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from NPR (& affiliates)
from POLITICO
Obamacare to hit home on Hill
Democrats join push to dump Obamacare tax
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from PreventDisease.com
[Information from this site is not reliable.]
Processed Foods Responsible For More Than 2 Million Heart-Related Deaths Worldwide
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from The Spokesman-Review
Obama changing his approach
New Middle East message includes reassurances
Premera moderates warning about rates
Gas buying strategy scrutinized
Attorney general’s office wants regulatory review of utilities’ price hedging
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Senate panel approves Interior nominee
WASHINGTON – The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved President Obama’s pick to lead the Interior Department, REI chief executive Sally Jewell, sending the nomination to the full Senate for consideration.
The committee’s ranking minority member, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, had threatened to place a hold on Jewell’s nomination because of the Interior Department’s decision to reject a proposal Murkowski favors to build a road through a wildlife refuge in her state to a local airport. But Murkowski eventually backed Jewell after the Interior department agreed on Thursday to review the decision.
Gang of Eight nears deal on immigration bill
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of senators is nearing agreement on a comprehensive immigration bill that would put illegal immigrants on a 13-year path to citizenship, officials with outside groups keeping up with the talks said Thursday.
The legislation also would install new criteria for border security, allow more high- and low-skilled workers to come to the U.S. and hold businesses to tougher standards on verifying their workers are in the country legally, according to outside groups and lawmakers involved.
The senators in the so-called Gang of Eight were meeting for hours at a time daily this week trying to complete a deal.
Obama picks Macfarlane for new term on NRC
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has nominated Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Allison Macfarlane to a new five-year term.
Macfarlane, a geologist, took over the agency last summer after its former chairman, Gregory Jaczko, resigned amid complaints about an unyielding management style that fellow commissioners and agency employees described as bullying.
Macfarlane was initially named to a one-year term that expires in June. Obama named her Thursday to a new five-year term. The appointment requires approval by the Senate.
Mistrial declared after deliberation disruptions
LOS ANGELES – Saying she feared “all hell” had broken loose among jurors, a judge declared a mistrial Thursday on dozens of remaining counts against five former elected officials who had been convicted the day before of looting a working-class Los Angeles suburb.
Superior Court Judge Kathleen Kennedy took the action after the 12-member panel struggled to decide 42 counts against the former mayor and four former members of the Bell City Council.
On Wednesday, the panel convicted the five of of 21 counts of misappropriating public funds and acquitted them on 21 other counts.
Things quickly went downhill Thursday after the judge asked jurors to try to reach verdicts on dozens more counts of misappropriating public funds. The panel was deadlocked 9-3 in favor of convicting them.
A juror’s note Thursday read, “Your honor, I respectfully ask if you could please remind the jury to remain respectful and to not make false accusations or insults to one another.”
“It seems to me all hell has broken loose,” Kennedy told attorneys.
After one more session, they said they could not agree and the judge declared the mistrial.
N. Korea subject of U.N. investigation
GENEVA – The United Nations’ top human rights body on Thursday unanimously approved a formal probe into North Korea for possible crimes against humanity.
The 47-nation U.N. Human Rights Council signed off on the resolution backed by the U.S., Japan and the European Union that authorizes an investigation into what U.N. officials describe as suspected widespread and systematic violations of human rights in North Korea.
North Korea’s U.N. Ambassador in Geneva, So Se Pyong, fiercely denounced the move, calling the resolution “no more than an instrument that serves the political purposes of the hostile forces in their attempt to discredit the image of the DPRK and to change the socialist system chosen and developed by our people.”
Kurd leader urges cease-fire in Turkey
BEIRUT – A jailed Kurdish militant leader called Thursday on guerrillas battling Turkey’s government to lay down their arms as part of a cease-fire, a development that could mark the beginning of the end of decades of bloody conflict that have cost tens of thousands of lives.
“Let guns be silent and politics dominate,” Abdullah Ocalan, imprisoned head of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, said in a message read at a massive rally in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, Reuters news service reported. The Turkish media heralded the statement as the start of a cease-fire and the possible negotiation of a comprehensive peace plan between the PKK and the government.
Car bomb kills 13 in refugee camp
PESHAWAR, Pakistan – A car packed with explosives blew up inside a refugee camp on Thursday, killing 13 people.
The Taliban have been waging a bloody insurgency against the government in an attempt to establish an Islamic state and end Pakistan’s cooperation with the United States in fighting militancy.
In addition to the 13 killed, another 25 people were wounded in the blast that happened just as hundreds of people lined up to get food, police officials said.
Scots set date for independence vote
LONDON – Voters in Scotland will head to the polls in September 2014 to decide whether to go it alone as an independent country or remain in Great Britain with England and Wales.
Alex Salmond, Scotland’s first minister, unveiled the date of the milestone vote Thursday in the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. “I’m honored to announce that on Thursday, the 18th of September, 2014, we will hold Scotland’s referendum, a historic day when the people will decide Scotland’s future.”
Inslee: Transportation package must be at top of list in session
OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee said that passing a transportation funding package this year must be a priority for the Legislature.
In an interview with the Associated Press on Thursday, Inslee said he is concerned that momentum for passing such a plan has been dissipating.
House Democrats last month unveiled a $9.8 billionr transportation funding package that included a 10-cent bump in the gas tax and more than $3 billion in new bonds.
House Transportation Committee Chair Judy Clibborn said Thursday that she is optimistic that a scaled-back plan that excludes a new car registration fee and hazardous substance tax will gain traction among lawmakers.
Timber industry challenges spotted owl habitat
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – A timber industry group has filed a lawsuit challenging the latest habitat protections for the northern spotted owl, a threatened species.
The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday against the secretary of Interior and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which had no immediate comment.
American Forest Resource Council President Tom Partin said wildfire and barred owls pose a bigger threat to spotted owls than the loss of old growth forests to logging.
He added that while the plan calls for some logging in owl habitat, the cost of extra consideration required by the Endangered Species Act makes the prospect unlikely.
Honda says road salt, water may make Acura TSXs stall
TORRANCE, Calif. – Honda Motor Co.’s luxury Acura brand is recalling 76,000 TSX sedans in 22 cold-weather states because corrosion could cause them to stall.
TSX sedans from the 2004 through 2008 model years are included in the recall.
Acura says that in places where road salt is heavily used, salt and water can saturate the carpet under the dashboard that covers the vehicle’s electrical control unit. Salty water can corrode the metal case that houses the electrical unit. If that corrosion damages the wiring in the unit, the vehicle may stall.
Acura says no crashes or injuries related to the problem have been reported.
Acura will notify owners about the recall next month. The company will install a water-resistant cover over the electrical unit at no charge.
Crowd cheers as civil unions signed into Colorado law
Gun bill to include background checks
54 schools to be closed in Chicago
About 30,000 students affected by the decision
House passes two budget proposals
Plan for 2014 and beyond relies on cuts to domestic programs
Bomb kills Sunni leader
Al-Buti was longtime supporter of Assad
U.S. doubts chemical weapons use in Syria
Officials say attack on village might have involved tear gas
Library getting new chief
Partovi replacement expected next week
Joey Cawyer’s last wish came true
He got greeting, hug from NBA idol
Senate OKs Otter’s health insurance exchange proposal
Bill promotes sharing of medical research
McMorris Rodgers supports work on genetic disorders
African stocks draw interest from investors
Long overlooked continent showing growth potential
Energy, mining worker shortage
Survey: Workers, bosses differ on training prospects
Oil output, gas prices rise
World demand pumps up cost despite increased production in U.S.
Editorial: Innovation necessary to find jail solution
The legacy of ‘Bring ’em on’ Amy Goodman
Jaguars can have cheers, Zags will take the victory
Zags refuse to go south
Bulldogs hold off Jaguars, avoid NCAA infamy
Zags’ next opponent: Wichita State pounds Pitt
Expert opinions
Gonzaga notebook: Plenty of company under hoop
Southern gains no consolation in defeat
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Is the Vatican big enough for two popes?
Tracy Warner: Why? Please tell us, a court rules
Endangered Species Act
New Middle East message includes reassurances
Premera moderates warning about rates
Gas buying strategy scrutinized
Attorney general’s office wants regulatory review of utilities’ price hedging
This image from the European Space Agency and Planck Collaboration shows the afterglow of the Big Bang, the cosmic microwave background when the universe was 370,000 years old, as detected by the agency’s Planck space probe. It shows tiny temperature fluctuations that correspond to regions of slightly different densities, representing the seeds of all future structure: the stars and galaxies of today.
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In brief: From Wire Reports:
WASHINGTON – The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved President Obama’s pick to lead the Interior Department, REI chief executive Sally Jewell, sending the nomination to the full Senate for consideration.
The committee’s ranking minority member, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, had threatened to place a hold on Jewell’s nomination because of the Interior Department’s decision to reject a proposal Murkowski favors to build a road through a wildlife refuge in her state to a local airport. But Murkowski eventually backed Jewell after the Interior department agreed on Thursday to review the decision.
Gang of Eight nears deal on immigration bill
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of senators is nearing agreement on a comprehensive immigration bill that would put illegal immigrants on a 13-year path to citizenship, officials with outside groups keeping up with the talks said Thursday.
The legislation also would install new criteria for border security, allow more high- and low-skilled workers to come to the U.S. and hold businesses to tougher standards on verifying their workers are in the country legally, according to outside groups and lawmakers involved.
The senators in the so-called Gang of Eight were meeting for hours at a time daily this week trying to complete a deal.
Obama picks Macfarlane for new term on NRC
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has nominated Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Allison Macfarlane to a new five-year term.
Macfarlane, a geologist, took over the agency last summer after its former chairman, Gregory Jaczko, resigned amid complaints about an unyielding management style that fellow commissioners and agency employees described as bullying.
Macfarlane was initially named to a one-year term that expires in June. Obama named her Thursday to a new five-year term. The appointment requires approval by the Senate.
Mistrial declared after deliberation disruptions
LOS ANGELES – Saying she feared “all hell” had broken loose among jurors, a judge declared a mistrial Thursday on dozens of remaining counts against five former elected officials who had been convicted the day before of looting a working-class Los Angeles suburb.
Superior Court Judge Kathleen Kennedy took the action after the 12-member panel struggled to decide 42 counts against the former mayor and four former members of the Bell City Council.
On Wednesday, the panel convicted the five of of 21 counts of misappropriating public funds and acquitted them on 21 other counts.
Things quickly went downhill Thursday after the judge asked jurors to try to reach verdicts on dozens more counts of misappropriating public funds. The panel was deadlocked 9-3 in favor of convicting them.
A juror’s note Thursday read, “Your honor, I respectfully ask if you could please remind the jury to remain respectful and to not make false accusations or insults to one another.”
“It seems to me all hell has broken loose,” Kennedy told attorneys.
After one more session, they said they could not agree and the judge declared the mistrial.
N. Korea subject of U.N. investigation
GENEVA – The United Nations’ top human rights body on Thursday unanimously approved a formal probe into North Korea for possible crimes against humanity.
The 47-nation U.N. Human Rights Council signed off on the resolution backed by the U.S., Japan and the European Union that authorizes an investigation into what U.N. officials describe as suspected widespread and systematic violations of human rights in North Korea.
North Korea’s U.N. Ambassador in Geneva, So Se Pyong, fiercely denounced the move, calling the resolution “no more than an instrument that serves the political purposes of the hostile forces in their attempt to discredit the image of the DPRK and to change the socialist system chosen and developed by our people.”
Kurd leader urges cease-fire in Turkey
BEIRUT – A jailed Kurdish militant leader called Thursday on guerrillas battling Turkey’s government to lay down their arms as part of a cease-fire, a development that could mark the beginning of the end of decades of bloody conflict that have cost tens of thousands of lives.
“Let guns be silent and politics dominate,” Abdullah Ocalan, imprisoned head of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, said in a message read at a massive rally in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, Reuters news service reported. The Turkish media heralded the statement as the start of a cease-fire and the possible negotiation of a comprehensive peace plan between the PKK and the government.
Car bomb kills 13 in refugee camp
PESHAWAR, Pakistan – A car packed with explosives blew up inside a refugee camp on Thursday, killing 13 people.
The Taliban have been waging a bloody insurgency against the government in an attempt to establish an Islamic state and end Pakistan’s cooperation with the United States in fighting militancy.
In addition to the 13 killed, another 25 people were wounded in the blast that happened just as hundreds of people lined up to get food, police officials said.
Scots set date for independence vote
LONDON – Voters in Scotland will head to the polls in September 2014 to decide whether to go it alone as an independent country or remain in Great Britain with England and Wales.
Alex Salmond, Scotland’s first minister, unveiled the date of the milestone vote Thursday in the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. “I’m honored to announce that on Thursday, the 18th of September, 2014, we will hold Scotland’s referendum, a historic day when the people will decide Scotland’s future.”
Inslee: Transportation package must be at top of list in session
OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee said that passing a transportation funding package this year must be a priority for the Legislature.
In an interview with the Associated Press on Thursday, Inslee said he is concerned that momentum for passing such a plan has been dissipating.
House Democrats last month unveiled a $9.8 billionr transportation funding package that included a 10-cent bump in the gas tax and more than $3 billion in new bonds.
House Transportation Committee Chair Judy Clibborn said Thursday that she is optimistic that a scaled-back plan that excludes a new car registration fee and hazardous substance tax will gain traction among lawmakers.
Timber industry challenges spotted owl habitat
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – A timber industry group has filed a lawsuit challenging the latest habitat protections for the northern spotted owl, a threatened species.
The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday against the secretary of Interior and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which had no immediate comment.
American Forest Resource Council President Tom Partin said wildfire and barred owls pose a bigger threat to spotted owls than the loss of old growth forests to logging.
He added that while the plan calls for some logging in owl habitat, the cost of extra consideration required by the Endangered Species Act makes the prospect unlikely.
TORRANCE, Calif. – Honda Motor Co.’s luxury Acura brand is recalling 76,000 TSX sedans in 22 cold-weather states because corrosion could cause them to stall.
TSX sedans from the 2004 through 2008 model years are included in the recall.
Acura says that in places where road salt is heavily used, salt and water can saturate the carpet under the dashboard that covers the vehicle’s electrical control unit. Salty water can corrode the metal case that houses the electrical unit. If that corrosion damages the wiring in the unit, the vehicle may stall.
Acura says no crashes or injuries related to the problem have been reported.
Acura will notify owners about the recall next month. The company will install a water-resistant cover over the electrical unit at no charge.
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Crowd cheers as civil unions signed into Colorado law
Gun bill to include background checks
54 schools to be closed in Chicago
About 30,000 students affected by the decision
House passes two budget proposals
Plan for 2014 and beyond relies on cuts to domestic programs
Al-Buti was longtime supporter of Assad
U.S. doubts chemical weapons use in Syria
Officials say attack on village might have involved tear gas
Library getting new chief
Partovi replacement expected next week
Joey Cawyer’s last wish came true
He got greeting, hug from NBA idol
Senate OKs Otter’s health insurance exchange proposal
Bill promotes sharing of medical research
McMorris Rodgers supports work on genetic disorders
African stocks draw interest from investors
Long overlooked continent showing growth potential
Energy, mining worker shortage
Survey: Workers, bosses differ on training prospects
Oil output, gas prices rise
World demand pumps up cost despite increased production in U.S.
Editorial: Innovation necessary to find jail solution
The legacy of ‘Bring ’em on’ Amy Goodman
Zags refuse to go south
Bulldogs hold off Jaguars, avoid NCAA infamy
Zags’ next opponent: Wichita State pounds Pitt
Expert opinions
Gonzaga notebook: Plenty of company under hoop
Southern gains no consolation in defeat
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from The Wenatchee World
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| This T-60 model GMC was sold to Eagle Transfer and Storage Company in Wenatchee by the Ozanne Truck Company in April 1929. The vehicle had a 90-horsepower engine and was the biggest van in the Wenatchee area at that time. |
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Tracy Warner: Why? Please tell us, a court rules
Endangered Species Act
Kathleen Parker: The rape of decency
GOP’s comeback plan turns tables — and cameras — on Democrats
Group urges tracking opposition, taking videos to document any gaffes
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Obama to designate 5 national monuments
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is naming five new national monuments, using executive authority to protect historic or ecologically significant sites.
The White House says Obama will make the designations Monday. They are Río Grande del Norte National Monument in New Mexico; First State National Monument in Delaware; Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument in Maryland; Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument in Ohio; and San Juan Islands National Monument in Washington state.
The Delaware site, commemorating the state's history and preserving 1,100 acres, is the first step toward creating a national park in Delaware. The project is a longtime priority of Vice President Joe Biden, a former senator from Delaware. His is the only state without a national park.
Sectarian violence kills at least 20 in Myanmar
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GOP’s comeback plan turns tables — and cameras — on Democrats
Group urges tracking opposition, taking videos to document any gaffes
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is naming five new national monuments, using executive authority to protect historic or ecologically significant sites.
The White House says Obama will make the designations Monday. They are Río Grande del Norte National Monument in New Mexico; First State National Monument in Delaware; Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument in Maryland; Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument in Ohio; and San Juan Islands National Monument in Washington state.
The Delaware site, commemorating the state's history and preserving 1,100 acres, is the first step toward creating a national park in Delaware. The project is a longtime priority of Vice President Joe Biden, a former senator from Delaware. His is the only state without a national park.
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