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• Police investigate break-in at offices of Archdiocese of Seattle

  16-11-2015 23:41
  
  Seattle police are investigating a burglary at the offices of the Archdiocese of Seattle.
  
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• The 48 Best Things To Do This Week: Nov 16-22

  16-11-2015 23:34 via thestranger.com
  
  The Rocky Horror Picture Show will be playing on Saturday.
  This week, The Stranger's arts critics have recommended the best events for you in every discipline, from dinner theater at On the Boards to a Chance the Rapper concert and a reading from Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Doerr. See them all below, and, if that's still not enough, check out our complete Things To Do calendar.Want this in your inbox every week? Subscribe to the Stranger Things To Do newsletter.
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  Gardens & Vill
  
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• In Port Townsend, a couple living the dream … like Victorians

  16-11-2015 23:17
  
  In Port Townsend, one couple is bringing back the ’90s ... the 1890s. Not everyone is impressed.
  
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• Supreme Court ruling on Texas abortion law will impact millions of women across the country

  16-11-2015 23:04
  
  A major pro-choice march drew Washington mothers and daughters to the “other” Washington as the U.S. Supreme Court prepared to rule in the 1992 Planned Parenthood vs. Casey case, its last major precedent-setting ruling on abortion. Several of the adult women told a Seattle-based reporter they were there as witnesses who had once undergone traumatic illegal abortions and to educate teenage offspring born after the Supreme Court legalized abortion in its 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision.&nbs
  
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• The Walking Dead Recap: Survivors Are THE WORST

  16-11-2015 22:53 via thestranger.com
  
  Hello friends of the Dead! Did you watch last night's edition of The Walking Dead, and you can't wait to either talk about it or read my humorous ramblings? Then hit the jump for a spoiler-filled recap, and then let's chitty-chat about it! (Note: I'm generally funnier when the show annoys me, and last night's episode was ANNOYING AS CRAP.) Let's do this!
  "No, I do NOT need a hair band... and please stop asking me!"
  MUCH MORE BELOW!Okay, here's what I'm thinking about last night's episode, "Alway
  
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• I, Anonymous: Tote(s) Grateful

  16-11-2015 22:25 via thestranger.com
  
  STEVEN WEISSMAN
  Dear Good Samaritan: You lent me your adorable bird-adorned canvas tote bag when my paper grocery bag broke as I was walking home. I asked where I could return your bag, and you told me where you worked, but unfortunately I cannot return it. Truth be told, you showed me kindness during my darkest hours. I was in a horribly abusive relationship that I have since left, but I had to leave everything behind—including your bag…
  
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• Washington threatens VW with ‘sizable penalties’ over rigged emissions data

  16-11-2015 22:05
  
  The fallout over the Volkswagen emissions scandal continues to spread, as the Washington state Department of Ecology announced Monday that the company had violated the state’s Clean Air Act. “Sizable penalties” could follow.
  
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• State threatens VW with ‘sizable penalties’ over rigged emissions data

  16-11-2015 22:05
  
  The fallout over the Volkswagen emissions scandal continues to spread, as the Washington state Department of Ecology announced Monday the automaker had violated the state’s Clean Air Act.
  
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• Transplant gives new face, scalp to burned firefighter

  16-11-2015 21:59
  NEW YORK (AP) — A volunteer firefighter badly burned in a 2001 blaze has received the most extensive face transplant ever, covering his skull and much of his neck, a New York hospital announced Monday. The surgery took place in August at the NYU Langone Medical Center. The patient, 41-year-old Patrick Hardison, is still undergoing […]
  
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• Hey, Gun Grabbers! Let's Grab Steve King's Gun!

  16-11-2015 21:16 via thestranger.com
  
  At 2:39 PM on Friday, while the terrorist attacks were still underway in Paris, Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa/Asshole) sent out an email announcing a sweepstakes. "I want to celebrate the Second Amendment by giving a classic American rifle to a fellow patriot," the email read. "This Henry Lever-Action .30-.30 rifle is signed by Senator Ted Cruz, Governor Mike Huckabee, Governor Bobby Jindal and Senator Rick Santorum." This email, again, went out while murderous religious shits were mowing down innoce
  
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• Gum wall not clean for long

  16-11-2015 20:49
  
  Seattle's famous gum wall hasn't managed to stay gum-free for long.
  
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• Republicans Want Paris Attacks to Derail Obama's Plan to Resettle Syrian Refugees

  16-11-2015 20:48 via thestranger.com
  
  War, suffering, etc. Nebojsa Markovic / Shutterstock.com
  The Paris attacks, like everything that hurts beyond measure, is a Rorschach test of ideology: Which of your assumptions would you like it to confirm, and whose would you like it to refute?And if you are a particularly thoughtful person, which of your assumptions will it change?
  If you are congressional Republicans Devin Nunes (chair of the House Intelligence Committee) and Chuck Grassley (chair of the Judiciary Committee), it confirms tha
  
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• Seattle gum-wall time-lapse: Watch a ton of gum disappear in a minute

  16-11-2015 20:13
  Workers cleaned off more than a ton of gum from Pike Place Market's Post Alley last week.
  
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• Space station suffers short circuit, power system degraded

  16-11-2015 19:56
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The International Space Station has taken a power hit, and spacewalking repairs may be needed. First, though, a replacement part must be delivered via rocket. NASA said Monday the six astronauts were left with one less power channel Friday. A short circuit in equipment on the station’s framework is to […]
  
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• Police: Oregon man’s rampage leaves dad, 2 pedestrians dead

  16-11-2015 19:56
  The chain of events started Sunday afternoon when police responded to a report of an assault at a Springfield home.
  
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• Seahawks Lose Game You Probably Don't Want to Read About

  16-11-2015 19:52 via thestranger.com
  
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  Yesterday, the Seahawks lost to the Arizona Cardinals 32-39, and all but doomed their playoff chances. What follows is derived from the answer to the question, “What could any nominal Seahawks fan possibly want to read about this Seahawks team?” The answer, of course, is nothing. I wrote something anyway.The experience of watching the Seahawks right now is not something that any sane person would want to dwell on. There are no reassurances to offer at this point in
  
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• WSU student injured in third-story balcony fall in Pullman

  16-11-2015 19:39
  
  Pullman police say alcohol is a factor after a Washington State University student fell off the third-story balcony of an off-campus apartment.
  
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• 31 Restaurants to Visit In Honor of National Fast Food Day

  16-11-2015 19:12 via thestranger.com
  
  Tat’s Delicatessen is worth a visit any day, but especially on National Fast Food Day. Kelly O
  Today is National Fast Food Day, but that doesn't mean you have to go to McDonald's. In honor of the occasion, here are 31 of our favorite, non-corporate restaurants with fast (but still delicious) food.
  CAPITOL HILL/FIRST HILL
  1. Big Mario’sBig Mario’s pizza is good: The crust is thin but not floppy, except at the very tip; the sauce is almost salty, almost sweet, and sparingly appli
  
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• Mount Baker Ski Area first in state to open; others may soon follow

  16-11-2015 19:05
  Grab your skis or snowboard! Mount Baker Ski Area is opening Thursday after a series of storms dropped more than two feet of snow. “We got 14 to 15 inches of snow (in past two days), and lucked out as we were on the leading edge of that storm cycle’s cold front,” said Gwyn Howat, […]
  
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• Seattle council could add funds for homeless help, LGBTQ community center

  16-11-2015 19:03
  The Seattle City Council, acting as the Budget Committee, will discuss changes to the city’s 2016 budget Monday morning. A vote is expected to follow.
  
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• Guest Editorial: City Council Members and Mayor Murray, It's Time to Give Seattle 12 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave

  16-11-2015 18:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The author, a former city council candidate, argues that to live its progressive values the City of Seattle needs to start providing 12 weeks of paid parental leave. Courtesy of Morgan Beach
  It’s time Seattle faces the fact that we wave our progressive flag far and wide and don’t live up to those standards when it comes to certain policies. Exhibit A: paid parental leave. We allow ourselves to be persuaded that it will hurt, it will be hard, it will ruin our city. But gender equity c
  
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• Mormons Resign Church Over Latest Anti-Gay Assholery

  16-11-2015 18:19 via thestranger.com
  
  Until very recently, churches could order members to choose their faiths—choose their imaginary friends and their man-made dogmas—over their own children. Those days are over:
  Ever since she was an infant being blessed during a church naming ceremony, Lindsay Matson had been on the books of the Mormon Church. As it has done with millions of other members, the church kept note of her spiritual life as she moved from congregation to congregation, took youth leadership posts and married
  
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• Morning News: More Rain and Wind and Power Outages on the Way. Plus a Seahawks Loss. Also, We're Bombing ISIS.

  16-11-2015 17:44 via thestranger.com
  
  This was the result of a wind storm in Seattle in 2006. More wind and rain is on its way over the next two days. Matt Ragen / Shutterstock.com
  More Storms Are Headed Our Way: "It's been one storm after another in November so far, but a one-two punch looming out in the Pacific for early this week has potential to perhaps be the most damaging, with the possibility for not only another round of flooding rains, but very strong winds capable of gusting over 60 mph, bringing widespread power outages."
  
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• Northwest forecast: Rain, wind and — skiers, rejoice — snow in the mountains

  16-11-2015 17:41
  
  Rain, wind and mountain snow are expected to hit Western Washington Monday and Tuesday. Winds could reach 65 mph Tuesday.
  
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• Carson sometimes deviates from GOP health care thought

  16-11-2015 15:52
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Ben Carson lambastes “Obamacare” as much as the next Republican presidential candidate, but the neurosurgeon-turned-politician has a history of health care ideas that puts him outside mainstream conservative thought on the issue. Private insurance companies, he has said, should be little more than “non-profit service organizations,” with government capping their profit margins. […]
  
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• Los Angeles walloped by winds as cold front moves south

  16-11-2015 15:51
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A cold front that whipped up a damaging tornado in a central California town moved south Monday, buffeting the Los Angeles area with gusts topping 60 mph. Drivers in mountain areas were urged to use caution as light snow and hail fell at elevations as low as 4,000 feet. Powerful winds […]
  
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• Police: Man accused of setting father on fire turns self in

  16-11-2015 15:38
  
  HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man accused of setting his father on fire has turned himself in to authorities to face charges of attempted murder and arson. Homestead Police Detective Fernando Morales says 38-year-old Tabias Rollins was taken to a hospital after he turned himself in Sunday. Morales says Rollins was injured in the […]
  
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• Ravensdale marks 100 years since mine disaster killed 31

  16-11-2015 14:30
  
  Ravensdale, in Southeast King County, is marking the centennial of the day 31 coal miners died in one of the state’s worst mining disasters.
  
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• 5 things to know about Salah Abdeslam, fugitive suspect in Paris attacks

  16-11-2015 13:27
  
  Authorities reportedly stopped a car that Abdeslam and two other people were traveling in Saturday, checked his identification and released him.
  
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• Microsoft teams with Code.org on Hour of Code event

  16-11-2015 12:00
  
  As the third annual Hour of Code approaches, Code.org is launching a “Minecraft”-themed tutorial to teach kids basic coding skills.
  
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• Tornado strikes Central California town, damages homes

  16-11-2015 06:09
  
  DENAIR, Calif. (AP) — A rare tornado struck a Central California town on Sunday, tearing roofing and walls, knocking down trees and power lines and damaging gas lines. The National Weather Service said video and witness reports confirm a tornado touched down in Denair, about 13 miles southeast of Modesto, shortly before 2 p.m. Meteorologists […]
  
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• Showdown brewing over bus lanes on Madison

  16-11-2015 03:39
  
  Arguments over dedicated bus lanes are heating up on the city’s Madison Street bus-rapid-transit project, just days after voters passed the Move Seattle levy.
  
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• A fleeting glimpse of blue skies

  16-11-2015 03:10
  
  A man walking near Husky Stadium passes a reflection of the first blue skies seen in days, after an abundance of rain in Seattle.
  
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• Toxic algae creating deep trouble on West Coast

  16-11-2015 02:13
  
  A massive toxic algae bloom of unprecedented size has delayed the opening of the California crab season; Washington’s season is still uncertain.
  
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• Driver under investigation in fatal crash near Spokane

  16-11-2015 02:02
  
  Washington State Patrol says 23-year-old passenger in vehicle was killed when driver lost control and spun off the roadway on U.S. Route 2
  
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• Seattle School Board to vote on 5 percent raise for Nyland

  16-11-2015 01:38
  
  At Wednesday’s board meeting, a group plans to display letters from parents, students and teachers detailing how they could better spend the money.
  
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• 2 dead following shooting in Florence on Oregon coast

  16-11-2015 00:59
  
  Police say one dead at scene, other dies in the hospital following early morning shootout at a Florence home
  
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• Appeals court orders new trial in CPS child-negligence case

  16-11-2015 00:44
  
  Appellate court says trial judge improperly instructed the jury and sent the civil case involving injuries to an infant back for a new trial
  
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