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ON INLANDER.COM

NEWS: A demolition ban in the Browne's Addition neighborhood remains in place after a unanimous City Council vote in favor a moratorium.

MUSIC: The Inlander's annual music festival, Volume, is just around the corner. Two days. 100 bands. $25. Click here for a taste.


IN OTHER NEWS

'You just body-slammed me and broke my glasses'
A Republican congressional candidate in Montana body-slammed a reporter for the Guardian Wednesday night on the eve of the state's special election as the journalist persisted in asking a question about the GOP health care plan. Guardian political reporter Ben Jacobs' account was corroborated by a Fox News crew who witnessed the incident.

Listen to me get body slammed in Montana https://t.co/I8hAUsmuWw

— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) May 25, 2017

Clueless Carson
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson claimed in an interview that poverty is a "state of mind." Seriously. (CNN)

Dear @SecretaryCarson,

States of mind:
✔️ Happy
✔️ Sad
✔️ New York

NOT a state of mind:
❌ Systemic poverty https://t.co/HAuQrNzvTL

— Nita Lowey (@NitaLowey) May 24, 2017

Chief of flames
Mayor David Condon names Brian Schaeffer the next chief of the Spokane Fire Department. (Spokesman-Review)

Plugging the leaks
The New York Times obtained, apparently through U.S. government leaks, photographic evidence of the scene of Monday's deadly terrorist attack in Manchester, England. British Prime Minister Theresa May is not happy about it, while President Trump says he will "get to the bottom" of the leaks and wants those responsible prosecuted. (The Telegraph)