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from Breitbart
FASCINATING MAPS OF AMERICANS' DIALECTS
NSA SCANDAL: PAUL INTRODUCES 4TH AMENDMENT RESTORATION ACT
WHY COLLECT SO MUCH INFORMATION IF OBAMA REFUSES TO USE IT AGAINST TERROR?
FASCINATING MAPS OF AMERICANS' DIALECTS
NSA SCANDAL: PAUL INTRODUCES 4TH AMENDMENT RESTORATION ACT
WHY COLLECT SO MUCH INFORMATION IF OBAMA REFUSES TO USE IT AGAINST TERROR?
from CNN
The photographers have left the building
Chicago Sun-Times fired its whole photography staff of 28
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from Daily Mail
So much for man's best friend: Iran bans dog-walking in public and warn animals could be 'arrested' if caught outside
Dog walking in public and driving them in cars set to be prohibited in Iran
Also banned in 2011 as Iranians with dogs were 'blindly imitating the West'
In Iran, dogs are considered unclean and only working dogs are tolerated
Britons ARE being spied on by surveillance agencies: GCHQ using phone records and online data gleaned by US government to snoop on citizens
NSA's Prism program launched in 2007 to mine personal data from 9 firms
Includes Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, YouTube, Skype, AOL
GCHQ has secret deal with America's NSA to share intelligence
Piles pressure on David Cameron as he attends top-secret Bilderberg meet
Anonymous leak US government documents, including various from Prism
Details of data collection were outlined in classified 41-slide PowerPoint presentation that was leaked by intelligence officer
How worried should pregnant women be? As non-stick pans, make-up, air fresheners, even new curtains are said to put unborn babies at risk
Pregnant women have been given list of household items told to avoid
This includes everything from new furniture to housework to new cars
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists drew up guidance
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Labor Department: May unemployment rate rises to 7.6 percent
from The Jerusalem Post
Israel hopes to reengage with UNHRC
After leaving United Nations Human Rights Council for biased treatment, Israel requests to resume ties.
Palestinians slam Israel despite move to restore UNHRC ties
At UN Human Rights Council debate, US, Canada welcome Israel's letter expressing a desire to re-engage with council after having cut ties; PLO representative: An exchange of letters can not be considered effective engagement.
Analysis: Golan fighting spells more Syria woes for Israel
Figures don't account for inflation
Body found of man charged with sex crimes
Watchdog: 'Man caves' at government warehouse
Report also alleges valuable inventory going unused
Downloading Software? 3 Essential Steps
When did it get so hard to download something without installing a toolbar, search extension, download accelerator, or other unwanted "crapware"?
Smartphone in the Pool? Here’s What to Do
If you accidentally drop your phone in water, take these steps. But if you're particularly accident-prone, you might want to buy a new waterproof phone.
'Profound Questions About Privacy' Follow Latest Revelations
The news that the nation's spy agencies have been collecting phone records has been followed by word that they're also gathering up reams of information from the servers of major Internet and tech companies.
How To Sell Coke To People Who Have Never Had A Sip
Feeling A Little Blue May Mask Our Ability To Taste Fat
from POLITICO
George W. Bush critics turn wrath on President Obama
Despite outcry, NSA changes unlikelyPregnant women have been given list of household items told to avoid
This includes everything from new furniture to housework to new cars
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists drew up guidance
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from The Farmacy
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WATCH: Issa Shows Star Trek Video at IRS Hearing, Questions 'Spock'
IRS officials are being grilled on Capitol Hill today over the agency's lavish spending on employee conferences
IRS officials are being grilled on Capitol Hill today over the agency's lavish spending on employee conferences
Obama: 'Nobody Is Listening to Your Phone Calls'
President Obama defends NSA's massive collection of Americans' phone records, argues it has prevented terror attacks.
President Obama defends NSA's massive collection of Americans' phone records, argues it has prevented terror attacks.
from The Jerusalem Post
Israel hopes to reengage with UNHRC
After leaving United Nations Human Rights Council for biased treatment, Israel requests to resume ties.
Palestinians slam Israel despite move to restore UNHRC ties
At UN Human Rights Council debate, US, Canada welcome Israel's letter expressing a desire to re-engage with council after having cut ties; PLO representative: An exchange of letters can not be considered effective engagement.
Moscow prepared to send peacekeepers to Israel-Syria border.
Mayor Huldai lauds Tel Aviv as world's most gay-friendly city.
The valley is an ‘integral part of the State of Palestine,' according to the Fatah's Negotiations Affairs Department.
Understanding RFK's assassination as Palestinian terror
By McGill history professor Gil Troy
By McGill history professor Gil Troy
In addition to threat posed by jihadi fighters battling Assad, Hezbollah appears to be making inroads on the Syrian-held Golan, Israeli official warns, saying "infrastructure being built" for Hezbollah Golan front.
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from KXLY 4 News
Americans' wealth tops pre-recession high ... sortaFigures don't account for inflation
Body found of man charged with sex crimes
Report also alleges valuable inventory going unused
Obama: No one listening to your calls
Stories have opened debate over how much intelligence necessary to fight terrorism
Stories have opened debate over how much intelligence necessary to fight terrorism
Man tased at South Hill gym brain dead
Government collecting Verizon customer phone records
Washington farmers sue Monsanto over GMO wheat
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from KREM 2 News
from Money Talks News
When did it get so hard to download something without installing a toolbar, search extension, download accelerator, or other unwanted "crapware"?
Smartphone in the Pool? Here’s What to Do
If you accidentally drop your phone in water, take these steps. But if you're particularly accident-prone, you might want to buy a new waterproof phone.
Yet Another Reason Why I Hate Buying Tickets From Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster seems to have come up with another annoying way to make money from its hapless customers.
Ticketmaster seems to have come up with another annoying way to make money from its hapless customers.
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from NPR
'Profound Questions About Privacy' Follow Latest Revelations
The news that the nation's spy agencies have been collecting phone records has been followed by word that they're also gathering up reams of information from the servers of major Internet and tech companies.
Coca-Cola is returning to Myanmar after 60 years. They'd been kept out of the country by international sanctions. This week they officially opened their new plant outside of Yangon.
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from Pew Research Center
There are about 1.6 billion Muslims, or 23% of the world’s population, making Islam the second-largest religion.
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George W. Bush critics turn wrath on President Obama
Court steps into second child lung transplant case
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from PreventDisease.com
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Are Chia Seeds The Perfect Superfood?
In South America, as far back as 3000 BC, Chia Seeds (Salvia Hispanica) had been a staple of daily nutrition and commerce in Pre-Columbian societies. In Mayan and Aztec life, the seed was so important, it was incorporated into religious ceremonies and tribal trading, even having the harvest time for the seeds outlined in ancient Aztec calendars. It seems it only took modern day humans another 5000 years to revive the importance for these super seeds which are truly amazing and whose health benefits are still being discovered. It may be the single best all around food!
Are Chia Seeds The Perfect Superfood?
In South America, as far back as 3000 BC, Chia Seeds (Salvia Hispanica) had been a staple of daily nutrition and commerce in Pre-Columbian societies. In Mayan and Aztec life, the seed was so important, it was incorporated into religious ceremonies and tribal trading, even having the harvest time for the seeds outlined in ancient Aztec calendars. It seems it only took modern day humans another 5000 years to revive the importance for these super seeds which are truly amazing and whose health benefits are still being discovered. It may be the single best all around food!
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from The Spokesman-Review
Administration proposes dropping wolf protections
Move criticized by some scientists
Is Big Data turning government into ’Big Brother?’
Post-9/11 roots
Tropical Storm Andrea comes ashore in Florida
System not expected to become hurricane
Senate rejects bills on student loan rate
Under President George W. Bush, the NSA built a highly classified wiretapping program to monitor emails and phone calls worldwide. The full details of that program remain unknown, but one aspect was to monitor massive numbers of incoming and outgoing U.S. calls to look for suspicious patterns. After the New York Times revealed the existence of that wiretapping program, the data collection continued under the Patriot Act.
Washington farmers join fight against MonsantoTropical Storm Andrea comes ashore in Florida
System not expected to become hurricane
Senate rejects bills on student loan rate
IRS official issues apology
Millions were spent on conferences
Obama-Xi summit is personal
Leaders plan first meeting at resort
Vets commemorate Normandy landing
D-Day invasion began liberation of Western Europe
Turk leader: Protests must end
Thousands of supporters greet Erdogan on his return
Korea talks proposed
North’s offer signals easing of tensions
State House OKs revised budget plan
With time getting short, Senate still must act
Starbuck maintains innocence, plans appeal
Convicted of ex-wife’s murder
Memorial honors trooper
WSP veteran was killed while directing detours
Man accused of sex crimes killed himself, coroner says
Idaho family says it received letter from son who is POW
Texas begins taking federal nuclear waste
Private site aims to take weekly shipments from Los Alamos
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In brief: From Staff and Wire Reports
QUNEITRA, Golan Heights – Syrian rebels briefly seized control of a border crossing along the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights on Thursday, prompting the withdrawal of a major Austrian peacekeeping contingent and heightening fears in Israel that it could soon be dragged into the neighboring country’s civil war.
From the Israeli side of the Golan, Syrian tanks and armored vehicles could be seen across the border. Large explosions could be heard throughout the day, and thick smoke and flames rose from the area.
Israeli troops along the border were on high alert, although the military said no special actions had been taken in response to the escalation.
By nightfall, the situation appeared to be quieting down. Israel’s deputy defense minister, Danny Danon, said forces remained on high alert, but no special actions had been taken.
The rebels overran the border position near the abandoned town of Quneitra early Thursday, holding their positions for several hours before Syrian government troops retook it. The international peacekeepers who maintain a 40-year-old truce receive most of their supplies through that position from Israel.
Mexico rescues 165 abductees
MEXICO CITY – Mexican soldiers have rescued 165 people kidnapped by a drug cartel and held for as long as three weeks in a one-story home alongside the U.S. border.
National security spokesman Eduardo Sanchez said Thursday that 150 victims were U.S.-bound migrants from Central America. Fourteen were Mexicans and one was from India.
Sanchez said the army rescued the group on Tuesday in Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, a town across the border from McAllen, Texas. He gave no information on which cartel was suspected.
The Zetas cartel is behind most abduction of migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border.
MEXICO CITY – Mexican soldiers have rescued 165 people kidnapped by a drug cartel and held for as long as three weeks in a one-story home alongside the U.S. border.
National security spokesman Eduardo Sanchez said Thursday that 150 victims were U.S.-bound migrants from Central America. Fourteen were Mexicans and one was from India.
Sanchez said the army rescued the group on Tuesday in Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, a town across the border from McAllen, Texas. He gave no information on which cartel was suspected.
The Zetas cartel is behind most abduction of migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border.
U.K. to compensate mistreated Kenyans
LONDON – The British government Thursday announced compensation for Kenyans abused during a rebellion against colonial rule in the 1950s.
Foreign Secretary William Hague told the House of Commons more than 5,200 Kenyans will be compensated in a package worth nearly $31 million.
Hague said the government recognizes that Kenyans were subject to torture and other ill treatment that the “British government sincerely regrets.” He said the British government understands the pain felt by Kenyans who were involved.
Several thousand now-elderly Kenyans say they were beaten and sexually assaulted by officers acting for the British administration trying to suppress the “Mau Mau” rebellion, during which groups of Kenyans attacked British officials and white farmers who had settled in some of Kenya’s most fertile lands.
The settlements follow a ruling by Britain’s High Court in October that three Kenyans could pursue compensation claims.
Medical examiner says homicide victim was strangled
Homicide victim Regan Jolley was strangled, a news release from the medical examiner’s office said.
Jolley’s boyfriend, Jason Hart, was charged with first-degree murder after her body was discovered Tuesday morning in a tub of acid in Hart’s garage.
The medical examiner listed the manner of death as homicide.
House votes to stop deportation delay
WASHINGTON – The partisan divide on immigration reform was exposed Thursday as House Republicans voted to stop funding the Obama administration program that has halted deportation of young immigrants who are in high school or college or have served in the military.
The party-line vote in the Republican-led House comes as a bipartisan immigration proposal moves forward in the Senate.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has tried to nudge his majority to consider immigration reform. But rank-and-file Republicans have been cool to the effort.
The measure, approved 224-201, was sponsored by Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, who is one of the House’s most outspoken opponents of a path to citizenship for the estimated 11 million people in the country without legal status. It would prohibit funding for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which temporarily halts deportation of young immigrants who have completed military service, or are in high school or college.
The White House suggested that President Barack Obama would veto the bill that includes King’s measure.
Almost 4 million babies born in 2012
LOS ANGELES – Talk about consistency: An estimated 3,958,000 babies were born in the U.S. in 2012, a mere 4,407 more than in 2011. That amounts to a difference of only slightly more than 0.1 percent.
The figures were released Thursday by the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Brady Hamilton and Paul Sutton noted that births in the U.S. had been on a steady decline since 2007, when a record-high 4,316,233 new Americans came into the world.
The preliminary baby count for 2012 is based on reports of live births provided by states.
N.J. attorney general named to Senate
TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie named a longtime loyal colleague, state Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa, to temporarily fill the U.S. Senate seat Thursday that opened up this week after Frank Lautenberg’s death.
Chiesa, 47, has never held or run for political office and will not seek the office in an October special election to fill the seat for a longer period, Christie said.
Appointing a caretaker to the Senate means that Christie has not anointed anyone the Republican favorite for the special election. Christie said he’ll evaluate the choices once that field is set.
Suit filed after Philly building collapses
PHILADELPHIA – The search for victims of a building collapse that killed six people wound down Thursday, and the first civil lawsuit was filed amid mounting questions about whether the demolition company that was tearing down the structure caused the tragedy by cutting corners.
The four-story building along Philadelphia’s busy Market Street collapsed Wednesday onto a Salvation Army thrift shop next door with a loud boom and a huge cloud of dust, trapping employees and others .
A lawsuit filed late Thursday seeks financial damages on behalf of Nadine White, who was buried in rubble but survived.
Putin, wife end 30-year marriage
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his long-suffering wife, Lyudmila Putina, are ending their nearly 30-year marriage, they announced on state television Thursday in a tone of mutual indifference.
“We practically never saw each other,” Putin told a reporter from the Rossiya 24 network as he and his soon-to-be-ex-wife departed a Kremlin ballet performance. “To each his own life.”
Russia’s first couple gave little explanation of why they chose to end the marriage now, other than the president’s assertion that “it was our joint decision.” Putina, who met her then-KGB agent husband while working as a flight attendant for Aeroflot, said only that she didn’t like the publicity or the air travel involved in her role as Russian first lady.
Prince Philip admitted to hospital
Queen Elizabeth II’s husband has been admitted to a London hospital for an exploratory operation, Buckingham Palace said Thursday. The palace said the operation on 91-year-oldPrince Philip – which will take place today – comes after “abdominal investigations” that were carried out during the past week.
“He is in good spirits,” a palace spokeswoman said. She declined to elaborate on Philip’s condition, saying only that the queen’s husband is expected to be in the London Clinic for up to two weeks.
The queen is expected to carry out her scheduled engagements as planned today, which include a visit to the new BBC studios in London.
Same-sex couples were 20 percent of marriages
About one Washington state wedding in five between early December and the end of March involved a same-sex couple, state figures show.
The state Department of Health said nearly 2,500 same-sex couples were married in Washington between Dec. 6, when a voter-approved law took effect, and March 31. That’s about 20 percent of the 11,661 marriages performed and reported to county officials.
More than half of them took place in King County, the state’s most populous. Spokane County recorded 504 couples married during that period, with 88 or 17.5 percent of them involving same sex couples, the department said.
Four counties – Asotin, Ferry, Garfield and Wahkiakum – had no same-sex marriages on file.
Female couples were almost twice as likely as male couples to get married, comprising some 63 percent of the same-sex marriages during that period. Same-sex couples were also more likely to travel to Washington to get married than heterosexual couples, the department said; 14 percent of the same-sex marriages had both couples from out of state, compared to 4 percent of heterosexual couples both being from out of state.
Washington became the seventh state in the nation to legalize same-sex marriage when voters approved Referendum 74 in November.
For a county-by-county breakdown, go to www. spokesman.com/spincontrol.
Deputies use stun gun on alleged intruder
Deputies used a stun gun to subdue a man who was behaving strangely at a south Spokane gym Thursday evening.
Witnesses said a man was yelling and throwing weights at Oz Fitness, 5501 S. Regal St. Authorities were called around 7:40 p.m.
After deputies arrived, the man fled the gym but was subdued in a parking lot across the street. No shots were fired, according to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office.
The man was unresponsive at first but was revived when medics performed CPR, the Sheriff’s Office said.
Regal Street was closed between 55th and 57th avenues for several hours as authorities investigated.
WSP investigating South Hill Taser incident
The Washington State Patrol has been called in to investigate Thursday’s Taser incident on the South Hill.
Trooper Jeff Sevigney said Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich requested the investigation through the critical incident protocol.
Sheriff’s deputies used a Taser on a man who was asked to leave Oz Fitness, 5501 Regal St., after yelling and throwing weights.
The man’s heart stopped after the Taser was used, Sevigney said, but he was revived. His name has not been released.
“Obviously anytime there’s significant injuries, that’s one of the criteria for the protocol to be invoked,” Sevigney said.
The man was transported to Sacred Heart Medical Center. His condition is unknown.
The Washington State Patrol has been called in to investigate Thursday’s Taser incident on the South Hill.
Trooper Jeff Sevigney said Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich requested the investigation through the critical incident protocol.
Sheriff’s deputies used a Taser on a man who was asked to leave Oz Fitness, 5501 Regal St., after yelling and throwing weights.
The man’s heart stopped after the Taser was used, Sevigney said, but he was revived. His name has not been released.
“Obviously anytime there’s significant injuries, that’s one of the criteria for the protocol to be invoked,” Sevigney said.
The man was transported to Sacred Heart Medical Center. His condition is unknown.
F-15’s brakes fail, tires blow out
PORTLAND – An Oregon Air National Guard spokesman said an F-15 fighter jet had two sets of brakes fail and two tires blow out as the pilot landed at Portland International Airport after a training mission.
Col. Rick Wedan said the pilot was unhurt Thursday afternoon.
Wedan said the tires blew as the pilot initiated a back-up braking system.
Lawmaker introduces Internet gambling bill
LAS VEGAS – Gamblers who prefer their laptops to blackjack tables could soon get a boost from Washington.
Republican New York congressman Peter King proposed federal regulations Thursday that would rescue online gambling from the legal gray zone where it currently languishes.
The federal government cracked down on online poker in 2011. But the same year, the U.S. Justice Department issued a ruling making online gambling legal so long as it’s permitted at the state level.
Congress flirted with an online gambling bill last year, but industry infighting and partisan disagreement ultimately doomed it. Morgan Stanley predicts that by 2020, online gambling in the U.S. will produce the same amount of revenue as Las Vegas and Atlantic City markets combined: $9.3 billion.
But a larger, more fluid market is needed to drive up pots and create a robust stream of tax revenue.
King says his measure, called the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act of 2013, would help states and players to navigate the world of online betting with confidence.
Pre-tenderized beef may need warning labels
WASHINGTON – Beef tenderized by machines before it is sold in grocery stores could soon carry labels warning customers to cook the meat thoroughly.
The Agriculture Department on Thursday proposed to require the new package labels and cooking instructions on the meat, which is poked with needles or blades to increase tenderness.
That process can transfer pathogens from the outside of the cut of beef to the inside, making the meat less safe if it’s eaten uncooked or not cooked enough. The labels would urge consumers to cook the meat to 145 degrees for three minutes.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there have been five outbreaks of illness linked to mechanically tenderized beef reported since 2003.
The meat industry criticized the proposed rule, arguing that calling meats “mechanically tenderized” could be misleading in making consumers think the meat is something different than what they already know.
CdA surgeon applies lessons from war to MRSA
‘Aqua musical’ star Esther Williams dies at 91
Actress’s Olympic hopes dashed by WWII
New office to create 400 jobs, says Vivint Inc.
Baby moose rescued
Exceeding expectations
Riverpoint campus has economic impact of $350 million annually, consultant says
Obama calls for fast Internet at U.S. schools in five years
Economists don’t see stock bubble
Beverage giants keep pushing new products
Carbonated drink sales continue to steadily decline
Shawn Vestal: Liquor sales must age more to fully assess
Selling indulgences
Amid expanding leaner options, fast-food chains haven’t forgotten their bread and butter – or in some cases, their doughnuts and bacon
Holes in the wall can be hard to define, but worth seeking out
An aviation celebration
At pools, think about what’s in the water
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from The Washington Post
U.S., British intelligence mining data from nine U.S. Internet companies in broad secret program
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U.S., British intelligence mining data from nine U.S. Internet companies in broad secret program
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