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Israel Tells Iran “NO MORE!” Our Zero Tolerance Sign Is Lit!
Israel Tells Iran “NO MORE!” Our Zero Tolerance Sign Is Lit!
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STEPHANOPOULOS FLOORED AS GINGRICH, BLOOMBERG EDITORS DETAIL SERIOUSNESS OF ‘CLINTON CASH’
11 Explosive Clinton Cash Facts Mainstream Media Confirm are Accurate
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from KHQ Local News (NBC Spokane)
Off-duty deputy in custody in Quincy following dispute
Sunday afternoon Quincy police responded to a disturbance at a home in Quincy, Washington. The incident, in the area of the 200 block of H Street NE, was between 36-year-old Corey Linscott, an off-duty Grant County sheriff's deputy, and his 18-year-old stepson. Linscott was arrested for investigation of fourth degree assault-domestic violence for the alleged altercation with his 18-year-old stepson.
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from The Spokesman-Review
2,500 confirmed dead in Nepal earthquake
Sleeping in the streets and shell-shocked, Nepalese cremated the dead and dug through rubble for the missing Sunday, a day after a massive Himalayan earthquake killed more than 2,500 people.
Nearly 2,000 die in Nepal quake
Nepal – The most powerful earthquake to hit Nepal in more than eight decades roared across the impoverished mountain kingdom just before noon Saturday, killing nearly 2,000 people, some as far away as India and Bangladesh, and devastating a crowded base camp at Mount Everest.
Everest avalanche kills 17, injures scores
An avalanche triggered by Nepal’s massive earthquake slammed into a section of the Mount Everest mountaineering base camp, killing at least 17, injuring 61 and leaving an unknown number of climbers and guides unaccounted for on other routes, an official said today.
Several Washington state-based mountain-guiding companies reported their teams had checked in OK after a massive earthquake in Nepal sent an avalanche sweeping into a mountaineering base camp on Mount Everest, but at least one said it has not accounted for all staff.
Climbing teams stuck on Mount Everest need a helicopter to bring them off the mountain following a massive Earthquake in Nepal and a subsequent avalanche on the mountain, Seattle mountaineering companies said. There’s no safe way to climb down through the icefall above the base camp, they said. About a half-dozen Washington climbing outfits had expeditions on or near Mount Everest when the earthquake struck. The avalanche claimed more than a dozen lives.
Richland nonprofit prepares for Nepal
Surgeons await word from partners on what’s needed
Spokane Country Club could be headed for sale
The Spokane Country Club could be sold to settle its multimillion bankruptcy case as dozens of members quit and business slows in the aftermath of a gender discrimination verdict.
‘Turning the tide’: Coeur d’Alene Tribe taking proactive approach to diabetes
The community health center operated by the Coeur d’Alene Tribe treats about 400 diabetics, who make up roughly 7 percent of the center’s patients. The disease is far more prevalent among American Indians. The likelihood of a diabetes diagnosis is about 7 percent for non-Hispanic white adults, but about 16 percent among Indians and Alaska native adults, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And Indian youth ages 10 to 19 are nine times more likely to be diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, reports the National Institutes of Health.
Phone provides personal monitor
Diabetes prevention course focuses on healthy eathing
Indonesia to execute drug traffickers
Indonesia’s attorney general’s office notified nine foreigners – four Nigerian men, two Australian men, a Filipino woman, and one man each from Brazil and France – and an Indonesian convicted of drug trafficking that their executions will be carried out within days, ignoring appeals by the U.N. chief and foreign leaders to spare them.
Two injured, dozens arrested in Baltimore protest
Thousands of protesters took to the streets Saturday in the largest Freddie Gray rally yet, and after hours of peaceful demonstrations, pockets of protesters smashed out police car windows and storefronts. Two people were hurt in the mayhem and at least a dozen were arrested. The problems happened near Camden Yards, where the Baltimore Orioles game against the Boston Red Sox went on as scheduled. Fans were told toward the end of the game to stay in the stadium because of public safety worries. Before the game, demonstrators fought with fans at a bar.
Democratic senators call out Obama on fast-track trade deal
Two of the Democratic Party’s most vocal opponents of strengthening President Barack Obama’s hand in trade deals are taking issue with his recent criticism and are calling on him to make public the draft text of a still incomplete deal with 11 other Pacific rim nations. Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Sherrod Brown of Ohio sent Obama a letter Saturday disputing his characterization of their position as “dishonest.” They said that while members of Congress can read the draft text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, they are legally prevented from discussing it openly and the public is barred from examining it.
In brief: Several missing after regatta boats capsize
A powerful storm capsized several sailboats participating in a regatta, and crews searched late Saturday for at least four people missing in the waters, the Coast Guard said. More than 100 sailboats and as many as 200 people were participating in the Dauphin Island regatta in Mobile Bay. At least one person was confirmed dead,
Coyote captured in downtown NYC
A wily coyote is no match for the NYPD. Police collared the creature near a sidewalk cafe in downtown Manhattan on Saturday morning.
White House plans tribal youth gathering
The White House is planning what it says will be the first-ever gathering of tribal youth in Washington. The July 9 event will give American Indian and Alaska Native youth from across the U.S. a chance to meet with senior members of President Barack Obama’s administration, along with members of the White House Council on Native American Affairs.
Vietnam War orphan evacuation recalled
With the Viet Cong making their final push toward taking Saigon in April 1975, the fate of thousands of Vietnamese orphans was uncertain until President Gerald Ford ordered remaining forces to evacuate the children. Forty years after the final flight of Operation Babylift left Vietnam, 20 evacuees and their adopted families gathered Saturday for a reunion along with some of the servicemen who took part in the rescue.
In brief: Radioactive cargo lands on Japanese premier’s roof
Japanese police arrested a man who admitted to landing a drone with low level-radioactive sand on the roof of the prime minister’s office to protest the government’s nuclear energy policy, officials said Saturday.
Swedes held hostage in Syria released
Sweden said two of its nationals held hostage in Syria have been released and are reunited with their families.
Israel reportedly attacks Syrian missile sites
Israeli warplanes struck military targets in Syria early Saturday, according to media reports that were not confirmed by Israeli or Syrian officials.
Gay marriage a GOP dilemma
For Democratic politicians, same-sex marriage has become an easy issue: They’re for it. Many Republican VIPs – notably the presidential hopefuls – face a far more complicated landscape. Looming ahead for these contenders are early contests in states such as Iowa and South Carolina, where a major role will be played by conservative Christian voters firmly opposed to same-sex marriage. Further down the road is the 2016 general election, where the nominee will likely need backing from independents and moderate Republicans who support gay unions.
As Hubble turns 25, astronomers look ahead
The Hubble Space Telescope survived decades of delays, glitches and blunders to fulfill predictions that it would rewrite science textbooks. But as it moves into the final years of its life, scientists say some of its best work still could be ahead of it. Hubble’s past and future discoveries will guide the new James Webb Space Telescope, scheduled to launch in 2018, as the next-generation observatory focuses more closely on the Big Bang and helps paint a fuller picture of the properties of distant planets and galaxies.
Spokane police: Man died from accidental gunshot
A man who died from a gunshot wound in a car Saturday appears to have accidentally shot himself, Spokane Police detectives said today.
Deadly East Central shooting a mystery
A man died after suffering a gunshot wound Saturday afternoon in a car in the East Central Neighborhood. The car was found stopped just east of Magnolia Street in the westbound driving lane of Fifth Avenue.
Sacred Heart prepares for future Ebola cases
Sacred Heart is one of three hospitals in the state that has volunteered to care for Ebola patients if the need arises. The two others are Harborview Medical Center and Seattle Children’s Hospital.
In brief: Box outside mall prompts evacuation
Spokane City Hall and portions of River Park Square were evacuated for about three hours Saturday while police investigated a suspicious package.
Lawyers turn to business of pot
Over the past several years, small and mid-size law firms firms have started marijuana divisions that advise pot-related businesses about issues such as where they can locate, what their websites and product labels can say, and how to vet new clients.
Seattle neighbors at war over family’s feeding of crows
Crows are among the brightest of animals, able to recognize faces, to work for cheese. They are part of mythology in various cultures. In early Asian beliefs, having a crow fly in front of you was bad luck; finding a dead one on the road was good luck. But in the Portage Bay neighborhood in Seattle, crows have been at the center of an epic, nearly two-year neighborhood battle about one family feeding crows in an apparent never-ending buffet.
Family sues mortuary after finding another man’s body in dad’s casket
When the family of Jerry Moon opened his casket for their final goodbyes two years ago, they were shocked to find a stranger in his place. The Kelso, Washington, funeral home that handled Moon’s funeral had inadvertently switched his body with that of another man who had died in the same hospice on the same day. But even worse than that mistake were the efforts of mortuary employees to convince Moon’s loved ones that they were wrong and that “people look different in death,” said attorney Shawn Briggs, who filed a lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of Moon’s family.
Oregon bill seeks limits on use of antibiotics on livestock
For decades, farmers have routinely fed antibiotics to livestock to fatten the animals and protect them from illnesses amplified by confined conditions. But critics say repeated use of antibiotics has made bacteria more resistant to the drugs, resulting in people developing antibiotic-resistant infections. As public pressure mounts nationally against antibiotics, Oregon legislators are debating whether to curtail their use in agriculture.
Former WSU employee enters not-guilty plea in porn case
A former Washington State University employee pleaded not guilty to allegations he possessed child pornography on his work computer. The Lewiston Tribune reported Michael M. Severns, of Potlatch, entered the plea Friday. He is charged with one count of second-degree dealing in depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and three counts of second-degree possession of depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
Starbucks stores reopen after computer glitch
Starbucks was back in business Saturday after a computer outage forced thousands of its stores to close early the night before.
Inslee joins thousands of teachers in rally at Capitol
Thousands of teachers and their supporters crowded the steps of the Washington Capitol’s legislative building for a rally Saturday morning to call for teacher pay raises, smaller class sizes and less standardized testing. More than 4,000 people attended the hourlong rally. Gov. Jay Inslee, House Speaker Frank Chopp and other politicians spoke about their efforts to improve Washington’s public education system, which Inslee called “the paramount duty of the state of Washington” in a speech that invoked his father’s career as a teacher. He decried the six-year period since teachers received a cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, to raise their pay.
Eye on Boise: Gatherings give opposite sentiments on Islam
Two different views of Islam were on display on a single day last week in Idaho, more than 400 miles apart. More than 100 people gathered at the Sandpoint Community Hall to hear anti-Islam speaker Shahram Hadian, who decried Islam as “a culture of death” that, among other things, he said requires submission and teaches its followers that martyrdom is the only way to salvation. He also had plenty of scorn to heap on the news media. Meanwhile, at a “peace feast” at a Boise restaurant, an equal number of Idaho Muslims and non-Muslims shared dinner and a low-key presentation about Islam. Laura Armstrong, a member of the pastoral staff at a local Christian church, Cole Community Church, praised the “building of bridges and understanding.” At this gathering, too, concerns were raised about the news media and its coverage of Islam.
Spin Control: Washington legislators left much to do upon their return
Kathleen Parker: Music brings out humanity in prison
Smart Bombs: Tax levies about to burst
Editorial: Feds ought to regulate pot based on proven data
William Hyslop: Further court cuts jeopardize system
Susan Mulvihill: Insect hotels keep good bugs cozy
Federal data-breach bill weaker than many states’ laws
Creativity, expense continue to increase with ‘promposals’
BBB Tip of the Week
The Better Business Bureau cautions you to be extremely suspicious of misleading claims on supplement packaging and in advertisements. These claims are red flags that the supplement is fraudulent: “quick fix,” “all-natural,” “miracle cure,” “scientific breakthrough,” “secret ingredient,” “lose weight without diet or exercise,” and claims that “the pharmaceutical industry (government) wants to hide information about this miracle cure.”
Boeing retools plant for 737 production
Boeing’s Renton factory, already a showcase of efficiency with its two final-assembly lines churning out 42 of the single-aisle jets monthly, is gearing up by 2018 to build them at a prodigious pace of 52 a month – and later perhaps even more.
Time film critic Richard Corliss dies
Richard Corliss, the longtime film critic for Time magazine, has died after suffering a major stroke earlier this month, the magazine said. He was 71.
Obituary: Olsen, Fred Lewis
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Obama riffs on USA TODAY's Koch story
During his routine at Saturday's White House correspondents dinner, the president riffed repeatedly on Fredreka Schouten's exclusive interview last week with billionaire industrialist Charles Koch, who named the five Republican candidates that he and brother David might support in next year's election.
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