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from Allen West
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Sharpton says Oscars are too white. Is NBA too black?
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Sharpton says Oscars are too white. Is NBA too black?
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from BizPac Review
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from CBC News (Canada)
RCMP officers have right to collective bargaining, Supreme Court rules
Ruling says union is one option, as federal government given a year to amend law
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from CBS News (& affiliates)
Girls Basketball Coach Suspended After Defeating Opponent 161-2
SAN BERNARDINO (CBSLA.com) — A high school girls basketball coach is serving a two-game suspension after he was accused of running up the score on an opponent last week.
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CBS This Morning Blames Cancellation of Muslim Prayer Event at Duke on Franklin Graham
Networks Ignore John Kerry's Embarrassing James Taylor Stunt in Paris
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Billionaire George Soros spent $33MILLION bankrolling Ferguson demonstrators to create 'echo chamber' and drive national protests
from euronews
“ISIL is the baby of George W Bush”ISIL was founded some weeks after the US-led invasion of Iraq. The organisation is the baby of George W. Bush, and the violence, that we face now is the boomerang effect of our own wars.
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Duke University To Muslims: You Cannot Use Our Church To Say Your Call To Prayer
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
CBS This Morning Blames Cancellation of Muslim Prayer Event at Duke on Franklin Graham
Networks Ignore John Kerry's Embarrassing James Taylor Stunt in Paris
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from Daily Mail (UK)
Billionaire George Soros spent $33MILLION bankrolling Ferguson demonstrators to create 'echo chamber' and drive national protests
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“ISIL is the baby of George W Bush”ISIL was founded some weeks after the US-led invasion of Iraq. The organisation is the baby of George W. Bush, and the violence, that we face now is the boomerang effect of our own wars.
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from Forum for Middle East Understanding
(FFMU) (Shoebat.com) [Information from this site may be questionable.]Duke University To Muslims: You Cannot Use Our Church To Say Your Call To Prayer
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from Global News (Canada)
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from The Guardian (UK)
When the rats are away, Galapagos tortoises can play
In 2012, a helicopter could be seen zipping back and forth over Pinzón, one of the world famous Galapagos islands. Its mission: to cover the 18-km2 volcano with poisoned rat bait, thereby eradicating its population of invasive rodents for good. Now, just two years later, the benefits of this initiative are starting to be seen. “We found 10 tiny, newly hatched saddleback tortoises on the island early last month,” report conservationists in correspondence to Nature this week.
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from KCPQ (Q13Fox News) (Seattle)
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from Money Talks News
from NaturalNews.com
[Information from this site may be extremely unreliable.]
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from Science (& News from Science)
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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)
UK's Beagle 2 Mars Lander Mission in Photos
Officials have confirmed that NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted the United Kingdom's Beagle 2 lander on Mars. The probe has been lost since 2003.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Train derailment near Cheney may block road until Saturday
The derailment at Cheney-Spokane Road on the northeast side of Cheney left at least six cars off the track, including one that was tilting at a 20-degree angle. The 30-car train derailed as it entered Cheney from Almira just before 1:30 a.m. Thursday on the state-owned short line.
Gun activists gather, as control activists plan to grade legislators on which way they vote
Voter-approved background checks on private gun purchases are unconstitutional and therefore not law, Rep. Matt Shea told gun-rights activists Thursday on the steps of the Capitol.
Restaurant’s ‘Shorty Can’t Breathe Either’ evokes racial comparison
Regardless of the intent behind the sign, newly elected NAACP President Rachel Dolezal said it brings to mind the national I Can’t Breathe movement.
Idaho Education Network audit raises questions
A service audit of the Idaho Education Network is raising troubling questions about the pricey statewide broadband and videoconferencing network that links Idaho’s high schools.
In brief: New senator to give GOP response
Joni Ernst, a newly elected senator from Iowa and a lieutenant colonel in the Iowa National Guard, will deliver the Republican response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address next week, party leaders announced Thursday.
Lottery worker illegally wins jackpot
An Iowa lottery worker, who illegally played the lottery, won a multimillion-dollar jackpot in 2010 and asked others to help him claim it, authorities said Thursday after announcing fraud charges against him.
Fewer in U.S. delaying needed medical care, survey finds
The number of Americans who put off needed medical care fell substantially last year, according to a new survey that provides one of the fullest pictures to date of how the federal health law may be improving not only insurance coverage but also access to health care.
Francis to declare late Serra saint
Pope Francis surprised Catholics worldwide Thursday when he disclosed that he plans to canonize Junipero Serra, the 18th-century Spanish Franciscan who founded nine missions in California and restored early places of Christian worship across the state and in Mexico.
Mexicans can obtain documents in U.S.
The Mexican government Thursday began issuing birth certificates to Mexican nationals living in the United States to help them obtain the identity documents needed to apply for driver’s licenses and work permits.
Belgium raid pre-empts attack, authorities say
With Europe dreading more terror, Belgian authorities seized the initiative and said they pre-empted a major attack Thursday, killing two suspects in a firefight and arresting a third in a vast anti-terrorism sweep that stretched into the night.
U.S. eases travel, trade with Cuba
Swiftly expanding trade ties with Cuba, the Obama administration opened the door to easier travel and a wide range of new export opportunities with the communist island starting today, punching the biggest hole to date in America’s half-century-old embargo.
Pope’s words clash amid freedom of speech debate
Pope Francis stirred fresh controversy Thursday in the debate over freedom of speech and individual responsibility with a remark that suggested that a violent reaction to insults should be expected.
Duke University drops prayer call proposal
Days after announcing that a Muslim call to prayer would echo from its historic chapel tower, Duke University changed course Thursday following a flurry of calls and emails objecting to the plan.
Flu shot helps many despite lower effectiveness, CDC says
If you think this year’s flu shot is worthless, think again: People who got vaccinated this fall or winter have been 23 percent less likely than their unvaccinated peers to come down with a flu-like illness bad enough to send them to the doctor, according to a new report from researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Thwarted burglary of WSP impound lot may have targeted drug-filled car
A thwarted break-in at the Washington State Patrol’s impound lot early Wednesday may have been targeting a car containing a pound of methamphetamine and other drugs.
Coeur d’Alene students, Spokane reverend speak during MLK program
A highlight of Thursday’s program at Lake City Community Church was an appearance by the Rev. Percy “Happy” Watkins, pastor at New Hope Baptist Church in Spokane.
Spokane motel killing was strangulation, police say
Spokane police believe a man strangled his girlfriend early Thursday morning at a downtown Spokane motel. Officers arrested Michael W. Baesman, 36, in connection with the death of Shawna Wyatt, 34, at the Downtowner Motel, 165 S. Washington St.
The lone person to survive a series of shootings Saturday in Moscow continues to improve at a Spokane hospital.
Federal grant enables fire coverage expansion
The city of Spokane announced Thursday that a $2 million federal grant will expand fire coverage to the southwest part of town and add more Alternative Response Units to respond to nonlife-threatening calls.
Otter to have surgery on left hip this time
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter will have surgery next week, a hip-resurfacing procedure on his left hip that’s similar to a fairly extensive procedure he had on his right hip in 2008. “So I will be out of the office for a period of time,” he said Thursday.
Timber counties to feel loss of subsidies
The Obama administration is telling governors in 41 states how much money they are losing after Congress ended subsidies paid the past 20 years to counties that contain national forest land.
Driver in Lakewood police killings gets new trial
Citing a prosecutor’s misconduct during trial, the Washington Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the aggravated first-degree murder convictions and 420-year sentence of Darcus Dewayne Allen, who drove the getaway car after Maurice Clemmons fatally shot four Lakewood police officers in 2009.
In brief: Man released as police investigate rape case
A Cheney man arrested this week on suspicion of rape has been released from the Spokane County Jail.
Idaho legal fund tapped for gay marriage fight
Four top Idaho officials agreed Thursday to tap nearly half a million dollars in state taxpayer funds for legal fees and costs associated with their court fight against same-sex marriage.
Palsy-afflicted boy’s parents sue hospital
The parents of a boy with cerebral palsy seek $36 million in a lawsuit against an Oregon hospital system, alleging it misrepresented the risks of a water birth.
Idaho nuclear waste deal blasted by ex-governors
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter is turning the state into a nuclear waste repository, former Idaho Govs. Phil Batt and Cecil Andrus say.
Northern Idaho mental illness, obesity are top health issues
Both kids and adults struggle with their waistlines, a study found. And depression and suicide rates are high, particularly among young Native American men and men age 75 and older.
Target Corp. to close Canada stores
The Minneapolis-based retailer announced Thursday morning it will shutter its 133 stores north of the border after a challenging two years with its first expansion outside the U.S.
Business briefs: Dish, Fox sign multiyear deal
Dish Network subscribers once again have access to Fox News after the companies agreed on a multiyear deal.
Unemployment apps jump 19K
The end of the holiday shopping season led to more Americans seeking unemployment benefits last week, raising the number of applications to an 18-week high. The number is near historically low levels.
New soy, cotton seeds OK’d
Agriculture business giant Monsanto Co. said Thursday it received approval from the Department of Agriculture for new cotton and soybean seeds designed to be used with a new herbicide formula.
Mortgage rates fall again
Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell for the third straight week, with the benchmark 30-year rate again marking its lowest level since May 2013.
New Airbus A350 debuts
The world’s newest jetliner, the Airbus A350, took to the skies Thursday carrying its first paying passengers from the Gulf Arab nation of Qatar.
Southwest Airlines faces record fine for tarmac delays
Southwest Airlines was slammed with a record fine by the Transportation Department on Thursday after the airline forced passengers to remain on arriving planes at Chicago Midway International Airport for hours during severe weather last winter.
Google to put Glass on shelf for redesign
Google will stop selling its Internet-connected eyewear to consumers until the company can develop a more polished and affordable version that’s less likely to be viewed as a freakish device.
Big banks decline on lower revenue, more legal expenses
Bank of America and Citigroup reported disappointing results Thursday, hit by lower trading revenues and more legal expenses. That followed JPMorgan’s weaker earnings announced the day before. Shares of all three banks on Thursday fell 3 percent or more, a bigger decline than the stock market overall.
Oil train safety gets new push
Lawmakers are pushing competing bills to improve oil train safety, as a spike in volatile shipments of crude oil by rail poses new risks in Washington.
Editorial: Legislature must invest to make sure all parts of state are heard
Amy Goodman: Millions in France make values clear
Obituary: Workman, Phyllis A.
30 Dec 1924 - 13 Jan 2015 Endicott
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from Talking Points Memo
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Did Paul Ryan Undermine The SCOTUS Case To Topple Obamacare?
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Did Paul Ryan Undermine The SCOTUS Case To Topple Obamacare?
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from Time
President Obama Wants You to Get Paid, Even When You’re on Leave
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from USA Today
Supreme Court agrees to rule on gay marriage
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to resolve the national debate over same-sex marriage once and for all.
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from US Herald
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from The Wall Street Journal
Test Finds College Graduates Lack Skills for White-Collar Jobs
Forty Percent of Students Seen Ill-Prepared to Enter Work Force; Critical Thinking Key
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from The Western Center for Journalism
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What The Lead Searcher Just Said About Missing Jet MH370 Brings The Mystery Back Into Focus
Malaysia Airlines MH370 is still missing without a trace. And the effort to find the plane that disappeared on March 8, 2014 is still underway, with a fourth large vessel said to be joining the search of a 23,000 mile underwater area in the Indian Ocean.
(Western Journalism)
What The Lead Searcher Just Said About Missing Jet MH370 Brings The Mystery Back Into Focus
Malaysia Airlines MH370 is still missing without a trace. And the effort to find the plane that disappeared on March 8, 2014 is still underway, with a fourth large vessel said to be joining the search of a 23,000 mile underwater area in the Indian Ocean.
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