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from BBC News (UK)
LEFT-CENTER BIAS
The Russian Orthodox Church has cut ties with the Church leadership in Istanbul, the Constantinople Patriarchate traditionally regarded as the Orthodox faith's headquarters. The Moscow-based Russian Orthodox Church has at least 150 million followers - more than half the total of Orthodox Christians. The dispute centres on Constantinople's decision last week to recognise the independence of Ukrainian Orthodox worshippers. Just another arcane theological dispute, you might think. Well, there is more to it than that.
At least 19 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in a shooting at a college in Russian-annexed Crimea. An 18-year-old student ran through the Kerch technical college firing at fellow pupils before killing himself, Russian investigators say.
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from CNN
LEFT BIAS
New satellite imagery shared exclusively with CNN shows Russia appearing to upgrade four of its military installations in Kaliningrad, Russia's strategic outpost on NATO's doorstep. Kaliningrad -- Russian territory that's sandwiched between Poland and the Baltics but disconnected from the rest of Russia, known as an exclave -- has been a focal point in tensions between Russia and the West.
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from Competitive Enterprise Institute
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS
A new Competitive Enterprise Institute report debunks false claims that the Trump administration plan to scale back government fuel efficiency mandates poses an offsetting risk of deaths from increased tailpipe emissions. “The Trump administration plan to ease fuel economy standards will save an estimated 1,000 lives a year on America’s roads and highways,” said Steve Milloy, author of the new report. “We should not let false fears and junk science about tailpipe emissions stop reforms that will reduce actual highway fatalities.”
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from Conciliar Post
What if theologians, or those training to be theologians, thought of their task as more than checking off a list of books that comprise the canon of their discipline, more than mastering some academic sub-field, more than acquiring a certain agility to play gracefully on the playground of ideas? (More, I say, not less.) What if they thought of their task as foundationally about becoming a beautiful person?
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from The Daily Caller
RIGHT BIAS
STUDY SUPPORTS TRUMP’S CLAIMS THAT VEHICLE REGULATION ROLLBACK WILL SAVE LIVES
A new report reportedly debunks claims that the Trump administration is placing more people at risk of death with its plan to freeze the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency announced a plan in August to roll back vehicle emission standards established during the Obama era. The Trump administration argues that this regulation overhaul will give relief to consumers and save lives by reducing traffic fatalities. The rollback — referred to as the Safe Affordable Fuel Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule — is expected to prevent 1,000 traffic fatalities per year.
STUDY SUPPORTS TRUMP’S CLAIMS THAT VEHICLE REGULATION ROLLBACK WILL SAVE LIVES
A new report reportedly debunks claims that the Trump administration is placing more people at risk of death with its plan to freeze the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency announced a plan in August to roll back vehicle emission standards established during the Obama era. The Trump administration argues that this regulation overhaul will give relief to consumers and save lives by reducing traffic fatalities. The rollback — referred to as the Safe Affordable Fuel Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule — is expected to prevent 1,000 traffic fatalities per year.
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Episcopalians advocate for Great Lakes water quality
Two years ago during a Sunday service at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Petoskey, Michigan, Gary Street heard six words in Eucharistic Prayer C in the Book of Common Prayer – “this fragile Earth, our island home” – and things came together for him. About a year and a half earlier, Street, a church member and a retired chemical engineer, began advocating for the shutdown of a Canadian-owned oil and gas pipeline that originates on the southwestern end of Lake Superior, the largest of the Great Lakes, on the Minnesota-Wisconsin border. From there, the pipeline cuts across Upper Michigan – in sections tracing Lake Michigan’s shoreline along U.S. 2 – through the Mackinac Straits, into Lower Michigan before it terminates in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. “All of a sudden it just hit me; this is what we are talking about,” said Street during an Oct. 16 interview with Episcopal News Service. After the service, Street spoke to his priest and said, “I’d like to pursue this.” Beginning in 2016 with the Diocese of Northern Michigan, all four Episcopal dioceses in Michigan passed the same resolution calling on the governor and the state to dismantle Enbridge Line 5.
New Survey: Most Evangelicals Confused About Core Biblical Beliefs
A new survey reveals that a majority of evangelicals now believe God accepts the worship of all religions---Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. This reflects a growing confusion among evangelicals regarding core doctrines of the Christian faith, and the confusion is being reflected in our culture.
from Episcopal News Service
Two years ago during a Sunday service at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Petoskey, Michigan, Gary Street heard six words in Eucharistic Prayer C in the Book of Common Prayer – “this fragile Earth, our island home” – and things came together for him. About a year and a half earlier, Street, a church member and a retired chemical engineer, began advocating for the shutdown of a Canadian-owned oil and gas pipeline that originates on the southwestern end of Lake Superior, the largest of the Great Lakes, on the Minnesota-Wisconsin border. From there, the pipeline cuts across Upper Michigan – in sections tracing Lake Michigan’s shoreline along U.S. 2 – through the Mackinac Straits, into Lower Michigan before it terminates in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. “All of a sudden it just hit me; this is what we are talking about,” said Street during an Oct. 16 interview with Episcopal News Service. After the service, Street spoke to his priest and said, “I’d like to pursue this.” Beginning in 2016 with the Diocese of Northern Michigan, all four Episcopal dioceses in Michigan passed the same resolution calling on the governor and the state to dismantle Enbridge Line 5.
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from Faith & Freedom
blog.faithandfreedom.us
blog.faithandfreedom.us
New Survey: Most Evangelicals Confused About Core Biblical Beliefs
A new survey reveals that a majority of evangelicals now believe God accepts the worship of all religions---Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. This reflects a growing confusion among evangelicals regarding core doctrines of the Christian faith, and the confusion is being reflected in our culture.
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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, non-profit organization
Antitrust Myths and the Fall of Sears
The retailer Sears has gone broke, a reminder that business dominance is not forever.
Sears Roebuck & Co. became the most fabled retailer in American history as the pioneer of catalog merchandising, an innovation that revolutionized small-town life. Its then-visionary management followed up with stand-alone stores that long served as landmarks in their communities, developing brands and business lines notable in their own right such as Craftsman, Kenmore, Discover Card, and Allstate Insurance, most of which are now independent. “The next time you hear somebody say that the dominance of Walmart or Amazon or Facebook can never end, think about Sears. It can—and it probably will.”
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from The Inlander
Media/News Company in Spokane, WA
Spokane Commission candidates at a loss to explain why Avista dropped $200K to support Kuney, French
It's not unusual for a company like Avista to donate money to support an election campaign. It is rare for Avista to independently buy campaign ads to support certain candidates. And it's unprecedented for Avista to spend a total of $200,000 on those ads. And yet, that's exactly what Avista did this year, shelling out $100,000 each for ads that began running this month supporting Spokane County Commissioners Mary Kuney and Al French, respectively. Considering Kuney and French haven't raised $200,000 between them, it's a big development in the race for the two commission seats. And their challengers for the commission — Rob Chase and Robbi Katherine Anthony — wonder why Avista would make such an investment.
Media/News Company in Spokane, WA
Spokane Commission candidates at a loss to explain why Avista dropped $200K to support Kuney, French
It's not unusual for a company like Avista to donate money to support an election campaign. It is rare for Avista to independently buy campaign ads to support certain candidates. And it's unprecedented for Avista to spend a total of $200,000 on those ads. And yet, that's exactly what Avista did this year, shelling out $100,000 each for ads that began running this month supporting Spokane County Commissioners Mary Kuney and Al French, respectively. Considering Kuney and French haven't raised $200,000 between them, it's a big development in the race for the two commission seats. And their challengers for the commission — Rob Chase and Robbi Katherine Anthony — wonder why Avista would make such an investment.
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from KHQ Local News (NBC Spokane)
Spokane dealing with blue ash aphid invasion
Feel like you have to keep swatting bugs away when you've been walking outside this week? What you might be calling gnats, are really blue ash aphids. And right now they are more active than ever, because it's mating season.
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from LifeZette (& PoliZette)
Media/News Company in Washington, D. C.Cutting Spending ‘Not as Tough as You Think,’ Trump Says
In Fox Business Network interview, president says federal budget has lots of fat that can be trimmed.
And the Political Party of Civility Is … the Democrats?
Talk about unexpected: Morning Consult survey finds more voters view the Donkey Party as civil than Republicans.
Trump Yanks U.S. Out of Deal That Gave China Big Shipping Discounts
American consumers could see higher costs for clothing, household goods, electronic gadgets if new agreement is not reached.
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from NBC News (& affiliates)
LEFT-CENTER BIAS
Trump says each Cabinet secretary should slash 5% of their budgets after he pledges to cut spending
President Donald Trump says he will ask each of his Cabinet secretaries to cut 5 percent of their respective budgets, shortly after he pledged to reduce spending and lower the U.S. budget deficit. "It's not as tough as you think, and frankly there's a lot of fat in there," Trump said in an earlier television interview while noting "we had to get the military done last time." Trump's comments follow remarks from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who blamed rising budget deficits on social safety net spending rather than tax cuts.
Trump says each Cabinet secretary should slash 5% of their budgets after he pledges to cut spending
President Donald Trump says he will ask each of his Cabinet secretaries to cut 5 percent of their respective budgets, shortly after he pledged to reduce spending and lower the U.S. budget deficit. "It's not as tough as you think, and frankly there's a lot of fat in there," Trump said in an earlier television interview while noting "we had to get the military done last time." Trump's comments follow remarks from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who blamed rising budget deficits on social safety net spending rather than tax cuts.
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from Orthodox Christianity
Organization in Moscow, Russia
While Patriarch Irenej perhaps overstates his case with regard to the history and development of Ukrainian and Belorussian nationhood and languages in the first part of the letter, the canonical arguments he makes in the second half of the letter merit careful attention.
We are obligated to remind You both of Your promise, which was given in Chambésy Geneva in the presence of the Primates of the Orthodox Churches in the presence, consequently, also of our own mediocrity that you would not intervene into the affairs of the Church of Ukraine.
UKRAINIAN SCHISMATIC LEADERS DISAGREEING OVER HOW TO UNITE
The leaders of the two schismatic Orthodox bodies in Ukraine are unable to come to a common vision of how to structure their new united church, to which the Ecumenical Patriarchate would then grant autocephaly, Makary (Maletich), the head of the “Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church,” has said.
JERUSALEM BISHOP CALLS FOR ORTHODOX PRIMATES TO INTERVENE IN RUSSIA-CONSTANTINOPLE DISPUTE
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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