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• Maritime CEO Paul Stevens Dishes on the Polar Pioneer, Business in the Arctic, and His Frustration with Mayor Murray

  27-05-2015 22:46 via thestranger.com
  
  A PR headache for Foss Maritime, the company leasing Terminal 5 for Shell. Alex Garland
  Paul Stevens, the CEO of Foss Maritime, is sick of Seattle politics messing with his business.The head of the 125-year-old shipping company, which is based in Seattle, came to last night's meeting of the Manufacturing Industrial Council to talk about why he feels this way.
  Foss, as you may have heard, is currently ramping up its pursuit of business opportunities in the Arctic, which right now means sticking c
  
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• Wash. prosecutor expects police report on fatal shooting

  27-05-2015 21:51
  
  The federal office of Community Oriented Policing Services will offer technical assistance and training to the Pasco Police Department following the recent shooting of an unarmed Hispanic man by officers.
  
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• US Department of Justice to help Pasco Police Department

  27-05-2015 21:51
  
  The federal office of Community Oriented Policing Services will offer technical assistance and training to the Pasco Police Department following the recent shooting of an unarmed Hispanic man by officers.
  
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• Department of Justice to help Pasco PD following fatal shooting

  27-05-2015 21:51
  
  The federal office of Community Oriented Policing Services will offer technical assistance and training to the Pasco Police Department following the recent shooting of an unarmed Hispanic man by officers.
  
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• Former Rep. LaTourette files claim over missed cancer

  27-05-2015 21:51
  
  Former Rep. Steve LaTourette of Ohio, gravely ill with pancreatic cancer, has filed a claim against the government over the treatment he received from his Capitol doctors.
  
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• Alice Wheeler's Outcasts and Innocents: Photographs of the Northwest

  27-05-2015 21:45 via thestranger.com
  
  The cover, featuring photographer Victoria Renard Alice WheelerAll I could think was "FINALLY!" when I heard independent art book press Minor Matters was going to publish Alice Wheeler's first hardcover book of photography. Outcasts features famous Northwest characters like musicians Kurt Cobain and Kathleen Hanna, as well as not-so-famous locally iconic characters and scenes.**
  Hers are the lesser-seen realities of Seattle’s recent history: not the scrubbed-up coffeehouse earnestness repr
  
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• New Restaurants in Madrona and Columbia City, Mama's Mexican Kitchen to Close, and Beer News

  27-05-2015 21:35 via thestranger.com
  
  Just in time for summer, Peddler Brewing Company has a beer garden that seats 400.Peddler Brewing Company
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  Vendemmia in Madrona, from chef Brian Clevenger (Staple & Fancy Mercantile, Tavolata, Cicchetti, Serafina) will open tomorrow, Thursday, May 28. Given Clevenger’s past work experience, it’s no surprise the menu will focus on handmade pastas, with a heavy emphasis on seasonal vegetables (the restaurant takes its name from the Italian word meaning harvest). The sea
  
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• Prosecutor: Monfort ‘not normal’ but not insane

  27-05-2015 21:30
  
  Closing arguments are under way in the aggravated murder trial of Christopher Monfort, who is accused of gunning down Seattle police Officer Timothy Brenton in 2009.
  
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• Prosecutor: Cop-killer Monfort ‘not normal,’ but not insane

  27-05-2015 21:30
  
  Closing arguments are under way in the aggravated murder trial of Christopher Monfort, who is accused of gunning down Seattle police Officer Timothy Brenton on Oct. 31, 2009.
  
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• Seattle’s natural medicine university hires new president

  27-05-2015 21:15
  
  Bastyr University, Seattle's natural medicine school, has hired a new president.
  
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• Police: Greenwood pizza shop employee serves up purse-snatcher

  27-05-2015 21:12
  
  Seattle police are crediting the employee of a Greenwood pizza shop with helping take down a suspected purse-snatcher early Wednesday morning.
  
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• Burgess, Godden struggle for support from legislative-district groups

  27-05-2015 21:06
  
  Democratic state legislative-district groups made their endorsements in Seattle City Council races, and some incumbents are struggling for backing.
  
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• In Writing News: Osama Bin Laden's Book Collection, and the Deadline to Apply to Become the City of Seattle's Civic Poet

  27-05-2015 20:32 via thestranger.com
  
  Osama didn't have very many books by women.Karen Faljyan / Shutterstock
  • The contents of Osama Bin Laden's bookshelf were revealed recently. It may come as no surprise to you that the murderer of thousands has a dismal VIDA count. Of his English language collection, only four of the writers are women, including Cheryl Benard and Hanna Rogan—both researchers of terrorist tactics. You will find Noam Chomsky’s Hegemony or Survival: America’s Quest for Global Dominance and B
  
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• 2 men arrested in connection to burglarized churches in SW Washington

  27-05-2015 20:25
  Two southwest Washington men arrested in connection to a string of church burglaries have appeared in court.
  
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• Spokane County wins grant to reduce jail population

  27-05-2015 20:23
  
  The MacArthur Foundation is giving Spokane County a grant to help reduce overcrowding at the county jail.
  
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• Two City Council candidates pitch Seattle-only, neighborhood rail plan

  27-05-2015 20:18
  
  Two Seattle City Council candidates are proposing that the city pay for its own light-rail system. John Roderick and Alon Bassok say the Seattle-only system would connect the city’s neighborhoods to each other and complement the regional light-rail system that Sound Transit began building more than a decade ago. Their three-page plan released Wednesday doesn’t say exactly […]
  
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• FIFA now subject to federal probes in US, Switzerland

  27-05-2015 19:42
  
  ZURICH (AP) — FIFA’s reputation for corruption has reignited spectacularly two days before a presidential election expected to give Sepp Blatter four more years at the head of world soccer. Dawn raids by Swiss federal authorities on FIFA headquarters and a luxury hotel in Zurich supported separate federal cases in the United States and Switzerland. […]
  
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• Men Who Rock II: Meet Six Seattle Musicians We Love—Not Only Are They Hot, They Also Know How to Play Their Instruments!

  27-05-2015 19:10 via thestranger.com
  
  I constantly hear things like "Wow, you're a pretty good drummer, for a dude." Why can't I just be a "pretty good drummer"?! KELLY O
  When he's onstage, metal sex kitten Joe Axler (aka Joe Grindo) is in control—powering through complicated drum solos and validating his sexy masculinity with undeniable Meg White–esque appeal. In his bands Samothrace, Splatterhouse, and Theories, Joe's wicked talent and heartfelt passion shine through. Joe took time off of his busy tour schedule to chat
  
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• Study reveals flaws in gene testing; results often conflict

  27-05-2015 18:54
  
  The first report from a big public-private project to improve genetic testing reveals it is not as rock solid as many people believe, with flaws that result in some people wrongly advised to worry about a disease risk and others wrongly told they can relax. Researchers say the study shows the need for consumers to […]
  
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• Woman shoots ex-husband during dispute in South King County

  27-05-2015 18:54
  
  A dispute between former spouses escalated into violence and ended with the woman shooting the man in the hip near Covington.
  
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• Wife shoots ex-husband during dispute in S. King County

  27-05-2015 18:54
  
  A dispute between former spouses escalated into violence and ended with the woman shooting the man in the hip Tuesday evening near Covington.
  
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• Police: Shots fired in Vancouver convenience store hold-up

  27-05-2015 18:05
  
  Vancouver police say a friend of a convenience store clerk fired shots at a robber during an early morning hold-up, but it's unclear if the man was injured.
  
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• Morning News: SPD Launches "Safe Place" Program to Address Hate Crimes, Home Prices Soar

  27-05-2015 17:56 via thestranger.com
  
  div class="image-caption-and-credit">Gays and lesbians make up the majority of hate crimes in Seattle. Boumen Japet/Shutterstock
  Seattle Police Launch "Safe Place" Initiative: Fifty Capitol Hill businesse owners have posted the rainbow-colored badge decals advertising their businesses as "safe places," Capitol Hill Seattle reports. The program has been in the works for some time. LGBTQ Liason Officer Jim Ritter says if someone feels threatened, they should should duck into one of these places an
  
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• Former Obama legal adviser Meltzer dies

  27-05-2015 17:48
  
  Daniel Meltzer, 63, a Harvard Law School professor who served as a top legal adviser to President Obama, has died after a battle with cancer.
  
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• Climate of change: The Catholic Church’s dance with science

  27-05-2015 17:11
  
  Pope Francis, once a chemist, will soon issue an authoritative church document laying out the moral justification for fighting global warming, especially for the world's poorest billions.
  
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• Sea-Tac Airport hosting Pearl Jam concert poster exhibit

  27-05-2015 16:48
  
  Sea-Tac Airport hosting Pearl Jam concert poster exhibit
  
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• National spelling bee kicks off with 3 local contestants

  27-05-2015 16:34
  
  National spelling bee kicks off with 3 local contestants
  
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• 3 local students in national spelling bee

  27-05-2015 16:34
  
  National spelling bee kicks off with 3 local contestants
  
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• SPD using stickers to help fight sexual orientation hate crimes

  27-05-2015 16:10
  
  SPD using stickers to help fight sexual orientation hate crimes
  
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• How Many People Does It Take to Install Two Hot-Pink Fighter Jets Kissing in a Light Rail Station?

  27-05-2015 15:32 via thestranger.com
  
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• Tacoma bus driver crashes; he had apparent heart attack

  27-05-2015 15:25
  
  Tacoma police say a Pierce Transit driver apparently had a heart attack before the bus he was driving crashed. Aside from the driver, all injuries resulting from the crash were minor.
  
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• Tacoma bus driver crashes, had apparent heart attack

  27-05-2015 15:25
  
  Police in Tacoma, Wash., say a Pierce Transit driver apparently had a heart attack before the bus he was driving crashed, hitting a big commercial truck, a tow truck and two other vehicles.
  
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• Homeless man set on fire in March dies

  27-05-2015 15:23
  
  Homeless man set on fire in March dies
  
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• Pierce County: Man found ablaze in March has died

  27-05-2015 15:19
  
  A Pierce County sheriff's spokesman says a transient found ablaze in the Tacoma, Wash., suburb of Parkland in March has died.
  
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• Latest on flooding: No longer threat of Texas dam breaking

  27-05-2015 15:11
  
  10:45 a.m. Police say the threat of a dam southwest of Dallas breaking has passed. Midlothian police Capt. John Spann said late Wednesday morning that water was still coming over the earthen dam at Padera Lake, near Midlothian, but that the volume had decreased. The area has experienced days of heavy rain. Emergency personnel planned […]
  
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• Latest on flooding: New storms hit flood-weary Houston

  27-05-2015 15:11
  
  9:20 a.m. CDT New thunderstorms are snarling traffic in the flood-weary Houston area but don’t appear to be exacerbating the problems in parts of the flood-battered city. Harris County Judge Ed Emmett says the good news Wednesday is that the heavy rainfall is in a different area of the region than those most affected on […]
  
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• Latest on flooding: Missing Texas woman’s car found in ditch

  27-05-2015 15:11
  
  11:45 a.m. Authorities in South Texas are searching for a 73-year-old woman whose car was found in a ditch submerged in floodwater. The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that Alice Tovar’s car was found Tuesday afternoon in the Rosenberg area, which is about 30 miles southwest of Houston. She is among more than […]
  
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• Latest on flooding: High water hampering Texas search

  27-05-2015 15:11
  
  12:10 p.m. Authorities say the catastrophic flooding in Central Texas has damaged thousands of homes and hampered efforts to locate 11 people who went missing. Kenneth Bell, emergency management coordinator for San Marcos, said Wednesday that 744 homes in San Marcos were damaged or destroyed over the holiday weekend when the Blanco River surged to […]
  
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• Latest on flooding: Crews ready if dam near Dallas breaks

  27-05-2015 15:11
  
  7:45 a.m. CDT Police say emergency personnel could shut down a highway if a dam southwest of Dallas breaks. Water was flowing over the top of the earthen dam at Padera Lake, near Midlothian, early Wednesday morning following days of heavy rain. If the dam breaks, Highway 287 could flood with a couple of feet […]
  
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• Latest on flooding: 100K gallons of wastewater spilled

  27-05-2015 15:11
  9:07 a.m. CDT More than 100,000 gallons of untreated wastewater has spilled after a wastewater treatment plant in Houston flooded. Houston’s Department of Public Works and Engineering said in a news release that the Southwest Wastewater Treatment Plant flooded Tuesday when a bayou overflowed its banks during extensive rains, damaging the plant’s electrical and mechanical […]
  
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• Man stabbed in Vancouver, Wash., credit union robbery

  27-05-2015 15:03
  
  Police in Vancouver, Wash., say a credit union customer was stabbed after trying to intervene when another man robbed the business.
  
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• Punishing storms in Texas test government emergency response

  27-05-2015 15:02
  
  WIMBERLEY, Texas (AP) — Deadly severe weather over the long holiday weekend tested government alert and evacuation procedures, as officials scrambled to deal with storms and historic flooding that left more than a dozen people dead and a similar number missing. Crews will resume searches Wednesday for the 11 people who have now been missing […]
  
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• ‘Nobody was saying, Get out’: Storms test Texas emergency response

  27-05-2015 15:02
  
  WIMBERLEY, Texas (AP) — Deadly severe weather over the long holiday weekend tested government alert and evacuation procedures, as officials scrambled to deal with storms and historic flooding that left more than a dozen people dead and a similar number missing. Crews will resume searches Wednesday for the 11 people who have now been missing […]
  
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• Nobody said ‘get out’: Storms test Texas emergency response

  27-05-2015 15:02
  
  Crews will resume searches Wednesday for 11 people who have now been missing for three days.
  
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• More rain threatens to complicate the cleanup in Houston

  27-05-2015 15:02
  
  Crews will resume searches Wednesday for 11 people who have now been missing for three days.
  
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• NYC judge hears arguments on the rights of 2 chimpanzees

  27-05-2015 15:01
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City judge has heard arguments over the rights of two chimpanzees that advocates hope to free from a state university where they’re kept. Manhattan Supreme Court judge Barbara Jaffe didn’t make a ruling Wednesday on Leo and Hercules’ fate. But she did entertain nearly two hours of exchanges […]
  
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• Court hearing in NYC on whether chimps have rights

  27-05-2015 15:01
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for two chimpanzees are heading to court to argue that the animals have “personhood” rights and should be freed from the Long Island university where they are kept. The Nonhuman Rights Project has filed the petition in state supreme court in Manhattan on behalf of Leo and Hercules. The chimps […]
  
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• Historian, author of ‘The Pacific’ Hugh Ambrose dies at 48

  27-05-2015 15:01
  
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Hugh Ambrose, who wrote the World War II history “The Pacific” after years of researching for his father, the renowned historian Stephen Ambrose, has died at age 48. Ambrose died of cancer Saturday in Helena, sister Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs said Tuesday. Hugh Ambrose began research for “The Pacific” with his father, […]
  
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• Longview port in talks over oil refinery on Columbia River

  27-05-2015 15:00
  
  The Port of Longview says it is negotiating with an energy company on a proposal for a new crude oil refinery on the Columbia River.
  
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• Travel ban ends for Guantanamo inmates swapped for Bergdahl

  27-05-2015 15:00
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A one-year travel ban is expiring for five senior Taliban leaders held in U.S. detention at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, until they were released last year in exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, raising the possibility that the five can move freely around the world as early as Monday. Under terms of the exchange […]
  
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