Friday, January 25, 2013

In the news, Monday, January 21, 2013


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Last evening a brief presentation on the progress of "My Father's House," a plan for a house of prayer as well as an historical restoration project, was given at the January meeting of K.F.C.A. (Kingdom Fellowship Church Alliance), a diverse group of small churches.











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from KHQ.com


Why it’s Time To Upgrade Your Wireless Router


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from The Spokesman-Review



Obama calls for nation to help elderly, needy in second inauguration speech
Julie Pace      Associated Press

Text of President Barack Obama’s 2013 inaugural address
Obama sworn in in brief ceremony
First family joins president as he takes oath of office
Kathleen Hennessey      McClatchy-Tribune

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Death toll passes 80 in Algeria siege

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Insurgents attack police site in Kabul
Amir Shah, Rahim Faiez      Associated Press
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More than 140 nations endorse treaty to cut mercury
John Heilprin      Associated Press

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787 battery that burned was not overcharged
NTSB won’t rule out other charging system problem
Joan Lowy      Associated Press

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As CdA skyline gets taller, officials try to balance property rights
By Scott Maben     The Spokesman-Review

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In brief;  From Wire Reports:

Courthouse catches fire during riot

CAIRO – A courthouse went up in flames in Egypt’s northern Mediterranean city of Alexandria during clashes between protesters and riot police Sunday, according to witnesses.

The blaze destroyed part of the building, burning some files. A security official said unidentified assailants were responsible.

This was the second straight day of clashes there ahead of the two-year anniversary of Egypt’s uprising that toppled longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak.

Young men threw rocks at police, who responded with tear gas, outside the courthouse where six senior police officers were on trial for deaths of protesters during the nation’s 2011 uprising.

Two trucks that transport riot police were set ablaze outside the courthouse, which is near the Italian Consulate, after Judge Mohammed Hammad Abdel-Hadi resigned from the case on Sunday. He did not say why he quit.

His resignation means a new trial for the police officers accused of using excessive force that led to the deaths of protesters during the unrest that ousted Mubarak.


Malian troops close to retaking town

BAMAKO, Mali – Backed by French airstrikes, Malian forces appeared close to recapturing a key central town in Mali where bands of al-Qaida-linked fighters had holed up, France’s defense minister said Sunday.

The French military has spent the last nine days helping the West African nation of Mali quash a jihadist rebellion in its vast northern desert. The comments Sunday from Jean-Yves Le Drian, however, appeared to cast some doubt on local military claims that the town of Diabaly had already been recaptured from the Islamists.

The town of 35,000, which hosts an important military camp, was taken over by al-Qaida-linked militants last week.

“Right now, the town of Diabaly is not retaken,” Le Drian told France-5 TV. “(But) everything leads us to believe Diabaly is going to head in the positive direction in the coming hours.”

The French military said its fighter planes and helicopter gunships had carried out a dozen operations in the previous 24 hours – half of them to strike “terrorist vehicles.” The report came late Sunday in a statement on the military’s website.

Previously, Mali’s military had claimed the government was back in control of Diabaly – a potential breakthrough in the French-led campaign to oust extremists there.


Syria airstrike leaves at least seven dead

BEIRUT – Syrian government troops battled rebels in several areas outside Damascus on Sunday while regime warplanes bombed opposition-held areas around the capital, including an airstrike on one village that killed at least seven people, activists said.

Much of the fighting Sunday was focused in areas east and south of the city, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, while government jets were bombing rebel areas.

An airstrike on the village of al-Barika, southeast of the capital, killed at least seven people, including five members of the same family, the Observatory said.

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Jim Kershner’s this day in history
Jim Kershner      The Spokesman-Review
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opinion:

Move past party labels
Leonard Pitts Jr.
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sports:

Owners agree to sell Sacramento Kings
Sources say Seattle group will buy team
Antonio Gonzalez      Associated Press

UW women beat WSU for 36th straight time
Christian Caple      The Spokesman-Review

NCAA moves to simplify its rulebook
Associated Press
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Then and Now photos: The Pavilion
Expo ’74 centerpiece could become concert venue
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Batmobile fetches $4.2 million
Crimefighters’ car began as ’55 Futura
Associated Press

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Rock Doc: Never take your waste for granted
E. Kirsten Peters

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