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• Dallas mother accused of forcing 4-year-old to eat poison

  02-11-2015 23:46
  
  DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas mother accused of forcing her 4-year-old son to drink ant poison after telling her three children that she planned to kill them and herself has been charged with attempted capital murder. Paw Eh, 31, was arrested Saturday. She remained in Dallas County jail on $500,000 bond on Monday. She did […]
  
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• Man says wife beat him before he posted picture of her body

  02-11-2015 23:44
  MIAMI (AP) — A man who killed his wife and posted a photo of her corpse on Facebook shot her in self-defense because he lived in fear of her drug abuse, violent tendencies and even Satan worship, the man’s attorney said Monday. Defense attorney Saam Zangeneh said Monday that he will seek to introduce evidence […]
  
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• Feds: Wreckage identified as ill-fated cargo ship El Faro

  02-11-2015 23:28
  Federal investigators on Monday identified wreckage found 15,000 feet deep in the sea as that of the ill-fated cargo ship El Faro. The National Transportation Safety Board said on Twitter that the survey of the deep-water site will continue as investigators continue seeking more information about the final moments of the ship and its crew. […]
  
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• California storm brings rain, snow, highway pileup

  02-11-2015 23:28
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The first winter-like storm of the season brought rain and snow to California on Monday, triggering traffic accidents including a 20-vehicle crash in the southern San Joaquin Valley when gusts ahead of the front whipped up dust. The big collision happened shortly after noon on southbound State Route 99 a few […]
  
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• Autism study ‘Neurotribes’ wins Samuel Johnson book prize

  02-11-2015 23:28
  
  LONDON (AP) — A book that challenges readers to think differently about autism has won Britain’s leading literary award for nonfiction. U.S. writer Steve Silberman’s “Neurotribes” was awarded the 20,000 pound ($31,000) Samuel Johnson Prize at a ceremony in London Monday. It is the first science book to take the prize, founded in 1999 and […]
  
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• Supreme Court troubled by DA’s rejection of black jurors

  02-11-2015 23:26
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court signaled support Monday for a black death row inmate in Georgia who claims prosecutors improperly kept African-Americans off the jury that convicted him of killing a white woman. Justice Stephen Breyer likened the chief prosecutor to his excuse-filled grandson. Justice Elena Kagan said the case seemed as clear a […]
  
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• Just 15.2 percent of King County ballots have been returned

  02-11-2015 22:55
  
  The 2015 election has been fought for nearly eight months, particularly in Seattle City Council races, but voter turnout so far is a bust. Just 181,254 of King County’s registered voters — or 15.2 percent — had returned ballots as of Monday morning.  The Secretary of State’s Office is promising an updated count late on Monday. Drop boxes may be why voters are holding onto their ballots longer. (Photo by Joshua Trujillo, seattlepi.com) Three of four central Puget Soun
  
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• REVIEW: Chris Walla's Tape Loops is a Risky, Rewarding Excursion into Ambient Hinterlands from Former Death Cabber

  02-11-2015 22:53 via thestranger.com
  
  The cover image for Chris Walla's Tape Loops
  CHRIS WALLA
  Tape Loops
  (Trans Records)**** (out of 5)
  Think of Tape Loops as a palate cleanser for Chris Walla, after departing Death Cab for Cutie last year. Since 1997, he’s been a key figure in Northwest indie rock as a songwriter, producer, and guitarist. Now Walla’s made a five-track instrumental album out of tape loops called… Tape Loops. What it reveals is a musician who soared to lofty heights in the rock realm retreating in
  
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• Reminder: There are Ways to Vote in King County Without Paying for a Stamp

  02-11-2015 22:43 via thestranger.com
  
  Sign your ballot and send it in, stamp or no stamp, by tomorrow. Kingcounty.gov
  If you're like me and you pay most of your bills electronically, finding a stamp in order to mail in your ballot is a pain in the ass. And the fact that King County doesn't give you a mail-in ballot with prepaid postage feels like an attempt to marginalize young and/or poorer voters—even if that isn't the intent. I don't have a habit of buying stamps like my parents do, because I hardly ever use them.
  The Bay A
  
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• Mayor and County Executive Declare a Homelessness State of Emergency

  02-11-2015 22:10 via thestranger.com
  
  The number of people sleeping on the street in King County increased by 21 percent between 2014 and 2015. Kelly O
  Seattle has become the third major West Coast city to declare that homelessness has reached a state of emergency.
  Mayor Ed Murray today declared a state of emergency due to homelessness in Seattle—following similar moves in Los Angeles and Portland—and King County Executive Dow Constantine did the same in the county.To address the emergency, Murray announced $5.3 million
  
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• Where to Get Drunk with Politicians and Watch Tomorrow's Election Results Come In

  02-11-2015 22:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Some anonymous guy (right) got to drink with city council candidate Michael Maddux (left) on primary election night. Tomorrow night, you could be so lucky! SECB
  The Stranger Election Control Board's favorite thing—second only to Savage's cocaine drawer—is getting drunk with city council candidates and political consultants on election night.And tomorrow night's the night you can be just like us.
  Below are all the parties we could find that are happening on Election Night, including s
  
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• Coming Soon: The Anonymous Hack of the KKK

  02-11-2015 21:55 via thestranger.com
  
  Says Anonymous...
  Today we have shut down servers, gotten personal information on members of the KKK, and infiltrated your twitters and websites. And this is just the beginning. On November the 4th we will be having a twitter storm, spreading awareness about the operation. And on the 5th we shall release more than 1000 Ku Klux Klan members Names and websites, new and old.
  There appears to be—mercifully enough—fewer anonymous KKK members/sympathizers lurking online than there were an
  
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• Man handed off young boy before fatal run-in with Kirkland police

  02-11-2015 21:47
  
  A transient who was fatally shot by Kirkland police last month had handed his toddler son over to another police officer before he was killed, according to an investigation by the King County Sheriff’s Office.
  
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• Amazon to offer up to 20 weeks of leave for new mothers

  02-11-2015 21:47
  
  Amazon will now offer up to 20 weeks of paid leave for new mothers and new fathers can take up to six weeks of paid leave.
  
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• Happy All Souls' Day

  02-11-2015 21:27 via thestranger.com
  
  Oy vey iz mir, All Souls' Day already? Praszkiewicz/Shutterstock
  Today is All Souls' Day, the annual holy day set aside for religious people to honor the people who seem to matter most to religious people, which is to say dead people. (The VIPs of death had their own special day, All Saints' Day, which was yesterday, which means it's okay to honor the dead hoi polloi today.)Meanwhile, here is one of the best songs by Unwound, a now-defunct-but-never-truly-deceased NW band who would surely deserv
  
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• Republicans Scheming to Control the Next Debates

  02-11-2015 21:23 via thestranger.com
  
  Okay, who's going to be the first to get a Rockettes kick line going? Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock.com
  At last week's debate, Republicans threw a little red meat to their base by attacking the "liberal media" (which is a fair label to pin on The Stranger, but not CNBC). The crowd at the debate loved hearing about how the media is biased against Republicans, so they're taking the attacks one step further with a scheme to wrest control of the next debates out of the hands of the networks.
  In a memo
  
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• Famous Catholic University Actually Fires Academic Coach For Alleged Sex Crimes

  02-11-2015 20:52 via thestranger.com
  
  Sexual abuse at a Catholic school—you probably think, as I did until late last night, that you've heard every possible way that story could play out. But this is new:
  Notre Dame fired a female academic coach amid allegations she coerced young football and basketball players into having sex with her daughter, according to an internal school report obtained by the Daily News.... .. The report notes an accusation made by an African-American student who said they were pressed into having sex w
  
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• Seattle Chefs Cook with Weed

  02-11-2015 20:25 via thestranger.com
  
  MICHELLE CONNER
  It's too bad that Washington State law prohibits Seattle chefs from cooking with weed in their restaurants, because people love eating weed, and people also love eating the type of imaginative, indulgent cuisine that one can find only in a good restaurant. Even though it remains illegal for chefs to cut a little infused oil into the aioli they serve at work, it is completely legal for them to do so in the privacy of their own homes. Or, in this case, the home of chef Aleks Dimit
  
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• Mayor, county exec declare ‘state of emergency’ over homelessness

  02-11-2015 20:23
  Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and Metropolitan King County Executive Dow Constantine declared states of emergency, promising more expenditures and more services.
  
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• Alan Alda issues latest science challenge: What is sound?

  02-11-2015 20:18
  The "Flame Challenge" contest asks experts to explain complicated concepts in ways young people can understand.
  
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• Peeping Seattle teacher admits to trying to make child porn on school trip

  02-11-2015 20:16
  
  A ski coach at a Seattle private school accused of secretly recording nude teen girls on a trip to Canada has pleaded guilty to a related federal offense.
  
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• Guest Editorial: I'm a Young Voter, and the "Honest Elections" Measure Got Me Involved in Democracy Again

  02-11-2015 20:16 via thestranger.com
  
  Yvonne Socolar, 24, writes that she was one of many young, apathetic voters—until this year's "Honest Elections" initiative got her excited about voting again. Courtesy Fuse Washington
  As a person in her mid-twenties, I am very familiar with the problem of voter apathy. For a long time, I was the problem. My age group is notoriously hard to find at the polls, and I joined them in sitting out Election Day after a few cycles of novelty voting. After spending a few years on the sidelines, Hon
  
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• Why 135 U.S. mayors back Hillary Clinton but not Seattle’s

  02-11-2015 20:03
  
  The Hillary Clinton presidential campaign has announced endorsements from mayors of 135 American cities from coast to coast, but a prominent name is missing: Seattle Mayor Ed Murray. “They didn’t ask,” Murray said when asked if he was on Hillary’s list. “You can quote me,” Murray added. Hillary Clinton is a politician curiously tone deaf to the Pacific Northwest.  Seattle Mayor Ed Murray wasn’t even asked for an endorsement. The omission/snub is puz
  
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• Headline of the Day: "Britain's Oldest Tree Appears to Be Undergoing a Sex Change After 3,000 Years"

  02-11-2015 19:47 via thestranger.com
  
  The Fortingall Yew, said to be at least 3,000 years old, is protected by a stone wall in a churchyard. Jane McIlroy/Shutterstock
  According to the Telegraph, the yew tree behind that wall in the photo is
  regarded as a male tree because of the fact it produces pollen—unlike female yews, which produce distinctive seed-bearing red berries.
  But botanists have spoken of their surprise after finding three red berries on a branch of the yew this year - in signs at least part of the male tree is be
  
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• Seahawks Win Terrible Football Game

  02-11-2015 19:44 via thestranger.com
  
  Defibrillator please. Whew.#SEAvsDAL pic.twitter.com/vAkU4WQrd7— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) November 2, 2015 The Seattle Seahawks beat the Dallas Cowboys 13-12 yesterday, securing a much-needed road win to keep their playoff hopes alive. The team showed some genuine resiliency for the first time in what felt like ages, coming from behind late and making big plays on both sides of the ball when they had to. Russell Wilson went a whole week without getting sacked. The Seahawks can use this
  
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• Murray declares civil emergency over homelessness in Seattle, King County

  02-11-2015 19:44
  
  Seattle and King County as a whole are in a state of emergency over homelessness, declared Mayor Ed Murray and King County Executive Dow Constantine Monday morning. 
  
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• Everett hit-and-run crash sends 6 people to the hospital

  02-11-2015 19:13
  
  Six people, including three children, were hospitalized Sunday night after a hit-and-run crash in Everett.
  
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• The Walking Dead Recap: How Morgan Got His Stick

  02-11-2015 18:51 via thestranger.com
  
  WHAT?? No word on that character that supposedly got offed last week? BOOOOO!!! On the upside, last night's episode of The Walking Dead was still interesting, and... frankly? Kind of made me feel like a jerk. I'll explain why in my SPOILER-FILLED recap of "Here's Not Here" after the jump! LET'S GET CHITTY-CHATTING!
  Courtesy AMC"Hey little girl is your daddy home / Did he go away and leave you all alone / I got a bad desire / Oh, oh, oh, I'm on fire"
  MORE BELOW!Here's what I'm thinking about last
  
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• Senators want coal to include costs of carbon emissions

  02-11-2015 18:25
  
  Sen. Maria Cantwell and seven other Senate Democrats on Monday sent a letter to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to request that the federal coal program reflect the costs of carbon emissions that contribute to climate change.
  
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• Health law’s 3rd sign-up season faces challenges from prices

  02-11-2015 18:22
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The government’s insurance website is faster and easier to use, but as a third sign-up season gets underway, President Barack Obama’s health care law is approaching limits. Enrollment on the federal and state exchanges began Sunday. While the law’s expanded coverage has reduced the uninsured rate to a historic low of about […]
  
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• China, France say climate pact should have 5-year reviews

  02-11-2015 18:15
  
  BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese and French presidents announced Monday they have agreed that a global climate change pact should require countries to review their emissions pledges every five years, in an important signal four weeks before world leaders meet in Paris. France is proposing the automatic increase of countries’ emissions targets in a climate […]
  
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• Former Bush School ski coach pleads guilty to child porn-related charge

  02-11-2015 18:12
  Jason Christopher Paur, 45, of Seattle, pleaded guilty to transportation with intent to engage in sexual activity and faces up to 10 years in federal prison. He will be sentenced Feb. 2.
  
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• Space station marks 15 years of nonstop human presence

  02-11-2015 17:59
  
  Since the first permanent crew moved in on Nov. 2, 2000, 220 people have come and gone, representing 17 countries.
  
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• Jimmy Carter says he feels fine, keeps busy despite cancer

  02-11-2015 17:48
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jimmy Carter resumed his role as Habitat for Humanity’s most prominent booster on Monday, donning a white hard hat and a worn leather belt stocked with his own tools to hammer and saw with other volunteers building a home in Memphis, Tennessee. “We haven’t cut back on my schedule yet,” Carter […]
  
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• 13 hospitalized during Tacoma FreakNight festival

  02-11-2015 17:43
  
  Tacoma Fire said most of the hospitalizations appeared to be related to drug or alcohol use. Unlike 2014, there were no fatalities.
  
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• The Morning News: Fire on Lake Union, Wettest Halloween on Record, Snowstorm in the Mountains

  02-11-2015 17:34 via thestranger.com
  
  The fire was along the west side of Lake Union, seen here from a seaplane a few months ago.Christopher Frizzelle
  Fire Damages a Lake Union Office Building and 10 Boats, Sinking Four: It happened in the middle of the night. The fire department told Seattle Times, "Some of the boats were on fire and floating away."There Were Dozens of Evacuations, Though No Reported Injuries: According to the PI, "The fire likely began in one boat, then spread to the dock and other boats."Look at This Photo: Yikes
  
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• Two Days Until Election Day! Here's Our CHEAT SHEET for the November 2015 General Election.

  02-11-2015 16:49 via thestranger.com
  
  Feeling stressed about getting your ballot in on time? Here's our handy CHEAT SHEET for the November 3 general election.
  And if you want detailed reasons for these picks—we do recommend having reasons for your political preferences, but hey, it's your world—here's our full endorsements. (They're packed with actual reasons, actual curse words, and virtual pangolins.)
  
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• Marina fire on Lake Union sinks 4 boats

  02-11-2015 15:17
  An early-morning fire damaged several boats on Lake Union, sinking at least four.
  
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• Guest Editorial: The Continued Challenges of Campaigning While Female

  02-11-2015 15:02 via thestranger.com
  
  This year, ten women are running for Seattle City Council (including Pamela Banks and Kshama Sawant in District 3). The authors, both members of the National Women’s Political Caucus of Washington, say the experiences of these ten candidates proves that women politicians still face sexist, racist, and ageist attacks. Banks photo courtesy of campaign; Sawant photo by Kelly O
  We are all too familiar with the tired headline, “Why Don’t More Women Run for Office?” This year,
  
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• Seattle district seeks to sever ties with Alliance for Education

  02-11-2015 15:00
  
  The Seattle School Board will vote this week whether to restructure or dissolve its two-decade relationship with its fundraising arm, the Alliance for Education.
  
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• Education Lab readers: Tell us how we can improve

  02-11-2015 15:00
  
  Whether you're new to Education Lab or have been reading us for a few years, we want your thoughts about what we're doing.
  
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• Debate over unionizing UW faculty ‘hot and heavy’

  02-11-2015 15:00
  
  Debate is heating up at the University of Washington over whether the faculty should form a union.
  
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• Dummy and dumber: HOV-lane crackdown nets some boneheaded violators

  02-11-2015 14:30
  Troopers report, uh, creative attempts by motorists to skirt HOV lane rules.
  
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• US-born Sumatran rhino in Indonesia on mating mission

  02-11-2015 06:24
  
  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A U.S.-born Sumatran rhino arrived in his ancestral home of Indonesia on Sunday, making the long journey from Cincinnati, Ohio, on a mission to mate to help save his critically endangered species from extinction. The 8-year-old rhino, Harapan, was born at Cincinnati’s zoo and spent nearly the past two years as […]
  
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