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UK hostage in Afghanistan was killed by US, not Insurgents, Hague confirms

Norgrove's death was first attributed to an insurgent detonating a suicide vest, an account that was reported around the world until doubts were voiced.

(LONDON IRNA) - Foreign Secretary William Hague announced Thursday that British aid worker Linda Norgrove was killed by a grenade thrown by US soldiers sent to rescue her.

A joint US-UK investigation found that US special forces had not immediately notified officers further up the chain of command about the grenade.

New Report Puts Economic Impact of Feral Cat Predation on Birds at $17 Billion

Cats will kill wildlife no matter how well they are fed.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - A new, peer-reviewed report titled, Feral Cats and Their Management from the University of Nebraska—Lincoln, has put the annual economic loss from feral cat predation on birds in the United States at $17 billion.

The report analyzes existing research on management of the burgeoning feral cat population – over 60 million and counting -- in the United States, including the controversial practice of Trap, Neuter, Release.

The U.S. has Long Supported Brutal Regimes Around the World: Prof. Robert Jensen

(TEHRAN) - Robert Jensen is a journalism professor at the University of Texas at Austin and board member of the Third Coast Activist Resource Center in Austin.

Jensen joined the UT faculty in 1992 after completing his Ph.D. in media ethics and law in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota.

Hillsboro Police and WCSO Negotiators Safely end Barricaded Person Call

(HILLSBORO, Ore.) - This morning at 4:20 am, members of the Hillsboro Police Department, Washington County Sheriff's Office, Beaverton Police, and FBI successfully took a distraught Hillsboro man into custody after five hour negotiations.

Officers received a welfare check call regarding Gary Eugene Overby, age 40, 2300 block of NW 188th Ave in Hillsboro on last night at 1130 pm. This call was due to concern over his mental state and in response to messages he had sent his ex-wife earlier in the day stating that he was suicidal.

Oregon Political Prisoner Being Stripped of Phone Use

"A political prisoner is someone held in prison or otherwise detained, perhaps under house arrest, for his or her involvement in political activity" - Wikipedia

(SALEM, Ore.) - The story of an Oregon prison inmate who helped bust a state orchestrated act of Whistleblower retaliation has taken a turn for the worse.

State officials say they will strip Terrence Kimble of his phone privileges and place him in the 'hole' again as he continues surviving a pattern of what clearly appears to be official misconduct and corruption.

Oregon, Washington to Host Sturgeon Meetings

(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - Members of the public will get their first look at a new sturgeon conservation plan and be asked to weigh in on management of sturgeon in the lower Columbia and lower Willamette rivers during a series of meetings that will take place the first week of December.

U.N. Fails to Protect Sexual Minorities

Homosexuality is criminalized in dozens of countries across the world—and a source of violence in many more.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Recently, the U.N. removed a critical protection for sexual minorities. Homosexuality is criminalized in dozens of countries across the world. Homophobic violence is rampant in many more.

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Search for Missing Newberg Boater Suspended

Anyone with information is asked to contact Sgt. Steve Warden at 503 434-7506.

(NEWBERG, Ore.) - The search for a Newberg man believed to be missing in the Willamette river near Newberg has been suspended.

Yamhill County Sheriff's Captain Ken Summers cited poor weather, rising water levels and risk to divers as the reason the search has been suspended.

Thoughts on Germany and Palestine

In visiting Germany one cannot help but reflect on history.

(BETHLEHEM) - The conference in Stuttgart about Palestine; themed "Separated in the past, together in the future", was sold-out, and had some high powered speakers and lots of energy.

We listened, spoke, networked, bought each others' books, ate, hugged, cried, and laughed. I mostly spent lots of time in thinking; maybe because waiting at airports or because such conferences give us opportunity to reflect or whatever.

A Surge of Truth

For most of us, it is plainly clear that Wikileaks is not just an act of pure journalism -- it is also the ultimate form of true democracy...

(LONDON) - It is an "attack on the international community," said US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in reference to the release of 250.000 secret cables by Wikileaks.

Clinton is correct, this is indeed a long overdue, necessary attack on an ‘international community’ of war mongers and war criminals.