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• In a land far, far away, the wait is on for baby dragons

  06-02-2016 22:45
  
  Although it does not breathe fire, the olm has several attributes fitting a dragon: It can live up to 100 years and survive without food for 10.
  
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• State Corrections chief quits, scorns lawmaker’s ‘need for blood’

  06-02-2016 20:55
  
  State Corrections Secretary Dan Pacholke said he hopes his resignation meets one Republican lawmaker’s “need for blood.”
  
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• Corrections Secretary Dan Pacholke resigns amid prisoner-release mistake

  06-02-2016 20:55
  
  State Corrections Secretary Dan Pacholke announced his resignation Saturday, saying he hopes it meets a Republican lawmaker’s “need for blood.”
  
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• Oregon police officer killed while serving warrant

  06-02-2016 20:40
  
  The 39-year-old officer in Seaside, Oregon, was shot as he tried to arrest a man for felony assault. The alleged shooter was killed by another officer.
  
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• Fed court issues $385K judgment against blueberry growers

  06-02-2016 19:06
  
  SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Some blueberry growers in Walla Walla County have admitted in federal court that they systematically violated the rights of their agricultural workers over a period of three years. That includes failing to pay the minimum wage and overtime in the 2011, 2012 and 2013 growing seasons. The U.S. Department of Labor […]
  
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• Spokane police chief to retire in March

  06-02-2016 19:02
  
  SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The acting chief of the Spokane Police Department has announced his retirement, and will be replaced by former U.S. Attorney Jim McDevitt. Interim Chief Rick Dobrow said Friday that he will retire effective March 1. Mayor David Condon says Dobrow will be temporarily replaced by McDevitt, who will be the troubled […]
  
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• ‘While the City Slept’ excerpts: Madness and murder in a broken system

  06-02-2016 19:00
  
  Eli Sanders’ “While the City Slept” shows the psychological descent of killer Isaiah Kalebu as it reveals missed opportunities that might have prevented Kalebu’s 2009 assault on Jennifer Hopper and Teresa Butz.
  
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• Redmond movie theater evacuated after bomb threat found in bathroom

  06-02-2016 18:41
  
  A Redmond movie theater was evacuated Friday night after workers found a bomb threat in the bathroom.
  
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• Austrian police: 5 skiers killed in ‘massive’ avalanche

  06-02-2016 17:57
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Five people were killed Saturday when a “massive” avalanche in the Austrian Alps struck skiers from the Czech Republic taking part in a freeriding camp, police said. Two other skiers were injured and ten were rescued unharmed, Tirol police spokesman Helmut Schuetz said. He said the skiers were moving in two separate […]
  
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• Uncommon advocate: Conservative Christian Joseph Castleberry unabashedly supports immigrants

  06-02-2016 17:00
  
  While the Republican presidential candidates compete to take the hardest line on immigration, Joseph Castleberry, president of evangelical Christian Northwest University in Kirkland, is preaching a very different message.
  
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• UW police looking for man who’s groped numerous women

  06-02-2016 06:57
  
  Authorities issued a crime alert Friday, warning the school community of the man.
  
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• Redmond movie theater evacuated after bomb threat

  06-02-2016 06:39
  
  Movie patrons evacuated the building shortly after the report around 6 p.m. The theater remained closed for the night.
  
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• Keeping Jungle open is the opposite of compassion

  06-02-2016 06:36
  
  At a City Hall summit on homelessness, city officials and social-service providers seemed put off at the idea of closing the infamous encampment known as The Jungle. But it’s far more cruel to leave it open.
  
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• Over 100 missing, 14 dead as strong quake rattles Taiwan

  06-02-2016 06:03
  
  A powerful, shallow earthquake struck southern Taiwan before dawn Saturday. Rescuers scrambled with ladders, cranes and other equipment to free people from two towers that folded like an accordion in a pile of rubble and twisted metal.
  
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• 7 dead, hundreds rescued and injured as quake rattles Taiwan

  06-02-2016 06:03
  
  A powerful, shallow earthquake struck southern Taiwan before dawn Saturday. Rescuers scrambled with ladders, cranes and other equipment to free people from two towers that folded like an accordion in a pile of rubble and twisted metal.
  
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• Seattle photographer shares his passion in ‘The Living Bird’

  06-02-2016 05:43
  
  Gerrit Vyn traveled North America and beyond, cramming himself into tiny tents and blinds to capture photos of birds for the Mountaineers Books hit title.
  
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• Revitalizing community of Yesler Terrace

  06-02-2016 05:35
  
  The redevelopment of Yesler Terrace continues with the opening of Raven Terrace.
  
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• Teen driver in Clark County crash says she was texting, using Snapchat

  06-02-2016 05:12
  
  The teen suffered minor injuries and was cited on suspicion of reckless driving.
  
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• Photos: Chinese history in Seattle

  06-02-2016 05:06
  
  Chinese labor was key to building much of the infrastructure of the Northwest, but the people didn't always get the thanks they deserved.
  
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• Man who gave name to “Peanuts'” Linus dies at age 90

  06-02-2016 04:51
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Linus Maurer, a cartoonist and illustrator whose old friend and colleague Charles M. Schulz borrowed his first name for Charlie Brown’s blanket-wielding best friend Linus in his “Peanuts” comic strip and cartoons, has died at age 90. Maurer died Jan. 29 in Sonoma, California, his longtime partner Mary Jo Starsiak told […]
  
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• Google Shuts Down Amazon Unionization Website (UPDATED)

  06-02-2016 04:51 via thestranger.com
  
  For several months, a website hosted on a Google subdomain was posting workplace horror stories from people claiming to be Amazon employees. Now it's been shut down. Kelly O
  This post has been updated. Scroll to the bottom for more.
  It appears that Google has disabled a website where people who claim to be Amazon employees were threatening to unionize. Google posted a notice saying the website violated its terms of service on Friday evening.
  On Tuesday, we ran a story about the website, which wa
  
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• Google Shuts Down Amazon Unionization Website (UPDATE)

  06-02-2016 04:51 via thestranger.com
  
  For several months, a website hosted on a Google subdomain was posting workplace horror stories from people claiming to be Amazon employees. Now it's been shut down. Kelly O
  It appears that Google has disabled a website where people who claim to be Amazon employees were threatening to unionize. Google posted a notice saying the website violated its terms of service on Friday afternoon.
  On Tuesday, we ran a story about the website, which was soliciting Amazon workplace horror stories to be publis
  
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• Google Shuts Down Amazon Unionization Website

  06-02-2016 04:51 via thestranger.com
  
  For several months, a website hosted on a Google subdomain was posting workplace horror stories from people claiming to be Amazon employees. Now it's been shut down. Kelly O
  It appears that Google has disabled a website where people who claim to be Amazon employees were threatening to unionize. Google posted a notice saying the website violated its Terms of Service on Friday afternoon.
  On Tuesday, we ran a story about the website, which was soliciting Amazon horror stories to be published online
  
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• Samuel French Tries to Shut Down That'swhatshesaid an Hour Before Curtain

  06-02-2016 04:06 via thestranger.com
  
  You know what you get when you critique the patriarchy? You get a cease and desist letter.Tim Summers
  About 15 minutes ago, Samuel French, the publisher of Joshua Harmon's play Bad Jews, sent a cease and desist order to Gay City Arts Executive Director Fred Swanson, demanding that the show That'swhatshesaid, set to open tonight in the tiny theater at the back of Gay City, not be allowed to go on as planned.The one-person play, created and performed by Erin Pike and written by Courtney Meaker con
  
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• Savage Love Letter of the Day: A Tall Order

  06-02-2016 03:37 via thestranger.com
  
  My best friend and I (straightish/not giving a fuck-ish female and asexual/gay agender) are in a rather codependent relationship. We are roughly equivalent from a psychological perspective, which is a rare find for such fucked up people. The differences that we do have tend to complete each other so that in many situations it is easier to function as a unit. One might think such codependency is unhealthy, but having a constant friend security blanket has made us both happier and calmer. I wake t
  
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• Aurora lane closures wrapping up early, mostly

  06-02-2016 03:02
  
  Lane closures on Aurora Avenue just north of downtown are wrapping up early, though at least a short part of the right lane will continue to be closed until late February.
  
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• Maggie Smith Rules in The Lady in the Van

  06-02-2016 02:07 via thestranger.com
  
  If you’ve heard anything about The Lady in the Van, you won’t be surprised to hear that I think Maggie Smith is fucking fantastic. In this “mostly true story” written by celebrated playwright Alan Bennett, Smith portrays Miss Shepherd, a homeless woman who parked her van in Bennett’s driveway for 15 years. Smith’s demeanor and turns of mood are convincing and complicated. Her face, expressive as always, works especially hard during her many scenes shot inside
  
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• Sex and Cousins in The Automatic Hate

  06-02-2016 01:46 via thestranger.com
  
  Davis Green is the only son of his father Ronald and, as far as Davis knows, Ronald was an only son. But when Alexis Green shows up at Davis’s door claiming to be his cousin, he is drawn to her, and together they are drawn to the smoldering secrets that have kept them and their fathers apart for so many years.
  Joseph Cross and Adelaide Clemens give good performances as Davis and Alexis, but the young cousins’ pot-infused tumult isn’t nearly as interesting as the conflict betwe
  
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• No Need To Keep Making Jokes About the Moon Juice Empress's Food Diary...

  06-02-2016 01:39 via thestranger.com
  
  This is feldspar. vvoe/Shutterstock
  ...for Julieanne Smolinski has bested your meager attempts.
  Breakfast is the same thing, every day: denuded feldspar. I soak it overnight in Mexican creek foam to create a pudding, which I suck from a vinegar-soaked sponge. It’s truly hands free, which lets me simultaneously do my sun grunts and marinate my anus in squeezed orange pith.
  Then it’s time to wake my son, Protein, for “school" ...
  My son, Protein, INDEED.
  The rest, as they say, is
  
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• 10 Places to Watch the Super Bowl That Are Better Than Your House

  06-02-2016 01:36 via thestranger.com
  
  Watch the game somewhere where they'll pour your beer for you. Africa Studio / Shutterstock
  Just because the Seahawks aren't in the Super Bowl doesn't mean you can't watch the game. If you don't have a TV or a planned place to watch it, that's no excuse either, because, as Spike Friedman wrote earlier, there's a TV in just about every bar in this town. But beyond that, several bars are also having special Super Bowl parties with free food, drink specials, and giant TVs. Here are 10 you should ch
  
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• U.S. Military Releases Photos of Detainees Abused in American Wars

  06-02-2016 01:22 via thestranger.com
  
  One of 198 images released by the Defense Department today, with no context or explanation.US Military
  The Intercept reports:
  The Pentagon today released 198 photos related to its investigations into abuse of detainees by U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  The photos are mainly close-up shots of arms, feet, heads, hands, or joints, sometimes showing bruises or scabs. Faces are redacted with black bars. It’s not always clear where each of the photos was taken, but they come from internal
  
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• Someone Marked Up All the Proofreading Errors in a New Magazine Called Ville and Sent It to Us

  06-02-2016 01:17 via thestranger.com
  
  Sent by priority mail, no less. Christopher Frizzelle
  Here is the magazine that was enclosed. I can't believe someone paid $6.45 to send this to us. Christopher Frizzelle
  I flipped it open and, to my surprise, I have heard of the people associated with this magazine. It turns out that the editor is none other than Slog favorite Charity Mainville! You all remember Charity Mainville right? Of DList magazine infamy? The brooding Las Vegas gal who moved here even though there's nothing to do in Seat
  
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• Ted Cruz's Secret Longings

  06-02-2016 01:02 via thestranger.com
  
  "You know that 'TrusTed' logo?" asks Hlinko at DailyKos. "The one with TRUS and TED merged, yet separated via different colors? Turns out that when you Google 'TRUS,' the logo at once becomes hilarious and hilariously appropriate."
  And... here's the first result when you Google TRUS:
  A transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) is an ultrasound technique that is used to view a man's prostate and surrounding tissues. The ultrasound transducer (probe) sends sound waves through the wall of the rectum into the
  
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• Many take a spin on city’s new streetcar

  06-02-2016 00:42
  
  Sketched Feb 2, 2016 After years of anticipation, the 2.5-mile streetcar line connecting Capitol Hill and Pioneer Square is finally up and running. Have you taken a ride on any of the colorful cars yet? On Tuesday afternoon, I boarded one decorated with a swirling Chinese dragon and red, pink and yellow flowers. It was […]
  
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• EPA: Mine spill dumped 880,000 pounds of metals in river

  06-02-2016 00:41
  
  DENVER (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency says millions of gallons of wastewater that gushed from a Colorado gold mine last year may have sent more than 880,000 pounds of metals into a river. A preliminary report released Friday says the spill flowed into the Animas River and most of the metals settled into the […]
  
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• Senate Republicans Just Kicked Out Lynn Peterson, the State's Head of Transportation

  06-02-2016 00:34 via thestranger.com
  
  Lynn Peterson has been the head of the Washington State Department of Transportation since 2013. WSDOT
  The Republican-controlled state senate used their majority to deny a confirmation of Washington State Department of Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson this afternoon. Peterson, a highway engineer by training who previously served as transportation policy advisor to Oregon's former governor John Kitzhaber, was appointed to the position by Governor Jay Inslee in 2013.Senate Republicans effect
  
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• Guest Editorial: Ethics Law to Stop the Politician-Lobbyist Revolving Door Dies in Olympia

  06-02-2016 00:25 via thestranger.com
  
  A bipartisan effort quietly killed a bill that would have "slowed down our state's revolving door," says State Senator Reuven Carlyle. Lisa Von Biela/Shutterstock
  It’s disappointing to report that bipartisanship broke out in Olympia this week!Senate Republicans and House Democrats quietly aligned to allow strong ethics legislation to quietly fail in each chamber.
  My legislation-–crafted in partnership with Attorney General Bob Ferguson and introduced for a second year–would hav
  
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• Why Americans Will No Longer Be Able to Afford to Live in American Cities

  06-02-2016 00:19 via thestranger.com
  
  "Dah-ling, I love you but give me Park Avenue."alexpro9500/shutterstock.com
  It's all connected. Stocks and bonds are not making the kind of returns the rich want. The global economy is not growing fast enough. Large sections of it are not growing at all. What is the world's surplus cash supposed to do? One solution is to open and flow into real estate markets in growing or glamorous Western cities.
  Forbes posted an excellent piece about how the global rich are transforming Manhattan's skyline. T
  
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• State Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson ousted by Senate Republicans

  06-02-2016 00:00
  
  The state Senate fired Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson on Friday afternoon by refusing to confirm her — some three years after she was appointed by Gov. Jay Inslee.
  
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