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from Columbia Basin Herald
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from iFIBRE ONE News
People braved the cold to help raise funds for Columbia Basin Hospital
The second annual SamScramble in Ephrata drew 158 participants and 44 teams on New Year’s Day, raising at least $7,500.
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from KING 5 (Seattle)
2 dead, 81 hospitalized in Oregon H1N1 flu cases
Portland emergency rooms are quickly filling up with flu victims and doctors said they are seeing a rise in H1N1, also known as swine flu, which caused a pandemic back in 2009.
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from KREM 2 News (Spokane)
Northern Idaho school district enhancing safety
Coeur d'Alene public schools are installing new security features including security cameras on 66 buses. Officials say they could cut down on bullying and student behavior that may distract the driver.
Students spend semester "abroad" in Idaho wild
The University of Idaho offers a study abroad opportunity for students around the nation to spend two months immersed in the Idaho wilderness.
N. Astor murder suspect caught in Pasco, witnesses not cooperating
Spokane Police Major Crimes detectives have identified a suspect in the homicide Friday on N.Astor street. Police allegedly found 26-year-old Brandon Mellon at a motel in Pasco, but the suspect shot himself in the leg before he could be taken into custody according to The Spokane Police Department. Police said Mellon is being treated under supervision in Portland, OR.
Suspect in custody for fatal Deer Park shooting
The victim in the Deer Park shooting Saturday died Sunday morning at Sacred Heart Medical Center.
Family members identified the victim as 53-year-old Harry Edward Giesbrecht. Authorities said they located Richard Klepacki, 61, hiding behind bushes at a near by middle school after the shooting. Klepacki was arrested and charged with first degree murder.
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from KXLY 4 News (Spokane)
Friends and neighbors remember Deer Park shooting victim
One suspect caught, one still on the run in the shooting death of a Deer Park man.
Police develop probable cause to arrest suspect in N. Astor homicide
Spokane Police Major Crimes detectives have developed probable cause to arrest 26-year-old Brandon Mellon for a fatal shooting Friday night at an apartment in the 2200 block of North Astor.
US issues security warning for Americans in Lebanon
The U.S. Embassy has issued warnings in the past, but this new language appears to be a strong step up in seriousness. Several blasts have hit capital recently.
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NATION
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from ACLJ (American Center for Law and Justice)
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from CNSNews.com (& NewsBusters)
Actress Who Mocked Pearl Harbor Survivors on New Year's Eve: 'I’m Not Sorry'
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from EarthSky
The 2014 opposition is Jupiter’s closest until 2020.
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from Examiner.com
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from Fox News (& affiliates)
Kerry vows support for Iraq government in Fallujah, but won't send US troops
Romney Responds to MSNBC Mocking His Grandson
Mitt Romney Accepts MSNBC's Apology, Says Mocking Children Is 'Beyond the Line.'
Today on Fox News Sunday, Mitt Romney addressed the controversial mocking directed at his adopted African American grandson, Kieran, by MSNBC.
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from The Heritage Foundation
Is Common Core Leaving Students Unprepared in Math and Science?
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from io9
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from NPR
30-Something Everyday Tasks You Might Be Doing 'Wrong'
Despite Scandals, Nation's Crime Labs Have Seen Little Change
Bogus testing by a former chemist called into question tens of thousands of cases and led to the release of more than 300 people from prison. Here's why it could happen again.
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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)
from ThatsNonsense.com
Top Ten Internet Security Software for 2014
Removing Unwanted Facebook Applications
If your Facebook account is posting links by itself, it may be because you installed a rogue Facebook app on your account. If you did, follow these instructions on how to remove it.
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from The Wenatchee World
to be added
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WORLD
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from AsiaNews
Pope to meet all the Christian Churches of Jerusalem in Holy Land this May
During the Angelus Francis points out: " By His birth , Jesus created a new world that can always be renewed ." After the Marian prayer the announcement: " From May 24 to 26 I will go to Amman, Bethlehem and Jerusalem to commemorate the meeting between Pope Paul VI and Athenagoras , pray for this pilgrimage." Rumors of an Ecumenical Meeting at the Holy Sepulchre with Patriarch Bartholomew and representatives of other confessions.
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from BBC News (UK)
Convoy under attack in South Sudan battle
BBC correspondent witnesses ambush in South Sudan
Residents flee occupied Fallujah amid army bombardment
Thousands of residents are fleeing the Iraqi city of Fallujah, amid artillery fire and air strikes by government forces, witnesses told the BBC.
UK storms: Warnings bring fresh coastal flood fears
Dozens of flood warnings remain in place across the UK as fresh storms are expected to roll in overnight.
David Cameron pledges to 'protect' state pension
The state pension will continue to rise by at least 2.5% a year until 2020 if the Conservatives win the next election, David Cameron has said.
Marijuana laws: New York 'to relax' drug's use
The US state of New York is planning to relax its marijuana laws to allow limited use by seriously ill patients, reports say.
Nicaragua canal construction 'will not begin until 2015'
The construction of a canal in Nicaragua linking the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean has been delayed by a year and will not begin until 2015.
Clashes and boycott mar Bangladesh election
There have been violent clashes between opposition activists and police during Bangladesh's general election, amid a boycott by the opposition.
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from International Christian Concern
(PERSECUTION.org)
Christians Leaders in Pakistan Announce Campaign to Secure Christian Rights
For decades, Christians in Pakistan have been disenfranchised in the electoral system in Pakistan, suffered from under-represenation in the Pakistani government and languished under the abuse of Pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws. The Pakistan Christian Congress (PCC), a Christian rights group in Pakistan, has announced its intentions to initiate an international campaign to confront and redress these issues facing the Christian minority in Pakistan. Please pray for the success of these campaigns.
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from The Jerusalem Post
Kerry seeks support for peace process from Saudi, Arab League
Fatah official says Kerry proposed the idea of a "greater Jerusalem" as a capital for two states.
Tens of thousands of asylum seekers march in Tel Aviv demanding rights
Demonstration marks beginning of three-day strike; African migrants call on state to recognize asylum requests.
Sharon continues fighting for his life, says hospital
Hospital chief gives latest update on former premier's condition; says not optimistic, possibly more pessimistic than before.
Kerry vows Israeli-Palestinian peace deal will be 'fair, balanced'
US secretary of state says path to securing peace deal is becoming "clearer, more defined."
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