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from Alex Jones (INFOWARS.COM)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
“IF YOU QUESTION AUTHORITY, YOU ARE MENTALLY ILL”, REPORT FINDS
Only the Sheeple Are Sane
BILL GATES PUSHES CASHLESS SOCIETY
Scheme would allow government to confiscate money at will
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from The Blaze (& Glenn Beck)
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from CBS News (& affiliates)
Measles Outbreak That Started In California Expanding
Measles Outbreak: Doctor Says Kids Who Haven’t Been Vaccinated Should Avoid Major Public Places
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
Rolling Stone's Taibbi: 'American Sniper' 'Ludicrous and Idiotic'; Chris Kyle 'Kind of A D**k'
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from Examiner.com
[Information from this site may not be vetted.]
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from Forum for Middle East Understanding
(FFMU) (Shoebat.com) [Information from this site may be questionable.]Muslims Take Two Women, And Shoot Each Of Them In The Back Of The Head
In November, ISIS militants in Mosul shot two women in the back of the head, both of whom ran for Iraqi political office earlier last year.
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from Gateway Pundit
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from The Heritage Foundation
White House Chief of Staff: Hillary Would Be a ‘Very Good President’
29 Beautiful Reminders of Why People March for Life
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from History
Researchers Unlock Key to Reading Damaged Scrolls From Pompeii Disaster
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from Le Monde diplomatique in English
When it comes to the national security state, our capital has become a thought-free zone. The airlessness of the place, the unwillingness of leading players in the corridors of power to explore new ways of approaching crucial problems is right there in plain sight, yet remarkably unnoticed. Consider this the Tao of Washington.
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from Money Talks News
It’s Not All Credit Scores: Other Things Your Lender Might Be Looking At
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from NPR (& affiliates)
from RT (Russia Today)
(Russian government-supported propaganda channel)
Nearly half of Americans support demilitarizing police – poll
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Spatially structured photons that travel in free space slower than the speed of light
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The past and present rebuke antivaccinationists who claim measles is “benign”
Nearly half of Americans support demilitarizing police – poll
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from Science (& News from Science)
Spatially structured photons that travel in free space slower than the speed of light
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from ScienceBlogs
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from The Spokesman-Review
President Obama promotes economic plan in Idaho
President Barack Obama wanted to make a statement by picking Republican-dominated Idaho for his first public appearance after his State of the Union. “There’s not a liberal America or a conservative America, but a United States of America,” he told the cheering crowd Wednesday at Boise State University. Before his talk, Obama met privately for 10 minutes with Naghmeh Abedini, whose husband, the Rev. Saeed Abedini, has been imprisoned in Iran for two years. “It was just the kids and I and the president,” she said afterward. “His first words were that he is trying everything.”
Flu season, only halfway through, claims six lives in Spokane County
This flu season has claimed six people in Spokane County, including Chad Rattray, who was 37, vaccinated against the flu and generally in good health. The previous three flu seasons had an average of 150 flu-related hospital admissions in total. This season, which began three weeks ago, there have been 215 such hospitalizations.
Hot dog stand owner dies from flu
Chad Rattray wasn’t only Cheddar Chad. He wasn’t simply the guy who sold dollar dogs, occasionally slathering on the mustard and handing it over – on the house – to a homeless person with no cash. He wasn’t only a newly trained bus driver who had driven his first route this weekend, or someone with a deep affinity for Africa, where he traveled for three months. Mainly, for those who bought his hot dogs in front of the Bank of America building in downtown Spokane, he was Chad.
Beard of Egypt’s King Tut hastily glued back on with epoxy
The blue and gold braided beard on the burial mask of famed pharaoh Tutankhamun was hastily glued back on with epoxy, damaging the relic after it was knocked during cleaning, conservators at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo said Wednesday.
Nearly 3 million gallons of saltwater generated by oil drilling have leaked from a North Dakota pipeline, an official said Wednesday, the largest such spill since the state’s current oil boom began and nearly three times worse than any previous spill. Two creeks have been affected, but the full environmental effect might not be clear for months.
Washington smoking age could jump from 18 to 21
Young adults would be barred from cigarettes under a proposal unveiled Wednesday by Attorney General Bob Ferguson.
Boehner defies Obama on Iran sanctions, invites Netanyahu
Boehner’s decision to bring Benjamin Netanyahu before a joint meeting of Congress on Feb. 11 seemed to catch the White House by surprise. And it added fuel to a drive by lawmakers from both parties to pass legislation calling for fresh penalties if there is no deal soon to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran.
Senate says climate change real, disagrees on cause
The Republican-controlled Senate acknowledged Wednesday that climate change is real but refused to say humans are to blame.
The Republican-controlled Senate acknowledged Wednesday that climate change is real but refused to say humans are to blame.
In an embarrassing setback, House Republicans abruptly decided Wednesday to drop planned debate of a bill criminalizing virtually all late-term abortions after objections from GOP women and other lawmakers left them short of votes.
U.S., Cuba spar over immigration policies
The United States said Wednesday it dispatched additional ships to the Florida Straits to halt Cuban rafters but rebuffed demands for broader changes to U.S. migration rules that dominated the first day of talks between Cuban officials and the highest-ranking U.S. delegation to the island in more than three decades.
The FBI has completed its investigation into the police shooting of an unarmed, black 18-year-old in Ferguson, Missouri, a U.S. official said Wednesday.
Sandy Hook killer’s home to be razed
Officials in Newtown voted Wednesday night to tear down the home where Adam Lanza lived before he carried out the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Navy officer fired, under investigation
The Navy captain in charge of the naval station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has been fired and is being investigated in connection with an alleged affair with a woman on the base and the recent death of her husband, U.S. officials said Wednesday.
Yemen rebels gain say in government
Shiite rebels holding Yemen’s president captive in his home reached a deal with the U.S.-backed leader Wednesday to end a violent standoff in the capital, fueling fears that a key ally in the battle against al-Qaida has been sidelined.
In brief: Palestinian stabs 11 people during Tel Aviv rush hour
A knife-wielding Palestinian stabbed 11 morning commuters on and near a bus Wednesday, striking in the heart of Tel Aviv and reigniting fears of continued violence ahead of Israeli elections in March.
Russia and Ukraine agree on demarcation line
Diplomats from Russia and Ukraine agreed Wednesday on a dividing line from where both sides should pull back their heavy weapons, just hours after separatist forces deployed more arms and manpower to an emerging flashpoint in eastern Ukraine.
France anti-terror plan calls for hiring more agents
Reeling from the Paris terror attacks, France announced broad new measures to fight homegrown terrorism, such as giving police better equipment and hiring more intelligence agents.
Boko Haram leader claims massacre, makes threats
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has claimed responsibility for the mass killings in the northeast Nigerian town of Baga and threatened more violence.
Doris Nelson’s Little Loan Shoppe victims get compensation
The first repayments to investors who lost millions to fraudster Doris Nelson began trickling out last month, even as a court-appointed trustee continues to claw back money in legal battles with financiers.
Bonds are for buildings; levies are for learning.
The two are often confused or combined, but each helps pay for distinctly different things in K-12 public school districts. Ballots are expected to arrive Friday for a Feb. 10 special election that will ask Spokane County voters to consider both.
WSU medical school in Spokane gets legislative support
Identical bills that could pave the way for Washington State University to start its own medical school in Spokane were filed Wednesday in the Senate and House.
Delay sought in Coeur d’Alene juvenile’s murder trial
The lawyer for a Coeur d’Alene juvenile accused of murdering two family members asked a judge Wednesday for a delay in the trial, which is scheduled to start March 2.
Guilty plea for pot extract blast in car
A Spokane man will serve no jail time after pleading guilty to manufacturing marijuana extract in his car, causing an explosion that injured his 3-year-old daughter.
In brief: Bonner County deputy hurt in semitruck collision
A Bonner County Sheriff’s deputy was critically injured Tuesday evening after his SUV was hit by a semitruck on U.S. Highway 95 near Cocolalla.
Former city clerk of Athol pleads guilty to wire fraud
The former city clerk of Athol pleaded guilty Wednesday to writing 227 checks to herself and her husband from a city bank account totaling more than $417,000.
Woman arrested after toddler left in vehicle
A Spokane Valley woman was arrested Tuesday evening after deputies say she left her car along the road with her 2-year-old daughter inside and couldn’t remember where she parked.
Police investigate death of man found in home
Police are investigating the death of a man found lying on his living room floor surrounded by broken glass and other items indicating a possible struggle.
Downtown fight ends in stabbing, hospitalization
Police responded to a reported stabbing at an apartment building in the 200 block of South Wall Street in downtown Spokane about 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Man pleads guilty to possession of child porn
Randy James Hirst, 57, of Rathdrum pleaded guilty Wednesday to possession of sexually explicit images of minors, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson said.
Toyota remains tops in global vehicle sales, beats VW, GM
Toyota Motor Corp. stayed at the top in global vehicle sales in 2014, taking that auto industry crown for the third year straight, but was less upbeat about this year.
European Central Bank’s stimulus faces unique hurdles compared to Fed, analysts say
Big bang or disappointment? Markets are waiting to see just how much financial firepower the European Central Bank will unleash today, when it is expected to announce large-scale purchases of government bonds with newly printed money to stimulate a sluggish economy.
Microsoft Windows 10 aspires to capture more consumers
Microsoft upped its bid to capture the hearts and minds of technology consumers Wednesday with Windows 10, announcing everything from free upgrades for the majority of Windows users to support for nascent holographic display technology. For the first year after the launch of Windows 10, Microsoft will offer users of Windows 8.1, Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 7 free upgrades to the new operating system.
S&P settles suit over bogus securities rating
Standard & Poor’s agreed Wednesday to pay the U.S. government and two states more than $77 million to settle charges tied to its ratings of mortgage-backed securities.
Homebuilding in 2014 hits post-boom high
Construction of new homes rebounded in December, helping to push activity for the entire year to the highest level since the peak of the housing boom nine years ago.
Kinder Morgan gains Bakken stake in deal
Kinder Morgan is acquiring oil and gas processing company Hiland Partners in a deal worth $3 billion, including roughly $1 billion in debt. The deal includes oil-gathering and transportation pipelines, as well as gas-gathering and processing systems for the Bakken Formation in North Dakota and Montana.
Standards aim to cut down on salmonella in poultry industry
The government is pushing the poultry industry to make its chicken and turkey a little safer with new standards aimed at reducing the number of cases of foodborne illness by 50,000 a year.
Dana Milbank: State of the Union address strangely quiet on terrorism
Editorial: MAC foray into entrepreneurship will create better museum
Doctor K: Testicular cancer one of curable kinds
Two houses to undertake archaeological study before demolition
The owners of two old houses that were long ago converted to apartments are going to undertake an archaeological study of the properties in Browne’s Addition before the city of Spokane will let them tear down the houses to make room for a new apartment building.
Three Spokane homes listed on National Register of Historic Places
The Kiesow-Gentsch House, 618 W. 23rd Ave., the Seligman House, 2203 S. Manito Blvd., and the Canfield House, 1301 N. Sherwood St., have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places after being accepted to the Washington Heritage Register in October.
Spokane Valley brushing up on history
When the Plantation Restaurant was torn down late last year, many Spokane Valley residents were confused: How could a Spokane Valley landmark like that be torn down?
111-year-old Carnegie Library is testament to Spokane’s early growth
The Carnegie Library at 10 S. Cedar St. is the first true library building in the city of Spokane. The neoclassical structure was built in 1904 courtesy of a donation by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie and a concerted effort by area residents.
New voice of the West
Spokane author Sarah Hulse’s debut novel “Black River” is the furthest thing from chick lit possible. This lean, taut debut book tells the story of Wes, a 60-year-old former prison guard from Montana who returns to his hometown after his wife’s death.
Youth Center completes relocation to Browne’s Addition
The Peaceful Valley Youth Center has completed its move to Browne’s Addition and settled in the downstairs area of All Saints Lutheran Church on Spruce Street, just across from Coeur d’Alene Park in Spokane.
Northeast area would get STA upgrade
About 9,700 Spokane residents living in northeast Spokane north of Francis Avenue do not receive convenient bus service on Sundays or after 6 p.m. on Saturdays.
Landers: Reardan wildlife area shows what community effort can accomplish
A nonprofit land trust stepped up last week to secure wetlands important to migrating waterfowl and other birds in Lincoln County along U.S. 2 west of Spokane.
Randy Mann: Snow total far below normal
Pat Munts: Keep backyard flocks safe from avian flu
Obituary: Quinn, Carolyn Jean (Sevigny)
23 Sep 1943 - 18 Jan 2015
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from TPNN (Tea Party News Network)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
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from The Washington Free Beacon (DC)
from The Washington Post (DC)
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from The Weekly Standard
Green-Lipstick Wearing YouTuber Tells Obama She's Worried 'Po-Po' Will Kill Husband
The green-lipstick wearing interviewer of President Barack Obama expressed her concern that the "po-po" (meaning: police officer) might shoot and kill her husband. The interviewer, GloZell Green, made the remarks to the president in an "interview" held today at the White House.
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from The Western Center for Journalism
(Western Journalism)
Obama No Longer Trying To Eliminate Iran’s Breakout Capacity
DOJ Likely Won’t File Civil Rights Charges Against Darren Wilson
Reports indicate a recommendation will be issued for no charges to be brought against Wilson.
(Western Journalism)
Obama No Longer Trying To Eliminate Iran’s Breakout Capacity
DOJ Likely Won’t File Civil Rights Charges Against Darren Wilson
Reports indicate a recommendation will be issued for no charges to be brought against Wilson.
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