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• Seattle immigrant protected by Obama arrested

  14-02-2017 23:57
  
  A Seattle resident who came to the U.S. illegally as a child may have been the first arrest under President Donald Trump of an immigrant protected by an Obama-era order.
  
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• Seattle 'Dreamer' protected by Obama jailed, faces deportation

  14-02-2017 23:57
  
  A Seattle resident who came to the U.S. illegally as a child may have been the first arrest under President Donald Trump of an immigrant protected by an Obama-era order.
  
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• The War on Women Returneth (It Never Wenteth Away)

  14-02-2017 23:55 via thestranger.com
  
  by Megan BurbankOKLAHOMA! Where a grumpy male legislator will tell you your body isn't yours. ISTOCK / DUSTYPIXEL
  If you pay attention to reproductive rights, you know the War on Women never really went away, even if that exact messaging did. It seems like every day over the past couple years, you had only to check out Rewire or the New York Times to find that some state legislature was running some reprehensible, woman-dehumanizing bill, like Texas' clinic-closing travesty HB2, or Indiana's cre
  
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• Port of Seattle executives who rolled out $5M bonus program all got big payouts

  14-02-2017 23:49
  
  Dozens of executives received more than $10,000 apiece in bonuses on top of annual salaries of more than $150,000 each.
  
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• Port of Seattle executives who rolled out $4.8M bonus program all got big payouts

  14-02-2017 23:49
  
  Dozens of executives received more than $10,000 apiece in bonuses on top of annual salaries of more than $150,000 each.
  
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• Family plans to seek compensation for Henrietta Lacks’ cells

  14-02-2017 23:47
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The son of Henrietta Lacks is seeking compensation for the unauthorized use of his mother’s cells in scientific research since her 1951 death, as detailed in a best-selling book. The Baltimore Sun reports (http://bsun.md/2kPOucp ) that Lawrence Lacks, his son and daughter-in-law say they plan to file a lawsuit against Johns Hopkins […]
  
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• Anti-Trans Activists Will Soon Start Gathering Signatures for Their New Ballot Initiative

  14-02-2017 23:16 via thestranger.com
  
  by Sydney BrownstoneJust Want Privacy's I-1552 targets trans students like Myles Peña (pictured above). I-1522 supporters will likely be out gathering signatures as early as this weekend. SB
  After failing to gather enough signatures to create a ballot initiative policing trans people's genitals in bathrooms last year, Washington State anti-trans bigots are back at it again—this time much earlier, and with a more confusing proposal.On Friday, a Thurston County court settled on ballot
  
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• Is a Tarp a Home?

  14-02-2017 23:02 via thestranger.com
  
  Is a Tarp a Home? Inside the Case That Could Protect Homeless People Against Unwarranted Police Searchesby Heidi GrooverWilliam Pippin was still sleeping when the cops showed up around 10:30 a.m. At the edge of town in Vancouver, Washington, near a set of railroad tracks and a steel foundry, Pippin had strung a camouflage tarp between a guardrail and a chain-link fence.It was a mild November morning. Police rapped on the tarp, notifying him and other homeless people in the area they would soon h
  
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• Bands I Pretended to Like for Boys. Part Eight: Rush

  14-02-2017 23:02 via thestranger.com
  
  Part of Me Wanted to "Get" Rush Because They're Marketed as a Boys' Bandby Kathleen TarrantHe worked at a pizza place and played bass.
  Sometimes he would drive over to my house at midnight to bring me peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches and talk until three in the morning, when I would tiptoe back inside to find my insomniac mother sitting on the stairs with her chin resting on her hand, her flannel pajamas rumpled.
  “So how is he?”
  “Good.”
  And then I would tiptoe back upst
  
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• Sean Spicer strikes again: He calls Canada's PM 'Joe Trudeau of Canada'

  14-02-2017 23:01
  
  Sean Spicer strikes again:  The White House press secretary refers to Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as "Joe Trudeau."
  
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• Seattle Film Fest Noir City 2017 Highlights Heists and Favors Risk Over Genre Purity

  14-02-2017 23:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Sean AxmakerThe Asphalt Jungle screens February 16, as part of Noir City 2017 (Feb 16-22 at SIFF Cinema Egyptian).
  Throughout the years of Noir City's Seattle residency, the programming has taken brief detours from the mean streets of hardcore noir to explore side alleys, from early influences on noir to noir influences on other genres. The 2017 festival, the biggest to date (20 films in seven days), takes more leeway than usual for "The Big Knockover," a week of capers, heists, and holdups.
  
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• Bill to abolish death penalty likely to stall in Legislature

  14-02-2017 22:37
  
  An effort to abolish the death penalty in Washington state got a new push this year with strong backing from the governor and attorney general, but as in previous years, the measure is expected to stall in the Legislature.
  
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• LA Trio Clipping. Extend the Legacy of the Hiphop Outsider

  14-02-2017 22:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dave SegalClipping. plays Tues Feb 21.BRIAN TAMBORELLO
  Los Angeles trio clipping. are the latest anomalous group recording for that unlikely incubator of outsider hiphop, Sub Pop. As home to intergalactic explorers Shabazz Palaces, South African "Township Tech" artist Spoek Mathambo, and the now-defunct astral soul sisters THEESatisfaction, the Seattle label best known as grunge champions in the 1990s and for nuanced indie rock in the 2000s has also nurtured adventurous rap artists during the
  
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• Seattle cop's selfie prompts return of pilfered purse

  14-02-2017 22:18
  
  A selfie sent from a Seattle cop to a ride share driver early Sunday prompted the immediate return of a passenger's purse she left in the vehicle and couldn't get back, reports say.
  
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• Body on Oregon beach identified as victim of sneaker wave

  14-02-2017 22:16
  
  Jayson Thomas and his 3-year-old son were on a beach along Oregon’s southwest coast last month when a sneaker wave pulled them out to sea. The toddler’s body has not been recovered.
  
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• Savage Love Letter of the Day: Don't Worry, Dating's Hard for Everyone

  14-02-2017 22:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Chase BurnsI'm a 34-year-old woman living in Portland and I'm fucking lonely and horny and not sure what to do to fix it. I've tried plenty of online dating sites and apps, but they haven't produced any successful relationships (or even good sex). I'm starting to feel like I'll be alone forever. I want a committed relationship, companionship—a man with an amazing penis and giving tongue (lol). I want a travel partner. I want to be more outgoing. Overall, I want to be loved.
  Most guys se
  
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• Showing some love: Penguins get Valentine’s hearts for nests

  14-02-2017 21:32
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Penguins at a California aquarium got more than their daily helping of fish to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Biologist Piper Dwight handed out red hearts to 14 African penguins at the California Academy of Sciences during a feeding Monday. Visitors took photos of the animals grabbing the hearts in their beaks and […]
  
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• Gaining some love: Penguins get Valentine’s hearts for their nests

  14-02-2017 21:32
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Penguins at a California aquarium got more than their daily helping of fish to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Biologist Piper Dwight handed out red hearts to 14 African penguins at the California Academy of Sciences during a feeding Monday. Visitors took photos of the animals grabbing the hearts in their beaks and […]
  
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• I, Anonymous: You've Changed

  14-02-2017 21:22 via thestranger.com
  
  I, Anonymous: I Always Loved Your Hairy Armpits and Heroin Habit, but Now You Sound Like a Businesspersonby AnonymousBack in 1994 when we first met, you were wild. You read books of esoteric philosophy and revolutionary tracts written by anarchists. You showed me that a real woman grows her own vegetables, maybe even makes her own clothes. You didn't shave your armpits. You made art every single day. I was not so concerned about your heroin problem. I could accept your suicide attempts. I just h
  
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• Clipping. Extend the Legacy of the Hiphop Outsider

  14-02-2017 21:22 via thestranger.com
  
  Clipping. Extend the Legacy of the Hiphop Outsiderby Dave SegalLos Angeles trio clipping. are the latest anomalous group recording for that unlikely incubator of outsider hiphop, Sub Pop. As home to intergalactic explorers Shabazz Palaces, South African "Township Tech" artist Spoek Mathambo, and the now-defunct astral soul sisters THEESatisfaction, the Seattle label best known as grunge champions in the 1990s and for nuanced indie rock in the 2000s has also nurtured adventurous rap artists durin
  
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• 20 Affordable & Last-Minute Valentine's Day Events In Seattle Today

  14-02-2017 21:12 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffGet your fill of Valentine's Day chocolate at a beer and chocolate pairing at TeKu Tavern, or head to Hot Cakes Molten Chocolate Cakery for their floral pop-up.
  Haven't made plans for Valentine's Day yet? Don't panic—there are still lots of options that don't require reservations weeks ahead of time and won't cost more than $15—including the Live Laugh Love comedy show, Love and Liquor concert featuring Maiah Manser, wine tasting at POCO, a cake walk at
  
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• Seattle rep pushes probe: Could Flynn have been blackmailed?

  14-02-2017 20:30
  
  Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., wants a "full investigation" of what the White House knew about National Security Adviser Michael Flynn's "vulnerability to blackmail and exploitation by the Russian government."  Smith is ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee.
  
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• Northwest Film Forum Presents I Think You're Totally Wrong

  14-02-2017 20:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles Mudede
  This review of I Think You're Totally Wrong—a film directed by James Franco, about two writer friends who take a trip to a mountain cabin to argue about life and literature—originally ran in May of 2015. But tomorrow (Wed Feb 15), the film is being screened again with an added bonus: afterwards, David Shields and Caleb Powell (who both appear in the film and wrote the book on which it's based) will be in attendance, and having a conversation about I Think You're Tot
  
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• New labels coming to marijuana edibles

  14-02-2017 20:20
  
  The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Control Board is celebrating Valentine's Day like the rest of us: creating new rules for warning stickers on cannabis-infused edibles.
  
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• Wounded Mount Vernon officer can’t see, but feels the love as he leaves the hospital

  14-02-2017 20:13
  
  Officer Mike McClaughry, 60, was shot in the head in December while responding to reports of shots fired in a Mount Vernon neighborhood.
  
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• ‘Overwhelmed’ by community response, wounded Mount Vernon officer leaving hospital

  14-02-2017 20:13
  
  Officer Mike McClaughry, 60, was shot in the head in December while responding to reports of shots fired in a Mount Vernon neighborhood.
  
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• Moderate Democrats in Olympia draw up cheaper, middle-ground plan to fund schools

  14-02-2017 20:12
  
  A handful of moderate Democratic state senators has proposed a new plan to solve Washington’s K-12 school-funding problem. It’s the latest effort to satisfy the state Supreme Court’s McCleary decision.
  
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• Fossil find: Giant ground sloth unearthed at Sea-Tac Airport 56 years ago

  14-02-2017 19:59
  
  At first, scientists thought it was an “ice-age bison.” More than a decade after it was discovered, the giant ground sloth was mounted for display at the Burke Museum.
  
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• A giant ground sloth was found at Sea-Tac airport 56 years ago

  14-02-2017 19:59
  
  At first, scientists thought it was an “ice-age bison.” More than a decade after it was discovered, the giant ground sloth was mounted for display at the Burke Museum.
  
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• ‘These boys loved what they did’: Former crabber on missing Destination talks about lost boat, lost brother

  14-02-2017 19:28
  
  Dylan Hatfield, a former deckhand aboard the missing crabber, the Destination, lost his brother and five friends when the vessel went missing Saturday. He shared a meal with the crew on Thursday in Dutch Harbor, then said goodbye for what would be the last time.
  
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• ‘These boys loved what they did’: Bering Sea fisherman talks about lost boat, lost brother

  14-02-2017 19:28
  
  Dylan Hatfield, a former deckhand aboard the missing crabber, the Destination, lost his brother and five friends when the vessel went missing Saturday. He shared a meal with the crew on Thursday in Dutch Harbor, then said goodbye for what would be the last time.
  
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• Bison, cars endangered by deep snow in Wyoming’s Grand Teton

  14-02-2017 19:11
  
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Unusually deep snow in Grand Teton National Park has made life dangerous for bison lumbering on the park’s only plowed highway and for motorists traveling the route, prompting park workers to escort the big animals to safer areas and urge drivers to slow down, park officials said Tuesday. The problem is […]
  
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• ‘Quantity of Care’ Q&A: Have questions for our reporters? Join the conversation

  14-02-2017 19:00
  
  Have questions about our "Quantity of Care" investigation into business practices in the health-care industry? Get answers from our reporters in a Q&A on Wednesday.
  
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• American Dating Horror Stories and One Sweet Success from The Stranger Staff

  14-02-2017 19:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Leilani Polk The Stranger
  In honor of Valentine’s Day, The Stranger staff put together a collection of dating stories that range from run-of-the-mill horrifying, to a brash, nasty, near-death experience, to sweet and sentimental. Enjoy!
  ***
  Hillary Bumble
  A few days after Bernie Sanders won the Washington Caucus, I agreed to a last-minute, late-night Bumble date. I ordered a beer and a bourbon; she was fine with water. After an hour-long conversation about her dog, which was great, the
  
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• First Wells Fargo, next Seattle’s pension fund? Activists target other investments over Dakota Access Pipeline

  14-02-2017 18:53
  
  First Wells Fargo, next the city pension fund, and personal bank accounts: Climate activists want a bigger movement to defund fossil-fuel development.
  
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• A Valentine's Day Playlist of Love Songs For You Sloggers

  14-02-2017 18:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jessica Fu
  The Stranger staffers have put our heads together and present our favorite Valentine's Day songs for you to enjoy as you spend today thinking about the people you love. Secretly or publicly, right next to you or 2,800 miles away, romantically or because they're family, etc.
  Of note: Angel Haze's "CANDLXS" is not on Spotify but it can be found here, and is worth at least three listens.
  Our Valentine's Day planner is here and your dinner game plan for tonight is here. Read our reader
  
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• Armyworm invasion threatening southern Africa’s crops

  14-02-2017 18:10
  
  HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — An invasion of armyworms is stripping southern Africa of key food crops and could spread to other parts of the continent, experts warned Tuesday at an emergency meeting of 16 African nations. South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Zambia are among the countries where the fall armyworm has invaded fields of maize, […]
  
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• It's Valentine's Day, Check Out All of Our Readers' Valentines

  14-02-2017 18:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Leilani PolkHEY SCHMEN: Maybe it’s your tendency for insane cult obsessions & mystic boards & fortune tellers or maybe it’s just that you keep getting more awesome. I love u. PETER GAMLEN
  More than 800 people submitted personalized Valentines in honor of today's Hallmarkian holiday, and we've put them all together in one place. We also chose five from the bunch and sent them to one of our artists, who created extra special illustrations, too (like the one above). You can c
  
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• The Morning News: Two Mercer Island Lawsuits—One's Suing SPD, the Other's...Trying to Block Light Rail!?

  14-02-2017 17:42 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ana Sofia KnaufBe kind to one another. We're in this together. xoxo The Stranger
  Love Is Dead: Just kidding! Happy Valentine's Day to those of you who celebrate it—especially this sexually liberated octopus! Still scrambling to figure out dinner plans? Tobias Coughlin-Bouge has you covered. Blanking on date ideas? Here are some things to do. If you're going out, remember: Fuck first. Think dating is garbage? We feel you. Did you submit a Stranger reader Valentine? Search for yours here.
  
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• Teenage girl shot by police after altercation with boyfriend in Arlington

  14-02-2017 16:11
  
  A 17-year-old girl armed with a knife was shot by police in Arlington on Tuesday morning. She is in critical condition at Harborview.
  
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• Teenage girl shot by police after altercation in Arlington

  14-02-2017 16:11
  
  A 17-year-old girl armed with a knife was shot by police in Arlington on Tuesday morning. She is in critical condition at Harborview, and police are trying to sort out exactly what happened.
  
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• Person shot by police in Arlington

  14-02-2017 16:11
  
  A person was shot by police in Arlington on Tuesday morning.
  
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• SPD classified rape allegation against Urquhart as ‘disturbance-other’

  14-02-2017 15:30
  
  When a former deputy reported to Seattle police she’d been raped 14 years ago by now-Sheriff John Urquhart, officers initially discounted her claims by focusing on her mental-health issues. SPD is now investigating the case.
  
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• UW team places high in Elon Musk’s hyperloop transportation competition

  14-02-2017 15:01
  
  A University of Washington team of students came in fourth in the nation last month in a California competition to build the transportation system of the future.
  
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• Conservative Seattle talk-show host tries to strike a balance in the Trump era

  14-02-2017 15:00
  
  Seattle’s nationally prominent talk-radio host Michael Medved, having faced a backlash over his campaign-season stance against Donald Trump, tries to stay positive as the administration gets under way. It isn’t easy.
  
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• Conservative Seattle talk show host Michael Medved opposed Trump, now tries to maintain hope

  14-02-2017 15:00
  
  Seattle’s nationally prominent talk-radio host Michael Medved, having faced a backlash over his campaign-season stance against Donald Trump, tries to stay positive as the administration gets under way. It isn’t easy.
  
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• Hugh Jackman shows off bandaged nose after cancer treatment

  14-02-2017 14:34
  
  Hugh Jackman has revealed another treatment for skin cancer. The 48-year-old star of the X-Men and Wolverine franchises posted a selfie on social media Monday showing off his bandaged nose. Jackman writes, “Another basal cell carcinoma. Thanks to frequent checks & amazing doctors, all’s well. Looks worse w the dressing on than off!” He also […]
  
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• Michael Flynn: That Deescalated Quickly, Over And Out, You're Fired, Etc.

  14-02-2017 09:55 via thestranger.com
  by Dan SavageMichael Flynn has no plans to resign and no expectations that he'll be fired, a senior administration official says https://t.co/IBfkxWaE42 pic.twitter.com/kykHLgpkWo
  — CNN (@CNN) February 13, 2017
  GOP intel committee member raises concern about Michael Flynn; Nancy Pelosi calls on Trump to fire Flynn https://t.co/LqzGhRgm2g pic.twitter.com/t4RV56MTVV
  — CNN (@CNN) February 13, 2017
  President Trump has "full confidence" in national security adviser Michael Flynn, top advi
  
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• Michael Flynn: That Deescalated Quickly

  14-02-2017 09:55 via thestranger.com
  by Dan SavageMichael Flynn has no plans to resign and no expectations that he'll be fired, a senior administration official says https://t.co/IBfkxWaE42 pic.twitter.com/kykHLgpkWo
  — CNN (@CNN) February 13, 2017
  GOP intel committee member raises concern about Michael Flynn; Nancy Pelosi calls on Trump to fire Flynn https://t.co/LqzGhRgm2g pic.twitter.com/t4RV56MTVV
  — CNN (@CNN) February 13, 2017
  President Trump has "full confidence" in national security adviser Michael Flynn, top advi
  
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• Mercer Island council votes to sue Sound Transit over access to HOV lanes this summer

  14-02-2017 07:03
  
  Mercer Island City Council votes to sue Sound Transit and the state Department of Transportation over the loss of access by solo drivers to high-occupancy vehicle lanes during construction this summer.
  
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