Saturday, July 19, 2014

In the news, Thursday, June 26, 2014


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JUN 25      INDEX      JUN 27
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Information from some sites may not be reliable, or may not be vetted.
Some sources may require subscription.

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from ACLJ (American Center for Law and Justice)
from AMAC - The Association of Mature American Citizens
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from The Atlantic
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

How the Bicycle Paved the Way for Women's Rights
The technology craze of the 1890s meant fashion freedom and transportation independence. Bicycle-riding required a shift away from the restrictive, modest fashion of the Victorian age, and ushered in a new era of exposed ankles—or at least visible bloomers—that represented such a departure from the laced up, ruffled down fashion that preceded it.

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from The Blaze

Supreme Court Deals Major Blow to Obama
The Supreme Court on Thursday limited the president’s power to fill high-level vacancies with temporary appointments, ruling in favor of Senate Republicans in their partisan clash with President Barack Obama. The high court’s first case involving the Constitution’s recess appointments clause ended in a unanimous decision holding that Obama’s appointments to the National Labor Relations Board in 2012 without Senate confirmation were illegal.

O’Reilly Decries Conservative Activist’s Hillary Clinton ‘Ambush’ Video
TV host Bill O’Reilly spoke out against conservative activist Jason Mattera’s recent confrontation of Hillary Clinton on his show Wednesday night, calling it “unacceptable” to use “a horrendous act of terror to make a political point.”

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from Breitbart


from Clarion Project - Addressing Islamic Extremism

ISIS' Next Targets: Jordan and Saudi Arabia
The onslaught has already begun on social media, where ISIS is maintaining a slick, professional propaganda presence.

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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)

'You're Asking the Wrong Guy': NBC's Pete Williams Deflects MRCTV's Question on Lack of IRS Scandal Coverage

CBS Finally Covers House Speaker's Lawsuit Against Obama Administration

'Fired'? Sherri Shepherd, Jenny McCarthy Leaving 'The View'
The exodus continues from “The View” after Joy, Elisabeth, and Barbara. TV Line reports Sherri Shepherd put out a statement saying she’s leaving, too. Jenny McCarthy also hinted on Twitter that “If Sherri goes, I go too.” Newsday's Verne Gay says the two women were "fired" by ABC. TMZ calls it a "massacre" and hints that Rosie O'Donnell may be coming back.

Former R.E.M. Star: I Skipped an HIV Test for Five Years for Fear of Reagan Internment Camps

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from The Daily Caller

Pissed Off Man Confronts Police After They Shot His Dog
A man whose dog was recently shot and killed by Salt Lake City police has posted a video of an exchange he had with officers minutes after the shooting.

Abortion Clinics Are Crucial Areas For Pro-Life Advocacy

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from Daily Mail (UK)

The 'robotic trousers' that help paraplegics walk again: First-of-its-kind bionic suit is finally approved for home use

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from Discovery News

Old Telescope Could Dissect Pluto's Icy Innards
Scientists are attempting to map Pluto's icy depths using old telescope data before a NASA spacecraft reaches the distant dwarf planet in 2015. The researchers say they found hints of frozen chemicals hidden beneath Pluto's crust in data obtained by the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) on Hawaii in the late 1990s.

Prehistoric Greenland Ice Melt Led to 20-Foot Sea Rise
More than 400,000 years ago, the Greenland ice sheet collapsed, causing worldwide sea levels to rise between 13 and 20 feet, reports a new study.

Chariots, Gold Found at Bronze-Age Burial Site

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from Fox News (& affiliates)

Supreme Court limits president's recess appointment power

Lerner sought IRS audit of sitting GOP senator, emails show
Congressional investigators have uncovered emails showing ex-IRS official Lois Lerner targeted a sitting Republican senator for an internal audit, a discovery one GOP lawmaker called shocking.

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from The Heritage Foundation

Being Pro-Growth Is Pro-Family
A child tax credit expansion combined with lower rates on income and investment could be a big improvement over current policy.




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from Huffington Post

Pattern Matching, the New Jim Crow
The pattern of men who start billion-dollar tech companies happen to be young, white drop-outs of really good schools (i.e., Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg). Therefore, investors look to this pattern when looking to invest.



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from iFIBER ONE News (WA)

Trio charged with kidnapping, robbery; one posed as escort service
Three people are accused of luring a man to a Moses Lake residence and robbing him.
Prosecutors charged Ciarra L. Webb, a 19-year-old Moses Lake woman, Angel I. M. Avalos, a 20-year-old Moses Lake man, and Jordan J. Ramirez, a 22-year-old Moses Lake man, with kidnapping in the first degree, robbery in the first degree and assault in the second degree.

Ephrata's new marijuana store gets ready
Ephrata's marijuana store has shelves but no marijuana. The High Times Station is preparing for the day they can do business.

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from Independent Journal Review

The EPA Is Now Spending Your Hard-Earned Money To Train Its Employees To Not Poop In The Hallways

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from LiveScience

Oldest Animal-Built Reef Discovered in Namibia
An ancient reef that once teemed with primitive sea life has been unearthed in Africa. The reef, which dates to 548 million years ago, is the oldest animal-built reef ever found.

DARPA's Most Challenging Robot Contest Set for June 2015

2014 Beach Report: 'Superstar' Seashores & Worst 'Repeat Offenders'

Inertia & Newton’s First Law of Motion

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from Money Talks News
from National Review

The Feds Prepared for the ‘Surprise’ Surge of Child Migrants 
Immigration authorities anticipated the consequences of Obama-administration laxity.

Another Judicial Rebuke for ObamaFor the twelfth time in five years, the Supreme Court has unanimously rejected a case made by the Obama administration. This was one of Obama’s worst: The White House took the position that it could decide when the Senate was in recess, in blatant violation of the constitutional order and the ancient tradition that a legislature sets its own rules.

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from New York Daily News

New Jersey woman savagely beaten in front of 2-year-old child as crowd watches
A brutal video was captured of an assault Tuesday night in Salem. Police said Latia Harris, 25, allegedly attacked a woman for spreading rumors about her. A crowd of bystanders watched, but the only one who tried to stop the attack was the victim's 2-year-old son.

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from POLITICO

Nancy Pelosi to travel to border
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will travel to the southern border of the U.S. on Saturday to be briefed by Customs and Border Protection on the flood of unaccompanied minors entering the country.
The California Democrat will also tour the South Texas Detention Facility where a group of minors are being held.

Democrats: SCOTUS validates Senate rules change
Democrats say the decision Thursday to rebuke Obama’s 2012 appointments to the National Labor Relations Board has made their change to Senate rules seem remarkably prescient. That change made it easier for the Senate to confirm Obama’s nominees, transforming recess appointments — a tactic to get around the chamber’s hurdles — into something of a relic.

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from Popular Science

Why The Supreme Court Thinks Streaming Is Cable TV
To decide ABC v. Aereo the Supreme Court leaned on history, as any court should. But most justices picked the weirdest, dustiest parts of the law.

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from Press TV (Iran)

France warns firms doing business in Israel settlements
France has warned companies about the risks of doing business in Israeli settlements considered illegal under international law.

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from Q13Fox News (KCPQ Seattle)

Measles outbreak reported in south King, Pierce counties

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from Rare

Developing: Lois Lerner wanted to audit a Republican senator after reading his mail
New Lois Lerner emails surfaced Wednesday that reveal she attempted to audit Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) after reading the contents of an email invitation to an event meant for him.

Bill Clinton proves how out of touch his family really is

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from The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)

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from USA Today
from The Washington Post (DC)
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from The Washington Times (DC)
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from Yahoo News

Tipping Point: America’s Government Is Now Broken
Two things happened this week that together demonstrate how profoundly broken democracy is in the U.S. The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, in NLRB v. Noel Canning, that President Obama violated the Constitution by appointing members to the National Labor Relations Board while the Senate was in a three-day recess. Just days earlier, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) announced that he intends to sue the president.

Obama seeks $500 million from Congress to help moderate Syrian rebels

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from 100 Percent FED Up


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