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Seattle’s 21-run outburst blasts Texas
May 30, 2012 in Sports ARLINGTON, Texas — Justin Smoak hit two three-run homers against his former team and the Seattle Mariners used a pair of early eight-run innings to rout the Texas Rangers for … 1
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Landers: Activities aplenty over Memorial weekend
May 30, 2012 in Sports If there’s a bright side to coming back to work after a holiday weekend, it’s hearing about all the outdoor adventures enterprising people survived in this great place we call … 1
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Tax-protesting Idaho state rep files for bankruptcy
May 30, 2012 in Idaho Tax-protesting Idaho state Rep. Phil Hart, who lost his bid for a fifth term in the GOP primary two weeks ago, has filed for bankruptcy. 5
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Shock players give lineman Cave second chance
May 30, 2012 in Sports Ryan Cave believes in second chances. More important for Cave, his teammates do, too.
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Gay marriage foes: referendum has enough signatures
May 30, 2012 in News OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Opponents of gay marriage say they have reached the number of signatures needed to qualify a proposed referendum seeking to overturn a law legalizing gay marriage … 30
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1992 murder trial begins against sex offender
May 30, 2012 in News, City The lengthy trial of a convicted robber has begun this week after DNA linked the registered sex offender with a fake beard used during the killing of a Spokane Valley … 1
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Supermajority for taxes unconstitutional, judge rules
May 30, 2012 in News OLYMPIA — A King County Superior Court judge says the super-majority approved by voters for tax increases is unconstitutional. 29
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Fifth victim dies in Seattle shooting
May 30, 2012 in Region Police say the man believed to have opened fire today at a Seattle cafe, killing three people, apparently shot himself. 10
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Lost wolf pup finds temporary home
May 30, 2012 in Outdoors, Idaho Campers on Friday outside of Ketchum, Idaho, picked up what they thought was a lost domestic puppy but it turned out to be a wolf.
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Seven firms or nonprofits win Agora Awards
May 30, 2012 in Business GSI hands out Agora Awards to seven area firms
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Man dies following early Saturday car crash
May 30, 2012 in News, City A man died after an early Saturday morning car crash near Main Avenue and Stone Street in Spokane. 17
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Stocks plummet as outlook in Europe dims
May 30, 2012 in Nation/World Fear about Europe’s financial stability caused traders to retreat from most investments seen as risky today, punishing U.S. stocks and pushing the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note to … 2
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Grid operators say Germany must invest $25 billion
May 30, 2012 in Nation/World BERLIN — The operators of Germany’s electricity grid said today the country must invest about (euro) 20 billion ($25 billion) in new transmission networks over the next decade as the … 6
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Wildfire becomes largest in NM history
May 30, 2012 in Nation/World ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A massive wildfire in southwestern New Mexico’s Gila National Forest is now the largest fire in state history.
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Antsy toddler kicked off plane at Sea-Tac
May 30, 2012 in Region SEATAC, Wash. — A 3-year-old boy who wouldn’t use his seatbelt never got off the ground on an Alaska Airlines flight at Sea-Tac Airport. 26
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2 home invasion robberies in Spokane
May 30, 2012 in City SPOKANE — There were two home invasion robberies overnight in Spokane, and a homeowner was wounded in one of them. 7
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Sophisticated computer virus hits Iran hard
May 30, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 LONDON – Iran and other Middle East countries have been hit with a cunning computer virus that can eavesdrop on computer users and their co-workers and filch information from nearby … 6
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Closing Geiger: Wise or worrisome?
May 30, 2012 in City on Page A1 On its face, moving inmates from the Spokane County jail system to a jail in Kennewick solves big problems. In the short term, local governments would save hundreds of thousands … 20
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Texas pushes Romney to victory
May 30, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Mitt Romney clinched the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday with a win in the Texas primary, a triumph of endurance for a candidate who came up short four years … 31
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Blood pressure treatment tested
May 30, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – “Maxed out on the medications” is how Bill Ezzell describes his struggle with blood pressure. It’s dangerously high even though the North Carolina man swallows six different drugs … 2
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Ancient Roman wrecks found in deep water
May 30, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 ATHENS, Greece – Two Roman-era shipwrecks have been found in deep water off a western Greek island, challenging the conventional theory that ancient shipmasters stuck to coastal routes rather than …
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Legendary folk guitarist Doc Watson dies at 89
May 30, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 RALEIGH, N.C. – Doc Watson, the blind Grammy award winning folk musician whose mountain-rooted sound was embraced by generations and whose lightning-fast style of flatpicking influenced guitarists around the world, …
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Pressure mounts following massacre
May 30, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 BEIRUT – U.S. and world leaders dramatically increased pressure on Syria following a massacre of civilians, with special envoy Kofi Annan declaring the country at a tipping point and urging …
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Second quake at site; 16 dead
May 30, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 SAN FELICE SUL PANARO, Italy – Workers at the small machinery company had just returned for their first shift following Italy’s powerful and deadly quake earlier this month when another …
