Friday, January 2, 2015

In the news, Monday, December 22, 2014


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DEC 21      INDEX      DEC 23
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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 Breitbart
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)

Dish Drops Fox News, Fox Business Channels
Joe Flint at The Wall Street Journal reports Satellite-TV provider Dish Network Corp. is no longer carrying Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network after the companies couldn’t come to terms on a new contract. “The channels went dark for Dish customers Saturday night, and there are currently no talks between the two companies, a senior Fox News executive said.”

BREAKING: ThinkProgress Uncovers Catholic Group Acting Catholic

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from Fox News (& affiliates)
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from The Heritage Foundation

How Much Was Misspent on Food Stamps in 2014
This year the U.S. Department of Agriculture misspent $2.4 billion on food stamps, according to a November report from the USDA Office of Inspector General.

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from The Inquisitr
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Brandeis University Removes Student Leader After Twitter Rant Over NYPD Deaths
A Brandeis University student is in hot water with the Massachusetts institution, after posting a series of anti-police and anti-America comments on Twitter, including calling for violence.

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from Media Matters for America
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Misinformer Of The Year: George Will

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from Money Talks News
from National Review
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Obama Support among Military Plummets to 15 Percent

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from The New Yorker

Torture and the Truth
It’s hard to describe it as a positive development when a branch of the federal government releases a four-hundred-and-ninety-nine-page report that explains, in meticulous detail, how unthinkable cruelty became official U.S. policy. But last Tuesday, in releasing the long-awaited Senate Select Intelligence Committee report on the C.I.A.’s interrogation-and-detention program, Senator Dianne Feinstein, the committee chairman, proved that Congress can still perform its most basic Madisonian function of providing a check on executive-branch abuse, and that is reason for gratitude.

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from New York Times

from Pamela Geller (Atlas Shrugs)

Who at the @StateDept @ThinkAgain_DOS is Working with Terror Group Hamas-CAIR?

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from POLITICO

New York Times: Prosecute Cheney
The New York Times editorial board has called upon President Barack Obama to prosecute former Vice President Dick Cheney for the torture of terrorism suspects.

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

China pledges to help Russia overcome economic hardships

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from ScienceAlert

Artificial sweeteners bring on glucose intolerance and alter gut microbiota
Those who consume high amounts of artificial sweetener may be putting themselves at risk of developing glucose intolerance, according to new research.

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from The Spokesman-Review

North Korea experiencing severe Internet outages
North Korea experienced sweeping and progressively worse Internet outages extending into Monday, with one computer expert saying the country’s online access is “totally down.” The White House and the State Department declined to say whether the U.S. government was responsible.

Idaho must pay more than $400K in attorney fees for its fight against gay marriage

Police neutralize dynamite found in forest
Police received a report of dynamite in the area of 1200 N. Government Way around 2 p.m. Sunday, after a person with a metal detector found multiple sticks buried in a metal barrel.

Frontier Airlines ending service at Spokane International Airport
Frontier Airlines is leaving Spokane. The Denver-based carrier will make its last flight from Spokane International Airport on Jan. 6.

Obama weighs response to Sony ‘cybervandalism’
President Barack Obama says the United States is reviewing whether to put North Korea back on its list of state sponsors of terrorism as Washington decides how to respond to what he calls an “act of cybervandalism,” not one of war, against a movie company. Obama is promising to respond “proportionately” to an attack that law enforcement blames on North Korea. “We’re not going to be intimidated by some cyberhackers,” he said.

NYC shooter told bystanders to watch
Incident increases tensions between police unions, mayor

Christie seeks return of fugitive cop killer
 New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie disagrees with President Obama’s decision to normalize relations with Cuba and wants the president to demand the immediate return of a convicted cop killer from the country “before any further consideration of restoration of diplomatic relations with the Cuban government.”

Francis’ approach splits Cuban-American Catholics
The key role Pope Francis played encouraging talks between Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro left fractures among his flock in South Florida, where many older Roman Catholics equate the Castro brothers with the devil.

N.Y. gets subway upgrade on track
New York City’s subways – the nation’s biggest mass transit network – serve more than 6 million daily riders who depend largely on a signal system that dates to the Great Depression. That 8-decade-old system slowly is being replaced by 21st-century digital technology that allows up to twice as many trains to safely travel closer together. But it could take at least 20 years for the city’s 700 miles of tracks to be fully computerized.

Arizona immigrants line up for driver’s licenses
Thousands of young immigrants protected from deportation under a federal program will begin lining up for Arizona driver’s licenses today after a federal judge removed the final barrier preventing them from applying for the documents.

Federal prosecutor reportedly pegged for deputy AG
President Barack Obama is preparing to nominate the top federal prosecutor in Atlanta to the No. 2 position at the Justice Department, according to two people familiar with the move. They said Sally Quillian Yates is Obama’s pick for deputy attorney general. If confirmed by the Senate, she’ll oversee day-to-day operations.

Fugitive kills Tampa police officer
A fugitive trying to evade an arrest warrant shot a Tampa-area police officer and then ran him over early Sunday, killing the officer, police said. Marco Antonio Parilla Jr., 23, crashed his car into a pole and another vehicle after running over Tarpon Springs Officer Charles Kondek. Parilla was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder.

Tom Brokaw says cancer is in remission
The veteran NBC newsman announced Sunday that, after months of chemotherapy, he soon will begin a drug maintenance program.
Elton John marries longtime partner
Entertainer Elton John and longtime mate David Furnish officially married Sunday on the ninth anniversary of the day they entered into a civil partnership. The couple converted their civil bond under new laws implemented in England earlier this year that allow same-sex marriages.

Kurds enter town held by Islamic State
Kurdish fighters backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes on Sunday entered the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar, which has been held by Islamic State militants for months.

In brief: Arrests made in school attack
Authorities made several arrests Sunday in a school attack by the Taliban that killed 148 in the northwestern city of Peshawar, officials said.
Haiti names interim premier
Health Minister Florence Duperval Guillaume was named as Haiti’s interim prime minister Sunday following the resignation of her predecessor a week ago amid a stalemate over delayed legislative elections.
Missing father, sons found alive
SYDNEY – A 5-year-old boy and his 7-year-old brother were admitted to an Australian hospital after surviving with their father for 10 days in a remote national park.

In brief: 7-year-old boy dies after Coeur d’Alene pool accident
A 7-year-old boy pulled from a Coeur d’Alene hotel swimming pool Friday has died.
Ione driver dies in off-road crash
Gregory D. Keithley, 55, of Ione, Washington, died Saturday in a car accident on Cedar Creek Road about 2 miles northwest of the Pend Oreille County town.
49 Degrees North to open limited runs
49 Degrees North Mountain Resort east of Chewelah, Washington, said it will open for skiing today.

Gina Barreca: Parents’ best gifts last lifetime

Smart Home Project records movement, behavior
The Smart Home Project, being conducted by the Center for Advanced Studies in Adaptive Systems, is an unusual academic blend of technology engineers and psychologists – two disciplines not known for their collaboration.

Opportunistic scammers get busy during holidays

Give your self-esteem a healthy boost

Tools can help aged keep independence
Sometimes a simple tool to help someone put on a pair of socks or open a jar can keep an elderly person or someone with disabilities living independently in their own home for longer.

The Rock Doc: Keeping warm on a cold night with gold fever

Then and Now: The Sherwood Building
The Sherwood Building, center, is shown in 1917 shortly after it opened as an eight-story tower.  New owner Tom Clemson is renovating the building on the 500 block of West Riverside Avenue, and has renamed it Cutter Tower, after the famous architect.

Joe Cocker, Woodstock rocker, dead at 70

Obituary: Anyan, Violet R. (Johnson)
(12 Dec 1926 - 17 Dec 2014)  Peach, Lincoln, Creston

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from The Washington Post (DC)

As Christmas approaches, Baghdad Christians lament empty pews
The instability and violence following the U.S.-led invasion in 2003 have driven many Christians out of the country. The nation’s Christian population has plummeted from more than a million to what community leaders estimate is less than 400,000 today.

A primer on the divisive issue that may cost Jeb Bush the Republican nomination: Common Core

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