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from ACLJ
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from AMAC
Americans Cut Personal Spending, Why Can’t Congress Cut Federal Spending, Asks AMAC
Mark Levin, Lt. Col. Allen West and Dr. Ben Carson Join AMAC at the 2013 Values Voter Summit
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from Ancestry.com
Finding The One: The Search For Vital Records
Vital records are an important cornerstone in any family historians research - but finding the records (if they exist) can be challenging.
from AsiaNews.it
INDIA: Karnataka: no end to violence against Christians
The president of the Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC) appeals to the state's chief minister, asking protection for minorities. Over the past four months, Hindu extremists have carried out 21 anti-Christian attacks. In the latest case, a Protestant clergyman suffered a heart attack after he was beaten by fundamentalists and arrested by police.
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Do You Know the History Behind the Name ‘Washington Redskins’?
"Ninety percent of Native Americans feel that the name isn’t offensive and shouldn’t be changed.” Students at primarily Native American schools all across America wear the name with pride, and say now they’re afraid they might lose the name. At Kingston Oklahoma high school, which is 58 percent Native American, the name ‘Redskins’ has been worn by its students for 104 years. In fact, ‘Redskins’ was a name first used by Native Americans."
TED CRUZ WAS HECKLED REPEATEDLY AT THE VALUES VOTER SUMMIT — HERE’S HOW HE TURNED THE TABLES ON HIS HATERS
HOLLYWOOD ACTOR AFTER CRITICAL STANCE AGAINST OBAMA: ‘I DON’T EXPECT TO WORK AGAIN,’ BUT ‘MY COUNTRY FIRST’
‘F**KING SNOOTY’: JEWISH BRIDE WAS IN FOR A SHOCKING SURPRISE WHEN SHE SAT DOWN TO WATCH HER WEDDING VIDEO
SELF-PROFESSED ‘BIBLE SCHOLAR’ MAKES EXPLOSIVE ALLEGATION ABOUT JESUS THAT HE BELIEVES COULD ROCK THE CHRISTIAN FAITH TO ITS CORE
MIKE ROWE OF ‘DIRTY JOBS’ UNVEILS EXCITING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ROOTED IN HARD WORK – READ THE AMAZING ‘S.W.E.A.T. PLEDGE’ STUDENTS MUST TAKE FIRST
DEATH PANELS 101? CHILLING HIGH SCHOOL ASSIGNMENT MAKES STUDENTS DECIDE WHO LIVES AND WHO DIES
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION’S RUBBER-STAMPING OF CITIZENSHIP REQUESTS PUTS NATIONAL SECURITY AT RISK, IMMIGRATION SERVICES UNION PRESIDENT SAYS
POLL: 60 PERCENT OF AMERICANS WANT TO FIRE EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF CONGRESS – WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK
THE TED CRUZ, VAN JONES FACE-OFF YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR: ‘VAN, I KNOW YOU DESPERATELY WANT TO CHANGE THE TOPIC FROM OBAMACARE…’
WHY RUSH LIMBAUGH FEARS THE GOP IS ABOUT TO ‘SNATCH DEFEAT FROM THE JAWS OF VICTORY’
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from Breitbart
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from CNSNews.com
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from Columbia Basin Herald
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from The Daily Caller
Teacher on leave after vulgarity-filled eruption despite knowing her ‘f*****g s**t’
Kathleen Sebelius to audience of dozens at Obamacare event: Healthcare.gov is “open for business”
Liberal heckling sparks stream of one-liners from Ted Cruz
Carville: Obama could have faced impeachment if he had doled out military death benefits
VIDEO
Swing voters rally to big government amid budget crisis
IRS, White House officials that shared confidential taxpayer info had 155 White House meetings
Student sues college that trampled the Constitution on Constitution Day
Swing voters rally to big government amid budget crisis
IRS, White House officials that shared confidential taxpayer info had 155 White House meetings
Student sues college that trampled the Constitution on Constitution Day
The California community college student who was prevented from passing out copies of the Constitution — on Constitution Day, of all days — is now fighting back in court.
Colorado Republicans go from cool to cold on recalls
Obama, GOP yet to reach debt ceiling compromise
Is America ‘coming apart’ at the seams?
Colorado Republicans go from cool to cold on recalls
Obama, GOP yet to reach debt ceiling compromise
Is America ‘coming apart’ at the seams?
VIDEO
Krauthammer: Obama administration using shutdown ‘to punish’ American people
VIDEO
Chomsky: US drone policy ‘by far the biggest terrorist campaign in the world’
Krauthammer: Obama administration using shutdown ‘to punish’ American people
VIDEO
Chomsky: US drone policy ‘by far the biggest terrorist campaign in the world’
VIDEO
Citizens could ‘bypass elections’ and govern themselves via the Internet
Here’s an excerpt:
”The founders, of course, feared direct democracy, and instead created a republic. The idea was to avoid a form of government susceptible to being swept up in the emotions of the day and subverting checks and balances. They wanted to avoid mob rule and the tyranny of the majority. But one gets the sense that their concerns might be playing out as we speak.
“We don’t have a direct democracy. Citizens do not (yet) log onto the internet and directly cast votes on things. Some states have Progressive-era reforms like voter initiatives, referendums, and recalls (which are to blame for much dysfunction in places like California), but that’s not what I’m talking about.
What am I talking about? Read the whole thing here.
Citizens could ‘bypass elections’ and govern themselves via the Internet
Here’s an excerpt:
”The founders, of course, feared direct democracy, and instead created a republic. The idea was to avoid a form of government susceptible to being swept up in the emotions of the day and subverting checks and balances. They wanted to avoid mob rule and the tyranny of the majority. But one gets the sense that their concerns might be playing out as we speak.
“We don’t have a direct democracy. Citizens do not (yet) log onto the internet and directly cast votes on things. Some states have Progressive-era reforms like voter initiatives, referendums, and recalls (which are to blame for much dysfunction in places like California), but that’s not what I’m talking about.
What am I talking about? Read the whole thing here.
After keeping relatively quiet about the name of his football team, Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder broke his silence in a letter to Redskins fans Wednesday. Snyder defended his stance that the name should remain the same as it has for the past 81 years.
High school announcer punished, threatened for quoting CBS announcer
Michelle Obama-inspired physical activity stamp series raise safety concerns
P.C. madness. - C. S.
Drew Brees says he won’t let his sons play football
Bag tax refuses to die in Denver
Denver grocery bags may be safe from a retail charge now, but a key supporter is trying to revive the idea.
White House takes down White House visitor logs, blames Republicans
Report: A mere 51,000 people signed up on Obamacare site in first week
Could Mike Ditka have prevented a Barack Obama presidency?
Former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka sees his decision not to run against Barack Obama in 2004 as his “biggest mistake.”
Grade school bans Halloween because maybe it’s religious
Pelosi not a fan of short-term debt limit increase
John McCain: Sorry about that whole “wacko birds” deal, guys
Mark Levin locks horns with Sen. Ron Johnson over Cruz’s defund Obamacare strategy
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from Daily Mail
The great woman behind the Kennedy men: Rare and never before seen pictures shed light on Rose Kennedy as the matriarch of America's celebrated dynasty
Up in smoke: Police burn more than a ton of cocaine confiscated from Dominican Republic drug lords
Police seized the Class A drug, worth around $250million from drug smugglers
Armed officers stood by as the haul was set light
The 1.2-ton haul was taken from drug lords in Peravia Province operation
Cannibal father kills his three-year-old daughter by biting her neck and sucking out her blood like a vampire
Papua New Guinea father arrested on cannibalism charges
Man bit three-year-old girl's neck and sucked her blood until she died
The local community has branded the man 'a possessed vampire'
Jeane Napoles, 23, posted pictures of her luxury life online
Drew attention of tax authorities now investigating her for fraud
Mother Janet is in jail awaiting trial for separate fraud case
Police say investigation into daughter is unrelated
King Henry IV of France was killed in 1610 by a Catholic protestor
Embalmed head, said to have belonged to the king, went missing in 1793
It was rediscovered in 1919 and in 2010 researchers claimed it was the king's head after carrying out reconstructions
Yet new DNA evidence refutes this claim stating the head isn't even royal
Handkerchief thought to be soaked with King Louis XVI's blood also found to have no royal ties
Hiss ’n Hers meal for two: Snakes share a mouse snack and meet in the middle (but it’s not exactly Lady And The Tramp!)
Wildlife photgrapher Paul Murray captured the grisly snaps
Mr Murray, from Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, was on a trip to the Cradle of the World in South Africa
Could life on Earth end on March 16, 2880? Scientists predict giant asteroid will collide with our planet at 38,000 miles per hour
Asteroid 1950 DA has a 0.3 per cent chance of hitting Earth in 867 years
This represents a risk 50% greater than an impact from all other asteroids
If it were to hit, it would do so with an force of 44,800 megatonnes of TNT
I've gone (tea) potty! Tea shop owner collects 1,000 in every shape and size
Mary is looking for a good home for her 1,000 strong collection
Ye Olde Tea Shoppe is closing its doors after 14 years in Midhurst
Favourite pots feature leopard print and Orient Express designs
Nobel peace prize awarded to global chemical weapons watchdog, weeks after sarin attack slaughtered 1,400 people in Syria
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has won prize
Watchdog tasked with destroying Syria's chemical weapons
Malala Yousafzai, 16, was widely tipped to win
The schoolgirl was shot in the head by the Taliban
Taliban spokesman says they are 'delighted' she missed out
Online the prize is branded 'an award for Assad'
Why a weekend lie-in ISN'T enough to undo the damage caused by lack of sleep during the working week
One lie-in is not enough to restore a person's ability to concentrate
But it does reduce sleepiness, stress and inflammation within the body
Sleep deprivation can cause long-term health problems as it increases inflammation and impairs blood sugar regulation
Falling in love! Caterpillars are so engrossed in their smooch they don’t realise they’re about to slip off flower’s petals
Adorable pictures show two caterpillars proving love really is blind
Snuggling away, they are blissfully unaware of the peril they face
Before long their affectionate clinch sees them tumble from the leaf
Brazilian tribe plagued by alcoholism and depression after losing its ancestral land to biofuel farmers has one of the world’s highest suicide rates
Guarani tribe faces a suicide rate at least 34 times the national average
Cause due to the loss of ancestral lands and constant attacks by gunmen
The majority of the victims are between 15 and 29-years-old - one was just 9
Camp in Dourados has a murder rate 50 percent higher than that of Iraq
The Peruvian tribe determined to continue their traditional way of life surrounded by drug traffickers, rebels and illegal loggers fighting for their land
The Ashaninka tribe once shared the Amazon with the like of the Incas hundreds of years ago
They have been forced to share their land after years of conflict forced rebels and drug dealers into the forest
Despite settling in valleys rich with valuable coca, they live a poor pre-industrial existence
The house that will satisfy your nesting instinct: Architect squeezes a kitchen, bedroom and a bathroom into a giant EGG
The egg-shaped micro-house measures just 215 square feet but has plenty of storage space in the form of cubby holes - that people can even sleep in
Design was dreamed up by Belgian architects dmvA as temporary office space for a client that couldn't get planning permission for an extension
The Blob VB3 micro-house is made from polyester and plywood and is intended to be used as an office, guestroom or garden house
The virgin auctions: Colombian street gangs sell girls as young as TEN to drug lords and foreign tourists
'They pass from the hands of one capo to other capos and by the end they have become prostitutes.'
The catastrophic cost of humans living longer: Extended life-expectancy is linked to loss of world's most endangered species
The University of California, Davis, studied a combination of 15 social and ecological variables, including life expectancy, across 100 countries
The study found New Zealand has the highest percentage of endangered animals and birds as well as the most invasive species
Research leader Aaron Lotz said human life expectancy was the 'determining factor' for endangered and invasive birds and mammals
More than two million worshippers arrive in Mecca for hajj pilgrimage... with another million expected to join them in world's largest annual gathering of Muslims
Religious journey to Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia viewed as one of greatest acts of worship
Saudi Arabian authorities ask pilgrims to put politics aside during hajj - but amid bitter divisions in Egypt, some Islamists refuse to keep quiet
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from EarthSky
Comet-chasing mission Rosetta: 100 days to wake-up
Rosetta will wake up soon from deep-space hibernation to reach the comet it has been cruising towards for a decade.
First quarter moon and Jupiter opposite each other
Raw images from Juno spacecraft’s Earth flyby
More images will be released soon, from Juno’s flyby of Earth on Wednesday. Plus check out a simulation of Juno’s unique perspective on Jupiter in 2016.
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from Facecrooks
All Facebook Users Will Now Appear in Search
[Privacy Alert] As previously announced, Facebook is officially removing the feature that allows people to hide their profile from showing up in search results. Check out the post for more information. Be sure to check out this comprehensive guide if you need help securing your profile: http://facecrooks.com/Internet-Safety-Privacy/how-to-lockdown-your-facebook-account-for-maximum-privacy-and-security.html.
Facebook claims this feature gave users a false sense of security.
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from Family Tree Magazine (& related)
Creating Ancestral Histories and Life Stories
from Ancestry.com
Expanding Our Audience
What I Learned From Genealogy Roadshow
from D. Joshua Taylor via Cyndi's List
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from The Farmacy (& Strawbale City)
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from Fox News
INTERVIEW: What Did Captain Phillips Think of Tom Hanks' 'Captain Phillips'?
Salmonella Shutdown? USDA Threatens Closure Of Major Chicken Plants
Foster Farms, the large California-based chicken processor at the center of a major salmonella outbreak, faces the threat of a USDA closure of three of its facilities by the end of the day Thursday. Some 278 people in multiple states have been sickened in the outbreak.
Whatever Happened To The Deal To Save The Everglades?
In 2008, Florida announced the largest land sale in the state's history - to buy hundreds of miles of Everglades land owned by U.S. Sugar. But only a small fraction was acquired. Now, environmental groups are lobbying for the deal's revival before a contract giving the state an exclusive option to buy expires.
Van Gogh Teaches Us How To Keep Life Interesting
There's a lot to be gained from repeating the same creative tasks over and over again, introducing small variations with each turn, says commentator Barbara J. King after reading about a Van Gogh exhibit set to open this weekend at The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C.
Want To Feel 5 Years Older? Just Take A Memory Test
How old you feel can affect your physical and mental health. Older people who took a memory test said they felt older afterward, compared to before they took the test. But researchers say this age shift effect can be positive when older people are tested on something they're great at, like word puzzles.
Scott Carpenter, Second American To Orbit Earth, Dies
Scott Carpenter's 1962 mission lasted only five hours, but it was rocked by technical glitches that worried a waiting nation. Carpenter was also the fourth American astronaut to fly in space. Carpenter, an original Mercury 7 astronaut, was 88.
From Child Actor To Artist: Radcliffe Reflects On Post-Potter Life
Since wrapping up the last Harry Potter film, Daniel Radcliffe has taken on roles you may not have expected from the former boy wizard. He says starting his acting career so young gave him a sense of purpose he wasn't finding in the British school system, and he hasn't looked back since.
Starbucks Pours Money, And Health Hype, Into Pricey Juice
Starbucks is investing big bucks in its Evolution Fresh line of cold-pressed juices with a massive new factory. Food scientists say all the hype around premium juices may get some consumers to boost their fruit and vegetable consumption. But these pricier juices, they say, are no more nutritious than regular fruits and vegetables.
Shutdown Imperils Costly Lab Mice, Years Of Research
The government shutdown is likely to mean an early death for thousands of mice used in research on diseases such as diabetes, cancer and Alzheimer's. Federal research centers including the National Institutes of Health will have to kill some mice to avoid overcrowding, researchers say. Others will die because it is impossible to maintain certain lines of genetically altered mice without constant monitoring by scientists. And most federal scientists have been banned from their own labs since Oct. 1.
Baby Veronica's Biological Dad, Cherokee Nation Drop Legal Fight
If you remember, the case — which went all the way to the Supreme Court and involved fundamental questions about parental rights and Native American autonomy — was about a Native American girl who was adopted by a couple in South Carolina but who had been living with her biological father for more than a year and a half after a South Carolina court ruled that a federal law aimed at keeping Native American families together was applicable. On Sept. 24, months after the Supreme Court overturned that ruling and after a lower court lifted a stay, Baby Veronica was returned to Matt and Melanie Capobianco, her adoptive parents.
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from NWCN
Disney changes disability policy ending instant ride access
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People Who Score High On The Personality Trait Resilience Have The Highest Amount of Natural Painkiller Activation
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from Primal Docs
Celiac Disease: How gluten invades and sets up an auto-immune reaction
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from Rasmussen Reports
Right Direction or Wrong Track
17% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
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from RSC
The American Health Care Reform Act
Weird Orbits of Pluto's Moons Caused By Huge Collision
More Than Billion People Live on Less Than $1.25 a Day
SHOCK VIDEO Students Blame Obama, Democrats for Government Shutdown
Caleb Bohnam of Campus Reform visited the left-leaning University of Colorado to ask the students who they blame for the government shut down.
Handkerchief thought to be soaked with King Louis XVI's blood also found to have no royal ties
Hiss ’n Hers meal for two: Snakes share a mouse snack and meet in the middle (but it’s not exactly Lady And The Tramp!)
Wildlife photgrapher Paul Murray captured the grisly snaps
Mr Murray, from Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, was on a trip to the Cradle of the World in South Africa
Could life on Earth end on March 16, 2880? Scientists predict giant asteroid will collide with our planet at 38,000 miles per hour
Asteroid 1950 DA has a 0.3 per cent chance of hitting Earth in 867 years
This represents a risk 50% greater than an impact from all other asteroids
If it were to hit, it would do so with an force of 44,800 megatonnes of TNT
I've gone (tea) potty! Tea shop owner collects 1,000 in every shape and size
Mary is looking for a good home for her 1,000 strong collection
Ye Olde Tea Shoppe is closing its doors after 14 years in Midhurst
Favourite pots feature leopard print and Orient Express designs
Nobel peace prize awarded to global chemical weapons watchdog, weeks after sarin attack slaughtered 1,400 people in Syria
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has won prize
Watchdog tasked with destroying Syria's chemical weapons
Malala Yousafzai, 16, was widely tipped to win
The schoolgirl was shot in the head by the Taliban
Taliban spokesman says they are 'delighted' she missed out
Online the prize is branded 'an award for Assad'
Why a weekend lie-in ISN'T enough to undo the damage caused by lack of sleep during the working week
One lie-in is not enough to restore a person's ability to concentrate
But it does reduce sleepiness, stress and inflammation within the body
Sleep deprivation can cause long-term health problems as it increases inflammation and impairs blood sugar regulation
Falling in love! Caterpillars are so engrossed in their smooch they don’t realise they’re about to slip off flower’s petals
Adorable pictures show two caterpillars proving love really is blind
Snuggling away, they are blissfully unaware of the peril they face
Before long their affectionate clinch sees them tumble from the leaf
Brazilian tribe plagued by alcoholism and depression after losing its ancestral land to biofuel farmers has one of the world’s highest suicide rates
Guarani tribe faces a suicide rate at least 34 times the national average
Cause due to the loss of ancestral lands and constant attacks by gunmen
The majority of the victims are between 15 and 29-years-old - one was just 9
Camp in Dourados has a murder rate 50 percent higher than that of Iraq
The Peruvian tribe determined to continue their traditional way of life surrounded by drug traffickers, rebels and illegal loggers fighting for their land
The Ashaninka tribe once shared the Amazon with the like of the Incas hundreds of years ago
They have been forced to share their land after years of conflict forced rebels and drug dealers into the forest
Despite settling in valleys rich with valuable coca, they live a poor pre-industrial existence
The house that will satisfy your nesting instinct: Architect squeezes a kitchen, bedroom and a bathroom into a giant EGG
The egg-shaped micro-house measures just 215 square feet but has plenty of storage space in the form of cubby holes - that people can even sleep in
Design was dreamed up by Belgian architects dmvA as temporary office space for a client that couldn't get planning permission for an extension
The Blob VB3 micro-house is made from polyester and plywood and is intended to be used as an office, guestroom or garden house
The virgin auctions: Colombian street gangs sell girls as young as TEN to drug lords and foreign tourists
'They pass from the hands of one capo to other capos and by the end they have become prostitutes.'
The catastrophic cost of humans living longer: Extended life-expectancy is linked to loss of world's most endangered species
The University of California, Davis, studied a combination of 15 social and ecological variables, including life expectancy, across 100 countries
The study found New Zealand has the highest percentage of endangered animals and birds as well as the most invasive species
Research leader Aaron Lotz said human life expectancy was the 'determining factor' for endangered and invasive birds and mammals
More than two million worshippers arrive in Mecca for hajj pilgrimage... with another million expected to join them in world's largest annual gathering of Muslims
Religious journey to Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia viewed as one of greatest acts of worship
Saudi Arabian authorities ask pilgrims to put politics aside during hajj - but amid bitter divisions in Egypt, some Islamists refuse to keep quiet
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from EarthSky
Comet-chasing mission Rosetta: 100 days to wake-up
Rosetta will wake up soon from deep-space hibernation to reach the comet it has been cruising towards for a decade.
First quarter moon and Jupiter opposite each other
Raw images from Juno spacecraft’s Earth flyby
More images will be released soon, from Juno’s flyby of Earth on Wednesday. Plus check out a simulation of Juno’s unique perspective on Jupiter in 2016.
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from Facecrooks
All Facebook Users Will Now Appear in Search
[Privacy Alert] As previously announced, Facebook is officially removing the feature that allows people to hide their profile from showing up in search results. Check out the post for more information. Be sure to check out this comprehensive guide if you need help securing your profile: http://facecrooks.com/Internet-Safety-Privacy/how-to-lockdown-your-facebook-account-for-maximum-privacy-and-security.html.
Facebook claims this feature gave users a false sense of security.
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from Family Tree Magazine (& related)
Creating Ancestral Histories and Life Stories
from Ancestry.com
Expanding Our Audience
What I Learned From Genealogy Roadshow
from D. Joshua Taylor via Cyndi's List
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from The Farmacy (& Strawbale City)
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from Fox News
INTERVIEW: What Did Captain Phillips Think of Tom Hanks' 'Captain Phillips'?
Capt. Richard Phillips recalls the chilling details of his hostage ordeal and gives his thoughts on how close the film came to portraying actual events.
O'Reilly Goes After Carney, Hagel: 'These Weasels Need to Knock It Off!'
Bill O'Reilly is fired up over the denial of military death benefits during the government shutdown.
Obama signs bill to pay death benefits to families of fallen soldiers
Too Far? NJ School District Orders Soccer Players to Wear Soft Helmets
Obama signs bill to pay death benefits to families of fallen soldiers
Lawsuit: Judge Forced Teen Girl to Live With Convicted Rapist
A Texas judge is facing accusations that he put a 15-year-old girl in harm’s way by forcing her to live with a rapist. The girl told Judge Terry Flenniken that she was abused by a convicted sex offender, who was also the boyfriend of her legal guardian.
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from Freedom Foundation
Release: SeaTac Unions Fail to Live Up to Employment Standards
In a classic case of “Do as I say, not as I do,” Washington state unions want to enact a $15/hr full-time minimum wage for workers in SeaTac, yet refuse to give their own employees the same wage.
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from The Guardian
E-readers tried and tested: gadget size v library range
Comedian and writer Natalie Haynes samples five e-readers. Which one fits in your pocket and which has the best selection of books?
Guantánamo Bay: The Hunger Strikes - video animation
In March 2013, reports of a hunger strike at Guantánamo Bay, the US detention camp in Cuba, began to surface. Details were sketchy and were contradicted by statements from the US military. Now, using testimony from five detainees, this animated film reveals the daily brutality of life inside Guantánamo. Today there are 17 prisoners still on hunger strike, 16 of whom are being force-fed. Two are in hospital.
Elephants understand pointing, scientists show
Scientists claim elephants inhabit as complex a social system as humans so they can recognise unspoken signals and make them
What's so weird about beards?
A school has barred two Muslim pupils from classes for sporting facial hair. Its justification looks a little fuzzy
Coalition at odds over spying amid calls for better oversight
No 10 dismisses Vince Cable claim that UK arguably lacks proper oversight of MI5, MI6 and GCHQ, as Clegg plans review
Hillary Clinton: we need to talk sensibly about spying
Former US secretary of state greets debate as British shadow home secretary calls for oversight of intelligence
Guardian was 'entirely correct' to publish NSA stories, says Vince Cable
Business secretary confirms Nick Clegg is to launch review of oversight of intelligence agencies
Guardian's NSA revelations: spies to go under spotlight
Deputy PM Nick Clegg says public accountability and trust to be examined in review of surveillance powers
Surveillance, democracy, transparency – a global view
From internet leaders Tim Berners-Lee and Mark Zuckerberg, to the leaders of Brazil and US national intelligence, Dilma Rousseff and James Clapper, powerful voices in politics, culture and academia are recognising the need for debate on state surveillance
Editors on the NSA files: 'What the Guardian is doing is important for democracy'
On Thursday the Daily Mail described the Guardian as 'The paper that helps Britain's enemies'. We showed that article to many of the world's leading editors. This is what they said
Spies and journalism: when worlds collide
The raging global discussion about the proper limits of surveillance of the past few months will become harder to ignore
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from The Heritage Foundation
How Much Is Your Health Insurance Going Up?
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from iFIBRE ONE News
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from International Christian Concern
(PERSECUTION.org)
‘I Paid For His Trip:’ Heartbreaking Search For a Missing Brother in Lampedusa
Coverage of the tragedy and hardship of Christian refugees fleeing Eritrea and Somalia are only now receiving media attention due to the tragic drowning of hundreds as a refugee ship sank off the coast of the island of Lampedusa, Italy. The story below offers an emotional narrative of the pain and loss wrought by the persecution of Christians upon a man searching for the brother he had hoped to bring to freedom.
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from The Jerusalem Post
Analysis: Egypt's message to Obama - Keep your aid
After US cuts military aid to Cairo, Washington faces possibility that Egypt will turn to a rival country for aid: "Any inch Obama loses, another power will gain and we will not mind," Egyptian official says.
Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke dies in Rome aged 100
Priebke had been under house arrest for killing of 335 civilians.
Security forces arrest 5 Palestinians in murder of Israeli in West Bank
IDF res. colonel killed 40 yrs to date of pilot brother's death.
Israeli man killed in fatal West Bank attack
Assailants kill man in northern Jordan Valley; woman escapes, says 2 Palestinians wielding ax, iron bars attacked couple.
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from KHQ Local News (Spokane)
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from KING 5 News (Seattle)
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from KIRO 7 Eyewitness News (Seattle)
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from KOMO News (Seattle)
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from KREM 2 News (Spokane)
Idaho boy recovering from flesh-eating disease
Poll: Congress faces midterm election backlash from disgusted voters
Americans are finding little they like about President Barack Obama or either political party, according to a new poll that suggests the possibility of a "throw the bums out" mentality in next year's midterm elections.
Hillyard business owners say police aren’t doing enough
Police said Hillyard accounted for up to 20% of all burglaries in the city of Spokane but they also said burglaries were down in the area.
Report: Memo warns of terrorist 'dry runs' on planes
Blu-ray player, sex, and drugs blamed for deadly Hillyard shooting
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from KXLY 4 News (Spokane)
Boy, 11, on trial for elementary school murder plot
The trial is expected to wrap up tomorrow. The other defendant, who is 10, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder, juvenile in possession of a firearm and witness tampering. He was sentenced to 3-5 years in custody.
Geno's reopens with new owners, new look
Four months after a devastating fire, Geno's in the Gonzaga University neighborhood has reopened for business with new owners and a new look.
VAMC surgery chief suspended, under investigation for misconduct
The chief of surgery at Spokane's VA Medical Center has been suspended and is under investigation for possible misconduct for potentially conducting surgeries without patient consent.
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President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama met in the Oval Office Friday with Malala Yousafzai, the Pakastani girl who was shot in the head on her school bus by Taliban gunmen for criticizing their rule, including banning education for girls.
from Money Talks News
7 Steps to Buying a Reliable Used Car
1. Order the title history 2. Watch out for rentals and demo cars 3. Ask for a service history 4. Inspect the outside 5. Kick the tires 6. Check the fluids 7. Ask a professional
You’re Probably Trusting Your Teen Driver Too Much
A recent survey conducted by State Farm finds a huge disconnect between what parents think their teen is doing on the road and the behaviors that the teens themselves report.
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from National Journal
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from Natural Society
How to Stay Sharp and Avoid Dementia as You Age
Senior Scientist Blasts Industrial Chemicals in U.S. Foods: Report Reveals Toxicity of Food
A new report reveals how potentially dangerous food additives plague our food supply.
One senior scientist with the NRDC even blasted the FDA's regulation attempts for food safety.
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from NBC News
NBC/WSJ poll: 60 percent say fire every member of Congress
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from NPR
Trickle-Down Stories: How The Shutdown Feels Across America
O'Reilly Goes After Carney, Hagel: 'These Weasels Need to Knock It Off!'
Bill O'Reilly is fired up over the denial of military death benefits during the government shutdown.
Obama signs bill to pay death benefits to families of fallen soldiers
Too Far? NJ School District Orders Soccer Players to Wear Soft Helmets
Obama signs bill to pay death benefits to families of fallen soldiers
Lawsuit: Judge Forced Teen Girl to Live With Convicted Rapist
A Texas judge is facing accusations that he put a 15-year-old girl in harm’s way by forcing her to live with a rapist. The girl told Judge Terry Flenniken that she was abused by a convicted sex offender, who was also the boyfriend of her legal guardian.
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from Freedom Foundation
Release: SeaTac Unions Fail to Live Up to Employment Standards
In a classic case of “Do as I say, not as I do,” Washington state unions want to enact a $15/hr full-time minimum wage for workers in SeaTac, yet refuse to give their own employees the same wage.
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from The Guardian
E-readers tried and tested: gadget size v library range
Comedian and writer Natalie Haynes samples five e-readers. Which one fits in your pocket and which has the best selection of books?
Guantánamo Bay: The Hunger Strikes - video animation
In March 2013, reports of a hunger strike at Guantánamo Bay, the US detention camp in Cuba, began to surface. Details were sketchy and were contradicted by statements from the US military. Now, using testimony from five detainees, this animated film reveals the daily brutality of life inside Guantánamo. Today there are 17 prisoners still on hunger strike, 16 of whom are being force-fed. Two are in hospital.
Elephants understand pointing, scientists show
Scientists claim elephants inhabit as complex a social system as humans so they can recognise unspoken signals and make them
What's so weird about beards?
A school has barred two Muslim pupils from classes for sporting facial hair. Its justification looks a little fuzzy
Coalition at odds over spying amid calls for better oversight
No 10 dismisses Vince Cable claim that UK arguably lacks proper oversight of MI5, MI6 and GCHQ, as Clegg plans review
Hillary Clinton: we need to talk sensibly about spying
Former US secretary of state greets debate as British shadow home secretary calls for oversight of intelligence
Guardian was 'entirely correct' to publish NSA stories, says Vince Cable
Business secretary confirms Nick Clegg is to launch review of oversight of intelligence agencies
Guardian's NSA revelations: spies to go under spotlight
Deputy PM Nick Clegg says public accountability and trust to be examined in review of surveillance powers
Surveillance, democracy, transparency – a global view
From internet leaders Tim Berners-Lee and Mark Zuckerberg, to the leaders of Brazil and US national intelligence, Dilma Rousseff and James Clapper, powerful voices in politics, culture and academia are recognising the need for debate on state surveillance
Editors on the NSA files: 'What the Guardian is doing is important for democracy'
On Thursday the Daily Mail described the Guardian as 'The paper that helps Britain's enemies'. We showed that article to many of the world's leading editors. This is what they said
Spies and journalism: when worlds collide
The raging global discussion about the proper limits of surveillance of the past few months will become harder to ignore
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from The Heritage Foundation
How Much Is Your Health Insurance Going Up?
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from iFIBRE ONE News
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from International Christian Concern
(PERSECUTION.org)
‘I Paid For His Trip:’ Heartbreaking Search For a Missing Brother in Lampedusa
Coverage of the tragedy and hardship of Christian refugees fleeing Eritrea and Somalia are only now receiving media attention due to the tragic drowning of hundreds as a refugee ship sank off the coast of the island of Lampedusa, Italy. The story below offers an emotional narrative of the pain and loss wrought by the persecution of Christians upon a man searching for the brother he had hoped to bring to freedom.
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from The Jerusalem Post
Analysis: Egypt's message to Obama - Keep your aid
After US cuts military aid to Cairo, Washington faces possibility that Egypt will turn to a rival country for aid: "Any inch Obama loses, another power will gain and we will not mind," Egyptian official says.
Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke dies in Rome aged 100
Priebke had been under house arrest for killing of 335 civilians.
Security forces arrest 5 Palestinians in murder of Israeli in West Bank
IDF res. colonel killed 40 yrs to date of pilot brother's death.
Israeli man killed in fatal West Bank attack
Assailants kill man in northern Jordan Valley; woman escapes, says 2 Palestinians wielding ax, iron bars attacked couple.
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from KHQ Local News (Spokane)
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from KING 5 News (Seattle)
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from KIRO 7 Eyewitness News (Seattle)
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from KOMO News (Seattle)
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from KREM 2 News (Spokane)
Idaho boy recovering from flesh-eating disease
Poll: Congress faces midterm election backlash from disgusted voters
Americans are finding little they like about President Barack Obama or either political party, according to a new poll that suggests the possibility of a "throw the bums out" mentality in next year's midterm elections.
Hillyard business owners say police aren’t doing enough
Police said Hillyard accounted for up to 20% of all burglaries in the city of Spokane but they also said burglaries were down in the area.
Report: Memo warns of terrorist 'dry runs' on planes
Blu-ray player, sex, and drugs blamed for deadly Hillyard shooting
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from KXLY 4 News (Spokane)
Boy, 11, on trial for elementary school murder plot
The trial is expected to wrap up tomorrow. The other defendant, who is 10, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder, juvenile in possession of a firearm and witness tampering. He was sentenced to 3-5 years in custody.
Four months after a devastating fire, Geno's in the Gonzaga University neighborhood has reopened for business with new owners and a new look.
VAMC surgery chief suspended, under investigation for misconduct
The chief of surgery at Spokane's VA Medical Center has been suspended and is under investigation for possible misconduct for potentially conducting surgeries without patient consent.
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from McClatchyDC
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from Money Talks News
7 Steps to Buying a Reliable Used Car
1. Order the title history 2. Watch out for rentals and demo cars 3. Ask for a service history 4. Inspect the outside 5. Kick the tires 6. Check the fluids 7. Ask a professional
You’re Probably Trusting Your Teen Driver Too Much
A recent survey conducted by State Farm finds a huge disconnect between what parents think their teen is doing on the road and the behaviors that the teens themselves report.
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from National Journal
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from Natural Society
How to Stay Sharp and Avoid Dementia as You Age
Senior Scientist Blasts Industrial Chemicals in U.S. Foods: Report Reveals Toxicity of Food
A new report reveals how potentially dangerous food additives plague our food supply.
One senior scientist with the NRDC even blasted the FDA's regulation attempts for food safety.
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from NBC News
NBC/WSJ poll: 60 percent say fire every member of Congress
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from NPR
Trickle-Down Stories: How The Shutdown Feels Across America
"Of course the shutdown affected my life. The people I elected to act in my best interests have shirked their responsibility completely. The worst part of this is I have no recourse. I cannot fire my representatives. I cannot hold anyone liable in court. I can only wait until November and hope enough other people are as angry about this as I am."
Chemical Weapons Watchdog Gets Nobel Peace Prize
Will A Pakistani Teenager Win The Nobel Peace Prize?
Malala Yousafzai has become a global icon since the Taliban shot her last year in an attempt to silence her advocacy for girls' education in Pakistan. Now the 16-year-old is a favorite for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, which will be announced Friday.
Chemical Weapons Watchdog Gets Nobel Peace Prize
Will A Pakistani Teenager Win The Nobel Peace Prize?
Malala Yousafzai has become a global icon since the Taliban shot her last year in an attempt to silence her advocacy for girls' education in Pakistan. Now the 16-year-old is a favorite for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, which will be announced Friday.
Salmonella Shutdown? USDA Threatens Closure Of Major Chicken Plants
Foster Farms, the large California-based chicken processor at the center of a major salmonella outbreak, faces the threat of a USDA closure of three of its facilities by the end of the day Thursday. Some 278 people in multiple states have been sickened in the outbreak.
Whatever Happened To The Deal To Save The Everglades?
In 2008, Florida announced the largest land sale in the state's history - to buy hundreds of miles of Everglades land owned by U.S. Sugar. But only a small fraction was acquired. Now, environmental groups are lobbying for the deal's revival before a contract giving the state an exclusive option to buy expires.
Van Gogh Teaches Us How To Keep Life Interesting
There's a lot to be gained from repeating the same creative tasks over and over again, introducing small variations with each turn, says commentator Barbara J. King after reading about a Van Gogh exhibit set to open this weekend at The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C.
Want To Feel 5 Years Older? Just Take A Memory Test
How old you feel can affect your physical and mental health. Older people who took a memory test said they felt older afterward, compared to before they took the test. But researchers say this age shift effect can be positive when older people are tested on something they're great at, like word puzzles.
Scott Carpenter, Second American To Orbit Earth, Dies
Scott Carpenter's 1962 mission lasted only five hours, but it was rocked by technical glitches that worried a waiting nation. Carpenter was also the fourth American astronaut to fly in space. Carpenter, an original Mercury 7 astronaut, was 88.
From Child Actor To Artist: Radcliffe Reflects On Post-Potter Life
Since wrapping up the last Harry Potter film, Daniel Radcliffe has taken on roles you may not have expected from the former boy wizard. He says starting his acting career so young gave him a sense of purpose he wasn't finding in the British school system, and he hasn't looked back since.
Starbucks Pours Money, And Health Hype, Into Pricey Juice
Starbucks is investing big bucks in its Evolution Fresh line of cold-pressed juices with a massive new factory. Food scientists say all the hype around premium juices may get some consumers to boost their fruit and vegetable consumption. But these pricier juices, they say, are no more nutritious than regular fruits and vegetables.
Shutdown Imperils Costly Lab Mice, Years Of Research
The government shutdown is likely to mean an early death for thousands of mice used in research on diseases such as diabetes, cancer and Alzheimer's. Federal research centers including the National Institutes of Health will have to kill some mice to avoid overcrowding, researchers say. Others will die because it is impossible to maintain certain lines of genetically altered mice without constant monitoring by scientists. And most federal scientists have been banned from their own labs since Oct. 1.
Baby Veronica's Biological Dad, Cherokee Nation Drop Legal Fight
If you remember, the case — which went all the way to the Supreme Court and involved fundamental questions about parental rights and Native American autonomy — was about a Native American girl who was adopted by a couple in South Carolina but who had been living with her biological father for more than a year and a half after a South Carolina court ruled that a federal law aimed at keeping Native American families together was applicable. On Sept. 24, months after the Supreme Court overturned that ruling and after a lower court lifted a stay, Baby Veronica was returned to Matt and Melanie Capobianco, her adoptive parents.
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from NWCN
Disney changes disability policy ending instant ride access
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from POLITICO
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from PreventDisease.com
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from Primal Docs
Celiac Disease: How gluten invades and sets up an auto-immune reaction
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from Rasmussen Reports
Right Direction or Wrong Track
17% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
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from RSC
The American Health Care Reform Act
Here's the Conservative Health Care Bill
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from Space.com (& CollectSpacc)
from The Star (Grand Coulee)
from USA Today
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from The Wall Street Journal
More Than Billion People Live on Less Than $1.25 a Day
About 1.2 billion people live on less than $1.25 a day. 1 in every 3 extremely poor people is a child under the age of 13.
Facebook’s Social Feed: How to Check Your Privacy Settings
A change in Facebook's privacy settings makes it harder to hide from strangers. The social network said it would dismantle a feature that lets users block their Facebook profiles from appearing on searches.
Chemical-Weapons Watchdog Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Award Committee Chairman Emphasizes Disarmament in Pursuit of World Peace
Facebook’s Social Feed: How to Check Your Privacy Settings
A change in Facebook's privacy settings makes it harder to hide from strangers. The social network said it would dismantle a feature that lets users block their Facebook profiles from appearing on searches.
Chemical-Weapons Watchdog Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Award Committee Chairman Emphasizes Disarmament in Pursuit of World Peace
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, for their "extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons." The group is overseeing the destruction of Syria's arsenal amid the country's bloody civil war.
How Trees Can Boost a Home's Sale Price
In a study, homes with "street trees," those planted between the sidewalk and street, sold for $7,130 more, on average, than homes without street trees.
Obama, GOP Open Talks Over Temporary Debt Fix
Republicans, President Still Disagree Over Details
Poll: Boehner, Reid, Cruz Down; Obama Up
New poll finds House Speaker Boehner has highest negative rating, at 42% disapproval, in Journal polling. The Republican Party also hit an all-time low in public sentiment, according to the poll. President Barack Obama, meanwhile gained a bit of altitude during the shutdown, with 47% viewing him positively compared to 45% in September.
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Health Reform Breaks Bad
The deceptions and disasters of Obamacare
How Trees Can Boost a Home's Sale Price
In a study, homes with "street trees," those planted between the sidewalk and street, sold for $7,130 more, on average, than homes without street trees.
Obama, GOP Open Talks Over Temporary Debt Fix
Republicans, President Still Disagree Over Details
Poll: Boehner, Reid, Cruz Down; Obama Up
New poll finds House Speaker Boehner has highest negative rating, at 42% disapproval, in Journal polling. The Republican Party also hit an all-time low in public sentiment, according to the poll. President Barack Obama, meanwhile gained a bit of altitude during the shutdown, with 47% viewing him positively compared to 45% in September.
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from The Weekly Standard
The deceptions and disasters of Obamacare
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from 100 Percent FED Up
Caleb Bohnam of Campus Reform visited the left-leaning University of Colorado to ask the students who they blame for the government shut down.
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