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from Al Arabiya English
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from Allen West
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from Americas Freedom Fighters
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from ClashDaily.com with Doug Giles
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CNN's Joe Johns speaks to veteran Robert Valentine who told rioters they need to go home. The city is under a state of emergency.
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
from Daily Kos
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The Dominant White Response to Baltimore Shows Why Black Residents are Justified in their Anger
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The Dominant White Response to Baltimore Shows Why Black Residents are Justified in their Anger
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from Daily Mail (UK)
As Baltimore burns Hillary is slammed for hawking her free campaign BUMPER STICKER on Twitter
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from Freedom Foundation (WA)
Teachers Union Receives Message From Above
The story the union officials hoped to convey was diluted as a result of the message the Freedom Foundation delivered at the Saturday's rally of protesting union teachers at the state Capitol.
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from KCPQ (Q13Fox) (Seattle)
Owner of pizza shop says new Seattle minimum wage law is forcing her to close
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from KHQ Local News (NBC Spokane)
SUV narrowly misses plowing over 3 kids getting on school bus
A terrifying moment that could have ended in tragedy was caught on camera. Police in Graham, WA are trying to track down the driver of a white SUV who came inches away from plowing down 3 children who were trying to board a school bus on Monday.
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from NBC News (& affiliates)
How Ruth Bader Ginsburg helped pave the way for marriage equality
Hillary Clinton gets colorful for marriage equality case
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from ScienceAlert
WATCH: The psychological phenomenon that stops us taking control of our lives
As we grow up, become adults and get real jobs, there's a pervasive assumption that there are certain things beyond our control. You know, some people just happen to be in the right place at the right time, or always seem to have the right family connections. A good deal of our success comes down to luck, right? Actually, no. As Derek from Veritasium explains in his new video, we're in control of a whole lot more than we think, but our brains are wired to assume we're helpless.
from The Spokesman-Review
AP: Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders to run for president
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders will announce his plans to seek the Democratic nomination for president on Thursday, presenting a liberal challenge to Hillary Rodham Clinton.
NFL drops its tax-exempt status
The National Football League is giving up its tax-exempt status, which Commissioner Roger Goodell called a “distraction.” In a letter to team owners, Goodell said that the league office and its management council will file tax returns as taxable entities for the 2015 fiscal year. Goodell said the NFL has been tax-exempt since 1942, though all 32 teams pay taxes on their income.
Nuisance black bear killed in Spokane’s Five Mile area
A black bear that has been causing problems from patios and garbage bins to chicken coops in the Five Mile Area was killed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officers on Monday.
Baltimore rocked by riots, violence
The streets of Baltimore erupted in violence Monday hours after the funeral of a black man who suffered a fatal injury in police custody, with hundreds of men and women setting fire to cars, looting businesses, and throwing bricks, rocks and bottles at police in the city’s worst episode of racial violence since the 1960s.
Women shut out of Idaho judge selection
A secretive selection process that Idaho’s two senators, Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, have launched to find a replacement for U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge appears to be ignoring female candidates. Multiple sources say they have interviewed just four candidates, all men. Idaho is the only state in the federal 9th Circuit that has never had a woman judge on the U.S. District Court bench, and is one of just three states with only two U.S. district judges. Idaho hasn’t gotten an additional judgeship in 60 years, though caseloads have soared. The senators are only making a recommendation: the nominee will be selected by President Barack Obama.
A secretive selection process that Idaho’s two senators, Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, have launched to find a replacement for U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge appears to be ignoring female candidates. Multiple sources say they have interviewed just four candidates, all men. Idaho is the only state in the federal 9th Circuit that has never had a woman judge on the U.S. District Court bench, and is one of just three states with only two U.S. district judges. Idaho hasn’t gotten an additional judgeship in 60 years, though caseloads have soared. The senators are only making a recommendation: the nominee will be selected by President Barack Obama.
Donna Godes swears there are human remains beneath the cyclone fence on the west side of Forest Home Cemetery, near the Canadian border. Her neighbor moved the fence 5 feet about a year ago, Godes said. She pointed to a depression in the ground below the fence and said, “You don’t get divots like that for no reason.” The neighbor, John Pratt, insists there are no bodies under his fence, and said he’s being demonized by the local community for a simple property dispute. Pratt says the fence was moved off its original survey line by local officials in the 1990s. There are still survey markers on the property that show where the cemetery plots should end, he said, and that survey has stood up against legal challenges by surrounding property owners.
Texas dealership buys Dave Smith Auto Group
A fast-growing Texas car dealership has purchased Dave Smith Auto Group with plans to spread the successful Kellogg-based company’s brand throughout the Northwest. The deal with RFJ Auto Partners Inc. of Plano, Texas, closed April 20, and the Smith family principals will lead a northern group of dealerships from their North Idaho headquarters.
A fast-growing Texas car dealership has purchased Dave Smith Auto Group with plans to spread the successful Kellogg-based company’s brand throughout the Northwest. The deal with RFJ Auto Partners Inc. of Plano, Texas, closed April 20, and the Smith family principals will lead a northern group of dealerships from their North Idaho headquarters.
A ruling by Fayette County Circuit Judge James Ishmael in favor of a shop that refused to print gay pride festival T-shirts overturned a decision by the city’s Human Rights Commission, which had ruled in 2014 that the print shop, Hands On Originals, violated a city law that bans discrimination based on a person’s sexual orientation. Ishmael said the Human Rights Commission went beyond its statutory authority in siding with the Gay and Lesbian Services Organization, a gay rights advocacy organization, and that the shop’s refusal to print GLSO’s pride festival shirts in 2012 was based not on the sexual orientation of its members but on “the message advocating sexual activity outside of a marriage between one man and one woman.”
Poll: Businesses shouldn’t refuse service, even on basis of religion
A majority of American voters say businesses should not be allowed to refuse services to gays and lesbians, even on the basis of religious beliefs, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Monday.
U.S. dropping level of fluoride in water
The government is lowering the recommended amount of fluoride in drinking water because some kids are getting too much, causing white splotches on their teeth. It’s the first change since the government urged cities to add fluoride to water supplies to prevent tooth decay more than 50 years ago. Now, fluoride is put in toothpaste, mouthwash and other products as well.
A United Nations inquiry found Israel responsible for the deaths of 44 Palestinians and widespread damage at seven U.N. facilities in the Gaza Strip during the war last summer, according to a summary of the panel’s report released Monday by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. At the same time, Ban said he was “dismayed” that Palestinian fighters put U.N. schools at risk by using them to hide their weaponry during the fighting. Though the schools were empty at the time and not being used as shelters, Ban said it was “unacceptable” to use schools to store weapons and that it undermined the understanding that U.N. facilities are off-limits as targets.
Impoverished Nepalese ill-prepared for tragedy
As the death toll from Nepal’s massive earthquake passed 4,300 on Monday, it was not just drinking water, hospital beds, gasoline, electricity and sanitary facilities that were in short supply. Hope in the government’s ability to help was also increasingly scarce. Unstable and resource-starved even in better times, Nepal’s government acknowledged Monday that it was ill-prepared to deal with a widening tragedy whose death toll could surpass 8,000, according to officials’ estimates. The tally of injured stood at more than 8,000.
Trial opens for Colorado theater shooter
James E. Holmes sat nearly immobile at the defense table in Division 201 for four hours Monday afternoon as attorneys began their battles to persuade a jury about how and why the promising young scientist became a killer. Holmes has acknowledged that he killed 12 moviegoers and wounded 70 others. He was arrested outside the venue with an AR-15 assault-style rifle, a Remington shotgun and a Glock pistol. He had booby-trapped his apartment. But he has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
Spokane adventurers safe in Nepal after earthquake
Jess Roskelley, who’s on a filming expedition to climb Annapurna, the 10th-highest peak in the world, has contacted friends and family by satellite phone and said he’s safe. Hazen Audel, a former Ferris High School biology teacher, is in Nepal for filming his starring role in the series “Surviving the Tribe” for the National Geographic Channel. He’d just arrived in Kathmandu as the earthquakes were taking their toll.
In brief: Dog rescued six days after deadly crash
Rescuers found Daisy the dachshund Saturday in a small hole about 800 feet from the top of the Bernard Overlook at the southern end of Lake Pend Oreille east of Athol. The driver, Thomas McTevia, 42, of Coeur d’Alene, and his friend Tina Hoisington, 45, of Lewiston, had the dog with them when their ATV went over the cliff on April 19. Both died in the crash, and the dog couldn’t be found in the days after.
Couple planned baseball bat attack on employer
Kaylee R. Zornes, 26, and Austin D. Tinsley, 30, face criminal counts of assault with a deadly weapon and criminal conspiracy after investigators linked them to an attack on the owner of the Mamma Mia restaurant at 420 W. Francis Ave. in February.
Gunshot wound victim identified
The 36-year-old man found dying of an accidental gunshot wound in the East Central neighborhood on Saturday was struck in the thigh, according to the Spokane County medical examiner. An autopsy identified David J. Darling as the driver found wounded near Fifth Avenue and Magnolia Street around 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
Spokane City Council approves buying land for bridge
Supporters call it iconic and necessary, detractors use terms unfit for print, but the University District bicycle and pedestrian bridge inched closer to construction Monday as the Spokane City Council approved spending nearly $1.7 million to purchase 20 parcels of land. With the land acquisition, city and university district officials now wait for the state Legislature to make a decision on the final $8.8 million needed to build a 120-foot-tall cable-stayed arch bridge.
The Eastern Washington University chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity is under investigation for allegations of unspecified misconduct.
Partners International raising money for Nepal quake relief
Partners International of Spokane is raising money to send to Nepal. The Christian-based organization sent $10,000 on Monday but is raising additional disaster relief money for people displaced by the earthquakes and longer-term rebuilding efforts.
Costco dropping Italian olive oil for Greek
Costco Wholesale has switched from Italy to Greece as the source of the extra-virgin olive oil for its Kirkland Signature 2-liter bottle, in what could be a big break for the economically battered cradle of Western Civilization and its relatively unheralded olive oil industry.
In brief: Truck drivers at L.A. seaports go on strike
Truck drivers who haul goods from docks at the nation’s busiest seaport complex walked off the job Monday in a dispute over their earnings and employment status, but port officials said the impact on international commerce appeared to be minimal.
Harmful bacteria found in frozen shrimp
Random tests of frozen shrimp collected from around the country showed harmful bacteria, the nonprofit consumer advocacy group Consumer Reports said Monday. Sixty percent of the raw samples tested positive for one or more types of bacteria (salmonella, vibrio, Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli or listeria) and seven of the samples tested positive for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, known as MRSA. MRSA is difficult to treat because it’s resistant to many antibiotics.
Burger King sales jump with new promotions
The home of the Whopper enjoyed its biggest sales jump in nearly a decade in the U.S. and Canada during the first quarter, boosted by a pricier new flavor of its signature burger and an ongoing two for $5 promotion.
Mylan N.V. rejects Teva buyout offer
Mylan N.V. rejected Teva Pharmaceuticals’ $40.1 billion buyout offer, saying the cash-and-stock proposal undervalues the company.
IPhone still Apple’s biggest moneymaker
The iPhone is still the engine behind Apple’s phenomenal success, even if attention lately has been focused on its new smartwatch.
Chipotle rids menu of GMO ingredients
Chipotle says it has completed phasing out genetically modified ingredients from its food, making it the first national fast-food chain to do so.
ESPN sues Verizon for unbundling its channel
ESPN is suing Verizon in an escalating clash over how the popular sports channel is being sold in a discounted pay-TV package. The complaint filed Monday in New York’s state Supreme Court alleges Verizon is breaking its contract with ESPN, owned by Walt Disney Co., by unbundling the sports channel from the main programming lineup of Verizon’s FiOS TV.
Teacher takes down shooter at West Side high school
A popular teacher being hailed as a hero for tackling a 16-year-old shooter inside a Washington high school said he did what any other U.S. educator would do: He ran toward the gunfire instead of away from it. Brady Olson said three other staff members reacted the same way when a student fired two shots into the air in the school commons before classes began Monday morning. No one was injured at North Thurston High School in Lacey, about 60 miles southwest of Seattle, and the shooter is in custody.
Initiative goes after wildlife parts trafficking
An initiative effort supported by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen would make it a crime in Washington to sell or trade elephant ivory, shark fins and other animal parts from several species. Initiative 1401 would cover 10 species threatened with extinction in part due to poaching, the Seattle Times reported Sunday. Violators would face a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Editorial: State should give crime victims full assistance
Robert J. Samuelson: GOP hurts itself with estate tax vote
Ask Dr. K: Psychotherapy can treat borderline personality disorder
Donell Barlow’s online series ‘Dance Jam Kitchen’ puts cooking on its toes
Dr. Alisa Hideg: Prenatal care should start before pregnancy
Studies: U.S. pregnancies typically 21/2 years apart
For U.S. moms, the typical time between pregnancies is about 21/2 years but nearly a third of women space their children too close, a government study shows.
Malaria vaccine a letdown, but could still reduce cases
The world’s leading malaria vaccine candidate appears to be a disappointment, with final study results showing it doesn’t work very well and that initial protection fades over time.
Doug Clark: Gompers’ passing has set me to thinking
It’s the little things that get to you. I’ve been discovering this ever since the wee hours of April 7, when my mother’s 92-year-old heart gave out.
Former Idaho Rep. Frank Henderson dies at age 92
Former Idaho state Rep. Frank Henderson has died at the age of 92, after a long life of public service that included serving as a Kootenai County commissioner, mayor of Post Falls, a World War II Army veteran, an international consultant on public administration and economic development in eastern Europe, 10 years in the Idaho Legislature and more.
Entertainer Jayne Meadows, 95, dies
Jayne Meadows, the Emmy-nominated actress and TV personality who often teamed with her husband, Steve Allen, has died of natural causes Sunday at her home in the Encino, California, area.
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from The Washington Post (DC)
What you really need to know about Baltimore, from a reporter who’s lived there for over 30 years
It was only a matter of time before Baltimore exploded. In the more than three decades I have called this city home, Baltimore has been a combustible mix of poverty, crime, and hopelessness, uncomfortably juxtaposed against rich history, friendly people, venerable institutions and pockets of old-money affluence. The two Baltimores have mostly gone unreconciled. The violence that followed Freddie Gray’s funeral Monday, with roaming gangs looting stores and igniting fires, demands that something be done.
1,100 donors to a Canadian charity tied to Clinton Foundation remain secret
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(Western Journalism)
Watch: Former NFL Star Ray Lewis Smacks Baltimore Rioters With Epic Truth Rant That’s Gone Viral
(Western Journalism)
Watch: Former NFL Star Ray Lewis Smacks Baltimore Rioters With Epic Truth Rant That’s Gone Viral
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