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• ‘You are more than your mistakes’: Teachers get at roots of bad behavior

  16-05-2015 23:46
  
  Schools in Washington suspend thousands of elementary-school students each year, but doing so rarely changes bad behavior. How to find school discipline that works? Brain researchers say the neurological effects of child trauma provide a key, and their work is catching fire.
  
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• Russian rocket, satellite burn up in atmosphere

  16-05-2015 22:39
  
  The Russian Federal Space Agency said a problem involving steering engines occurred in the rocket’s third stage about eight minutes into its flight, 97 miles above the Earth. The rocket and Boeing-built satellite did not reach the planned orbit.
  
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• Russian rocket carrying satellite crashes in Siberia

  16-05-2015 22:39
  
  The Russian Federal Space Agency said a problem involving steering engines occurred in the rocket’s third stage about eight minutes into its flight, 97 miles above the Earth. The rocket and Boeing-built satellite did not reach the planned orbit.
  
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• Three autoantibodies may help detect ovarian cancer

  16-05-2015 22:34
  
  Researchers said they have identified three promising biological signals that could help detect ovarian cancer before patients display any symptoms.
  
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• Rhys Kroehler, Ryan Cass win top 3-Minute Masterpiece prizes

  16-05-2015 21:15
  
  Their films were among 10 3MM winners shown at Seattle International Film Festival on May 16, 2015, in a program sponsored by The Seattle Times and SIFF.
  
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• ‘Paddle in Seattle’ protesters gather against Shell Oil rig

  16-05-2015 21:08
  
  Hundreds are gathering in West Seattle for Saturday’s flotilla protest of the Shell oil fleet’s presence at the Port of Seattle’s Terminal 5.
  
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• Two teens arrested after shots fired at South Beacon Hill park

  16-05-2015 19:53
  
  Two teenagers were arrested late Friday after Seattle police said a gun was fired in South Beacon Hill park. No one was reported injured. People started calling 911 at 10:30 p.m. about shots fired at Van Asselt Playfield. Officers stopped cars leaving the park, including one driven by an 18-year-old. A handgun was spotted on […]
  
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• Power restored in Northeast Seattle

  16-05-2015 19:21
  
  Update, 12:04 p.m.:  All power has been restored,  City Light reports, noting on Twitter that the cause was “faulty equipment.” Update, 11 a.m.: Outage is down to 1,152 customers near Sandpoint, City Light reports. Update, 10:37 a.m.: Seattle City Light says power is expected to be restored by 1 p.m. Original story: Most Read StoriesWarm-blooded […]
  
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• Northeast Seattle power outage hits thousands

  16-05-2015 19:21
  
  More than 3,600 Seattle City Light customers were without power mid-morning. The utility reported after 10 a.m. that the outage in Northeast Seattle stretched roughly from Interstate 5 to Sandpoint, between Northeast 65th and 95th streets. There is no word on the cause or when power is expected to be restored.  
  
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• Many have power back after Northeast Seattle outage

  16-05-2015 19:21
  
  Update, 11 a.m.: Outage is down to 1,152 customers near Sandpoint, City Light reports. Update, 10:37 a.m.: Seattle City Light says power is expected to be restored by 1 p.m. Original story: More than 3,600 Seattle City Light customers were without power mid-morning. The utility reported after 10 a.m. that the outage in Northeast Seattle […]
  
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• A Unique Look at Beach Boy Brian Wilson and Other Weekend Options

  16-05-2015 19:12 via thestranger.com
  
  Girl-with-binoculars image from Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom. SIFFFrom now until the end of this year's Seattle International Film Festival, I'll be providing regular posts about films, news, gossip, and anything else that looks interesting. I've been attending SIFF since 1988 (the year I moved to Seattle), and wrote a brief overview of my history with the fest here.
  This year's SIFF officially began on Thursday with the Seattle premiere of Bridesmaids director Paul Feig's action-comedy Spy,
  
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• Live Coverage of the Paddle in Seattle from Land, Ferry, and Kayak!

  16-05-2015 18:55 via thestranger.com
  
  This morning, kayaktivists are getting ready to form a flotilla to protest against Shell Oil, call attention to Seattle's role in helping the $234 billion company drill in the Arctic this summer, and demand real action on climate change. Alex Garland
  What may be a huge flotilla of kayaks, canoes, sailboats, and—who knows—maybe a few yachts is getting ready to launch this morning. Follow @sydbrownstone, @heidigroover, @ansel, @brendankiley, and @elijsanders as we cover it all. (With S
  
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• Woman, pets found dead after Richland, Wash., house fire

  16-05-2015 11:03
  
  RICHLAND, Wash. — Authorities in Richland, Washington, say a 67-year-old woman and two pets have been found dead after flames gutted a house. The Tri-City Herald reports (http://is.gd/9pTO4h) that firefighters said they found the victim in the living room after the Friday morning fire. A dog and cat also died. Benton County Coroner John Hansens […]
  
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• Oil-drilling controversy here stirs old bitterness in Alaska

  16-05-2015 06:24
  
  Despite longstanding economic ties, there is a growing disconnect between Alaska and Washington over future oil development. Gov. Jay Inslee and other top Washington politicians are vocal critics of plans for exploratory drilling in Arctic waters off Alaska.
  
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• Child-care options during Tuesday’s teacher strike

  16-05-2015 06:15
  
  Tuesday, Seattle’s public schools will be closed as teachers protest school funding, which they say is too low. To help families find child care, the district and the city have some options.
  
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• 520 toll gouging stories get more preposterous

  16-05-2015 06:08
  
  The 520 toll bridge is taking its toll. About 80,000 drivers have had their car-tab registrations put on hold when they didn’t pay the state’s punishing toll fines.
  
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• Candidates who filed to run in key area races

  16-05-2015 06:04
  
  The deadline for candidates in local and state races to file for the Aug. 4 primary and Nov. 5 general elections was Friday. Here are the candidates for a few important local races.
  
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• Three I-90 eastbound lanes closing for the weekend

  16-05-2015 05:54
  
  Eastbound traffic on I-90 will detour into the express lanes all weekend, throwing a curveball at baseball fans.
  
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• Tower balances order and chaos

  16-05-2015 04:51
  
  Sketched May 12, 2015 It’s not just my sketch that makes the windows of this soon-to-open South Lake Union office tower look like they’re different sizes — the window widths vary in real life, too. At first, I didn’t know what to make of the hodgepodge. But looking at it closely, I found the order […]
  
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• Urquhart fires deputy over day of drunken misbehavior

  16-05-2015 04:35
  
  King County Sheriff John Urquhart said he fired Deputy Christopher Dearth after sustaining two allegations — conduct unbecoming a deputy and conduct that was criminal in nature.
  
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• Norwegian-American, 100, on daring Nazi escape, beloved Ballard

  16-05-2015 04:12
  
  Knut Einarsen, a 100-year-old Norwegian immigrant who fled the German occupation of his homeland on skis, is among those invited to a reception in Ballard next week for Norway’s King Harald V.
  
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• King Harald V of Norway to visit Seattle, speak at Tacoma’s PLU

  16-05-2015 04:08
  
  King Harald V of Norway is coming to the Puget Sound area, where he will dedicate a mural at a Ballard Park on May 22 and give the commencement address at Pacific Lutheran University on May 23.
  
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• Rubio cashed out retirement before presidential run

  16-05-2015 02:55
  
  DENVER (AP) — Sen. Marco Rubio cashed out most of his retirement savings while preparing to launch his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, records released Friday show. Rubio, 43, sold six retirement funds in September 2014 for $68,241.09, according to his personal financial disclosure statement. He made the sale even though he apparently had […]
  
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• Graham man knocked out of kayak by wave, dies at Neah Bay

  16-05-2015 02:53
  
  A 39-year-old man has died after he was knocked out his kayak by a wave at Neah Bay.
  
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• Neighbors question safety of block near Greenlake after collision

  16-05-2015 02:46
  
  Neighbors question safety of block near Greenlake after collision
  
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• Catholic peace activists may be freed soon

  16-05-2015 02:35
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An 85-year-old nun and two fellow Catholic peace activists who have served two years in prison for vandalizing a uranium storage bunker could be released in the next few days, their attorneys said. Attorney Bill Quigley said the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the immediate release of Sister Megan […]
  
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• Attorney: Court orders release of anti-nuclear activists

  16-05-2015 02:35
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An appeals court has ordered the immediate release of an 85-year-old nun and two fellow Catholic peace activists who vandalized a uranium storage bunker, their attorney said Friday. The order came after the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati last week overturned their 2013 convictions for sabotage and ordered […]
  
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• What does the statewide drought mean for local produce prices?

  16-05-2015 02:35
  
  What does the statewide drought mean for local produce prices?
  
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• At Least Three City Council Members Will Be Protesting Shell in This Weekend's Festival of Resistance

  16-05-2015 02:21 via thestranger.com
  
  A view from Council Member Mike O'Brien's kayaktivism GoPro, because OF COURSE HE HAS A KAYAKTIVISM GOPRO. Mike O'Brien
  Guess which of Seattle's elected officials are joining the protesting masses?1. Well, Council Member Mike O'Brien will be kayaking with Saturday's flotilla, because, duh, obviously. He's even GoPro'd a previous training session. O'Brien's legislative aide Josh Fogt also said he assumes O'Brien will be part of some of the civil disobedience actions on Monday, May 18.
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• Nine Northwest Tribes Have Joined Together to Block a Massive Coal Export Terminal at Cherry Point

  16-05-2015 01:56 via thestranger.com
  
  Students from the Lummi Nation School about to sing their national anthem at Thursday's "Warrior Up!" proclamation signing. SB
  If the Gateway Pacific coal export terminal gets built at Cherry Point, a piece of land jutting into the Salish Sea near Bellingham that's home to ancestral grounds of the Lummi Nation, it'll be able to process 54 million tons of bulk goods a year. It'll also wreak havoc on Lummi fishing activity, according to the tribe, though that much is supposed to be protected by tr
  
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• This Week in Music in Memorandum: Robert Drasnin and B.B. King

  16-05-2015 01:48 via thestranger.com
  
  Composer Robert Drasnin died on Wednesday; he was 87. Drasnin's name may be unfamiliar, BUT, if you watched any prime-time TV during the '60s/'70s/'80s, you've heard his music. In the early '40s, he began playing in big bands, first with the Canteen Kids, a kids big band featured on Hoagy Carmichael’s radio show, then graduated to playing with the big bands of Les Brown, Freddie Slack, and Tommy Dorsey. In the mid '50s, while studying music composition at UCLA, Drasnin began scoring films
  
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• Clintons say they made $25M for speeches since 2014

  16-05-2015 01:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton and former President Bill Clinton reported Friday they earned more than $25 million combined in speaking fees since January 2014. Clinton’s presidential campaign reported the income in a personal financial disclosure report filed with the Federal Election Commission. The report, required of every candidate for the White House, also […]
  
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• Clintons report making $25M for speeches since Jan. ’14

  16-05-2015 01:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton and former President Bill Clinton reported Friday they earned more than $25 million combined in speaking fees since January 2014. Clinton’s presidential campaign reported the income in a personal financial disclosure report filed with the Federal Election Commission. The report, required of every candidate for the White House, also […]
  
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• Clintons report $30M from speeches, book in past 16 months

  16-05-2015 01:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton and former President Bill Clinton reported Friday that they earned more than $30 million combined in speaking fees and book royalties since January 2014, putting them firmly within the upper echelon of American earners as the former secretary of state seeks the White House again. Clinton’s presidential campaign reported […]
  
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• It's Finally Happening! Here's Everyone Who's Running for City Council This Year, and What to Expect in Each Race

  16-05-2015 01:46 via thestranger.com
  
  Districts are here! Full map below. The Stranger
  It's finally here! Today is the filing deadline for this fall's first-ever city council district elections, which means we now know who is actually running and who was pretending to run that whole time but didn't actually want to cough up the $1,200 (or 1,200 signatures) to get on the ballot.Unfortunately, that second group doesn't include fringe council gadfly Alex Tsimerman, who is, in fact, running. (No, Alex, I am not going to return that cree
  
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• Police investigate 2 attacks at Edmonds Community College

  16-05-2015 01:29
  
  Lynnwood police are investigating whether two assaults on females at Edmonds Community College may be related.
  
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• Warm-blooded fish shocks scientists

  16-05-2015 01:22
  
  Scientists have found the first known example of a fish with warm blood.
  
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• Kerry to press Beijing to halt projects in South China Sea

  16-05-2015 01:22
  
  BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in China to press Beijing to halt increasingly assertive actions it is taking in the South China Sea that have alarmed the United States and China’s smaller neighbors. Amid verbal sparring between U.S. and Chinese officials over land reclamation projects China is conducting in disputed […]
  
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• Puyallup man who set girlfriend on fire sentenced to 25 years

  16-05-2015 01:17
  
  A Puyallup man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing his girlfriend by setting her on fire.
  
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• Court: State can’t order unions, companies to reach binding contracts

  16-05-2015 01:14
  
  FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A California appeals court sided with one of the largest fruit farms in the nation, ruling that a law allowing the state to order unions and farming companies to reach binding contracts was unconstitutional. Labor activists say the mandatory mediation and conciliation law is a key to helping farm workers improve […]
  
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• Fired King County deputy vows to fight to get job back

  16-05-2015 01:09
  
  Deputy fired after passing out in boat, leaving gun on dock
  
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• Asian-American groups file complaint over Harvard admission practices

  16-05-2015 01:02
  
  An alliance of Asian-American groups on Friday filed a federal complaint against Harvard University, saying that school and other Ivy League institutions are using racial quotas to admit students other than high-scoring Asians.
  
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• GOP wrestling with too many ’16 prospects for a TV debate

  16-05-2015 00:03
  
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Never have more than 10 candidates taken the stage for a televised Republican presidential debate. Wish the GOP luck in trying to keep it that way. With the party’s first debate set for August, Republicans must decide to either allow what could become a nationally televised circus act, or figure out […]
  
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