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unfinished
Information from some sites may not be reliable, or may not be vetted.
Some sources may require subscription.
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from BizPac Review
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from The Blaze (& Glenn Beck)
Family Member of Black Man Killed in Brooklyn Police Shooting Has a Message for Al Sharpton
A family member of 28-year-old Akai Gurley, an unarmed man shot and killed by a rookie police officer in a public housing stairwell, is reportedly speaking out against Al Sharpton and accusing the TV host of exploiting the death.
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from China Daily USA (Beijing)
Xi vows military boost
China will accelerate development of a military equipment system to build a modern army and support national security, according to President Xi Jinping.
Xi vows military boost
China will accelerate development of a military equipment system to build a modern army and support national security, according to President Xi Jinping.
from Freedom Foundation (WA)
Recent Elections in Thurston County Shock the Political Establishment
The Thurston County Commissioners had cultivated a well-deserved reputation for incompetence and malfeasance. Despite this, the recent election defeat of incumbent Commissioner Valenzuela by a political newcomer shocked the existing political establishment.
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from Freedom Outpost
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Shocking Revelation: Former Police Chief Kessler Admits to Working For Feds to Flush Out 2nd Amendment Supporters
Shocking Revelation: Former Police Chief Kessler Admits to Working For Feds to Flush Out 2nd Amendment Supporters
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from Independent Journal Review
Cowardly Robber Terrorizes Red Lobster Until a Heroic Customer Introduces Him to the 2nd Amendment
Protesters Desecrate San Diego Police Memorial for ‘Michael Brown,’ But How the Cop Died Shames Them
NASA’s Orion craft hits high point of 3,604 miles
NASA’s new Orion spacecraft reached its zenith 3,604 miles above Earth on its orbital test flight Friday, the farthest a spacecraft built for humans has traveled from the planet in four decades.
France agrees to compensate Holocaust deportees
Hundreds of American Holocaust survivors and others who were deported by France’s state rail company SNCF during the Nazi occupation will be entitled to compensation from a $60 million U.S.-French fund announced on Friday.
Man who claimed laser cures cancer sentenced to federal prison
A California man who told Central Washington residents that God taught him how to construct a laser that could cure cancer will spend two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to medical fraud.
FBI probes Somali teen’s death as a hate crime
Authorities say a teenager was deliberately run over and killed by a man driving an SUV outside a Somali community center in Kansas City, Missouri, and a spokeswoman said Friday that the FBI was investigating whether the crash was a hate crime.
Rolling Stone casts doubt on its U.Va. rape story
Rolling Stone is casting doubt on the account it published of a young woman who says she was gang-raped at a fraternity party at the University of Virginia, saying there now appear to be discrepancies in the student’s account.
Large fraud ring passed bad checks, federal indictments allege
At least 29 people face federal criminal indictments for allegedly trying to cash fraudulent checks written on accounts for Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, Providence Health & Services, Kmart, a contracting firm and a nursing home operator.
Mutated flu virus dodges vaccine
This season’s flu vaccine may not be as effective against new and possibly more virulent strains of the virus that could become the nation’s dominant form of influenza in the young flu season.
Births in U.S. drop for sixth year in a row
The total number of births declined for the sixth straight year to 3,932,181 babies in 2013 as the nation’s birthrate fell to another record low, with only 62.5 babies born for every 1,000 women between the ages of 15 and 44. The birthrate has dropped 10 percent since peaking in 2007.
Woman, 98, loses bid to get atomic spy case conviction tossed
A 98-year-old New Jersey woman lost her bid Thursday to persuade a judge to erase her 1950 conviction for conspiracy to obstruct justice in the run-up to the atomic spying trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
Tension mounts in police cases
Activists hope for federal prosecution as officers are cleared on local levels
Homeless camp near Silicon Valley’s tech giants cleared by police
About 50 muddy souls dragged their meager belongings out of a trash-strewn California creek bed Thursday as police and social-service workers began clearing away one of the nation’s largest homeless encampments in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Iraq gives U.S. troops immunity
Washington has an agreement with Baghdad on privileges and immunities for the growing number of troops based in Iraq who are helping in the fight against the Islamic State group, the new U.S. ambassador said Thursday.
Al-Qaida issues threat in video of U.S. hostage
The emergence of the latest video of an American hostage in hostile hands in the Middle East – this time in the chaotic state of Yemen – illustrates the frustrating reality that overwhelmingly superior military force cannot be relied upon to extract U.S. citizens in peril.
In brief: Islamic militants attack Chechnya capital
Police waged hours-long gunbattles with Islamic militants who attacked Chechnya’s capital Thursday, leaving at least 20 people dead and underscoring Russia’s vulnerability.
Philippines on edge as typhoon nears
A wide swath of the Philippines braced today for a dangerously erratic and powerful typhoon approaching from the Pacific, about a year after the country was lashed by Typhoon Haiyan that left more than 7,300 people dead.
Bill to halt benefits for Nazis passes
A bill that would block suspected Nazi war criminals from receiving Social Security benefits is heading to President Barack Obama for his signature.
CBS, Dish continue intense negotiations
Television giants CBS Corp. and Dish Network are continuing their high-stakes negotiations to hammer out a new carriage contract.
McMorris Rodgers backs immigration measure; foresees action in 2015
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers joined almost all her Republican colleagues in supporting the bill Thursday that would nullify portions of President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration reform.
GOP-led House reproaches Obama on immigration
Emboldened House Republicans issued a stern but symbolic rebuke to President Barack Obama over immigration Thursday, passing a bill declaring his executive actions to curb deportations “null and void and without legal effect.”
McMorris Rodgers’ son watches House approve ABLE Act
Wednesday’s legislative victory had a deeply personal touch for Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers. The House Republican Conference Chair was joined on the floor of the chamber by her 7-year-old son, Cole, who has Down syndrome. The boy looked on as 403 of his mom’s colleagues voted to amend the tax code, allowing families of those diagnosed with disabilities to set up tax-exempt savings accounts to pay for housing, transportation, education and even funeral costs.
Kootenai Health expansion on schedule, budget
The tall crane looming over the Kootenai Health campus in Coeur d’Alene is one sign that the $57 million hospital expansion is hitting its stride.
Gun background check group proposes new measures
Washington’s new background check requirement for all firearm sales and transfers went into effect on Thursday, and the group behind the new law announced its goals for the next legislative session. Increased access to mental health services, holding adults responsible for keeping guns away from children and protective orders for at-risk people should be added to background checks for private gun sales to help reduce gun violence in Washington, members of the coalition that backed Initiative 594 said during a press conference at Plymouth Church.
In brief: Freezing rain brings crashes across county
Freezing rain made travel treacherous Thursday evening, with numerous slide-offs, crashes and rollovers. The Washington State Patrol responded to about 25 crashes in Spokane County between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Public’s help sought finding Cheney girl
The FBI is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing girl from Cheney. Jacquelynne Rose Doucette left her home to search for a missing cat and was reported missing by her family at 7:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving.
Driver loses control, killed on Highway 395
A Stevens County man was killed Thursday in a head-on crash with a tanker truck about 8 miles south of Chewelah, Washington. Stan A. Long, 77, of Valley, Washington, was driving south on U.S. Highway 395 in his Nissan Pathfinder when he lost control and collided with the tanker, which was northbound.
North Idaho loses power in new Legislature
When the Idaho Legislature convenes in January, it’ll have just one committee chairman from North Idaho: new House Business Committee Chairman Vito Barbieri of Dalton Gardens.
West Side floating bridge’s pontoons arriving
The final eight pontoons being built at Tacoma for the new Highway 520 floating bridge are floating out of their casting basin this week. Only three larger pontoons remain to be built for the Lake Washington bridge. They are being constructed in Aberdeen and should be finished next spring. The pontoons are towed to Seattle, where crews are anchoring and linking the sections to form a six-lane bridge connecting with Bellevue. The new bridge, scheduled to open in spring 2016, will be made up of 77 pontoons. Of those, 44 were built at Tacoma and 33 at Aberdeen.
Budget request initiates Oregon adjustment to legal pot
Oregon lawmakers will consider a request next week for nearly $600,000 to get started making rules for legal marijuana.
Medicaid-fraud lawsuit filed against Wenatchee-based company
The state attorney general’s office has filed a Medicaid-fraud lawsuit against Thomas and Sheila Reese, their company, JT Educational Consultants, for reportedly providing fraudulent training to dozens of school districts around the state. In the lawsuit filed Thursday in Thurston County Superior Court, Attorney General Bob Ferguson said the fraudulent training led to tens of millions of dollars in false Medicaid claims.
Puget Sound rallies push for higher wage
Demonstrators supporting a $15 per hour minimum wage for low-income workers such as fast-food employees have staged rallies at several spots around the Puget Sound region and sat in on a legislative hearing in Olympia.
B Reactor historic park closer to reality after House vote
Plans to create a Manhattan Project National Historical Park, which includes the B Reactor at Hanford, have advanced in Congress. The proposal is included in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2015. The NDAA legislation also includes expanding the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area by 22,000 acres and designating the Middle Fork Snoqualmie and Pratt Rivers as Wild and Scenic.
Bill expanding Oregon Caves National Monument advances
A bill expanding the boundary around the southwestern Oregon marble caves to include its watershed has been attached to a defense spending bill, which passed the House on Thursday and is expected to pass the Senate next week.
Bend hospital admits medication error caused death
Loretta Macpherson died Wednesday, two days after she was given a paralyzing agent typically used during surgeries instead of an anti-seizure medication, said Michel Boileau, chief clinical officer for St. Charles Health System. The error occurred at the organization’s hospital in Bend.
Montana teens tell of burglaries that preceded fatal shooting of German student
Two teenagers testified Thursday that they had stolen items from the garage of a Montana man charged with killing a high school student in that very place weeks later, and one of the teens said that may have been one factor that led to the German exchange student’s death. Markus Kaarma is charged with baiting the shooting victim, Diren Dede, into sneaking into his garage early April 27, and killing him with four shotgun blasts after being alerted by a motion detector. He has pleaded innocent to deliberate homicide, citing fear of harm to his family and property after he had been burglarized twice.
Washington colleges pledge change at D.C. summit
Representatives of seven Washington colleges and universities were in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to participate in a White House summit on college access.
In brief: CdA gateway plans open for discussion
Changes envisioned for Coeur d’Alene’s western gateway are up for public review and comment.
Skeletal remains found near Newport
A body was found Tuesday on private property west of Newport, the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office report.
Vending owners accused of EBT fraud
A Spokane couple have been accused by state officials and local police of buying snacks and soda with food stamps to stock vending machines.
Talks don’t resolve UO assistants’ strike
A daylong mediation session has failed to resolve a strike by graduate teaching assistants at the University of Oregon.
Wyoming pressing Oregon on terminal
The state of Wyoming continues to try to pressure Oregon to permit a coal terminal on the Columbia River that could allow export of coal to Asia.
Low bond-market expectations likely to hurt mutual funds
The bond market will likely produce modest returns, if they’re positive at all, according to many bond-fund managers. It’s a matter of math: Bonds are offering very low interest rates following a decades-long drop in yields. That means they’re producing less income.
Sacked Spokane planning director lands new job
Former Spokane city Planning Director Scott Chesney has been hired by Columbia International Finance, a Spokane startup company focused on arranging financing for public-private projects in Washington.
Business briefs: BPA seeks power, transmission rate hikes
The Bonneville Power Administration has proposed rate increases averaging 6.7 percent for the power it sells largely to public utilities in its four-state Northwest area.
Stronger aluminum possible for cars
Alcoa Inc. is touting a breakthrough in aluminum manufacturing that it said will give the lightweight metal a better chance to replace steel in car doors and fenders. Alcoa said the process, still in the testing phase, will create metal sheets that are stronger and more easily shaped into auto body parts than current aluminum and are lighter than steel.
Barnes & Noble ends Microsoft Nook deal
Bookseller Barnes & Noble said Thursday it is ending its commercial agreement with Microsoft for its Nook e-book reader ahead of its planned Nook spinoff.
Uber raises $1.2 billion as investors ignore hits
Uber raised $1.2 billion in its latest round of funding from venture capitalists, a sign investors were little fazed by the ride-hailing app’s recent spate of bad publicity over privacy violations and its corporate culture.
Putin talks of economic reforms; speech does little to relieve worries
Russia will defend its geopolitical interests, President Vladimir Putin warned Thursday as he promised economic reforms to pull his country back from the brink of recession. But Putin’s patriotic bluster and vague promises did little to assuage real fears that Western sanctions, plummeting oil prices and a collapsing ruble are crippling Russia’s economy.
L.L. Bean ‘duck boot’ sales outstrip supply
Whether it’s “lumberjack chic” or old-school utility, demand for L.L. Bean boots is surging – so much so that some customers will have to wait until February to get their holiday purchases.
Shawn Vestal: Story of returned 1946 copy of ‘Gone With the Wind’ grows
Editorial: Hanford site deserves historical park status
Amy Goodman: A litany of deaths worth protesting
Painting a portrait of Bing
A PBS documentary seeks to remind younger generations there was so much more to Bing Crosby than crooning “White Christmas” – from media master to philanthropist to difficult dad.
More viewers move away from traditional TV
People in the U.S. are watching more digital video as traditional TV viewing declines, and it’s not just young people driving the trend, according to a new report from Nielsen.
Racing patriarch Edsol Sneva dies at 85
North Carolina: More Than 4,000 Charges of Child Sex Assault Filed Against Illegal Aliens In the Past Year
16 years ago, a doctor published a study. It was completely made up, and it made us all sicker.
Once upon a time, a scientist named Dr. Andrew Wakefield published in the medical journal The Lancet that he had discovered a link between autism and vaccines. After years of controversy and making parents mistrust vaccines, along with collecting $674,000 from lawyers who would benefit from suing vaccine makers, it was discovered he had made the whole thing up. The Lancet publicly apologized and reported that further investigation led to the discovery that he had fabricated everything.
Why the world missed the oil price crash
On Feb. 1, 2011, oil prices rose above $100 a barrel. For the next three years, they largely stayed there, with few of the dramatic ups and downs that oil markets are famous for. So when prices began falling slowly in June of this year, most industry experts shrugged.
Cowardly Robber Terrorizes Red Lobster Until a Heroic Customer Introduces Him to the 2nd Amendment
Protesters Desecrate San Diego Police Memorial for ‘Michael Brown,’ But How the Cop Died Shames Them
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from Mad World News
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]
Police Confiscate ‘Toy’ Gun, But Here’s The Alarming Thing It ACTUALLY IsThe Facebook page for the Sheriff Deputies of Ohio has recently released quite the shocking photo depicting what appears to be a large toy gun. While the picture itself might not seem very shocking, the description, however, paints quite the different picture as they explain that it’s actually a fully functional shotgun disguised as a toy.
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Police Confiscate ‘Toy’ Gun, But Here’s The Alarming Thing It ACTUALLY IsThe Facebook page for the Sheriff Deputies of Ohio has recently released quite the shocking photo depicting what appears to be a large toy gun. While the picture itself might not seem very shocking, the description, however, paints quite the different picture as they explain that it’s actually a fully functional shotgun disguised as a toy.
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from New York Times
from The Spokesman-Review
NASA’s Orion craft hits high point of 3,604 miles
NASA’s new Orion spacecraft reached its zenith 3,604 miles above Earth on its orbital test flight Friday, the farthest a spacecraft built for humans has traveled from the planet in four decades.
France agrees to compensate Holocaust deportees
Hundreds of American Holocaust survivors and others who were deported by France’s state rail company SNCF during the Nazi occupation will be entitled to compensation from a $60 million U.S.-French fund announced on Friday.
Man who claimed laser cures cancer sentenced to federal prison
A California man who told Central Washington residents that God taught him how to construct a laser that could cure cancer will spend two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to medical fraud.
FBI probes Somali teen’s death as a hate crime
Authorities say a teenager was deliberately run over and killed by a man driving an SUV outside a Somali community center in Kansas City, Missouri, and a spokeswoman said Friday that the FBI was investigating whether the crash was a hate crime.
Rolling Stone casts doubt on its U.Va. rape story
Rolling Stone is casting doubt on the account it published of a young woman who says she was gang-raped at a fraternity party at the University of Virginia, saying there now appear to be discrepancies in the student’s account.
Large fraud ring passed bad checks, federal indictments allege
At least 29 people face federal criminal indictments for allegedly trying to cash fraudulent checks written on accounts for Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, Providence Health & Services, Kmart, a contracting firm and a nursing home operator.
Mutated flu virus dodges vaccine
This season’s flu vaccine may not be as effective against new and possibly more virulent strains of the virus that could become the nation’s dominant form of influenza in the young flu season.
Births in U.S. drop for sixth year in a row
The total number of births declined for the sixth straight year to 3,932,181 babies in 2013 as the nation’s birthrate fell to another record low, with only 62.5 babies born for every 1,000 women between the ages of 15 and 44. The birthrate has dropped 10 percent since peaking in 2007.
Woman, 98, loses bid to get atomic spy case conviction tossed
A 98-year-old New Jersey woman lost her bid Thursday to persuade a judge to erase her 1950 conviction for conspiracy to obstruct justice in the run-up to the atomic spying trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
Tension mounts in police cases
Activists hope for federal prosecution as officers are cleared on local levels
Homeless camp near Silicon Valley’s tech giants cleared by police
About 50 muddy souls dragged their meager belongings out of a trash-strewn California creek bed Thursday as police and social-service workers began clearing away one of the nation’s largest homeless encampments in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Iraq gives U.S. troops immunity
Washington has an agreement with Baghdad on privileges and immunities for the growing number of troops based in Iraq who are helping in the fight against the Islamic State group, the new U.S. ambassador said Thursday.
Al-Qaida issues threat in video of U.S. hostage
The emergence of the latest video of an American hostage in hostile hands in the Middle East – this time in the chaotic state of Yemen – illustrates the frustrating reality that overwhelmingly superior military force cannot be relied upon to extract U.S. citizens in peril.
In brief: Islamic militants attack Chechnya capital
Police waged hours-long gunbattles with Islamic militants who attacked Chechnya’s capital Thursday, leaving at least 20 people dead and underscoring Russia’s vulnerability.
Philippines on edge as typhoon nears
A wide swath of the Philippines braced today for a dangerously erratic and powerful typhoon approaching from the Pacific, about a year after the country was lashed by Typhoon Haiyan that left more than 7,300 people dead.
Bill to halt benefits for Nazis passes
A bill that would block suspected Nazi war criminals from receiving Social Security benefits is heading to President Barack Obama for his signature.
CBS, Dish continue intense negotiations
Television giants CBS Corp. and Dish Network are continuing their high-stakes negotiations to hammer out a new carriage contract.
McMorris Rodgers backs immigration measure; foresees action in 2015
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers joined almost all her Republican colleagues in supporting the bill Thursday that would nullify portions of President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration reform.
GOP-led House reproaches Obama on immigration
Emboldened House Republicans issued a stern but symbolic rebuke to President Barack Obama over immigration Thursday, passing a bill declaring his executive actions to curb deportations “null and void and without legal effect.”
McMorris Rodgers’ son watches House approve ABLE Act
Wednesday’s legislative victory had a deeply personal touch for Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers. The House Republican Conference Chair was joined on the floor of the chamber by her 7-year-old son, Cole, who has Down syndrome. The boy looked on as 403 of his mom’s colleagues voted to amend the tax code, allowing families of those diagnosed with disabilities to set up tax-exempt savings accounts to pay for housing, transportation, education and even funeral costs.
Kootenai Health expansion on schedule, budget
The tall crane looming over the Kootenai Health campus in Coeur d’Alene is one sign that the $57 million hospital expansion is hitting its stride.
Gun background check group proposes new measures
Washington’s new background check requirement for all firearm sales and transfers went into effect on Thursday, and the group behind the new law announced its goals for the next legislative session. Increased access to mental health services, holding adults responsible for keeping guns away from children and protective orders for at-risk people should be added to background checks for private gun sales to help reduce gun violence in Washington, members of the coalition that backed Initiative 594 said during a press conference at Plymouth Church.
In brief: Freezing rain brings crashes across county
Freezing rain made travel treacherous Thursday evening, with numerous slide-offs, crashes and rollovers. The Washington State Patrol responded to about 25 crashes in Spokane County between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Public’s help sought finding Cheney girl
The FBI is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing girl from Cheney. Jacquelynne Rose Doucette left her home to search for a missing cat and was reported missing by her family at 7:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving.
Driver loses control, killed on Highway 395
A Stevens County man was killed Thursday in a head-on crash with a tanker truck about 8 miles south of Chewelah, Washington. Stan A. Long, 77, of Valley, Washington, was driving south on U.S. Highway 395 in his Nissan Pathfinder when he lost control and collided with the tanker, which was northbound.
North Idaho loses power in new Legislature
When the Idaho Legislature convenes in January, it’ll have just one committee chairman from North Idaho: new House Business Committee Chairman Vito Barbieri of Dalton Gardens.
West Side floating bridge’s pontoons arriving
The final eight pontoons being built at Tacoma for the new Highway 520 floating bridge are floating out of their casting basin this week. Only three larger pontoons remain to be built for the Lake Washington bridge. They are being constructed in Aberdeen and should be finished next spring. The pontoons are towed to Seattle, where crews are anchoring and linking the sections to form a six-lane bridge connecting with Bellevue. The new bridge, scheduled to open in spring 2016, will be made up of 77 pontoons. Of those, 44 were built at Tacoma and 33 at Aberdeen.
Budget request initiates Oregon adjustment to legal pot
Oregon lawmakers will consider a request next week for nearly $600,000 to get started making rules for legal marijuana.
Medicaid-fraud lawsuit filed against Wenatchee-based company
The state attorney general’s office has filed a Medicaid-fraud lawsuit against Thomas and Sheila Reese, their company, JT Educational Consultants, for reportedly providing fraudulent training to dozens of school districts around the state. In the lawsuit filed Thursday in Thurston County Superior Court, Attorney General Bob Ferguson said the fraudulent training led to tens of millions of dollars in false Medicaid claims.
Puget Sound rallies push for higher wage
Demonstrators supporting a $15 per hour minimum wage for low-income workers such as fast-food employees have staged rallies at several spots around the Puget Sound region and sat in on a legislative hearing in Olympia.
B Reactor historic park closer to reality after House vote
Plans to create a Manhattan Project National Historical Park, which includes the B Reactor at Hanford, have advanced in Congress. The proposal is included in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2015. The NDAA legislation also includes expanding the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area by 22,000 acres and designating the Middle Fork Snoqualmie and Pratt Rivers as Wild and Scenic.
Bill expanding Oregon Caves National Monument advances
A bill expanding the boundary around the southwestern Oregon marble caves to include its watershed has been attached to a defense spending bill, which passed the House on Thursday and is expected to pass the Senate next week.
Bend hospital admits medication error caused death
Loretta Macpherson died Wednesday, two days after she was given a paralyzing agent typically used during surgeries instead of an anti-seizure medication, said Michel Boileau, chief clinical officer for St. Charles Health System. The error occurred at the organization’s hospital in Bend.
Montana teens tell of burglaries that preceded fatal shooting of German student
Two teenagers testified Thursday that they had stolen items from the garage of a Montana man charged with killing a high school student in that very place weeks later, and one of the teens said that may have been one factor that led to the German exchange student’s death. Markus Kaarma is charged with baiting the shooting victim, Diren Dede, into sneaking into his garage early April 27, and killing him with four shotgun blasts after being alerted by a motion detector. He has pleaded innocent to deliberate homicide, citing fear of harm to his family and property after he had been burglarized twice.
Washington colleges pledge change at D.C. summit
Representatives of seven Washington colleges and universities were in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to participate in a White House summit on college access.
In brief: CdA gateway plans open for discussion
Changes envisioned for Coeur d’Alene’s western gateway are up for public review and comment.
Skeletal remains found near Newport
A body was found Tuesday on private property west of Newport, the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office report.
Vending owners accused of EBT fraud
A Spokane couple have been accused by state officials and local police of buying snacks and soda with food stamps to stock vending machines.
Talks don’t resolve UO assistants’ strike
A daylong mediation session has failed to resolve a strike by graduate teaching assistants at the University of Oregon.
Wyoming pressing Oregon on terminal
The state of Wyoming continues to try to pressure Oregon to permit a coal terminal on the Columbia River that could allow export of coal to Asia.
Low bond-market expectations likely to hurt mutual funds
The bond market will likely produce modest returns, if they’re positive at all, according to many bond-fund managers. It’s a matter of math: Bonds are offering very low interest rates following a decades-long drop in yields. That means they’re producing less income.
Sacked Spokane planning director lands new job
Former Spokane city Planning Director Scott Chesney has been hired by Columbia International Finance, a Spokane startup company focused on arranging financing for public-private projects in Washington.
Business briefs: BPA seeks power, transmission rate hikes
The Bonneville Power Administration has proposed rate increases averaging 6.7 percent for the power it sells largely to public utilities in its four-state Northwest area.
Stronger aluminum possible for cars
Alcoa Inc. is touting a breakthrough in aluminum manufacturing that it said will give the lightweight metal a better chance to replace steel in car doors and fenders. Alcoa said the process, still in the testing phase, will create metal sheets that are stronger and more easily shaped into auto body parts than current aluminum and are lighter than steel.
Barnes & Noble ends Microsoft Nook deal
Bookseller Barnes & Noble said Thursday it is ending its commercial agreement with Microsoft for its Nook e-book reader ahead of its planned Nook spinoff.
Uber raises $1.2 billion as investors ignore hits
Uber raised $1.2 billion in its latest round of funding from venture capitalists, a sign investors were little fazed by the ride-hailing app’s recent spate of bad publicity over privacy violations and its corporate culture.
Putin talks of economic reforms; speech does little to relieve worries
Russia will defend its geopolitical interests, President Vladimir Putin warned Thursday as he promised economic reforms to pull his country back from the brink of recession. But Putin’s patriotic bluster and vague promises did little to assuage real fears that Western sanctions, plummeting oil prices and a collapsing ruble are crippling Russia’s economy.
L.L. Bean ‘duck boot’ sales outstrip supply
Whether it’s “lumberjack chic” or old-school utility, demand for L.L. Bean boots is surging – so much so that some customers will have to wait until February to get their holiday purchases.
Shawn Vestal: Story of returned 1946 copy of ‘Gone With the Wind’ grows
Editorial: Hanford site deserves historical park status
Amy Goodman: A litany of deaths worth protesting
Painting a portrait of Bing
A PBS documentary seeks to remind younger generations there was so much more to Bing Crosby than crooning “White Christmas” – from media master to philanthropist to difficult dad.
More viewers move away from traditional TV
People in the U.S. are watching more digital video as traditional TV viewing declines, and it’s not just young people driving the trend, according to a new report from Nielsen.
Racing patriarch Edsol Sneva dies at 85
________
from Universal Free Press
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
________
from Upworthy
16 years ago, a doctor published a study. It was completely made up, and it made us all sicker.
Once upon a time, a scientist named Dr. Andrew Wakefield published in the medical journal The Lancet that he had discovered a link between autism and vaccines. After years of controversy and making parents mistrust vaccines, along with collecting $674,000 from lawyers who would benefit from suing vaccine makers, it was discovered he had made the whole thing up. The Lancet publicly apologized and reported that further investigation led to the discovery that he had fabricated everything.
________
from The Washington Post (DC)
Why the world missed the oil price crash
On Feb. 1, 2011, oil prices rose above $100 a barrel. For the next three years, they largely stayed there, with few of the dramatic ups and downs that oil markets are famous for. So when prices began falling slowly in June of this year, most industry experts shrugged.
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