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Fight in Mali moving toward Timbuktu
Krista Larson The Associated Press
Forces drive Islamists from key Malian city
Robyn Dixon Los Angeles Times
Robyn Dixon Los Angeles Times
U.S. to aid French with refueling
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Verdict in soccer riot sparks deadly clashes
At least 30 dead as Egypt’s political unrest continues
Jeffrey Fleishman Los Angeles Times
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Nightclub fire in Brazil kills 230
Juliana Barbassa, Marco Sibaja The Associated Press
Venezuela prison riot leaves at least 61 dead
Jorge Rueda Associated Press
Obama faces climate change battle
No easy answers, despite stirring inaugural speech
Erika Bolstad McClatchy-Tribune
Stevens County animal shelters put faith in law enforcement
Jennifer Pignolet The Spokesman-Review
U.S. website hacked in Swartz’s honor
Los Angeles Times
D.C. gun ban march draws thousands
Associated Press
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Verdict in soccer riot sparks deadly clashes
At least 30 dead as Egypt’s political unrest continues
Jeffrey Fleishman Los Angeles Times
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Nightclub fire in Brazil kills 230
Juliana Barbassa, Marco Sibaja The Associated Press
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Venezuela prison riot leaves at least 61 dead
Jorge Rueda Associated Press
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Obama faces climate change battle
No easy answers, despite stirring inaugural speech
Erika Bolstad McClatchy-Tribune
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Stevens County animal shelters put faith in law enforcement
Jennifer Pignolet The Spokesman-Review
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U.S. website hacked in Swartz’s honor
Los Angeles Times
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D.C. gun ban march draws thousands
Associated Press
Seattle gun buyback draws crowd
Missile launcher among weapons
Associated Press
Spin Control: Lobbying season kicks off in Olympia
Jim Camden The Spokesman-Review
Officials consider coroner inquests
Tweak would change state law on autopsies
Thomas Clouse The Spokesman-Review
Eye on Boise: Scholarship programs need revamp
Betsy Z. Russell The Spokesman-Review
Lesbian spouse joining Army club
Durham, N.C. – Ending a controversy that highlighted the unequal treatment of gay spouses in the military, an officers’ spouse club at Fort Bragg, N.C., has offered full membership to the lesbian spouse of a U.S. Army officer.
Ashley Broadway, who is married to Lt. Col. Heather Mack, said she would accept the offer to join the Association of Bragg Officers’ Spouses. Broadway said she was “overjoyed” that the group had added sexual orientation to the nondiscrimination clause in its bylaws.
The spouse group rejected Broadway’s membership application last year, citing her lack of a military ID card.
Broadway has said she was rejected because she’s a lesbian. Earlier this month, she rejected an offer of “guest membership” in the spouse group. The group said she would need an ID card for full membership.
Iowa’s Harkin won’t run again
WASHINGTON – Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin, a liberal Democrat and a champion for Americans with disabilities, announced Saturday that he will not run for re-election next year, saying that 40 years in Congress is enough.
Harkin’s retirement gives Republicans a chance to pick up a Senate seat during next year’s midterm election. They need to gain six seats to take control of the Senate. But Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado, who chairs the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, said Harkin’s early announcement gave the party ample time to recruit a strong candidate.
Harkin, 73, made the announcement in his hometown of Cumming, Iowa. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1974 and in 1984 won election to the Senate, where he has served since.
“After 40 years, I just feel it’s somebody else’s turn,” Harkin said.
Missile launcher among weapons
Associated Press
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Spin Control: Lobbying season kicks off in Olympia
Jim Camden The Spokesman-Review
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Officials consider coroner inquests
Tweak would change state law on autopsies
Thomas Clouse The Spokesman-Review
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Eye on Boise: Scholarship programs need revamp
Betsy Z. Russell The Spokesman-Review
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In brief: From Wire Reports
Durham, N.C. – Ending a controversy that highlighted the unequal treatment of gay spouses in the military, an officers’ spouse club at Fort Bragg, N.C., has offered full membership to the lesbian spouse of a U.S. Army officer.
Ashley Broadway, who is married to Lt. Col. Heather Mack, said she would accept the offer to join the Association of Bragg Officers’ Spouses. Broadway said she was “overjoyed” that the group had added sexual orientation to the nondiscrimination clause in its bylaws.
The spouse group rejected Broadway’s membership application last year, citing her lack of a military ID card.
Broadway has said she was rejected because she’s a lesbian. Earlier this month, she rejected an offer of “guest membership” in the spouse group. The group said she would need an ID card for full membership.
Iowa’s Harkin won’t run again
WASHINGTON – Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin, a liberal Democrat and a champion for Americans with disabilities, announced Saturday that he will not run for re-election next year, saying that 40 years in Congress is enough.
Harkin’s retirement gives Republicans a chance to pick up a Senate seat during next year’s midterm election. They need to gain six seats to take control of the Senate. But Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado, who chairs the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, said Harkin’s early announcement gave the party ample time to recruit a strong candidate.
Harkin, 73, made the announcement in his hometown of Cumming, Iowa. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1974 and in 1984 won election to the Senate, where he has served since.
“After 40 years, I just feel it’s somebody else’s turn,” Harkin said.
Chavez starting more treatment
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has defeated a respiratory infection and has begun additional medical treatment in Cuba after struggling with complications following cancer surgery more than six weeks ago, a government spokesman said Saturday.
Venezuelan Information Minister Ernesto Villegas said it remains unclear how soon Chavez could return home and did not specify the kind of treatment he is receiving.
“Vice President (Nicolas) Maduro estimates that the time it could take President Chavez to return is within weeks,” Villegas said.
He read a statement that went beyond past government reports in providing additional information about Chavez’s Dec. 11 surgery but didn’t describe the newest treatment. While refusing to release many details about the president’s cancer, authorities in the past have reported on specific treatments, including radiation and chemotherapy.
“Forty-five days after carrying out a complex surgical intervention for the removal of a malignant lesion in the pelvis, with severe, acute complications, the patient’s general evolution is favorable,” Villegas said, reading the statement.
Garment factory fire kills at least seven
Dhaka, Bangladesh – A fire swept through a two-story garment factory in Bangladesh’s capital, killing at least seven female workers and injuring five others, police and fire officials said.
The fire Saturday at the Smart factory occurred just two months after a blaze killed 112 workers in another factory near the capital, raising questions about safety standards and treatment of workers in Bangladesh’s $20 billion garment industry that exports clothes to leading Western retailers. The country has more than 4,000 garment factories.
The cause of the latest fire was not immediately known, fire official Abdul Halim said.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Monzurul Kabir said the bodies of seven women were recovered from the top floor of the factory in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur district. He said the factory was making pants and shirts, but could not provide further details.
Halim said it took firefighters about two hours to bring the blaze under control.
Kim orders ‘high-profile measures’
Seoul, South Korea – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened top security and foreign affairs officials and ordered them to take “substantial and high-profile important state measures,” state media said today, indicating that he plans to push forward with a threat to explode a nuclear device in defiance of the United Nations.
The meeting of top officials led by Kim makes clear that he backs Pyongyang’s defiant stance in protest of U.N. Security Council punishment for a December rocket launch. The dispatch in the official Korean Central News Agency did not say when the meeting took place.
Last week, the Security Council condemned North Korea’s Dec. 12 launch of a long-range rocket as a violation of a ban against nuclear and missile activity. The council, including North Korea ally China, punished Pyongyang with more sanctions and ordered the regime to refrain from a nuclear test – or face “significant action.”
North Korea responded by rejecting the resolution and maintaining its right to launch a satellite into orbit as part of a peaceful civilian space program.
It also warned that it would keep developing rockets and testing nuclear devices to counter what it sees as U.S. hostility. A rare statement was issued Thursday by the powerful National Defense Commission, the top governing body led by Kim.
Iran warns against attacks on Syria
Beirut – Any foreign attack on Syria would be considered an attack on Iran, a senior Iranian official warned Saturday as the first Patriot missile batteries were declared operational along Turkey’s tense border with Syria.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s decision to deploy six Patriot missile batteries in Turkish borderlands has rankled the Syrian government and its chief allies, Iran and Russia.
Tehran and Moscow view the move as a provocation that could escalate hostilities and widen the almost 2-year-old Syrian conflict. About 400 troops from the United States, Germany and the Netherlands are expected to accompany the Patriot batteries.
The comments Saturday by Ali Akbar Velayati, a top aide to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, are among Tehran’s strongest public declarations to date of support for Syrian President Bashar Assad, Iran’s major ally in the Arab world.
Velayati noted Syria’s crucial role in the “golden resistance chain” against Israel and the United States. The Iran-led “resistance” front includes Syria, Lebanon-based Hezbollah and the Palestinian group Hamas.
SANDPOINT – A study is planned in North Idaho to estimate the number of lake trout in Priest Lake along with what they eat and their survival rates.
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game will conduct the study with the University of Idaho’s College of Natural Resources and the Kalispel Tribe, the Bonner County Daily Bee reported. Information gleaned will be used to develop a sport fishery plan for the popular lake.
From March to May, deep-water trap nets and short-duration gill nets will be used to capture lake trout and mark them with individually numbered tags.
Opinions of anglers about how the lake should be managed vary from sticking with lake trout to restoring cutthroats, bull trout and kokanee.
Fish and Game officials plan to schedule a hearing in late February to discuss the project and answer questions from anglers.
Three pictograph images fall from cave wall at state park
BILLINGS – Three images at Pictograph Cave State Park near Billings broke off and fell to the ground.
One of the images was a turtle that was more than 2,000 years old and represented one of the earliest known painted images on the Northern Plains, said Jennifer Lawson, of Montana State Parks.
An abstract image in charcoal and two pieces of a light red ochre image also broke off.
Park officials said the turtle remained almost intact on a single slab of rock and will become part of a display in the visitors center, the Billings Gazette reported.
Officials say the rock fall happened sometime between closing time at 5 p.m. Jan. 18 and 9 a.m. Jan. 19 when a ranger arrived.
The cave has 33 pictographs remaining.
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Kathleen Parker Washington Post Writers Group columnist
Bills would rein in wolves
Sen. John Smith R, Colville
Franchise used to living on the brink
Kings have relocated four times
Sen. John Smith R, Colville
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sports
Kings have relocated four times
Prep Girls Basketball
Northeast 2B
Northwest Christian 57, Davenport 23: Courtney Gray made 10 of 11 field goals and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line and scored 24 points in the Crusaders’ rout of the host Gorillas (5-15, 3-11). Northwest Christian (15-4, 10-4) outscored Davenport 24-4 in the second quarter and led 40-11 at halftime.
Colfax 57, Springdale 30: Amelie Bruya made four 3-pointers and scored 18 points and Taylor Larsen added 14 points and eight rebounds as the Bulldogs (17-3, 12-2) routed the visiting Chargers (10-10, 6-8). Colfax led 24-7 after the first quarter. Springdale was led by Emily Sulgrove and Brittney Beckman, who scored eight points apiece.
St. George’s 52, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 34: Alex Wert scored 18 points and collected nine rebounds and Taryn Stamper hit four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points as the Dragons (9-11, 7-7) beat the visiting Broncos (7-13, 4-10). St. George’s outscored Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 15-3 in the third quarter to put the game out of reach. The Broncos were led by Jenna Bennett’s 11 points.
Northwest Christian 57, Davenport 23: Courtney Gray made 10 of 11 field goals and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line and scored 24 points in the Crusaders’ rout of the host Gorillas (5-15, 3-11). Northwest Christian (15-4, 10-4) outscored Davenport 24-4 in the second quarter and led 40-11 at halftime.
Colfax 57, Springdale 30: Amelie Bruya made four 3-pointers and scored 18 points and Taylor Larsen added 14 points and eight rebounds as the Bulldogs (17-3, 12-2) routed the visiting Chargers (10-10, 6-8). Colfax led 24-7 after the first quarter. Springdale was led by Emily Sulgrove and Brittney Beckman, who scored eight points apiece.
St. George’s 52, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 34: Alex Wert scored 18 points and collected nine rebounds and Taryn Stamper hit four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points as the Dragons (9-11, 7-7) beat the visiting Broncos (7-13, 4-10). St. George’s outscored Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 15-3 in the third quarter to put the game out of reach. The Broncos were led by Jenna Bennett’s 11 points.
Northeast 1B North
Cusick 60, Curlew 34: Caytlin Nenema tallied a game-high 20 points as the Panthers (18-1, 10-1) used their size to their advantage in a win over the host Cougars (5-12, 3-9). Cusick outscored Curlew 20-7 in the third quarter to put the game away. Lindsey Gibson led Curlew with 14 points.
Columbia 61, Inchelium 25: Elizabeth Larrew had 28 points, nine rebounds, seven steals and five assists to guide the Lions (12-7, 9-3) to a rout over the Hornets (6-8, 4-7) in Hunters. Columbia, which forced 30 turnovers, led 25-10 at halftime. Inchelium’s Javahni Andrews scored 18 points.
Republic 42, Selkirk 28: Demi Jo Vaughn had 13 points, nine rebounds and five steals as the Tigers (14-4, 9-2) overcame a slow start and beat the host Rangers (7-11, 4-7). Brianna Brown added 12 points, seven rebounds and five steals for Republic, which took control after scoring just one point in the first quarter. Katie Couch had 12 points and 20 rebounds for Selkirk.
Cusick 60, Curlew 34: Caytlin Nenema tallied a game-high 20 points as the Panthers (18-1, 10-1) used their size to their advantage in a win over the host Cougars (5-12, 3-9). Cusick outscored Curlew 20-7 in the third quarter to put the game away. Lindsey Gibson led Curlew with 14 points.
Columbia 61, Inchelium 25: Elizabeth Larrew had 28 points, nine rebounds, seven steals and five assists to guide the Lions (12-7, 9-3) to a rout over the Hornets (6-8, 4-7) in Hunters. Columbia, which forced 30 turnovers, led 25-10 at halftime. Inchelium’s Javahni Andrews scored 18 points.
Republic 42, Selkirk 28: Demi Jo Vaughn had 13 points, nine rebounds and five steals as the Tigers (14-4, 9-2) overcame a slow start and beat the host Rangers (7-11, 4-7). Brianna Brown added 12 points, seven rebounds and five steals for Republic, which took control after scoring just one point in the first quarter. Katie Couch had 12 points and 20 rebounds for Selkirk.
Northeast 1B South
Wellpinit 52, St. Michael’s 48: The Redskins (10-9, 6-3) built a big first-half lead and held on late to beat the visiting Warriors (3-15, 1-7). Kyra Antone scored 15 points and Kaylee Kieffer added eight points and seven steals for Wellpinit, which led 30-17 at halftime. Macaela Shelley scored 14 points and Jolene House added 11 for St. Michael’s, which stormed back after halftime but couldn’t complete the comeback.
Almira/Coulee-Hartline 74, Valley Christian 28: Karlee Martin scored 24 points and dished out 10 assists as the Warriors (13-5, 8-0) overwhelmed the visiting Panthers (1-16, 1-8). Lindy Riggan tallied a team-high 20 points for Valley Christian.
Wilbur-Creston 42, Odessa-Harrington 23: The Wildcats (15-4, 7-2) ended the game on a 26-3 run and beat the visiting Titans (5-14, 3-6). Alexandra Potts tallied a team-high nine points for Wilbur-Creston, which outscored Odessa-Harrington 30-10 in the second half.
Southeast 1B
Tekoa-Oakesdale 60, St. John-Endicott 40: Mattie Jo Johnson and Alexandria Overton scored 17 points apiece as the Nighthawks (14-3, 10-3) cranked up the defensive intensity in the second half and beat the visiting Eagles (13-4, 10-3). St. John-Endicott led by eight points at the half, but struggled with Tekoa-Oakesdale’s aggressive man-to-man defense in the second half, making just 3 of 19 shots after halftime.
Colton 84, Touchet 22: Jenna Moser led four players in double figures with 16 points and the Wildcats (16-1, 13-0) dumped the visiting Indians.
Garfield-Palouse 34, Rosalia 33: Alexis Rodriguez and Taylor Redman combined for 30 points to lead the Vikings (5-13, 5-9) to a win over the visiting Spartans (10-7, 7-6). Rosalia was led by Mackenzie Reddish, who scored 13 points.
Prep Boys Basketball
Northeast 2B
Colfax 68, Springdale 39: Brady Ellis made six 3-pointers and finished with 23 points as the Bulldogs (15-5, 10-4) dominated from the get-go and cruised past the visiting Chargers (0-20, 0-14). Brandon Gfeller added 15 points and 12 rebounds for Colfax, which built a 38-7 halftime lead. Springdale was led by Chase Fitzgerald’s nine points and seven rebounds.
Davenport 60, Northwest Christian 51: Connor Van Pevenage led four players in double figures with 15 points and the Gorillas (10-10, 5-9) upset the visiting Crusaders (13-7, 8-6). Josh Likkel added 13 points, nine rebounds and three assists for Davenport. Northwest Christian, which finished fourth in league, was led by Nick Kiourkas’ game-high 18 points.
Northeast 1B North
Cusick 76, Curlew 40: Alec Bluff made 11 of 19 shots and finished with 25 points and Ryan Sample added 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting as the Panthers (16-2, 11-0) routed the host Cougars (6-10, 4-7). Cusick forced 22 turnovers, which led to many easy points. The Panthers outscored Curlew 26-2 in the third quarter to take a 72-28 lead into the fourth. The Cougars were led by Dalton Drennan’s 11 points.
Inchelium 56, Columbia 47: Quentin Holford led three players in double figures with 20 points and the Hornets (4-10, 4-8) beat the Lions (0-18, 0-12) in Hunters. Thomas Cohen had 12 points and Edward Stensgar chipped in 11 for Inchelium. Dustin Wyborney scored 20 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for Columbia.
Selkirk 46, Republic 34: Avery Miller scored 16 points and grabbed 16 rebounds – including seven offensive rebounds in the second half – as the Rangers (13-4, 10-1) pulled away late and beat the visiting Tigers (10-8, 6-5). Dominic Cain added 12 points, five rebounds and five assists for Selkirk, which outscored Republic 17-9 in the fourth quarter.
Northeast 1B South
Wellpinit 72, St. Michael’s 29: A.J. Kieffer had 15 points and 15 rebounds as the Redskins (14-5, 7-2) opened the game on a 23-0 run and eased past the visiting Warriors (1-17, 0-8). Brodie Ford added 15 points and James Best had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Wellpinit.
Valley Christian 53, Almira/Coulee-Hartline 45: Bo Piersol tallied a game-high 20 points and Grant Marchant added 12 as the Panthers (10-8, 5-4) beat the host Warriors (9-7, 5-3). Freshman Dallas Isaak scored 15 points to lead Almira/Coulee-Hartline.
Odessa-Harrington 61, Wilbur-Creston 56: Stetson Sanford scored 15 points and Justin Hunt and Cade Weber added 11 points apiece as the Titans (12-7, 6-3) edged the host Wildcats (9-10, 3-6). Sanford and Hunt combined for 15 of Odessa-Harrington’s 22 fourth-quarter points. Wilbur-Creston’s Dorian Jaeger and Garet Townsend both notched career-bests with 15 points apiece.
Southeast 1B
Tekoa-Oakesdale 68, St. John-Endicott 67: Max Mueller erupted for 38 points and 28 rebounds and the Nighthawks (2-15, 1-12) edged the visiting Eagles (2-16, 2-12). Ten of Mueller’s rebounds came on the offensive end. Marcus Pluff added 13 points and six assists and Jesse Johnson chipped in nine points and 11 boards for Tekoa-Oakesdale. Zach Hollingsworth scored 26 points and Kaleb Simon added 19 for St. John-Endicott.
LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus 50, Pomeroy 38: Joey Guske and Darcy Stamper combined for 27 points as the Tigercats (14-4, 10-4) built a 15-point first-half advantage and cruised past the visiting Pirates (12-5, 9-4). Riley Bott tallied 16 points for Pomeroy.
Colton 55, Touchet 47: Jake Straughan scored 21 points and Dalton Patchen added 18 points as the Wildcats (12-6, 10-3) beat the visiting Indians (4-9, 4-9).
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Park offers glimpse of geologic history
Craig Troianello Yakima Herald-Republic
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More stores hold wine tasting
Andrea Brown (Everett) Herald
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Technology, volunteers boost northeastern Washington whitetail study
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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Partovi stays true to her mission as public library director
Michael Guilfoil Correspondent
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