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• Lawyers for Mayor Ed Murray seeking sanctions against attorney for sex-assault accuser

  25-04-2017 23:55
  
  The mayor’s attorneys contend Lincoln Beauregard has been “wrongly filing documents for an improper use” since filing a lawsuit against Ed Murray on behalf of Beauregard’s client, Delvonn Heckard.
  
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• Connelly: West's leaders burned by Trump's forest fire budget

  25-04-2017 23:23
  
  Western political leaders try to light a fire under President Trump on how to more effectively fight wildfires and forest fires.  Climate change has led to catastrophic recent fire seasons.
  
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• Inslee appoints new leader for troubled Department of Corrections

  25-04-2017 23:03
  
  The appointment comes as the state Department of Corrections works to recover from its long-running mistaken early release of prisoners and the subsequent discovery of other sentencing problems.
  
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• Inslee appoints new head to embattled Department of Corrections

  25-04-2017 23:03
  
  The appointment comes as the state Department of Corrections works to recover from its long-running mistaken early release of prisoners and the subsequent discovery of other sentencing problems.
  
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• Coastal razor clam digs begin Wednesday, Long Beach limit increased to 25 clams

  25-04-2017 23:03
  
  The next round of coastal razor clam digs have been set on four coastal beaches. “We got good numbers on marine toxin test results for all beaches,” said Dan Ayres, the head state Fish and Wildlife coastal shellfish manager. Digging will proceed during morning low tides on Wednesday (April 26) at Twin Harbors and Long Beach […]
  
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• Stopping By Magus Books on a Weekday Afternoon and Running Into Someone Unexpected

  25-04-2017 23:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Christopher FrizzelleMagus Books sells rare, used, and out-of-print books. CF
  While I was in the University District last week visiting a few of the bookstores participating in Independent Bookstore Day on April 29—for a piece that comes out in tomorrow's paper—I stopped into Magus Books, because it's one of the happiest, most book-jammed, most ivy-covered corners in the city. While there, I ran into a local celebrity of sorts.I was making the rounds asking booksellers for the cra
  
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• Judge Halts Trump's Order Blocking Federal Funding for Sanctuary Cities

  25-04-2017 22:50 via thestranger.com
  
  by Heidi GrooverMayor Ed Murray sued the feds last month over threats to pull federal funding from so-called sanctuary cities. HG
  A judge has blocked an order from the Trump Administration cutting off funding to sanctuary cities like Seattle that limit their cooperation with federal immigration officials, the Associated Press reports.The ruling came after two California jurisdictions—San Francisco and Santa Clara County—sued, arguing the order "threatened billions of dollars in feder
  
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• Shabazz Palaces Have Announced Their New Album, Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star, and It’s Going to be Amazing

  25-04-2017 22:16 via thestranger.com
  
  Shabazz Palaces' new LP, Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star, is out July 14.by Amber CortesAlbum cover courtesy of Sub Pop Records
  After their 2014 triumph of the spacy, ghostly Lese Majesty, Seattle experimental hip-hop duo and 2010 Genius Award winners Shabazz Palaces have announced their new album, Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star (Sub Pop, out July 14). And judging from the latest song off the LP, "Shine a Light," it’s going to be amazing.As usual, the album will feature a host of collab
  
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• Savage Love Letter of the Day: Much Ado About a Micropenis

  25-04-2017 22:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan Savage
  I recently got to enjoy a sexual encounter with a man I have loved and been friends with for many years because my primary relationship status changed to monogamish. This man has lived on a commune since he was in his 20s and now he is in his 50s. He has been with only a very few women as far as I know. He does not like to talk about sex very much and describes himself as having a low sex drive. He and his wife became more and more monogamish in recent years due to her desire for m
  
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• I, Anonymous: Submit Your Rants and Raves Now!

  25-04-2017 21:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Let us know what's on your mind - anonymously!by Amber Cortes
  Send us your rants, your raves, your secrets and confessions longing to breathe free. Tell us about your obnoxious customers, your unfortunate encounters with rude people, your Trump-loving relatives, your loud neighbors, your irresponsible fellow drivers.Dish about your nasty ex, your horrible boss, your friends, your enemies, your frenemies (and/or your taboo desires for your nasty ex, your horrible boss, your friends, your enemies,
  
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• Expedia IT worker sentenced for insider-trading scheme that netted him $330K

  25-04-2017 21:04
  
  Federal prosecutors say the computer technician invaded the accounts of Expedia’s chief financial officer and head of investor relations to “make well-timed, profitable trades in Expedia options.”
  
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• The Stranger's Guide to the Best Turkish, Lebanese, and Middle Eastern Restaurants in Seattle

  25-04-2017 20:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger StaffSucuklu pide (Turkish mildly spicy sausage, feta and mozzarella cheese) and Manti (Turkish ravioli with beef, garlic and yogurt sauce with drizzled tomato sauce and butter) at Cafe Turko Jessica Stein
  Part of a series of restaurant recommendations offered in The Stranger’s 2017 Guide to Food and Drink (International Edition).
  Cafe Turko
  Along with their two sons, Gencer and Süreyya Gökeri turned their Fremont-based Turkish import business into a full-blown restau
  
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• Seattle Erotic Arts Festival returns this weekend

  25-04-2017 19:54
  
  Seattle Center's annual Erotic Arts Festival returns this weekend, April 28-30. Artwork from around the world will be on display, with performance art and classes for attendees.
  
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• Why are so many bear cubs starving? Baffling food shortage

  25-04-2017 19:26
  
  MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Emaciated, nearly dead bear cubs are turning up more frequently in Vermont and New Hampshire, and experts are blaming an increase in births a year ago and a food shortage in the fall. No one is sure what caused the shortage of acorns, beech nuts and other food favored by bears […]
  
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• Food shortage leading to starvation of orphan bear cubs in Vt., N.H.

  25-04-2017 19:26
  
  MONTPELIER, Vt. — Wildlife experts from Vermont and New Hampshire are finding more starving bear cubs than usual, and experts are blaming an increase in births a year ago and a food shortage in the fall. Vermont Fish and Wildlife Program Manager Scott Darling says in a typical year, wardens and biologists find one starving […]
  
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• Bumbershoot 2017 Lineup Features Solange, Lorde, the Roots, Margaret Cho, and Chicano Batman

  25-04-2017 19:05 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dave Segal
  Today, Bumbershoot announced the lineup for its 47th annual festival, which happens September 1-3 at Seattle Center. It's a familiar mix of very popular acts from hiphop (Vince Staples, Gucci Mane, the Roots, Big Sean, E-40, Die Antwoord), pop (Solange, Lorde, Haim), rock (Weezer, Spoon, White Reaper, Conor Oberst), and electronic genres (ODESZA, Flume, Dillon Francis), with an emphasis on youthful and up-and-coming performers, and strong local representation (Porter Ray, Tacocat,
  
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• Seattle to review revised plan for Airbnb, other short-term rentals

  25-04-2017 18:47
  
  The Seattle City Council will again consider regulations on short-term rentals, such as those listed on internet platforms like Airbnb.
  
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• Seattle to relook at rules for Airbnb, other short-term rentals

  25-04-2017 18:47
  
  The Seattle City Council will again consider regulations on short-term rentals, such as those listed on internet platforms like Airbnb.
  
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• Q&A: Hawaii reassures tourists after brain parasite cases

  25-04-2017 18:40
  
  After a California couple's plight with rat lungworm disease got attention online, Hawaii was accused of failing to adequately warn tourists and residents of the danger they can face. But tourism officials say the disease is rare and there's no need to cancel vacation plans.
  
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• John Scalzi Ventures into The Collapsing Empire

  25-04-2017 18:40 via thestranger.com
  
  by Erik Henriksen COVER ART BY SPARTH
  There’s a reason so much fiction is about rich people: Rich characters are the ones who get to do things! They travel. They chat. They have time to reflect, and when they do, it isn’t always about super depressing stuff. While wealthy protagonists are the default in so-called literary fiction, genre writing frequently revolves around them, too: How many times has George R.R. Martin cut away from one of his interesting characters so a Lannister ca
  
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• Just Announced: Bumbershoot 2017 Lineup

  25-04-2017 18:38 via thestranger.com
  
  Lorde, Odesza, Weezer, Vince Staples, Dude York, And Moreby Stranger Things To Do Staff
  
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• Senator Patty Murray Is Trying to Ban Gay Conversion Therapy Nationwide

  25-04-2017 18:36 via thestranger.com
  
  by Sydney BrownstoneThe Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act would classify "pray the gay away" therapy as fraud. Kelly O
  Nine months after Seattle became the third American city to ban conversion therapy on LGBTQ youth, US Senator Patty Murray (WA) will reintroduce a bill in Congress to ban the widely debunked, harmful practice nationwide.Eight years ago, the American Psychological Association conducted a review of conversion therapy "treatments"—which stem from the belief that being gay is a
  
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• Is that a tree stump on Mars? Alien hunters think so

  25-04-2017 17:37
  
  Forget artifacts of ancient civilizations, statues, vents from civilizations or creatures living underground, how about "evidence" of an ancient forest?
  
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• Olympia Passes a Bunch of New Weed Legislation Which Now Awaits the Governor's Signature

  25-04-2017 17:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Lester Black Mike Force
  Just before Olympia's regular session ended last week, a huge "omnibus bill" of pot laws quietly passed the legislature. The bill tackles a ton of legal issues, and it is now sitting on the governor's desk waiting for a signature. Governor Jay Inslee has 20 days to sign it, though his office declined to comment on his feelings about the bill.
  So what's in this omnibus bill? A lot.
  
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• The Morning News: Yet Another Example of Football’s Toxic Culture, Why Did Mayor Murray Call Police to His Home Last Summer?

  25-04-2017 17:14 via thestranger.com
  
  by Steven HsiehMayor Ed Murray is fending off accusations that he "covered up" a police investigation at his home last summer. City of Seattle
  Another Example of Football’s Toxic Culture: America’s obsession with football often comes at the expense of others. At Baylor University, the sport came at the expense of women who were sexually assaulted by players while the coach covered for them. At Penn State, football came at the expense of children raped by Jerry Sandusky. That’s
  
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• Domestic-violence suspect in custody after being barricaded in South Seattle apartment

  25-04-2017 17:06
  
  Seattle police took a suspect into custody after he barricaded himself inside an apartment in the 3800 block of Rainier Avenue South.
  
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• Domestic-violence suspect barricaded in South Seattle apartment

  25-04-2017 17:06
  
  Seattle police responded to the incident in the 3800 block of Rainier Avenue South.
  
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• Seattle home-price hikes lead U.S. again; even century-old homes command top dollar

  25-04-2017 15:44
  
  As home prices rise faster here than anywhere else, a new study shows that old Seattle houses sell for more than middle-aged homes.
  
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• Seattle home price hikes lead the U.S. again; even century-old homes commanding top dollar

  25-04-2017 15:44
  
  As home prices rise faster here than anywhere else, a new study shows that really old Seattle houses sell for more than middle-aged homes.
  
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• Seattle area home-price hikes lead the U.S. again; even century-old homes commanding top dollar

  25-04-2017 15:44
  
  As home prices rise faster here than anywhere else, a new study shows that really old Seattle houses sell for more than middle-aged homes.
  
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• World’s last male rhino of its kind getting help from Tinder dating app

  25-04-2017 15:09
  
  The world's last male northern white rhino has joined the Tinder dating app as wildlife experts make a last-chance breeding effort to keep his species alive.
  
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• World’s last male rhino getting help from Tinder dating app

  25-04-2017 15:09
  
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The world’s last male northern white rhino has joined the Tinder dating app as wildlife experts make a last-chance breeding effort to keep his species alive. “I don’t mean to be too forward, but the fate of the species literally depends on me,” the rhino’s profile says. “I perform well under […]
  
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• World’s last male northern white rhino gets help from Tinder

  25-04-2017 15:09
  
  The world's last male northern white rhino has joined the Tinder dating app as wildlife experts make a last-chance breeding effort to keep his species alive.
  
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• Women take stage at 2017 Langston Hughes African American Film Festival

  25-04-2017 15:00
  
  Now in its 14th year, the festival will include more than 20 films, about half of them by female directors. It runs April 27-30.
  
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• Seattle’s bumpy streets bring on a new kind of road rage

  25-04-2017 15:00
  
  The city’s construction boom has turned downtown streets into a crazy-quilt of lumpy asphalt, steel plates, gashes and craters that test not only our patience, but our transmissions, our bike wheels, our fillings and our bra straps, writes columnist Nicole Brodeur.
  
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• Jury split in 1st trial over Cliven Bundy standoff in Nevada

  25-04-2017 05:21
  
  Two gunmen were found guilty on some charges, but the jury deadlocked on charges against four other defendants.
  
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• Subpoena alleges police response to Mayor Ed Murray home a cover-up

  25-04-2017 05:15
  
  A Seattle police response to the home of Mayor Ed Murray involving an unidentified man last year has become the latest point of contention in a Kent man’s lawsuit accusing Murray of sexual abuse 30 years ago.
  
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• How will you be spending May Day?

  25-04-2017 03:57
  
  Some people take to the streets in protest. But what does everyone else do? We’re interested in your stories.
  
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