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Donald Trump Actually Kept A Book Of Adolf Hitler’s Speeches By His Bedside
Donald Trump Actually Kept A Book Of Adolf Hitler’s Speeches By His Bedside
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Did Religion Make the American Civil War Worse?
Faith may have inflamed the conflict, but one lasting legacy of the war may be the toll it took upon American faith.
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Faith may have inflamed the conflict, but one lasting legacy of the war may be the toll it took upon American faith.
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China share slide: Pension fund to invest in stock market
China plans to let its main state pension fund invest in the stock market for the first time, the country's official news agency, Xinhua, has reported.
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Post-holiday blues? The Obamas look glum as they return home from Martha's Vineyard
As Obama's holiday drew to a close, so did the realization he may have finally shed his summer curse — just in time for a daunting fall. After a string of sunny seasons gripped by controversy, crises and plummeting popularity, the summer of 2015 has been among the most productive stretches of Obama's presidency.
'It was do something or die': American train-attack heroes tell how they foiled gunman... even after he sliced off one of their thumbs
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from Skeptoid Podcast
Is There a Scientific Reason to Make Foods More “Natural?”
Skeptics are very familiar with the use of the appeal to nature by pseudoscience peddlers such as the Food Babe and others. Foods with “chemical” ingredients are to be avoided according the these sellers of nonsense, which shows a basic misunderstanding of science. While I disagree with pushing these ideas, which promote scientific illiteracy, I also wonder if conceding on the points about which they are correct would serve the skeptical and scientific community well.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Fire mobilization center staged at Fairchild
More firefighting firepower headed to Eastern Washington will be staged at Fairchild Air Force Base outside Spokane. The mobilization center at Fairchild is expected to be fully operational today and will include 20 large fire engines made to protect homes and communities threatened by wildfire, along with 10 water tankers. The engines are coming from Utah, Nevada, Arizona and Colorado. The resources are made possible after the Obama Administration approved Gov. Jay Inslee’s request for a federal emergency declaration.
Region’s air back to unhealthy levels
Wildfire smoke again has prompted health officials to classify air quality as unhealthy for everyone in the Spokane-Coeur d’Alene area. The Inland Northwest had a brief reprieve from air pollution Saturday, but thick smoke from dozens of fires in the Northwest returned today.
Fire growth slows, smoke heads west
After a week of deadly fires forcing evacuations of whole towns and pushing fire officials to scramble for more help, Saturday was calm. Or as calm as it could be with more than 600 square miles of the state scorched or on fire.
Three Americans praised for subduing gunman on European train
A heavily armed man with ties to radical Islam who was known in three European countries as potentially dangerous escaped the radar when he boarded a high-speed train – but not the courage of three American passengers who took him down.
Former Camp Reed staff join centennial celebration
There’s magic in the water of Fan Lake north of Spokane. Just ask any kid who has paddled a canoe across its calm waters, tried to catch a turtle or sat around a campfire singing silly songs or sharing their deepest feelings.
California drought may exacerbate human-wildlife encounters
The scarcity of food in the wild has been blamed for unusual animal activity during California’s drought, including a recent bear attack, mountain lion sightings and an uptick in orphaned animals.
Scientists say global warming will worsen California drought
New research shows the fingerprints of global warming in worsening the California drought and suggests a future of more dryness for the suffering state. A major new study released Thursday adds to the growing scientific consensus that rising temperatures linked to the burning of fossil fuels are intensifying the crisis, although climate scientists believe natural weather variations are responsible for the lack of rainfall that created the drought.
In brief: IS ambushes kill about 50 troops
Islamic State militants killed up to 50 soldiers in two separate ambushes in Iraq’s turbulent Anbar province west of the capital, Baghdad, a top provincial official said Saturday.
Belarus frees all political prisoners
The authoritarian president of Belarus on Saturday pardoned all six political prisoners in the former Soviet republic, including a former opposition presidential candidate.
Koreas agree to continue talks at border
The first high-level talks in nearly a year between South Korea and North Korea were adjourned after stretching into the early hours of today, as the rivals looked to defuse mounting tensions that have pushed them to the brink of a possible military confrontation. The delegates agreed to resume the meeting at 3 p.m. today South Korean time, said Seoul’s presidential spokesman Min Kyung-wook. Min did not disclose any other details about the talks, which adjourned at 4:15 a.m. today.
Al-Qaida seizes key areas of Yemen port city
Al-Qaida militants have seized control of key areas in and around Yemen’s port city of Aden, high-ranking security officials said Saturday, a major gain for the group that has been making inroads amid the chaos of the country’s civil war.
Three Americans among dead in Kabul bombing
A suicide car bomber attacked a NATO convoy traveling through a crowded neighborhood in Afghanistan’s capital Saturday, killing at least 12 people, including three American civilian contractors for the international military force, authorities said.
In brief: Immigrant children ordered released
A federal judge has once again dealt a blow to the Obama administration’s immigration policies, ordering federal officials to promptly release children held at family detention facilities. The judge, in a ruling released Friday evening, said children should not be held for more than 72 hours unless they are a significant flight risk or a danger to themselves and others. Judge Dolly Gee in Los Angeles gave federal officials until Oct. 23 to comply with her order.
Panda gives birth at National Zoo
The pregnancy escaped notice until just a few days ago. The baby was born pink, hairless and blind, and it wasn’t immediately apparent who the father was. But the world of panda lovers is still excited about the new cub born at the National Zoo late Saturday afternoon – so much so that traffic to the famous “panda cam” crashed its Web page.
Army parachutist honors skydiver
A solo Army Golden Knight parachutist honored a comrade’s dream by landing on the high school football field where hundreds of mourners gathered for his funeral Saturday, a week after he was involved in a deadly accident at a Chicago air show.
Gunman had been whistleblower
A New Jersey congressman said a man who gunned down a security guard at a federal building in Manhattan before killing himself was a whistleblower who had been given “a raw deal” by the agency that fired him.
EPA knew of ‘blowout’ risk at Colorado mine
U.S. officials knew of the potential for a catastrophic “blowout” of poisonous wastewater from an inactive gold mine, yet appeared to have only a cursory plan to deal with such an event when a government cleanup team triggered a 3-million-gallon spill, according to internal documents released by the Environmental Protection Agency.
EU-bound migrants rush into Macedonia
Thousands of rain-soaked migrants on Saturday rushed past Macedonian riot police who were attempting to block them from entering Macedonia from Greece. Police fired stun grenades and dozens of people were injured in the border clashes. By the end of the day, everyone got across, including several hundred migrants, mostly elderly and children, who had remained on the Greek side of the border. Thousands then boarded trains and buses that took them up north to the border with Serbia from where they will attempt to enter European Union-member Hungary.
Spain’s officials rethinking funding for bullfights amid tight economy
Bullfights or schoolbooks? A new breed of local officials in Spain are asking. The mayor of Villafranca de los Caballeros, a central Spanish town of around 5,000 inhabitants, recently announced he was taking the 18,000 euros ($20,000) in public funding for bullfights to invest it in textbooks and other educational material. Days before, his new leftist counterpart in the northwestern city of A Coruna withdrew 50,000 euros in bullfight subsidies and vowed to find a better way to spend it.
In brief: British jet crashes at show, killing 7
A military jet taking part in a British air show crashed into a busy main road Saturday, killing seven people and injuring more than a dozen others, police said.
Pope joins faithful in pews for Mass
Pope Francis, who encourages prelates to get closer to rank-and-file Catholics, has practiced what he preaches, taking a place early among surprised faithful in a front-row pew in St. Peter’s Basilica for Mass.
Sailing chief: Events need clean water
The head of sailing’s governing body, ISAF, threatened Saturday to move all Olympic sailing events out of polluted Guanabara Bay unless the water is cleaner and floating rubbish is removed for next year’s Rio Games.
Cruz outshines Bush at tea party convention
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was the hands-down favorite of the Americans for Prosperity annual summit in Columbus this weekend, if the number and volume of ovations during the speeches of five presidential candidates who addressed the annual convention of tea party activists was the measure.
Cruz, Bobby Jindal, Marco Rubio, Rick Perry, Bush.
Nigerian extremists forge ties with IS
Nigeria’s Boko Haram extremists are strengthening ties with the Islamic State group, as shown by reports that Nigerian militants are fighting in Libya, recent arrests in Lebanon and India and the blocking of thousands of suspected extremists from leaving Nigeria. Boko Haram pledged allegiance to IS in March and in June was declared its West African province.
City, fire department unveil hire-ahead program for new cadets
As Spokane’s aging firefighters head toward retirement, and the amount of overtime pay the department consumes rattles the Spokane City Council, Chief Bobby Williams and Mayor David Condon this week unveiled a “hire ahead” program to train cadets ahead of outgoing officers. The program, first proposed by Councilman Mike Allen in 2009, will have an initial cost of $195,000, which must be approved by the City Council. Savings from vacant positions in the department and from the city’s workers’ compensation insurance will also be used to initially fund the program.
Planned Parenthood protest draws hundreds
At a rally Saturday morning outside Planned Parenthood in north Spokane, state Rep. Matt Shea called the group “an evil organization” committing acts on par with Nazi Germany.
Public lands transfer activist holding Boise fundraiser
Idaho County Commissioner Jim Chmelik’s crusade to press the federal government to transfer federal public lands to the states is arriving in the Boise area this week, when Russ and Kara Fulcher will hold a fundraiser at their home for Chmelik’s new corporation, the Western Landmark Foundation, with special guests Chmelik and 1st District Congressman Raul Labrador.
Report: Car wash chemical a danger to workers
A chemical commonly used at car and truck washes can be dangerous to workers, according to research by the Washington Department of Labor and Industries. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a report Friday based on research from the agency, which looked at workers’ compensation injury reports from 2001-13. It found 48 workers suffered burns from hydrofluoric-acid-based products, and one, a 38-year-old man, died after ingesting some – though it wasn’t clear if the ingestion was intentional.
Suspect arrested in Public Safety Building break-in
A man was arrested Saturday afternoon after allegedly breaking a glass door to get inside the Public Safety Building, which houses the police department, the sheriff’s office, district court and municipal court. The man, identified as 47-year-old Paul J. Reinhardt, was booked into the Spokane County Jail on a charge of second-degree burglary.
Senate Republicans play the ‘crisis’ card over court ruling
The Majority Coalition Caucus foresees a constitutional crisis, contending the state Supreme Court usurped the Legislature’s role in deciding how the state should spend some of our money. Late last week they asked leaders of the other legislative gaggles – House Democrats, House Republicans and Senate Democrats – to join them in a yet-to-be determined counterattack to the perceived invasion of the court into their territory over public school funding.
Idaho to auction state-owned lots at Priest Lake
In another step toward exiting the lakefront landlord business, Idaho will auction 38 state-owned lots at Priest Lake this week. Last year, the state auctioned 59 lots with lake homes on them.
In brief: I-90 crash kills Kellogg woman
A Kellogg woman was killed on Interstate 90 between Kellogg and Osburn, Idaho, early Saturday morning. Kacie A. Calabretta, 24, was driving her 2001 Lexus SUV west on I-90 near mile marker 53 when she overcorrected on a curve at about 7 a.m.
Woman, dog hurt in house fire
A woman and her dog were injured in a house fire at 801 N. University Road in Spokane Valley on Saturday afternoon. The woman sustained serious injuries and was transported to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
Rescuers search for man in Columbia
Crews are searching by boat and air for a 20-year-old Miami man who fell off a paddle board in the Columbia River near Hood River, Oregon. The board used by Andres Damian Pombo was found floating mid-channel Friday afternoon. A video camera he had attached showed Pombo fell off the board on the western edge of Swell City.
Detective finds 3-D imaging ‘invaluable’
When it comes time to collect evidence at the scene of a crime, Detective Joe Swenson said sometimes you don’t know what’s important until later. “But, the scene is gone, cleaned up,” said Swenson, a crime scene detective with the Clark County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit. “With this, I can go back to the scene anytime I want.” “This” is a 3-D laser scanner that documents and measures everything within about a 400-foot radius from the scanner. By taking about 25 scans at each scene, Swenson is able to have an interactive picture of the scene at his fingertips.
The Dirt: Progress continues on new health clinic
Foundation work is nearly complete for the $16 million University District Health Clinic, and Bouten Construction expects to start erecting structural steel next month. The two-story, 42,000-square-foot clinic will be on the southeast edge of the Riverpoint Campus, directly south across the street from Schade Towers and east of The Bookie. It is expected to open in mid-2016 at 624 E. Front Ave.
Slab work complete on Comcast center
Baker Construction has finished slab work for the new Comcast customer service center in Liberty Lake’s Meadowwood Technology Park. The company soon will erect walls for the two-story, 80,000-square-foot facility. Brandon Spackman, a project manager, said Baker expects to finish the shell construction by mid-January and turn it over for tenant improvement work. The $7 million project is being prepared for Comcast’s occupancy by 2016 in the business park at 24001 E. Mission Ave.
Thomas Hammer plans 18th coffee shop
Thomas Hammer Coffee Roasting Co. has leased 1,000 square feet in north Spokane’s Fairwood Business District, at 319 W. Hastings Road. The space formerly held a Rocket Bakery outlet. The new Thomas Hammer shop will open later this fall as the company’s 18th, after some remodeling. Located west of Mead High School, the space is part of a 6,300-square-foot former Wolffy’s Old West Steak House that now has offices and the coffee shop.
Asian shares plunge as Wall Street declines fuel more sell-offs
Stocks got a dismal start to the week in Asia, with China’s main index losing up to 8.6 percent Monday as investors shaken by the sell-off last week on Wall Street unloaded shares in practically every sector.
Interest-only mortgages got a bad reputation in the aftermath of the housing bust, but they’ve managed to stick around as an option for homebuyers who can meet stricter lending guidelines enacted by the government in recent years. The loans can lower monthly mortgage payments by letting borrowers put off paying the principal on their loan for several years. When the interest-only period ends, the borrower’s monthly payment spikes as they begin to pay a combination of principal and interest until the loan is paid off. That monthly payment shock, often accompanied by a higher interest rate on adjustable-rate interest-only loans, is what got many borrowers in trouble a decade ago.
Tom Kelly: Aging homebuyers fall into different classifications
Why are potential homebuyers in this country age 50 and older typically lopped into an active adult group even though some of them could be worlds away from being “active”? This bunch could include some of the different buyer types you’ve heard about – move-down, empty-nest, last-time … any moniker you would like to place on a resident older than 50.
BBB Tip of the Week
An email in your inbox may claim to have the cure to diabetes. If you or someone you know is living daily with diabetes, then you know how welcome a cure would be. Unfortunately, the claim isn’t true, and scammers are preying on that desire and hope.
Major foodmakers begin removing artificial dyes
Mozzarella cheese at Panera restaurants won’t be as glaringly white. Banana peppers in Subway sandwiches won’t be the same exact shade of yellow. Trix cereal will have two less colors. Food makers are purging their products of artificial dyes as people increasingly eschew anything in their food they don’t feel is natural. But replicating the vivid colors Americans expect with ingredients like beets and carrots isn’t always easy.
Huckleberries: Roadside ripoff was a reminder of a bigger truth
George F. Will: Trump deportation talk dooms GOP
Editorial: More firefighting resources needed
Guest opinion: Urge Congress to renew conservation fund
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North Star Fire continues to grow
Strong winds Friday and Saturday morning added more than 50,000 charred acres to the North Star Fire and nearly tripled the number of threatened structures. Fire spokesman Donnie Davis said Saturday that the blaze had grown to 126,522 acres from 75,867 just two days earlier, and a tally of structures threatened by the aggressive fire stood at more than 2,000. None, however, have been destroyed.
Chiwawa River drainage being evacuated due to wildfire concerns
The Wolverine Fire is burning in the uppermost reaches of the Entiat Ranger District and is located on National Forest System lands above Cottonwood and Myrtle Lake. The fire is moving across the Larch Lakes area and towards the Rock Creek drainage on the Wenatchee River Ranger District side. With the fire’s potential to spread into the Rock Creek drainage and into the Chiwawa River drainage with only a single road in and out, clearing campers and recreationists from the Chiwawa drainage is being undertaken at this time.
Internet cartographers put wildfires on the map
Individuals and companies have come out with their own interactive maps of wildfire activity around the region and the country. They’re using Google Earth and other online tools that link to federal data bases for weather, geographical, satellite-sensed hotspot, and mapping data. When the agencies that track and respond to emergencies upload their latest information to their public sites, these interactive maps update automatically.
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