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• Man’s body found in burning home in Auburn

  13-06-2017 23:55
  
  Firefighters found the body while dousing the house fire Tuesday morning.
  
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• Was Washington State's Election System Hacked by the Russians? No, Says Governor's Office.

  13-06-2017 23:36 via thestranger.com
  
  by Eli SandersA 1970s voting machine in Washington State. Try to hack that, Russia! Seattle Municipal Archives
  There's an alarming report today from Bloomberg that claims election systems in "four out of every five U.S. states" were targeted by Russian hackers during the 2016 election:
  Details of the wave of attacks, in the summer and fall of 2016, were provided by three people with direct knowledge of the U.S. investigation into the matter. In all, the Russian hackers hit systems in a total of
  
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• What Does Apocalyptic Anxiety Sound Like? Check Out Seattle Trio Charms' Debut Album to Find Out

  13-06-2017 23:20 via thestranger.com
  
  "There's something beautiful about the imperfections of technology," says lead singer E.J. Tolentino.by Amber CortesBe warned: Enter the world of Charms, and you are encountering a place that is exhilarating, disorienting, and seductive as hell. Feel like facing your demons today? Their songs are the soundtrack for you. It's definitely not background music—the band's immense, torrential, razor-edged sound will charge into your speakers (and your brain) and demand your full attention.Human
  
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• A guide to cycling naked at the Fremont Solstice Parade

  13-06-2017 23:04
  
  Under beautiful Juneuary skies, the time comes again for body-painted cyclists to gleefully roll through Fremont.
  
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• Seattle makes Outside magazine’s 25 ‘best-towns ever’ list (and here’s the rest)

  13-06-2017 23:02
  
  Seattle is named one of 25 of "America's best towns ever" for adventure and a culture that supports it. The list is detailed in the magazine's July 2017 issue.
  
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• Los Angeles is Better at Art Than Anywhere Else in America

  13-06-2017 22:53 via thestranger.com
  
  Yes, Los Angeles' 14th Factory is a selfie spectacle; that's the entire point.by Tricia RomanoPitchforks as art Tricia Romano
  Caveat: I’m not an art critic. I just know what I like and what moves me. But I lived in New York for eight years, went to the Whitney, the Guggenheim, the fancy galleries, the Gagosian, blah, blah, blah, and with the exception of Jeffrey Deitch’s extravaganzas, my heart was never stopped. But Los Angeles—shameless in its search for gaudy spectacle&mdash
  
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• Savage Love Letter of the Day: She'd Have Stayed With Men If She Knew Her Lesbian Marriage Would Be Sexless

  13-06-2017 22:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan Savage
  My wife of 16 years is gone for the weekend, then I'll leave on two work trips, effectively separating us for 75% of pride month. I am relieved AF because we aren't on the same page at all and I need a break. One of many issues is lesbian bed death (LBD). Since she got pregnant 14 years ago, we've had sex exactly three times. The last two were solely for me, as she "doesn't feel anything and isn't a sexual person anymore." Fucking awesome. Make me feel undesirable AND like a burden
  
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• Connelly: Sen. Murray gets cold shoulder after asking to see GOP healthcare bill

  13-06-2017 21:49
  
  Sen. Murray asks and get told: The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will NOT hold a hearing on health care reform legislation being written in secret by an 11-member team of male Republican Senators. 
  
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• Connelly: Sen. Murray gets cold shoulder after asking to see GOP health care bill

  13-06-2017 21:49
  
  Sen. Murray asks and get told: The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will NOT hold a hearing on health care reform legislation being written in secret by an 11-member team of male Republican Senators. 
  
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• Seattle Schools: Allegations of Garfield football-recruitment violations unsubstantiated

  13-06-2017 21:11
  
  The state’s largest school district on Tuesday confirmed that a third-party investigator could not substantiate allegations of improper recruitment of student athletes to play football at Garfield High School.
  
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• News of North Korea: Drones, Dennis Rodman, and the Medical Evacuation of an Imprisoned US Student

  13-06-2017 21:08 via thestranger.com
  
  by Leilani Polk LIULOLO/Getty
  Three separate but noteworthy bits of news have come drifting out of North Korea today that aren't related but somehow come together like flotsam curling and twisting together in the breeze to become one singular mass of trash.
  First and most importantly, a drone suspected of being sent from North Korea took a number of photos of a new US missile defense site located in South Korea before it crashed near the demilitarized zone between the two countries.
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• Pursuit of suspected gunman leads to temporary lockdown at South Seattle College

  13-06-2017 20:59
  
  The suspect was arrested Tuesday morning with the help of a police dog after he crashed a car during the pursuit.
  
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• Has Racist Hatred of Obama Completely Broken Trump's Mind?

  13-06-2017 20:50 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles Mudede"President Barack Obama walks through Old Havana, Cuba, Sunday, March 20, 2016." Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
  If out of the blue, a white person calls me a nigger or some such slur, I always check to see if they are mentally well. If I notice enough signs of illness in their tone, appearance, and manner, I drop the matter altogether and continue with my business. The thing to understand is that madness is never expressed in a cultural or social vacuum. It's almost ne
  
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• 2 sentenced for selling fatal dose of heroin to Quileute tribal member

  13-06-2017 20:46
  
  A third person who sold heroin to the victim was sentenced last week to 42 months in prison.
  
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• Bothell is at center stage in Japan-Denmark biotech deal

  13-06-2017 20:35
  
  Japanese conglomerate Asahi Glass recently spent half a billion dollars to buy the Danish contract manufacturing company CMC Biologics and has made Bothell the center for a multinational biotechnology operation it intends to grow.
  
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• Bothell is at center stage in $511M Japan-Denmark biotech deal

  13-06-2017 20:35
  
  Japanese conglomerate Asahi Glass recently spent half a billion dollars to buy the Danish contract manufacturing company CMC Biologics, and has made Bothell the center for a multinational biotechnology operation it intends to grow.
  
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• Safeco Field No More! What Should They Call the Mariners' Stadium?

  13-06-2017 20:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Tess RiskiWhat will they call it? Steven Hsieh
  On Tuesday morning, the Mariners and Safeco Insurance announced the naming rights of Seattle's baseball stadium will not extend beyond the 2018 season.
  In 1998, the two parties reached the 20-year naming rights agreement. The park opened in July of 1999 as Safeco Field.“Safeco Insurance has been a great partner of the Mariners dating back to the earliest days of the franchise, including the ballpark naming rights for the last 20 years. We a
  
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• Live: Let's All Watch Jeff Sessions Get Grilled Together!

  13-06-2017 20:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Eli SandersTestifying in public today for the first time since January 10. Win McNamee / Getty Images
  As Attorney General Jeff Sessions begins his public testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee (at 11:30 am Pacific, streaming here and everywhere), let's review a few things.Sessions was supposed to testify publicly before two other Congressional committees that control his department's budget, but backed out at the last minute. Weird! The guy hasn't testified publicly since January
  
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• Connelly: McMorris Rodgers -- Media are 'really trying to brainwash America'

  13-06-2017 20:07
  
  Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., appearing on MSNBC, argues that the media are "really trying to brainwash America."  McMorris Rodgers is the No. 4 ranking member of the House Republican leadership.
  
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• Barbecue Is a Gatdamn Funny Play About Profiting from Pain

  13-06-2017 19:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Rich SmithThere's a whole lot happening all at once in Intiman's production of Barbecue. One of those things is that everyone in the play says "gatdamn" a lot. Naomi IshisakaPart of me wants to spoil every one of the approximately 30 *twists* in Robert O'Hara's gut-bustingly funny but ultimately really kinda sad—maybe?—Barbecue, an Intiman production that runs at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute through June 25. But I'm not going to. Spoiling other plays is a matter of gi
  
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• Military ship that sank century ago won’t be pulled from sea

  13-06-2017 19:14
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard ship that first set out to sea during the Spanish-American War and sank off the coast of Southern California 100 years ago won’t be moved anytime soon, officials said Tuesday. Strong currents and an abundance of sediment would make moving the delicate vessel too difficult, officials said […]
  
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• Historic shipwreck discovered off Southern California coast

  13-06-2017 19:14
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Researchers have discovered the underwater wreck of a U.S. Coast Guard ship that first set out to sea during the Spanish-American War and sunk off the coast of Southern California 100 years ago, officials said. Officials on Tuesday will share the history of the San Francisco-based ship and pay tribute to […]
  
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• Coast Guard ship will linger in century-old watery grave

  13-06-2017 19:14
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A hundred years ago in a blinding fog, a U.S. Coast Guard ship was sailing off the coast of Southern California when it smashed into a passenger steamship. The USCGC McCulloch sank within 35 minutes and lingered on the ocean floor undisturbed by people for a century. On the 100th anniversary […]
  
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• The Stranger's Guide to the Best Bookstores, Literary Events, and Libraries in Seattle

  13-06-2017 19:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Rich SmithThe Silent Reading Party at the Sorrento Hotel KELLY O
  Seattle is known for its lively literary scene, and we’ve put together this handy guide that encompasses recommendations on places you might want to read, hear other people reading, shop for books, or just soak up some of Seattle’s immense literary power.
  
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• Cardinal Dolan Knows You're About to Suck a Delicious Cock But Wishes You Wouldn't

  13-06-2017 18:43 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan SavageWith everything that's going down right now and with so many of the world's environmental problems directly traceable to human overpopulation—we are literally killing everything—you'd think the princes of the Catholic Church would have better things to do with their time than knock that cock out of your mouth.
  You'd be wrong:
  Cardinal Timothy Dolan Endorses Ex-Gay Book Calling On Homosexuals To Live Loveless Lives Of Chastity
  From a press release published today by Chris
  
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• Group pushing to end Washington state transgender bathroom rule gets $50,000 boost

  13-06-2017 18:39
  
  The Just Want Privacy campaign claims it’s on the verge of turning the tide nationwide against bathroom policies intended to protect transgender rights. But the opposing campaign has received even more money.
  
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• South Seattle College reopened after lockdown

  13-06-2017 17:21
  
  The South Seattle College campus was locked down Tuesday morning as deputies searched for a suspect who fled in the area after a police chase
  
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• The Morning News: Income Tax Proposed For Seattleites Making More Than $250,000, The Space Needle Is Getting Glass Floors

  13-06-2017 17:19 via thestranger.com
  
  by Steven HsiehThe future: more glass. VACCLAV/GETTY
  Income Tax Plan Revealed: Seattleites making more than $250,000 a year would pay a 2 percent income tax under a proposal by city council member Lisa Herbold. Married? The tax would apply to households that make a combined $500,000. Only income above the $250,000 mark would be taxed.The proposed tax is even higher than activists pushed for in April when a coalition called Trump-Proof Seattle released a plan for 1.5 percent taxed on all income a
  
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• Drones carrying defibrillators could aid heart emergencies

  13-06-2017 17:05
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — It sounds futuristic: drones carrying heart defibrillators swooping in to help bystanders revive people stricken by cardiac arrest. Researchers tested the idea and found drones arrived at the scene of 18 cardiac arrests within about 5 minutes of launch. That was almost 17 minutes faster on average than ambulances — a big […]
  
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• Before-and-after images of the Space Needle illustrate its upcoming transformation

  13-06-2017 16:09
  
  Check out these before-and-after images of the Space Needle, which will undergo the biggest renovation in its history.
  
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• Overturned semi on I-90 snarls morning commute

  13-06-2017 15:27
  
  An overturned semi truck on eastbound Interstate 90 made for a slow early morning commute on Tuesday.
  
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• Shooting a ‘reality check’ for changing Columbia City

  13-06-2017 15:00
  
  A transformation has been underway in Columbia City’s business district, but the neighborhood was shaken June 5 as shots were fired midday on a busy street. Now residents and businesses look to move on.
  
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• Last week’s gunfire was a ‘reality check’ for changing Columbia City

  13-06-2017 15:00
  
  A transformation has been underway in Columbia City’s business district. Historically a pass-through, it has become a destination. But the neighborhood was shaken June 5 as shots were fired at midday on a busy street. Now residents and businesses look to move on.
  
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• Overturned semi gets commute off to rough start on eastbound I-90 near I-5

  13-06-2017 14:53
  
  The crash could cause delays into the Tuesday morning commute.
  
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• Overturned semi blocks lanes on eastbound I-90 near I-5

  13-06-2017 14:53
  
  The crash could cause delays into the Tuesday morning commute.
  
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• Kids Count report: Washington state ranks high on health insurance, low on high-school graduation

  13-06-2017 13:00
  
  In children’s health, Washington stands above almost every other state. But high-school graduation rates and low enrollment in preschool continue to drag down the overall status of kids here, according to an annual ranking.
  
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• Explore the wonders of the sea at low tide

  13-06-2017 05:30
  
  Learn about Puget Sound’s plants and creatures with Seattle Aquarium’s trained volunteer naturalists.
  
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• Attorney disputes allegations against neurosurgeon Dr. Johnny Delashaw

  13-06-2017 04:34
  
  An attorney for former Swedish neurosurgeon Dr. Johnny Delashaw disputed allegations that he yelled and cursed at staff, saying accusers had a “personal agenda” against him.
  
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• Democrat Javier Valdez picked to fill legislative seat vacated by Seattle’s Jessyn Farrell

  13-06-2017 03:52
  
  The Metropolitan King County Council has appointed longtime local Democratic leader Javier Valdez as a state representative from the 46th District of North Seattle.
  
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• Infant mortality: How Seattle-area communities compare

  13-06-2017 03:28
  
  Death records collected by Seattle-area public health officials tell the story plainly. Babies born in King County's high-poverty neighborhoods are twice as likely to die in their first year as children born in low-poverty neighborhoods. Check out how King County's cities and larger neighborhoods compare when it comes to infant mortality.
  
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• Probe confirms Arcan Cetin, accused of killing 5 in Cascade Mall shooting, killed himself

  13-06-2017 02:17
  
  Arcan Cetin, 20, was found dead in his cell in the Snohomish County Jail on April 16 after apparently hanging himself.
  
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• Appeals court weighs former Bremerton coach’s case over prayer

  13-06-2017 02:06
  
  A panel of judges from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals had questions for both sides Monday as it weighed the case of Joseph Kennedy, the former Bremerton High School football coach who was placed on leave after leading his team in prayer after games.
  
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• Seattle City Council vows to uphold Paris Agreement on climate change

  13-06-2017 02:03
  
  The Seattle City Council expressed the city’s “commitment to meet or exceed” the goals of the Paris Agreement, after President Donald Trump earlier this month withdrew the United States from the agreement to limit climate change.
  
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• Transgender man files complaint against Seattle library over private restroom

  13-06-2017 01:35
  
  Can the Seattle Public Library exclude a transgender man from a family bathroom because he doesn’t have a child with him? He filed a civil-rights complaint Monday.
  
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• Nephew arrested in Ballard woman's slaying

  13-06-2017 01:34
  
  Police reports indicate that a 17-year-old boy arrested after his aunt was found dead Friday night was found with blood on his hand, arm and vehicle later that evening.
  
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• The 49 Best Things To Do In Seattle This Week: June 12-18, 2017

  13-06-2017 01:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffDon't miss the Seattle production of Cabaret, which Christopher Frizzelle calls "the best musical of all time." Joan Marcus
  Our music critics have already chosen the 31 best concerts this week, but now it's our arts critics' turn to pick the best events in their areas of expertise. Here are their picks for the best events in every genre—from the closing week of Here Lies Love to Peaches Christ: 9 to 5 Inches, and from Pride Film Fest to the Washington Brewers'
  
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• Amazon can ship anywhere, as long as it's not a giant fig tree

  13-06-2017 01:24
  
  Amazon was to get a tree delivered to its Spheres today. But delivery for the champions of shipping didn't pan out.
  
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• It's Time for America To Have Another Serious Discussion About Mental Illness in the Context of Its President

  13-06-2017 01:21 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeCNN: "President's Trump's cabinet members introduce themselves and offer praise during the first full cabinet meeting."
  At Trump's first full cabinet meeting, which happened today, each cabinet member was compelled (clearly by the president) to sing praises to the president. Ben Carson, the housing secretary, said it was “a great honor” to work for Trump. The White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said: "We thank you for the opportunity and blessing to serve your
  
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• No end in sight as Washington lawmakers edge toward a third special session

  13-06-2017 01:09
  
  Gov. Jay Inslee says he met with Democratic and Republican legislative leaders on Monday to insist they start face-to-face negotiations on the state budget.
  
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• Living drugs: The new frontier for cancer patients out of options

  13-06-2017 01:08
  
  Immune therapy is the hottest trend in cancer care and this is its next frontier: “living drugs” that grow in the body into an army to seek and destroy tumors. The research is happening at major cancer centers, including the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.
  
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