Friday, January 23, 2015

In the news, Monday, January 12, 2015


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JAN 11      INDEX      JAN 13
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Information from some sites may not be reliable, or may not be vetted.
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from The Blaze (& Glenn Beck)
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from Breitbart
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
from The Heritage Foundation
from The Independent (UK)
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from Money Talks News

12 Commonly Overlooked Expenses That Are Ruining Your Budget

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

Ben Carson’s Troubling Connection
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from Newsmax

Leaked Documents Show Most Illegals Now Immune to Arrest

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from New York Daily News

White House admits it should have sent someone with higher political profile to Paris march
The U.S. failed to send a high-level representative to join the 40 heads of state who marched through the streets of Paris to show support following the terror violence last week. Kerry says he will travel to France on Thursday.

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from POLITICO

The selling of Mitt 3.0
Romney is promising he’ll be ‘different’ this time.

White House was out of step as Paris march grew
White House aides were so caught off guard by the march’s massive size and attention that they hadn’t even asked President Barack Obama if he wanted to go.

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from PoliticusUSA
[Information from this site may be questionable.]

John Boehner Screws Over The American People By Blocking A $2,000 Middle Class Tax Cut

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from Reuters

Cuba has freed all 53 prisoners as agreed in U.S. deal: U.S. officials
Cuba has completed the release of all 53 prisoners it had promised to free, the Obama administration said on Monday, a major step toward détente with Washington.

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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)

Dozens of Vintage Space Games Now Available Online

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from The Spokesman-Review

Otter’s agenda for Idaho: School funding boosts, tax cuts
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter called for boosts to school funding and tax cuts for businesses and top earners in his State of the State message to a joint session of the Legislature on Monday, drawing enthusiastic applause from lawmakers.

Store manager bitten by alleged shoplifter
Tabitha S. Brown, 24, a would-be shoplifter sent a grocery store manager to the hospital when she allegedly bit him after returning several stolen packages of meat.

Hansen, CEO of Blu-ray company, indicted on fraud charges
The California businessman who promised to convert an aging downtown Spokane building into a factory producing the next generation of home entertainment has been indicted on 16 counts of fraud.

AAA: Average price of gallon of gasoline in Washington $2.37

Moscow, Idaho, residents are mourning the shooting deaths of three residents while police try to understand what prompted Saturday’s killing spree. John Lee is expected to be charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder. Lee, 29, was arrested after a high-speed chase that ended when he lost control of his car on U.S. Highway 195 just south of Steptoe, Washington.

Spokane Public Schools extending K-6 days by 30 minutes
Kindergartners through sixth-graders will spend more time in Spokane schools next year, and they won’t be twiddling their thumbs. Spokane Public Schools is changing its K-6 school schedule for the first time in at least two decades. Starting this fall, 30 minutes will be added to each day, catching up with other school schedules in Washington and around the nation.

At Cassano’s Italian grocery store in northeast Spokane, there’s a chance you can get homemade cannoli, imported soppressata or maybe some fresh ravioli. You might also get a $450 parking ticket.

Spokane County drivers most likely to talk, text on road
Spokane County drivers are among the worst in Washington when it comes to using cellphones while driving.

More than a million people surged through the boulevards of Paris behind dozens of world leaders walking arm-in-arm Sunday in a rally for unity described as the largest demonstration in French history. Millions more marched around the country and the world to repudiate three days of terror that killed 17 people and changed France. More than 40 world leaders headed the somber procession – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas; Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov – setting aside their differences with a common rallying cry: We stand together against barbarity, and we are all Charlie.

Video of gunman raises questions on affiliations
Two days after his death, a video emerged Sunday of one of the Paris gunmen pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group, while his two fellow militants have claimed to be from al-Qaida – a fiercely rival extremist organization.

AirAsia jetliner’s black boxes found
Divers retrieved one black box and located the other underwater today from the AirAsia plane that crashed more than two weeks ago, a key development that will help investigators unravel what caused the aircraft to plummet into the Java Sea less than halfway into its flight.

U.S.-led airstrike in Syria may have killed 50 civilians
A U.S.-led coalition airstrike killed at least 50 Syrian civilians late last month when it targeted a headquarters of Islamic State extremists in northern Syria, according to a witness and a Syrian opposition human rights organization.

Two Tuskegee airmen, 91, die on same day
Two members of the Tuskegee Airmen – the famed all-black squadron that flew in World War II – died on the same day. The men, lifelong friends who enlisted together, were 91. Clarence E. Huntley Jr. and Joseph Shambrey died on Jan. 5 in their Los Angeles homes, relatives said Sunday.

In brief: Haiti’s president, opposition say deal may end impasse
Haiti’s president said Sunday he has forged a last-minute accord with leaders of four opposition parties after days of closed-door negotiations, possibly creating a viable path to ending a political standoff stalling long-delayed elections.
Holder promises fair Petraeus review
An investigation into whether retired Army Gen. David H. Petraeus illegally shared classified information will be conducted fairly, Attorney General Eric Holder said Sunday in the wake of reports that federal prosecutors have recommended that Petraeus be charged.
Man in hospital standoff had gun
A father who became distraught over his son’s condition at a southeast Texas hospital and caused a standoff did have a gun and pointed it at a nurse, a police spokesman said Sunday.
Drug-laced bread sickens dozens
Investigators were trying to determine how a synthetic drug made its way into holiday bread that sickened dozens of people in Southern California.
U.S. gas drops to $2.20 per gallon
The average price of regular gasoline nationwide has dropped 27 cents a gallon in the past three weeks, to $2.20.
No contamination after Ohio explosion
No dangerous contaminants were released into the air by an explosion at an Ohio oil refinery that was felt 10 miles away and sparked a fire that burned for more than 14 hours, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency said Sunday.

In brief: Arrest warrant issued for Post Falls boy, 9, accused of stealing gum
The boy from Post Falls who twice failed to appear in court is accused of stealing a pack of gum. Police Chief Scott Haug said it’s the first time in his 30 years in law enforcement that he’s ever seen an arrest warrant for someone that young.
Police investigating death of toddler
Kennewick police are investigating after a 2-year-old boy’s death last month was ruled a homicide.
Idaho ranchers, farmers set record
A new University of Idaho report says 2014 was another record year for Idaho farmers and ranchers.
Glacier Park saw most-ever visitors
More than 2.3 million people visited Glacier National Park in northern Montana in 2014.

Leonard Pitts Jr. We promise to stop laughing

Then and Now: Spokane Coliseum a long time coming
The Spokane Coliseum hosted hundreds of events over 40 years, but it took 40 years just to get it built. City boosters began talking about a municipal auditorium in 1912.

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from USA Today

Germany's anti-Islam rallies met with larger protests
Thousands marched in anti-Islam protests Monday night across Germany and were met by even bigger crowds opposing them.

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from The Washington Post (DC)
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from The Washington Times (DC)

Cake maker who refused to bake for gay wedding labeled a ‘Nazi’ by Colo. civil rights officials
Colorado baker Jack Phillips was found guilty of discrimination for refusing to prepare a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, but his attorneys said Monday that a state official who ruled against him is guilty of anti-religious bias.

Church sign arguments evoke laughter from Supreme Court justices
One picture — of an Arizona church’s worship service sign — may have been worth a thousand words at the Supreme Court on Monday.

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