Tuesday, June 4, 2013

In the news, Tuesday, June 4, 2013







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MON 03      INDEX      WED 05
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from The Blaze (& Glenn Beck)
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TAX-EXEMPT HEAD GIVEN 'PRESIDENTIAL RANK AWARD' IN MIDST OF IRS TARGETING


from Daily Mail

Hate preacher Anjem Choudary in fresh vile rant: 'Lee Rigby will burn in hellfire because he was not a Muslim... but accused Adebolajo is a nice man'
Radical preacher still not arrested despite his attempts to stir up hatred
Anjem Choudary filmed saying that Lee Rigby deserves no sympathy
Rubbishes Help for Heroes and says British soldiers kill Afghan children
Extremist calls murder suspect Michael Adebolajo a 'nice man'
Choudary later denied that his comments on Lee Rigby were 'incendiary'

Downed American airmen near Truk
await rescue by USS Tang.
The ghost fleet of Chuuk Lagoon: World's biggest ship graveyard lies at site of WW2 battle where US crushed Japanese fleet
Over three days in 1944, more than 60 Japanese warships and 200 aircraft sank after an attack by Allied forces
During the Second World War Chuuk Lagoon was Japan's main base in the South Pacific
American bombardment of the base wiped out their supplies and reduced Japanese threat
The lagoon is now considered one of the top wreck diving destinations in the world
The site, formally known as Truk Lagoon due to a mispronunciation, offers scuba divers a chance to explore

Happy families: Zara, Kate and Wills are all smiles as Royals attend Westminster Abbey to mark 60 years since the Queen's coronation
Duke of Edinburgh attended the service despite being taken ill and withdrawing from an engagement last night
Prince William and his heavily-pregnant wife Kate also came - a month before she is due to give birth
St Edward's Crown, which has not left the Tower of London since Queen's Coronation is brought back to the Abbey
Queen, Prince Philip, their children and spouses attended a private lunch after the service
During his address the Archbishop of Canterbury said the Queen's path was one 'she didn't choose but was called to'

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from Examiner.com
[Information from this site may not be vetted.]
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from The Jerusalem Post

Kerry: We are running out of time for peace
In speech to AJC, US Secretary of State John Kerry vowed America will always support Jewish State; expected to visit next week.

'Israel would oppose int’l forces as part of peace deal'
International Relations Minister Steinitz shoots down idea of int'l forces being stationed in Jordan Valley, border areas instead of IDF, citing failure of int'l forces to provide Israel with security in Lebanon, Gaza.

France: No doubt sarin nerve gas used in Syria
Test results evidencing presence of the nerve agent in various samples handed to the UN, says French FM; US wants to gather more evidence before deciding on a response.

Putin: Russia has not sent Syria S-300s - yet
Russian president says that that his country does not want to upset the military balance in the region.

Second Turkish protester killed in anti gov't demonstration

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from KHQ Local News

Brother Of Man Killed By Deputy Speaks Out About The Night Of The Shooting

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Watchdog: IRS enjoyed luxury rooms at conference

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from Money Talks News

The Least Stressful Jobs of 2013
Some jobs are much less stressful than others. According to one analysis, university professors have it made. But see if you agree these jobs are actually the least stressful.

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from The Spokesman-Review

A U.S. Army Air Force North American B-25C
Mitchell bomber (s/n 41-12823) in flight near
Inglewood, California (USA), Oct. 1942
Warplanes come back to Felts Field
WW II-era aircraft will be showcased at Neighbor Day weekend event

Starbuck convicted in torture killing of his ex-wife
earlier:
Starbuck case in jury’s hands
Attorneys clash as murder trial closes

Kansas farmer sues Monsanto over GMO wheat
Unapproved plants found in Oregon spark trade fears

Maintenance worker facing child-rape charges sought after missing court date

Watchdog: IRS enjoy luxury rooms at conference

Judge accepts insanity plea in Colo. shooting case

Suspect in custody in connection with Nine Mile Falls homicide

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In brief:  From Staff and Wire Reports:

Fort Hood suspect to represent self

FORT HOOD, Texas – The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood rampage hinted Monday that he would try to justify the attack, revealing for the first time his defense strategy after a military judge said he could represent himself – and question the soldiers he is accused of shooting – during his upcoming trial.

Maj. Nidal Hasan did not elaborate when announcing he would use a “defense of others” strategy, which requires defendants to prove they were protecting other people from imminent danger. Military experts speculated that Hasan may argue he was protecting fellow Muslims in Afghanistan because soldiers were preparing to deploy from the Texas Army post.

Hasan also asked the military judge, Col. Tara Osborn, for a three-month delay to prepare his defense. The judge said she would decide that issue today.

Hasan, 42, is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder. If convicted, he faces the death penalty or life without parole.


Mississippi man indicted in ricin case

JACKSON, Miss. – A Mississippi man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and two other officials was charged in a five-count federal indictment made public Monday that could send him to prison for life if he’s convicted.

The indictment charges 41-year-old James Everett Dutschke with developing, producing and stockpiling the poison ricin, threatening the president and others and attempting to impede the investigation. The indictment also alleges that Dutschke mailed the letter in part to retaliate against a rival, who briefly became a suspect in the investigation.

The indictment was made public Monday, but it was dated May 31.

Dutschke has been jailed without bond since his arrest.

His lawyer, George Lucas, told the Associated Press in an email Monday that his client will plead not guilty to each of the five charges.


Storms’ remnants head out to sea

PORTLAND, Maine – The remnants of violent storms that killed more than a dozen people in Oklahoma moved out to sea with a whimper Monday, but not before sending punishing winds and torrential downpours to New England and spawning a tornado in South Carolina.

Sunday’s storms sheared off trees and utility poles in parts of northern New England and dropped table tennis ball-size hail in New York state.

On Monday, the storm blew out to the Atlantic with only isolated thunderstorms and localized heavy rain as a cold front began moving in and clearing the region.

The storms swept through the Plains on Friday with tornadoes and flooding, resulting in the deaths of at least 18 people, officials said Monday.


Socialite sues over Petraeus scandal

WASHINGTON – A Tampa, Fla., socialite and her husband claimed in a lawsuit Monday that the government willfully leaked false and defamatory information about them in the scandal that led to the resignation of Gen. David Petraeus as CIA director.

Jill and Scott Kelley filed the lawsuit in federal court against the FBI, Pentagon and unidentified officials in the government, claiming the couple’s privacy was violated.

Jill Kelley became the focus of national media attention last year after it was revealed she received anonymous emails from Paula Broadwell, Petraeus’ biographer and mistress. Broadwell allegedly told Kelley to stay away from Petraeus.

The Petraeus scandal widened when the Pentagon announced it was looking into emails between Kelley and Gen. John Allen, searching for possible evidence of an inappropriate relationship between the two married people. Officials later conceded that only a handful of the emails between Kelley and Allen had been of a flirtatious or questionable nature.


Statue visitors’ screening moved

NEW YORK – Security screening for visitors to the Statue of Liberty will be held in lower Manhattan instead of on Ellis Island when the site reopens July 4 after cleanup from Superstorm Sandy.

The National Park Service originally had planned for visitors to board cruise ships in Manhattan or in Liberty State Park, N.J., and stop at Ellis Island for security, but New York officials criticized the plan. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer and police Commissioner Raymond Kelly urged federal authorities to reverse the policy, saying it could leave visitors vulnerable.

Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced Monday that establishing a temporary screening facility at lower Manhattan’s Battery Park would address security concerns while security procedures are further reviewed. Plans for screenings at Liberty State Park are being developed.


Crews gaining control of blaze

PALMDALE, Calif. – All mandatory evacuations have been lifted for nearly 3,000 residents threatened by a massive Southern California wildfire.

U.S. Forest Service spokesman Nathan Judy said firefighters have contained 60 percent of the 50-square-mile Powerhouse Fire.


Council settles suit for struck van

The Spokane City Council agreed on Monday to pay $62,500 to settle a lawsuit with a man who was driving a delivery van hit by a Spokane police car.

Officer Nicholas Lundgren hit the van while responding to multiple crashes on Walnut Street near Sixth Avenue as a result of icy conditions on Dec. 18, 2010, according to a police report.

Lundgren told another officer that he lost control of his patrol car and was traveling about 5 mph when he struck the van driven by Brook C. Lyon, 38. Lyon was driving a delivery van owned by Luna Inc., the South Hill restaurant, and was stopped waiting for traffic to clear, according to the report. A third driver also lost control and struck Lundgren’s police car.

Lundgren reported in the police report that Lyon told him at the scene that he had a sore neck. Lyon filed a claim with the city four days later and stated he was suffering neck and back pain. He filed another in April 2012, claiming damages of $1 million, including more than $13,000 in medical bills.


CdA church ends Boy Scouts tie

Candlelight Christian Fellowship in Coeur d’Alene has decided to end its charter of Boy Scouts Troop 291 because of the recent decision by the Boy Scouts of America to end the organization’s membership ban on gay youth.

In a statement released Monday by Associate Pastor Buck Storm, the church said: “BSA’s vote to mandate the acceptance of the homosexual agenda has unfortunately put many charter organizations in a difficult position. Candlelight Christian Fellowship is a Bible-believing Christian church, and as such we obviously can’t link arms with the Scouts on this path they’ve chosen to follow.”

The church said it loves everyone in the community without bias and welcomes all. “That being said, it’s important that we retain the freedom to follow God’s word as it’s written, and without a differing moral base being dictated to us,” the statement reads.

A pastor at Coeur d’Alene Bible Church, which charters Troop 211, said last week that the leaders of that troop are leaning toward not renewing their charter, “and we stand behind that decision.”


Comcast to encrypt basic cable service

Starting July 30, all Spokane cable TV subscribers getting Comcast’s limited basic channels will need free equipment to unscramble the signals.

Many of the 8,000 Spokane subscribers getting the lower-priced tier of channels already have digital-converter boxes that unscramble signals, Comcast Spokane General Manager Ken Watts said. They acquired the equipment earlier this year as Comcast moved all those formerly analog channels to digital.

Starting July 30, Comcast will scramble those channels, which include local broadcast stations, government channels, education channels, some Spanish programming and the Hallmark Channel.

Current cable TV subscribers can get two adapters free of charge for two years. After that, customers will be charged “market pricing” for the devices. Limited-basic subscribers who sign up after Aug. 1 will pay a monthly fee for the converter.

Encryption also helps Comcast cut off cable pirates – customers who get video signals without paying for them – Watt said. He had no idea how many people are in that category.

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Colorado lawmaker faces recall for backing gun control

Turkish unions threaten strike
Anti-government protests reach fourth day

Arms trade pact signed
U.S. says it will join in U.N. treaty soon

Afghan blasts leave 19 dead

Obama adds Iran sanctions

Washington budget resolution still no closer
22 days into special session, Murray warns of ‘fiscal cliff’

Bullying policy bolstered in CdA schools

Big firms decided on
Oversight of nonbanks part of financial stability

Pickups drive big auto sales numbers
May report helping to add industry jobs
Tom Krisher, Dee-Ann Durbin      Associated Press


Airlines likely to squeeze big profits out of jammed flights

Editorial: Senate bill that tightens DUI law makes sense

Mona Charen: Obama displays selective conscience

Mild discomfort may come with prostate biopsy
Anthony L. Komaroff      Universal Uclick

Aluminum, Alzheimer’s link prompts outrage
Joe Graedon M.S.

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