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from Alex Jones (INFOWARS.COM)
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CONGRESS MOVES TO ELIMINATE LABELS SHOWING CONSUMERS WHERE MEAT COMES FROM FOLLOWING WTO RULING
A House committee has voted to get rid of labels on packages of meat that say where the animals were born, raised and slaughtered
from The Blaze (& Glenn Beck)
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from Breitbart
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from The Daily Beast
ISIS Says Michelle Obama Is Worth $40—As A Slave
The latest issue of an ISIS propaganda magazine puts a price on the First Lady in the slavery market it says will one day come to the United States.
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from The Guardian (UK)
France to force big supermarkets to give away unsold food to charity
Supermarkets will have to take measures to prevent food waste and will be forced to donate unsold but edible food to charity or for use as animal feed
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from Huffington Post
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France Wants To Forbid Supermarkets To Destroy Unsold Food
France's parliament has voted to forbid big supermarkets from destroying unsold food, encouraging them to donate to charities or farms instead, as part of a national campaign against food waste.
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France Wants To Forbid Supermarkets To Destroy Unsold Food
France's parliament has voted to forbid big supermarkets from destroying unsold food, encouraging them to donate to charities or farms instead, as part of a national campaign against food waste.
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from Michael Snyder
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]
46 Population Control Quotes That Show How Badly The Elite Want To Wipe Us All Out
46 Population Control Quotes That Show How Badly The Elite Want To Wipe Us All Out
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from RT (Russia Today)
(Russian government-supported propaganda channel)
BRICS trample US in South America
It started in April with a rash of deals between Argentina and Russia during President Cristina Kirchner’s visit to Moscow. And it continues with a $53 billion investment bang as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visits Brazil during the first stop of yet another South American commercial offensive – complete with a sweet metaphor: Li riding on a made in China subway train that will ply a new metro line in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the 2016 Olympics. Where is the US in all this? Nowhere; little by little, yet inexorably, BRICS members China – and in a smaller measure, Russia - have been no less than restructuring commerce and infrastructure all across Latin America.
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BRICS trample US in South America
It started in April with a rash of deals between Argentina and Russia during President Cristina Kirchner’s visit to Moscow. And it continues with a $53 billion investment bang as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visits Brazil during the first stop of yet another South American commercial offensive – complete with a sweet metaphor: Li riding on a made in China subway train that will ply a new metro line in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the 2016 Olympics. Where is the US in all this? Nowhere; little by little, yet inexorably, BRICS members China – and in a smaller measure, Russia - have been no less than restructuring commerce and infrastructure all across Latin America.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Dog, mistaken for wolf, shot and killed by teenager in North Idaho
A North Idaho man said his dog was shot on a Forest Service road last weekend by a man who mistook the husky-malamute cross for a wolf. The dog later died. The same bullet struck Jim Rosauer’s second dog, which survived. “He doesn’t look anything like a wolf,” Rosauer said, “but that’s not even the point. There is no gray area here. The season was closed.” Idaho’s wolf season on federal lands closed March 31. Hunters face fines of up to $1,000 if convicted of attempting to take a game animal during a closed season.
Motorcyclist killed in collision with STA bus
Police have closed the intersection of East Euclid Avenue and North Crestline Street while they investigate a fatal collision involving a motorcyclist and an STA bus. The bus was traveling east on Euclid and the motorcyclist was traveling west, said Spokane Police Sgt. Mike Carr. The bus began turning left and hit the motorcycle, Carr said. Police were called at 1:37 p.m.
Mead teachers will not walk out
Mead School District teachers will not be joining the teachers of Spokane Public Schools and East Valley School District in a walkout on Wednesday. On Thursday teachers in the Cheney School District voted to not join the walkout and a meeting of Central Valley School District teachers didn’t reach the quorum required to have a vote.
East Valley teachers to join walkout
Teachers in the East Valley School District voted Thursday to join Spokane Public Schools teachers in a one-day strike on Wednesday, but teachers in the Central Valley and Cheney school districts will not join them.
The pilot of a plane that crashed into the Spokane River earlier this month had already recovered from one in-flight emergency and was on final approach to Felts Field when it banked sharply and veered out of control just as it reached the runway, a preliminary investigation shows.
Cat food spilled in early morning I-90 crash will go to SCRAPS
A non-injury collision involving two semi trucks seven miles west of Spokane early Friday ended up a boon for the area’s homeless cats. At least four pallets worth of cat food were recovered around Interstate 90 by Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Services workers following the collision, which was reported just after midnight near exit 272.
Washington’s water crisis likely to worsen this year
The drought conditions in Washington that prompted Gov. Jay Inslee last week to declare an emergency are likely to grow worse because of a strengthening El Niño tropical weather pattern in the Pacific Ocean, a weather researcher for Washington State University said Thursday.
Boy Scouts leader says ban on gay adults is ‘unsustainable’
The national president of the Boy Scouts of America, Robert Gates, said Thursday that the organization’s long-standing ban on participation by openly gay adults is no longer sustainable, and called for change in order to avert potentially destructive legal battles.
Clinton’s Benghazi emails show role of adviser disliked by White House
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton received monthly missives about the growing unrest in Libya from a longtime friend who was previously barred by the White House from working for her as a government employee, according to emails received on her personal account.
Cold weather deadlier than heat, study finds
Extreme heat waves like the one that killed more than 70,000 Europeans in 2003 may be the most visible examples of deadly weather, but cold days actually cause more deaths than hot ones, a new study says. After examining more than 74 million deaths that occurred in 13 countries from 1985 to 2012, researchers calculated that 7.3 percent of them could be attributed to cold weather and 0.4 percent to hot weather.
Senate gives Obama win on trade pact bill
After a flurry of last-minute legislative wrangling, the Senate on Thursday advanced a measure that would give President Barack Obama so-called fast-track authority to complete a pending trade pact with leading Pacific nations.
Grand jury indicts six Baltimore officers in man’s death
Six Baltimore police officers have been indicted on substantially the same charges they already faced in connection with the death of Freddie Gray, who was fatally injured while being transported in a police van after being taken into custody.
Historians worry as IS takes town
Fears mounted over the fate of one of the Mideast’s most prominent archaeological sites after Islamic State militants overran the historic Syrian town of Palmyra, seizing control Thursday of its temples, tombs and colonnades within hours.
Senator offers NSA domestic surveillance compromise
The chairman of the Senate intelligence committee floated a compromise Thursday that would end bulk collection of phone records by the National Security Agency after a two-year transition period, leaving it up to the House to accept the deal or allow expiration of government surveillance powers June 1. The proposal by Richard Burr, a North Carolina Republican, came as the White House and House leaders from both parties urged the Senate to take up a House-passed bill that would end NSA bulk collection after six months while preserving other surveillance powers set to expire.
Crews assess, work to control California oil spill
Efforts to clean the crude-stained Santa Barbara coastline ramped up Thursday as scientists, government officials and workers tried to get a handle on the size, extent and environmental impact of Tuesday’s oil spill.
In brief: China, U.S. clash over islands, rights
China said Thursday it is entitled to keep watch over airspace and seas surrounding artificial islands it created in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, following an exchange in which its navy warned off a U.S. surveillance plane. The United States said its aerial patrolling was in accordance with international law and “no one in their right mind” would try to stop it.
Irish premier calls for gay marriage approval
Prime Minister Enda Kenny is urging Ireland’s voters to support the legalization of gay marriage in a referendum that pits the power of the Catholic Church against his secular government.
In reversal, Malaysia searches seas for boat people
Four Malaysian navy ships began searching the seas for stranded boat people Thursday in the first official rescue operation since desperate migrants started washing onto Southeast Asia’s shores, and the U.S. military gave the first indication it was ready to take a direct role in helping address the crisis.
Suspect in D.C. family’s murder arrested
A former Marine and ex-convict accused in the slayings of a wealthy Washington family and their housekeeper was arrested Thursday, a week after authorities said the family was killed in their mansion and it was set on fire. Daron Dylon Wint, 34, was arrested in northeast Washington shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday.
Ben Alan Burkey murder conviction overturned by appeals court
A former police informant’s murder conviction has been reversed on a technicality but he’ll continue to be held while Spokane authorities decide whether to seek a new trial. Ben Alan Burkey, convicted of murder and several other offenses in connection with the 2005 abduction and beating death of 52-year-old Rick L. Tiwater, was denied his right to a public trial when some of the potential jurors were questioned privately, the state appeals court ruled Thursday. The appellate judges made clear it was a procedural issue rather than evidentiary flaws. “We decide that the evidence amply supports each conviction, but reverse, because considering the now well-developed case law, Mr. Burkey did not receive a public trial,” the three-judge panel wrote in a unanimous decision.
Tykes to get new trikes, thanks to governor giving away raise
The children in Jennifer Gonzalez’s preschool class at Windsor Elementary next fall probably won’t care, but they will owe their new tricycles in large part to a citizens commission that recently gave elected state officials a raise, a governor who didn’t feel right about taking it and a Legislature deadlocked over the budget.
Online registry should help police return stolen bicycles to owners
Since bikes were invented, bikes have been stolen. Returning bicycles to their rightful owners may get a bit easier in Spokane, thanks to a new online tool the city unveiled this week in conjunction with Bike to Work Week, called SpokaneBikeID.org. About half of all cyclists have had their bikes stolen, according to a recent study in the International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, and only 2.4 percent of stolen bikes are returned to their owners.
Wolf worries lead to hiring of wildlife-conflict specialist
The state of Washington has hired an internationally known wildlife-conflict specialist to help defuse tensions over the state’s expanding wolf population. Francine Madden is the executive director of the Human Wildlife Conflict Collaboration, which also works in Asia, Africa and Latin America. The Houston-based nonprofit tries to resolve conflicts that arise when protecting animals such as lions, leopards and elephants leads to clashes with local communities.
Washington being proactive on wolves
Washington wildlife managers said they’re working to avoid a repeat of last year’s grazing season, when wolves killed at least 28 sheep and two cows. The attacks led to the Department of Fish and Wildlife killing two wolves.
Olympia officer shoots unarmed suspects after beer theft attempt
Two stepbrothers suspected of trying to steal beer from a grocery store were not armed with guns when they were shot Thursday by a police officer who confronted them, authorities said. The officer reported he was being assaulted with a skateboard early Thursday before the shooting in Olympia that left a 21-year-old man critically injured and a 24-year-old man in stable condition. Both were expected to survive.
Idaho public charter schools discriminate against students of color, complaint says
A nonprofit that advocates for Idaho Hispanics has filed a federal civil rights complaint against the state and all of Idaho’s public charter schools, charging that the state’s charter school system has evolved into “a separate but unequal public school system that discriminates against students of color.”
In brief: Murder suspect ruled competent for trial
A Spokane County Superior Court judge has ruled a 24-year-old accused of stabbing his pregnant girlfriend to death in August 2009 is competent to stand trial, over the objections of his defense team and in spite of multiple rulings finding him mentally incompetent. Robbie Bishop was arraigned Wednesday before Judge James Triplet, who found him competent to stand trial earlier this month. It is the latest competency determination in a case that has lasted more than five years.
Injured bicyclist shows improvement
The condition of a boy injured when he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle in a residential neighborhood in northwest Spokane on Wednesday afternoon has been upgraded. The collision was reported just before 4 p.m. Wednesday at the corner of Nettleton Street and Liberty Avenue.
Concert to raise money for Nepal
A Spokane-based nonprofit is holding a concert tonight to raise money to help Nepal after devastating earthquakes. The Benefit for Nepal Concert will feature The Angela Maria Project and Shambhava. It starts at 6 p.m. at the nYne Bar and Bistro, 232 W. Sprague Ave. Suggested donation is $5 to $10. Money will go to the Conscious Connections Foundation, which was founded by Ganesh Himal Trading, a Spokane wholesaler of products made in Nepal.
Man apparently finds Palouse earthworms
Earthworm enthusiast Cass Davis, of Moscow, Idaho, found three specimens of what he believes to be the giant earthworm last weekend while hiking along Paradise Ridge Road, the Lewiston Tribune reported. “It’s more than likely a giant Palouse earthworm, but we can’t confirm that until we do the genetic analysis,” said Chris Baugher, a University of Idaho doctoral candidate studying the species.
GOP bill easing regulations on small banks advances
Republican senators advanced legislation Thursday that would ease rules on smaller banks and other requirements of the landmark law reining in Wall Street and the financial industry after the 2008 crisis. But it received no support from Democrats, making its chances of Senate passage slim.
McDonald’s CEO ‘proud’ of worker pay raise
McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook said Thursday he was “incredibly proud” of a recent decision to bump pay for some workers, even as hundreds of protesters outside called on the company to do more ahead of its annual shareholder meeting.
Another record day on Wall Street
The stock market eked out another record close on Thursday as rising oil prices boosted energy stocks. Best Buy was among the biggest gainers after reporting earnings that exceeded the expectations of Wall Street analysts. Lumber Liquidators, a specialty retailer of hardwood flooring, plunged after its CEO abruptly quit the company.
Feds want to run air bag recall, speed up fixes
Exploding air bags made by Takata Corp. are so dangerous that U.S. safety regulators want to manage a massive recall so cars can be fixed faster.
Business briefs: Shopify shares up sharply after successful IPO
Shares of Shopify climbed 51 percent in its first day of trading Thursday, a day after raking in about $131 million in its initial public offering, more than the company expected. Shopify stock rose $8.68 to close at $25.68. The offering of 7.7 million shares priced at $17 each, valuing the entire company at around $1.27 billion.
Lumber Liquidators’ CEO quits amid turmoil
Lumber Liquidators CEO Robert Lynch has abruptly quit the company that is embroiled in an investigation over products imported from China. Shares tumbled more than 16 percent in trading on Thursday.
New services promised as PayPal goes solo
As PayPal prepares to split from its corporate parent, its new chief executive is promising to expand the popular online payment system, adding a variety of services for consumers to use when shopping on their phones or in traditional stores. PayPal will be spinning off from parent company eBay later this year.
Shawn Vestal: There’s no ducking our Cold War preparedness
Martin Schram: Weighing the cost of the war on terror
Amy Goodman: In a first, Plowshares trio freed
Editorial: Parties win as earlier Washington primaries get shelved
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