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• A Dissenting View on Seattle Prop 1

  21-10-2015 23:37 via thestranger.com
  
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• In Food News: Seven Beef Is Open, Pike Brewing to Expand, Mamnoon's Jason Stratton on Top Chef, and More

  21-10-2015 23:22 via thestranger.com
  
  Seven Beef: Grass-fed steak and valet parking.Seven Beef
  Seven Beef Is Open
  From Sophie and Eric Ban (Monsoon, Ba Bar) comes Seven Beef, a modern steakhouse specializing in grass-fed, Northwest-raised beef that’s butchered in-house. Working with whole cows means the menu offers classic cuts of beef such as T-bone and New York strip, but also rare cuts like oyster and teres major. The Banhs also serve “Bò 7 Món,” their take on a traditional Vietnamese seven-course
  
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• Vote Fred Felleman for Port Commission Position No. 5

  21-10-2015 23:11 via thestranger.com
  
  Fred FellemanWe were curious—really curious—as to what might happen after fisheries biologist Fred Felleman and former Normandy Park city council member Marion Yoshino made it through the primaries. Both pretty much ran on environmental and transparency platforms, both were considered underdogs in the race, and both unexpectedly beat the maritime industry and Alaska Airlines' favored candidate. Quelle surprise! So who would Big Maritime and Big Airline back in the general election? W
  
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• Two Weeks After It Sued the CIA, Data Is Stolen from the University of Washington's Center for Human Rights

  21-10-2015 22:56 via thestranger.com
  
  The CIA says it has nothing to do with the theft. CIA.gov
  Earlier this month, I wrote about a landmark lawsuit filed by the University of Washington's Center for Human Rights (UWCHR) against the Central Intelligence Agency seeking information about possible war crimes committed in El Salvador during that country's civil war. Over the weekend, someone broke into the office of Angelina Godoy, the center's director."Her desktop computer was stolen, as well as a hard drive containing about 90 percen
  
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• Marijuana use in US adults doubles in decade, surveys show

  21-10-2015 22:47
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Marijuana use among U.S. adults doubled over a decade, rising to almost 10 percent or more than 22 million mostly recreational users, government surveys show. The trend reflects a cultural shift and increasingly permissive views about the drug, the researchers say, noting that other studies have shown increasing numbers of adults think […]
  
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• Hawaii faces winter drought despite wettest summer in years

  21-10-2015 22:35
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — This year’s strong El Nino has flipped Hawaii’s seasons, making the normally dry summer months extremely wet while the traditionally wet winter months will be dry, forecasters said Wednesday. The summer rains were the heaviest the state had seen in 30 years and ended drought conditions that have persisted since 2008, the […]
  
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• Despite wettest summer in years, Hawaii faces winter drought

  21-10-2015 22:35
  HONOLULU (AP) — Heavy rains this past summer only did so much to alleviate drought conditions in Hawaii. The summer rains were the heaviest in 30 years, and ended drought conditions that have persisted since 2008. But the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in a Wednesday release that the state can expect drought conditions […]
  
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• Cuba launches shark protection plan produced with US group

  21-10-2015 22:35
  
  HAVANA (AP) — Cuba announced Wednesday that it is launching a long-term plan to preserve its sharks in cooperation with a U.S. environmental group, part of a rapidly accelerating partnership between the two countries aimed at preserving their shared waters in the Gulf of Mexico and Florida Straits. Nearly a year after Presidents Barack Obama […]
  
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• Roberta Kaplan Tonight at Town Hall

  21-10-2015 22:22 via thestranger.com
  
  Gay or lesbian or bisexual? Legally married to a same-sex partner? You have Roberta Kaplan to thank for that.
  Edie Windsor and Thea Spyer were legally married in Canada in 2007—they had gotten engaged in 1967—and while their marriage was legal in Canada, and while the state of New York recognized their marriage as valid, the so-called "Defense of Marriage Act" prevented the federal government from recognizing the women as a married couple. Consequently Windsor was required to pay hun
  
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• There's a $64 Jean-Michel Basquiat Burger in NYC, Because Nothing Is Sacred Anymore

  21-10-2015 22:09 via thestranger.com
  
  This is arguably a better tribute to the artist than a fucking $64 sandwich.
  Just in from Hyperallergic: "PYT Burger, a fancy new joint on Bowery in Manhattan known for its 'stunt burgers,' is hoping Basquiat’s name will help sell a $64 burger. It’s enough to make a starving artist cry." You know what makes ME want to cry? The fact that this burger is being sold using iconography from Basquiat's own work: #pytnyc
  A photo posted by PYT Burger (@pytburger) on Sep 16, 2015 at 7:38pm PDT
  
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• Poll finds Sen. Patty Murray ‘vulnerable,’ says GOP opponent Vance

  21-10-2015 21:24
  
  A new poll finds Sen. Patty Murray headed into her 2016 re-election campaign with tepid job-approval numbers — but a big lead over her Republican challenger.
  
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• The Northwest’s most notorious tattooed criminals: A rogue’s gallery

  21-10-2015 20:42
  
  If there’s one thing to learn from Kevin Vaughn — who is in King County Jail on a number of charges, including possession of a stolen motorcycle — it’s that face and head tattoos make it harder for accused wrongdoers to avoid detection.
  
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• Files for lawsuit against CIA stolen in break-in at UW

  21-10-2015 20:42
  
  Police are investigating the theft of material related to a recent lawsuit filed against the CIA. It is missing after a suspicious break-in at the UW’s Center for Human Rights.
  
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• So Long, Joe: Here's to the Kooky Presidential Campaign That Never Was

  21-10-2015 20:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Joe Biden: Now where the heck did I leave my keys? Jason and Bonnie Grower / Shutterstock.com
  Well, that's that. Joe Biden is not running for president, which means we won't be treated to SNL skits about his tendency to lecherously gaze (and occasionally paw) at women. We won't hear cute stories about how he once had a dog named "Senator." We won't be treated to highlight reels of his strange verbal gaffes.
  Most importantly, it means that the race for the Democratic nomination is now a two-perso
  
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• Weekend closures announced for I-90, I-405 and Montlake Bridge

  21-10-2015 20:27
  
  The Washington State Department of Transportation announced closures on I-90, I-405 and the Montlake Bridge this weekend. 
  
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• The Irritating Thing About Lit Crawls

  21-10-2015 20:14 via thestranger.com
  
  Lit Crawl Seattle starts tomorrow, which means that dozens of authors will fill venues all over town (err...all over Capitol Hill and First Hill).oksana.perkins
  Having attended my fair share of lit crawls, I have a sort of youthful and exuberant response to this event and also a cranky old man response to an event, both of which I feel in equal measure. In this post, I'll cover my cranky side. But first, lemme shoo some kids off my lawn and fetch my glasses and cane.
  The packed, three-hour sched
  
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• Stolen car believed used in Auburn drive-by shooting found

  21-10-2015 20:05
  
  A stolen sedan believed to have been used in Tuesday’s fatal drive-by shooting in Auburn was found abandoned in Tacoma.
  
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• Charge: Teen twins beat down mom’s 22-year-old boyfriend

  21-10-2015 19:58
  
  Two Algona twin brothers accused of "jumping" their mother's 22-year-old boyfriend outside a church have been charged with assault.
  
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• Police academy: 'Duty to protect, honor to serve'

  21-10-2015 19:43
  
  We take a look at the journey of Washington's newest police officers.
  
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• Puget Sound’s killer whales looking fat and healthy

  21-10-2015 18:54
  
  The J, K, and L pods of southern resident killer whales appear to be in excellent health, new photographs show, and several appear to be pregnant, scientists say.
  
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• Killer whales enjoy rebound in health

  21-10-2015 18:54
  
  The J, K, and L pods of southern resident killer whales are looking fat and healthy, new photographs show, and several appear to be pregnant, scientists say.
  
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• Oh Thank God—Joe Biden Is Not Running for President

  21-10-2015 18:24 via thestranger.com
  
  According to a press conference he's giving right now.As the LA Times puts it:
  Biden’s final decision, announced from the Rose Garden of the White House on Wednesday with his family and President Obama at his side, brings near to an end a career in elected office that has lasted more than 40 years and a quest for the presidency that has stretched for more than a generation.
  LA Times added:
  Biden’s brand as an authentic — some say gaffe-prone — political warrior might have
  
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• Tropical Storm Patricia prompts watches on Mexican coast

  21-10-2015 18:14
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane and tropical storm watches have been issued for parts of Mexico’s Pacific coast ahead of the expected approach of Tropical Storm Patricia. Patricia’s maximum sustained winds early Wednesday are near 40 mph (65 kph). The U.S. National Hurricane Center says additional strengthening is forecast and Patricia is expected to become a […]
  
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• Death toll from tropical storm in Philippines climbs to 39

  21-10-2015 18:14
  
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The death toll from the tropical storm that battered the Philippines’ main island over the weekend climbed to at least 39, officials said Wednesday. Tropical Storm Koppu barreled ashore as a powerful typhoon Sunday, forcing more than 100,000 villagers into emergency shelters and destroying rice fields ready for harvest. The deaths […]
  
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• 'Star Trek,' 'Family Guy' composer sets up shop north of Seattle

  21-10-2015 18:10
  
  Composer Ron Jones has given up the glitz of tinsel town in favor of a tree-surrounded studio north of Seattle where he can do the projects that matter most to him.
  
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• Morning News: Seattle Police Chief Joins National Call for Reducing Prison Population, Study Downplays Notion of Northwest "Climate Refugees"

  21-10-2015 17:52 via thestranger.com
  
  Seattle's police chief is joining with hundreds of other law enforcement officials in a call for reducing the number of people in prison. SPD
  Seattle Police Chief Leads National Group Calling for Reductions in Incarceration: "One hundred twenty of the nation's top police chiefs and prosecutors are joining forces today to launch a new effort to cut the number of people in prison," NPR reports. Kathleen O'Toole is on the steering committee of the new organization. In a statement, the group calls f
  
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• Ferry out of service on Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth run

  21-10-2015 17:22
  
  The M/V Issaquah, built in 1979, is out of service until an engine problem is repaired.
  
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• San Francisco school delays election over lack of diversity

  21-10-2015 17:15
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A student government election at a mostly Hispanic San Francisco middle school turned into a debate about the democratic process when the principal delayed the results because the winners did not reflect the school’s diverse student body. Everett Middle School Principal Lena Van Haren announced the winners on Monday, more than […]
  
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• Should Seattle cyclists be able to treat stop signs like yield signs?

  21-10-2015 17:09
  
  Should Seattle consider the practice of allowing cyclists to roll through stop signs as if they were yield signs — a law pioneered by the state of Idaho?
  
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• Special-Interest Money Is Flowing into This Year's City Council Races at Levels We've Never Seen Before

  21-10-2015 17:08 via thestranger.com
  
  Spending by so-called independent expenditure groups on Seattle City Council races is the highest in recorded history.
  Seattle politics have never been this nuts. On November 3, we're going to be voting for all nine Seattle City Council members at once, and we're doing it in a brand-new districted system. Four of those nine seats have no incumbent running, leading to hotly competitive races that could have real influence on which direction the council heads come January. Incumbents Kshama Sawant
  
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• Police seek help finding shooter in girl’s road rage killing

  21-10-2015 16:50
  
  Police are asking for the public's help as authorities try to identify and find an assailant who shot and killed a 4-year-old girl on an Albuquerque freeway in what police are calling a road-rage incident.
  
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• Police: Child dies in road-rage attack on New Mexico freeway

  21-10-2015 16:50
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Police are asking for the public’s help as authorities try to identify and find an assailant who shot and killed a 4-year-old girl on an Albuquerque freeway. The shooting about an hour before the start of evening rush hour on Tuesday was the result of what Police Chief Gorden Eden described […]
  
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• Vatican denies report pope has small, curable brain tumor

  21-10-2015 16:45
  The Vatican denied a report in an Italian newspaper that Pope Francis has a small, curable brain tumor, saying his head is "absolutely perfect."
  
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• UK doctors say nurse suffering Ebola relapse has improved

  21-10-2015 16:16
  
  LONDON (AP) — Doctors treating a Scottish nurse suffering from a rare relapse of Ebola say she has improved significantly and are hopeful she will make a full recovery. Dr. Michael Jacobs of the Royal Free Hospital said Wednesday that Pauline Cafferkey was hospitalized earlier this month for meningitis that developed as a result of […]
  
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• ‘Back to the Future’ screenings in Seattle area

  21-10-2015 16:08
  
  People around the world are celebrating Oct. 21, 2015, the day immortalized in “Back to the Future Part II.”
  
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• Recycling bin set on fire in West Seattle; 4th arson this week

  21-10-2015 16:04
  
  The fire outside a West Seattle house is less than a mile away from the site of three recent arsons.
  
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• Loophole Allows for Legalized Corruption in Seattle Elections. Will the Council Close It?

  21-10-2015 16:03 via thestranger.com
  
  Um, can we do something about this? George Pfromm
  There's an initiative on your ballot that you simply must vote for: It's called Honest Elections (Initiative 122), and it does exactly what's in the name: makes elections more democratic. But even if it passes, there will be much more work to do.
  It turns out that when Triad developer Brett Allen recently pressured city council candidate Jon Grant—offering to make an independent expenditure (IE) committee that would pour $200,000 into advoc
  
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• Woman charged with cow theft in family dispute

  21-10-2015 15:32
  
  A woman faces theft charges in connection to four cows that went missing in Oregon’s Wasco County.
  
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• Olympia man sentenced for molesting 2 girls at sleepover

  21-10-2015 15:16
  
  Court documents say the victims, ages 11 and 12 at the time, reported being sexually abused by the man during a sleepover.
  
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• Bush back in Nevada; unveiling Western public lands plan

  21-10-2015 15:08
  RENO, Nev. (AP) — Jeb Bush is headed back to Nevada to unveil his plan for managing natural resources and public lands in the West. The former Florida governor seeking the Republican presidential nomination plans to attend a round table in Reno at 11 a.m. Wednesday and an evening forum in Las Vegas hosted by […]
  
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• Vote Claudia Balducci for County Council District No. 6 (The Only Candidate in This Race Who'll Return Our Calls)

  21-10-2015 15:04 via thestranger.com
  
  Claudia BalducciJane? JAAAANE!!! The SECB e-mailed Republican incumbent Jane Hague eight times to see if she'd come in for an interview or at least send us some basic campaign materials, but Hague did not show up and she did not send us squat. This appears to be consistent with her previous dealings with the SECB. In 2011, we wrote before the primary that Hague is "a boozy, allegedly-cop-abusing, reportedly-degree-inflating shopaholic who lives in Bellevue Square and has spent 17 years on the co
  
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• Mending hearts: UW gets $10 million for stem-cell trials

  21-10-2015 15:00
  
  A technique developed at the University of Washington to repair damaged hearts with stem cells is getting a $10 million boost from a little-known Seattle foundation.
  
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