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• Photos from space: Imaging satellite company opens Seattle office

  07-12-2016 23:39
  
  San Francisco-based Planet, a satellite imaging and all around space company, is opening up offices in Seattle.
  
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• Olympic wilderness honors Evans while GOP House chair nixes national monuments

  07-12-2016 22:35
  
  Ex-Gov. Dan Evans has a wilderness named after him in Olympic National Park, as an influential Republican congressman suggests that President Trump undo national monuments.
  
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• New Olympic wilderness honors former state GOP lawmaker

  07-12-2016 22:35
  
  Ex-Gov. Dan Evans has a wilderness named after him in Olympic National Park, as an influential Republican congressman suggests that President Trump undo national monuments.
  
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• Scientists explore sunken mini sub near Pearl Harbor

  07-12-2016 22:20
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Ocean waters are taking a toll on a sunken mini submarine 5 miles off the entrance to Pearl Harbor. The Japanese Imperial Navy vessel with a two-man crew — the first casualties of shots fired by U.S. forces in World War II — lies at 1,100 feet. The hull, a host […]
  
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• Expedition eyes sunken mini sub on Pearl Harbor anniversary

  07-12-2016 22:20
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Federal archaeologists and scientists used a remotely operated vehicle Wednesday to document the condition of a mini submarine used in the attack on Pearl Harbor 75 years ago. A Navy destroyer, the Ward, sunk the sub in the first shots fired in World War II by U.S. forces that resulted in […]
  
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• Summit Central opens Friday, Alpental on Saturday as next snowstorm could whop Cascades

  07-12-2016 22:13
  
  The Summit at Snoqualmie – less than an hour from Seattle – has decided to expand its ski and snowboarding operations this weekend to include its Summit Central and Alpental slopes. Meanwhile, Summit West will be the first Northwest area to open for night skiing. Most of the hillsides at Summit Central will open Friday, […]
  
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• Former astronaut, US Sen. John Glenn is hospitalized in Ohio

  07-12-2016 21:57
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio State official says former astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn has been hospitalized for more than a week. Hank Wilson with Ohio State University’s John Glenn College of Public Affairs said Wednesday that the 95-year-old Glenn is at the James Cancer Hospital, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he has […]
  
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• Sen. Maria Cantwell urges spill protections after Canada pipeline OK’d

  07-12-2016 21:32
  
  U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell is urging stronger measures to protect Washington state from oil spills after Canada’s government approved a pipeline expansion project that would dramatically increase oil tankers through the Salish Sea.
  
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• Savage Love Letter of the Day: The Current BF and the Ex-Intern

  07-12-2016 21:31 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan Savage
  I am having an issue with my boyfriend and I really don't know if I am the crazy, paranoid, controlling party or if I am legitimately upset.My boyfriend and I have been together for more than a year and a half and have lived together for 5 months. Early on in our relationship, he and I had some troubles because he has an extremely low sex drive. I had a hard time not taking it personally (still do) and it made me very insecure. I think that's why, at the time, I became extremely je
  
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• This Winter's Highlights From Our Critics: Jazz Concerts

  07-12-2016 20:52 via thestranger.com
  
  December 2016-February 2017by Stranger Things To Do StaffOver the next three months, Seattle will have an almost overwhelming number of arts events, and we'll be here to guide you through them all. But before we head into that busy season, The Stranger's arts critics have picked the best, most promising, most inspiring events happening from December through the end of February, and we've compiled them here. In this list, find Charles Mudede's picks for jazz concerts.
  Dec 9D'Vonne Lewis and Limit
  
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• This Winter's Highlights From Our Critics: Classical Music & Opera

  07-12-2016 20:46 via thestranger.com
  
  December 2016-February 2017by Stranger Things To Do StaffOver the next three months, Seattle will have an almost overwhelming number of arts events, and we'll be here to guide you through them all. But before we head into that busy season, The Stranger's arts critics have picked the best, most promising, most inspiring events happening from December through the end of February, and we've compiled them here. In this list, find Arts Editor Jen Graves's picks for classical music and opera.
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• Racial slur found on Idaho Black History Museum shed

  07-12-2016 20:31
  
  The museum director describes the incident as a “microcosm” of the racial climate throughout the country.
  
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• Racial slur found on Idaho Black History Museum building

  07-12-2016 20:31
  
  The head of the museum describes the incident as a “microcosm” of the racial climate throughout the country.
  
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• This Winter's Highlights From Our Critics: Art Shows

  07-12-2016 20:28 via thestranger.com
  
  December 2016-February 2017by Stranger Things To Do StaffOver the next three months, Seattle will have an almost overwhelming number of arts events, and we'll be here to guide you through them all. But before we head into that busy season, The Stranger's arts critics have picked the best, most promising, most inspiring events happening from December through the end of February, and we've compiled them here. In this list, find Visual Art Editor Jen Graves's picks for shows at museums and gallerie
  
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• Washingtonians remember Pearl Harbor: WWII veteran, Japanese internee, tribal member tell their stories 75 years later

  07-12-2016 20:22
  
  Washington residents remember the Japanese attack on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor and the war that followed. These are their stories.
  
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• Washingtonians remember Pearl Harbor: WWII veteran, Japanese intern, tribal member tell their stories 75 years later

  07-12-2016 20:22
  
  Washington residents remember the Japanese attack on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor and the war that followed. These are their stories.
  
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• Leave Pepe Alone: Fantagraphics Wants Its Frog Back from the White Nationalist Movement

  07-12-2016 20:22 via thestranger.com
  
  by Tricia RomanoPepe, seen here on the lower right, is not a racist.MATT FURIE
  This year, Fantagraphics, the underground comic-book publisher of great artists such as Peter Bagge, R. Crumb, Dan Clowes, Chris Ware, Carol Tyler, and many more, turns 40. The company is celebrating all weekend at Folio library, Fantagraphics Bookstore, and Georgetown Stables, and we asked Fantagraphics to create the cover image for this week's Stranger. You might not have noticed his little green face peering out at
  
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• This Winter's Highlights From Our Critics: Readings & Talks

  07-12-2016 20:19 via thestranger.com
  
  December 2016-February 2017by Stranger Things To Do StaffOver the next three months, Seattle will have an almost overwhelming number of arts events, and we'll be here to guide you through them all. But before we head into that busy season, The Stranger's arts critics have picked the best, most promising, most inspiring events happening from December through the end of February, and we've compiled them here. In this list, find Books Editor Rich Smith's picks for readings, lectures, and other lite
  
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• ‘Snow wimps’: When snow falls in Seattle, it gets … ugly

  07-12-2016 20:17
  
  With the possibility of 2-4 inches of snow to hit the Seattle metro area Thursday night, we look back at our less-than-stellar reputation when it comes to the white stuff.
  
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• Cantwell to White House: Protect Puget Sound from Canadian oil tanker spills

  07-12-2016 20:09
  
  Senator Cantwell warns of potential oil spills from planned Canadian pipeline that would send 34 tankers, each laden with more than 25 million gallons of oil, through inland waters shared by the U.S. and Canada.
  
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• This Winter's Highlights From Our Critics: Performance

  07-12-2016 20:04 via thestranger.com
  
  December 2016-February 2017by Stranger Things To Do StaffOver the next three months, Seattle will have an almost overwhelming number of arts events, and we'll be here to guide you through them all. But before we head into that busy season, The Stranger's arts critics have picked the best, most promising, most inspiring events happening from December through the end of February, and we've compiled them here. In this list, find Theater Editor Rich Smith's picks for theater, musical theater, dance,
  
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• New Seattle Eats: Pricey Pressed Juice, Inauthentic Eurasian Food, and Another Ba Bar

  07-12-2016 20:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Tobias Coughlin-Bogue Pressed Juicery
  Pressed Juicery "Pours Into Seattle"
  The SoCal health liquids chain will open its 49th location at Westlake Center, and boasts of "healthy, delicious products" at a "competitive price point," which is apparently $6.50 for a juice. When I pay $6.50 for a beverage, I expect it to have a not insignificant amount of alcohol in it, but I guess that's why I'm not glowing all the way to yoga class at 6 a.m., isn't it?
  If you'd like to wake up screaming namaste e
  
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• SpaceX’s 1st launch since rocket blast now bumped to January

  07-12-2016 19:47
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX’s first launch since a rocket explosion at the pad has slipped to January. The company said Wednesday it needs more time. So instead of launching in mid-December, SpaceX will try in early January. SpaceX has been grounded three months since the dramatic accident, which originated in the upper stage […]
  
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• What Winning $10,000 Means for Seattle Novelist Peter Mountford

  07-12-2016 19:30 via thestranger.com
  by Rich SmithOn Monday, Mountford scooped up Artist Trust's Gar LaSalle Storyteller Award, a $10,000 purse given to a Washington State fiction writer.Like many (lucky) writers in town, Peter Mountford juggles a lot of jobs that don't pay very well. He's the events curator at the Hugo House, so regular patrons of their literary series might know him as the guy who introduces readers with rambling but ultimately moving micro-essays that frame the work ahead in helpful ways. You can tell he lives w
  
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• Snow on Thursday may hit during evening commute

  07-12-2016 19:12
  
  Seattle could see heavy snowfall starting just in time for Thursday's afternoon commute.
  
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• The Seattle Art and Performance Quarterly Is Out Now!

  07-12-2016 19:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger StaffIra Glass comes to Benaroya Hall January 29. JESSE MICHENER
  The Winter 2016/2017 edition of Seattle Art and Performance, our quarterly guide to arts happenings in Seattle, is on newsstands now! Tucked inside this week's copy of The Stranger, the magazine includes features on the city's film, music, art, and theater scenes:
  • Ira Glass, host of NPR's This American Life, brings his one-man show to Benaroya Hall onJanuary 29. He says: "Of course I'll be talking about the elect
  
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• Weather Channel meteorologist slams Breitbart for global-warming report

  07-12-2016 18:43
  
  A Weather Channel meteorologist sets the record straight after her report was used by Breitbart to claim that the earth isn't warming anymore.
  
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• Seattle’s newest apartments: ‘prison cell’ with no door for toilet

  07-12-2016 18:05
  
  The building highlights two trends in Seattle’s hot rental market: sky-high rents and the proliferation of micro-units.
  
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• The Morning News: Ride the Ducks Maker Fined, Former Seahawk Says Men Should "Take the Lead"

  07-12-2016 17:59 via thestranger.com
  
  by Heidi GrooverFive people died in a crash involving a Ride the Ducks vehicle last year. Kelly O
  Ride the Ducks Maker to Pay Up to $1 Million: "The Missouri-based manufacturer of the amphibious Ride the Duck tour vehicle that crashed on Seattle’s Aurora Bridge last year, killing five people, has agreed to pay up to $1 million in civil fines for violating federal safety regulations," the Seattle Times reports."You Guys Are Responsible for These Young Ladies." That's what former Seahawk Ric
  
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• The Best Things To Do in Seattle This Winter

  07-12-2016 17:34 via thestranger.com
  
  Art, Performance, Jazz, Classical, Opera, Film, Literature, and Festival Picks From The Winter 2016/2017 Edition of Seattle Art and Performanceby Stranger Things To Do StaffSeattle Art and Performance, our quarterly guide to everything happening in Seattle this winter in the arts, is out on the streets now. In addition to the extensive calendars in the print copy, you can now also find lists of this winter's best events online, including:
  The best theater, dance, and comedy, from Woody Sez: The
  
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• ‘A fairly messy situation’: 2-4 inches of snow could fall Thursday in Seattle area

  07-12-2016 16:17
  
  A wintry storm is forecast to drop between 2 to 4 inches of snow in the Seattle metro area Thursday.
  
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• 2-4 inches of snow could fall Thursday in Seattle area, weather service says

  07-12-2016 16:17
  
  A winter storm is forecast to drop between 2 to 4 inches of snow in the Seattle metro area Thursday.
  
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• The Head and the Heart, Phantogram, Empire of the Sun rock The End’s Deck the Hall Ball

  07-12-2016 15:41
  
  Local favorites The Head and the Heart and My Goodness were two of nine bands that played at KeyArena for 107.7 The End’s 24th Deck the Hall Ball.
  
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• Seattle Fire Department battles basement fire in Maple Leaf

  07-12-2016 15:36
  
  The Seattle Fire Department responded to the fire about 4:15 a.m. and reported it was under control about 45 minutes later. Residents of the home were evacuated.
  
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• New study by Everett instructor shows value of real-world context in teaching algebra

  07-12-2016 15:03
  
  Students quickly forget what they learn in a traditional algebra class, but linking algebra to real-world problems helps them retain the information, a new study shows.
  
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• What happened in Seattle after the Pearl Harbor attack 75 years ago

  07-12-2016 15:00
  
  We take you to Seattle on Dec. 7, 1941, and the days after Pearl Harbor.
  
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• Inslee’s plan for state-worker raises sets up a fight

  07-12-2016 15:00
  
  Gov. Jay Inslee will likely include pay raises for state workers, worth 6 percent over the next two years, in his proposed budget. The raises already have Republican lawmakers dubious. It’s the first skirmish in a coming budget battle.
  
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• The Risks of the Migrants in the Must-See Doc Fire at Sea

  07-12-2016 13:00 via thestranger.com
  
  The Risks of the Migrants in the Must-See Doc Fire at Seaby Kathy FennessyEritrean-Italian filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi shot his fifth documentary, Fire at Sea (Fuocoammare), with such care that it often feels more like a narrative feature than a nonfiction film (Rosi also served as cinematographer and sound man). Then again, there's something alien and strange about the rocky terrain of Lampedusa, an Italian island 70 kilometers from the African coast that has admitted more than 400,000 refugees.
  
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• The Best Theater, Dance, and Comedy Events in Seattle This Winter

  07-12-2016 13:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Picks from The Winter 2016/2017 Edition of Seattle Art and Performanceby Rich SmithFind a complete list of theater, dance, and comedy events in Seattle this winter on our Things To Do calendar, or check out our other picks for the best things to do in Seattle this winter from Seattle Art and Performance.Get all this and more on the free Stranger Things To Do mobile app—available now on the App Store and Google Play.Jump to: Theater | Musical Theater | Dance | Cabaret & Burlesque | Vari
  
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• The Best Film Events in Seattle This Winter

  07-12-2016 13:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Picks from The Winter 2016/2017 Edition of Seattle Art and Performanceby Charles MudedeFind a complete list of film events in Seattle this winter on our Things To Do calendar, or check out our other picks for the best things to do in Seattle this winter from Seattle Art and Performance.Get all this and more on the free Stranger Things To Do mobile app—available now on the App Store and Google Play.
  DEC 9It's a Wonderful Life
  Shortly after It's a Wonderful Life's 1946 release, James Agee, t
  
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• The Best Festivals in Seattle This Winter

  07-12-2016 13:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Picks from The Winter 2016/2017 Edition of Seattle Art and Performanceby Julia ZelmanFind a complete list of festivals in Seattle this winter on our Things To Do calendar, or check out our other picks for the best things to do in Seattle this winter from Seattle Art and Performance.Get all this and more on the free Stranger Things To Do mobile app—available now on the App Store and Google Play.DEC 7-23Christmas Ship Festival
  Sail around the beautiful, chilly Puget Sound and alight on a sho
  
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• The Best Classical Concerts & Operas in Seattle This Winter

  07-12-2016 13:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Picks from The Winter 2016/2017 Edition of Seattle Art and Performanceby Jen GravesFind a complete list of classical concerts in Seattle this winter on our Things To Do calendar, or check out our other picks for the best things to do in Seattle this winter from Seattle Art and Performance.Get all this and more on the free Stranger Things To Do mobile app—available now on the App Store and Google Play.Dec 10Jonathan Biss
  The "unerringly sophisticated" pianist Jonathan Biss will perform his
  
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• Office Christmas Party Is a Surprisingly Fun Time

  07-12-2016 13:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Office Christmas Party Is a Surprisingly Fun Timeby Ned LannamannThere is nothing more depressing than a bad office Christmas party. The music is schmaltzy, the eggnog has a skin growing on it, and Walt from marketing starts getting reeeeal enthusiastic about getting you into the copy room. But a good office Christmas party gives everyone the chance to let their hair down, to show off a saucy side their buttoned-up workday personas don’t allow for. As evidenced by the title, Office Christm
  
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• Study: ‘Obamacare’ repeal-only would make 30M uninsured

  07-12-2016 11:02
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Repealing President Barack Obama’s health care law without a clear replacement risks making nearly 30 million people uninsured, according to a study released Wednesday. Republicans say that won’t happen because they are working on replacement legislation for a President Donald Trump to sign. Nonetheless, the complex two-stage strategy the GOP Congress is […]
  
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