Monday, October 27, 2014

In the news, Tuesday, October 7, 2014


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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 ABC News (& affiliates)
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from The Blaze (& Glenn Beck)
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from Bloomberg

At a Glittering Fifth Avenue Duplex, GOP Money Searched for a Savior
While the soirée’s attendees insist they are fully focused on helping the party in the upcoming midterms, there was no mistaking the auditioning and tire kicking that was expected in advance of 2016.

Wal-Mart Cutting Health Benefits to Some Part-Time Employees

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from CBS News (& affiliates)

Why Spanish nursing assistant is such a troubling Ebola case
Three more people were placed under quarantine for Ebola at a Madrid hospital where a Spanish nursing assistant became infected, authorities said Tuesday. More than 50 other possible contacts were being monitored.

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from CNET

Inflatable private room to dock to ISS, commercialise space
The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module is on track to launch in 2015, and will be attached to the International Space Station to test the technology.

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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)

Democratic Senator in Tight Re-election Race Stumbles Over 'Softball' Question on Ebola

Piers Morgan Slams Obama: 'What The Hell Is He Doing?

CBS Blasts GOP Campaign Ads on ISIS As 'a Tricky Campaign Issue' Since Obama 'Does Have a Strategy Now’

On CNN, Marc Lamont Hill Slams 'Racist' Bill Maher For Views on Islam

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from Conciliar Post

Some authors make a lasting impression on one’s mind, for good or for bad. For me, one such writer is Søren Kierkegaard (1813-55), whom I first engaged while an undergraduate at Valparaiso University. While reading Kierkegaard, one cannot help but be flummoxed by large portions of his prose—there’s simply too much there to engage in its fullness. You are like a kindergartener, who is desperately trying to make sense of a chalkboard filled with Einstein’s equations but helpless to do so. But—and this is the glory of Kierkegaard—amidst the haze, one finds moments of brilliant sunshine. An image or idea breaks through the swirling clouds and, suddenly, it makes sense. For moments such as these, I find myself returning to Kierkegaard again and again. Recently I picked up the great Danish philosopher’s essay titled “The Present Age”, and was immediately struck by the parallels between Kierkegaard’s critique of his present age (the mid-19th century) and the .problems of our present age. 

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from The Daily Beast

Syrian Rebels Seize Russian Spy Station Near Israeli Border
When the Free Syrian Army pushed Assad’s soldiers out of a town south of Damascus, the last thing they expected to find was a Russian spy post, a few miles from the Golan Heights.

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from Deseret News

LDS Church responds to Supreme Court announcement
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released a statement in reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court decision to not hear same-sex marriage appeals from Utah and four other states.

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from Independent Journal Review

Democrat Mark Pryor’s Cringeworthy Answer to MSNBC Ebola Question Stuns Morning Joe Crew

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from Jerusalem Online

Netanyahu and Katz bore the Jerusalem tunnel with Operation Protective Edge in mind
The prime minister and transport minister participated in a festive ceremony in honor of the boring of the last tunnel through which the Tel-Aviv-Jerusalem train is to pass. The cost of the project: 7 billion shekels.

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from National Review
from NBC News (& affiliates)
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from NWCN (ID-OR-WA)
from Phys.org

MIT researchers have developed a new way of creating surfaces on which droplets of any desired shape can spontaneously form. They say this approach could lead to new biomedical assay devices and LED display screens, among other applications.

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from POLITICO
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from PolitiFact

Thom Tillis says that Kay Hagan “voted to kill" the equivalent of 2.5 million jobs  MOSTLY FALSE

Tuesday night reruns in North Carolina
It’s the new fall season on TV, but you wouldn’t know it from the North Carolina Senate debate Tuesday night, which carried lots and lots of reruns.

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from RT (Russia Today)
(Russian government-supported propaganda channel)

ISIS in Kobani: How Kurdish protests flared up & spread across Europe  (INTERACTIVE MAP)

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from The Spokesman-Review

Clear skies likely for early a.m. lunar eclipse

Gay marriage advances
U.S. Supreme Court leaves in place rulings striking bans

Idaho same-sex unions still illegal pending appeal in 9th Circuit

Concern mounts as nurse in Spain gets Ebola

Drug ring defendant could avoid prison with trouble-free 18 months

Rumors swirling over Kim absence
North Korea’s leader hasn’t been seen for several weeks

In brief: North, South Korean ships exchange fire

Seattle council votes to honor indigenous people
Annual celebration will occur on Columbus Day

ISIS forces storm into besieged town
Kurdish defenders fight for city on Syrian border

Cost of military operations against ISIS up to $1.1 billion

Feds: Teen from Illinois headed to ISIS

Biden’s slip creates headache for White House
Remarks rile allies in Middle East

Study of brain’s mapping system leads to Nobel

In brief: Appeals court upholds Wisconsin voter ID law
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Wisconsin’s requirement that voters show photo identification at the polls is constitutional, a decision that is not surprising after the court last month allowed for the law to be implemented while it considered the case.
Bond villain and 7-Up pitchman Holder dies
Geoffrey Holder, 84, a Tony Award-winning director, actor, painter, dancer and choreographer who during an eclectic show business career led the groundbreaking show “The Wiz” to Broadway, pitched 7-Up on TV and played a scary villain in a James Bond film, died Sunday of complications of pneumonia.

Veterans Administration to fire four execs in scandal response

In brief: Gunshot victim remains critical
The teenager wounded in what is being called an accidental shooting Sunday in north Spokane remained in critical but stable condition at a local hospital Monday.
Sample sent for EV-D68 testing
The recent death of a child at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane has prompted health officials to investigate whether the cause may have been enterovirus D68.
Officers won’t face charges
The Spokane police officers who shot and killed a homicide suspect armed with a replica handgun while TV cameras rolled in April will not face criminal charges, the Spokane County prosecutor’s office said Monday.

Bar quarrel spills into post office, man slices neck
A confrontation inside a Harrison, Idaho, bar Saturday night spilled into the street and ended with one man crashing through a post office window, slicing open his neck.

County auditor candidates seek greater efficiencies in government

Q & A with Spokane County auditor candidates
The two candidates for Spokane County auditor, Vicky Dalton and Alene Lindstrand, respond to several questions.

Shea, Arritola spar in GOP debate; Wilhite, McCaslin outline stances

CPA, municipal adviser vie for Kootenai County treasurer’s job

Idaho cities must reduce river discharges of phosphorus

Idaho secretary of state candidates don’t agree on primary

In brief: Mayor Condon excited about Spokane’s future
Spokane Mayor David Condon said Monday in his annual “statement of conditions and affairs of the city” that the city’s progress in the last year has given him “optimism and confidence.”
Motorcyclist identified in Valley crash
A 27-year-old man who died in a Spokane Valley motorcycle crash Saturday was identified as William Cody Murphy.
Teens wanted after man’s death located
Two teenagers, Parker M. Bachtold, 15, and Shalin E. Alltus, 15, who lived at a home near Riverside in Okanogan County where Patrick M. Alltus, 39, was found dead late Sunday, were located Monday afternoon south of Eugene driving a stolen truck.

Boeing creating more jobs in St. Louis
Defense plant to build wing parts for 777X

GM reaches out with Facebook, telephone
Owners of recalled vehicles slow to schedule ignition-switch repair

Business briefs: Wal-Mart to offer health insurance shopping
The world’s largest retailer plans to work with DirectHealth.com, an online health insurance comparison site and agency, to allow shoppers to compare coverage options and enroll in Medicare plans or the public exchange plans created under the Affordable Care Act.
Redbox, Verizon drop online streaming
Redbox and Verizon Communications plan to shut down their unprofitable online competitor to Netflix tonight.
Turner Broadcasting cutting 1,475 jobs
Turner Broadcasting, the parent of the CNN, TBS and TNT networks, is eliminating about 1,475 jobs, or about 10 percent of its total employees.

HP’s future uncertain
Experts wonder if PC giant can survive trend toward tablets

Harborview willing to take cases
Harborview Medical Center in Seattle said Monday it is willing to receive U.S. residents who are evacuated from West Africa for treatment of Ebola.

Robert J. Samuelson: The new era of muddle-nomics

Editorial: Knezovich has earned re-election as sheriff

ALS forum puts patients at forefront

Breast cancer genetic screening may bring uncertainty

Ask Dr. K: Psoriasis may affect more than skin

Obituary: Deuber, Harry Harrison, Jr.
28 Apr 1931 - 4 Oct 2014
Harry is well known for the “Ziggy” character logo he created in 1969.

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from TPNN (Tea Party News Network)

When You Hear What this Former VP Candidate Says About Obama, You’ll Be Nodding Your Head in Agreement
Wayne Allyn Root is a former vice-presidential candidate on the Libertarian ticket. Root attended and graduated from Columbia University at the same time that Obama claims that he did, a claim that was never verified because Obama sealed his college records.

BOMBSHELL: Former Sec. of Defense: I Told Obama RIGHT AWAY that Benghazi was a Terrorist Attack

Saturday Night Live (SNL) Mocks Al Sharpton and it’s Priceless

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from The Washington Examiner (DC)

Even a softball question about Obama is enough to make this Democrat crumble
Sen. Mark Pryor is in the fight of his life protecting his seat against midterm election challenger Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.

Jindal's prescription for U.S. defense may be hard even for GOP to swallow

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