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from ACLJ (American Center for Law and Justice)
from BBC News (UK)
Alan Turing Enigma papers found at Bletchley Park
Top-secret documents that used the work of Alan Turing to break the German Enigma code have been discovered lining the walls of a World War Two codebreaking hut.
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from Breitbart
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
FLASHBACK: Ben Carson Criticized Obama TO HIS FACE At The National Prayer Breakfast In 2013
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from Daily Mail (UK)
Insider says Obama administration 'sent a message' to black Democratic lawmakers that they should skip Netanyahu speech to Congress, as Biden says he'll be a no-show
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from Huffington Post
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]
Anthem Insurance Cyberattack Has Possible Ties To China
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Anthem Insurance Cyberattack Has Possible Ties To China
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from Natural Society
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Self-Sustaining Town Grows Vegetables In Most Unlikely Places
There are over 70 community gardens scattered around Todmorden, West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom, and the residents there are encouraged to take fresh fruit and vegetables as they are inclined.
Self-Sustaining Town Grows Vegetables In Most Unlikely Places
There are over 70 community gardens scattered around Todmorden, West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom, and the residents there are encouraged to take fresh fruit and vegetables as they are inclined.
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from NBC News (& affiliates)
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from Newsmax
Karl Rove: Democrats Paving Way for GOP Victory in 2016
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from PBS (& affiliates)
Pope Francis to Bishops: Don’t Protect Abusers
Pope Francis sent bishops and other Catholic Church officials a letter this week, telling them that they should prioritize the protection of children above concerns “such as the desire to avoid scandal.”
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from Real Clear Politics
from ScienceAlert
Did you know red-heads have an evolutionary advantage in cloudy regions of the world, and they have a lower tolerance for pain than the rest of us? Hank Green's SciShow explains.
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from Sky News
The 2008 report, which has just come to light, says the Russian leader may have suffered an "insult" to his brain in infancy.
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from The Spokesman-Review
In milestone, Pope Francis will address Congress this fall
In a landmark event that could have many holding their breath, Pope Francis has agreed to address a joint meeting of Congress Sept. 24, marking the first time the head of the world’s Roman Catholics will address Congress. That sets the stage for an oration by an outspoken pontiff whose views on immigration and global warming clash with those of many Republicans who run the House and Senate.
No fast or slow lanes for Internet? New rules proposed by FCC chief
Declaring the Internet critical for the nation, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler on Wednesday proposed an unprecedented expansion of federal power to ensure providers don’t block or slow Web traffic for America’s countless users. Open Internet rules had been in place but were recently knocked down by a federal court. Wheeler’s proposal attempts to erase any legal uncertainty by reclassifying the Internet as a telecommunications service and regulating it under the 1934 Communications Act.
Jordan asks for assistance to defeat ‘evil’ Islamic State
Jordan called Wednesday for a decisive battle against the Islamic State group, declaring “this evil can and should be defeated,” after the militants burned a Jordanian pilot to death in a cage and gleefully broadcast the horrific images on outdoor screens in their stronghold.
Measles outbreaks during the past year have rekindled the national and Northwest debate regarding vaccines in an area with historically higher-than-average numbers of people who don’t have their children immunized against diseases.
Kretz legislation proposes relocating wolves
Rep. Joel Kretz, R-Wauconda, whose Northeast Washington legislative district is currently home to 11 of the state’s 14 wolf packs, as well as cattle ranchers and sheep herders, is sponsoring HB 1224, which is intended to speed up wolves’ colonization of the state. This would hasten the removal of federal and state protections for wolves and allow for more active management.
Captive orca, Lolita, at Miami facility to get endangered protection, but stays put
Lolita, a captive killer whale that has been performing for decades at the Miami Seaquarium deserves the same protection as a small population of endangered orcas that spend time in Washington state waters, the federal government announced Wednesday. But the National Marine Fisheries Service said the whale’s inclusion in the endangered listing for southern resident killer whales does not impact the animal’s stay at the Florida facility where she has been since 1970.
Lung cancer top killer for women in rich nations
For the first time, lung cancer has passed breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths for women in rich countries. The reason is smoking, which peaked years later for women than it did for men. Lung cancer has been the top cancer killer for men for decades.
Death toll in N.Y. train crash lowered as investigators study incident
A 400-foot chunk of electrified rail sliced through an SUV, punctured its fuel tank, and pierced the first and part of the second car of a commuter train, investigators said Wednesday as they pieced together details of a fiery train-car crash that killed six people north of New York City.
Spokane valedictorian among those killed in NY train crash
Robert Dirks, 36, was 1996 valedictorian at Lewis and Clark High School and later earned a Ph.D. in chemistry from California Institute of Technology, according to family and friends. He was a research scientist at D.E. Shaw Research in Manhattan and regularly rode the Metro North Railroad line to work and home each day.
Defense chief nominee Ashton Carter, unlike Obama, backs arming Ukraine
Ashton Carter, President Barack Obama’s nominee for secretary of Defense, said at his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday that he was “very much inclined” to provide lethal arms to Ukrainian forces fighting Russia-backed separatists, staking out a position that goes beyond White House policy.
Kenan Adams-Kinard sentenced to 20 years for Belton murder
A judge sentenced Kenan Adams-Kinard to 20 years in prison Thursday for the 2013 murder of World War II veteran Delbert ‘Shorty’ Belton. Adams-Kinard, 17, pleaded guilty on Jan. 7 to severely beating Belton in the parking lot of the Eagles Lodge as Belton sat in his car. His accused accomplice, Demetruis Glenn, is scheduled to stand trial in March.
A judge sentenced Kenan Adams-Kinard to 20 years in prison Thursday for the 2013 murder of World War II veteran Delbert ‘Shorty’ Belton. Adams-Kinard, 17, pleaded guilty on Jan. 7 to severely beating Belton in the parking lot of the Eagles Lodge as Belton sat in his car. His accused accomplice, Demetruis Glenn, is scheduled to stand trial in March.
A Manhattan federal court jury Wednesday convicted a San Francisco man of running the encrypted drug website Silk Road in a closely watched test of the government’s ability to prosecute cases involving new digital tools designed to make law-breaking untraceable.
Lawmakers leery of Otter Admin’s answers on Idaho Education Network
Leery lawmakers grilled Otter Administration officials Thursday on how they plan to resolve the legal and financial mess surrounding the Idaho Education Network, the statewide broadband network linking Idaho high schools, and didn’t like the answers they got.
Kootenai County rehires fired airport manager
Greg Delavan was fired last October by the Kootenai County Board of Commissioners, but this morning the board voted 2-1 to reinstate him at his same salary and benefits. Delavan also will be paid for the three months he was out of a job.
Two Frederick High School students were shot outside a public high school in Maryland on Wednesday night while a basketball game was being played inside. They were flown to a hospital in Baltimore with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.
Texas executes prison escapee
A three-time convicted robber who helped engineer the biggest prison break in Texas history was executed Wednesday evening for killing a suburban Dallas police officer while the notorious gang was on the run.
Two Obama aides set to step down
Jennifer Palmieri, Obama’s communications director, will step down in the spring and is in line to serve as communications director for Hillary Rodham Clinton’s likely presidential campaign, two Democrats with knowledge of staffing decisions said. Senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer, one of Obama’s longest-serving aides, is also on his way out, but hasn’t announced his future plans.
Michigan will recognize same-sex marriages
Michigan will recognize more than 300 same-sex marriages that were quickly performed in the hours before an appeals court blocked a ruling legalizing the unions, Gov. Rick Snyder announced Wednesday.
U.S. won’t return Guantanamo
The Obama administration on Wednesday ruled out handing over the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, rejecting a central demand of Cuban President Raul Castro for restoring normal relations between the two countries.
Crashed Taiwan plan hoisted from river; 25 confirmed dead
Rescuers used a crane to hoist a wrecked TransAsia Airways plane from a shallow river in Taiwan’s capital late Wednesday as they searched into the night for 18 people missing in a crash that killed at least 25 others.
Williams apologizes for bogus Iraq story
NBC “Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams apologized Wednesday for incorrectly claiming as recently as last week that he rode on a helicopter that came under enemy fire when he was reporting in Iraq in 2003.
In brief: Activist among 230 sentenced in Cairo
An Egyptian court Wednesday sentenced 230 people, including leading pro-democracy activist Ahmed Douma, to life in prison on charges of attacking security forces and damaging state buildings during violent protests more than three years ago.
Ex-Arctic priest gets 19 years for abuse
A defrocked Arctic priest has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for dozens of sex crimes against Inuit children. Eric Dejaeger’s crimes took place 35 years ago in the remote Canadian community of Igloolik when he was there as an Oblate missionary.
Argentine leader’s tweet draws fire
Embattled Argentine President Cristina Fernandez, while on a state visit to China seeking badly needed investment, caused a furor Wednesday by joking on Twitter about her hosts’ accents.
Rocket fire kills five in Ukraine
Rocket salvoes hit a previously safe section of Ukraine’s rebel stronghold of Donetsk on Wednesday, killing at least five people and damaging a hospital, six schools and five kindergartens, rebels said.
Police hunt for car prowler with gun injury
A car prowler on Spokane’s South Hill may have shot himself during a confrontation with a neighborhood resident Wednesday morning.
City withdraws proposal to weaken historic preservation ordinance
A proposal to weaken a law that restricts demolition of historic buildings in Spokane has been withdrawn on the recommendation of the city Plan Commission.
Two men deny accusations in assault of transgender woman
In brief: Police body cam captures gunfire audio
A body camera worn by Liberty Lake Police Officer Jeff Jones, present when gunfire was exchanged between a man and Deputy Jeff Thurman, captured quality audio but poor visual images.
Teens face charges in Safeway shooting
Two teenagers are in the Spokane County Jail facing six charges of first-degree assault each in connection with a shooting in the Safeway parking lot Jan. 26 in Hillyard.
Leaders write to oppose racing machines
A group of 17 North Idaho community leaders, including Coeur d’Alene’s mayor, business leaders and others, has sent a letter to Gov. Butch Otter, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden and lawmakers strongly opposing the new “instant racing” machines that have cropped up at locations including the Greyhound Park Event Center in Post Falls.
Foley Institute hosts indigenous rights talk
The Foley Institute, in cooperation with Eastern Washington University, is presenting a free lecture on the rights of indigenous people.
Boys drown after falling through ice
Authorities said two young boys drowned after they fell through the ice on a sewage lagoon near Great Falls.
ISP: Pot rules limit out-of-state applicants
Idaho State Police officials said it’s getting harder to hire officers from outside the state who also meet Idaho’s strict anti-marijuana-use criteria.
WSP examines allegation against deputy
Washington State Patrol investigators are examining allegations of insurance fraud involving a Spokane County sheriff’s deputy after his now ex-wife said he falsely reported one of his vehicles as stolen.
West Coast seaports could shut down in as soon as five days – hobbling U.S. trade with Asia – if dockworkers and their employers cannot reach a new contract, the head of a maritime association warned Wednesday in remarks intended to pressure an agreement after nine months of negotiations.
In brief: Anthropologie moving into space Mobius is leaving
Anthropologie will apparently occupy the space being vacated by the Mobius Science Center, according to a building permit filed with the city of Spokane. The Philadelphia-based retailer sells women’s clothing and home furnishings, and at the end of October had 199 stores in the United States, Canada and Europe.
January job gains solid but fall short of forecast
Private-sector hiring cooled last month, with employers adding a still-solid 213,000 net new jobs, payroll firm Automatic Data Processing said Wednesday.
Saudi investor sells most of its stake in News Corp.
The investment firm headed by Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said it has sold off most of its stake in Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp.
Bills float wage floor for teens
Bosses could pay teen workers less in the summer or whenever they start a new job, under a pair of bills aired in a contentious Senate committee hearing Wednesday.
Staples agrees to buy Office Depot in $6.3 billion deal
Staples announced Wednesday morning it has agreed to acquire Office Depot in a stock transaction for $6.3 billion. The deal would combine the nation’s top two office-supply retailers. Office Depot, based in Boca Raton, bought the No. 3 company, OfficeMax, in a $1.2 billion transaction in 2013. The deal needs antitrust regulatory approval and Office Depot shareholder approval.
RadioShack files for bankruptcy protection, will sell stores
Struggling electronics retailer RadioShack has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and says it will sell up to 2,400 stores. The Fort Worth, Texas company said Thursday that it was also having discussions to sell all of its remaining assets. The company, which has not turned a profit since 2011, still operates nearly 5,500 stores and employs about 27,500 people worldwide. The company has 18 stores within a 100 mile radius of Spokane.
Sony Corp. trimmed its forecast of losses and estimates the Sony Pictures hack cost it about $15 million, but expects no significant harm from the cyberattack in the long run.
Dana Milbank: With another Obamacare repeal vote, GOP sets ‘world record’ for futility
Editorial: State needs to act soon on gas tax increase
Doctor K: Bacteria under skin troublemaker
Spokane Citizen Hall of Fame to recognize city’s best dead, living
Spokane area greening up
Neighborhoods, groups, cities plan to add more trees to urban landscape
Valley bus service could progress, if voters adopt ballot measure
Spokane Valley bus service would see a range of improvements if voters adopt a ballot measure to increase funding for the Spokane Transit Authority this spring.
Pat Munts: Plan rows, scan seed catalogs until dirt ready
At the recent WSU Spokane County Master Gardener winter meeting, Washington State University Extension’s new website, Gardening in Washington State – gardening.wsu.edu – was introduced.
Valley weighs preservation, property rights
City drafting ordinance to protect landmarks
Randy Mann: As Punxsutawney showed, winter isn’t quite finished
Bernice Gordon, longtime creator of crossword puzzles, dies at 101
Bernice Gordon, who delighted, bedeviled and sometimes outraged aficionados of the crossword puzzle during a six-decade career unusual not only for its longevity but the artfulness of her brain-teasing constructions, died last Thursday at her Philadelphia home. She was 101. Gordon’s first crossword was published in the New York Times in 1952. Over the next decades she created hundreds of puzzles for major newspapers across the country, including the Los Angeles Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer. Her work also appeared in books published by Scribner, Dell and Simon & Schuster. Until two weeks before her death she was still producing a puzzle a day.
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Scott Walker: States Should Decide Whether Vaccinations Are Mandatory
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Scott Walker: States Should Decide Whether Vaccinations Are Mandatory
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from The Western Center for Journalism
(Western Journalism)
CNN’s Cuomo Accuses GOP Of ‘Pushing Back Against Science’
Ben Carson objected to his slanted questions with facts.
Military Expert Calls On Congress To Stop Infiltration Of Radical Islam Within Obama Administration
(Western Journalism)
CNN’s Cuomo Accuses GOP Of ‘Pushing Back Against Science’
Ben Carson objected to his slanted questions with facts.
Military Expert Calls On Congress To Stop Infiltration Of Radical Islam Within Obama Administration
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