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Late Sunday, a federal judge in Texas temporarily blocked the Obama administration’s transgender bathroom directive, just in time for the state’s first day of school on Monday. The President has said that transgender students should be allowed to use the bathroom and locker room of their choosing, rather than the one that matches the gender

THOUGH THE INTERNET is often an inhospitable place, a celebrity hack this week was particularly shocking and painful because of its racial and gendered undertones. Comedian and actor Leslie Jones had her Tumblr hacked on Wednesday. The attackers posted screenshots of her driver’s license and passport photos along with her phone number and Twitter password, nude pictures of

Another big story that continues to evolve is the leak of National Security Agency hacking tools by an anonymous group called the Shadow Brokers. This week we reported on evidence that people are learning about and exploiting the vulnerabilities revealed in the data dump. This is not surprising, but it does speak to the risks the NSA

This week researchers disclosed that a shadowy surveillance software company called NSO Group has been exploiting a sequence of three vulnerabilities in iOS to install sophisticated spyware on the iPhones of high-profile targets. Apple released a patch for the bugs on August 25. Given that the company’s iOS mobile operating system has a very strong security record

Hillary Clinton Reportedly ‘BleachBitted’ Her Deleted Emails We know that Hillary Clinton’s aides took precautions to make emails deleted from her private server unrecoverable, and on August 25 Rep. Trey Gowdy (R. South Carolina) named the program they used to do it. He said that the FBI’s investigation revealed that Clinton’s staff used BleachBit—an open-source

On Monday, Politico reported that farm “lobbyists have been laboring for months” to try to secure tens of millions of dollars in federal aid for their members, who are struggling thanks to a combination of overproduction and low commodity prices. Those who’ve been shaking cups in the nation’s capital include lobbyists from the American Farm

Hillary Clinton vigorously defended her family’s foundation against Donald Trump’s criticism on Friday and declared she’s confident there will be no further major accusations involving the foundation, her emails or anything else that could undermine her chances of defeating him in November. She said the private Clinton Foundation’s charitable programs would continue if she’s elected,

Living marijuana plants went on display Friday at the Oregon State Fair, and organizers say it’s the first state fair in the nation to allow cannabis for public viewing. Oregon voted to legalize recreational marijuana in late 2014. Here are a few things to know about recreational marijuana in Oregon and about the display at

Organization has about $62,000 in commitments, needs $125,000 total; will close for two months starting Thursday Sojourners’ Alliance is about halfway to its goal of securing $125,000 in financial commitments to remain open for a year starting Nov. 1, said Steve Bonnar, executive director of the organization. Bonnar said he will continue to ask for

The Gary Johnson campaign is planning to spend about a million on radio and digital billboards in seven targeted states. The states are Colorado, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Wisconsin. One of the radio ads is reported to say “if a Democrat is elected president, if a Republican is elected president, in

From Nick Gillespie at Reason Magazine:  Earlier today, I talked with Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson for about half an hour. Here’s an edited version of my conversation with the former two-term Republican governor of New Mexico. The topics we covered include whether he supports carbon taxes and mandatory vaccines (no to both), agrees with Hillary

The FBI recently discovered an additional 15,000 emails from Hillary Clinton’s tenure as Secretary of State. Though a vast majority of those communications appear to be innocuous, a federal judge has ordered their release beginning on September 13th. These emails are separate from the 55,000-plus pages of documentation Clinton campaign previously, and voluntarily, turned over

Our highways may be getting more dangerous as the years go by. There have already been over 19,000 motor-vehicle deaths in the country for the first six months of 2016, and Idaho is pretty high on the list. Compared to the other states, Idaho is number five. The Gem State has an increase of 37

Spokane may become the latest city to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day in place of Columbus Day. The City Council will vote Monday on a resolution declaring the second Monday in October “an opportunity to celebrate the thriving cultures and values of the American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Indigenous Peoples of our region.” Seattle adopted a

A different take on Trump. Via the Cd’A Press:  … This leaves but one question in this current race for the highest office in this land. Who has proven to be the most indecent of the two people vying for that office? You have the narcissistic personality of Mr. Trump (which we all agree is

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for Latah County for Saturday. The warning is for extreme fire danger as a dry cold front is expected to move through the Palouse this weekend. The Red Flag Warning for Latah County is from 1:00 to 9:00 Saturday afternoon. The forecast is calling for