Friday, April 18, 2014

In the news, Wednesday, August 14, 2013


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TUE 13      INDEX      THU 15
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from Breitbart

Obamacare Exemption: None Dare Call It Treason

TMZ Calls Oprah Winfrey's Racial Flap Apology 'B.S.'
Mainstream media outlets are reporting that Oprah Winfrey apologized for how her allegation of racism against a Swiss store clerk blew up out of proportion.

Media Destroy the Powerless; Protect Powerful Liars, Bigots & Race Hoaxers

Body Man: Obama Refused To Be In Situation Room During Osama Raid

Media Exaggerate Bakersfield Immigration Rally; SEIU Inflates Numbers by Factor of 20

CBS Fails Identify Jesse Jackson Jr. as Democrat

NY Times: Clinton Foundation Rife with Cronyism
On Wednesday, the New York Times ran a blistering investigative report revealing the Clinton Foundation as a nonprofit rife with crony capitalist conflicts of interest and multi-million dollar deficits despite raking in at least $492 million from 1997 to 2007.

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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)

Race-based claims thrown out in Paula Deen lawsuit
A federal judge Monday threw out race discrimination claims by a former Savannah restaurant manager whose lawsuit against Paula Deen has already cost the celebrity cook a valuable chunk of her culinary empire.

Catholic Bishop Leaves Democratic Party for GOP; 2012 DNC Was Last Straw
Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin, head of the diocese of Providence, R.I., said he recently changed his voter registration from Democrat to Republican, noting that the 2012 Democratic National Convention and the Democrats’ strong support for abortion and homosexual “marriage” was the last straw.

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from The Globe and Mail (Canada)

Revised Columbia River Treaty could restore salmon runs
A growing movement on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border wants to make the restoration of salmon runs in southeast British Columbia a key issue in negotiations over the Columbia River Treaty. If the runs are revived, salmon would once again spawn in the shadows of the Rocky Mountains where they vanished nearly 70 years ago after the Grand Coulee dam was built in Washington State.

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from The Guardian (UK)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

OK, it's A-level results tomorrow and debt's scary. But university's worth it
Despite the fact that I'm still cradling £30k worth of debt I have some crumbs of comfort to offer. First, student debt's not real.

Kidnapped teenager rescued in Idaho tells her story online
Hannah Anderson tells of her ordeal on ask.fm, and says her abductor got what he deserved when he was killed in shootout

The problem with algorithms: magnifying misbehaviour
Computers that learn from and repeat human behaviour save time and money, but what happens when they repeat flawed traits or errors thousands of times per second?

Eurozone hauled out of 18-month recession by Germany and France
Economic commissioner Olli Rehn warns crisis far from over as eurozone reports 0.3% second quarter growth

Bradley Manning says sorry for leaks that 'hurt the United States'
Manning, 25, speaks at sentencing phase of his trial and says 'I believed I was going to help people, not hurt people'

Bradley Manning offered no support in 'hyper-masculine' military
Clinical psychologist Michael Worsley diagnosed Manning with gender identity disorder and says he experienced severe stress

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from The Jerusalem Post

Low-key victory party greets first round of released prisoners at Mukata in Ramallah
West Bank crowd welcomes home 11 of 26 freed Palestinian prisoners released as Israeli gesture on eve of resumption of peace talks.

Peace talks resume against backdrop of prisoner release
Negotiations to be held in J'lem today under media blackout.

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from Money Talks News

Lost Your Cellphone? Here’s What to Do
Take these four steps to increase the likelihood that you’ll find your phone or at least protect your identity.

How to Get Antibiotic-Free Meat
“Antibiotic-Free” is a phrase the USDA specifically says it has not authorized, so don’t trust it.

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from NPR (& affiliates)

Determined To Reach 1963 March, Teen Used Thumb And Feet
For the month of August, Morning Edition and The Race Card Project are looking back at a seminal moment in civil rights history: The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., delivered his iconic "I Have A Dream Speech" on Aug. 28, 1963. Approximately 250,000 people descended on the nation's capitol from all over the country for the mass demonstration.

Gmail Users Shouldn't Expect Privacy, Google Says In Filing

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from POLITICO
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Prison sentence for Jackson Jr.
Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison Wednesday for illegally spending $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items, the judge scolding the son of the famed civil rights leader for using the money as a "piggy bank" and sentencing his wife to a year as well.

Fonda: Palin, O'Reilly, tea party should watch 'Newsroom'
Jane Fonda says conservative icons like Sarah Palin and Bill O'Reilly would benefit from watching Aaron Sorkin's show "The Newsroom," on which she plays a CEO of the company that owns the cable network.

Paul on Palin: 'What's not to love?'
Over the weekend, the former Alaska governor and vice presidential nominee said she was on Paul’s side in his recent public spat with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

Stockman invites clown to Texas
Republican Rep. Steve Stockman has invited the controversial rodeo clown who wore an Obama mask in the Missouri rodeo to perform in his home state of Texas. “Liberals want to bronco bust dissent. But Texans value speech, even if it’s speech they don’t agree with,” said Stockman.

The cyberwar against the media
News organizations have been chronicling the cyberwar against the nation’s high-value targets — financial institutions, the defense establishment and government. Now, it’s the media that finds itself under attack like never before.

Clinton considers academic options
Hillary Clinton is fielding offers from colleges and universities — including Harvard and her law school alma mater, Yale — to give her a formal academic role, a move that would give her a platform outside her family’s foundation.

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from Real Clear Politics

Rand Paul: Hillary's Handling Of Benghazi Should Preclude Her From Higher Office

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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)

Mars Food Scientists End 4-Month Mock Space Mission In Hawaii

'Cannibal' Monster Galaxies Lose Appetite In Old Age
At the core of most galaxy clusters in our universe, there are cosmic cannibals — monster galaxies that gobble up their neighbors to grow bigger and bigger in size. But the appetite of these hungry objects seems to fade as they get older, a new study reveals.

SpaceX's Reusable 'Grasshopper' Rocket Leaps Sideways In Amazing Test Flight  (Video)

6 Ways Entrepreneur Elon Musk Is Changing the World

Odd Star Reveals Magnetic Field Around Milky Way's Monster Black Hole

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from The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)

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from The Wall Street Journal

An Ohio Prescription for GOP: Lower Taxes, More Aid for Poor
Gov. John Kasich Promotes Blend of Conservative Orthodoxy Leavened With Liberal Policies

Troubled Teens Make More Successful Entrepreneurs
Smart, rule-abiding teenagers are less likely to become successful entrepreneurs than equally intelligent teens who engage in illicit activities, according to new research.

Big Brewers Make Summer Wacky Beer Season in Japan
Kirin and Asahi Test Innovations Like Soft-Serve Foam, Extra-Cold Brew and Beer Cocktails

Confident Consumers Step Up Their Borrowing
Auto Loans Post Largest Gain in Seven Years, Even as Total Consumer Debt Declines

DebtLoad

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