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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
from The Guardian (UK)
Boko Haram's 'deadliest massacre': 2,000 feared dead in Nigeria
Amnesty International calls the killings ‘a disturbing and bloody escalation’ and a local defence group says its fighters have given up trying to count the bodies
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from The Heritage Foundation
Remembering the Man Who Made Sure Americans Knew the Real Reagan
Fracking, Not Obamacare, Has Helped the Middle Class
Americans of all income levels would benefit from faster economic growth that raises wages. Unfortunately, wages are being held back by the very policies supported by those criticizing slow wage growth.
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from IFL Science
Infants Too Young For Vaccines Catch Measles From Unvaccinated Children At Disneyland
Nine cases of measles have so far been recorded in an outbreak in California and Utah, and the number is expected to rise. It is thought that many of the infections were transmitted at Disneyland. Predictably, most of those who have become sick were not vaccinated. Infuriatingly, two of them were children who were too young to get the measles shots, rather than being the children of vaccine opponents.
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Over 700,000 March In France As Politicians Refuse To Call Attacks ‘Islamic Terrorism’
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from Space.com
from The Spokesman-Review
Spokane awarded grant to narrow stretch of Monroe Street
The Washington state Department of Transportation this week announced a $3.7 million traffic safety grant to convert Monroe from four-lanes plus a turn lane to a two-lanes plus a turn lane in the stretch where the girl was struck.
Uncommon expenditures on coaching salaries, buyouts and debt service left Washington State University’s athletic department with a $13 million deficit at the end of last year.
A laughing, tumbling 2-year-old Jesse Dillon proudly displayed his Batman toys at his grandmother’s house on the West Plains on Friday, three days after doctors say he nearly died after being left for more than five hours in a frigid car on Spokane’s South Hill.
Specks of microfiber floating in Great Lakes
Scientists who have reported that the Great Lakes are awash in tiny bits of plastic are raising new alarms about a little-noticed form of the debris turning up in sampling nets: synthetic fibers from garments, cleaning cloths and other consumer products. They are known as “microfibers” – exceedingly fine filaments made of petroleum-based materials such as polyester and nylon that are woven together into fabrics.
McCain likely to run for re-election to U.S. Senate
Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain is leaning toward running for a sixth term in 2016, he said Friday. Now chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, McCain said Friday that he wants to continue serving past 2016, regardless of which party controls the chamber. McCain turns 80 that year.
String of pileups in Michigan leave one dead
More than 100 vehicles were involved in pileups on a snowy Michigan interstate on Friday, killing a trucker and igniting a fire and explosion on a semi carrying fireworks, police said.
Officials recommend prosecution for former CIA director Petraeus
Federal law enforcement officials have recommended prosecuting retired Army Gen. David Petraeus for sharing classified information with a woman with whom he was having an affair while he was serving as CIA director, according to two officials familiar with the situation.
AP source: Romney considering third White House run
In a move that surprised his most loyal supporters and former staff, Mitt Romney told several donors Friday he’s seriously considering a third run for the White House – a dramatic shift for the last Republican presidential nominee after months of insisting his career in politics is over.
In a move that surprised his most loyal supporters and former staff, Mitt Romney told several donors Friday he’s seriously considering a third run for the White House – a dramatic shift for the last Republican presidential nominee after months of insisting his career in politics is over.
The Keystone XL Pipeline was victorious Friday in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Nebraska Supreme Court, as a showdown looms between Congress and President Barack Obama over whether to approve the project.
Bishop charged with manslaughter, drunken driving
Maryland’s second-highest ranking Episcopal leader and the first female bishop in her diocese was charged with drunken driving and manslaughter after fatally striking a cyclist in late December.
Egyptian cleric sentenced to life in prison for terror
Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, who authorities said used a variety of names including Abu Hamza Masri, was convicted on May 19 by a federal jury in New York. Jurors took less than a full day to return guilty verdicts on 11 counts that alleged activities such as taking hostages to conspiring to provide goods and services for the Taliban.
California governor’s budget focuses on savings, debt payoff
Ever mindful that the next economic downturn could be right around the corner, Gov. Jerry Brown released a record $113 billion California spending plan on Friday that resists calls for expanding social services and instead dedicates billions for paying down debt and saving for a rainy day.
In brief: Gun shop owner dies after botched robbery
A gun shop owner in Shawnee, Kansas died from gunshot wounds Friday after a botched robbery that left three suspects wounded, police said.
CDC: Risky flu strain less preventable by vaccine
CDC officials say a nasty strain of flu is going around that is more dangerous to elderly people and very young children. What’s more, officials think the flu vaccine doesn’t work well against this particular virus.
Penny sold for $2 million has rare chain design
A U.S. one-cent piece dating to 1793 has sold at auction for $2.35 million.
In brief: Police say man tried to kill woman for rejecting him
Spokane police this week arrested a man they say tried to kill a woman last month after she declined his sexual advances. Avery Quin Zion Latham, 23, of Spokane, faces charges of attempted murder, second-degree assault and first-degree kidnapping.
Agreement could bring hydroplane races back
Hydroplanes may be back in Coeur d’Alene this summer. H1 Unlimited, which sanctions hydroplane races, said it has signed an agreement with Coeur d’Alene Hydroplane Regatta LLC, to stage unlimited hydroplane races on the lake from Aug. 14-16. The new races would be called the Coeur d’Alene Silver Cup.
Pro-law enforcement rally draws 100 outside Spokane courthouse
No one said “Je suis Ahmed” or mentioned the recent unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, but the 100 people who gathered in the cold air and orange lamplight near the Spokane County Courthouse Friday evening were there to show support for law enforcement officers in troubled times.
Otter strikes defiant tone in third inauguration speech
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter struck a defiant tone in his third inaugural address Friday, declaring, “We stand for what’s right, here in Idaho.”
Prosecutors charged Timothy Leon Cannon, who once tried to kill Kevin Coe, with assault this week for throwing scalding water into the face of Robert Duncan another resident at the McNeil Island facility, and then punching the partially deaf Duncan after he fell down.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Gov. Butch Otter’s request for a review of the court’s ruling last year that overturned Idaho’s ban on gay marriage. Otter had requested that an 11-judge panel review the October decision by three judges that Idaho’s same-sex marriage ban was unconstitutional. On Friday, the 9th Circuit rejected Otter’s request. Three judges dissented from the majority, noting that a 6th Circuit decision upheld similar laws in four states.
In brief: Man shot at North Spokane home expected to survive
Police were called to the 1900 block of East Bridgeport Avenue just before 1 a.m. Friday on a report of a man shot on the porch of a home.
Police ask for help to ID thief
Spokane police are asking for the public’s help to identify the man who snatched a woman’s purse and threatened to kill a witness who tried to stop him. Police were called to Rosauers, 9414 N. Division St., about 6:30 p.m. Thursday after a woman in her 70s reported that a man snatched her purse while she was walking toward the store, Spokane police said in a news release.
Inmate faces new escape charge
Jeremiah R. Logan, 33, a Spokane County Jail inmate facing child rape and child molestation charges, broke out his cell window Friday evening and will face a charge of attempted escape, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office reported.
Mother drops baby during fire
When fire broke out at an apartment complex in the Tacoma suburb of Lakewood, a fire official said a mother who found her escape route blocked dropped her baby from the second floor, then jumped down after the child, an estimated drop of about 8 or 9 feet.
Gonzaga victorious in trademark suit
U.S. District Court Judge Lonny Suko entered a permanent injunction Thursday barring Jamie Pendleton, owner of the Downtown Spokane Daiquiri Factory, from using the school’s trademarks in future promotions for the controversial bar.
Health care reform’s employer mandate raises questions about effect
Fears that employers would duck the requirement by reducing workers’ hours to make them part-time employees don’t seem to have played out on any noticeable scale so far. But the requirement still is strongly opposed by some businesses, and whether it increases the number of Americans with health insurance remains to be seen.
DeLorean Motor Co. sued by his widow over ‘Back to The Future’ car’s name usage
Sally DeLorean, widow of car designer John DeLorean, claims in a federal lawsuit that Texas-based DeLorean Motor Co. has been illegally using the DeLorean name to sell hats, pens, notebooks, key chains and other items, and has illegally licensed the name and images to other companies including Nike, Mattel, Urban Outfitters and Apple. The company has never been formally affiliated with the one DeLorean started.
Business briefs: Federal Reserve posts record $98.7 billion profit
The Federal Reserve said Friday it made a record $98.7 billion in profits last year, mostly from interest on the more than $4 trillion in bonds it has purchased since 2008 to stimulate the economy.
FHA plans to cut mortgage insurance premiums
The Federal Housing Administration on Friday spelled out details of its plan to lower mortgage insurance premiums, a day after President Barack Obama unveiled the effort to jump-start first-time home purchases.
Hub International buys Fidelity Associates
Spokane-based Fidelity Associates Inc. and Fidelity Associates Financial Services Inc. have been acquired by Chicago insurance brokerage Hub International Ltd., the companies announced this week.
Next IT moving to Spokane Valley
Next IT will move from the Paulsen building in downtown Spokane to the Pinecroft Business Park in Spokane Valley later this year.
Editorial: Legislatures have bigger budgets, challenges
Froma Harrop: Supreme Court’s ACA case puts GOP in crosshairs
Guest opinion: Keystone XL will boost manufacturing jobs
Special to The Spokesman-Review: Wolves part of Washington’s future, heritage
Steve Massey: Active faith has power to inform
Ask Dr. K: Eat healthy during menopause
‘The Birds’ actor Rod Taylor dies at 84
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from TPNN (Tea Party News Network)
Did Jay Leno Just Endorse a 2016 Democrat Presidential Candidate NOT Named Hillary Clinton?
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from The Washington Examiner (DC)
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from The Weekly Standard
Hillary Hires Coke Marketing Exec Who Claimed to Be 'Blood Brothers' With Bill
Shared image of Bill Clinton holding knife to her wrist.
Obama: 'America Is Coming Back. And I Want to Go Full Speed Ahead.'
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from 100 Percent FED Up
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
BREAKING: BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTESTERS STOP A TRAIN GOING TO THE NE PATRIOTS GAME
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BREAKING: BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTESTERS STOP A TRAIN GOING TO THE NE PATRIOTS GAME
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