Tuesday, January 20, 2015

In the news, Sunday, January 4, 2015


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from Examiner.com
[Information from this site may not be vetted.]

Ferguson protesters in Portland take over town hall, threaten to punch officer

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from Forbes

One of the great conundrums of the American political scene is why the poorer states, colloquially known as "red" states, tend to vote Republican or conservative, while the richer states, the "blue" ones (and let it be said that this is very confusing for this European, for over here the colours tend to work the other way around, red is Labour, or left wing) tend to vote Democrat. We would think that it should be the other way around, the poor people voting for more from that Great Big Pinata which is government. But it seems that there's a simple solution to this: the red states aren't actually poorer in terms of the way people live. If we measure by consumption patterns then it's the blue states that are poor, the red states that are rich.

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

Hindus Set Church On Fire, They Also Take Christians And Set Them On Fire

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from The Heritage Foundation
from Huffington Post
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]

Mia Love: 'We Need To Move On' From Steve Scalise Controvery

Republicans Ready To Push Back On Obama Agenda

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from The Jewish Daily Forward

Why Were 'Selma' Jews Who Fought for Civil Rights Ostracized?
Montgomery Community Shunned Racial Justice Activists

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from The Spokesman-Review

7-year-old plane crash survivor may help probe
Sailor Gutzler, the 7-year-old girl who survived a plane crash, walked a mile through the cold, dark woods to safety and then helped authorities locate the wreckage and remains of her family, may not be done helping investigators.

Plane crash’s sole survivor, 7, identified
Girl’s parents, sister, cousin killed in plane accident

Spokane declares Stage 1 snow event
During a Stage 1 event residents are asked to move parked cars off all arterials and fixed Spokane Transit Authority bus routes; move parked cars in residential hill routes to the even side of the street; and clear sidewalks within 24 hours.

Heavy snowfall to turn to rain Monday
Today’s snow dump across the Inland Northwest will turn into a sloppy, soggy mess by Monday, with temperatures rising and rain in the forecast.

Mayor eulogizes officer as cops outside turn backs
Thousands of police turned their backs today as Mayor Bill de Blasio eulogized an officer shot dead with his partner, repeating a stinging display of scorn for the mayor despite entreaties to put anger aside.

Wake held for NYPD officer
Hundreds of police officers from across the country streamed into the wake of slain New York City Officer Wenjian Liu on Saturday, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who attended the wake two days after the death of his father, former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo, said his late father would have wanted him there after “really pointless” killings.

Obama to visit 3 states to plug record, offer proposals
President Barack Obama, his two-week vacation in Hawaii over, will travel to Michigan, Arizona and Tennessee this week to draw a connection between actions his administration took early in his presidency and increasingly positive economic trends in sectors such as manufacturing and housing.

Sighting may be AirAsia fuselage
 Divers were grappling with light rain and rolling waves today as they tried to reach what is believed to be the fuselage of AirAsia Flight 8501, thick sediment on the sea floor leaving them with zero visibility. So far, only 31 bodies have been recovered from last week’s crash and officials believe many of the remaining 131 passengers and crew are strapped to their seats inside the plane.

Coldwater Creek may be gone, but Sandpoint is enjoying a second wind
When Coldwater Creek went belly up last spring, Sandpoint braced for the blow to its economy. More than 300 jobs vanished, and the loss in earnings was estimated in the tens of millions of dollars. But the demise of the national clothing retailer based here also blew the seeds of innovation across the community. New businesses have sprouted from the company’s diverse talent pool – people who were committed to stay and make a go of it.

Program supporting Sandpoint schools adjusting to new era

Inflatable heat shield seen as key to landing humans on Mars
Devising a way to one day land astronauts on Mars is a complex problem and NASA scientists think something as simple as a child’s toy design may help solve the problem. Safely landing a large spacecraft on the red planet is just one of many engineering challenges the agency faces as it eyes an ambitious goal of sending humans into deep space later this century.

In brief: Boston Marathon bomb suspect’s trial to go forward
The trial of marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev can begin as scheduled Monday in Boston after a federal appeals court ruled that the defense had not met the “extraordinary” standard required to justify its intervention.
Embassy bomb suspect dies while awaiting trial
Abu Anas al-Libi, a man accused by federal prosecutors of being an al-Qaida member involved in the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies, died of complications from liver surgery, his wife said Saturday. He was 50.

Huckabee quits Fox News show to weigh White House bid
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee pulled the plug on his Fox News Channel talk show on Saturday in order to “gauge support” for a second presidential run.

Jeb Bush resigns board positions
Jeb Bush has resigned all of his board memberships – both nonprofit and business – in a move that helps clear a path toward a 2016 presidential campaign.

Heat hampers search for ferry victims
For a second day, fierce heat from a slow-burning blaze kept firefighters and other investigators on Saturday from searching the hold and vehicle decks of a Greek ferry for more bodies. At least 11 people perished in the predawn blaze Dec. 28 aboard the Norman Atlantic, on a voyage between Greece and Italy. Authorities fear more bodies might be inside the vehicle deck where the fire began.

Gunmen in Libya abduct more Egyptian Christians
Masked gunmen in central Libya kidnapped 13 Coptic Christians on Saturday after seven were abducted days earlier, said a witness and a priest, in a new wave of assaults against Egypt’s Christians working in the war-torn North African nation plagued with Islamic extremists.

Islamic State captive makes video of Mosul
A video released Saturday shows a British photojournalist held captive by Islamic State giving a stylized media tour of the beleaguered northern Iraqi city of Mosul, visiting a market, a hospital and even climbing onto a police motorcycle to dispute reports that the city’s infrastructure has been crippled.

California couple told to de-luxe fancy treehouse
Northern California authorities are telling a Placer County couple to prune back their deluxe treehouse.

More men than women voted in November in Washington
For the first time in a while – it’s not quite clear how long – more men cast ballots in Washington than women. Not just for all voters, but in every age group broken down by state elections officials.

CdA’s levy dilemma
District school board is wary of asking for extra funds in upcoming vote

In brief: Man recovering from injuries suffered when hit by car Friday
The man in his 50s was not in a crosswalk and was wearing dark clothing when he was hit at about 6:30 p.m. The driver of the car told police she didn’t see him in time to stop. He was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, but his condition had improved by 8 p.m. No charges are anticipated.
100 returning soldiers being held for Ebola monitoring
One hundred soldiers returning from West Africa landed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord and will be held in isolation as part of a 21-day Ebola monitoring program.

Spin Control: A pundit’s political portending
Spin Control looks into the crystal ball for the first Sunday of 2015 to predict the year ahead.

Eye on Boise: State employees’ pay lags further behind
A year ago, Idaho state employee pay was lagging 19 percent behind market rates. Now the new report is in, and the gap has risen to 19.8 percent.

New, stronger quake causes slides in Custer County
A 4.9-magnitude earthquake in a remote Idaho county triggered rock slides that blocked some road lanes Saturday but did not cause any major damage or injuries.

In brief: Winter storm moving in, expected to bring more snow
The National Weather Service in Spokane issued a winter storm warning for Eastern Washington and North Idaho on Saturday ahead of a storm that was expected to start dumping several inches of snow in the valleys and up to 2 feet of snow in the mountains.
Car rolls back, pinning woman, teen under door
A 79-year-old Kootenai County woman was trapped under her own car early Saturday afternoon after it slid backward.
North Central-area fire ruled accidental, started on stove
A fire that damaged an apartment in a converted house Friday afternoon has been ruled accidental.

Deputy, nurse added to lawsuit in West Side jail death
The family of a young man with a severe dairy allergy who died after he was fed dairy products at the Snohomish County Jail has added two people and a food provider to a federal lawsuit.

Antiquer finds WWII vet’s diary, returns it

Seabird die-offs puzzling to scientists
Mass die-offs of the small, white-bellied gray birds known as Cassin’s auklets have been reported from British Columbia to San Luis Obispo, California. It’s normal for some seabirds to die during harsh winter conditions, especially during big storms, but the scale of the current die-off is unusual.

Decision near on reopening shoreline closed due to spillway crack
Grant County officials plan to announce this month whether they will reopen part of the Columbia River shoreline between Wanapum Dam and Rock Island Dam for public use sometime this spring.







Environmentalists undaunted by lead ammo ruling
In late December, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld a lower court’s ruling that the Environmental Protection Agency has no jurisdiction to regulate lead used in ammunition. The case was brought by the Center for Biological Diversity, which joined 100 other groups in petitioning the EPA under the Toxic Substances Control Act and asking the agency to regulate spent lead ammunition.

Dutch Jake was one of Spokane’s most beloved characters
From the 1880s onwards, Dutch Jake was the most famous saloon-casino-hotel-theater impresario in the entire region – and arguably, one of the most beloved characters in Spokane’s history.

No Spain, no gain
When it comes to history, beauty and enjoyment, there’s no beating Barcelona

Brooke, first elected black U.S. senator, dies
Former U.S. Sen. Edward W. Brooke, a liberal Republican who became the first black in U.S. history to win popular election to the Senate, died Saturday. He was 95. A Republican in a largely Democratic state, Brooke was one of Massachusetts’ most popular political figures during most of his 12 years in the Senate.

Longtime ESPN sportscaster Scott dies at 49
Stuart Scott, the longtime “SportsCenter” anchor and ESPN personality known for his enthusiasm and ubiquity, died today. He was 49. Scott had fought cancer since a diagnosis in late 2007, the network said, but remained dedicated to his craft even as he underwent chemotherapy, radiation and surgery.

Obituary: Womach, Merrill
7 Feb 1927 -  28 Dec 2014

Obituary: Barber, Dean Austin
1 Feb 1928 - 29 Dec 2014

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