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from Associated Press
from The Blaze (& Glenn Beck)
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Dr. Ben Carson Has a Message for Critics Who Dismiss Him As an ‘Uncle Tom’ or ‘Traitor to His Race’
Judge Napolitano Explains Point-by-Point Why Hillary Clinton Now Has a ‘Grave’ Legal ‘Situation’ With Her Private Email Scandal
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from Blue Nation Review
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from Breitbart
CARSON: ‘I DON’T BELIEVE IN THE PROGRESSIVE MODEL OF YOU POOR, POOR LITTLE THING’
BEN CARSON: PLANNED PARENTHOOD CLINICS PUT IN BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS TO ‘CONTROL THAT POPULATION’
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from Consumer Reports
The HPV vaccine and three others that every college kid needs
Skipping or delaying vaccinations can harm your health—and maybe your grades, too
Bacterial meningitis; Tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis; HPV; Flu.
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from CNN
from The Daily Caller
Carson: Planned Parenthood Was Founded To Abort Black Babies
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from The Federalist
Angry Taxpayers, Not Stupid People, Are Backing Donald Trump
The GOP has been stoking a fire under fed-up conservatives for years. Their anger is now fueling Donald Trump's success.
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from Gateway Pundit
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from Gawker
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Chelsea Manning Faces "Indefinite Solitary Confinement" for Possession of Expired Toothpaste
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Chelsea Manning Faces "Indefinite Solitary Confinement" for Possession of Expired Toothpaste
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from Goldendale Sentinel (WA)
A new fire near Mt. Adams, called the Cougar Creek Fire, is drawing between 300 and 500 firefighters to set up camp in Glenwood. The fire is primarily on the Yakama Reservation lands and moving slowly southwesterly into the Ginford Pinchot National Forest (GPNF). InciWeb puts the fire about nine miles northwest of Glenwood. It states the fire is about 9,000 acres at present.
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Fifty Percent of Obamacare Recipients Have to Pay Money Back to IRS
Fifty percent of the recipients of “subsidies” to buy overpriced Obamacare health insurance in 2014 found out at tax time this spring that they had to refund the money to their supposed benefactor the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), according to a new analysis. The average cost of the government claw-back was $800.
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from The Heritage Foundation
Why Obamacare Could be Heading to the Supreme Court (Again)
This past week, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, over the vigorous dissent of four judges on that court, denied rehearing en banc (legalese for an entire court rather than just a panel of three judges) in the case of Sissel v. United States Department of Health and Human Services. Sissel is a case against Obamacare led by the Pacific Legal Foundation, arguing that Obamacare is invalid because it violated the Origination Clause.
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Outsiders take over GOP
Outsiders who have never before held political office are dominating the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Donald Trump is the GOP front-runner, while businesswoman Carly Fiorina is surging after a strong performance in last week’s debate. Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson is also showing strength, and is a candidate to watch in the Iowa caucuses, where he is outperforming former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
Trump 'all for the concept' of female running mate
Businessman Donald Trump, who has been atop polls in a crowded field of Republican presidential candidates, said on Wednesday that he would consider a female running mate. Trump has apparently since patched up his relationship with Fox News after several days of criticizing Kelly for her line of questioning, about his previous comments disparaging women, during last week's GOP debate.
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from Huffington Post
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]
Why I Can No Longer Teach in Public Education
Coming from the Republicans at the state level and the Democrats at the national level, I have been forced to comply with mandates that are not in the best interest of kids. I am tired of having to perform what I consider to be educational malpractice, in the name of "accountability." The amount of time lost to standardized tests that are of no use to me as a classroom teacher is mind-boggling. And when you add in mandatory quarterly district-wide tests, which are used to collect data that nothing is ever done with, it's beyond ridiculous.
States Trying To Defund Planned Parenthood May Be Breaking Federal Law
Federal law requires state Medicaid programs to cover family-planning services and supplies for anyone of child-bearing age.
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Why I Can No Longer Teach in Public Education
Coming from the Republicans at the state level and the Democrats at the national level, I have been forced to comply with mandates that are not in the best interest of kids. I am tired of having to perform what I consider to be educational malpractice, in the name of "accountability." The amount of time lost to standardized tests that are of no use to me as a classroom teacher is mind-boggling. And when you add in mandatory quarterly district-wide tests, which are used to collect data that nothing is ever done with, it's beyond ridiculous.
States Trying To Defund Planned Parenthood May Be Breaking Federal Law
Federal law requires state Medicaid programs to cover family-planning services and supplies for anyone of child-bearing age.
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SMALL TOWNS 2015: MORE THAN A SPEED TRAP
Colfax strives to get past a reputation as Pullman's little brother
SMALL TOWNS 2015: OF MOUNTAINS AND MINES
Kellogg is a place of refuge and beauty for many of its residents
SMALL TOWNS 2015: A GEM IN THE GRAIN
Talking coffee, German heritage and civic pride among golden fields in Odessa
SMALL TOWNS 2015: SMALL TOWN, BIG HEARTS
In St. Maries, everyone looks after one another
SMALL TOWNS 2015: MORE THAN A SPEED TRAP
Colfax strives to get past a reputation as Pullman's little brother
SMALL TOWNS 2015: OF MOUNTAINS AND MINES
Kellogg is a place of refuge and beauty for many of its residents
SMALL TOWNS 2015: A GEM IN THE GRAIN
Talking coffee, German heritage and civic pride among golden fields in Odessa
SMALL TOWNS 2015: SMALL TOWN, BIG HEARTS
In St. Maries, everyone looks after one another
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from The Intercept
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from Mad World News
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]
Journalist Repeatedly Detained At Customs For Shaming Obama
One feisty journalist released footage Wednesday proving that he’s recently been the target of repeated retribution attempts from the federal government for embarrassing them over our porous borders. James O’Keefe filmed himself spectacularly violating immigration laws and then made the footage public, documenting the government’s ineptitude in protecting our borders. Apparently, the customs agents who were doing the government’s bidding were ignorant of O’Keefes’ savvy. During his numerous unlawful detentions while trying to enter the U.S. legally, he was recording yet again, right under their vengeful noses.
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Lawyer: Chelsea Manning faces possible solitary confinement
Convicted national security leaker Chelsea Manning could be placed in solitary confinement indefinitely for allegedly violating prison rules by having a copy of Vanity Fair with Caitlyn Jenner on the cover and an expired tube of toothpaste, among other things, her lawyer said Wednesday.
Journalist Repeatedly Detained At Customs For Shaming Obama
One feisty journalist released footage Wednesday proving that he’s recently been the target of repeated retribution attempts from the federal government for embarrassing them over our porous borders. James O’Keefe filmed himself spectacularly violating immigration laws and then made the footage public, documenting the government’s ineptitude in protecting our borders. Apparently, the customs agents who were doing the government’s bidding were ignorant of O’Keefes’ savvy. During his numerous unlawful detentions while trying to enter the U.S. legally, he was recording yet again, right under their vengeful noses.
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from Military Times
Lawyer: Chelsea Manning faces possible solitary confinement
Convicted national security leaker Chelsea Manning could be placed in solitary confinement indefinitely for allegedly violating prison rules by having a copy of Vanity Fair with Caitlyn Jenner on the cover and an expired tube of toothpaste, among other things, her lawyer said Wednesday.
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from National Catholic Register
Obria Medical Clinics and Guiding Star centers could provide the pro-life movement an opportunity to give women and their families more care than Planned Parenthood, as new research shows the current pregnancy-resource model reaches very few abortion-minded women.
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from Real Clear Politics
from RedState
The One I Got Wrong
If I had to do it over again, I would have rescinded the invitation to Donald Trump again. It was the right thing to do. I am more sure that it was the right thing to do by the response of many Trump supporters to highlight all the terrible things I’ve said in my career. Those don’t mean Trump should have been given a pass. They mean both he and I are called to account for our sins and only one of us was willing to apologize and admit we’d done wrong. But the one I got wrong was Ben Carson. Thursday night on that debate stage in Cleveland I realized my impressions of Carson were off. He was and is a legitimate contender. His closing at the debate was one of the best closings I’ve seen in a debate. He did not have the depth as some of the others on the issues, but showed he has been spending his time learning. Ben Carson has some great grassroots ambassadors and he should be proud. His performance on the stage coupled with his own supporters’ engagement with me has led me to the conclusion I got him wrong and I am having to take another look at him and his campaign.
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from Right Wing News
BREAKING VIDEO: Massive Industrial Explosion in China, Shock Wave Felt 6 Miles Away!
The explosion occurred at the port in the northeastern Chinese city of Tianjin. So far, 300 said to have been injured with up to 13 dead. The explosion happened in the hold of a ship that was transporting explosives.
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from The Spokesman-Review
3 still in critical condition after chlorine gas release at Pacific Steel and Recycling
An accidental release of chlorine gas Wednesday morning from a cylinder at Pacific Steel and Recycling in east Spokane sickened more than 10 people there and at a nearby city building, police and fire officials said. Nearly 100 firefighters and paramedics responded to Pacific Steel, 1114 N. Ralph St., where hazmat crews hosed off workers who had stripped to their underwear. The workers were evacuated by ambulance.
Man shot by deputy in Sandpoint identified
The man shot in a confrontation with a Sandpoint Police officer and two Bonner County Sheriff’s deputies Tuesday has been identified as Casey G. Alarcon, 34. The officer and deputies were “conducting enforcement activities” in the 1000 block of Ruth Avenue in Sandpoint when Alarcon began fighting with officers, according to a Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office press release. Alarcon pulled out a gun and fired two shots at police, the press release said. One of the deputies returned fire once, wounding Alarcon. He died on the way to a local hospital.
Jimmy Carter to undergo cancer treatment
Former President Jimmy Carter revealed that a recent liver surgery found cancer has spread in his body but gave few details about his prognosis in a brief statement released Wednesday. “Recent liver surgery revealed that I have cancer that now is in other parts of my body,” Carter said in the statement released by the Carter Center. “I will be rearranging my schedule as necessary so I can undergo treatment by physicians at Emory Healthcare.”
City to Envision: Mayor can “initiate and control” lawsuits
The city of Spokane asserted the mayor’s right to “initiate and control litigation” in a court document today, a charge aimed at Envision Spokane, which yesterday argued that the mayor didn’t have the authority to block its Worker Bill of Rights from November’s ballot. In a 12-page response, the city argued that “time is of the essence” for the Spokane County Superior Court to act and strip Envision’s measure from the ballot.
Man shot by police Saturday identified
The man shot by police after an armed standoff Saturday has been identified as Kevin Lee McDaniel, 46. On Saturday police spotted McDaniel, who they suspected of being involved in a recent car theft, and followed him to 616 E. Sanson. McDaniel reportedly refused to come out and after about 30 minutes he ran out the front door, firing at police, according to police and witnesses. McDaniel was wounded several times and died at Sacred Heart Medical Center.
Truck pulling backhoe hits walking bridge over Interstate 90
A truck and trailer carrying a backhoe on Interstate 90 clipped a walking bridge about 8:45 a.m. Wednesday morning near Havana Street. A spokesman for the state Department of Transportation, said crews took photos of the bridge and sent them to experts in Olympia, who determined the bridge is safe for normal use. The damage is mostly cosmetic, but minor structural repairs are expected soon.
Air quality alert issued for wildfire smoke
Several government agencies and the National Weather Service are warning about deteriorating air quality through Friday morning due to wildfire smoke. This comes at the same time the region is under a “red flag warning” for high fire danger from hot weather. Counties under the air quality alert are Spokane, Whitman, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas and Garfield in Washington and Latah, Lewis and Nez Perce in Idaho. Several new lightning-caused fires erupted in southern parts of the region Monday, and a series of new fires has been detected farther north.
Spokane Valley firefighters on lookout for arsonists after homes damaged
Firefighters are warning residents to watch out for arson activity after two suspicious house fires caused an estimated $250,000 in damage early Wednesday in Spokane Valley. The first fire was reported at 1:19 a.m. at 8317 E. Alki Ave. Then, firefighters spotted a second fire a block and a half away at 515 N. Sargent Road.
Hillary Clinton turns over private email server to Justice Department
Hillary Rodham Clinton relented Tuesday to months of demands she relinquish the personal email server she used while secretary of state, directing the device be given to the Justice Department. The decision advances the investigation into the Democratic presidential front-runner’s use of a private email account as the nation’s top diplomat, and whether classified information was improperly sent via and stored on the home-brew email server she ran from her house in suburban New York City.
Idaho makes plans to add second area code by 2018
Idaho is outgrowing its 208 area code and will need a second one by mid-2018, so the state Public Utilities Commission is asking Idahoans whether they want to be divided geographically by two area codes or just mix the new code in statewide. Either option has big downsides: either half of current area codes would need to change, or residents will have to dial 10 digits on every in-state call.
Spokane police lay down law on ‘false alarms’
Four ceiling tiles crashed to the ground, and a black-clad figure slithered down a stretch of electrical wire in a north Spokane convenience store. Within half an hour, two burglars stole about $7,000 worth of cash, lottery tickets, cigarettes and glass pipes from the Hillyard neighborhood’s M&K Grocery. An alarm sounded, and a security company alerted police at 5:33 a.m. Saturday. Officers didn’t show up until 2:14 p.m., however, because the owner of the store hadn’t paid some “false alarm” fees to the city. Still, the owner of M&K Grocery, Shaheen Mutloob, said he’s upset that police took so long to respond to Saturday’s burglary. Mutloob was home at the time, and the store at 4619 N. Market St. was closed.
No clear answer in thousands of Nevada quakes
Seismologists studying a yearlong swarm of thousands of mostly minor earthquakes in northwest Nevada say they could be the precursor for a “big one,” although speculation that they’re related to a series of extinct volcanoes can’t be ruled out. The University of Nevada, Reno’s Nevada Seismological Laboratory announced Tuesday there have been 5,610 earthquakes in a swarm that started in July 2014 in the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge near the Oregon border.
Chief fires Texas officer who killed unarmed black man, 19
A police officer who killed an unarmed college football player during a suspected burglary at a Texas car dealership was fired Tuesday for making mistakes that the city’s police chief said caused a deadly confrontation that put him and other officers in danger. Arlington officer Brad Miller, 49, could also face criminal charges once police complete their investigation, Police Chief Will Johnson said.
Video shows suspect with gun, police say
St. Louis County police have released surveillance video footage they said shows the 18-year-old black suspect, who was critically wounded when shot by police in Ferguson, minutes before he fired a gun at plainclothes officers. Tyrone Harris Jr. was shot late Sunday after police said he opened fire on an unmarked police van. The shooting happened as protesters nearby were marking the anniversary of 18-year-old Michael Brown’s police shooting death.
Missile parts studied in downing of Malaysian airliner
An international team of criminal investigators is inspecting missile parts recovered from the eastern Ukraine site of last year’s crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in hopes of determining who is responsible for downing the plane, killing all 298 people on board.
Armed militia group’s return to Ferguson raises concerns
The return of an armed militia group patrolling the streets of Ferguson drew criticism Tuesday from both protesters and the county police chief overseeing security amid ongoing demonstrations marking the anniversary of 18-year-old Michael Brown’s shooting death. St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said the overnight presence of the Oath Keepers, wearing camouflage bulletproof vests and openly carrying rifles and pistols on West Florissant Avenue, the hub of marches and protests for the past several days, was “unnecessary and inflammatory.”
In brief: Japan restarts first nuclear reactor since Fukushima tsunami disaster
A power plant operator in southern Japan restarted a nuclear reactor, the first to begin operating under new safety requirements following the Fukushima disaster. Kyushu Electric Power Co. said Tuesday it had restarted the No. 1 reactor at its Sendai nuclear plant as planned. The restart marks Japan’s return to nuclear energy four-and-half-years after the 2011 meltdowns at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan following an earthquake and tsunami. The plant said today that there had been no problems in the first 24 hours of operation.
Westminster to add obedience competition
Next year’s Westminster Kennel Club show will showcase dogs on their very best behavior: It’s adding an obedience competition. The new event, announced Tuesday, will feature 35 competitors vying for top dog at sitting, heeling, jumping, retrieving and performing other exercises on cue. The show has grown since 2013, when some preliminary judging moved from Madison Square Garden to roomier space at piers on Manhattan’s West Side. An agility competition was added the next year, bringing mixed-breed dogs into the Westminster pack for the first time since the show’s early years. The agility contest will be back next year, on Feb. 13. Mixed breeds also are eligible for the Feb. 15 obedience contest.
Mexican ambassador to U.S. seat filled
Mexico said Tuesday it has chosen a U.S.-based Mexican academic as its new ambassador to Washington, filling a key diplomatic post that has been vacant for five months. Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department said the new envoy will be Miguel Basanez, who is currently an adjunct professor at Tufts University’s Fletcher School. The ambassadorship to Mexico’s most important trade and investment partner has been empty since former Ambassador Eduardo Medina Mora was nominated to Mexico’s Supreme Court in March. Analysts had questioned why Mexico left the post vacant so long. About 11.4 million Mexican-born people live in the United States and about 1 million U.S. citizens live in Mexico, according to the department.
Wallenda completes longest tightrope walk
West Allis, Wis. – High-wire daredevil Nik Wallenda has completed his longest tightrope walk during an appearance at the Wisconsin State Fair. Wallenda on Tuesday evening crossed the 1,576-foot wire that was strung more than 10 stories above the Milwaukee Mile Speedway on the fairgrounds. The 36-year-old Wallenda holds nine Guinness World Records for his stunts. He walked across Niagara Falls in 2012.
New York prisoners say guards beat them after pair escaped
Inmates who knew the two convicted killers who escaped from a maximum-security prison in northern New York reported beatings by guards trying to determine where the pair went, according to a legal services group.
Jeb Bush: More U.S. troops needed to beat ISIS
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush said Tuesday the U.S. may need to send more ground troops into Iraq to defeat Islamic State militants, but he stopped short of saying how many as he outlined his strategy for combating a threat that’s “spreading like a pandemic.”
Trump says he’s willing to spend millions on campaign
Donald Trump says he’s prepared to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on his presidential campaign as long as he’s doing well in the polls.
Hackers, traders accused of making $100 million by peeking at news releases
An international web of hackers and traders made $100 million on Wall Street by stealing a look at corporate news releases before they went out and then trading on that information ahead of the pack, federal authorities charged Tuesday. Authorities said it was the biggest scheme of its kind ever prosecuted, and one that demonstrated another alarming vulnerability in the financial system in this age of increasingly sophisticated cybercrime.
Recording of MLK’s first ‘I Have a Dream’ speech found
Before the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech to hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Washington in 1963, he fine-tuned his civil rights message before a much smaller audience in North Carolina. Reporters had covered King’s 55-minute speech at a high school gymnasium in Rocky Mount on Nov. 27, 1962, but a recording wasn’t known to exist until English professor Jason Miller found an aging reel-to-reel tape in a town library. Miller played it in public for the first time Tuesday at North Carolina State University.
Rutter Canyon fire not spreading but still a threat
A determined effort by tanker planes dropping water and fire retardant slowed the rapid advance of a fire that broke out Tuesday afternoon, forcing evacuations and sending a plume over Spokane.
Spokane minister not guilty of hate crime
A local minister was acquitted of a hate crime charge last week by convincing a jury he was acting in defense of his home when he allegedly used a gay slur while throwing out his estranged son and another man. The incident, in which Derrick G. Moore, 51, physically removed the two men from a shower in his home, prompted felony charges of malicious harassment from the Spokane County Prosecutor’s Office. One of the men received a cut above his eye in the scuffle. Taxpayers will now be responsible to pay Moore’s legal bills, based on a state law that allows defendants to recoup court costs if they successfully argue self-defense.
McMorris Rodgers, at town hall, says Planned Parenthood investigation needed
The embattled Planned Parenthood organization should answer questions prompted by videos discussing sales of fetal tissue, or face defunding, U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers told a crowd assembled for her annual town hall meeting in Spokane on Tuesday. In an hourlong question-and-answer session that remained largely cordial, the chairwoman of the House Republican Conference responded to questions about a proposed nuclear deal with Iran, rising prescription drug costs and the likelihood of passing a federal budget in a Congress facing several key decisions when it reconvenes next month.
Envision Spokane: Mayor doesn’t have authority to block measure from reaching ballot
Envision Spokane is pushing back against Mayor David Condon, who last week sued to keep the group’s Worker Bill of Rights from appearing on the city’s general election ballot in November.
In brief: Carol Evans named Spokane Tribe chair
The Spokane Tribe has its first woman tribal chair, Carol Evans, selected by the business council in a recent election. The former vice chair of the council, Evans said in a news release she intends to continue the tribe’s development in hospitality and recreation, and further explore renewable energy.
Man killed in confrontation with police
A man was shot and killed in Sandpoint on Tuesday afternoon during a confrontation with Sandpoint police and Bonner County deputies. The shooting occurred in the 1000 block of Ruth Avenue in Sandpoint about 3 p.m.
Stevens County gets grant for new well
The Washington Department of Ecology has approved $47,000 in emergency drought-relief funding for a project in Stevens County. The grant to the Stevens County Public Utility District will pay for half the cost of drilling a new well to replace the failing main production well of the Riverside Water System. The new well will help provide reliable drinking water to 385 residents. Declining groundwater levels have been reducing production from the existing well since October 2014.
Man accused of ramming car into SUV
A 40-year-old man faces two charges of assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly ramming his Kia sedan into a Dodge SUV as many as six times in a north Spokane neighborhood. Francis J. Crowley is being held in the Spokane County Jail for the Sunday night incident for which he also faces a malicious mischief charge.
Lake Chelan wildfire increases in size
Fires burning near Lake Chelan remain active and continue to grow, threatening Holden Village, a historic Lutheran retreat center. The Wolverine fire has grown to about 34,500 acres – up about 6,000 acres from the last infrared flight – and was about a half-mile from Holden Village on Tuesday.
UI gets funds to improve logging safety
The University of Idaho has received an $825,000 grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to improve logging safety. Researchers will use the money to install GPS technology on heavy equipment, allowing operators to track the locations of other workers.
Spokane City Council toughens penalties for wage law violations
Low-wage workers got a break Monday night, and maybe some overdue overtime pay, when the Spokane City Council stiffened penalties for businesses that violate wage laws. Council members backed the proposal on a 6-1 vote, with only Councilman Mike Fagan dissenting. Fagan said he voted against the law primarily on worries that it would protect immigrants who enter the country illegally. Councilman Mike Allen disagreed with Fagan’s opposition to the section protecting undocumented workers, saying, “If they’re being used, even though they’re illegal aliens, they should have some channel to get paid for what they’re doing.”
Democrats block Republicans’ effort to move up Washington’s presidential primary
Democrats blocked a GOP effort Tuesday to move Washington’s presidential primary to early March instead of late May, which some argue would give the state a greater role in selecting the next president.
Washington apple crop may be state’s third-largest
Washington’s new apple crop, easily the nation’s largest, is projected to be 125.2 million 40-pound cartons this season, the third-largest in state history.
Driver, suspect pleads not guilty in sidewalk killing
The driver suspected of steering an SUV onto a north Spokane sidewalk – killing a 68-year-old woman and narrowly missing her great-grandson – pleaded not guilty to a vehicular homicide charge Tuesday in Spokane County Superior Court. Brandon P. Pratt, 34, is suspected of being intoxicated when the black Ford Explorer he was driving veered off North Ruby Street near Augusta Avenue and struck Marla Langley, who was taking her 2-year-old great-grandson to day care on July 28.
Idaho Supreme Court weighs veto of instant racing bill
Idaho Supreme Court justices appeared unconvinced Tuesday by arguments that they should stay out of a dispute over a botched veto of a gambling bill. At issue is Gov. Butch Otter’s attempt to veto legislation that had overwhelmingly passed the Idaho House and Senate, aimed at repealing the Legislature’s 2013 authorization for slot machine-like “instant racing” machines. Otter delivered the vetoed bill back to the Senate in April two days after the five-day deadline set by the Idaho Constitution. The Senate officially acknowledged the veto was too late, but then conducted an unsuccessful vote to override the veto.
Cities ask for voluntary water reductions
Normally rainy cities in Washington took the unusual step on Tuesday of asking residents and businesses to voluntarily cut back their water use by 10 percent, in response to unusually hot and dry weather. Officials in Seattle, Tacoma, Everett and Bellevue announced that they have moved to the second stage of their conservation plans by enacting the voluntary reductions because of the potential for a water-supply shortage. If conditions worsen, each city will decide whether to move to the mandatory phase and require customers to reduce the amount of water they normally use each day.
In brief: Schweitzer gives UI $2 million for engineering chair
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories has donated $2 million to the University of Idaho to create an endowed chair in the department of electrical and computer engineering.
GM makes 398 offers in ignition switch claims
A fund set up by General Motors will make 398 compensation offers to people killed or injured in accidents involving faulty ignition switches. The fund says the switches were responsible for 124 deaths and 274 injuries. Victims’ families are being offered at least $1 million each.
Verizon customers will still be able to get discounted phones
Good news for existing Verizon customers: You’ll still be able to get discounted phones for $100 or $200 by renewing a two-year service contract. That part wasn’t clear when Verizon announced Friday that new customers will no longer get discounted phones, but they won’t have to sign two-year contracts, either. As long as you stay with the current plan, you can upgrade at a discount. Once you leave the current plan for a new one, though, you won’t be allowed back.
Fiat Chrysler appeals $40 million award
Fiat Chrysler said Tuesday it is appealing a Georgia court’s order to pay $40 million to the family of a child who died in a Jeep fire. Earlier this spring, a 12-person jury found Fiat Chrysler negligent and awarded $150 million in damages to the family of 4-year-old Remington Walden. Last month, Decatur County Superior Court Judge J. Kevin Chason reduced the damages to $40 million but rejected Fiat Chrysler’s request for a new trial. Fiat Chrysler says the lower damages don’t undo the errors in the trial.
More airlines on time, but Spirit still runs late
Spirit, a low-fare, high-fees carrier with a clientele of mostly leisure travelers, had by far the worst on-time performance in June among 14 airlines tracked in a government report. Only 49.9 percent of its flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, which is the government’s definition of being on time. It was the worst on-time performance by a major airline in 10 years.
Greece accepts harsh bailout terms, vows swift vote
Greece agreed to harsh terms for a new three-year bailout Tuesday and vowed to push it through parliament this week, despite mounting dissent in the ruling left-wing party.
Las Vegas agency votes to demolish Riviera casino-hotel
It wasn’t a matter of if but when the 60-year-old Riviera casino-hotel on the Las Vegas Strip would come crashing down. Its new owner voted Tuesday to do it sooner rather than later. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority decided to demolish the structure and pave over the land rather than let it sit vacant for years while the agency seeks the money needed to expand its convention center to the site.
China’s devaluation of yuan jolts world markets
China’s surprise move Tuesday to devalue its currency has intensified concerns about a slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy, whose growth rate has reached a six-year low. It is also fanning tensions with the United States and Europe, whose exports could become comparatively costlier.
Shawn Vestal: It seems likely City Council will keep its liberal majority
Editorial: End delays on providing visas to those who helped U.S.
Doyle McManus: Sizing up progress, if any, on fight against Islamic State
Old-school cookbooks combine heritage with practices of cooking
Labneh (Herb-and-Oil Marinated Yogurt Cheese)
Deep-dish brunch pie hits the spot for all appetites
Breakfast Pizza
Poblanos perfect stuffing peppers
Quinoa Stuffed Poblano Peppers with Avocado Cream Sauce
Longtime newsman Bob Briley dies at 91
Bob Briley, a local television pioneer who came to be known as the “Walter Cronkite of Spokane” in his more than 50 years in broadcasting, died Monday. He was 91.
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from Vanity Fair
For the first time in the race for the Democratic nomination, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders has overtaken Hillary Clinton in a poll, throwing the entire country into a tizzy over whether the former secretary of state’s seemingly inevitable candidacy is in danger.
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from The Wall Street Journal
Attacks on Fiber Networks in California Baffle FBI
Authorities have yet to nail down a motive or culprit for more than a dozen breaches in the Bay Area
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from The Washington Examiner (DC)
Report exposes how federal contracting agencies 'accept the sticker price'
The federal government is not getting the biggest bang for its buck when it comes to contracts for goods and services, the Government Accountability Office revealed this week. Contracting officers, in violation of federal procurement regulations, are not getting enough bids and frequently don't seek discounts, the study of Pentagon, Health and Human Services and General Services Administration acquisitions released Monday found.
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Gen. Ray Odierno: I disagree with Donald Trump on Iraq
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno said Wednesday that he disagrees with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s idea that the United States should go into Iraq and seize oil being used to fund the Islamic State militant group, saying that there are limits on what military power can do.
A new poll out of New Hampshire has Bernie Sanders ahead of Hillary Clinton
Black poverty differs from white poverty
The poverty that poor African Americans experience is often different from the poverty of poor whites. It's more isolating and concentrated. It extends out the door of a family's home and occupies the entire neighborhood around it, touching the streets, the schools, the grocery stores. A poor black family, in short, is much more likely than a poor white one to live in a neighborhood where many other families are poor, too, creating what sociologists call the "double burden" of poverty.
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Iraq Vet: Obama Admin Dealing With 'Very Enemy We Swore to Protect' America From
Plastics to the Rescue
The famous 'shade balls' save Los Angeles.
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from Young Conservatives
Dr. Ben Carson: Planned Parenthood was Started in Order to Abort Black Babies
Seven Black Teenagers Attack and Beat White Teen Outside Church Event
Dr. Ben Carson: Planned Parenthood was Started in Order to Abort Black Babies
Seven Black Teenagers Attack and Beat White Teen Outside Church Event
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from Zero Hedge
Did The EPA Intentionally Poison Animas River To Secure SuperFund Money?
"I Could Feel Death" - Massive Explosion Rocks Chinese Port City, Martial Law Declared (17 Dead, 32 Critical, 100s Injured)
Huge explosions at a warehouse for dangerous materials in the northeastern Chinese port of Tianjin killed at least 17 people, injured hundreds and sent massive fireballs into the night sky, officials and witnesses said Thursday.
