Saturday, January 31, 2015

In the news, Sunday, January 18, 2015


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from ABC News (& affiliates)
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from Americas Freedom Fighters
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

SOCIAL SERVICES TO FAMILY: ‘GET FLU SHOTS OR WE’RE TAKING YOUR BABY!’
The Washington Department of Social and Health Services is about to change the very nature of who is or is not responsible for making life changing decisions for your children.

from Breitbart
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from BuzzPo
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Ben Carson causes a Tidal Wave in Myrtle Beach.
It was a sea of blue signs reading “CARSON 2016″ or “RUN BEN RUN” as Dr. Ben Carson, retired neurosurgeon and conservative darling, enters the room and takes the stage at the 4th annual South Carolina Tea Party Coalition in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina this afternoon. The sold out crowd of over 1,000 attendees and star studded list of speakers, was quite impressive.

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from CBS News (& affiliates)
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from Conservative Post
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Ted Nugent’s Solution to Terrorism has Muslims Outraged

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from Forum for Middle East Understanding
(FFMU) (Shoebat.com)  [Information from this site may be unreliable.]

The Anti-Muslim Demonstrations That Have Been Springing Up Across Europe Have Finally Given Up And Bowed Down To Islam
As long as you reject the cross, you will bow to the Crescent. It matters not how many candles you light after each terror attack or how many anti-terror demonstrations you march in, as long as Christ is not the center of your cause, you will bow to the Muslim crescent, like it or not.

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from The Heritage Foundation
from iFIBER ONE News (WA)

Suspects identified in Sunday morning murder in Moses Lake

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from NBC News (& affiliates)
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from The Raw Story
[Information from this site may not be reliable.


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

Ukraine army targeted Gorlovka with 500kg air bombs – Donetsk militia leader

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from ScienceAlert

Quantum dot televisions are coming to a living room near you
TV is about to get a whole lot better, and cheaper. Electronics manufacturer LG has shown off its new quantum dot television at a trade show in the US, and it’s expected to be available in 2016.

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from The Spokesman-Review

2 arrested in Moses Lake fatal shooting
Christian Guerra, whose 22nd birthday was today, died at Samaritan Healthcare after he was shot outside a Jack in the Box in Moses Lake about 1:30 a.m., Moses Lake Police Capt. Dave Sands said. Soon after the shooting police arrested Jason D. Williams, 37, and Martha S. Mejia, 34. Both were booked into the Grant County Jail for first-degree murder, Sands said.

Tests: Kennewick Man was Native American
Nearly two decades after the ancient skeleton called Kennewick Man was discovered on the banks of the Columbia River, the mystery of his origins appears to be nearing resolution.

Obama to propose tax rate changes
President Barack Obama will use his State of the Union speech Tuesday to propose hundreds of billions of dollars in tax increases on the wealthy, and to urge that the money be used to finance tax cuts for the poor and middle class, free college, and other benefits.

A historical look at State of the Union’s biggest flops

With Europe on edge, soldiers fanned out to guard possible terror targets Saturday in Belgium, while police in Greece detained at least two suspects as part of a widening counterterrorism dragnet across the continent.

French terrorists hid in plain sight
On the streets of Gennevilliers, a working-class suburb north of Paris, residents said there was little indication that a militant bent on warfare on French soil was living in their midst.

Mother seeks to offer hope to suicidal young people after daughter’s death
The numbers are grim: Two teenagers kill themselves each week in Washington. Miranda Smith is among that group. The 15-year-old stepped in front of a train in Spokane Valley on New Year’s Day. Her mother, Cynthia Smith, says her family and friends didn’t have any warning; they saw a happy girl with a contagious laugh who didn’t ever want her friends to hurt.

Disneyland measles outbreak still spreading
The measles outbreak that began at Disneyland during the holiday season is now spreading beyond people who contracted the disease at the theme park, with those patients now exposing others after returning to their hometowns, health officials said Saturday.

Netanyahu decries investigation of possible war crimes
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out Saturday at a decision by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to begin an investigation into alleged war crimes committed in the Palestinian territories.

Philippine crowd may hit record size for papal Mass
Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos filled Manila’s main park for Pope Francis’ final Mass today, braving a steady rain to hear the pontiff’s message of hope for the Southeast Asian country’s most downtrodden and destitute.

Indonesia puts foreigners to death for drug trafficking
Indonesia executed by firing squad five foreigners and an Indonesian woman convicted on drug trafficking charges despite appeals to spare them.

In brief: Two police officers seriously wounded after shots at casino
Two Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers were seriously wounded Saturday, with one suffering life-threatening injuries, after they were shot at a casino in the central Alberta city of St. Albert.
First same-sex marriage held in city bordering California
The first same-sex marriage was held Saturday in Mexicali on the border with California, after officials ended an 18-month fight that led to a Mexican Supreme Court order to permit the wedding, a lawyer for the couple said.

NASA spacecraft prepping for Pluto flyby
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has finally started the first science phase of its mission to get up close and personal with the dwarf planet Pluto.

‘Homegrown’ coyotes roam Chicago streets
Coyotes usually try to avoid human contact. Yet animal experts said an increasing number of coyotes are setting up shop in one of most dense urban labyrinths: downtown Chicago.

2 dead, 1 wounded in Florida mall shooting
Jose Garcia-Rodriguez, 57, of Palm Bay, died at a hospital following an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at Melbourne Square Mall, said Melbourne police Cmdr. Vince Pryce. The man’s 33-year-old wife, Idanerys Garcia-Rodriguez, was hospitalized with a gunshot wound and was in good condition late Saturday, Pryce said. A police statement later identified her as a worker at the mall’s food court. “The survivor is the intended victim,” he said. Another man died in the shooting. His name was not released, and Pryce said his relationship to the Garcias remained under investigation and was unknown late Saturday. No one else in the mall was killed or wounded.

Bill Cosby takes Denver stage amid protests, sex-assault claims
About 100 people chanting “Rape is not a joke!” and “No means no!” protested outside a theater in Denver before comedian Bill Cosby took the stage Saturday, but his performance went on without a disturbance.

Texas aims to make inmates entrepreneurs
Standing in a prison chow hall, Richard Chavez Jr. outlines his past: violent felon, former gang member, the fourth member of his family to go to prison. Then his future: owner of a mobile counseling youth service that goes where the troubled kids are.

Hearings set in CdA boy’s murder trial
As a 15-year-old boy in Coeur d’Alene prepares to stand trial for murder in the deaths of his father and brother last March, a judge will decide whether a jury will hear evidence of a hostile relationship between the brothers, and if the boy’s alleged confession to police should be tossed out.

Planning commissioners reconsider Mead apartment complex
County commissioners will reconsider a decision to deny parts of a controversial apartment complex from being built in the overcrowded Mead School District and near a neighborhood that vehemently opposes the development.

Judge: Dairy in Granger polluted drinking water
A federal judge has ruled that a large industrial dairy in Eastern Washington has polluted drinking water through its application, storage and management of manure, in a case that could set precedent across the nation.

In brief: Police say man stole handgun from downtown pawn shop
A man is in the Spokane County Jail after allegedly pointing a handgun at a downtown pawn shop employee before stealing the same handgun.
Miami Seaquarium, activists clash over orca Lolita’s future
Federal officials are deciding whether to include a killer whale living at Miami Seaquarium in a family of wild orcas declared endangered in 2005.
Worker attacked by 3 dogs at Bozeman animal hospital
An employee at a Bozeman animal hospital has been injured after being attacked by three dogs.
Oregon man, 49, pleads guilty to incest with daughter, 25
An Oregon man has pleaded guilty to incest for having a sexual relationship with his 25-year-old daughter.

Man suspected of starting five fires last winter arrested
Police have arrested a man suspected of setting five fires in northwest Spokane early one morning last winter. The man admitted setting two of the fires in the early morning hours of Feb. 22 but said he doesn’t remember setting the others, according to court documents.

Toxic algae found on Lake Washington
Health officials are warning people to watch out for toxic algae recently found along some shorelines on Lake Washington.

Police: Ice causes 50-vehicle pileup on Interstate 84
Ice is believed to be the cause of a freeway pileup involving more than a dozen tractor-trailers Saturday morning in Eastern Oregon, police said.

Spin Control: Misunderstanding and the case of the dropped ‘S’
Last week’s Senate hearing into the shipping slowdowns at the state’s major ports in Seattle and Tacoma highlighted the problems relying too heavily on acronyms.

Eye on Boise: Otter names Field to head correction board

Kathleen Parker: Outrage over French rally snub unwarranted

Gary Crooks: Les suis Charlie and decency

Editorial: Supervision, not prison, is way to cut property crime rate, Gov. Jay Inslee

Lawrence Pintak: We are not all Charlie Hebdo

Atomic Heritage Foundation makes Hanford workers’ recordings public
Two years ago, the nonprofit foundation started a website with the Los Alamos Historical Society to post the oral histories of those who worked on the Manhattan Project or were affected by it. Since then, it has acquired permission to post the interview tapes of three authors whose books are among the best-known works on the frantic effort to develop an atomic bomb during World War II.

Bitterroot Valley ticks can cause relapsing fever, lab finds
Scientists at Rocky Mountain Laboratories have discovered the Bitterroot Valley is home to a tick that carries the bacteria that causes relapsing fever.

Tribes join effort to protect Yellowstone grizzly bears

Alaska troopers encourage selfies for backcountry travelers
Alaska State Troopers are suggesting Alaskans take a selfie right before heading out into the backcountry, as a way to account for their whereabouts.

Musical instruments get second life as custom lamps

Oil glut raises economic, ecological red flags
“How much oil we have is an economic and technical question, not a geologic one,” says Doug Duncan of the U.S. Geological Survey. “There’s far more than we can extract economically using today’s technology.”

In brief: Kroetch Investment buys building
Kroetch Investment Holdings, owner of Reliant RX and Reliant LifeWorks in Spokane, has purchased the former Signature Genomics Laboratories building, an 18,400-square-foot facility at 2820 N. Astor St.
O’Reilly buys two properties
O’Reilly Auto Enterprises has purchased two commercial properties in Spokane Valley, at 11321 E. Sprague Ave. and 11421 E. Sprague. O’Reilly Auto Parts, a national retailer, has 10 stores in the Spokane area.
Two tenants join Pines center
Pines Square retail center in Spokane Valley will have two tenants. A Jimmy John’s restaurant will take 1,500 square feet at 1521 N. Pines Road formerly occupied by Quiznos. An American Family Insurance agency at 106 N. Evergreen Road has leased 1,200 square feet at 1507 N. Pines.

Northwest businesses reap benefits
Washington state, led by its farmers, fishermen and retailers, is emerging as a winner in what some hope will be a lasting age of cheap oil. The realignment of energy prices, however, threatens the economies of energy-producing states such as Texas, North Dakota and Alaska.

Obituary: Bartline, Margaret May (Rabb)
4 May 1920 - 25 Dec 2014      Spokane

Obituary: Roloff, Edith M. (Reister)
1 Feb 1927 - 7 Dec 2014      Wilbur, Odessa

Obituary: Fitzgerald, Christine Marie (Kraft)
31 Oct 1915 - 9 Jan 2015      Chewelah
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from The Washington Times (DC)

Obamacare penalty may come as shock at tax time
Those Americans who didn’t get health insurance last year could be in for a rude awakening when the IRS asks them to fork over their Obamacare penalty — and it could be a lot more than the $95 many of them may be expecting.

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

ADMIRALS, GENERALS, INTEL: BENGHAZI INQUEST COMPROMISED
'I think Gowdy has been warned away or threatened'

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from Yahoo News

Middle class decline looms over final years of Obama presidency
Barack Obama enters the final two years of his presidency with a blemish on his legacy that looks impossible to erase: the decline of the middle class he has promised to rescue.

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from 100 Percent FED Up


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