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• Amber Alert issued for girl last seen in Blaine

  23-01-2017 23:55
  
  An Amber Alert has been issued for a British Columbia girl with special needs last seen in Blaine.Investigators believe Makayla Estrada Weber was taken south from Canada on Sunday by Wilma Estrada. Estrada's relationship to Makayla is not specified in the Amber Alert, though she appears to be the 9-year-old girl's mother.
  
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• Timeline of Friday’s protests that ended in shooting at UW

  23-01-2017 23:04
  
  A confrontation between anarchists and socialists and supporters of Donald Trump escalated into chaotic violence on Friday night. This is what we know so far.
  
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• How the shooting at the UW protest of Milo Yiannopoulos unfolded

  23-01-2017 23:04
  
  A confrontation between anarchists and socialists and supporters of Donald Trump escalated into chaotic violence on Friday night. This is what we know so far.
  
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• Benton, Ericksen part of Trump's political "beachhead" takeover team at EPA

  23-01-2017 22:51
  
  Two very conservative state lawmakers who headed Donald Trump's campaign in Washington, State Sen. Doug Ericksen and ex-Sen. Don Benton, are on Trump's political "beachhead team" starting drastic remake of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
  
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• The 50 Best Things To Do in Seattle This Week: Jan 23-29, 2017

  23-01-2017 22:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffRenowned local poet, artist, and performer Anastacia Tolbert will host and curate a night of readings by female and genderqueer writers of color (including Arisa White, Natasha Marin, and Naa Akua) on Wednesday.
  Our music critics have already chosen the 29 best concerts in Seattle this week, but now it's our arts and culture critics' turn to pick the best things happening in their areas of expertise. Ranging from an evening with Ira Glass to the 8th Annual Belgian B
  
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• After the Women’s March, it’s time to really get moving

  23-01-2017 22:42
  
  Columnist Nicole Brodeur went to Washington, D.C., to participate in the Women’s March over the weekend. Now, she’s focused on what’s next.
  
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• Our Arts & Culture Critics Recommend These 50 Events This Week

  23-01-2017 22:36 via thestranger.com
  
  Picks For Jan 23-27, From The Trojan Women To An Evening with Ira Glassby Stranger Things To Do StaffRanging from an evening with Ira Glass to the 8th Annual Belgian Beer Fest, and from Oil Pressure Vibrator to The Trojan Women, here are our arts and culture critics' 50 picks for this week. MONDAYREADINGS & TALKS
  Dr. Edwin J. NicholsClinical psychologist Nichols, known as a pioneer in work on "cultural competence" and cross-cultural communication in organizations and businesses, will talk ab
  
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• Cascade Mall sold a few months after mass shooting

  23-01-2017 22:17
  
  The 28-year-old mall in Skagit County has had low sales and a high rate of vacant stores since before the September shooting.
  
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• Weezer to Headline 107.7's The End of Winter

  23-01-2017 22:14 via thestranger.com
  
  by Leilani PolkWeezer's 10th and latest studio LP peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200.
  Weezer was formed at the height of the grunge era but essentially represented the opposite of what was coming out at the time: well-dressed, nerdy dudes pushing ear-wormy rock music with heavy emo and power-pop qualities that only grew more pop-oriented with each album (10 total) and every Top 10 Alternative Songs charter (11) the L.A. group put out.Whether you're a former fan who believes Weezer was never be
  
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• Spokane officer smashes window to save woman trapped in burning car

  23-01-2017 22:01
  
  The dramatic rescue was captured on the officer’s body camera.
  
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• Update on Friday Night's Shooting at the UW Milo Yiannopoulos Demonstration

  23-01-2017 21:56 via thestranger.com
  
  Update on Friday night's shooting at the UW Milo Yiannopoulos demonstrationby Amber CortesMilo Yiannopoulos at the Young British Heritage Society Launch Event In London Image courtesy of Barcroft MediaThe name of the 34-year old man who was shot in the abdomen at the University of Washington protest against Breitbart writer Milo Yiannopoulos on Friday night has not been released yet.However, his condition is improving. From the Seattle Times:
  The condition of the wounded 34-year-old man improved
  
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• House votes to give schools one-year reprieve from ‘levy cliff,’ possible $500M shortfall

  23-01-2017 21:42
  
  Washington lawmakers moved one step closer toward a solution to the “levy cliff” — which could cause a $500 million shortfall for school districts starting in 2018 — when the House voted Monday to pass a bill designed to delay the cliff by one year. It moves to the Senate.
  
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• House votes to give schools 1-year reprieve from ‘levy cliff’

  23-01-2017 21:42
  
  Washington lawmakers moved one step closer toward a solution to the “levy cliff” — which could cause a $500 million shortfall for school districts starting in 2018 — when the House voted Monday to pass a bill designed to delay the cliff by one year. It moves to the Senate.
  
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• Top lawmakers won’t move bills to end tolling on I-405

  23-01-2017 21:35
  
  Top state lawmakers say they won’t move any bills this session to end tolling on the express lanes of Interstate 405 between Bellevue and Lynnwood.
  
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• Hawaii’s Lanai Island dark after windstorm knocks out power

  23-01-2017 21:20
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — The entire Hawaiian island of Lanai has not had electrical service since Saturday after strong winds snapped or damaged utility poles. The Maui Electric utility says Lanai’s 1,700 customers are still without power Monday. Crews are working to repair 19 utility poles on the 141-square-mile island. Billionaire Larry Ellison purchased 98 percent […]
  
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• Crews set to restore power to much Hawaii’s Lanai Island

  23-01-2017 21:20
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Crews were on track to restore power to most of the residents of Hawaii’s Lanai Island late Monday, but people living in one small town will likely go without power overnight, Maui Electric Co. said. The entire Hawaiian island of Lanai lost electrical service after strong winds snapped or damaged utility poles […]
  
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• Caught napping: Baseball hitting, pitching sapped by jet lag

  23-01-2017 21:09
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers say they’ve documented an unseen drag on major league baseball players that can wipe out home field advantage, make pitchers give up more home runs, and take some punch out of a team’s bats. The culprit: jet lag. Travelers are well aware of the fatigue, poor sleep and other effects […]
  
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• Giant waves injure 2 on Oregon Coast

  23-01-2017 21:03
  
  In Lincoln City, rising tide partially collapsed a deck, leaving a woman clinging to the edge of an attached hot tub. Another woman was hit by a sneaker wave while walking on the beach.
  
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• Seattle is again crane capital of America, but lead is shrinking

  23-01-2017 21:01
  
  Seattle now has nearly three times more cranes than New York City despite being a fraction of the size.
  
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• Our New to Town Issue Is Still on Stands—Here's What You May Have Missed

  23-01-2017 20:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Leilani PolkThis week's cover illustration is by Kevin Cannon
  Because of The Stranger's flood of Inauguration coverage, there's a definite possibility you missed some of the stories that came out in the paper last week—and it was a pretty hefty special issue: a primer of everything a new Seattle resident might need to know about this fine Pacific Northwest city.
  This digest has been put together as a reminder.Among the New to Town stories:
  Advice to Seattle newcomers from newcomers, whi
  
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• US health officials cancel climate conference; don’t say why

  23-01-2017 20:40
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The government’s top public health agency has canceled a conference next month on climate change and health but isn’t saying why publicly. But a co-sponsor was told by the Centers for Disease and Prevention that the agency was worried how the conference would be viewed by the Trump administration. The incoming […]
  
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• Voices from Friday's Student Walkout in Seattle

  23-01-2017 20:34 via thestranger.com
  
  by Amber CortesSeattle high school students, taking it to the streets. Amber Cortes
  Let’s face it: Friday morning was a double down on your anti-depressants kind of moment. Here in Seattle, the pussy-grabbing POTUS was already sworn in before we could even gulp down our second cup of coffee. It was rough. But, take heart. By Friday afternoon students from middle and high schools all over the Seattle area (Shorecrest, Ingraham, Shorewood, Edmonds, Woodway, Roosevelt, Nova, Franklin, West Se
  
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• Renton-based Fishing Company of Alaska is sold, ending a turbulent run in North Pacific harvests

  23-01-2017 20:31
  
  After more than three decades of sometimes turbulent operations, Washington-based Fishing Company of Alaska is ending operations and selling assets.
  
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• Cause of death for Christopher Monfort won’t be known soon

  23-01-2017 20:26
  
  Christopher Monfort, 48, who was serving a life sentence for the 2009 ambush killing of Seattle police Officer Timothy Brenton, was found dead in his prison cell last week.
  
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• Sasquatch! Lineup Features Frank Ocean, Chance the Rapper, Fred Armisen, Thee Oh Sees

  23-01-2017 20:08 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dave Segal
  Sasquatch! Music Festival—which happens May 26-28 at the Gorge Amphitheatre—announced its lineup this morning, including R&B Romeo Frank Ocean, hiphop stars Chance the Rapper and Mac Miller, local hiphop up-and-comer Porter Ray, wily indie-rock phenom Car Seat Headrest, Seattle new wave/glam charismatics Gazebos, UK low-end theorists Mount Kimbie, and psychedelic garage-rockers Thee Oh Sees. You can obtain tickets for the 16th annual Sasquatch! Music Festival Januar
  
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• Voices from Friday's Occupy Inauguration Rally in Seattle (Creative Signs Division)

  23-01-2017 19:34 via thestranger.com
  
  by Amber CortesThis protester says: "We’ve got to be Ninja Turtles!" Amber Cortes
  With just a few thousand people and a lineup of several speakers at Westlake Center, the Resist Trump Occupy Inauguration rally on Friday (organized by Seattle’s Socialist Alternative) felt almost like a pre-funk to the enormous Womxn’s March that took place the next day.
  We talked to some folks there about how they are going to deal with the incoming administration, what gave them their sign-maki
  
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• Awesome snow conditions on ski slopes with mostly bluebird days throughout the week

  23-01-2017 19:04
  
  The weather has mellowed out along the Cascade hillsides with mostly sunny skies forecast well into this coming weekend. A strong high pressure system and drier air mass will situate itself off the coast and the freezing level is expected to stay between 2,000 and 3,000 feet, which means snow-melt will be minimal on what […]
  
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• Police Reports Illustrated: Rapper and Hot Dog Vendor Feud Over a Parking Lot

  23-01-2017 18:43 via thestranger.com
  
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• The Morning News: Seattle Women's March Draws a Stunning 175,000 People, Person Struck by Link Train This Morning

  23-01-2017 18:01 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeLots of pink hats on Link trains this Saturday. Charles MudedeYes, White People: All Lives Matter: The anti-Trump march that happened in Seattle on Saturday, which was coordinated with the Women's March on Washington D.C, and other marches around the US and the world, was fucking huge (175,000). Indeed, the march involved much more than the usual suspects—those on the far left. It had types from almost every walk of life. Many even came from the suburbs. And though all agr
  
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• Look: 101 Photos from the Women's March on Washington

  23-01-2017 17:20 via thestranger.com
  
  by Leilani Polk Nate Gowdy
  All over the US (and around the world), women and supporters of women's rights gathered and marched together in solidarity against Trump, as inspired by the Women's March on Washington, which drew an estimated 500,000 people to the country's capital. No matter how the current president attempts to provide "alternative facts" or to downplay the importance of such a historic moment of protest, we've kept a record and covered most aspects of the Inauguration (and the prot
  
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• Man struck, killed by Link light-rail train in Rainier Valley

  23-01-2017 16:17
  
  Light-rail service is not running between Columbia City and Rainier Beach.
  
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• View 10 of our Ignite Education Lab speakers, and vote on who will be the 11th

  23-01-2017 15:01
  
  How often do you get the chance to help choose who will speak at an event you're attending? Help us finalize the line-up for our annual storytelling event, Ignite Education Lab.
  
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• Education Lab IQ: How much do Washington schools spend testing students?

  23-01-2017 15:01
  
  Last school year, Washington state spent more than $16.8 million on federally required reading and math tests, but that only scratches the surface of the full cost of testing students.
  
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• It’s not healthier to live in the country: Rural Washingtonians sicker than city dwellers

  23-01-2017 15:00
  
  Rural Americans are sicker than urban Americans, a CDC report says, and that’s true for Washington.
  
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• How avalanche forecasters use bombs, a howitzer and an M60 tank to keep us safe

  23-01-2017 15:00
  
  As an avalanche forecaster supervisor for the state, John Stimberis’ job is to set off avalanches before they can endanger the public.
  
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• ‘Hidden Figures’ might open your eyes to hidden biases

  23-01-2017 15:00
  
  The critically acclaimed film about three black, female aerospace pioneers shows how hidden prejudice hurts all. And that should inspire us to break down barriers in our own lives.
  
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• Avalanche man: Forecaster keeps us safe with skis, bombs, howitzer at Snoqualmie Pass

  23-01-2017 15:00
  
  As an avalanche forecaster supervisor for the state, John Stimberis’ job is to set off avalanches before they can endanger the public.
  
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• Questions arise over Italy’s response to snow-hit hotel

  23-01-2017 13:30
  
  FARINDOLA, Italy (AP) — Questions intensified Monday into whether Italian authorities underestimated the risks facing a snowbound mountain hotel hours before an avalanche hit, as rescue crews weighed using heavy equipment to try to reach 23 people in the hotel who are still buried under the snow. Five days after up to 60,000 tons of […]
  
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• 3 puppies found alive in Italy avalanche; survivors go home

  23-01-2017 13:30
  
  FARINDOLA, Italy (AP) — Emergency crews digging into an avalanche-slammed hotel were cheered Monday by the discovery of three puppies who had survived for days under tons of snow — giving them new hope for the 23 people still missing in the disaster. The first human survivors, meanwhile, were released from the hospital as questions […]
  
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• 3 puppies found alive in Italy avalanche give rescuers hope

  23-01-2017 13:30
  
  FARINDOLA, Italy (AP) — Italian emergency crews pulled three wiggling, white sheepdog puppies out from under tons of snow and rubble at an avalanche-struck hotel on Monday, giving rescuers new hope of finding alive the 23 people still missing five days after the disaster. The first human survivors of the deadly avalanche were released from […]
  
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• 3 dogs give avalanche rescuers hope but 22 people missing

  23-01-2017 13:30
  
  FARINDOLA, Italy (AP) — Italian emergency crews pulled three wiggling, white sheepdog puppies out Monday from under tons of snow and rubble at an avalanche-struck hotel, lifting spirits even as the search for 22 people still missing dragged on five days after the disaster. One more body was located, raising the death toll to seven, […]
  
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• What Really Happened at the Milo Yiannopoulos Protest at UW on Friday Night

  23-01-2017 13:00 via thestranger.com
  
  What Really Happened at the Milo Yiannopoulos Protest at UW on Friday Nightby Sean NelsonThe first sign I saw was funny, which augured well. "REPEAL NEWTON'S LAWS," it read, and was in the hands of a slight, genteel, curly-haired boy who was standing right in the middle of the action. Not that there was much action to begin with.Though subsequent reports would focus exclusively on a gunshot that injured a man later in the evening, the crowds that massed on Friday to either attend or protest a le
  
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• Person of Interest: Palmira Figueroa

  23-01-2017 13:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Person of Interest: Palmira Figueroa, One of the Women Behind Seattle's Historic Womxn's Marchby Ana Sofia KnaufAlthough she's long been involved with Seattle's social organizing community, Palmira Figueroa doesn't consider herself an activist. By day, she serves as the development director for environmental sustainability nonprofit Stewardship Partners. Outside of work, Figueroa is "a fighter for social justice." Most recently, she helped chair the Womxn's March on Seattle, which led about 175,
  
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• Angry White Man (Slight Return)

  23-01-2017 13:00 via thestranger.com
  
  I, Anonymous: I Stopped Your Fight with Three Black Teenagers, but the Damage Was Already Doneby AnonymousI tried to break up the fight you started with three teenagers on the bus. I didn't hear what happened before you leaped out of your seat and lunged at them. No matter what was or wasn't said, act like a fucking adult! You are 35, they are 15! If it takes a grown man to restrain you from punching a kid, then something is wrong with you. What were you trying to accomplish? All you did was for
  
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