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• Batman v Superman Is the Most Expensive Schoolyard Shoving Match of All Time

  24-03-2016 23:28 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ned Lannamann
  The biggest problem with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is right there in the title. I'm not talking about its ungainliness or its pomposity (the movie shares these qualities), or even the awkward v stabbed through it like one of the Caped Crusader's little bat-shaped throwy things. I'm talking about the two words it's missing: Wonder Woman.
  As you've learned from the trailer, Wonder Woman appears in this latest effort by DC Comics to turn its massive amounts of intellectual
  
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• Comedian Garry Shandling dies at 66

  24-03-2016 23:03
  
  The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that Garry Shandling, known for “The Larry Sanders Show” and “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show” on cable television, was transferred by ambulance to a local hospital, where he died.
  
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• $50 billion Sound Transit proposal would boost light rail throughout region

  24-03-2016 22:52
  
  The second downtown Seattle transit tunnel would be just east of the existing one. The tax request for voters would be nearly $400 a year for an average household for the Sound Transit 3 package.
  
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• Savage Love: Fixations, Oral and Otherwise

  24-03-2016 22:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan Savage JOE NEWTON
  I'm a 24-year-old male, married three years, monogamous. My wife and I are religious and were both virgins when we got married. I'm sexually frustrated with two things. (1) How can I get her to give me oral sex? (She has never given and I have never received oral sex. I regularly give her oral sex.) She is afraid to try it, saying she's not ready yet. About every six months, I bring it up and it leads to a fight. She is a germophobe, but I think she believes fellatio is
  
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• Online registration failure for Wonderland Trail back-country permits could result in long lines at ranger stations this summer

  24-03-2016 22:02
  
  Major changes are looming for back-country camping and climbing permits in the vast Wonderland Trail system of Mount Rainier National Park. A failure of the park’s existing reservation system due to power failure from a recent storm led the park to initiate a new process that will be first-come, first-served this summer. This could be […]
  
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• Garry Shandling is Dead

  24-03-2016 21:57 via thestranger.com
  
  by Sean NelsonGarry Shandling, 1949-2016 s_bukley/Shutterstock
  TMZ has reported that Garry Shandling, comedian and creator of It's Gary Shandling's Show and The Larry Sanders Show, died this morning from a massive heart attack.Shandling was one of the great stand-up comics of the '80s, but his actual genius lay in mining the narcissism inherent in his comedic persona to create hilarious and surprisingly deep television. His postmodern tricks were an excellent use of the medium that mirrored the
  
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• Alabama Governor Robert Bentley Accused of Affair Because he's Just so Gosh Darn Lovable

  24-03-2016 21:09 via thestranger.com
  
  by Matt Baume
  You guys, it's totally NO BIG DEAL that the Governor of Alabama, a deacon with the First Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa, was recorded telling an advisor that he wants to put his hands on her breasts. That's just showing normal executive leadership affection for a staffer! Totally non-sexual!
  "When I stand behind you and I put my arms around you, and I put my hands on your breasts, and I put my hands on —" and here the recording gets muffled for a moment, so try not to think abo
  
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• Light-rail train, platform hit by gunfire at Rainier Beach Station

  24-03-2016 20:53
  
  Police say the gunman may have been firing at two people who were sitting at the platform at Rainier Beach Station.
  
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• $503K in fines upheld against L&I for delaying release of lead-poisoning records to Times

  24-03-2016 20:26
  
  The records were a basis for The Seattle Times’ investigation, Loaded with Lead, which found that America’s gun ranges put workers, shooters and their family members at risk from lead poisoning.
  
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• Suspect arrested in 1980 Belltown homicide after DNA matched

  24-03-2016 20:12
  
  Seattle police say they have solved a nearly 36-year-old homicide through DNA.
  
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• Tomorrow on Blabbermouth: Chelsea Clinton Makes the Case for Hillary, Pramila Jayapal Makes the Case for Bernie!

  24-03-2016 20:11 via thestranger.com
  
  by Eli SandersCLOSING ARGUMENTS: Ahead of Saturday's Democratic caucuses, Chelsea Clinton and Pramila Jayapal will appear tomorrow on our week-in-review podcast, Blabbermouth, to argue for their candidates. Don't miss! Courtesy of the campaigns
  Heads up, caucus-goers: Tomorrow's episode of Blabbermouth features Chelsea Clinton making the case for Hillary and State Senator Pramila Jayapal making the case for Bernie.The two all-star campaign surrogates will also answer questions about Wall Street,
  
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• Hear New Sub Pop Act the Gotobeds' Brainy Punk Burner "Real Maths/Too Much"

  24-03-2016 19:58 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dave SegalTotally Wired! The Gotobeds (l to r): Gavin Jensen, Carey Belback, Eli Kasan, TFP Shawn Brackbill
  Very welcome news: Seattle indie label Sub Pop signed another great band—Pittsburgh's the Gotobeds. A smart, (post) punk-inflected group bursting with the right kind of nervous energy and incisive cynicism, the Gotobeds issued their debut album Poor People Are Revolting, in 2014 on Gerard Cosloy's 12XU label (a rare perfect confluence of Wire worship in band and label names). On J
  
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• SPD: Cold case arrest made in 1980 Belltown homicide

  24-03-2016 19:36
  
  Seattle police made a cold case arrest Wednesday in a 1980 Belltown slaying after DNA evidence led detectives to a man who was 14 years old at the time of the crime.
  
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• Family of Che Taylor Petitions for an Independent Investigation Into His Death

  24-03-2016 19:19 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ansel HerzA friend of Che Taylor protests in front of Seattle Police headquarters. Alex Garland
  One month after the fatal shooting of Che Taylor by Seattle police, more than 700 people have signed a petition launched by his family calling for an independent investigation into his death.
  "It’s hard to see the forest from the trees when you’re investigating yourself," said James Bible, the family's attorney. "There needs to be an external agency. Right now, we say the Washington Sta
  
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• New analysis: ‘Obamacare’ coverage costs rising

  24-03-2016 19:07
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Expanded health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama’s signature legislative legacy, will cost the government more, according to an official study released Thursday. Still, on balance, the measure more than pays for itself. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the health care law will cost $1.34 trillion over […]
  
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• Microbe with stripped-down DNA may hint at secrets of life

  24-03-2016 19:03
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have deleted nearly half the genes of a microbe, creating a stripped-down version that still functions, an achievement that might reveal secrets of how life works. It may also help researchers create new bacteria tailored for pumping out medicines and other valuable substances. The newly created bacterium has a smaller […]
  
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• Ask Us Anything About Our Caucus Endorsement(s)

  24-03-2016 19:03 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Election Control Board
  Stranger Election Control Board members are standing by—barely awake but very nearly caffeinated—ready, willing, and able to answer your questions about our endorsement(s) in the Washington State Democratic Caucuses. Post your questions in the comment thread and we will answer as many as we can in the body of this post. Hey hey let's go kenka suru!
  To get things rolling: Why did the table of contents in the print edition say the endorsement was on p
  
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• Seattle’s tree-climbing man refuses to come to court

  24-03-2016 18:55
  
  Cody Lee Miller, the man who climbed a tree in downtown Seattle and refused to come down for a day, refused to come to court Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Seattle’s tree-climbing man booked into jail

  24-03-2016 18:55
  
  The man who climbed a tree in downtown Seattle and refused to come down for a day has been booked into jail on investigation of misdemeanor malicious mischief.
  
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• Woman arrested for DUI after driving to ‘Coffee with a Cop’

  24-03-2016 18:49
  
  GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana woman who police said was stumbling and smelled of alcohol was arrested after driving to a cafe hosting a “Coffee with a Cop” event. Great Falls Lt. Doug Mahlum says 66-year-old Charlene Kranitz walked by more than a dozen uniformed officers in Schulte’s Coffeehouse on Wednesday to get […]
  
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• Starbucks Barista Confronts CEO Howard Schultz about Fair Scheduling, Schultz Says "It's at the Top of Our List"

  24-03-2016 18:32 via thestranger.com
  
  by Heidi GrooverStarbucks barista Darrion Sjoquist at a protest about fair scheduling in November. HG
  A day after local business leaders questioned whether unpredictable scheduling is really a problem for Seattle workers, the CEO of the largest coffee chain in the world acknowledged that it is, in fact, an issue businesses must address.
  Starbucks barista Darrion Sjoquist confronted CEO Howard Schultz at the Seattle-based company's shareholder meeting yesterday, asking Schultz whether the company
  
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• Seattle Dating App Revolutionaries Reel in $500K in Funding

  24-03-2016 18:29 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ana Sofia KnaufSomething to #celebrate: #SirenMobi just closed a $500k round of #seedfunding! Visit siren.mobi/blog for more info. #womenintech #seattlestartup #blackrunventures #halftheworldholdings
  A photo posted by Siren Mobi (@siren_mobi) on Mar 22, 2016 at 3:59pm PDTIn my experience, the world of online dating is a weird place. As a woman on a dating app, at the best of times, scrolling through long-winded OkCupid user profiles or swiping right on Tinder users' faces felt like a bizarre
  
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• International Public Health Experts: Decriminalize All Non-Violent Drug Offenses

  24-03-2016 18:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Sydney BrownstoneCountries that pursue a prohibition on drugs neglect their legal responsibilities to their citizens, report authors say. Kelly O
  A major report from 22 international experts on public health and drug policy has concluded that drug prohibition is dangerous and poses an ongoing threat to global society.
  The report, put together by a commission organized through Johns Hopkins University andThe Lancet, tears into drug policies spearheaded by the US government. Not only has the Wa
  
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• How Seattle's population boom stacks up

  24-03-2016 18:12
  
  New Census Bureau figures offer a look at how Seattle's recent population boom compares with growth around the nation.
  
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• Ski report: More snow falling on Cascades adding to already strong base levels at ski areas

  24-03-2016 18:11
  
  The snow is piling up along the hillsides as a winter weather advisory remained in effect through Friday. The Cascades received 3 to 8 inches on Thursday, and another 6 to 14 inches was expected to fall through Friday morning. This is great news for skiers and snowboarders on spring break who should be able […]
  
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• Former UW business school teacher sentenced for fraud

  24-03-2016 18:11
  
  Satyen Chatterjee, who pleaded guilty last May to federal charges that he swindled at least five investors out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, has been sentenced to more than three years in prison.
  
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• Sound Transit to Offer First Official Look at 2016 Light Rail Package Today

  24-03-2016 17:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Heidi GrooverLight rail lines to Ballard, West Seattle, Tacoma, and Everett are likely to be in Sound Transit 3. Click here to enlarge.Transportation Choices Coalition
  This afternoon, the Sound Transit Board will release its draft plan for Sound Transit 3, the light rail package you'll vote on this fall. When the time comes to vote, we must expand light rail in Seattle and throughout Puget Sound. The next few months are about how that happens.
  As you can see on the map above, we already have
  
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• On Hypercompliance

  24-03-2016 17:06 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jen GravesAn installation shot of General Intellect at Morningside Academy in October 2015. Courtesy of Aktionsart
  There's a fascinating ongoing discussion about the art project General Intellect on the Aktionsart blog, and it hinges on a term I'm only starting to understand: hypercompliance.
  General Intellect is a work of art that uses the ethically ambiguous rules of an online Amazon workforce called Mechanical Turk in order to expose that ethical ambiguity. The art—videos by the work
  
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• Morning News: Why New Link Stations Triggered Ridership Surge, and Why Bernie Sanders Is Not the Same as Donald Trump

  24-03-2016 16:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeA three-car train stops at Mount Baker Station. Charles Mudede
  Sound Transit to Include 3-Car Trains to Handle Rising Demand:Seattle Times' transportation writer Mike Lindblom reports that the days following the opening of Link's two new stations, one on Capitol Hill and the other in the University District, have been, in terms of ridership, nothing less than spectacular. On Monday, the line's first business day, 47,000 people rode the train. On Tuesday, there were 57,000 riders
  
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• Small airplane reported down in Columbia River near Astoria

  24-03-2016 16:25
  
  Officials have been searching near Astoria, Ore., after receiving reports that a small airplane may have crashed there.
  
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• New trial begins for Lynnwood man accused of setting ex-wife on fire

  24-03-2016 16:18
  
  Prosecutors say the man beat his ex-wife and set her on fire so that he didn’t have to pay her child support or part of his pension.
  
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• $4M to clean, upgrade Oregon refuge that was occupied

  24-03-2016 16:11
  
  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will spend about $4 million to clean, repair and upgrade the Oregon wildlife refuge that was the site of a 41-day armed occupation.
  
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• 1931 hero: Pioneering female aviator saved co-pilot from explosion in Kent

  24-03-2016 15:14
  
  The last mention of Gertrude in The Seattle Times was a 1971 story retelling her heroism.
  
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• Baristas’ prayer for Vancouver Dutch Bros. Coffee customer makes national news

  24-03-2016 15:02
  
  The coffee shop's employees stopped what they were doing to pray with a woman whose husband had died the night before.
  
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• Readers tell us what difference money makes in in their schools

  24-03-2016 14:00
  
  Readers from across the state talk about overcrowded classrooms, crumbling buildings, and the lack of supplies.
  
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• Mayor declares state of emergency over Louisiana town water

  24-03-2016 13:13
  
  DONALDSONVILLE, La. (AP) — The mayor of a Louisiana city has declared a state of emergency after the state warned residents not to drink tap water. Multiple news outlets report that the state Department of Health and Hospitals said Tuesday that Donaldsonville’s privately run Peoples Water Company had failed to report chlorine dioxide levels four […]
  
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• Japanese fleet returns with quota of 333 whales in Antarctic

  24-03-2016 12:56
  
  TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s whaling fleet returned Thursday with 333 whales it caught in its first Antarctic harvest since an international court ruling stopped its hunt two years ago. The Fisheries Agency said that Japanese whalers in the four-ship fleet killed 333 minke whales, filling its catch quota, during the four-month expedition in the Antarctic. […]
  
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• Travelers line up at Denver airport after blizzard closure

  24-03-2016 09:17
  
  DENVER (AP) — Travelers trying to fly out of Denver faced long lines Thursday following a spring blizzard that shut down the airport, closed hundreds of miles of roads and left cars stranded along highways on the Plains. Denver International Airport reopened Wednesday evening but by then most of the day’s flights had already been […]
  
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• Rap pioneer Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest dead at 45

  24-03-2016 07:09
  
  Born Malik Isaac Taylor, he also was known as the “Five Foot Assassin” because he was 5 feet 3 inches tall.
  
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• Ken Howard, ‘White Shadow’ actor and union leader, dead at 71

  24-03-2016 07:00
  
  Ken Howard’s career spanned four decades in TV, theater and film.
  
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• Ken Howard, actor and union leader, dead at 71

  24-03-2016 07:00
  
  Ken Howard’s career spanned four decades in TV, theater and film.
  
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• Joe Garagiola dead at 90; so-so MLB catcher found fame as broadcaster

  24-03-2016 06:52
  
  It was after Joe Garagiola stopped playing pro baseball that his fortunes took off.
  
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• Don Zech, former Puget Sound men’s basketball coach, dies at 83

  24-03-2016 04:24
  
  Don Zech could spot basketball talent and earned a reputation early in his career as an astute recruiter while he was an assistant at the University of Washington. When he got a chance to lead a college team, he proved to be a pretty good head coach, too.
  
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• Paul Allen donates $100 million for ‘frontiers of bioscience’ research

  24-03-2016 04:11
  
  An initial set of grants, announced Wednesday, will go to Stanford and Tufts universities for the creation of new research centers and to individual scientists with unconventional approaches.
  
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• Seattle resident’s email may have triggered investigation of transportation chief

  24-03-2016 04:05
  
  A Seattle resident’s questions over the city’s rescue of Pronto Cycle Share helped to prompt an investigation of Seattle transportation director Scott Kubly.
  
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• Absentee votes flood in before Democratic caucuses

  24-03-2016 03:53
  
  An unprecedented surge in absentee votes is contributing to an expected turnout of about 200,000 in Saturday’s Democratic caucuses.
  
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• As deadly windstorm raged, Seattle parks stayed open

  24-03-2016 03:40
  
  Unlike some other area cities, Seattle doesn’t close parks in severe weather, such as the windstorm that toppled a Seward Park tree and killed a father of two earlier this month.
  
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• 8 women settle with Seattle Archdiocese for $9.1 million in priest sex-abuse cases

  24-03-2016 03:38
  
  The women say they were abused as children by the late Michael Cody, a known pedophile who worked in parishes in Western Washington in the 1960s and 1970s.
  
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• Leading climate scientists agree: Warming hiatus was real and we're doubly screwed

  24-03-2016 03:04
  
  Basically, unless the volcanoes blow again as they did in the early 1990s, we're in for a warming rebound that will shock even the alarmists.
  
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• Justices seem split in case on Affordable Care Act’s birth-control mandate

  24-03-2016 02:31
  
  A 4-4 tie appeared to be a real possibility, which would automatically affirm the four appeals-court decisions under review.
  
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