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D-Day plus 69 years
from Naval History & Heritage Command
6 June 1944: Allied forces land troops on Normandy beaches
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Normandy Invasion, June 1944. Army troops wade ashore on
"Omaha" Beach during the "D-Day" landings, 6 June 1944.
They were brought to the beach by a Coast Guard manned LCVP.
Photograph from the U.S. Coast Guard Collection
in the U.S. National Archive, 26-G-2343.
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U.S. AIRBORNE 2,499
U.S. / UTAH 197
U.S. / OMAHA 2,000
U.K. / GOLD 413
CAN. / JUNO 1,204
U.K. / SWORD 630
U.K. AIRBORNE 1,500
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from The Blaze
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from Breitbart
Fascinating Maps of Americans' Dialects
LABRADOR LEAVES HOUSE IMMIGRATION REFORM GROUP AS PELOSI DEMANDS OBAMACARE FOR ILLEGALS
Fascinating Maps of Americans' Dialects
LABRADOR LEAVES HOUSE IMMIGRATION REFORM GROUP AS PELOSI DEMANDS OBAMACARE FOR ILLEGALS
FLORIDA PAPER: IS RUBIO STILL 'ON BOARD' WITH IMMIGRATION BILL OR NOT?
OBAMA ADMIN GRABS MILLIONS OF VERIZON PHONE RECORDS
OBAMA ADMIN GRABS MILLIONS OF VERIZON PHONE RECORDS
GOHMERT: FIX SCANDALS BEFORE IMMIGRATION REFORM
WHITE HOUSE RENEWS ATTACK ON FOX NEWS
JONATHAN ALTER: MSM TOOL IN THE WAR AGAINST ROGER AILES AND FOX NEWS
IRS CHIEF CAMPAIGNED WITH TAX CHEAT RANGEL
CHRISTIE CONFIRMS IT'S ALL ABOUT HIM
FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERS SEBELIUS TO ADD 10-YEAR-OLD TO ADULT TRANSPLANT LIST
WITH HIGHEST ABORTION RATE IN NATION, CUOMO SEEKS TO EXPAND ABORTION FURTHER
CITIZENS PROTEST US ATTORNEY'S ATTEMPT TO CURB FREE SPEECH
MISS WORLD PAGEANT DITCHES BIKINIS FOR SARONGS AFTER MUSLIM PRESSURECITIZENS PROTEST US ATTORNEY'S ATTEMPT TO CURB FREE SPEECH
from Daily Mail
The beautiful faces on Earth: Stunning portraits of the human race captured in National Geographic's 2013 Traveler Photo Contest
A selection of photographs submitted for the portraits category in the 25th annual National Geographic contest
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from Fox News
D-Day's greatest lesson
MUST-SEE: Megyn Kelly Battles Dem Who Defended IRS
Jim McDermott went after conservative groups at yesterday's House hearing on the IRS scandal. Today he faced off with Megyn Kelly!
Judge Makes 10-Year-Old Eligible for Donor Lung
Boy Suspended for Saying ‘Gun’
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NSA collecting phone records of millions of Verizon customers daily
Exclusive: Top secret court order requiring Verizon to hand over all call data shows scale of domestic surveillance under Obama
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Grant County Historical Museum a wealth of local wonders
from The Jerusalem Post
Syria rebels, Assad troops battle for Golan crossing
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The beautiful faces on Earth: Stunning portraits of the human race captured in National Geographic's 2013 Traveler Photo Contest
A selection of photographs submitted for the portraits category in the 25th annual National Geographic contest
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from Fox News
D-Day's greatest lesson
MUST-SEE: Megyn Kelly Battles Dem Who Defended IRS
Jim McDermott went after conservative groups at yesterday's House hearing on the IRS scandal. Today he faced off with Megyn Kelly!
Judge Makes 10-Year-Old Eligible for Donor Lung
Boy Suspended for Saying ‘Gun’
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from The Guardian
Exclusive: Top secret court order requiring Verizon to hand over all call data shows scale of domestic surveillance under Obama
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from iFIBER ONE News
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Syria rebels, Assad troops battle for Golan crossing
Hours after opposition victory over Assad regime forces at Quneitra, media reports indicate that Syrian soldiers have taken back border crossing; IDF tells Golan farmers to keep away from border after mortar shell lands nearby.
Government headed by new PA Prime Minister Hamdallah sworn in; Abbas says once he comes to agreement with Hamas on holding new elections, a new national unity government will be formed.
Ban Ki-moon urgently looking for other countries to take Austria's place; J'lem official: "If at a time when a few bullets are fired, these forces run away form where they are needed to keep the peace, then what is it worth."
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from KHQ Local News
COURT DOCUMENTS: Nine Mile Falls Murder Victim Strangled Before Being Put In Acid
Family Of Murder Victim Regan Jolley Talks To KHQ
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from KXLY 4 News
Nine Mile Falls murder suspect's bail set at $500k
Report: Verizon forced to turn over records
Phone carrier forced to turn over caller info, sources say
COURT DOCUMENTS: Nine Mile Falls Murder Victim Strangled Before Being Put In Acid
Family Of Murder Victim Regan Jolley Talks To KHQ
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from KXLY 4 News
Nine Mile Falls murder suspect's bail set at $500k
Report: Verizon forced to turn over records
Phone carrier forced to turn over caller info, sources say
Starbuck family maintains Clay's innocence after conviction
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from KREM 2 News
$500,000 bail set for Nine Mile Falls murder suspect
Clay Starbuck: "I was the easy suspect"
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from POLITICO
Sarah Murnaghan lung transplant case: Sebelius ordered to make exception on transplant
'War on women' returns
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from KREM 2 News
$500,000 bail set for Nine Mile Falls murder suspect
Clay Starbuck: "I was the easy suspect"
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from NPR
Will A Pedometer Get You Off Your Duff?
Let Them Eat Wood! (If It's Turned Into Starch)
NSA Collecting Verizon Phone Records Of American Customers
Will A Pedometer Get You Off Your Duff?
Let Them Eat Wood! (If It's Turned Into Starch)
NSA Collecting Verizon Phone Records Of American Customers
Court Says Some Morning-After Pills Must Be Available OTC Now
In Turkey, Protesters Proudly Call Themselves 'Looters'
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In Turkey, Protesters Proudly Call Themselves 'Looters'
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Sarah Murnaghan lung transplant case: Sebelius ordered to make exception on transplant
'War on women' returns
Mike Rogers: 'Legal' NSA phone program 'thwarted' domestic terrorism plot
Verizon on offense behind the scenes
Why President Obama picked Susan Rice
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from PreventDisease.com
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
How To Spot Signs of Trouble In The Water This Summer
Most people assume that a drowning person will splash, yell, and wave for help; and why wouldn't they? That's what we see on television. Without training, we are conditioned first to think of drowning as a violent struggle that is noisy and physical. It's not. On average, experts have about 40 seconds to both spot the troubled swimmer and get to them before they submerge. Here's what to look for.
________How To Spot Signs of Trouble In The Water This Summer
Most people assume that a drowning person will splash, yell, and wave for help; and why wouldn't they? That's what we see on television. Without training, we are conditioned first to think of drowning as a violent struggle that is noisy and physical. It's not. On average, experts have about 40 seconds to both spot the troubled swimmer and get to them before they submerge. Here's what to look for.
from The Spokesman-Review
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Storm Andrea approaches Florida coast
Ancient fossil found in China a distant cousin
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TSA keeps ban on knives on planes
Proposed change of carry-on rules strongly opposed by airline crews
Panel advances bill on military assaults
Building collapse kills six in Philly
Structure was being demolished
Obama names Rice as his national security adviser
Report: NSA gets data from Verizon
Guardian details secret order
Soldier confesses to judge he killed 16 in Afghanistan
Bales gives lengthy admission of crimes
Koreas to hold talks on factory in effort to thaw relationship
Helped by Hezbollah, Syrian army takes town
Capture of Qusair caps lengthy fight
Sharif takes reins as Pakistan’s leader
Promises to tackle ‘jungle of problems’
Clark: Body camera could have cleared up deputy-involved shooting
Man charged with murder of girlfriend
House Democrats offer state budget compromise
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Sierra sues BNSF over coal dust
The Sierra Club is suing BNSF Railway in federal court in Seattle over coal dust that blows off trains into Washington rivers and Puget Sound.
The suit filed Wednesday said the railway sends an average of four trains, or 480 open-top rail cars, through the state each day carrying coal from mines in Wyoming and Montana to Canada or the only remaining coal-fired power plant in Washington at Centralia.
The number could increase significantly under pending proposals for three coal-export terminals in Washington and Oregon.
The suit follows a notice of violations sent to the railroad in April from the Sierra Club, Puget SoundKeeper, Columbia Riverkeeper, RE Sources for Sustainable Communities and Friends of the Columbia Gorge.
Spokane Riverkeeper’s Bart Mihailovich said his organization will be joining the suit. Since April, he and volunteers have been collecting chunks of coal from the Spokane River and its Hangman Creek tributary near three rail crossings, he said. The pebble-size chunks of coal have been sent to a lab for analysis.
Pollution from rail transport is “one of the many concerns that we have about coal exporting,” Mihailovich said.
Tainted soil halts work at Hanford
RICHLAND – Radioactive soil found under a bird’s nest at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation stopped construction work on a massive waste treatment plant there.
The Tri-City Herald reported about 130 workers were surveyed for contamination after the radioactive soil was detected Wednesday morning.
Todd Nelson, a spokesman for contractor Bechtel National Inc., said the amount of contaminated soil was small and the contamination level was low.
The vitrification plant is being built to treat 56 million gallons of highly radioactive and toxic waste. Waste is not being pumped there, but routine radiological surveys are conducted to monitor for contamination that could spread from other parts of the Hanford site.
Nelson said any contaminated areas at the site will be cleaned up. Employees will return to the construction site today.
O’Ban sworn in to state Senate
OLYMPIA – Steve O’Ban has been sworn in as the newest Republican member of the Washington state Senate.
O’Ban was sworn in to office on Wednesday after the Pierce County Council on Tuesday chose him to serve out the remainder of the term of the late Sen. Mike Carrell, who died last week from complications related to his treatment for a blood condition.
O’Ban was elected to the state House in November.
Carrell died last Wednesday at a Seattle hospital. He suffered from myelodysplastic syndrome, also known as pre-leukemia. With his death, the Senate was in a tie, with 24 Democrats and 24 members of the Majority Coalition Caucus, which comprises 23 Republicans and two Democrats. O’Ban’s appointment regains the majority for the coalition.
Grant to help residents enroll in health insurance plans
Spokane’s Empire Health Foundation landed an $858,000 federal grant to help Eastern Washington residents enroll in health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act.
The foundation is one of 10 “lead organizations” named in the state to do that grass-roots communication work, according to a news release.
The organizations will focus on people who aren’t likely to use a website or a call center to get information on health plans and subsidies, the release said.
Empire Health Foundation will conduct that outreach in 14 Eastern Washington counties.
Convicted killer’s sentencing scheduled for June 27
The sentencing for convicted killer Clay D. Starbuck has been set for June 27.
A jury on Tuesday found Starbuck guilty of aggravated first-degree murder in the 2011 torture death of his ex-wife, Chanin Starbuck, meaning that the only sentence available is life in prison without the possibility of parole.
On Wednesday, Superior Court Judge Greg Sypolt granted a request by Deputy Spokane County Prosecutor Larry Steinmetz to seal all photographs depicting the victim as she was found in her Deer Park home.
Steinmetz said prosecutors made the motion partly because Clay Starbuck indicated before the trial his intention of writing a book, and Steinmetz said he wanted to protect the privacy of the victim and her family.
Prius, Lexus hybrids recalled
TOKYO – Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it is recalling about 242,000 of its Prius and Lexus hybrid vehicles due to problems with their braking systems.
The recall applies to about 233,000 Prius vehicles made between March and October 2009 and about 9,000 Lexus HS250h models made between June and October 2009.
The Prius vehicles affected are sold worldwide. The Lexus sedans are sold in the U.S. and Japan.
Of the total, 91,000 were sold in North America. Another 30,000 were sold in Europe.
The automaker said brake pressure parts in the vehicles are made of a weak material that could crack due to vibration, slowing response times.
It said there were no accidents or injuries caused by the problem so far, but the company has received dozens of complaints.
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Scout pursues skills, dreams
First Supernova Award in area goes to 11-year-old
Sale planned of GM stock
Eurozone economy still on downward trajectory
Officials plan discussion over cellphone thefts
Smartphone Summit will be June 13 in New York City
Monsanto: Test results of wheat clean
Modified strain found in Oregon an ‘isolated occurrence,’ company says
Editorial: CdA sends right message with vote for human rights
Landers: WWRP has proven its worth
Doctor K: As we age, our balance is affectedPromises to tackle ‘jungle of problems’
Clark: Body camera could have cleared up deputy-involved shooting
Man charged with murder of girlfriend
House Democrats offer state budget compromise
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In brief: From Staff and Wire Reports:
The Sierra Club is suing BNSF Railway in federal court in Seattle over coal dust that blows off trains into Washington rivers and Puget Sound.
The suit filed Wednesday said the railway sends an average of four trains, or 480 open-top rail cars, through the state each day carrying coal from mines in Wyoming and Montana to Canada or the only remaining coal-fired power plant in Washington at Centralia.
The number could increase significantly under pending proposals for three coal-export terminals in Washington and Oregon.
The suit follows a notice of violations sent to the railroad in April from the Sierra Club, Puget SoundKeeper, Columbia Riverkeeper, RE Sources for Sustainable Communities and Friends of the Columbia Gorge.
Spokane Riverkeeper’s Bart Mihailovich said his organization will be joining the suit. Since April, he and volunteers have been collecting chunks of coal from the Spokane River and its Hangman Creek tributary near three rail crossings, he said. The pebble-size chunks of coal have been sent to a lab for analysis.
Pollution from rail transport is “one of the many concerns that we have about coal exporting,” Mihailovich said.
Tainted soil halts work at Hanford
RICHLAND – Radioactive soil found under a bird’s nest at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation stopped construction work on a massive waste treatment plant there.
The Tri-City Herald reported about 130 workers were surveyed for contamination after the radioactive soil was detected Wednesday morning.
Todd Nelson, a spokesman for contractor Bechtel National Inc., said the amount of contaminated soil was small and the contamination level was low.
The vitrification plant is being built to treat 56 million gallons of highly radioactive and toxic waste. Waste is not being pumped there, but routine radiological surveys are conducted to monitor for contamination that could spread from other parts of the Hanford site.
Nelson said any contaminated areas at the site will be cleaned up. Employees will return to the construction site today.
O’Ban sworn in to state Senate
OLYMPIA – Steve O’Ban has been sworn in as the newest Republican member of the Washington state Senate.
O’Ban was sworn in to office on Wednesday after the Pierce County Council on Tuesday chose him to serve out the remainder of the term of the late Sen. Mike Carrell, who died last week from complications related to his treatment for a blood condition.
O’Ban was elected to the state House in November.
Carrell died last Wednesday at a Seattle hospital. He suffered from myelodysplastic syndrome, also known as pre-leukemia. With his death, the Senate was in a tie, with 24 Democrats and 24 members of the Majority Coalition Caucus, which comprises 23 Republicans and two Democrats. O’Ban’s appointment regains the majority for the coalition.
Spokane’s Empire Health Foundation landed an $858,000 federal grant to help Eastern Washington residents enroll in health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act.
The foundation is one of 10 “lead organizations” named in the state to do that grass-roots communication work, according to a news release.
The organizations will focus on people who aren’t likely to use a website or a call center to get information on health plans and subsidies, the release said.
Empire Health Foundation will conduct that outreach in 14 Eastern Washington counties.
Convicted killer’s sentencing scheduled for June 27
The sentencing for convicted killer Clay D. Starbuck has been set for June 27.
A jury on Tuesday found Starbuck guilty of aggravated first-degree murder in the 2011 torture death of his ex-wife, Chanin Starbuck, meaning that the only sentence available is life in prison without the possibility of parole.
On Wednesday, Superior Court Judge Greg Sypolt granted a request by Deputy Spokane County Prosecutor Larry Steinmetz to seal all photographs depicting the victim as she was found in her Deer Park home.
Steinmetz said prosecutors made the motion partly because Clay Starbuck indicated before the trial his intention of writing a book, and Steinmetz said he wanted to protect the privacy of the victim and her family.
Prius, Lexus hybrids recalled
TOKYO – Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it is recalling about 242,000 of its Prius and Lexus hybrid vehicles due to problems with their braking systems.
The recall applies to about 233,000 Prius vehicles made between March and October 2009 and about 9,000 Lexus HS250h models made between June and October 2009.
The Prius vehicles affected are sold worldwide. The Lexus sedans are sold in the U.S. and Japan.
Of the total, 91,000 were sold in North America. Another 30,000 were sold in Europe.
The automaker said brake pressure parts in the vehicles are made of a weak material that could crack due to vibration, slowing response times.
It said there were no accidents or injuries caused by the problem so far, but the company has received dozens of complaints.
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First Supernova Award in area goes to 11-year-old
Sale planned of GM stock
Eurozone economy still on downward trajectory
Officials plan discussion over cellphone thefts
Smartphone Summit will be June 13 in New York City
Monsanto: Test results of wheat clean
Modified strain found in Oregon an ‘isolated occurrence,’ company says
Editorial: CdA sends right message with vote for human rights
Front Porch: Growing deep appreciation for gardening
Plans to restore the Saltese Flats in motion
Tour ties together plants, MAC exhibit
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from ThatsNonsense.com
3 Ways to Identify a Like Farming Page
Like-Farming Pages are a popular way for scammers to make exploit Facebook users, and they come in a number of different guises.
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from The Weekly Standard
Valerie Jarrett: Eric Holder 'Will Be in His Position for Quite a While'
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