Thursday, June 26, 2014

In the news, Monday, June 2, 2014


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from About.com

Today On About.com: Mouth Watering Waffles, Could You Really Win The Lottery? And Mosquitos Are Back (Womp Womp)
6 mouth-watering waffle creations. YUM!
The home color trends you have to try.
Want mosquito bites? Keep doing THESE things.
It’s time to get defensive about your P.C.
Could you actually win the lotto?
15 hilarious yearbook quotes we wish we had thought of!

Stress Can Be Associated with Worsening Allergy Symptoms
Allergies May Be Triggered By Stress

10 Things Every Redhead Should Know
A Redhead's Guide to Better Hair Color

9 Truths Your Remodeling Contractor Won't Tell You

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from Breitbart

MULTICULTURAL SURRENDER HAS TURNED BRITAIN INTO A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY
Britain is turning into a third world country. If you want to know how and why, consider three of the ongoing scandals that continued to fester over the weekend.

AZ GOV. JAN BREWER BLASTS OBAMA FOR FEDS DROPPING OFF ILLEGALS AT AZ BUS STATIONS

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from BuzzFeed

These Photos From An Astronaut Aboard The Space Station Are Truly Mesmerizing
NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman has captured his entire experience aboard the International Space Station on Twitter.

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from CBS News (& affiliates)

Bowe Bergdahl "stable," but needs hospitalization, officials say

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from Clarion Project - Addressing Islamic Extremism

New UK Envoy to Iraq Supports Iranian Ayatollah Regime
Baroness Emma Nicholson is on record dismissing the repression, violence and summary executions practised by Iran.

UK Doctor Banned From Practice for Offer to Arrange FGM
Originally from Somalia, Dr. Ali Mao-Aweys, a GP, was filmed by an undercover reporter posing as an aunt of two girls.

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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)

Sgt. Bergdahl’s Father Begins White House Remarks with Koranic Phrase in Arabic

Hagel: 'Yes, There Is A 30-Day Notification'; I Notified...Committee Leadership Yesterday'

1 in 5 Children Live in Poverty in U.S.

NBC and CBS Hosts See Prisoner Swap As 'Good Sign' of 'Diplomatic Breakthrough' With Taliban

Rapper Nas: 'I'm a Proud American...There Was a Time When I Didn't Feel That Way'

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from Collective Evolution
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]


12 Reasons Why Apple Cider Vinegar Will Revolutionize Your Health

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from The Daily Beast

We Lost Soldiers in the Hunt for Bergdahl, a Guy Who Walked Off in the Dead of Night
For five years, soldiers have been forced to stay silent about the disappearance and search for Bergdahl. Now we can talk about what really happened.

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from The Daily Caller

College Republican Faces Impeachment For Endorsing Conservative Challenger In Mississippi Senate Race
College Republicans in Mississippi are moving forward with efforts to impeach their state executive director after he publicly endorsed the conservative challenger to incumbent Sen. Thad Cochran ahead of Tuesday’s GOP primary. The Mississippi Federation of College Republicans’ bylaws prohibit its officials from making endorsements in primaries.

MSNBC’s Chris Matthews Deeply Skeptical Of Taliban Prisoner Swap

Rand Paul Vows To Repeal ‘Illegal’ EPA Climate Rule
Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul is not happy about the Environmental Protection Agency’s new carbon dioxide emissions limits for power plants, arguing it is an “illegal use of executive power.”

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from Daily Mail (UK)

from DW (English) (Deutsche Welle)

Spain's King Juan Carlos abdicates the throne in favor of son, Prince Felipe
Spain's King Juan Carlos has announced he has abdicated the throne in favor of his son, Crown Prince Felipe. The king said he is stepping down so a "new generation" can lead the country's monarchy.

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from EarthSky

Kepler-10 star system has a mega-Earth!
Astronomers believed a rocky world with 17 times Earth’s mass couldn’t form. But now they have discovered one.

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from Eyes Popping
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Top 8 Foods to Boost Brain Power

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from Fox News (& affiliates)
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from The Heritage Foundation


from International Christian Concern
(PERSECUTION.org)

Sharing One’s Faith Without Registration Off-Limits in Kazakhstan
Concerning trends continue in Kazakhstan for religious freedom. Recently, the Department for the Struggle Against Extremism has apprehended and fined several people merely for unregistered “missionary activity.” Anyone who has not received official governmental approval to share his or her faith – whether Jehovah’s Witness, Muslim, or Christian – could be arrested and fined for proselytizing. In the first three months of 2014 alone, at least 40 administrative punishments for exercise of religious freedom have been handed down in Kazakhstan.

Lutherans in Russia Denied Re-Possession of Historic Property
In 2010, Russia passed the Law on the Transfer of Religious Property to Religious Organizations, designed to ensure that historical properties seized during the Soviet Era would be returned to their rightful owners. In Vyborg, a Lutheran church has had little success regaining their historical property, with court decisions being overturned then overturned yet again against the church. Some of these courts have maintained that the property does not qualify as religiously significant, despite its history as a building used for Sunday school. Since the most recent court decision, the Lutherans currently have two months to file yet another appeal.

Nigerian Police Commissioner Bans #BringBackOurGirls Protests, Calling Them “Lawless”
ICC Note: Police Commissioner Joseph Mbu has banned all protests demanding the safe return of the more than 240 schoolgirls for alleged security concerns. In a recent statement, Mbu said, "I cannot fold my hands and watch this lawlessness." Boko Haram mass-kidnapped more than 240 school girls from Chibok's Government Girls Secondary School on April 14, 2014. The girls have reportedly been ferried to camps in Niger and Chad, where some have been forcefully converted and sold into sexual and domestic slavery as child brides.

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from Jen Kuznicki

Take THIS GOP and Shove It; There Is A Better Way
We need new leadership and a new vision for the GOP, like Reagan provided.

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from LifeNews.com

Everyone Knows Maya Angelou, Who Fundraised for Planned Parenthood, Do You Know This Pro-Life Heroine?
Numerous pro-life groups commented on Maya Angelou‘s passing last week. Most emphasized her courage in rejecting abortion when she became pregnant at the age of 16. But the Radiance Foundation pointed out that Angelou did not speak out for other children to have the same chance at life. In fact, she fundraised for Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion organization. So let’s remember Angelou for her many accomplishments. But if you’re looking for someone who made a contribution to the civil rights movement and the pro-life movement, you don’t need to twist the facts to invent one in Angelou. The woman you’re looking for is Dr. Mildred Jefferson.

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from LiveScience

How Would Humans Know If They Lived in a Multiverse?
Some theories in physics give rise to the idea of multiple universes, where nearly identical versions of the known universe exist. But if such a multiverse does exist, how would people know, and what would it mean for humanity?

4 Myths About E-Cigarettes
E-cigarettes aren't as harmless as you think.

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from MEDIAite

Jeffrey Toobin: Obama ‘Clearly Broke the Law’ on Bergdahl

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from Money Talks News

Don’t Get Burned by Your Sunscreen
Consumer Reports tested 20 sunscreens and found that 18 had an SPF lower than what was advertised on the label.

College Is Still Worth Every Penny — If You Graduate
The pay disparity between college graduates and those without a degree reached a new high last year. Despite the struggle to find a good job and rising student loan debt, college graduates earn 98 percent more than those without a degree.

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from Mother Nature Network

from National Geographic

Why Have Female Hurricanes Killed More People Than Male Ones?Here’s a simple fact with an uncertain explanation: historically, hurricanes with female names have, on average, killed more people than those with male ones.

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from NPR (& affiliates)

Jacques Cousteau's Grandson Plans To Spend A Month Underwater

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from NWCN (ID-OR-WA)

70% of Spokane VA patients not seen within 14 days

Fellow soldiers call Bowe deserter, not hero
As celebrations in Idaho continue over the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, there are also concerns about how and why he disappeared nearly five years ago

Karl Thompson’s attorneys appeal conviction in Seattle
Attorneys for former Spokane Police Department officer Karl Thompson appeared before the US Court of Appeals in Seattle on Monday morning to appeal his conviction. Thompson is serving a four-year sentence in federal prison. He was convicted in 2012 by a federal jury of using excessive force and lying to investigators in 2011 about the beating death of Otto Zehm.

More liquor to buy in Washington, but it's more expensive

Child with measles was at Sea-Tac Airport

Seattle council passes $15 minimum wage

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from PreventDisease.com
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

The Top 5 Similarities and Practices Between Big Tobacco and Big Pharma
Tobacco companies and pharmaceutical companies share so many commonalities and industry practices, that it is quite difficult to deny their ideological similarities. Besides the fact that both have used medical doctors to push their products, here are 5 other examples.

Why Is Olive Oil So Effective For Our Health When Combined With Green Leafy Salads?
The combination of unsaturated fats in olive oil and nitrite-rich leafy salad or vegetables may be what gives the Mediterranean diet its healthy edge, according to new research.

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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)

Saturn's Amazing Northern Lights Dance in Hubble Telescope Photos

Alien Planet Identities May Be Unmasked by Examining Parent Stars

'Godzilla of Earths': Alien Planet 17 Times Heavier Than Our World Discovered

New 'Gas Dwarf' Class of Alien Planets Revealed

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from The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)

Then and Now: Bennett Block
Bascomb H. Bennett, born 1859, ran the Arlington hotel at Howard and Main. He would become the son-in-law and partner of pioneer businessman A.M. Cannon and his Bank of Spokane Falls. In 1882, Bennett was involved in one of the most infamous confrontations in Spokane newspaper history. John G. F. Hieber bought the Bennett in 1922 for $170,000. He had operated the Union Brewery and Hieber Brewing and Malting Co. after moving to Spokane in 1888. Prohibition shut him down in 1920, but he invented and patented a machine for processing fruit into juice and spent $100,000 to set up a plant to make soft drinks. He also turned to real estate investments like the Bennett. The building is attached to the Star Hotel and Rima buildings and had 80 apartments until it was made over in the late 1970s as a commercial mall connected to the skywalk system. The Hieber family still owns the block and attached buildings, home to businesses as Cyrus O’Leary’s, Brooks Clothiers, Jay Jacobs, Hahn Western Wear and Little Brick Café. Hieber’s granddaughter, Dru Hieber, is overseeing a new remodel, which includes the Bennett’s unused third-floor.

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from Talking Points Memo

Koch Brothers Group Fighting Detroit Bankruptcy Deal
Americans for Prosperity, the conservative advocacy group supported by the Koch brothers, has launched an effort to torpedo a proposed settlement in the Detroit bankruptcy case, potentially complicating chances for completing the deal just as its prospects seemed to be improving.

Newspaper Writes Blistering Editorial On McConnell's Shift On Obamacare
One of the biggest newspapers in Kentucky is taking Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to task for taking a bizarre new position on Obamacare and Kentucky's state-based Obamacare exchange, Kynect.

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from Time

The 6 U.S. Soldiers Who Died Searching for Bowe Bergdahl
Troops suggest that Bergdahl's desertion makes him more traitor than hero

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from The Washington Free Beacon (DC)

The Worst of Jay Carney
Outgoing White House Press Secretary Jay Carney dodged and fought with the best of them during a three-year, four-month tenure with the Obama administration.

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from The Washington Post (DC)
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from The Weekly Standard

'We Swore to an Oath and We Upheld Ours. He Did Not.'
The soldiers in Bowe Bergdahl's platoon speak up.

Susan Rice: Bergdahl Served With 'Honor and Distinction'

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