Friday, January 23, 2015

In the news, Tuesday, January 13, 2015


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JAN 12      INDEX      JAN 14
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Information from some sites may not be reliable, or may not be vetted.
Some sources may require subscription.

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from ABC News (Australia)

More and more Australians are turning to alternative medicines and therapies to try to stay healthy. As a result, private health funds now offer cover for such services as homeopathy, reflexology and yoga, partly subsidised by the Government. But now a draft review of complementary medicine has found no conclusive proof that any of them actually work, leading to calls for the rebate to be cut.

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from Alex Jones (INFOWARS.COM)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

ECONOMIST: WORLD LEADERS WILL EXPLOIT CHARLIE HEBDO TO ELIMINATE ENCRYPTION
Economist Martin Armstrong warns that the twin attacks in France will be used by world leaders to push for restrictions on Internet privacy and the total elimination of encrypted communications.

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from Algemeiner

To Some French Muslims, ‘Magical Jews’ Masterminded Paris Terror SpreeIn a telling example of the perverse ability of anti-Semites to blame Jews and Israelis for – literally – almost anything, a group of French Muslims interviewed by The Daily Beast, contend that “the Jews” were behind the horrific terror attacks in Paris last week which left 17 dead – among them four Jews.

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from BBC News (UK)

Mitt Romney 'likely to run for White House in 2016'
Mitt Romney has been reviving his national network of political supporters and donors for a third run at the White House, US media report.

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from The Blaze (& Glenn Beck)
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from BuzzFeed
[Information from this site may not be vetted.]

Ted Cruz Was Once Ticketed For Possession Of Alcohol As A Minor
The senator’s run in with the law is revealed in his application to be solicitor general of Texas, a copy of which was obtained by BuzzFeed News.

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from Christian News Network
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

NYPD on High Alert After ISIS Issues Call for Muslims to ‘Strike Police’

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from The Christian Science Monitor

Who are Europe's jihadis? Check your assumptions.
The threat of European jihadis returning home from fighting in the Middle East has been thrust back into the spotlight after last week's attacks in Paris. Your assumptions about who they are may be wrong.

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from Clarion Project - Addressing Islamic Extremism

ISIS Hackers Breach U.S. Military Social Media Accounts
The YouTube and Twitter accounts of the U.S. army's Central Command were compromised for 40 minutes Monday until the accounts were suspended.

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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)

Jon Stewart Skewers Obama For Skipping Paris March

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from Conservative Post
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Judge Jeanine Pirro has a plan to destroy the Islamic terrorists for good
Judge Jeanine Pirro responded to the radical Islamic terrorist attacks in Paris: “We need to kill ... the radical Muslim terrorists hell-bent on killing us. You’re in danger. I’m in danger. We’re at war and this is not going to stop. After this week’s brutal terror attacks in France, hopefully everybody now gets it.”

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from The Daily Beast

In Paris’s Muslim Suburbs, Some Blame Jews for Charlie
In France, the projects don’t look like ghettoes, but they’re filled with a poisonous mix of conspiracy theories and a some support for murderous jihadis.

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from The Daily Caller

White House: Obama Will Fight Media To Stop Anti-Jihad Articles

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from Daily Mail (UK)

Oxford University Press bans sausages and pigs from children’s books in effort 'to avoid offence': Bizarre clampdown branded 'nonsensical political correctness'
Ban is apparently aimed at avoiding offence among Jews and Muslims
Publisher prohibits mentioning anything that 'could be perceived as pork'
Oxford wants authors to consider 'cultural differences and sensitivities'
Muslim Labour MP Khalid Mahmood calls ban 'absolute utter nonsense'

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from Forbes

Study Suggests Wi-Fi Exposure More Dangerous To Kids Than Previously Thought

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

25,000 Germans Gather Together To Fight Islam And Uphold Christianity (SOON THE CROSS WILL TRIUMPH OVER THE CRESCENT)

Muslim World’s Support For Paris Terrorists Reveals True Islamic Agenda – BLASPHEMY LAWS
As people get lost in debates about what percentage of Muslims are terrorists, they often overlook the percentage of Muslims who support Islamic terrorism. An extremely significant percentage does. In fact, in Pakistan, where anti-Islamic speech is attacked by rabid mobs, many Muslims believe the terrorists in Paris acted on their behalf when they murdered cartoonists.

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from Freedom Foundation (WA)

An Hour Into The 2015 Session, Things Had Already Gotten Testy
Any questions about whether Washington's 2015 legislative session will be one of the most combative in state history were answered emphatically yesterday in the Senate, where party leaders from both sides engaged in a little one-upmanship before the opening gavel had stopped echoing in the Capitol.

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

Ted Cruz Slams Obama For Not Attending Paris March

As a Muslim, I'm Fed Up With the Hypocrisy of the Free Speech Fundamentalists

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from Idaho Statesman (Boise, ID)

Otter proposes corporate and personal income tax cuts for Idaho
Business groups say it's needed to make the state more competitive with its neighbors.

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from The Independent (UK)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]

Anjem Choudary calls Charlie Hebdo's latest front cover an 'act of war'
The cartoon of the Prophet Mohamed on the cover of Charlie Hebdo's first edition since the massacre has been described as an “act of war” by a London-based Islamist cleric.

Charlie Hebdo cover: Magazine's surviving journalists refuse to apologise for latest edition featuring 'adorable' Prophet Mohamed on front
Surviving Charlie Hebdo journalists have refused to apologise for the “adorable” Prophet Mohamed who will occupy the front cover of the first, post-massacre edition on Wednesday.

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from KHQ Local News (NBC Spokane)

Hot Clicks: 5-year-old boy has 65 surgeries because button battery
Did you know lithium button batteries can be deadly if your child swallows them? And it's not because the batteries can make them choke. The batteries can burn through your child's esophagus in just two hours!

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from Money Talks News

Are These 5 Money Mistakes Draining Your Savings Account?
1. Failing to plan your meals for the week
2. Bad beverage habits
3. Not anticipating deductibles
4. Ignoring your spending plan
5. Tossing bank statements as soon as you receive them

The FHA Just Cut a Major Expense for New Homebuyers
The government announced last week that first-time homebuyers taking out low down payment mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration will not have to pay as much in private mortgage insurance.

Ask Stacy: Why Won’t My Credit Score Go Up?
When it comes to credit, it can take days to screw up and years to recover.

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from National Geographic

Motorboat-Size Sea Monster Found, Sheds Insight on Evolution
The 170-million-year-old marine reptile comes from a prehistoric period little known to scientists.

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from National Journal

President Obama’s New Cybersecurity Proposal Is Already Facing Skepticism
The information-sharing proposal to be announced Tuesday comes in the wake of last year’s Sony hack—but already has privacy advocates sounding alarms.

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

What Not Even the King of England Could Do 
A federal researcher points out George III couldn’t suspend laws — as many say Obama just did.

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

Bernie Sanders Wrecks Republican Plans By Offering Climate Change Amendment To Keystone XL

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from RELEVANT Magazine

4 Things Complicating the Life of Every Twentysomething
A few misconceptions to let go of in your twenties

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from Slate
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from ScienceAlert

This indoor farm is 100 times more productive than outdoor fields
In Japan, the world’s largest indoor farm produces 10,000 heads of lettuce each day with 99 percent less water than outdoor fields. All hail the farm of the future.

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from Space.com (& CollectSpace)

What Can We Do If an Asteroid Threatens Earth? Europe Starts Planning

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from The Spokesman-Review

Idaho lawmakers to get mandatory ethics training
Idaho lawmakers will undergo four hours of ethics training Wednesday, in a mandatory session for all 105 senators and representatives.

Charges dropped against Seattle soccer star Hope Solo
A judge near Seattle on Tuesday dismissed domestic violence assault charges against soccer superstar Hope Solo, a week before the case was set for trial.

Prosecutor says arrest warrant for 9-year-old a mistake
An Idaho prosecutor said he made a mistake when he requested an arrest warrant for a 9-year-old boy who was taken into custody and released the next day after being accused of stealing a pack of gum from a grocery store. Kootenai County Prosecutor Barry McHugh said Monday that his office should instead have sought a child protection investigation that would have led to a more informed decision.

Coeur d’Alene to keep Ironman support going
Ironman will carry on in Coeur d’Alene the next three years and likely beyond that with a new push to raise money for the sponsorship fee.

Egypt clerics warn French journal over planned cartoon
One of Egypt’s top Islamic authorities on Tuesday warned the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo against publishing a new cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad on the cover of its first issue since Islamic extremists killed 12 people at its offices, saying the image would only provoke Muslims.

BlueStar Technologies’ Hansen pleads not guilty to fraud charges
The man who once promised Spokane’s business leaders and elected officials he’d build a bustling Blu-ray factory downtown pleaded not guilty Monday to a 16-count federal fraud indictment.

Spokane City Council passes law prohibiting blocking driveway traffic
A proposed city law about driveways turned into a full-throated debate on abortion Monday night at Spokane City Hall.

GOP rule makes passage of new taxes tougher
Any new tax in Washington will require support from at least two-thirds of the Senate under a rule change Republicans pushed through the chamber in the early hours of the 2015 session.

Otter urges school funding hike, tax cuts in State of State message
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.

Pentagon probes hack of military social media accounts
The Pentagon is investigating how hackers claiming to be aligned with the Islamic State group took over U.S. military social media accounts Monday and released more than half a dozen documents, some with the home addresses of retired generals.

Senate vote moves Keystone XL ahead
The Keystone XL pipeline won a key vote in the Senate on Monday evening, clearing a path for a bill approving its construction to soon pass after six years of debate over the controversial proposal to ship Canadian crude oil to refineries on the Gulf Coast.

Charges pursued in N.M. shooting
A New Mexico prosecutor on Monday said she is pursuing murder charges against two Albuquerque police officers involved in the shooting death of a homeless camper last year, a process she vowed would be more transparent than the grand juries that were convened but failed to indict officers in Missouri and New York.

Doctor who survived Ebola plans return to Liberia
The Massachusetts doctor who beat Ebola plans to return to Liberia, where he contracted the deadly virus, in order to help overworked colleagues in the missionary hospital where he has worked for years.

White House admits faux pas
The White House acknowledged Monday that it blundered in not sending a prominent administration official to Sunday’s giant rally in Paris in support of free speech, making a rare admission of a mistake but offering little insight into how it happened.

Smoke fills subway station; 1 dead
Smoke from an unidentified source filled a busy downtown subway station in the nation’s capital Monday, forcing the evacuation of hundreds just before afternoon rush hour, authorities said. One person died and dozens were injured.

In brief: Pope begins tour of Asia in Sri Lanka
Pope Francis arrived in Sri Lanka today at the start of a weeklong Asian tour saying the island nation can’t fully heal from a quarter-century of ethnic civil war without pursuing truth for the injustices committed.
Rep. Ryan nixes 2016 presidential run
Republican Rep. Paul Ryan announced Monday that he will not run for president in 2016, instead focusing on his work as chairman of a powerful tax-writing committee in Congress.
AirAsia voice recorder recovered by divers
Indonesian navy divers retrieved the cockpit voice recorder from the crashed AirAsia jet, officials said today, as experts prepared to analyze the aircraft’s “black box” devices for clues to the accident.

Terrorists likely at large
As many as six members of a terrorist cell involved in the Paris attacks may still be at large, including a man who was seen driving a car registered to the widow of one of the gunmen, French police said Monday.

Attack toughens security at federal buildings and airports
Security is being ramped up at federal buildings and airports across the U.S. in response to last week’s attacks in Paris, the nation’s top homeland security official said Monday.

A man suspected in the shooting deaths of his adoptive mother and two others in Idaho made an initial court appearance Monday in Washington, where he was ordered held on $500,000 bail.

In brief: Gonzaga’s Martin picked as Drake University president
Earl F. Martin, Gonzaga’s executive vice president, will become the 13th president at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, in July.
Grocery manager claims woman bit him
A shoplifting suspect sent a grocery store manager to the hospital when she allegedly bit him after returning several stolen packages of meat.
Fish consumption rule tied to measure
The state Department of Ecology has proposed a draft water-quality rule tied to how much fish people eat, but its adoption may depend on whether lawmakers are willing to give the agency new authority to ban certain toxic chemicals to prevent water pollution.

Summit Elementary students urged to make better food choices
Summit is one of 23 schools statewide using strategic marketing to help kids make better food choices. University and Progress elementary schools in Central Valley School District will start the program next week.

Associate Vice President Phil Moessner said Monday the school in southeastern Idaho ordered the weapons in August to have them on hand in case of a campus shooting. The order was canceled last month.

Students at four-year universities could sip and spit wine in certain classes just like their counterparts in two-year colleges, if the Legislature gives the OK.

A 5-year-old Tacoma girl who was sent home from school with a fever was dead a couple of days later from the flu. The state Health Department said Monday there have been 22 flu deaths so far this season in Washington.
Teen driver charged in triple fatality
Kitsap County prosecutors have charged a 17-year-old driver with three counts of vehicular homicide in a weekend rollover crash that killed three Olympic High School students.
WSU Tri-Cities receives $18 million gift
Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland is donating $18 million to the nursing program at Washington State University Tri-Cities.
Driver killed in car-train collision
A Cowlitz County sheriff’s officer said a woman died after an Amtrak passenger train hit her car at a crossing south of Kelso.
Black Lab rides bus, gets off at park
A black Labrador named Eclipse just wants to get to the dog park. So if her owner takes too long finishing his cigarette and their bus arrives, she climbs aboard solo and rides to her stop – to the delight of fellow Seattle bus passengers.

Cheap gas fuels more choices
Cheap gas prices across the country, driven by a surprising plunge in oil prices, are tempting potential buyers away from the small and economical and toward comparatively more gas-guzzling trucks and SUVs.

Ford F-150, VW Golf winners at auto show
Ford’s big move to aluminum for the body of its flagship F-150 truck has helped it garner some additional material: the hardware that comes with the North American Truck of the Year Award.

Chevy to offer low-price electric car
General Motors on Monday unveiled its battery-powered Chevrolet Bolt, challenging Tesla in the race to produce an affordable electric car.

Business briefs: Corn, soybean harvest sets record
Farmers set corn and soybean records last year, harvesting the largest crops ever as a cool summer allowed the plants to mature under mostly favorable conditions.
Arts, culture contribute $698 billion to economy
Creative industries contribute more to the U.S. economy than previously thought, the government said Monday in its first official analysis of the arts and culture sector’s economic value.
Attempted miles theft hits American, United
Thieves have broken into customer accounts at American and United airlines and in some cases booked free trips or upgrades.

Obama aims to protect privacy
President Barack Obama on Monday proposed strengthening laws against identity theft by requiring notification when consumer information is hacked and protecting students’ private data.

Robert J. Samuelson: Reagan played vital role in Fed’s conquering inflation in 1980s

Editorial: State needs to restore local share of liquor tax

House Call: Surviving sore throat season

Ask Dr. K: Grief differs from person to person

Her pace in her space
Texas teen thrives at online school after brain injury

Tiny device, teamwork save leukemia patient’s sight

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from TPNN (Tea Party News Network)

The New Charlie Hebdo Cover Stands Up to Muslim Terrorists in a Big Way

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from USA Today

New 'Charlie Hebdo' cover released
The latest issue of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, published by survivors of last week's deadly terror attack, features a cover cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed holding a sign that says "Je suis Charlie,'' an echo of the slogan of support for freedom of speech that spread across the globe after the tragedy.

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from US Herald


[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
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from The Washington Examiner (DC)

I can't believe I have to write this post on Mitt Romney
The one silver lining of the 2012 election results seemed to be that I’d never have to write about Mitt Romney as a candidate again.

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from The Washington Post (DC)
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from The Weekly Standard

CNN: 'Our Policy Not to Show Potentially Offensive Images of the Prophet'
CNN described its reasoning for not showing the latest cover of Charlie Hebdo (the first issue to be published after last week's massacre) in a broadcast this morning:

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