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from The Blaze (& Glenn Beck)
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
Networks Ignore Discovery of 'Lost' Lois Lerner E-Mails
LGBT Activists Say 'Love is Love' But Struggle to Define Marriage, Especially When It Comes to Polygamy
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from FactCheck.org
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from Jews News
from KHQ Local News (NBC Spokane)
Police searching for hit and run suspect
Spokane Police are searching for the suspect in a hit and run Wednesday morning at the intersection of Oak and Nora in northwest Spokane, when a woman on her way to work was hit by another car. The woman's daughter was also in the car, but they were both uninjured. The driver of the suspect car took off from the scene, however the license plate on the suspect's car fell off during the impact.
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from Money Talks News
Secret Cell Plans: Savings Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint Don’t Want You to Know About
8 Overlooked Ways to Avoid a Speeding Ticket
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from National Review
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
It’s Time to Put an End to the NSA’s Bulk Collection of Americans’ Metadata
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It’s Time to Put an End to the NSA’s Bulk Collection of Americans’ Metadata
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from PoliticusUSA
[Information from this site may be questionable.]
Obama Stands Up For Veterans By Vowing To Veto GOP Bill That Cut Benefits For 70,000 Vets
While Congressional Republicans wave the flag with one hand, they are trying to cut benefits for 70,000 veterans with the other. President Obama has vowed to veto the bill, and House Democrats are promising to sustain that veto. On Tuesday, President Obama threatened to veto the Republican bill, “The Administration strongly opposes House passage of H.R. 2029, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. The bill fails to fully fund critical priorities, including veterans’ medical care and military and VA construction. Furthermore, the legislation includes a highly problematic ideological rider that would constrain the President’s ability to protect our national security. If the President were presented with H.R. 2029, his senior advisors would recommend that he veto the bill.” Today, House Democrats also stood up for vets by opposing the legislation.
Obama Stands Up For Veterans By Vowing To Veto GOP Bill That Cut Benefits For 70,000 Vets
While Congressional Republicans wave the flag with one hand, they are trying to cut benefits for 70,000 veterans with the other. President Obama has vowed to veto the bill, and House Democrats are promising to sustain that veto. On Tuesday, President Obama threatened to veto the Republican bill, “The Administration strongly opposes House passage of H.R. 2029, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. The bill fails to fully fund critical priorities, including veterans’ medical care and military and VA construction. Furthermore, the legislation includes a highly problematic ideological rider that would constrain the President’s ability to protect our national security. If the President were presented with H.R. 2029, his senior advisors would recommend that he veto the bill.” Today, House Democrats also stood up for vets by opposing the legislation.
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from ScienceAlert
from Space.com (& CollectSpace)
Doomed Russian Space Station Cargo Ship Will Fall Back to Earth Soon
The unmanned Progress 59 spacecraft is doomed to burn up in Earth's atmosphere in the next few days after failing to deliver more than 3 tons of supplies to the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly told reporters in a series of televised interviews. Video directly from Progress 59 has shown it to be tumbling in an out-of-control spin.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Late ballots fail to lift STA tax measure
Late returns counted Wednesday failed to give a Spokane Transit Authority ballot measure enough votes to overcome an election night deficit of 863 votes. The Spokane County Auditor said that with the remaining ballots to be counted the chance of the measure passing is “almost impossible.” The “yes” votes closed the gap in the late count of an additional 6,556 ballots. The gap went from 863 votes down to 681 votes down.
STA sales tax increase failing
Spokane County voters on Tuesday were turning down a 0.3 percent sales tax increase to pay for improvements to public transit. But the measure still was too close to call, according to supporters of Proposition 1 from the Spokane Transit Authority.
Spokane County voters on Tuesday were turning down a 0.3 percent sales tax increase to pay for improvements to public transit. But the measure still was too close to call, according to supporters of Proposition 1 from the Spokane Transit Authority.
Fagan, a Pullman Republican, is accused of inflating mileage reports to increase reimbursements she received from the state, using state resources for campaigning, and pressuring staff to change expense reports so she would receive more money, and is expected to resign tomorrow.
Health district confirms second measles case
A second person in Spokane County has contracted measles, the Spokane Regional Health District announced this afternoon. Last week, the district announced the first measles case in Spokane County in 20 years.
German measles officially eliminated in North, South America
World Health Organization officials on Wednesday said it has been more than five years since there’s been a case that originated in the Americas. Now, the only German measles cases are imported from other parts of the world. German measles — also known as rubella — is a viral disease spread through coughing or sneezing. It’s generally a mild illness, involving a three-day rash and low-grade fever. But when pregnant women get it, the illness can cause birth defects.
A Rhode Island man suspected of molesting three girls while working as a gymnastics coach was arrested in Spokane Valley today after more than 10 years on the lam. James W. Bell, 61, was charged in 2003 with molesting three girls during his work at a YMCA in Middletown, Rhode Island, the FBI said in a news release. The girls were between 9 and 13 years old.
Police in Baltimore quell second night of rioting
A line of police behind riot shields hurled tear gas canisters and fired pepper balls at as many as 200 protesters Tuesday night to enforce a citywide curfew, imposed after the worst outbreak of rioting in Baltimore since 1968.
A line of police behind riot shields hurled tear gas canisters and fired pepper balls at as many as 200 protesters Tuesday night to enforce a citywide curfew, imposed after the worst outbreak of rioting in Baltimore since 1968.
At empty Camden Yards, Orioles beat White Sox 8-2
In what was believed to be the first major league game played without fans in attendance, Chris Davis hit a three-run homer in a six-run first inning Wednesday and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 8-2. The gates at Camden Yards were locked because of concern for fan safety following recent rioting in Baltimore after a 25-year-old black man died in police custody.
In what was believed to be the first major league game played without fans in attendance, Chris Davis hit a three-run homer in a six-run first inning Wednesday and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 8-2. The gates at Camden Yards were locked because of concern for fan safety following recent rioting in Baltimore after a 25-year-old black man died in police custody.
The property tax exemption granted to about 4,700 Spokane residents following passage of a roads levy in November was legal, a judge ruled earlier this month.
Otter calls Idaho lawmakers back to Boise for May 18 special session
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter called a special session of the Legislature today, his first in his three terms as governor, ordering lawmakers back to Boise on May 18 to address a crisis in the state’s child support enforcement system.
Mielke top pick for chief executive by Spokane County recruiters
A seven-member selection committee returned their rankings Friday, after interviewing three candidates for Farnell’s job in a meeting closed to the public. The committee, selected by Mielke’s colleagues Al French and Shelly O’Quinn, ranked the longtime GOP commissioner ahead of Richard L. Davis, the former city manager of West Jordan, Utah.
Harvard study: Millennials believe US justice system unfair
A Harvard University survey released Wednesday found that nearly one in two millennials believe America’s criminal justice system is unfair and few believe protests triggered by the killings of black men at the hands of police will make a significant difference.
Supreme Court justices take on same-sex marriage
Pivotal Justice Anthony Kennedy, whose vote could decide the same-sex marriage issue for the nation, did not tip his hand Tuesday in historic arguments at the Supreme Court. But Kennedy’s record on the issue could give encouragement to gay and lesbian couples.
When the Spokane Public Library Foundation inducted Daniel K. Oliver into the first class of the Spokane Citizen Hall of Fame last month, some local residents might’ve said “Daniel who?”
U.S., Japan see progress on trade
President Barack Obama acknowledged Tuesday the challenge he faces winning congressional support for a major Asia-Pacific trade deal that has become a cornerstone of his second-term agenda. “It’s never fun passing a trade bill in this town,” the president said as he and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared their determination to seeing the deal through.
President Barack Obama acknowledged Tuesday the challenge he faces winning congressional support for a major Asia-Pacific trade deal that has become a cornerstone of his second-term agenda. “It’s never fun passing a trade bill in this town,” the president said as he and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared their determination to seeing the deal through.
Anti-terrorism focus marks Saudi change
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman today removed his half-brother from the post of crown prince and named his nephew, the country’s Interior Minister, in his place. The post of crown prince secures Prince Mohammed bin Nayef as the most likely successor to King Salman. He is widely known internationally as Saudi Arabia’s counterterrorism czar and was previously deputy crown prince. He takes over the post of crown prince from Prince Muqrin.
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman today removed his half-brother from the post of crown prince and named his nephew, the country’s Interior Minister, in his place. The post of crown prince secures Prince Mohammed bin Nayef as the most likely successor to King Salman. He is widely known internationally as Saudi Arabia’s counterterrorism czar and was previously deputy crown prince. He takes over the post of crown prince from Prince Muqrin.
Iran fires on, seizes cargo ship in Gulf, prompting U.S. Navy patrol
An Iranian naval patrol fired warning shots across the bow of a Marshall Islands-flagged container ship Tuesday, forcing the vessel into an Iranian port where its crew members were detained, Middle East news agencies and the Pentagon reported. The incident involving the MV Maersk Tigris prompted the U.S. Navy in the Persian Gulf region to dispatch the destroyer Farragut and an aircraft to monitor the situation, the Pentagon said.
An Iranian naval patrol fired warning shots across the bow of a Marshall Islands-flagged container ship Tuesday, forcing the vessel into an Iranian port where its crew members were detained, Middle East news agencies and the Pentagon reported. The incident involving the MV Maersk Tigris prompted the U.S. Navy in the Persian Gulf region to dispatch the destroyer Farragut and an aircraft to monitor the situation, the Pentagon said.
In Kathmandu, thousands of people were lining up at bus stations this morning hoping to reach their hometowns in rural areas. Some have had little news of family and loved ones since Saturday’s magnitude 7.8 quake that killed more than 4,700 people, injured over 8,000, caused widespread destruction leaving tens of thousands homeless. and disrupted communications. Others are scared of staying close to the epicenter, northwest of Kathmandu. Officials and foreign aid workers who have rushed to Nepal are struggling against stormy weather, poor roads and a shortage of manpower and funds to get assistance to the needy. The U.N. said the quake affected 8.1 million people – more than a fourth of Nepal’s population of 27.8 million – and that 1.4 million needed food assistance.
In brief: Sen. Bernie Sanders to annouce bid for president
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a self-avowed socialist and the longest-serving independent in congressional history, plans to announce Thursday a long-shot bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Corporation to pay $2.4B in drug suit
Japan’s largest drugmaker, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., said today it has agreed to pay $2.4 billion to thousands of patients and their families over its diabetes drug Actos, which has been linked to cancer.
Man shot, injured in Ferguson protest
A man was injured by gunfire during a protest in Ferguson, Missouri, and one person was taken into custody, according to a newspaper report.
Expectant crowd gets royal treatment
Prince William and the former Kate Middleton sent boxes with croissants, apple turnovers and cakes – together with coffee – to the five fans waiting in tents outside St. Mary’s Hospital in London, where the royal couple plan for their second child to be born
Indonesia executes 8 for drug smuggling
Indonesia brushed aside last-minute appeals and executed eight people convicted of drug smuggling today, although a Philippine woman was granted a stay of execution. Attorney General Muhammad Prasetyo confirmed at a news conference hours after the deaths had been widely reported that each of the eight had been executed simultaneously at 12:35 a.m.; each by a 13-member firing squad.
300 women, girls rescued in Nigeria
Nigerian troops rescued nearly 300 girls and women during an offensive Tuesday against Boko Haram militants in the northeastern Sambisa Forest, the military said, but they did not include any of the schoolgirls kidnapped from Chibok a year ago.
O’Quinn supports expanding board to five commissioners
Spokane County Commissioner Shelly O’Quinn said Tuesday she supports a proposal to swell the ranks of the three-member board by two members.
Spokane County Commissioner Shelly O’Quinn said Tuesday she supports a proposal to swell the ranks of the three-member board by two members.
Wildlife officials kill black bear in Five Mile area
A black bear that had been causing problems for three weeks in backyards and garbage bins in the Five Mile area was killed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officers on Monday.
A black bear that had been causing problems for three weeks in backyards and garbage bins in the Five Mile area was killed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officers on Monday.
A new fire station at the foot of southwest Spokane’s Eagle Ridge development will open next month and should cut emergency response times for the Latah Valley in half, city officials say.
In brief: Marijuana found in truck of South Hill shooting victim
Police recovered a substantial amount of marijuana from a pickup belonging to a man shot on the South Hill last week. The shooting victim, 23-year-old Julien T. Sather, told police that he had stopped in a parking lot at 13th Avenue and Cowley Street to smoke a cigarette. He said he was approached by two men, one of whom shot him in the back of his shoulder through the open driver’s side window.
Trial date set for ex-NIC employee
The former financial aid director at North Idaho College will go on trial Sept. 8 on charges related to his alleged scheme to entice students to have sex in exchange for college aid. Joseph M. Bekken is charged with five felonies, including attempting to misuse public money and bribery using scholarship money from NIC’s private nonprofit foundation.
Crash injures one, blocks highway
A crash involving a logging truck and two cars blocked state Highway 41 at Mullan Avenue on Tuesday afternoon in Post Falls. Idaho State Police reported that Nicole G. Earling, 18, of Hauser, was trying to make a left turn from the gas station parking lot on the corner when she pulled out in front of a northbound logging truck. The driver of the truck, 41-year-old Brian R. Remillard of Spirit Lake, tried to swerve to avoid the collision but instead hit Earling’s car and a third car driven by 68-year-old Phyllis Wellington of Liberty Lake.
Lumber mills will close following sale
After nearly a century of operations, Simpson Lumber is closing its mills in Shelton, on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, and cutting most of its 270 jobs in the area. The two Shelton-area mills – along with one in Dayton, northeast of Walla Walla – are being sold to Sierra Pacific Industries, based in Anderson, California. Sierra Pacific said in a statement that it doesn’t intend to operate them but instead will build a state-of-the-art mill and lumber-planing operation in Shelton, to open in 2017.
CdA mental health crisis center should open soon, official says
An Idaho Department of Health and Welfare official said he expects a mental health crisis center to open its doors in Coeur d’Alene within six months. The 24-hour crisis center would serve people experiencing acute episodes related to mental illness or addiction. At the moment, many of those individuals end up in emergency rooms or jail.
An Idaho Department of Health and Welfare official said he expects a mental health crisis center to open its doors in Coeur d’Alene within six months. The 24-hour crisis center would serve people experiencing acute episodes related to mental illness or addiction. At the moment, many of those individuals end up in emergency rooms or jail.
Inslee signs Sheena Henderson Law as victim’s family looks on
The family and friends of a Spokane woman killed by her estranged husband in a murder-suicide last summer watched Tuesday as the bill they hope will prevent similar tragedies was signed into law.
The family and friends of a Spokane woman killed by her estranged husband in a murder-suicide last summer watched Tuesday as the bill they hope will prevent similar tragedies was signed into law.
Embattled state Auditor Troy Kelley, indicted by a federal grand jury on tax evasion and other charges earlier this month, said Tuesday he will start his leave of absence next week and will not accept pay or benefits, something Gov. Jay Inslee already had insisted on.
China uncorks wine thirst
China now boasts more land dedicated to wine-making vineyards than France as it tries to satisfy a rapid rise in local demand. China’s vineyards grew to 1.9 million acres last year, putting it behind No. 1 grower Spain but ahead of France.
China now boasts more land dedicated to wine-making vineyards than France as it tries to satisfy a rapid rise in local demand. China’s vineyards grew to 1.9 million acres last year, putting it behind No. 1 grower Spain but ahead of France.
U.S. home prices climbed at a faster pace in February than the previous month, driven by higher sales and a limited supply of available houses. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 5 percent in February from 12 months earlier, S&P said Tuesday. That is up from a 4.5 percent pace in January.
Robocalls, social media ads, personal letters from the CEO and even a smartphone app are among ways auto companies are trying to persuade more customers to get repairs done on cars recalled for serious safety defects. The unusual steps were discussed at a forum Tuesday held by government safety regulators who are frustrated over what they say is an unacceptably low rate of recall repairs.
Twitter’s stock dropped sharply as the company’s revenue and outlook fell short of expectations at a time investors are looking for stronger advertising growth to make up for less-than-stellar user numbers.
Drop in consumer confidence tied to sense of job market
U.S. consumer confidence fell this month to the lowest level in four months, knocked down by a slowdown in hiring.
Tyson Foods Inc., one of the world’s largest meat producers, said Tuesday it plans to eliminate the use of human antibiotics in its chickens by 2017.
EU to require cars to have automatic emergency calling
All new vehicles in the European Union will have to be fitted as of 2018 with a system that automatically calls the emergency services in case of an accident.
Dogs, heat-seeking drones zero in on avocado fungus
With the killers hiding in the trees, heat-sensing drones are launched into the air. When their whereabouts are narrowed, the dogs are sent in. When it comes to protecting the world’s supply of guacamole, no weapon can be spared. On subtropical farmland in South Florida, researchers are doing battle with the deadly fungus, laurel wilt, which is spread by a tiny beetle and has the potential to decimate Florida’s avocado crop.
Shawn Vestal: Stevens County group swears oaths of officials are improper
Trudy Rubin: Kurds crucial in fight against IS
Editorial: Open Idaho’s closed U.S. judge nomination process
‘Quench’ infused with inspired beverage tips
Lavender Lemonade
Ginger Brew
Heavenly Horchata
Easy to make and refreshing, Mexican drink proves a favorite in spring and summer
Horchata
Café Rio recipes make easy work of tasty pico de gallo, guacamole
Pico de Gallo
Guacamole
Ground bison makes great filling for crepes
Native Warrior Crepes
Sage Wild Rice with Cranberries and Pine Nuts
Honey-Thyme Salad Dressing
Spice up your table with familiar Mexican favorites
Mexican Street Corn
Easy Chipotle Chicken Tacos
Baby bok choy adds tasty bite to soup
Bok Choy, Mushroom and Ginger Soup
Longtime Idaho public servant Frank Henderson dies
Former Idaho state Rep. Frank Henderson has died after a long life of public service that included Kootenai County commissioner, mayor of Post Falls and 10 years in the Idaho Legislature. Henderson, who was 92, also was a World War II Army veteran, an international consultant on public administration and economic development in Eastern Europe, and a retired marketing executive and newspaper publisher. His wife, Betty Ann, serves on the Post Falls City Council.
‘Patridge Family’ child star Suzanne Crough dies
The youngest daughter on hit 1970s television show “The Partridge Family” has died. Suzanne Crough Condray, who played Tracy Partridge, was found dead Monday night at home in Laughlin, near Las Vegas. She was 52. Las Vegas police said they believe she suffered a medical episode and the circumstances of her death are not suspicious.
Jack Ely, singer of definitive ‘Louie Louie,’ dies at age 71
Jack Ely, the singer known for “Louie Louie,” the low-budget recording that became one the most famous songs of the 20th century, died at his home in Redmond, Oregon, after a long battle with an illness.
Obituary: Tilton, Richard Oliver
6 Nov 1924 - 20 Apr 2015 Chewelah
Obituary: Ogden, Margot Ellen Martin
22 Jun 1925 - 20 Apr 2015 Spokane
Spokane Civic Theatre
Obituary: Hopp, Robert “Bob”
22 Mar 1923 - 18 Apr 2015 Odessa, Harrington, Davenport
Obituary: Olsen, Fred Lewis
2 Oct 1917 - 23 Apr 2015 Creston, Davenport, Hillyard, Green Bluff
Obituary: Todd, Theodore Steele “Ted”
12 Jul 1951 - 9 Apr 2015 Spokane
Received “Keeping the Blues Alive” Award from the Blues Foundation in Memphis
Obituary: Robinson, Gerald W. “Jerry”
31 Jan 1953 - 13 Apr 2015 Garfield, Tekoa, Elberton
Obituary: Mckay, Robert Uuno
4 Dec 1947 - 21 Apr 2015 Almira
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DOD announces Army reorganization, inactivation plans
The Army will lose about 25 Germany-based Apache attack helicopters and a series of other choppers as part of an Army reorganization that will force the service to rely more on rotational forces to maintain much of its aviation firepower in Europe, according to a Pentagon announcement Wednesday. In addition, the Ansbach-based 12th Combat Aviation Brigade will lose about 1,900 troops and 2,850 family members in moves that also will force the closure of two Defense Department schools in the area by the end of this school year — Illesheim and Rainbow Elementary.
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from The Washington Times (DC)
The steep slide from ‘I have a dream’ to ‘space to destroy’
By Monica Crowley. The civil rights struggle has lost its moral power.
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from The Western Center for Journalism
(Western Journalism)
Watch This Conservative Black Bishop Tell Al Sharpton Where To Go, Instead Of Baltimore
(Western Journalism)
Watch This Conservative Black Bishop Tell Al Sharpton Where To Go, Instead Of Baltimore
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