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• Authorities: Missing woman died of overdose, body was buried in Oregon

  19-11-2015 23:51
  
  An 18-year-old Washington state woman missing for five years likely died of an accidental drug overdose and was buried in a remote area of Oregon.
  
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• Seattle FBI Bureau Investigating "Threatening Language" Directed at Local Mosques

  19-11-2015 23:50 via thestranger.com
  
  So this was just posted as a threat to Seattle Area Mosques.
  Stay safe everyone. pic.twitter.com/g0SlyYu6Wa
  — Faisal (@fz206) November 18, 2015
  I asked the Seattle bureau of the FBI about this. Spokesperson Ayn Dietrich said the post contains "threatening language" and the bureau is looking into the possibility of a related physical threat. She said local police departments with mosques in their jurisdictions have been made aware of it, and that collectively they are "maintaining a routine
  
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• Mountain Loop Highway, Suiattle River Road closed by storm damage

  19-11-2015 23:35
  
  This alert was issued Thursday by the Darrington Ranger District of Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: The Mountain Loop Scenic Byway is closed at the Deer Creek gate, approximately 12 miles east of the Verlot Public Service Center, and at the Bedal Creek gate, approximately 16.5 miles south of Darrington. The closure is due to road […]
  
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• Savage Love: Cold Cucked

  19-11-2015 23:18 via thestranger.com
  
  JOE NEWTON
  I've always been a big believer in the common-sense obviousness that monogamy is hard. Additionally, I like the idea of my wife getting fucked. I don't have any desire to be denigrated or emasculated; I just get off on the idea of her being satisfied and a little transgressive. Early in our relationship, we talked about monogomish guidelines: I'd like to be informed and consulted, and she would rather I kept mine to myself. Last weekend we were having sex, and she asked me if I "want
  
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• Top 10 Live Shows Around Town This Weekend

  19-11-2015 23:12 via thestranger.com
  
  Hesher underdogs Strange Wilds play Highline on Saturday.It's time once again for our weekend roundup of concerts around town, and we've got some bangers for you this go-round, from reunited post-hardcore crew the Fall of Troy, to mellow indie heroes Yo La Tengo, to acid jazz ensemble Low Tones. As usual, if none of this excites you, there's about 200 more shows happening around town this weekend, and they're all on our Things To Do calendar.FRIDAY
  1. Yo La Tengo
  The understated indie heroes tak
  
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• Prosecutors: Seattle serial rapist preyed on, intimidated female friends

  19-11-2015 23:05
  
  A Seattle man accused of serially abusing women in his group of friends has been arrested and charged with rape.
  
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• Day after Thanksgiving will be fee-free at Olympic, Rainier national parks

  19-11-2015 22:54
  
  Two parks team up in effort to lure families outdoors at holiday time.
  
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• When I Think of the Protests at Mizzou, I Think of This Poem by Roger Reeves

  19-11-2015 22:50 via thestranger.com
  
  Roger Reeves is reading for the Hugo Literary Series tomorrow, which means he'll present new work based on the prompt: "Beggars can’t be choosers." This year's Lit Series explores cliches, hence the cliche prompt. He'll be reading along with big deal essayist Leslie Jamison, andPortland-based novelist Alexis Smith. Yves will play some tunes.Rachel Eliza Griffiths
  I studied English and theater at the University of Missouri-Columbia, so I've taken special interest in the stories of political
  
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• State Democrats Want Republican Islamophobe Jay Rodne Stripped of His Committee Position

  19-11-2015 22:27 via thestranger.com
  
  "Obama wants to import 1.5 million muslims into the U.S. This is absolute madness! Islam is incompatible with western civilization! How anyone people need to die? In the interim, Amicans, arm yourselves!!!!!" wa.gov
  Republican Jay Rodne, the Snoqualamie legislator believes that Islam is incompatible with the West (putting him in agreement with ISIS, by the way), is also the chair of the Washington State House Judiciary Committee. Yesterday, he stood by his comments. Today, the Washington State D
  
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• Who Needs Civil Liberties When There's Spying to be Done?

  19-11-2015 21:40 via thestranger.com
  
  Okay boys, what bullshit are we going to make up today? Andrew Cline / Shutterstock.com
  Republican politicians — and a few Democrats — seem to be doing their darndest to prove ISIS right about Americans, first by refusing to provide safe haven to foreign refugees, and now by gleefully plotting to harass and monitor American Muslims. Because the solution to violence abroad is to spy on people here at home who have no connection to terrorism whatsoever.
  Not particularly shockingly, Don
  
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• Carson likens Syrian refugees to dogs; Trump pledges ‘security is going to rule’

  19-11-2015 21:18
  
  Ben Carson raised the specter of some Syrian refugees as dogs on Wednesday, while Donald Trump would not rule out such measures as warrantless searches and special identity requirements for Muslim Americans. The two front runners for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination ratcheted up the security rhetoric, and Trump raised the tempo of his attacks on Carson’s national security expertise. Dr. Ben Carson:  “We have to have in place screening mechanisms that allow us to deter
  
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• America's Next Subprime Crisis Will Be Car Loans

  19-11-2015 21:05 via thestranger.com
  
  Lots of poor Americans are buying cars with expensive credit. carroteater/shutterstock.com
  The Wall Street Journal reports that during the second and third quarter of this year, more than $110 billion worth of auto loans were made to people with poor credit (below 660 score), and that nearly 70 percent of those loans were made to borrowers with credit scores below 620. Some analysts are correct to see similarities between the current boom in subprime auto loans with “what happened in mortg
  
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• Seattle Lyft Driver Wants to Know Why She Was Deactivated After Attending a Teamsters Organizing Meeting

  19-11-2015 20:47 via thestranger.com
  
  Adam Ziemkowski, a staffer from Kshama Sawant's office, spoke to the crowd of drivers and union organizers at Wednesday's rally. Alex Garland
  Kim* had been driving for Lyft less than three months before she received a message on Tuesday telling her she had been deactivated. The e-mail informed Kim that her "star rating has been decreased" and that the company "received multiple reports" about her Lyft account. "Due to this feedback, coupled with your current driver rating, your driver account ha
  
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• UW's oldest building getting a makeover

  19-11-2015 20:30
  
  The University of Washington's first building, Denny Hall, is getting a major overhaul.
  
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• Nine arrested in crackdown on Central District drugs, guns

  19-11-2015 20:29
  
  Nine people were arrested Wednesday by a law enforcement task force targeting firearms and drug crimes in Seattle’s Central District.
  
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• Prosecutor: Driver in deadly crash let girlfriend’s son find her body

  19-11-2015 20:27
  
  A Bellevue man alleged to have been driving drunk and stoned during a crash that killed his girlfriend has been charged with vehicular homicide.
  
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• Seattle's First City-Sanctioned Homeless Encampments Will Open This Week

  19-11-2015 19:37 via thestranger.com
  
  This photo is from Nickelsville's West Seattle site back in 2013. Kelly O
  Eight months after the Seattle City Council took the huge step of voting to allow three new homeless encampments on city-owned land, two of those camps are set to open this week.
  One camp, run by SHARE/WHEEL, will open today in Interbay near 17th Avenue and West Dravus Street. Mayor Ed Murray will stop by to tour the site today, and volunteers and future residents will build the camp in the next few weeks.The other camp, N
  
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• Olympia-area mother charged in toddler’s death jailed until trial

  19-11-2015 19:18
  
  An Olympia-area woman accused of leaving her toddler alone in a house where he died in a fire to remain in Thurston County jail until her trial.
  
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• Person of Interest: Crispin Hellion Glover, Actor, Filmmaker

  19-11-2015 19:08 via thestranger.com
  
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• Pierce County bans e-cigarettes for minors, vaping in public

  19-11-2015 18:36
  
  Pierce County officials have decided to regulate electronic-cigarette products in the same way as cigarettes.
  
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• Moschino Barbie Boys

  19-11-2015 18:23 via thestranger.com
  
  Not all gay men played with dolls when they were little boys... but almost almost all little boys who played with dolls grow up to be gay men. And sometimes those gay boys grow up to be talented and powerful fashion designers. Queerty has the backstory for the viral Barbie ad campaign:
  In a statement sent to BBC News, Mattel states: “This video parodies iconic Barbie commercials from the 1980’s starring a young [Moschino creative director] Jeremy Scott look alike. The video celebrat
  
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• Fatal 4-vehicle collision tangles traffic between Port Orchard, Bremerton

  19-11-2015 17:52
  At least one person is dead in a four-vehicle collision on Highway 16 in Gorst, Kitsap County.
  
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• Alcohol suspected as arrest made in fatal Kitsap County collision

  19-11-2015 17:52
  
  One person died in a four-vehicle collision on Highway 16 in Gorst, Kitsap County, and another was arrested. Troopers say alcohol was involved.
  
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• People Magazine's Big Exclusive

  19-11-2015 17:50 via thestranger.com
  
  Wow, People Magazine. You got an "exclusive" on the new Duggar baby. That's an impressive get. Because if there's anything we've learned about the Duggars over their two decades in the public eye—besides the religious bigotry, the theocratic cult, the creepy sexism, the homophobia, the transphobia, the molestations, the coverup, and the sex scandals—it's how publicity-averse the Duggar family is and how rarely a Duggar reproduces. Jessa herself is like a cross between Greta Garbo an
  
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• The Morning News: Heroin Deaths Rising, School Starting Later, and a Big Bernie Sanders Speech

  19-11-2015 17:14 via thestranger.com
  
  Heroin overdoses continue to rise in Washington State. Arman Zhenikeyev/Shutterstock
  Prescription Painkiller Deaths are Down, But Heroin Deaths are Way Up in Washington: "Deaths from prescription painkiller overdoses are down in Washington, but new statewide numbers show that progress is being offset by another alarming statistic," KPLU reports. "Between 2008 and 2014, the number of people who died from prescription narcotic overdoses dropped from over 512 to 319. But over the same period, the n
  
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• Highway 2 closed indefinitely between Skykomish, Stevens Pass

  19-11-2015 16:48
  
  Erosion beneath a bridge’s foundation needs emergency repair, says the state, closing Highway 2 for 15 miles.
  
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• Ex-Subway spokesman pleads guilty to child porn, sex crimes

  19-11-2015 16:34
  Ex-Subway pitchman Jared Fogle pleaded guilty to child pornography and sex crime charges, with an expert testifying about Fogle's sexual transgressions, including his extensive use of prostitutes and fantasies about young girls.
  
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• Ex-Subway pitchman Fogle gets more than 15 years in prison

  19-11-2015 16:34
  
  The judge disregarded the prosecutors' recommendation and gave former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle a longer sentence of more than 15 years in prison for trading in child pornography and having sex with underage prostitutes.
  
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• What King County’s refugee populations look like | Interactive map

  19-11-2015 16:00
  Where have they moved from, and where do they live?
  
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• What’s for dinner? Genetically engineered salmon OK’d by FDA

  19-11-2015 15:59
  WASHINGTON (AP) — What’s for dinner? Before long, it may well be genetically modified salmon, the first such altered animal cleared for human consumption in the United States. Critics call it “frankenfish,” but the Food and Drug Administration granted its approval on Thursday, saying the faster-growing salmon is safe to eat. It could be available […]
  
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• Genetically modified salmon OK’d for human consumption in US

  19-11-2015 15:59
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved genetically modified salmon, the first such altered animal allowed for human consumption in the United States. The Obama administration had stalled in approving the fast-growing salmon for more than five years amid consumer concerns about eating genetically modified foods. But the agency said Thursday […]
  
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• In class, out of court: How one school district triumphed over truancy

  19-11-2015 15:50
  
  Sending kids who habitually miss school to court under the state’s 20-year truancy law hasn’t helped them stay in school. But a school-court-community effort in Spokane County is having impressive success.
  
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• Colleges update mascots, mottos, amid pressure from students

  19-11-2015 15:38
  BOSTON (AP) — Amherst College has turned on its mascot. Georgetown University is renaming buildings. Union College has a new motto. Faced with growing pressure from students, colleges across the U.S. are updating campus fixtures that have been deemed insensitive or outdated. Inspired by racially charged protests at the University of Missouri, students have demanded […]
  
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• Using sight and sound to trigger dementia patients’ memories

  19-11-2015 15:37
  
  EASTON, Pa. (AP) — From the antique cast-iron stove in the kitchen to the ancient wood-paneled radio in the living room, the decor in The Easton Home comes straight out of the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s. Which is by design. The old-fashioned rooms are in the dementia wing of the elder-care facility and serve an […]
  
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• Issaquah revisiting idea of starting school later for teens

  19-11-2015 15:01
  
  The Issaquah School District gave up on later start times for teens more than 10 years ago, but renewed parent demand is fueling another try.
  
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• Hold on a second: UN kicks ‘leap second’ decision down road

  19-11-2015 14:41
  BERLIN (AP) — For this decision, a U.N. agency has decided to take its time. The International Telecommunication Union said Thursday that it had considered a proposal to abandon the “leap second” at a conference in Geneva, but recommended further study. The practice of periodically adding an extra second to compensate for the slightly slower […]
  
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• Seattle schools chief gets $13,800 raise, contract extension

  19-11-2015 06:48
  Seattle Superintendent Larry Nyland will get about a $13,800 raise this year, increasing his base salary to $289,879 annually, with an extended contract through June 2018. He has said he’ll donate the raise to the district’s general fund.
  
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• Poet reminds us of price profit can exact

  19-11-2015 06:13
  A Seattle writer brings a monumental tragedy to life again in a book of poetry.
  
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• A flight on the wild side

  19-11-2015 06:02
  
  Mallards rescued from a vegetable-oil spill in White Center leave their crates in Steve Cox Memorial Park before flying back to freedom.
  
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• Truth Needle: Is Obama trying to import 1.5 million Muslims?

  19-11-2015 05:42
  
  A Facebook post by Rep. Jay Rodne, R-Snoqualmie, stated that President Obama “wants to import 1.5 million Muslims into the U.S.” We rate the claim as false.
  
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• Seattle board approves later start times for schools

  19-11-2015 05:41
  
  The Seattle School Board has approved new, later start times for its high schools and most of its middle schools, making Seattle one of the largest school districts in the nation where teenagers will start classes later than 8:30 a.m.
  
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• Kirkland’s rapid-transit plan along corridor draws opposition

  19-11-2015 05:27
  
  Kirkland bought its six-mile section of the Eastside Rail Corridor and built a bike path that residents compare to the Burke-Gilman Trail. Now a city proposal to get bus rapid transit added to the 100-foot corridor is drawing opposition from residents.
  
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• Inslee declares state of emergency, thousands still without power

  19-11-2015 04:58
  
  The governor declared a state of emergency to help the state recover from the recent series of violent storms.
  
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• Seattle Public Schools approve later start times

  19-11-2015 04:07
  
  Seattle Public Schools considers later school start times
  
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• Washington state sued for “negligence” – for not fighting fire that lead to 2014 Carlton Complex inferno

  19-11-2015 03:59
  
  Washington State Sued for “Negligence” – For Not Fighting Fire That Lead to 2014 Carlton Complex Inferno
  
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• Settlement to clear some Washington state student-loan debt

  19-11-2015 03:29
  
  The company that runs The Art Institute of Seattle and Argosy University will wipe some student-loan debt off the books, but only for students who withdrew from the colleges within 45 days.
  
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• Award-winning Northwest poet Madeline DeFrees dies

  19-11-2015 03:21
  
  DeFrees, who spent four decades as a Catholic nun and was a Washington State Book Award winner, died Nov. 11 in Portland at age 95.
  
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• A major gay-lesbian lobby showers praise, high ratings on major Washington corporations

  19-11-2015 02:30
  
  Logos of major U.S. and Washington-based corporations flashed on big screens in September when the Human Rights Campaign, the country’s largest and most influential gay-lesbian-transgender lobby group, packed the Seattle Sheraton ballroom for its annual dinner. A bevy of the dinner’s “Platinum” sponsors — Alaska Airlines, Starbucks, Microsoft and Nordstrom — were given perfect 100 scores Wednesday when the Human Rights Campaign Foundation delivered its nationa
  
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• A Reminder that Seattle Police Plan to Use 911 Call Data to Determine Police Deployments

  19-11-2015 02:26 via thestranger.com
  
  This big new board at the Seattle Police Department shows where cops are deployed in real-time.Ansel Herz
  Did you read the harrowing editorial Frizzelle posted to Slog this morning, written by a Santa Monica woman about cops who showed up at her door, guns drawn, after a neighbor called them and said she was a "Hispanic" thief? (She's black. It was her own home.) That's the kind of data set—911 calls to police—that Seattle police say they're going to rely on to help determine deploym
  
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• Seattle holiday-season tourist traps and better alternatives

  19-11-2015 01:49
  
  Sometimes we come up empty when wondering what to do with our friends and relatives who visit us for the holidays. There's ... uh ... the Space Needle? Let us take some of the guesswork out of this conundrum for you.
  
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