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• Washington state alone escaping ‘merciless’ U.S. heat

  22-07-2016 23:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Call it the United Sweats of America. A heat wave spreading across the country is leaving few places to hide. Not even the cool of night. By Friday afternoon, all but one of the Lower 48 states had hit 90 degrees somewhere, with only Washington around for cooler comfort. For much of […]
  
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• ‘Merciless’ heat, humidity sticks to nearly all of US

  22-07-2016 23:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Call it the United Sweats of America. A heat wave spreading across the country is leaving few places to hide. Not even the cool of night. By Friday afternoon, all but one of the Lower 48 states had hit 90 degrees somewhere, with only Washington around for cooler comfort. For much of […]
  
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• That Seattle University Humanities Dean Who Students Wanted Out? She's Resigning.

  22-07-2016 23:17 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ansel HerzDirect action gets the goods. Ansel Herz
  Two months after the university placed her on leave for "issues associated with her leadership and management," in response to a three-week-long protest campaign by students demanding her resignation, former dean Jodi Kelly is stepping down for good. The Seattle Times reports: Jodi Kelly, a Seattle University humanities dean, has retired from the university but will remain an emeritus faculty member, the school announced Thursday.
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• I, Anonymous: Thanks for Coming

  22-07-2016 23:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Anonymous STEVEN WEISSMAN
  I just wanted to thank the librarian from Beacon Hill for coming to the Jungle months ago and talking to me and my neighbors like we are people and not diseases. You gave me hope when I needed it the most and thought the whole city hated us…
  
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• Ex-Seattle child psychologist sentenced to prison for arranging sex with minor

  22-07-2016 22:59
  
  Jonathan Brent Wulf, 62, was arrested in September when he showed up at a hotel expecting to have sex with a 12-year-old girl, federal prosecutors said.
  
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• Woman who raped toddler for beau: I was ‘looking for love’

  22-07-2016 22:54
  
  A Washington woman who photographed herself raping a toddler to please her boyfriend has been sentenced to five years in prison.
  
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• Hate Crowds but Love Music? Now You Can Live Stream the Capitol Hill Block Party

  22-07-2016 22:47 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dave SegalDo not miss Steal Shit Do Drugs, Saturday in the Cha Cha Lounge at 6:45 pm.. Marianne Spellman
  For the first time ever, Capitol Hill Block Party will be live streaming, so you can experience it from the comfort of your overpriced apartment. Facilitated by Punch Drunk and IMI Productions, the stream will be embedded here and via The Stranger. Check out the streaming schedule after the jump and read about the 15 CHBP acts you shouldn't miss here.Block Party One-Line Schedule
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• Trump Opens the Door to Putin Reforming Soviet Union

  22-07-2016 22:28 via thestranger.com
  
  by Matt BaumeVladimir Putin, seen here with Donald Trump grinning in the background. Tidarat Tiemjai / Shutterstock.com
  Searching for dumb things that Donald Trump has done is a bit like catching bugs by sticking your head out of a car traveling down a highway — it only takes a few minutes to accumulate far more debris than anyone could ever want.But let's take a few minutes to talk about what he just said about NATO, because it is one of the many scenarios that could plausibly lead to the
  
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• Massive Fire in Downtown Bothell Under Control

  22-07-2016 22:17 via thestranger.com
  
  by Tricia Romanocourtesy City of Bothell
  A fire that broke out on Main Street and 102nd Avenue NE in Bothell early this morning has been tamed, but is not yet out. According to the Bothell Fire Department the fire affected the Mercantile Building, which is under construction, and the Bothell Mall. The Seattle Times is reporting that the cause may not be determined "for weeks," and that damage is expected to "run into the millions."
  Also damaged, according to the Times, the Kozy Corner Cafe and a
  
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• On guns, Republican and Democratic platforms aim in different directions

  22-07-2016 22:07
  
  A top National Rifle Association official addressed the Republican National Convention earlier this week, while the NRA put on a display of its firepower in the party's 2016 platform.
  
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• Susan Kaufman, owner of restaurants Serafina and Cicchetti, dies at 64

  22-07-2016 22:06
  
  The Seattle restaurateur opened beloved Serafina in Eastlake 25 years ago.
  
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• How To Make The Atlantic's "Portland Is America's Whitest City" Article About Trump

  22-07-2016 21:27 via thestranger.com
  
  by Sean NelsonA long read worth your time.
  *White Seattle loosens tie, looks around nervously, dabs sweat from brow, exhales deeply.* Kidding aside, Alana Semuels' long, well-researched, and well-argued study goes deep into the historic intention of segregation, and its long-term effects. This piece will be of interest to anyone concerned with urban planning, history, demography, and the undeniable fact that much of America was designed as a fortress for white solitude. Those plans were rendered
  
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• Tired Zombie Genre Given New Energy in Train to Busan

  22-07-2016 21:17 via thestranger.com
  
  by Andrew Wright
  Few monsters are more in need of a good lie-down than the zombie, a once-terrifyingly loaded cultural metaphor exhausted by repetition. Sometimes, though, you get lucky. The Korean horror film Train to Busan may not wholly reinvent the genre, but it does what it does with such exuberant, head-down momentum that it's tough not to get swept up and grossed out…
  
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• Contractors who built Bertha’s vault sue for $11 million in extra pay

  22-07-2016 20:36
  
  Contractors who built tunnel machine Bertha’s repair vault have filed a lawsuit seeking millions in extra pay for extreme soil problems and other obstacles in the tricky 2014 job.
  
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• Men in crash struggled over shotgun in West Seattle Bridge roadside attack

  22-07-2016 20:27
  
  Two men and a juvenile arrested this week reportedly pulled a shotgun on a man on the West Seattle bridge and tried to flee a crash scene.
  
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• Men in crash fought over shotgun in West Seattle Bridge attack

  22-07-2016 20:27
  
  Two men and a juvenile arrested this week reportedly pulled a shotgun on a man on the West Seattle bridge and tried to flee a crash scene.
  
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• Last-Minute Plans: 75, Free, Cheap, & Easy Things To Do In Seattle This Weekend

  22-07-2016 20:27 via thestranger.com
  
  Markets, Pokémon Comedy, Parades, And More $10-And-Under Options For July 22-24by Stranger Things To Do StaffPanicking because you haven't planned what you're doing this weekend yet? We've got you covered, with cheap (under $10!) and easy entertainment options all weekend long, from a Pokémon Go comedy night to the Seattle Opera Summer Fest, and from outdoor movie nights to free Capitol Hill Block Party-adjacent events like Unicorn's free sideshow and BadWill Market at the Rhino Ro
  
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• New Fremont Shop Daybreak Records Promises to Be a Collector's Haven

  22-07-2016 20:20 via thestranger.com
  
  by Mike Nipper Photo crud: Nipsh
  As an obsessive record nerd I’m always EXTREMELY stoked for MORE local record stores, and the newest shop in town, Daybreak Records, run by former longtime Jive Time staffer RJ, has a lot of us record collectors excited. I went on opening day, last Saturday (and the day after!), and it was remarkable, all of it!The shelves were stocked deep with top-class used records, like, there were a LOT of quality records—deep catalog titles, not just the more co
  
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• How Green Is Her Bullshit: An Uncharacteristically Brief Response to the Green Party's Spokesperson's Dishonest Response to My Podcast Rant

  22-07-2016 19:57 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan SavageSo a non-pasty-faced Green Party spokesperson/hack had this to say yesterday in response to something pasty-faced me said on my podcast months ago:
  First, the Green Party actually does run candidates from dog catcher on up. Here are just a few of our currently seated elected officials around the country.... Your readers can find even more at our database, here. These names and offices may not impress Dan Savage, but we each have way more skin in the electoral game than he has shown
  
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• How Green Is Her Bullshit: An Uncharacteristically Brief Response to the Green Party Spokesperson's Dishonest Response to My Podcast Rant

  22-07-2016 19:57 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan SavageThe Green Party's Jill Stein is polling at 5 percent nationally. Bart.govSo a non-pasty-faced Green Party spokesperson/hack had this to say yesterday in response to something pasty-faced me said on my podcast months ago:
  First, the Green Party actually does run candidates from dog catcher on up. Here are just a few of our currently seated elected officials around the country.... Your readers can find even more at our database, here. These names and offices may not impress Dan Savage
  
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• John Reed, sought in slaying of Arlington couple, is captured in Mexico

  22-07-2016 19:42
  
  John Reed is accused of killing an Arlington couple in April. Police believe he fled to Mexico shortly thereafter.
  
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• John Reed, sought in slaying of Arlington couple, captured in Mexico

  22-07-2016 19:42
  
  John Reed is suspected of killing an Arlington couple in April.
  
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• Jon Stewart Returns, Courtesy of Stephen Colbert, To Help Reasonable Humans Shake Off Trump Terror (and Bash Fox News)

  22-07-2016 19:38 via thestranger.com
  
  by Sean NelsonIt's nice to see you again, Mr. Stewart. The echo chamber has been lonely in your absence.
  Of the many, many horrible things we learned last night during the speech that refused to end, perhaps the most poignant was the proof that no one will ever invent a time machine. If there were to be a point in the future when someone could pull off that technology, surely they'd have come back to last night and found a way to prevent that speech, that nomination, that mythological white supr
  
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• Science News:What Exactly Is Wrong With Cliff Mass' Approach to Global Warming, Rare Fin Whale Sighting in Puget Sound

  22-07-2016 19:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ethan LinckThe melting continent of Antarctica.NASA
  One Small Part of Antarctica Stayed Cool While the Rest Warmed: Perhaps the most frustrating aspect of climate change denialism is the willful idiocy of using local exceptions to a widely supported trend as evidence that trend is false. Climate science—like meteorology, biology, and political science—is a field defined by intrinsic variation of its object of study, and is reliant on statistical tools with the power to infer signa
  
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• Science News: Exactly What's Wrong With Cliff Mass' Approach to Global Warming, Rare Fin Whale Sighting in Puget Sound

  22-07-2016 19:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ethan LinckThe melting continent of Antarctica.NASA
  One Small Part of Antarctica Stayed Cool While the Rest Warmed: Perhaps the most frustrating aspect of climate change denialism is the willful idiocy of using local exceptions to a widely supported trend as evidence that trend is false. Climate science—like meteorology, biology, and political science—is a field defined by intrinsic variation of its object of study, and is reliant on statistical tools with the power to infer signa
  
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• Jodi Kelly, embattled dean of Seattle U’s Matteo Ricci College, retires

  22-07-2016 18:55
  
  Seattle University humanities dean Jodi Kelly, who was on administrative leave, has retired.
  
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• Jodi Kelly, embattled dean of Seattle University’s Matteo Ricci College, retires

  22-07-2016 18:55
  
  Seattle University humanities dean Jodi Kelly, who was on administrative leave, has retired.
  
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• Vote Marko Liias for State Treasurer

  22-07-2016 18:36 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Election Control BoardMarko LiiasSenator Marko Liias made headlines—in this here paper—when he came out as the prime sponsor of a bill aiming to jack up the already insanely high interest rates on payday loans. Liias, who'd received donations from payday lenders, eventually withdrew his support for the bill, which would have made it damn near impossible for folks who borrow from payday lenders—already poor, already struggling—to ever repay the money they borro
  
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• Police Reports Illustrated: Two Men Were Standing in the U-District Playing Pokémon GO at 3 AM

  22-07-2016 18:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Callan BerryCallan Berry[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  
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• Search suspended for man who called for help from Mount Adams

  22-07-2016 18:14
  
  The search was hampered by bad weather that limited visibility and dumped snow, sleet and rain on the mountain.
  
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• The Morning News: Black Lives Matter Takes to Seattle Streets, Local Janitors Say Working Conditions Worsening

  22-07-2016 17:48 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ansel HerzMarchers chanted, "No justice, no peace!" and occupied intersections. Courtesy of Jerry Savage
  Another Big Black Lives Matter March Through Seattle: "A large protest marched through downtown Seattle and Capitol Hill Thursday," Capitol Hill Seattle reports, "to speak out against police violence toward the black community." The Real World film crew was on the scene, too.
  Donald Trump's Speech, Fact Checked: Right here, if that's your thing. We live-blogged it.Groovestone Reports from
  
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• Listen: Sydney Brownstone Talks to OPB about Our Week with Republicans and Protesters

  22-07-2016 16:41 via thestranger.com
  
  by Heidi GrooverMost of the protests here in Cleveland have been characterized by more cops than marchers. Sydney Brownstone
  Our weeklong immersion in Trump's America is coming to an end today. Thank fucking god. But before we got ready to head out of town, Oregon Public Broadcasting caught up with Sydney to talk about what she's been seeing here in Cleveland, ranging from an anti-poverty protest to the disappointing lack of lesbian Republicans.Listen: [ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the
  
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• Snohomish County aims to fight opioid epidemic with sales-tax hike on ballot

  22-07-2016 15:37
  
  Snohomish County is citing its opioid epidemic as it advocates for a sales-tax increase that would, in large part, help it hire more sheriff’s deputies.
  
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• Rushing to stop a fire that never came, Forest Service logged miles of big trees, critical habitat

  22-07-2016 15:00
  
  Trees that stood for centuries and more than 100 acres of critical habitat for endangered spotted owls were logged by the U.S. Forest Service for an emergency fire line — but the Wolverine Fire never came anywhere near.
  
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• New teachers rate higher academically than in the past

  22-07-2016 15:00
  
  The good news: young teachers are more academically prepared than those who entered education 15 years ago. But the racial mismatch persists between them and their students.
  
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• Port Angeles police investigating assault as hate crime

  22-07-2016 13:55
  
  The victim suffered contusions and abrasions and was treated at a hospital.
  
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• Huge fire rips through downtown Bothell, damaging several businesses

  22-07-2016 13:36
  
  The fire has been declared under control, although firefighters continue to battle hot spots. There are no reported injuries.
  
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• Huge fire damages several businesses in downtown Bothell

  22-07-2016 13:36
  
  The fire has been declared under control, although firefighters continue to battle hot spots. There are no reported injuries.
  
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• Huge Bothell fire damages several downtown businesses, closes roads

  22-07-2016 13:36
  
  The fire has been declared under control, although firefighters continue to battle hot spots. There are no reported injuries.
  
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• Downtown Bothell fire’s cause may not be known for weeks; roads in area are closed

  22-07-2016 13:36
  
  The fire has been declared under control, although firefighters continue to battle hot spots. There are no reported injuries.
  
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• Downtown Bothell blaze deals blow to redevelopment efforts

  22-07-2016 13:36
  
  Bothell’s multimillion-dollar downtown redevelopment was dealt a serious blow Friday when fire swept through two buildings, destroying many businesses.
  
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• Buildings ablaze as huge fire sweeps through downtown Bothell

  22-07-2016 13:36
  
  Firefighters are trying to keep the flames from spreading to other buildings.
  
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• Big downtown Bothell fire’s cause may not be known for weeks; roads in area are closed

  22-07-2016 13:36
  
  The fire has been declared under control, although firefighters continue to battle hot spots. There are no reported injuries.
  
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• Big downtown Bothell fire’s cause may not be known for weeks

  22-07-2016 13:36
  
  The fire has been declared under control, although firefighters continue to battle hot spots. There are no reported injuries.
  
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• Zika investigations eating up funds, Florida officials say

  22-07-2016 09:46
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Florida mosquito control officials worry they won’t be able to keep up their efforts to contain the bugs that carry Zika without federal funding, even as concern mounts that the first infection from a mosquito bite on the U.S. mainland is near. On Thursday, fogging trucks drove through a Miami-Dade County neighborhood […]
  
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• Site with clues to fate of fabled Lost Colony may be saved

  22-07-2016 09:32
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Clues to what became of North Carolina’s fabled Lost Colony could lie in a waterfront tract where developers once wanted to build thousands of condos — and now, one of those would-be developers is seeking millions of dollars to preserve the property. The effort to save the 1,000 acres in rural […]
  
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• This Week on the Blabbermouth Podcast: Diary of a Mad Convention

  22-07-2016 07:44 via thestranger.com
  
  by Eli SandersSubscribe to the podcast FOR FREE by clicking right here!
  
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• One killed in head-on collision in Auburn Thursday night

  22-07-2016 07:38
  
  Emergency crews tried without fail to revive one person. Police are investigating.
  
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• All The Awkward Trump Father/Daughter Touching At the RNC

  22-07-2016 07:35 via thestranger.com
  
  by Tricia Romano
  The Donald has been notoriously, weirdly vocal about how hot his daughter is.Here he is greeting her onstage before he gave his shouty, boring, neverending speech last night. [ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  
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• Washington delegates divided after Hutchison confronts Cruz as ‘traitor’

  22-07-2016 04:37
  
  State GOP Chairman Susan Hutchison’s role in one of the biggest controversies of the 2016 Republican National Convention left Washington delegates divided this week.
  
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