Friday, October 21, 2016

In the news, Friday, October 7, 2016


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OCT 06      INDEX      OCT 08
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from ABC News (Australia)

A US trend of people dressing up as creepy clowns in public has come to Victoria, prompting local police to warn antisocial behaviour will not be tolerated.

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from Anglican Communion News Service

IARCCUM 2016 has been an extraordinary, historic summit, rich in symbolism and significance for the Anglican Communion and Catholic Church.

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from Anglican Journal

'The hunger for justice'
A Thanksgiving Editorial: Is it enough to simply remember and pray for the homeless and poor this Thanksgiving?

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from BBC News (UK)

Girls spend 40% more time on chores than boys, UN report finds
"Girls sacrifice important opportunities to learn, grow and just enjoy their childhood," Unicef's Anju Malhotra said. "This unequal distribution of labour among children also perpetuates gender stereotypes and the double burden on women and girls across generations." The report, which also includes data on violence, child marriage, female genital mutilation and education, is being released to coincide with the UN's international day of the girl child on 11 October.


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from Breitbart

Tim Kaine Calls State Borders ‘Just a Dotted Line, a Boundary’
Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine told a small crowd at Carnegie Mellon University that states borders are merely “a dotted line” and a “boundary,” while states which consider themselves to be part of the commonwealth are “aspirational.”

Wikileaks Release: Hillary Clinton Press Sec Says Gun Control to Be Implemented by Executive Order

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from BuzzFeed
[Information from this site may not be vetted.]

Wikileaks Posts Over 2,000 Emails From Clinton’s Campaign Chairman
The emails go as far back as 2007 and as recently as March of this year.

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from CBS News (& affiliates)
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from Coeur d'Alene Press

Airport airs Hayden Village worries
The proposed housing development, Hayden Village, will be clear of the airport's protection zone, but Coeur d'Alene Airport Manager Greg Delavan said it would be right underneath the runway approach where aircrafts fly very low.

Solar Roadways endures cloudy times
It was a tight time crunch, and Solar Roadways owners Scott and Julie Brusaw knew that. Yet, they knew people were eagerly anticipating their first pilot project and some had traveled from all over the country to be there in person as it went live Friday. All 30 panels — the LEDs, heaters and solar cells — had been tested and worked. What they hadn’t counted on was the lamination — the last step in the manufacturing process — taking so long.

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from CommonDreams
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Nobel Hypocrisy as Colombia Marxists Excluded from Prestigious Peace Prize
Breaking precedent, annual award only given to leader on one side of peace agreement, Colombia's conservative President Juan Manuel Santos

With No End After 15 Years, Thoughts Turn to Who Will Inherit Afghan War
"In the campaign between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, somehow the ongoing military intervention in Afghanistan has been completely forgotten."

Dirty and Deadly Oil Train Projects Meet Defeat in California and Washington
'The American people have spoken: They do not want dirty and dangerous fossil fuel projects that will threaten their communities, their clean air and water, and the climate'

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from Crosscut

Time for some adult supervision at City Hall
Outside the bubble that has settled over Seattle City Hall, it is easy to come to the conclusion that our city’s government has become untethered to reality and common sense.

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from Daily News Bin
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]


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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Hurricane Matthew Has No Silver Lining
The southeast Atlantic coast is plagued not just by Hurricane Matthew, but economic fallacies that compound the disaster as well. Paul Davidson at USA TODAY tried to console the storm’s victims with the broken window fallacy--that damaged homes, businesses and infrastructure will be repaired or rebuilt, generating economic activity.

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from The Guardian (UK)
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]

Expats to get vote for life in UK general elections, government says
Fifteen-year limit to be scrapped in wake of Brexit vote to strengthen ties with Britons living permanently overseas

The Comedy Wildlife Photography awards - in pictures

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from The Heritage Foundation

When Zombies, Aliens, and Felons Steal Our Votes
A recent report by the Public Interest Legal Foundation and Virginia Voters Alliance lists thousands of noncitizens who were registered to vote and cast ballots in elections in Virginia and Pennsylvania. Instead of being outraged at this illegal behavior by non-citizens or outlining what steps would be taken by the state to prosecute them, Gov. Terry McAuliffe instead accused the PILF of prematurely casting doubt on election results.

7 Big Judicial Setbacks to Obama’s Executive Overreach
The Obama administration has fared worse before the Supreme Court than any other modern president’s administration—revealing a pattern of ignoring the rule of law and usurping the role of Congress. Much of President Barack Obama’s executive action legacy will be decided by the courts after he leaves office.

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from Huffington Post
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]

Hurricane Matthew Death Toll Passes 800 In Haiti, Cholera Takes Lives
Matthew pushed the sea into fragile coastal villages, some of which are only now being contacted.

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from HumanProgress.org  Education Website

How Globalization Is Saving the World
A new project that we have developed at Human Progress maps how on every major metric people’s lives have improved around the world over the last 50 years. It is called Your Life in Numbers, and it allows users to see how countries have changed during their lifetimes in terms of life expectancy, infant mortality, income per person, food supply per person, years of schooling, and level of democracy. Infant mortality has been slashed and global life expectancy has increased.

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from LifeZette (& PoliZette)

Biden Blurts: Americans ‘Not Crazy About Hillary’
Vice president reminds voters they don't like Clinton at campaign rally

Hillary Whines: Rich Lives Matter
Speaking to investment bankers, Clinton says the 'successful' suffer bias, says she's 'far removed' from middle class life

Leaked Emails Out Hillary’s Jokesters
Campaign aides debate, agonize over canned jokes for Clinton to deploy in downplaying scandal

Wikileaks Dump: Hillary Dreams of ‘Open Trade and Open Borders’
In excerpts from paid speeches, Clinton admits to taking different public and private positions

Obama Compares Trump Supporters to Racists of the Past
The lecturer-in-chief can't help but disparage Americans unhappy with his failed tenure

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from The Living Church

POLITICS, PARTISANS, AND THE CHURCH
Donald Trump has floated the idea of repealing the Johnson Amendment, which bars nonprofits, including religious institutions, from making political endorsements or openly partisan statements.

Practical Ecumenism
New Steps on an Ancient Pilgrimage: Together from Canterbury to Rome
IARCCUM 2016 has been an extraordinary, historic summit, rich in symbolism and significance for the Anglican Communion and Catholic Church. [International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission]

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from New York Magazine

We Use Words to Talk. Why Do We Need Them to Think?
“When you talk to yourself, you step out of yourself for a moment and get some perspective on what you are doing.”

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from New York Times

Canada’s Trudeau Steps Up on Climate Change
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada promised to make climate change a priority when he campaigned for office last year. This week he made progress on that promise with a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by putting a price on carbon. This marks a big turning point for his country, whose previous government resisted aggressive steps on climate change because it wanted to protect the oil industry.

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from Republican National Committee (GOP)

Top 10 Things Hillary Doesn't Want You To See
Leaked Transcripts Of Hillary Clinton's Closed Door Paid Speeches Reveal What Clinton's Title Should Actually Be: (D-Wall Street)

Another "Disappointing" Jobs Day
September's Jobs Report In One Word: "Disappointing"

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from UPI News Agency - United Press International
upi.com

EpiPen maker Mylan to pay $465M to settle claims it overbilled Medicaid
Mylan acknowledged the pricey settlement today, but said the agreement is not an admission of wrongdoing.

Matthew moves north toward S.C.; at least 4 dead in Florida; 1 million powerless
9:20 PM  More than 500,000 Florida residents are still in evacuation zones and 20,000 are being housed in shelters.

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from The Wall Street Journal

White House Coordinated on Clinton Email Issues, New Documents Show
Emails obtained by the Republican National Committee find close contact with Hillary Clinton’s nascent presidential campaign in early 2015

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from Washington Farm Bureau (State)

Supreme Court decision on water case may prove costly for rural landowners
Washington Farm Bureau condemns Hirst decision by Washington Supreme Court
In the long-awaited Hirst decision, the Washington State Supreme Court held today that “the County failed to meet its duty under the (Growth Management Act) to ensure water was factually and legally available before they issue building permits,” and that county compliance with an Ecology-adopted instream flow rule was not sufficient.

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