpoint in a national debate over the place of Confederate symbols in the country, as Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal announced he would investigate his authority to block their removal. Thursday, two New Orleans city commissions voted separately to recommend to the City Council the removal of all four monuments. The four monuments are statues of generals Robert E. Lee and P.G.T. Beauregard, Confederate President Jefferson Davis and a 35-foot-tall obelisk commemorating the Battle of Liberty Place, a three-day rebellion by Confederate veterans against Reconstruction authorities in 1874.
Trump to appear for N.Y. jury duty
Donald Trump’s status as the Republican presidential front-runner can’t keep him from jury duty. Trump is taking a break from the campaign trail Monday to appear for jury duty in New York City. He said he’s “looking forward to appearing.” The New York Daily News reported in June that Trump had ignored five jury summonses since 2006. A judge fined the billionaire $250.
‘Genuineness,’ not politics, earns candidates points at Iowa fair
Three CHP officers among arrests made in killing
Three current and former California Highway Patrol officers, a prominent criminal defense lawyer and five other people were arrested Friday in connection with the disappearance and killing of a Central Valley man. Law enforcement officials announced the arrests at a brief news conference in Modesto. The officials said the nine people played a part in the killing of Korey Kauffman, 26, or helped cover it up and mislead investigators.
Nine days after 3 million gallons of mine waste spilled into the Animas River, Colorado officials, with the support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, reopened the waterway in La Plata County to recreation and signed off on some farmers using its water for irrigation.
IS leader raped American hostage, US finds
American hostage Kayla Mueller was repeatedly forced to have sex with Abu Bakr Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group, U.S. intelligence officials told her family in June. “They told us that he married her, and we all understand what that means,” Carl Mueller, Kayla’s father, told the Associated Press on Friday, which would have been his daughter’s 27th birthday. Her death was reported in February.
Arkansas ending Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood
Arkansas is ending its Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood, Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Friday, despite warnings federal officials have given other states that such a move could violate the law.
Arkansas is ending its Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood, Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Friday, despite warnings federal officials have given other states that such a move could violate the law.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe acknowledged that Japan inflicted “immeasurable damage and suffering” on innocent people in World War II, but stopped short of offering his own apology, drawing criticism from China. In a widely anticipated statement 70 years after his country’s surrender, he said Friday that Japan’s repeated past “heartfelt apologies” would remain unshakeable, but that future Japanese generations should not have to keep apologizing.
N. Korea issues threat over South’s propaganda broadcasts
North Korea today threatened to attack South Korean loudspeakers that are broadcasting anti-Pyongyang propaganda messages across their shared border, the world’s most heavily armed.
Greece granted billions in new loans
Finance ministers of the 19-nation euro single currency group on Friday approved the first 26 billion euros ($29 billion) of a vast new bailout package to help rebuild Greece’s shattered economy.
The death toll from an inferno and huge explosions in the Chinese port city of Tianjin climbed to 85 today, including 21 firefighters, with hundreds of people injured and some still unaccounted for.
Few injured after ferry catches fire
A multistory ferry with 544 passengers caught fire after docking in the central Philippines today, and people jumped into the sea and clambered down the roof deck to escape black smoke. All passengers were safe and only two crew suffered bruises and cuts. The ferry had just arrived at a pier in the port city of Ormoc on Leyte Island from nearby Cebu city.
Volcano eruption unlikely to worsen
Four blasts inside the Cotopaxi volcano sent ash shooting more than 2 miles into the sky Friday, coating highways, homes and cars just south of Ecuador’s capital with a fine gray powder.
Police seek links in shooting spree
At least 19 people were shot to death within the span of about three hours in Brazil’s biggest metropolitan area, law enforcement officials said Friday.
Spokane River may have competition for its treated wastewater
The drought-parched Spokane River is getting about 14 percent of its water from sewage treatment plants this summer. With the Spokane River dropping to about 40 percent of normal this month, treated wastewater has emerged as an important source for sustaining summer flows. But under rules being developed in Washington, that water is about to get more valuable. In the future, there could be competing uses for it.
In brief: Emergency 911 service now reachable via text
Starting Friday, Spokane County residents can reach 911 with a text message. County officials announced they recently completed testing of the service, which is intended for use in emergency situations when someone can’t safely place a phone call and for those who have hearing or speech disabilities. Customers with data plans from Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T and Sprint can send a text message in an emergency. Dialing 911 is still the most-effective way of requesting emergency services, however, according to a county news release. Text-to-911 service is not available statewide.
Two bodies removed from crashed plane
Officials have removed two bodies from a plane that crashed Thursday afternoon near Oroville in Okanogan County. The crash was discovered by firefighters responding to a fire about 8 miles east of Oroville. At the time, they believed only one person was in the Cessna T-182. The area did not cool down enough to allow close inspection until Friday morning, and that is when the second body was discovered. Investigators believe they know the identity of the two people but have not yet notified their family members. The people live in the area and took off Thursday from the Oroville Airport.
One chlorine gas victim released from hospital
One man hospitalized after he was exposed to chlorine gas Wednesday at a recycling company in east Spokane has been released from the hospital and three others in intensive care were doing better Friday.
Deer Park driver charged with first-degree murder
A Deer Park man is charged with first-degree murder after witnesses said he accelerated his car to 80 mph and deliberately ran down a man he had been arguing with over a woman.
Paid sick leave vote put on hold
A proposal to require employers to give their workers paid sick leave won’t be considered by city leaders until after they approve city spending for next year – after the November election. City Council President Ben Stuckart said some council members had hoped to vote later this month on a plan that would require businesses to offer their workers one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked.
Federal court says anti-Muslim group can’t run ads on buses
An anti-Muslim group cannot post ads on buses in Washington state showing photos of wanted terrorists and wrongly claiming the FBI offers a $25 million reward for one of their captures, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.
Judge upholds DOE deadlines on Hanford cleanup
A federal judge ruled this week that the Department of Energy will be required to build new storage tanks for high-level radioactive waste at Hanford Nuclear Reservation if it does not meet certain deadlines related to cleanup projects.
Man in bear costume harasses real bear, cubs
Authorities want to talk to a man who donned a fairly realistic bear costume and wore it when harassing a mother bear and two cubs trying to feed on pink salmon in an Alaska river.
Controversial Spokane pilot denies boat-sale fraud charges
A Spokane pilot with a long history of troubled business dealings pleaded not guilty Friday to charges in an Aug. 4 federal indictment for wire fraud. The indictment alleges Craig Frost agreed to sell a 40-foot boat to a Tennessee resident for $350,000, but failed to deliver the boat or provide a title to it once he had received the money. He is also accused of providing incorrect serial numbers to the would-be purchaser and misrepresenting the boat as free of debt and liens, when more than $100,000 was owed on it.
Judge refuses to block anti-tax I-1366 from ballot
The latest initiative designed to make it harder for the Washington Legislature to raise taxes survived a court challenge Friday when a King County Superior Court judge refused to block it from the November ballot. Judge Dean Lum said he believes the measure is clearly beyond the scope of a ballot initiative set down in the state constitution, but that’s not enough to keep it off the ballot. If approved by voters in November, Initiative 1366 says the Legislature must send voters a constitutional amendment requiring all tax increases be approved by a two-thirds vote in each house, or the state sales tax would be cut by 1 percent.
Pickleball a national sport with state roots
Pickleball was born in 1965 as a summertime boredom buster at the Bainbridge Island home of Joel Pritchard, who served as a congressman and the state’s lieutenant governor. As the legend goes, Pritchard and two friends set up a badminton net, but lacked a full set of equipment. They improvised with pingpong paddles and a wiffle ball. Eventually, they refined the rules and started playing on asphalt with a lowered net.
In slow-growth time, tech stocks hot again
Technology stocks are trending big-time as investors latch on to innovative companies racing ahead in a slow-growth world. The tech-heavy Nasdaq is the best performing major U.S. stock index this year, gaining 6.6 percent as the Standard & Poor’s 500 and the Dow Jones industrial averages have wavered between small gains and losses.
Business briefs: Idaho tax panel questions Amy’s Kitchen breaks
The Idaho Tax Commission is investigating tax incentives Bannock County granted to organic frozen food maker Amy’s Kitchen while wooing the company to open a plant in southeastern Idaho last year.
Volkswagen recalls 420,000 vehicles
Volkswagen is recalling 420,000 vehicles in the U.S. because of a problem that can prevent front air bags from deploying in a crash.
Source: Apple looking at automotive test site
Adding fuel to rumors that Apple is working on designs for a car, local officials say engineers for the giant tech company recently made inquiries about a former U.S. Navy base that’s been converted into a testing ground for self-driving cars and other cutting-edge vehicles. Apple hasn’t said what kind of testing it hoped to conduct at the GoMentum Station automotive testing facility, which used to be a naval station in the San Francisco Bay Area city of Concord.
U.S. eases ban; allows oil exports to Mexico
The U.S. is easing its long-standing ban on crude oil exports by allowing limited trade with Mexico. Mexico’s state-run oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, has sought to import about 100,000 barrels of light U.S. crude a day. Last year it proposed a deal in which the U.S. would trade the light crude for heavier Mexican crude.
GNC hopes to tap health, wellness market
At the dawn of its 81st year of operation, GNC Holdings Inc., the giant Pittsburgh vitamin and supplement retailer, is recrafting its body builder image to a warmer, more inclusive health and wellness resource for everyone.
Planned apartments near GU have Stockton family tie
A vacant lot within walking distance of Gonzaga University soon will be the site of a four-story retail and apartment building geared toward graduate students and young professionals. The 88,000-square-foot Matilda Building, 1002 N. Hamilton St., will feature three floors of upscale apartments above one floor of retail spaces. The Matilda Building is named for John Stockton’s mother-in-law, Matilda Stepovich, who died in 2003 at age 81. The 2-acre project will take up the city block bordered by Hamilton and Columbus streets and Desmet and Cataldo avenues.
Montana tribe signs port deal with coal company
A Wyoming company has entered a partnership to develop a Washington state coal port for shipments of the fuel to Asia, in a deal that gives Montana’s Crow Tribe the future option of a 5 percent stake in the project. Cloud Peak Energy paid $2 million up front and will pay up to $30 million to cover permitting expenses for the Gateway Pacific Terminal, in exchange for a 49 percent stake in the project.
Charles Krauthammer: Rubio, Trump worth placing bets
Froma Harrop: Low-income voters face hurdles, not impossibilities
Rich Eichstaedt, Jerry White: Time to clean up our toxic rivers
Ask Doctor K: Exercise brings great benefits – more than losing weight
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Mexican Government Tells Donald Trump to “Pay for Your Own Wall”
Presidential candidate and billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump said if he becomes the 45th Head of State he will fine Mexico a large sum for illegal aliens caught on American soil, and/or stop giving them billions in aid until they clean up their act. Now, Mexico is saying to Trump, build your own wall!
Mexican Government Tells Donald Trump to “Pay for Your Own Wall”
Presidential candidate and billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump said if he becomes the 45th Head of State he will fine Mexico a large sum for illegal aliens caught on American soil, and/or stop giving them billions in aid until they clean up their act. Now, Mexico is saying to Trump, build your own wall!
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