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• Motorists cheer restored Seattle house mural of Bettie Page and now Divine

  07-09-2016 23:51
  
  The vandalized 18-foot mural of pinup star Bettie Page on a Roosevelt-area house alongside the freeway has been restored. A 12-foot painting of drag queen Divine has joined it. Motorists have reacted by honking their horns and giving the thumbs up.
  
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• Downtown high-rise residents drop opposition to mayor’s housing plan

  07-09-2016 23:41
  
  Downtown Seattle high-rise residents who were blocking a key part of Mayor Ed Murray’s affordable-housing plan have dropped their challenge.
  
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• Alliance of downtown residents drops opposition to mayor’s housing plan

  07-09-2016 23:41
  
  Downtown Seattle high-rise residents who were blocking a key part of Mayor Ed Murray’s affordable-housing plan have dropped their challenge.
  
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• 'At least you will know who killed me': Man gets 23 years for Kirkland girlfriend's death

  07-09-2016 23:04
  
  Amy Hargrove, 28, seemed to predict her own demise at the hands of her abusive boyfriend and the father of their child.
  
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• Ground Zero flag disappeared after 9/11, mysteriously found in Everett

  07-09-2016 23:02
  
  Three firefighters raised an American flag amid the ruins of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Soon after, the flag disappeared. How it ended up across the country in Everett is a piece of the puzzle that remains unsolved.
  
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• Ground Zero flag disappeared after 9/11, found in Everett

  07-09-2016 23:02
  
  Three firefighters raised an American flag amid the ruins of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Soon after, the flag disappeared. How it ended up across the country in Everett is a piece of the puzzle that remains unsolved.
  
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• Cord-blood transplants could be new answer for cancer patients

  07-09-2016 23:00
  
  Stem-cell transplants are the key to survival for patients with some life-threatening cancers. A new Fred Hutch study finds that results from cord-blood transplants may be as good — or better — than other types.
  
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• Cord-blood transplants a boon for patients with deadly cancers

  07-09-2016 23:00
  
  Stem-cell transplants are the key to survival for patients with some life-threatening cancers. A new Fred Hutch study finds that results from cord-blood transplants may be as good — or better — than other types.
  
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• The Election Is Tightening—Don't Waste Your Vote

  07-09-2016 21:52
  
  by Dan Savage
  Courtesy of Nate Silver: a reality check for lefties telling themselves they can "safely" vote for Jill "Harambe" Stein because Clinton has this in the bag...
  Clinton’s ahead, by a margin of about 3 percentage points in an average of national polls, or 4 points in our popular vote composite, which is based on both national polls and state polls. While the race has tightened, be wary of claims that the election is too close to call—that isn’t where the preponderanc
  
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• Climate change blamed for collapse of Hawaiian forest birds

  07-09-2016 21:35
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Native forest birds on the Hawaiian island of Kauai are rapidly dying off and facing the threat of extinction as climate change heats up their habitat and allows mosquito-borne diseases to thrive, according to a study released Wednesday. Higher temperatures caused by global warming increase the spread of diseases such as avian […]
  
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• FEMAIL's Fashion Duo Brings Their Wearable Sculpture to Fred Wildlife Refuge Tonight

  07-09-2016 21:30
  
  by Jen GravesFEMAIL is the name of the fashion duo—Camilla Carper and Janelle Abbott—showing tonight at Fred Wildlife Refuge. This equation is their shorthand for calculating the price of this garment, Hold Me Closer Tony Danza. Courtesy __brainfreeze__
  FEMAIL's garments are sculptures you wear, dadaist conglomerations that would belong at Cabaret Voltaire in 1916, but which you could also, if you were awesome, wear to prom and on a date and to the opera.
  They—Camilla Carper an
  
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• A look back at Seattle's Luna Park, 'Coney Island of the West'

  07-09-2016 20:45
  
  Closed in 1913, Seattle's Luna Park was, for a few short years, a major draw in West Seattle, with rides, games, a bathhouse, and  the "longest bar on the bay."
  
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• After Mukilteo Shooting, State Attorney General Proposes Ban on Assault Weapons

  07-09-2016 20:24
  
  by Heidi GrooverWashington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson says the recent shooting in Mukilteo "drives home the need to act with urgency to end the availability of weapons designed with only one purpose—to kill people." HG
  Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today he plans ask the state legislature next year to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
  In a press release, Ferguson cited the recent shooting in Mukilteo, where police say a 19-year-old shot fo
  
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• The Least Qualified Candidate Ever to Lead Our Military Has the Nerve to Lecture Us All on Military Preparedness

  07-09-2016 20:20
  
  by Christopher Frizzelle
  Word is, the speech is not a total disaster, and he actually reads off the teleprompter and doesn't veer into conspiracy theories, racial bigotry, bragging about his penis, dissembling about his fraudulent businesses, or calling women dogs or pigs. How presidential! I haven't had a chance to watch it yet, so let's watch it now together. He starts speaking at 54:20.[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  
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• Asteroid Bennu getting first visitor in billions of years

  07-09-2016 20:12
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An asteroid that may hold the key to life is getting its first visitor in billions of years. Asteroid Bennu, a black roundish rock taller than the Empire State Building, is the intended target of a NASA spacecraft set to blast off Thursday night. Not only will the robotic probe […]
  
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• US clears way for cleanup of Colorado mine after huge spill

  07-09-2016 20:08
  
  DENVER (AP) — A Colorado mine that spilled 3 million gallons of contaminated wastewater into rivers in three Western states was designated a Superfund site Wednesday, clearing the way for a multimillion-dollar federal cleanup. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency formally added the inactive Gold King Mine and 47 other nearby mining-related sites to the Superfund […]
  
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• US government clears way for multimillion-dollar cleanup of Colorado mine that spilled contaminated wastewater into rivers in 3 states

  07-09-2016 20:07
  
  DENVER (AP) — US government clears way for multimillion-dollar cleanup of Colorado mine that spilled contaminated wastewater into rivers in 3 states.
  
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• Seattle’s bike czar, who led purchase of Pronto bike-share system, leaves job

  07-09-2016 19:55
  
  Nicole Freedman, who was a main force in Seattle’s purchase of the Pronto bike-sharing system, has left for a job in the Boston area.
  
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• Washington attorney general proposes assault-weapons ban

  07-09-2016 19:50
  
  Attorney General Bob Ferguson says he will propose legislation to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
  
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• 10 Reasons Why Michael Bennett is the Best Seattle Seahawk

  07-09-2016 19:50
  
  10 Reasons Why Michael Bennett is the Best Seattle Seahawkby Tricia RomanoMichael Bennett being awesome. Corky Trewin/Seattle Seahawks
  Casual football fans might know who Russell Wilson is, or perhaps they know Richard “I’m the best corner in the game!” Sherman, and they’ve probably heard about Marshawn Lynch, the former running back who had a Skittles addiction. But, they probably don't know Michael Bennett, the badass defensive lineman. And they should. Because in addit
  
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• State’s highest court questions how to compel state in McCleary school-funding ruling

  07-09-2016 19:48
  
  Two years after an unprecedented contempt ruling in the McCleary school-funding case, the state Supreme Court listened to arguments about whether to continue, lift or increase sanctions against the state.
  
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• State justices question how to compel state in McCleary school-funding ruling

  07-09-2016 19:48
  
  Two years after an unprecedented contempt ruling in the McCleary school-funding case, the state Supreme Court listened to arguments about whether to continue, lift or increase sanctions against the state.
  
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• Kidnapped woman called husband, police before she was found dead in car in Spokane

  07-09-2016 19:47
  
  The 47-year-old abducted woman was able to talk by cellphone with her husband and police before being found dead in the trunk of her car near the Spokane airport.
  
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• Body of kidnapped Montana woman found in car in Spokane

  07-09-2016 19:47
  
  The 47-year-old woman was abducted at a rest stop near Wolf Creek, Mont., and was found inside a car near the Spokane airport.
  
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• Luxury Condo Owners Drop Challenge to Housing Affordability Plan

  07-09-2016 18:52
  
  by Heidi Groover50 Shades of Shut the Fuck Up Already HG
  A group of downtown luxury condo owners has dropped its hostage-taking appeal of a city housing affordability program, citing housing affordability and homelessness in Seattle—problems they apparently suddenly give a fuck about.You may remember the Downtown Residents Alliance, a group of condo owners in the Escala building (yes, that one) who filed an appeal challenging the city's Mandatory Housing Affordability program this summer.
  
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• Rise and shine: Seattle schools launched a new year today with new start times

  07-09-2016 18:44
  
  Seattle Public Schools embarks on a new year with new start times for students, while the state Supreme Court is tackling a major education issue with its hearing on the McCleary school-funding case.
  
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• Rise and shine: Seattle schools begin a new year today with new start times

  07-09-2016 18:44
  
  Seattle Public Schools embarks on a new year with new start times for students, while the state Supreme Court is tackling a major education issue with its hearing on the McCleary school-funding case.
  
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• Minor 3.2 quake rattles area east of Bellingham

  07-09-2016 18:42
  
  More than 140 people reported feeling the quake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
  
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• A Marxist Walks into a Fancy Cocktail Bar... And Gets to the Bottom of Canon's Lavish Cocktails

  07-09-2016 18:20
  
  by Charles Mudede Courtesy of Canon
  About three years ago, I received a text from a friend visiting from Los Angeles. He wanted to meet at Canon, the restaurant and bar on 12th Avenue. Canon, with its rare whiskeys, had already developed a reputation for being exorbitant. I agreed, but not without reluctance. At the time, I was low on cash and in no mood to blow my credit on froufrou cocktails.
  I tried to order the cheapest drinks on the menu, but, at the end of the evening, still managed to add
  
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• NOAA: Global warming increased odds for Louisiana downpour

  07-09-2016 18:14
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Man-made climate change about doubled the chances for the type of heavy downpours that caused devastating Louisiana floods last month, a new federal study finds. Using two different sets of measurements and computer model runs simulating thousands of years, scientists found a clear sign of global warming in the rain that triggered […]
  
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• Judge wants AG’s emails in Oso landslide liability case

  07-09-2016 18:06
  
  A judge ordered the Washington Attorney General’s Office to give him internal emails that might help explain when state lawyers handling a case about liability for the devastating Oso landslide realized their expert witnesses were improperly deleting emails.
  
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• Judge hears arguments over sanctions in Oso landslide case

  07-09-2016 18:06
  
  A King County judge is hearing arguments Wednesday over whether the state should face sanctions because its experts deleted emails related to a lawsuit over liability for the devastating 2014 Oso landslide.
  
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• The Morning News: Gary Johnson Is Coming to Seattle, New Images Show Moments Before Fatal Bike Crash

  07-09-2016 17:38
  
  by Heidi GrooverWill anyone in Seattle pay $1,000 to see Gary Johnson?Christopher Halloran/shutterstock
  Gary Johnson Is Coming to Seattle: The Libertarian Party's presidential nominee will be in Seattle on September 17 for a $1,000-per-person fundraiser and a public rally. "The visit was revealed by rock musician Krist Novoselic, once the bass guitarist with Nirvana, who will co-host the Seattle Sheraton fundraiser with comedian and longtime libertarian activist Drew Carey," SeattlePI.com report
  
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• School district files complaint against Bothell shop teacher after story of attack

  07-09-2016 17:07
  
  Northshore School District officials say Bothell High School teacher Calvin Pygott lied about being attacked in the school’s wood shop.
  
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• Starbucks’ Howard Schultz endorses Hillary Clinton for president

  07-09-2016 15:23
  
  In a Facebook Live interview with CNN, the Starbucks’ CEO endorsed the Democratic presidential candidate.
  
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• Two Artists Are Giving Out “Gentrification Citations” To Local Businesses, Including Uncle Ike's

  07-09-2016 15:02
  
  by Ana Sofia KnaufAn activist collective cited controversial recreational cannabis store Uncle Ike's for gentrification and "destroying Black and Brown communities." WWWAYWARD
  Late Monday night, members of an activism collective issued gentrification "citations" to 23rd Avenue businesses and development projects in the Central District.Uncle Ike's and CommuniTea Kombucha were two of the businesses that had the flyers taped onto their windows. The flyer, shown after the jump, reads:
  NOTICE
  THIS I
  
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• Live updates from state Supreme Court hearing on McCleary school-funding case

  07-09-2016 15:01
  
  Seattle Times reporters will provide coverage of the state Supreme Court hearing about the McCleary school-funding case starting at 9 a.m. today.
  
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• Alaska pot regulators poised to approve retail licenses

  07-09-2016 09:48
  
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The board regulating Alaska’s fledgling legal marijuana industry is expected to approve licenses this week for the state’s first retail marijuana outlets. The state’s Marijuana Control Board also is expected to discuss whether certain retail stores will be given permission to have areas where customers can light up — a key […]
  
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• Woman's body found on I-5 on-ramp in Tacoma

  07-09-2016 08:49
  
  Police and the Washington State Patrol are investigating after a woman's body was found on an on-ramp to Interstate 5, near State Route 16 and South Sprague Avenue in Tacoma on Tuesday night.
  
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• Olympia assault investigated as LGBT hate crime

  07-09-2016 07:04
  
  Since the Sunday morning attack, more information has come to light, leading police to investigate the incident as a hate crime involving sexual orientation or gender identity.
  
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• Stealthy destroyer ready to set sail to join US Navy

  07-09-2016 06:44
  
  BATH, Maine (AP) — The largest and most expensive destroyer ever built for the U.S. Navy once headed to sea in a snowstorm during builder trials. Now, it’s heading into the remnants of a tropical storm as it leaves Maine for good. The skipper is watching the weather as the stealthy Zumwalt destroyer prepares to […]
  
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• Newton on path toward Mexico’s border with Arizona

  07-09-2016 06:08
  
  CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Newton swept onto the Gulf of California after slamming the resorts of southern Baja as a hurricane before making landfall Mexico’s mainland and weakening to a tropical storm. And the storm remained on a path Wednesday morning that was expected to take it to the U.S. border with potentially […]
  
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• Hurricane Newton on path toward Mexico’s border with Arizona

  07-09-2016 06:08
  
  CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Newton swept onto the Gulf of California after slamming the resorts of southern Baja and headed on a path expected to take it to the Mexican mainland by Wednesday morning and then on to the U.S. border with potentially dangerous rains for Arizona and New Mexico. Newton came […]
  
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• Seattle City Council gets an earful as it weighs protections for homeless in camp evictions

  07-09-2016 05:47
  
  The Seattle City Council voted Tuesday to consider an ordinance that would give new protections to homeless people camping on public property.
  
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• After closure, local officials urging ITT Tech students to connect with other schools

  07-09-2016 05:24
  
  The troubled college chain is shutting down all 130 of its U.S. campuses, including those in Seattle, Everett and the Spokane area.
  
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• Refurbished Seattle elementary school is a ‘light and airy’ place to learn

  07-09-2016 05:16
  
  Arbor Heights Elementary’s new building is energy- and cost-efficient, designed to be durable and sustainable. The old building was old and worn, with half its classrooms housed in 1950s-vintage portables and a play area that students called “the jail.”
  
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• Oops! Seattle utilities try to figure out what caused flaw in new system

  07-09-2016 05:02
  
  Seattle’s utilities are still working to determine exactly what or who was responsible for the data flaw that allowed thousands of customers to view other customers’ bills Monday.
  
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• Seattle council takes aim at homeless sweeps with new proposal

  07-09-2016 03:54
  
  Members of Seattle's City Council are taking a new stab at dealing with homeless camps around the city, even as the mayor only just convened a task force to do the same.
  
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• City Council Considering Proposal to Limit Homeless Encampment Sweeps

  07-09-2016 03:27
  
  by Heidi Groover"Sweep trash, not people." Hg
  Routine Seattle City Council meetings don't usually pack the house. But a discussion Tuesday about whether or not to put a piece of legislation on the calendar drew a huge crowd, some holding signs that read "sweep trash, not people."The city council voted 7-1 Tuesday to send a proposal limiting homeless encampment sweeps on to their committee process. The vote does not enact the legislation, but means it will get discussion and a possible vote over
  
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• MOTHA Faces the Challenges of Building a Trans Museum

  07-09-2016 03:23
  
  MOTHA, the Trans Museum Inside the Henry Art Gallery, Is a Glorious Work in Progressby Jen GravesOn Monday, April 20, 1908, the front page of the Coeur d'Alene Evening Press heralded the arrival of a celebrity."Nell Pickrell, notorious throughout the west by reason of her escapades while masquerading as a man, together with two companions arrived in the city from Spokane today," the report went.Then, "Shortly after her arrival in the city her identity became known to Chief of Police McGovern, wh
  
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