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Fairfax County to debate home gathering regulations
WWII B-17 'Flying Fortress' in Skies Over Seattle
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from About.com
Catch and Deal With Hidden Credit Card Charges
Why a Haircut Costs So Much
and Why Your Hairstylist Isn't Making Millions
6 Easy Korean Lunch Recipes to Make at Home
Salad, noodles, soup, rice, and more
Spring Cleaning - 7 Ways to Get Your Financial House In Order
Hot To Get Your Finances in Order for Retirement
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from Alex Jones (INFOWARS.COM)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
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from Allen West
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from AMAC - The Association of Mature American Citizens
Breaking Down Rick Santorum vs. Rand Paul
Prayer Reaffirmed at the Supreme Court: Town of Greece v. Galloway
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Tribal fishing activist led fight resulting in 1974 Boldt decision
Billy Frank Jr., longtime chairman of Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, dead at 83
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from The Blaze
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from BuzzFeed
New Poll: Americans Think The Supreme Court Is Political, Closed Off, And Got Citizens United Wrong
Only 36% of Americans believe the justices usually decide cases based only on the law, according to a new poll being released Wednesday.
How Websites Today Would Report The Monica Lewinsky Scandal
The media is talking about Monica Lewinsky today thanks to her piece in Vanity Fair. But here’s a highly scientific look at how they would have reported the original story in 1998.
10 Mind-Shattering Facts About Human DNA
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State Department: Kerry Will Not Appear Before Congress To Talk About Benghazi
The State Department said Monday that Secretary of State John Kerry would not appear before the House Oversight Committee on May 21 to talk about Benghazi — as demanded in a subpoena from the panel’s chairman, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif.
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from Choice and Truth
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from CNN
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Lib Radio Host: ‘God Performs Abortions’
Here’s a sign the pro-choice side is running out of arguments: praising God as an abortionist.
New Survey of 1,000 Journalists: Four Times More Identify as Democrats Than Republicans
Farmer Reinvents Wheel; Design Courted by Auto Manufacturer
Column: Hollywood's Sexual Predator Problem Explodes
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Columbia River boat launches, shoreline remain closed during Memorial Day weekend
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from Conservative Infidel
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from Crosscut
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from Cyndi's List
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from The Daily Beast
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from The Daily Caller
Warren Buffett: I Build Wind Turbines To Lower My Corporate Taxes
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from EarthSky
Why so few Eta Aquarid meteors in 2014?
We expected 20-40 meteors per hour this morning, at the shower’s peak. But Eta Aquarid meteor rates in 2014 seem to have been far lower. Why?
Are we ready for contact with extraterrestrial intelligence?
Do we need a greater or different kind of awareness of the cosmos in order to make contact with extraterrestrial civilizations?
Star of the week: Thuban is a former Pole Star
Thuban was the Pole Star some 5,000 years ago, when the Egyptians were building the pyramids.
Closest far-moon of the year happens on May 6
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UNDOING THE BIG DIG
Crew works to fill hole left by diesel cleanup
After removing almost 5,000 gallons of diesel and thousands of tons of soil, environmental recovery workers are now filling a big hole. The operation started when a truck driver traveling on Highway 37 lost control of his rig just after midnight on March 2 near Pendleton. Marty Ray Blancett, driving for the Maverik convenience store chain, reportedly swerved to avoid a deer. A fuel trailer broke loose, tumbled down an embankment and settled into a ditch bottom.
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from Examiner.com
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from Facecrooks (& Bitdefender)
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from Family Tree Magazine
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from The Farmacy
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
What do McDonald’s, Burger King, and school lunches have in common?
Mystery Of How The Egyptians Moved Pyramid Stones Solved
Very Clever Mom. Rather Than Just Sending Them To Their Rooms, She Came Up With This…
What do McDonald’s, Burger King, and school lunches have in common?
Mystery Of How The Egyptians Moved Pyramid Stones Solved
Very Clever Mom. Rather Than Just Sending Them To Their Rooms, She Came Up With This…
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Beyond Bundy: Federal Lands Debate Didn’t Start, Won’t End At Bunkerville
States are simply better at managing public lands.
Conservatives Should Stop Saying ‘It’s Not Important’
The hazards of staying out of the conversation
What Floyd Mayweather Tells Us About Manhood And Abortion
Learning From The Single Life
“There simply are not enough marriageable men compared to marriageable women at any level of society. Men may make a comeback, and I hope they do. But any such comeback will come too late to help women who are currently aged 20-40.”
Climate Change Is Real. Too Bad Accurate Climate Models Aren’t.
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from Forbes
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from Fox News (& affiliates)
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from Freedom Foundation (WA)
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from The Globe and Mail (Canada)
from Greatist
How to Find the Right Doctor for You
(And Why It's More Important Than You Think)
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from The Guardian (UK)
Brominated vegetable oil: additive linked to negative health effects
Coca-Cola has said its drinks will no longer include BVO, an additive that research suggests could be harmful.
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from Hartford Courant
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from Health and Happiness
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
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from The Heritage Foundation (The Foundry)
George Will Demolishes Arguments for Common Core in Under Two Minutes
The 'Cure' for Climate Change Is Far Worse than the Disease
Fact Checking the White House's Bogus Climate Assessment
Upstart Airline Creates Turbulence for Big U.S. Carriers, Union Leaders
Indiana Faces Consequences From Federal Government For Exiting Common Core
Gowdy Blasts Administration’s ‘Systematic Effort’ To Withhold Benghazi Documents From Congress
Ted Cruz Wants Answers to These 4 Questions on Benghazi
Does a Benghazi Select Committee Matter?
Kerry Snubs Benghazi Subpoena
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from The Hindu (Chennai / Madras, India)
from Huffington Post
Boris Johnson: 'Eel-Like' Tony Blair Will Avoid Prosecution For Iraq War
Monica Lewinsky Breaks Her Silence On Her Affair With Bill Clinton
Monica Lewinsky Dares To Correct Beyoncé: Actually He 'Clinton'd All On My Gown'
Nancy Pelosi: New Benghazi Panel Must Have Equal Numbers Of Democrats And Republicans
Harry Reid: Republicans Are Like Greased Pigs
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Community members share thankfulness at mayor's prayer breakfast
No time in sentence for man pleading guilty to inappropriate touching of girl
from Independent Journal Review
U.S. Announces Plans to Send Military and Law Enforcement to Nigeria to Assist Finding Abducted School Girls
ICC Note: Tuesday the U.S. announced plans to assemble a team of military and law enforcement personnel to be deployed to Nigeria to assist the Nigerian army in finding and releasing more than 240 schoolgirls now held captive by Islamic insurgency and U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) Boko Haram. The group raided the small Village of Warabe, near Gwoza in Borno State, late last night, According to eye witnesses, 8 girls ranging from 9-15 years old were kidnapped and 5 villagers killed, amongst livestock and other foodstuffs being looted by suspected members of Boko Haram.
Not Enough: Boko Haram Conducts Follow-Up Kidnapping to Mass-Abduction of 243
International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Islamic insurgency and U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) Boko Haram is suspected in the abduction of eight girls from a small village in Northern Nigeria’s Borno State. Monday, Boko Haram released a video claiming responsibility for the April 14 raid of a Chibok secondary school, during which more than 240 schoolgirls were selectively abducted.
Chinese Government Denies Five Tibetan Christian Families Living Allowances
(Five Tibetan Christian Families Suspended of Basic Living Allowances in China; Three Believers Worshiping Outdoors from ShouWang Church Detained)
ICC Note: We translated the article from Chinese to English and it reports that five Tibetan Christian families in Yunnan province, China, were suspended of the basic living allowances from local government due to their Christian faith. Seeing conversion to Christianity as apostasy from Tibetan traditions, the local Tibetan autonomous prefecture government warned those Christians many times in the past years to suspending their gathering. The five Tibetan Christian families are calling for legal support. In the meantime, three believers from Beijing ShouWang Church were detained, the biggest house church in China whose pastor Jin Tianming has been put under house arrest for over three years.
Murder and Other Crimes Against Egypt’s Christian Minority Are Widespread
ICC Note: The attacks against the Christian minority have been widespread across Egypt over the past nine months. While at times the overflow of violence has garnered national and international attention, many other attacks have gone unnoticed. While there have been moments where the greater causes of Egyptian citizens have overridden the religious and sectarian divides, in far too many instances those differences are being hardened and the attacks on minorities are continuing.
Iranian Christian Prisoner Remains on Hunger Strike
ICC Note: An Iranian Christian is continuing his hunger strike in protest of his prison sentence, according to reports from Mohabat News. Vahid Hakkani who is serving a prison term of over three years for his religious activities has been on a hunger strike for more than 35 days. He previously was placed in solitary confinement but now reports say that he has been moved back to the general prison area.
Christian Teacher in Exile Awaiting Appeal of Her ‘Blasphemy’ Case in Egypt
ICC Note: A 25-year-old Egyptian school teacher remains in exile in France after being accused of blasphemy while teaching a lesson on Egyptian history. One year ago Demyana Abd Al-Nour was charged by a group of parents and teachers with blaspheming Islam and Muhammad. Demyana was found guilty and a heavy fine was levied against her. The appeal in her case is still pending. Blasphemy has been used as a way to silence or punish Christians in Egypt. At least 2 Christians are known to be presently serving prison terms for charges of blasphemy.
Church Demolition Continues in Wenzhou, China
(Two Churches in WenZhou City Forcibly Removed, A Church in Ningbo City Requested of Removal)
ICC Note: We translated the article from Chinese to English and it discusses the continuing case of church demolition in Wenzhou city, China, after the demolishing of the 4,000 seat Sanjiang Church. Another two churches in Wenzhou city were completely destroyed on May 3rd and 5th. A local believer said “since the Sanjiang church was demolished, it has been easier for the local government to destroy other churches.” During an interview, an ICC source revealed that the information is not widely known even locally, so churches were destroyed quickly and secretly. Meanwhile, a church in Ningbo city received a notice from the government to demolish the church building.
USA: Victory for Religious Liberty Advocates in Landmark Supreme Court Case
ICC Note: On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of allowing Christian prayer at the start of small government town meetings. The case was brought to the courts attention after two town residents in Greece, New York, said that they were offended by the prayers and that the prayers constituted a government establishment of religion. In the majority ruling, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote “Adults often encounter speech they find disagreeable,” he wrote. “Legislative bodies do not engage in impermissible coercion merely by exposing constituents to prayer they would rather not hear and in which they need not participate.”
12-Year-Old Student in Florida Prohibited from Reading Bible in Class
ICC Note: In yet another incident of religious freedom being curtailed at public schools in the United States, a 12-year-old student was recently told he could not read his Bible in class, even during "free reading time." The teach even left a message with the students parents saying he was not allowed to read his "religious book" in class. According to a legal director at the Liberty Institute, “This is the most shocking piece of evidence I’ve seen in the 12 years of religious liberty work that I’ve been doing."
Christian and Muslim Leaders Unite in Tanzania to Ban Islamic Separatist Group
ICC Note: Christian and Muslim leaders in Tanzania have come together under the umbrella of the Muslims and Christians Brotherhood Society (UNDUGU), an inter-faith non-governmental organization that has called on the Tanzanian government to ban Islamist separatist group, Uamsho. Several of Uamsho's leaders were arrested and jailed in 2012 for inciting violence. In calling for a ban on the Zanzibar-based organization, UNDUGU compared Uamsho to other separatist terror groups, including Boko Haram and al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
Religious Intolerance and Extremism Continues to Grow in Pakistan
ICC Note: Religious intolerance and extremism continues to grow in Pakistan. Religious minorities, including Christians, Hindus and minority sects of Islam, find themselves under increasing pressure from fundamentalists and extremists in Pakistan. According to a new report by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), Pakistan has "hit an all time low" in regards to the treatment of religious minorities. Many of these minorities claim that the situation has gotten worse under Pakistan's current prime minister, Nawaz Sharif. This situation has led to hundreds of religious minorities fleeing Pakistan every month. Please pray for the future of Pakistan.
Sacrifice of Pakistani Bishop John Joseph Remembered 16 Years Later
ICC Note: On the 16th anniversary of Bishop John Joseph's suicide, Christians across Pakistan are remembering the sacrifice the bishop made on behalf of the Christian community. Sixteen years ago, Bishop John Joseph committed suicide in front of the Sahiwal Court in Punjab Province in protest against Pakistan's abusive blasphemy laws. In a note left by the bishop, he explained that he hoped his desperate act would highlight the issue of blasphemy for the international community and would spark positive change for the Christian community. Pakistan's blasphemy laws remain on the books and Christians continue to be disproportionately accused and convicted under the controversial set of laws. Please take a moment to remember the Christian community of Pakistan today in your prayers.
What Took So Long?
Ever since the eleventh anniversary of 9/11, Americans have been asking questions about the attack on our consulate in Libya. The President has called the deaths of those four Americans, “bumps in the road,” and the interest in the true story of what happened, “a sideshow.”
Berkowitz Misses Point On Same-Sex Debate
Peter Berkowitz, an author on a new version of conservatism that I have serious disagreement with, wrote a column about a group of same-sex marriage supporters that aren’t screaming “bigot” in debate, and he applauds them for it.
How Do I Meditate?
Here are step-by-step instructions on how to meditate.
#Earthquake! Tweets Beat Official Quake Alerts
The fastest earthquake alerts come from social media networks, not the U.S Geological Survey's seismic underground sensors, ongoing research finds.
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from IdahoReporter.com
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from iFIBER ONE News (WA)
Community members share thankfulness at mayor's prayer breakfast
No time in sentence for man pleading guilty to inappropriate touching of girl
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from The Independent (UK)
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from Independent Journal Review
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from International Business Times
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from International Christian Concern
(PERSECUTION.org)
U.S. Announces Plans to Send Military and Law Enforcement to Nigeria to Assist Finding Abducted School Girls
ICC Note: Tuesday the U.S. announced plans to assemble a team of military and law enforcement personnel to be deployed to Nigeria to assist the Nigerian army in finding and releasing more than 240 schoolgirls now held captive by Islamic insurgency and U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) Boko Haram. The group raided the small Village of Warabe, near Gwoza in Borno State, late last night, According to eye witnesses, 8 girls ranging from 9-15 years old were kidnapped and 5 villagers killed, amongst livestock and other foodstuffs being looted by suspected members of Boko Haram.
Not Enough: Boko Haram Conducts Follow-Up Kidnapping to Mass-Abduction of 243
International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Islamic insurgency and U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) Boko Haram is suspected in the abduction of eight girls from a small village in Northern Nigeria’s Borno State. Monday, Boko Haram released a video claiming responsibility for the April 14 raid of a Chibok secondary school, during which more than 240 schoolgirls were selectively abducted.
Chinese Government Denies Five Tibetan Christian Families Living Allowances
(Five Tibetan Christian Families Suspended of Basic Living Allowances in China; Three Believers Worshiping Outdoors from ShouWang Church Detained)
ICC Note: We translated the article from Chinese to English and it reports that five Tibetan Christian families in Yunnan province, China, were suspended of the basic living allowances from local government due to their Christian faith. Seeing conversion to Christianity as apostasy from Tibetan traditions, the local Tibetan autonomous prefecture government warned those Christians many times in the past years to suspending their gathering. The five Tibetan Christian families are calling for legal support. In the meantime, three believers from Beijing ShouWang Church were detained, the biggest house church in China whose pastor Jin Tianming has been put under house arrest for over three years.
Murder and Other Crimes Against Egypt’s Christian Minority Are Widespread
ICC Note: The attacks against the Christian minority have been widespread across Egypt over the past nine months. While at times the overflow of violence has garnered national and international attention, many other attacks have gone unnoticed. While there have been moments where the greater causes of Egyptian citizens have overridden the religious and sectarian divides, in far too many instances those differences are being hardened and the attacks on minorities are continuing.
Iranian Christian Prisoner Remains on Hunger Strike
ICC Note: An Iranian Christian is continuing his hunger strike in protest of his prison sentence, according to reports from Mohabat News. Vahid Hakkani who is serving a prison term of over three years for his religious activities has been on a hunger strike for more than 35 days. He previously was placed in solitary confinement but now reports say that he has been moved back to the general prison area.
Christian Teacher in Exile Awaiting Appeal of Her ‘Blasphemy’ Case in Egypt
ICC Note: A 25-year-old Egyptian school teacher remains in exile in France after being accused of blasphemy while teaching a lesson on Egyptian history. One year ago Demyana Abd Al-Nour was charged by a group of parents and teachers with blaspheming Islam and Muhammad. Demyana was found guilty and a heavy fine was levied against her. The appeal in her case is still pending. Blasphemy has been used as a way to silence or punish Christians in Egypt. At least 2 Christians are known to be presently serving prison terms for charges of blasphemy.
Church Demolition Continues in Wenzhou, China
(Two Churches in WenZhou City Forcibly Removed, A Church in Ningbo City Requested of Removal)
ICC Note: We translated the article from Chinese to English and it discusses the continuing case of church demolition in Wenzhou city, China, after the demolishing of the 4,000 seat Sanjiang Church. Another two churches in Wenzhou city were completely destroyed on May 3rd and 5th. A local believer said “since the Sanjiang church was demolished, it has been easier for the local government to destroy other churches.” During an interview, an ICC source revealed that the information is not widely known even locally, so churches were destroyed quickly and secretly. Meanwhile, a church in Ningbo city received a notice from the government to demolish the church building.
USA: Victory for Religious Liberty Advocates in Landmark Supreme Court Case
ICC Note: On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of allowing Christian prayer at the start of small government town meetings. The case was brought to the courts attention after two town residents in Greece, New York, said that they were offended by the prayers and that the prayers constituted a government establishment of religion. In the majority ruling, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote “Adults often encounter speech they find disagreeable,” he wrote. “Legislative bodies do not engage in impermissible coercion merely by exposing constituents to prayer they would rather not hear and in which they need not participate.”
12-Year-Old Student in Florida Prohibited from Reading Bible in Class
ICC Note: In yet another incident of religious freedom being curtailed at public schools in the United States, a 12-year-old student was recently told he could not read his Bible in class, even during "free reading time." The teach even left a message with the students parents saying he was not allowed to read his "religious book" in class. According to a legal director at the Liberty Institute, “This is the most shocking piece of evidence I’ve seen in the 12 years of religious liberty work that I’ve been doing."
Christian and Muslim Leaders Unite in Tanzania to Ban Islamic Separatist Group
ICC Note: Christian and Muslim leaders in Tanzania have come together under the umbrella of the Muslims and Christians Brotherhood Society (UNDUGU), an inter-faith non-governmental organization that has called on the Tanzanian government to ban Islamist separatist group, Uamsho. Several of Uamsho's leaders were arrested and jailed in 2012 for inciting violence. In calling for a ban on the Zanzibar-based organization, UNDUGU compared Uamsho to other separatist terror groups, including Boko Haram and al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
Religious Intolerance and Extremism Continues to Grow in Pakistan
ICC Note: Religious intolerance and extremism continues to grow in Pakistan. Religious minorities, including Christians, Hindus and minority sects of Islam, find themselves under increasing pressure from fundamentalists and extremists in Pakistan. According to a new report by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), Pakistan has "hit an all time low" in regards to the treatment of religious minorities. Many of these minorities claim that the situation has gotten worse under Pakistan's current prime minister, Nawaz Sharif. This situation has led to hundreds of religious minorities fleeing Pakistan every month. Please pray for the future of Pakistan.
Sacrifice of Pakistani Bishop John Joseph Remembered 16 Years Later
ICC Note: On the 16th anniversary of Bishop John Joseph's suicide, Christians across Pakistan are remembering the sacrifice the bishop made on behalf of the Christian community. Sixteen years ago, Bishop John Joseph committed suicide in front of the Sahiwal Court in Punjab Province in protest against Pakistan's abusive blasphemy laws. In a note left by the bishop, he explained that he hoped his desperate act would highlight the issue of blasphemy for the international community and would spark positive change for the Christian community. Pakistan's blasphemy laws remain on the books and Christians continue to be disproportionately accused and convicted under the controversial set of laws. Please take a moment to remember the Christian community of Pakistan today in your prayers.
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*from Jen Kuznicki
What Took So Long?
Ever since the eleventh anniversary of 9/11, Americans have been asking questions about the attack on our consulate in Libya. The President has called the deaths of those four Americans, “bumps in the road,” and the interest in the true story of what happened, “a sideshow.”
Berkowitz Misses Point On Same-Sex Debate
Peter Berkowitz, an author on a new version of conservatism that I have serious disagreement with, wrote a column about a group of same-sex marriage supporters that aren’t screaming “bigot” in debate, and he applauds them for it.
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from KATU News (Portland)
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from KGW-TV (Portland)
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from KING 5 (Seattle)
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from KIRO 7 Eyewitness News (Seattle)
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from KOMO News (Seattle)
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from KREM 2 News (Spokane)
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from KXLY 4 News (Spokane)
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from LiveScience
How Do I Meditate?
Here are step-by-step instructions on how to meditate.
#Earthquake! Tweets Beat Official Quake Alerts
The fastest earthquake alerts come from social media networks, not the U.S Geological Survey's seismic underground sensors, ongoing research finds.
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from MEDIAite
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from Media Matters for America
from Money Talks News
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from Mother Nature Network
5 reasons to give up your car
The average American shells out nearly $10,000 for a year of driving privileges. With other options increasingly available, is it really worth it?
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from The National Audubon Society
More than One Million Birds Died During Deepwater Horizon Disaster
A new study estimates that up to 800,000 coastal birds were killed in the first three months of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. That number, as large as it is, is only part of the picture, says Audubon's Melanie Driscoll. Once further studies are conducted, the number will likely exceed one million.
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Digging Utah’s Dinosaurs
Around 75 million years ago, Utah was part of an island landmass called Laramidia. It was hot and swampy—and dinosaurs ruled.
How a Few Species Are Hacking Climate Change
As the Earth heats up, animals and plants are not necessarily helpless. They can move to cooler climes; they can stay put and adapt as individuals to their warmer environment, and they can even adapt as a species, by evolving. The big question is, will they be able to do any of that quickly enough?
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from Natural Society
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
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from NBC News (& affiliates)
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from The New Republic
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from Newsmax
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from New York Daily News
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from The New Yorker
RONALD REAGAN’S BENGHAZI
When militants struck American officials in Beirut under Reagan, Congress pointed fingers at the perpetrators, not at political rivals.
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from New York Times
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from Northwest Watchdog
Inspector General launches investigation into EPA’s Alaska Pebble Mine study
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from NWCN (ID-OR-WA)
7 tips to make retirement savings last
Gov. Kitzhaber helps save woman's life
"Memphis Belle" to fly over Northwest cities this month
A restored World War II B-17 "Flying Fortress" will be in the skies over the Northest this month. The Liberty Foundation considers itself a flying museum and sells flights on the historic planes to pay its expenses. Spokane flights will take place May 17th-18th.
Washington feeling impact of climate change
A new government report says global warming is rapidly turning America the beautiful into America the stormy, sneezy and dangerous. The report points to climate changes that are affecting "oyster growers in Washington state, corn producers in Iowa and maple syrup producers in Vermont."
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Monsanto’s Glyphosate Increasingly Found In Urine, Breast Milk And Blood Samples
The Beginning Of The End For The Leaders Of The ‘Free World’… Humanity Awakens!
The leaders of the “free world” are on the run. In many cases, they can’t go out and travel due to the risk of being arrested, protested or even having a shoe thrown at them.
White House Agrees To Give Senators Access To Drone Document On Killing Americans
Hillary Calls For Gun Control
ProPublica On Privacy Tools: Encrypt What You Can
Amendments Threaten To Scuttle Senate Keystone Deal
Harry Reid: Republicans Are Like ‘Greased Pigs’
Record Disproval For Obamacare, Despite White House Enrollment Claims
Rand Paul Is Blocking Obama’s Liberal Court Appointee By Asking For Drone Documents
Did SCOTUS Get One Right? Yes And No
The five justices who upheld the town’s practice reached the correct decision, but in their opinions, only one reached the correct decision for the correct reason: Justice Clarence Thomas.
Condoleezza Rice And Rutgers’ Tolerance Brigade
From a student body and faculty numbering close to 60,000, a group numbering in at least the tens, if not dozens, made enough racket to ruin a lifetime’s memory for the whole community. Following repeated, albeit poorly attended, protests by a fringe bunch of undereducated but over-radicalized kids, Rice withdrew from the engagement.
False East/West Paradigm Hides The Rise Of Global Currency
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from Popular Science
Why Would You Put Brominated Vegetable Oil In Soda?
Invention Awards 2014: A Powerful, Portable, And Affordable Robotic Exoskeleton
Lift an extra 40 pounds with little effort
Magnetic Brain Stimulation May Trump Drugs For Severe Depression
For people with treatment-resistant depression, that is.
Nick Offerman On Why We Should Build Stuff
The Parks and Recreation star talks about tinkering.
App That Finds Stolen iPhones Breeds Homespun Justice
Hammers are a particularly popular weapon choice for those who take the law into their own hands.
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from PreventDisease.com
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
The Highest Nutrient Dense Calcium Foods
You don't need milk or yogurt to benefit from highly bioavailable sources of calcium. In fact, contrary to popular belief, most dairy products do not possess any type of calcium that is easily absorbed in the body. Here are some of the best foods you can eat with both high nutrient density and high bioavailable calcium.
Pepsi and Coca-Cola Used As Pesticide In India Because They're Cheap and Get The Job Done
Besides being an effective poison to the human metabolism, it seems Pepsi and Coca-Cola have another popular function in other parts of the world. One of India’s leading voluntary agencies, the Center for Science and Environment (CSE) said that soft drinks manufactured in India, including those carrying the Pepsi and Coca-Cola brand names, contain unacceptably high levels of pesticide residues and consequently many farmers have used the beverages to combat pests because of low costs compared to conventional pesticide brands.
from Q13Fox News (KCPQ Seattle)
The Highest Nutrient Dense Calcium Foods
You don't need milk or yogurt to benefit from highly bioavailable sources of calcium. In fact, contrary to popular belief, most dairy products do not possess any type of calcium that is easily absorbed in the body. Here are some of the best foods you can eat with both high nutrient density and high bioavailable calcium.
Pepsi and Coca-Cola Used As Pesticide In India Because They're Cheap and Get The Job Done
Besides being an effective poison to the human metabolism, it seems Pepsi and Coca-Cola have another popular function in other parts of the world. One of India’s leading voluntary agencies, the Center for Science and Environment (CSE) said that soft drinks manufactured in India, including those carrying the Pepsi and Coca-Cola brand names, contain unacceptably high levels of pesticide residues and consequently many farmers have used the beverages to combat pests because of low costs compared to conventional pesticide brands.
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ILLEGAL Obama EPA law enforcement unit BLOCKING Inspector General from investigating EPA wrongdoing
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(Russian government-supported propaganda channel)
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from ScienceDaily
Redescription of the oldest-known dolphin skull sheds light on their origins and evolution
Dolphins are the most diverse family of living marine mammals and include species such as the bottlenose dolphin and the killer whale. However, their early evolution and fossil record has been steeped in mystery due to lack of good specimens. A new article re-describes the oldest species of dolphin with a new name: Eodelphis kabatensis.
Revealing the healing of 'dino-sores': Examining broken bones in 150-million-year-old predatory dinosaur
Scientists have used state-of-the-art imaging techniques to examine the cracks, fractures and breaks in the bones of a 150-million-year-old predatory dinosaur. The research sheds new light, literally, on the healing process that took place when these magnificent animals were still alive.
Small birds capitalize on weather patterns during epic migrations
In one of the greatest feats of endurance in the biological world, millions of tiny songbirds -- many weighing less than an ounce -- migrate thousands of miles to Central and South America each year. Now scientists are finding out how these featherweights do it: using elliptical routes that take advantage of prevailing wind patterns to save calories.
Shrinking helped dinosaurs and birds to keep evolving
Although most dinosaurs went extinct 65 million years ago, one dinosaur lineage survived and lives on today as a major evolutionary success story -- the birds. A study that has 'weighed' hundreds of dinosaurs suggests that shrinking their bodies may have helped the group that became birds to continue exploiting new ecological niches throughout their evolution, and become hugely successful today.
Do we yawn to cool the brain? Yawning frequencies of people vary with temperature of the season
Why do we yawn? We tend to yawn before sleep and after waking, when we are bored or under stimulated. We yawn in the anticipation of important events and when we are under stress. What do all of these have in common? Researchers highlight a link with thermoregulation, and in particular, brain cooling.
Galaxy's biggest telescope harnesses most precise measurement of spinning star
An international team of astronomers has made a measurement of a distant neutron star that is one million times more precise than the previous world’s best. The researchers were able to use the interstellar medium, the 'empty' space between stars and galaxies that is made up of sparsely spread charged particles, as a giant lens to magnify and look closely at the radio wave emission from a small rotating neutron star.
Novel antioxidant makes old arteries seem young again, study shows
An antioxidant that targets specific cell structures -- mitochondria -- may be able to reverse some of the negative effects of aging on arteries, reducing the risk of heart disease, according to a new study. When the research team gave old mice -- the equivalent of 70- to 80-year-old humans -- water containing an antioxidant known as MitoQ for four weeks, their arteries functioned as well as the arteries of mice with an equivalent human age of just 25 to 35 years.
Magnetic fingerprint of our galaxy revealed
Astrophysicists have released an unprecedented map of the entire sky that charts the magnetic field shaping our Milky Way Galaxy. The map reveals magnetic field lines running parallel to the plane of the Galaxy, as well as great loops and whorls associated with nearby clouds of gas and dust.
from Scientific American
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from The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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from Skeptoid Podcast
The Russian Sleep Experiment
The story of the Russian Sleep Experiment is a work of fiction which can be found on the popular horror microfiction site called CreepyPasta.
from Slate
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from Slate's The Vault Blog
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from Smithsonian Magazine
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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)
Aerospace pioneer William H. Dana dies
Bill Dana, NASA research pilot and aeronautical engineer who earned his astronaut wings by exceeding 50 miles altitude in the X-15 rocketplane, died Tuesday (May 6, 2014) in Arizona. He was 83.
New Simulations Explore Supernova Explosions and Universe Evolution
NASA May Put Greenhouse on Mars in 2021
Researchers have proposed putting a plant-growth experiment on NASA's next Mars rover, which is scheduled to launch in mid-2020 and land on the Red Planet in early 2021. The investigation, known as the Mars Plant Experiment (MPX), could help lay the foundation for the colonization of Mars, its designers say.
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from SPIEGEL International (Der Spiegel)
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from The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)
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from The Star (Grand Coulee, WA)
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from Stars and Stripes
At least three of the Navy’s four P-3 Orion surveillance aircraft damaged when snow collapsed a Japanese contractor’s hangar in February were crushed beyond repair.
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from Sunny Skyz
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from Talking Points Memo
GOP Candidate Opposed To Marriage Equality Once Worked As A Drag Queen
A Republican state senate candidate who supported North Carolina's ban on gay marriage once worked as a female impersonator at a gay nightclub, the Winston-Salem Journal reported Saturday.
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from The Telegraph (UK)
India election 2014: Narendra Modi says India and Pakistan should be allies in war on poverty
India and Pakistan should be allies in the war on poverty, says Narendra Modi, the Hindu nationalist leader expected to become India's next prime minister.
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from ThatsNonsense.com
Jockey accidentally euthanized after breaking leg at Kentucky Derby link - Facebook Rumour
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from Think Progress
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from Time
Obamacare’s Killer Burden on Nurses
The Affordable Care Act means more and sicker patients are entering hospitals, and less comprehensive and timely health care.
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from The Times of India
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from Townhall.com
from USA Today
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from The Wall Street Journal
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from The Washington Examiner (DC)
Sources: Jeb Bush seriously considering 2016 bid
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, egged on by his parents and brother, former President George W. Bush, is seriously considering a 2016 bid, according to sources close to the Republican.
Leader of anti-Condoleezza Rice protest at Rutgers celebrates victory over U.S. 'imperialism' on Kremlin propaganda channel
A Rutgers University professor and frequent critic of U.S. "empire" said Tuesday during an interview with the Russian government-supported propaganda channel Russia Today that a campaign against former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's appearance as a commencement speaker was "a stand on principle" because of Rice's support for the Iraq War and the "torture" of detained terrorism suspects.
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from The Washington Free Beacon (DC)
Parody Obama Movie Posters Arrive in L.A. for President’s Visit
‘Saving Barack Obama: A Steven Spielberg Ploy’
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from The Washington Policy Center (State)
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from The Washington Post (DC)
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from The Washington Times (DC)
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from The Week
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from The Weekly Standard
Merkley Says Obamacare Has 'A Lot That's Going Right in Oregon'
Despite exorbitant costs, shuttered exchange, and FBI investigation.
Obama Biographer: 'The World Seems to Disappoint Him'
David Remnick, an Obama biographer and the editor of the New Yorker, said this morning on national TV that President Obama is disappointed in the world.
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from The Western Center for Journalism
(Western Journalism)
The Robot Car of Tomorrow May Just Be Programmed to Hit You
Bumped From a Flight? This Startup Wants to Get You Paid
Beautifully Bleak Photos of Antarctica’s Enormous Icebergs
Beyond Honeybees: Now Wild Bees and Butterflies May Be in Trouble
8 Smart Ideas for Overhauling Google’s Homepage
Yellowstone Caldera: More Magma, Less Eruptible
Israel's Peres says Netanyahu blocked 2011 peace deal
Both sides bury dead as Ukraine slides towards war
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from 12Tribe Films Foundation
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from The Wenatchee World (WA)
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from The Western Center for Journalism
(Western Journalism)
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from WIRED
Crash-avoidance algorithms can be biased in troubling ways.
Bumped From a Flight? This Startup Wants to Get You Paid
Beautifully Bleak Photos of Antarctica’s Enormous Icebergs
Beyond Honeybees: Now Wild Bees and Butterflies May Be in Trouble
8 Smart Ideas for Overhauling Google’s Homepage
Yellowstone Caldera: More Magma, Less Eruptible
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from WND (World Net Daily)
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from Yahoo News
Israel's Peres says Netanyahu blocked 2011 peace deal
Both sides bury dead as Ukraine slides towards war
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from Yakima Herald-Republic
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from YouTube
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from Zero Hedge
from 12Tribe Films Foundation
from 100 Percent FED Up
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