Wednesday, December 10, 2014

In the news, Thursday, November 27, 2014


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from euronews

Which countries in Europe cause the most air pollution damage?Germany was Europe’s biggest contributer, according to EEA figures. It was responsible for 38.2 bn euros of damage to society as a result of air pollution, which was around one fifth of Europe’s total in 2012. Next was the United Kingdom (25.9 bn euros), followed by Poland (24.8 bn euros), France (14.3 bn euros) and Italy (13.8 bn euros).

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from The Heritage Foundation
from Independent Journal Review

Eric Holder Not Done With Officer Darren Wilson, Regardless of Grand Jury Decision

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from InsideFacebook.com

As people all over the United States prepare to break bread and give thanks today, Facebook’s Data Science team wondered: What are people thankful for?

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from KHQ Local News (NBC Spokane)

Finding heat in winter’s cold after the Carlton Complex Fire
Like so many others, Gail Johnson lost everything when the Carlton Complex Fire blew through Okanogan County. As winter hits Eastern Washington, she's fighting to keep her family warm.

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from Money Talks News

Not for Fido: Thanksgiving Food That Could Be Dangerous for Dogs

Ready to Shop Till You Drop? Read This First
Just remember that when you’re on your deathbed, you won’t be remembering the things you had, you’ll be remembering the times you had.

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from ScienceDaily

Ancient dental plaque: A 'Whey' into our milk drinking past?
We drink milk because it is good for us, but we rarely stop to think "Why?" Archaeologists and geneticists have been puzzling this question since it was revealed that the mutations which enable adults to drink milk are under the strongest selection of any in the human genome.

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from The Spokesman-Review

Man smells smoke from house, calls 911
A passerbyer who smelled smoke and called 911 may have helped avert a larger fire in a Spokane Valley subdivision this evening.

Edmonds woman shoots home intruder
Edmonds police Sgt. Mark Marsh says the woman called 911 and grabbed her gun when the unknown man started pounding on her front door at 3:15 a.m. Thursday. As the man tried to get into the house, the woman struggled with him. Marsh says when she realized she could not keep him out she shot him in the abdomen.

Four ski resorts to be open this weekend

Spokane mayor’s wage would be set by panel under proposal
Spokane’s mayor would no longer have to be the highest-paid city worker under a proposal voters may decide next year.

Communal Thanksgiving dinners feed thousands in area
VFW Post No. 51 Thanksgiving - Spokane
Mid-City Concerns Thanksgiving - Spokane
Central United Methodist Church Thanksgiving - Spokane
St. George’s Catholic Church Thanksgiving - Post Falls
Fedora Thanksgiving Community Dinner - Coeur d’Alene
Lake City Center Thanksgiving - Coeur d’Alene
Community Thanksgiving Dinner - St. Aloysius Parish, Gonzaga University and Sodexo Food Services

U.S. shoppers hesitant despite recovery

Orangutan birth in U.S. zoo first this year

CDC: Percentage of American smokers hits new low

Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg has heart stent implanted

Scientists discover ‘pre-cancers’ in blood

Wintry weather snarls Northeast travel plans
Hundreds of flights canceled; traffic accidents numerous

Ferguson businesses, residents clean up as demonstrations recede

President Obama pardons turkeys Mac, Cheese
“If you’re a turkey, and you’re named after a side dish, your chances of escaping Thanksgiving dinner are pretty low,”

In brief: Video shows Cleveland officer fatally shooting boy, 12
The city released a surveillance video that shows the Saturday shooting of Tamir Rice, who was carrying an airsoft gun that shoots nonlethal plastic pellets.
Minnesota man charged in attempt to join Islamic State fighters
Abdullahi Yusuf is charged with one count of conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.

Health insurance sign-ups coming to shopping malls
The government’s enrollment push with Westfield Shopping Centers will involve setting up outreach tables at malls in Washington state, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland and New York. Separately, the California insurance marketplace, Covered California, will work with Westfield malls in that state.

In Brief: Gunmen kill four polio workers in Pakistan
U.N. peacekeepers detained in Congo
U.N. humanitarian chief to step down

U.S.-Yemeni rescue mission frees eight hostages

Ebola vaccine seems safe in early testing

New proposed ozone limits seen as too much, not enough

U.S. consumer spending up 0.2 percent in October

In brief: Saudis don’t see need to cut OPEC output
Top OPEC producer Saudi Arabia suggested Wednesday there is no need for the cartel to cut its output ceiling despite a plunge in prices that has poorer members of the organization hurting.
Japan will bounce back, ADB president says
The president of the Asian Development Bank said Wednesday that Japan’s economy is expected to return to growth in the fourth quarter of this year and its recession will have little impact on Southeast Asian economies.
Economic reports
New home sales; Pending home sales; Mortgage rates; Jobless benefits.

Pet massage gaining popularity

NHTSA demands nationwide recall of Takata air bags
U.S. safety regulators threatened fines and legal action against Takata Corp. Wednesday unless the company admits that its driver’s air bag inflators are defective and agrees to a nationwide recall.

Twitter now tracks other installed apps

Passers-by extinguish fire at West Valley Outdoor Learning Center

In brief: Mixed weather conditions expected for holiday weekend
The four-day holiday period likely will bring a mix of weather conditions to the Inland Northwest as a push of warmer air today gives way to a modified arctic cold front Friday night.
Police look at victim’s phone
Spokane police are examining the phone of shooting victim Zachary Lamb in hopes it might yield information about his killer.
SUV injures pedestrian
Police said an SUV was traveling west on Second Avenue and struck a man in the crosswalk at Browne Street as it turned south on Browne around 11 a.m. The pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries.
Burglary suspect faces charges
One of two men accused of breaking into a neighbor’s apartment and stabbing him in September appeared in court Wednesday, facing charges of first-degree assault and first-degree burglary.
Festivities begin in CdA
Coeur d’Alene kicks off its holiday festivities Friday with a parade downtown, followed by the annual candle-lighting ceremony, community caroling and fireworks show over Lake Coeur d’Alene.

Studded snow tires losing traction in public opinion, poll finds
As Northwest drivers brave slick commutes this winter, state transportation officials are preparing to spend millions of dollars repairing roads damaged by the stress of studded tires.

For juveniles charged as adults in Spokane robbery, beating

Feds cancel permit for Idaho wolf-killing derby
Environmental groups have won the latest battle in their effort to halt a wolf- and coyote-shooting derby in Idaho, but a pro-hunting group says the contest with cash prizes for whoever kills the most predators will go on as planned early next year.

Port problems hurt Washington apple exports
The Washington apple industry is losing tens of millions of dollars weekly in sales because of the longshoremen’s work slowdown at West Coast ports over contract negotiations.

Dana Milbank: Hagel ouster a Bush-like move from Obama

President Woodrow Wilson’s 1914 Thanksgiving proclamation

Doctor K: Eggs aren’t the culprit once thought

Neighborhood connections key to STA plan
Spokane Transit Authority officials are hoping better connections to neighborhoods will help garner community support for a major expansion of transit service they’re calling STA Moving Forward.

Moran Prairie Grange hits hard times
Currently, the Grange has 71 members, and 33 of them hold the “golden sheep” distinction of having been members for 50 years or more.

Rich Landers: Clif Bar decision shows personal nature of assessing risk
Clif Bar dropped sponsorship of rock-climbing sensation Alex Honnold and four other athletes because the California organic energy food maker says it’s no longer comfortable with the death-defying extremes of certain sports.

Valley’s Old Plantation torn down
The restaurant sitting on the corner of Vista Road and Sprague Avenue went from being a fancy place to take your family for dinner, to several different iterations of nightclub and live music venue, before sitting empty for two years. And last week it was torn down.

Early winter outlook: rainy, warmer
Randy Mann

Let urban turkeys know who’s boss
Pat Munts

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from ThatsNonsense.com

The 12 Online Scams of Christmas

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from U.S. News and World Report

'A Day of Thanksgiving and Praise'
Remembering President Lincoln's 1863 Thanksgiving proclamation.

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from Vox
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Facebook scraped user updates for status updates containing the words "grateful" and "thankful" this past summer, when a few challenges circulated asking users to post about the things they cherished in their lives. And they found, perhaps unsurprisingly, that Facebook users are most thankful for their friends and families.

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from The Wall Street Journal

Democratic Rifts Surface in Wake of Midterm Election Defeat
Leaders Dispute Wisdom of Health-Care Overhaul, Delaying Move on Immigration

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from WND (World Net Daily)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

FORMER DELTA FORCE COMMANDER TO HAGEL: SPEAK OUT NOW!
'American people deserve to hear the truth about the damage the president's policies have inflicted'

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