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Jade Helm Is Proving America to be a Nation of Cowards and Traitors
Jade Helm Is Proving America to be a Nation of Cowards and Traitors
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Jon Stewart Tears Into Fox News' Hypocrisy Over Campaign Money
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Jon Stewart Tears Into Fox News' Hypocrisy Over Campaign Money
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Jade Helm 15 Cancelled in Two Texas Counties; Remaining Texans Wary
The Texas counties of Victoria and Goliad, originally scheduled as two of the sites for the massive Jade Helm 15 military war simulation exercises across the Southwest this summer, will no longer host the operations, reported the Victoria (Texas) Advocate. No reason for the cancellations has yet been released.
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County leaders pick Mary Dye to replace Susan Fagan in state House
Mary Dye, longtime GOP activist from Garfield County, will represent southeastern Washington in the state House. Dye, 53, was named Friday afternoon by commissioners from the district’s six counties to fill the 9th Legislative District seat left open a week ago when Susan Fagan of Pullman resigned amid allegations of ethics violations.
Trooper in Gov. Inslee’s security detail charged with evidence-tampering
Spokane Valley woman hit by car, killed
A Spokane Valley woman was killed late Thursday when she was hit by a car while walking in a westbound lane of state Highway 2 east of Airway Heights. Trycia M. Benzie, 40, was pronounced dead at the scene, shortly before midnight, the Washington State Patrol said.
NSA phone records sweep illegal, court rules
A key appellate court ruled Thursday that the National Security Agency broke the law with its sweeping collection of telephone call data, in a groundbreaking decision that repudiates the Obama administration and encourages Congress to weigh in.
Jonathan Daniel Renfro will be tried for murder in the shooting death of Coeur d’Alene police Sgt. Greg Moore.
Plane plunges, sinks in river
Two men in a plane that crashed during a test flight and sank into the Spokane River near Felts Field Thursday afternoon died after they were underwater for nearly 30 minutes. Spokane County medical examiner’s deputy medical investigator Jim Uttke identified the men late Thursday night as Lyndon Amestoy and Richard Runyon.
Many more on West Coast at risk of quake, report says
People living in California and on the West Coast still face the highest earthquake risk. But a new study says they are not alone. The report found that close to half of all Americans – nearly 150 million people – are threatened by shaking from earthquakes strong enough to cause damage.
Measles can cause ‘immune-amnesia’
Scientists have known for decades that having measles suppresses kids’ immune systems for several weeks or months, leaving them ill-equipped to fight off pneumonia, bronchitis, diarrheal diseases and other infections. Now a team of researchers has suggested that the measles virus may also confer a longer-lasting sort of “immune-amnesia” that makes it harder for people to stave off other illnesses for two years or more.
Plains areas hard hit by storms gird for new ones
Communities in several southern Plains states set to work cleaning up Thursday after a night of storms that spawned 51 tornadoes, assessing the damage under sunny skies but with the threat of even worse weather on the horizon. The storms strafed northern Texas, Nebraska and Kansas on Wednesday and early Thursday but reserved their worst for the Oklahoma City area, where at least a dozen people were injured in a trailer park and where a 43-year-old woman was killed. Skylyna Stewart apparently took cover in an underground storm shelter and drowned when it was deluged by floodwater.
Senate votes to have say on Iran
The Senate muscled its way into President Barack Obama’s talks to curb Iran’s nuclear program, backing legislation Thursday that lets Congress review and possibly reject any final deal with Tehran. The vote was 98-1 for the bipartisan bill that would give Congress a say on what could be a historic accord that the United States and five other nations are trying to finalize with Iran. Under the agreement, Iran would roll back its nuclear program in exchange for relief from crippling economy penalties.
Brits stick with Conservatives, exit poll says
The Conservative Party fared much better than expected in Britain’s parliamentary election, with an exit poll projecting that Prime Minister David Cameron could again be forming the next government after the most unpredictable vote in decades.
FBI sent out bulletin before attack in Texas
Federal investigators learned several hours before a provocative cartoon contest in Texas that a man under investigation for extremist activities might show up and alerted local authorities, but had no indication that he planned to attack the event, FBI Director James Comey said Thursday.
In brief: SF police texting inquiry expands
Authorities have identified 3,000 arrests that could have been influenced and resulted in wrongful convictions as the result of bias by 14 San Francisco police officers being investigated for racist and homophobic text messages, the district attorney announced Thursday.
Feds to investigate Baltimore police
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch plans to launch a full-scale civil rights investigation into use of force by Baltimore police officers, according to sources with knowledge of the matter.
More spikes coming to White House fence
The Secret Service is adding a second layer of steel spikes to the top of the White House fence to keep would-be intruders at bay, according to a proposal submitted to the National Capital Planning Commission.
First named storm of hurricane season forms
The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season formed off the South Carolina coast on Thursday – nearly a month before the season officially begins.
In brief: Iran releases cargo ship
A Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship seized by Iran has been released and the crew members are all in good condition, according to the ship’s operator. It will now continue its scheduled voyage to Jebel Ali, in the United Arab Emirates, where it will be met by representatives from Rickmers and others.
U.S. bombs IS at Iraqi refinery
U.S. warplanes have bombed a besieged Iraqi refinery more than two dozen times in recent days as American special forces helped Iraqi soldiers airdrop food, water and other supplies to Iraqi troops trapped in the complex. News of the airdrop at a Pentagon briefing appeared to confirm reports that Islamic State militants have blocked ground access to the country’s biggest oil refinery, in the city of Baiji, about 145 miles north of Baghdad.
Ex-police official arrested
Mexican authorities say they have captured a former police official implicated in the disappearance of 43 teachers’ college students last year.
New allegations of chlorine attacks reported from Syria
Syrian activists and a doctor reported Thursday new suspected chemical attacks in the northwestern province of Idlib, leaving several dozen people suffering from asphyxiation.
Yemen asks for U.N. troops
The conflict in Yemen looked set to escalate after the country’s exiled government asked the United Nations on Thursday to send ground forces to save the strategic southern port city of Aden from imminent capture by Iran-backed rebels, who have advanced despite intense aerial bombing by a Saudi-led coalition.
Armed man wounded by police was medic in Army
The man shot and wounded by police in a north Spokane neighborhood late Wednesday night is a former Army combat medic who works at Spokane’s Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center. Craig S. Burton, 25, reportedly fired a gun several times and yelled “Do it!” before he was shot, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Burton was in critical condition at a local hospital on Thursday.
Bill intended to help minorities in elections
A proposal to allow Washington cities to rearrange voting districts so minorities could have a greater voice in elections was praised Thursday as a way to avoid costly federal lawsuits; it also was denounced as a Trojan horse for more litigation. The proposed state Voting Rights Act passed the House on a partisan vote during the regular session but stalled in the Senate despite bipartisan support. It got an airing in a joint Senate committee work session Thursday though it’s unlikely to be revived for the special session, which is concentrating on budgets.
Inslee signs bills to ease liquor laws, ban powdered alcohol
With several strokes of the governor’s pen, Washington’s liquor laws were loosened up Thursday, allowing bars to offer small samples of beer and wine, grocery stores to sell large bottles of beer and cider, distilleries to serve mixers with their samples and wineries to offer private wine-tasting events at other locations. At the same time, it was thumbs down for the newest kid on the booze block, powdered alcohol.
Helicopter crash starts forest fire
The crash of a helicopter near the U.S.-Canadian border Thursday evening sparked a small fire on the Colville National Forest. The helicopter was part of a logging operation near Pierre Lake and the Laurier border crossing. The pilot was transported to a hospital in Colville, and is reportedly “doing fine.”
A helicopter being used for logging crashed Thursday near the town of Orient in northeast Washington, officials said. The female pilot was rescued.
Harpham blames attorneys in appeal
Kevin Harpham has asked a federal judge to throw out his 32-year prison sentence, claiming his attorneys failed him. Harpham pleaded guilty to placing an explosive device on the route of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day march in 2011.
Injured dog Theia finds familiar home
Theia, the Moses Lake dog who rose from the grave after she was run over by a truck, beaten and buried alive, has found her permanent home.
North Idaho noted in report foreseeing busy wildfire season
Prolonged drought conditions across the West have national wildfire experts expecting a busy and early fire season. According to the latest wildfire report issued by the National Interagency Fire Center, Idaho is slated to experience above-normal wildfire activity in its southwestern and northern regions starting in July.
Couple accused of trafficking teen
A couple is in federal custody accused of coaxing a developmentally delayed high school student into working as a prostitute by telling her they were shooting a documentary film about human trafficking and escorting.
Space Needle plans climb for cancer research
The Space Needle will host the first public stair climb in the Seattle icon’s history to help benefit cancer research. The 848-step climb to the observation deck will take place Oct. 3. The event will be open to up to 3,000 people. Participants will pay a registration fee and have to raise a minimum amount in donations.
Idaho protester charged with intimidation on Facebook
An Idaho man authorities say threatened a Meridian police officer and his family with a post made on Facebook has been charged with felony witness intimidation. The Idaho Statesman reported in a story Thursday that 29-year-old Matthew Townsend was charged last month in 4th District Court.
Man dies in Snake River Canyon jump after parachute opens too late
A 73-year-old man died in a parachute jump off a bridge over the Snake River Canyon in Idaho. The man’s parachute deployed too late and he landed Thursday evening in the Snake River. Several of his friends retrieved his body from the water and brought him to the dock at a nearby park. Medics pronounced him dead, the Twin Falls Times-News reported.
Self-serve gas mulled for rural Oregon
Oregon is one of only two states where drivers aren’t allowed to pump their own gas, but lawmakers appear ready to allow people cruising through rural areas to serve themselves. That would leave New Jersey as the last holdout with statewide restrictions. Oregon’s not ready to completely jettison its 64-year-old ban, but concerns that travelers could get stranded in places with few gas stations open in the middle of the night may bring self-service pumps to vast expanses of the state.
In brief: LA Times publisher to buy San Diego paper
San Diego’s dominant newspaper reports that the publisher of the Los Angeles Times has agreed to buy it for $85 million. U-T San Diego reported Thursday that Tribune Publishing will keep the San Diego newspaper as a separate brand but it would share stories, photos and other content with the Times.
Oil in derailment was treated to cut volatility
A shipment of oil involved in an explosive train derailment in North Dakota had been treated to reduce its volatility – a move that state officials suggested could have reduced the severity of the accident but won’t prevent others from occurring.
Alibaba revenue surges; hiring freeze in works
Chinese e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba Group’s revenue jumped 45 percent on strong mobile growth and more active buyers in the fiscal fourth quarter ending in March.
Fannie Mae keeps profitable streak alive
Mortgage giant Fannie Mae says it had net income of $1.9 billion for the first quarter. That’s sharply down from the same period a year ago due to lower fee income and larger losses on investments used to hedge against swings in interest rates. The results announced Thursday for the January-through-March period marked the 13th straight profitable quarter for the government-controlled company. Washington-based Fannie also says it will pay a dividend of $1.8 billion to the U.S. Treasury next month. Fannie will then have paid $138.2 billion in dividends, exceeding the $116 billion it received from taxpayers during the financial crisis.
Lumber Liquidators halts sales of Chinese-made flooring
Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc. said Thursday it was suspending sales of all laminate flooring from China one week after the hardwood flooring company said the U.S. Department of Justice was seeking criminal charges over the possibly hazardous products.
China trying to cool off hot stock market
China’s leaders are trying to tap the brakes on a stock market boom that could run out of control and disrupt economic reform plans. The Communist Party newspaper People’s Daily sounded a cautionary note this week, warning that stock trading is “high-risk.” It said the public should “invest rationally.”
Doyle McManus: Why Congress is avoiding the war vote
Editorial: Kelley keeps state on hold with refusal to step down
Red Mountain a small region with big flavor
It is not red, nor is it a mountain, but “brown ridge” doesn’t sound like much of a grape growing region. Red Mountain is a 4,040-acre bench in Washington’s eastern Yakima Valley, and in the 40 years since the first wine grapes were planted amid sand and sagebrush, Red Mountain has developed into what is arguably the most important region in Washington. It also is the state’s smallest American Viticultural Area.
Junior Lilac Parade marches through downtown Saturday
About two-thirds of the 70 or so groups in the Junior Lilac Parade will be elementary or middle school marching bands.
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WWII planes will fill D.C.'s restricted airspace for V-E Day
On the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day on May 8, 2015 more than 50 planes from WWII will fly in formation over some of the most restricted air space in the world: the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The flyover is scheduled to begin at 12:10 p.m. ET.
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China Preparing for Drone Warfare
China’s military plans to produce nearly 42,000 land-based and sea-based unmanned weapons and sensor platforms as part of its continuing, large-scale military buildup, the Pentagon’s annual report on the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) disclosed Friday.
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