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VOTE: Cast your ballots today for the primary election to set candidates for Spokane City Council and Spokane Valley City Council. See drop-off locations. Polls close at 8 pm. (Inlander)

Nez Perce tribal members temporarily blocked a "megaload" of oil refinery equipment passing through Idaho this morning. (S-R)

Investigators believe butane and cigarette sparked the car explosion in the Garland District. (KREM)

Someone stole approximately $100,000 in gold and silver coins from a home safe in Coeur d'Alene on Sunday. (CDA Press)

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Gunman kills three at Pennsylvania town meeting. (CNN)

Amazon mogul Jeffrey Bezos buys Washington Post. (NY Times)

WORLD OF WEIRD II

THE HORROR: A 100-pound python kills two Canadian children after escaping pet store. (AP)

Washington man jailed for blowing up dog with explosive device. (Seattle Times)

Beware the fat-berg: Waste workers find bus-sized, 15-ton glob of food fat clogging sewer system in London suburb. (BBC)