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from The Spokesman-Review
Obama: feds shouldn’t pursue pot-users in Washington or Colorado
New rule hushes loud ads on TV
Rice won’t pursue Secretary of state
John Kerry likely to be front-runner for Clinton’s post
Kerry, Hagel front-runners to lead State, Defense
Senate plans to consider Sandy aid bill on Monday
Obama, Boehner hold ‘frank’ talks on budget
GOP lawmakers easing opposition to tax hikes
Federal judges sue to win promised pay increases
Narrow ‘fiscal cliff’ bargain gains currency
Andrew Taylor, Jim Kuhnhenn Associated Press
‘Cliff’ crash may clear way for deal in January
‘King tides’ cause minor flooding
Huntington Beach, Calif. – Seawater spread into several low-lying communities along the California coast Thursday morning as unusually high “king tides” pulled the Pacific Ocean farther ashore than normal.
Causing some damage but mostly just making a nuisance, water flooded Pacific Coast Highway and side streets in Sunset Beach, a sliver of Huntington Beach between the ocean and a yacht harbor. Down the Southern California coast, Newport Bay was brimming, while just north of San Francisco the tide swamped a commuter parking lot in Marin City and seeped into dozens of cars.
Occurring several times a year, king tides happen when the Earth, moon and sun align in a way that increases gravitational pull on the Earth’s oceans, raising water levels several feet above normal high tides.
The event provided organizers of the California King Tides Initiative an opportunity to get California residents thinking about and preparing for the future. The 3-year-old initiative, sponsored by government and nonprofit groups, enlists camera-toting volunteers to photograph the king tides as an illustration of what low-lying coastal areas could look like if predictions about the Earth’s climate come to pass.
Fertilization bill passes Senate unanimously
A bill that would provide in-vitro fertilization coverage through the Department of Veterans Affairs unanimously passed the U.S. Senate on Thursday.
The Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvement Act of 2012 would provide more reproductive services to veterans who have suffered catastrophic injuries.
The bill, which is sponsored by Sen. Patty Murray, will now move on to the House of Representatives, where Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., has introduced a companion version of the bill.
The bill also would create a pilot program to provide child care to veterans seeking counseling at the VA’s Vet Centers as well as fund research on the long-term medical needs of veterans with reproductive injuries.
The average cost of IVF is $12,000 to $15,000.
Jobless claims post fourth steep decline
WASHINGTON – Initial claims for unemployment benefits posted their fourth straight big decline last week to their lowest level since early October as the impact of Superstorm Sandy on the jobs market continued to dissipate.
There were 343,000 new jobless claims in the week that ended Saturday, down 29,000 from the previous week’s revised level, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The drop was larger than economists had forecast.
The less-volatile four-week average also dropped, to 381,500 from the previous week’s reading of 408,500.
Initial unemployment claims are now back to about the same level they were before Sandy hit the Northeast on Oct. 29-30. Economists say that claims below about 350,000 a week are consistent with strong jobs growth.
Google Maps launches new app for iPhones
SAN FRANCISCO – Google Maps has found its way back to the iPhone.
The world’s most popular online mapping system returned late Wednesday with the release of the Google Maps iPhone app. The release comes nearly three months after Apple Inc. replaced Google Maps as the device’s built-in navigation system and inserted its own map software into the latest version of its mobile operating system.
Apple’s maps application proved to be far inferior to Google’s, turning what was supposed to be a setback for Google into a vindication.
The product’s shoddiness prompted Apple CEO Tim Cook to issue a rare public apology and recommend that iPhone owners consider using Google maps through a mobile Web browser or seek other alternatives until his company could fix the problems. Cook also replaced Scott Forstall, the executive in charge of Apple’s mobile operating system, after the company’s maps app became the subject of widespread ridicule.
European court condemns CIA in landmark case
Egypt scrambling ahead of polls opening Saturday
Referendum on constitution rife with controversy
Russia says Assad may be losing hold
Diplomat says Syrian opposition could prevail
Couple hope to start tent city beneath Interstate 90
Fruit growers to vote on research assessment
Yakama Nation sues state over gas tax deal
Micron to curtail LED lighting program
At least 30 employees will be laid off
Coal train hearing attracts hundreds
Protesters, supporters gather in Seattle
UPS redesigning packages
FDA tobacco product reviews at standstill
WikiLeaks reaction scandalous
Amy Goodman
7 basketball schools ditch Big East
Court lets slaves’ descendants sue Cherokee chief
EPA to tighten standards for soot pollution
Pentagon to send missiles, 400 troops to Turkey
Fewer health care options for illegal immigrants
AP-GfK Poll: Science doubters say world is warming
from The Washington Post (DC)
Chart: The U.S. has far more gun-related killings than any other developed country
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Federal plan to tax Native Americans tests administration’s tribal relations
Somewhere, the coal will burn
Senate plans to consider Sandy aid bill on Monday
Obama, Boehner hold ‘frank’ talks on budget
GOP lawmakers easing opposition to tax hikes
Federal judges sue to win promised pay increases
Narrow ‘fiscal cliff’ bargain gains currency
Andrew Taylor, Jim Kuhnhenn Associated Press
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In brief: From Wire Reports:
Huntington Beach, Calif. – Seawater spread into several low-lying communities along the California coast Thursday morning as unusually high “king tides” pulled the Pacific Ocean farther ashore than normal.
Causing some damage but mostly just making a nuisance, water flooded Pacific Coast Highway and side streets in Sunset Beach, a sliver of Huntington Beach between the ocean and a yacht harbor. Down the Southern California coast, Newport Bay was brimming, while just north of San Francisco the tide swamped a commuter parking lot in Marin City and seeped into dozens of cars.
Occurring several times a year, king tides happen when the Earth, moon and sun align in a way that increases gravitational pull on the Earth’s oceans, raising water levels several feet above normal high tides.
The event provided organizers of the California King Tides Initiative an opportunity to get California residents thinking about and preparing for the future. The 3-year-old initiative, sponsored by government and nonprofit groups, enlists camera-toting volunteers to photograph the king tides as an illustration of what low-lying coastal areas could look like if predictions about the Earth’s climate come to pass.
Fertilization bill passes Senate unanimously
A bill that would provide in-vitro fertilization coverage through the Department of Veterans Affairs unanimously passed the U.S. Senate on Thursday.
The Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvement Act of 2012 would provide more reproductive services to veterans who have suffered catastrophic injuries.
The bill, which is sponsored by Sen. Patty Murray, will now move on to the House of Representatives, where Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., has introduced a companion version of the bill.
The bill also would create a pilot program to provide child care to veterans seeking counseling at the VA’s Vet Centers as well as fund research on the long-term medical needs of veterans with reproductive injuries.
The average cost of IVF is $12,000 to $15,000.
Jobless claims post fourth steep decline
WASHINGTON – Initial claims for unemployment benefits posted their fourth straight big decline last week to their lowest level since early October as the impact of Superstorm Sandy on the jobs market continued to dissipate.
There were 343,000 new jobless claims in the week that ended Saturday, down 29,000 from the previous week’s revised level, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The drop was larger than economists had forecast.
The less-volatile four-week average also dropped, to 381,500 from the previous week’s reading of 408,500.
Initial unemployment claims are now back to about the same level they were before Sandy hit the Northeast on Oct. 29-30. Economists say that claims below about 350,000 a week are consistent with strong jobs growth.
Google Maps launches new app for iPhones
SAN FRANCISCO – Google Maps has found its way back to the iPhone.
The world’s most popular online mapping system returned late Wednesday with the release of the Google Maps iPhone app. The release comes nearly three months after Apple Inc. replaced Google Maps as the device’s built-in navigation system and inserted its own map software into the latest version of its mobile operating system.
Apple’s maps application proved to be far inferior to Google’s, turning what was supposed to be a setback for Google into a vindication.
The product’s shoddiness prompted Apple CEO Tim Cook to issue a rare public apology and recommend that iPhone owners consider using Google maps through a mobile Web browser or seek other alternatives until his company could fix the problems. Cook also replaced Scott Forstall, the executive in charge of Apple’s mobile operating system, after the company’s maps app became the subject of widespread ridicule.
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Egypt scrambling ahead of polls opening Saturday
Referendum on constitution rife with controversy
Russia says Assad may be losing hold
Diplomat says Syrian opposition could prevail
Couple hope to start tent city beneath Interstate 90
Yakama Nation sues state over gas tax deal
Micron to curtail LED lighting program
At least 30 employees will be laid off
Coal train hearing attracts hundreds
Protesters, supporters gather in Seattle
UPS redesigning packages
FDA tobacco product reviews at standstill
Amy Goodman
Court lets slaves’ descendants sue Cherokee chief
EPA to tighten standards for soot pollution
Pentagon to send missiles, 400 troops to Turkey
Fewer health care options for illegal immigrants
AP-GfK Poll: Science doubters say world is warming
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from The Washington Post (DC)
Chart: The U.S. has far more gun-related killings than any other developed country
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from The Wenatchee World
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| A crew grading Cottage Avenue in Cashmere around 1910. Among those pictured are Matt Hickey and Howard Hastings. |
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Somewhere, the coal will burn
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Soap Lake 43, Waterville 41
Waterville’s first league game was another close one, but the Shockers fell to Soap Lake in an NCW Showcase contest at the Town Toyota Center.
The Shockers (2-3) fell behind early but tied it up with 43 seconds left. Soap Lake scored on a jump shot to take the lead with 16 seconds left.
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Critics force Park Service to rewrite MLK inscription
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