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from Daily Mail (UK)
Iran's 'fake' fighter jet which experts say can't fly is spotted in the air (with a little help from Photoshop)
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from KHQ.com
Pay Cut May Be Coming For Food Stamp Users
Facebook Sued Over The 'LIKE' Button!
Earth From Space': See The Planet Like Never Before
Asteroid May Have Killed Dinosaurs Quicker Than Scientists Thought
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from KXLY.com
Three pigs killed in Spangle barn fire
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from PreventDisease.com
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The 7 Most Prescribed Drugs In The World And Their Natural Counterparts
The 7 Most Prescribed Drugs In The World And Their Natural Counterparts
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from The Spokesman-Review
Pope’s departure shocks followers
Benedict XVI resigning as leader of world’s Catholics
Cupich statement
Afghanistan withdrawal under way
Equipment convoys using reopened Pakistan route
Obama speech to push for more tax increases
President wants money for infrastructure, clean energy
Pentagon weighing drone cutbacks
Military changes won’t affect CIA’s operations in Pakistan
Senate panel to vote on Hagel
N. Korea earthquake could be nuke test
Pope’s departure shocks followers
Benedict XVI resigning as leader of world’s Catholics
Cupich statement
Afghanistan withdrawal under way
Equipment convoys using reopened Pakistan route
Obama speech to push for more tax increases
President wants money for infrastructure, clean energy
Pentagon weighing drone cutbacks
Military changes won’t affect CIA’s operations in Pakistan
Senate panel to vote on Hagel
N. Korea earthquake could be nuke test
N. Korea confirms its third nuke test
Syrian rebels capture strategic dam
Fugitive ex-L.A. cop charged with murder
As big snowstorms go, this one wasn’t so bad
NW Trailways fined for overloading bus
Big crowd expected at relocated marijuana forumSyrian rebels capture strategic dam
Fugitive ex-L.A. cop charged with murder
As big snowstorms go, this one wasn’t so bad
NW Trailways fined for overloading bus
Eastern State Hospital passes review
Changes still sought at Medical Lake psychiatric facility
French Assembly passes gay marriage, adoption bill
Creach civil case can move to trial
Deputy’s immunity request rejected
Washington school safety funding wins OK
State Senate approves construction package
Idaho Senate rejects fish, game nominee Joan Hurlock
Hurlock criticized for lack of ‘passion’
Poll seeks names for Pluto’s moons
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In brief: From Wire Reports:
LOS ANGELES – Births to women ages 15-19 and 20-24 in the U.S. declined to “historic lows” in 2011, declining to 31.3 births per 1,000 women, said researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s National Center for Health Statistics.
Writing in the journal Pediatrics on Monday, Brady E. Hamilton and colleagues summarized vital statistics from birth certificates and death records in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Overall, there were 3,953,593 births in the U.S. in 2011, 1 percent fewer than in 2010. The birth rate was 12.7 births per 1,000 total population, the lowest rate ever reported in the nation.
Breaking the data down by ages, birth rates fell for women ages 15-29 and rose for women 35-39 and 40-44. Rates were unchanged for women 30-34 and 45-49.
Significantly, among teenagers 15-19 the birth rate fell 8 percent. The authors wrote that the overall teen birth rate fell 49 percent from 1991 through 2011, creating a “substantial” impact. If 1991 birth trends had persisted, they said, there would have been an additional 3.6 million births to 15- to 19-year-olds.
New satellite will keep watch on Earth’s natural resources
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A satellite launched into space Monday will keep closer tabs on Earth’s glaciers, crops, forests and shorelines, continuing a tradition that began four decades ago.
The Landsat satellite was boosted into orbit by an Atlas V rocket shortly before 11:30 a.m. local time, more than an hour after lifting off from the seaside Vandenberg Air Force Base under mostly clear skies.
Mission controllers tracked the rocket’s path as it streaked in a southwesterly direction over the Pacific and climbed into space. Cheers erupted in the control room when engineers received word of spacecraft separation.
The $855 million mission is the latest in a string of satellites that has kept a continuous eye on Earth’s natural resources from space.
Since the first Landsat launch in 1972, the satellites have been key witnesses to history, documenting the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption and the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
Through the years, the Landsat satellites have monitored drought conditions, global crop output, shrinking glaciers and the effects of urban sprawl.
Maker’s Mark cutting alcohol level in bourbon
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The producer of Maker’s Mark bourbon is cutting – likely permanently – the amount of alcohol in each bottle to stretch every drop of the famous Kentucky whiskey. The alcohol volume is being lowered from its historic level of 45 percent to 42 percent – or 90 proof to 84 proof.
The brand known for its square bottles sealed in red wax has struggled to keep up with demand that more than doubled over the past seven years. Distribution has been squeezed and the popular premium brand has had to curtail shipments to some overseas markets.
“Over the last 100-plus days, there are many, many instances across a lot of different cities where bars, restaurants, package stores have run low, run out,” Rob Samuels, chief operating officer for Maker’s Mark and grandson of the brand’s founder, said Monday.
“Given the surge in demand outstripping supply, what we’ve decided to do very carefully is to slightly reduce the alcohol volume.”
It’s the first time the bourbon brand, more than a half-century old, has altered its proof or alcohol volume.
The lower alcohol volume is seen as permanent and will increase available volume by about 6 percent, Samuels said.
The change was done only after extensive testing showed it didn’t alter the taste of Maker’s Mark, he said.
Romania defends plants accused in meat scandal
BUCHAREST, Romania – A maze of trading between meat wholesalers has made it increasingly difficult to trace the origins of food – enabling horsemeat disguised as beef to be sold in frozen meals across Europe.
Finger-pointing has grown by the day, involving more countries and more companies. On Monday, Romanian officials scrambled to defend two plants implicated in the scandal, saying the meat was properly declared and any fraud was committed elsewhere. France says Romanian butchers and Dutch and Cypriot traders were part of a supply chain that resulted in horsemeat being labeled as beef before it was included in frozen dinners including lasagna, moussaka and the French equivalent of shepherd’s pie.
The affair started earlier this year with worries about horsemeat in burgers in Ireland and Britain.
British grocery chain Tesco said Monday that tests showed some samples of its frozen spaghetti meal contained more than 60 percent horse DNA.
Head of Small Business Administration leaving
NEW YORK – Karen Mills, the head of the Small Business Administration as it focused on helping small companies recover from the recession, is stepping down.
Under her leadership, the SBA brought more than 1,000 community banks to its lending programs and it won a commitment from 13 big banks to increase their lending to small businesses over three years. The agency also regained its status as a Cabinet-level agency with Mills at the helm – a status it had lost during the Bush administration. Mills said she will remain in her position until a successor is appointed by President Barack Obama. Mills has served as SBA administrator since April 2009.
Boeing completes test flights of 787
Boeing conducted a second test flight of its 787 on Monday as it looks for the cause of battery problems that have grounded the planes. It said no more tests are currently planned.
Boeing said Monday’s flight lasted one hour and 29 minutes and was uneventful. Flight-tracking service FlightAware showed that the plane flew from Boeing Field in Seattle, east over Washington state, and back.
Federal officials grounded the 787 on Jan. 16 because of battery problems that caused one fire and forced another plane to make an emergency landing.
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Trained SCOPE volunteers gather evidence for deputies
Shaw orchestrates fundraising tribute for WWII vets
Portland technician takes on a tall job
PSU will soon be home to world’s biggest barometer
Salt in many processed foods being trimmed
Manufacturers meeting NYC-led dietary push
FTC study shows need to monitor credit reports
5 percent of consumers found significant errors
Mona Charen: Obama ignores real problems
Do-it-yourselfers turn to pantries for stuff of homemade deodorant, balms, lotions and scrubs
Adrian Rogers
Ask Dr. K: Test series finds cause of incontinence
Molasses remedy brings sweet dreams
Also: benefits of vitamin D; turmeric for plantar warts
Joe Graedon M.S. peoplespharmacy.com
Joe Graedon M.S. peoplespharmacy.com
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Obituary: Aaron ‘Bud’ Hirschel
Aaron “Bud” Hirschel, 81, of Stratford, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013.
He had resided in Stratford for 54 years and had been a farmer and mechanic for John Deere dealers in Coulee City and Quincy.
Survivors include his wife, Judy Hirschel; his children, Charlene Pinks, Melanie Pearce, Evan Hirschel, Leland Hirschel and Helen Pugh; and his sister, Pauline Keno.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, 4th and Division in Soap Lake.
Arrangements are by Nicoles Funeral Home, Ephrata.
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Behind the brash tone is a professorial ‘policy wonk’
Tweaking the Toll House formula
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