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• Confusion and Fear Struck Eastlake After Police Shooting

  10-10-2017 23:12 via thestranger.com
  
  It wasn't a typical Sunday night in Eastlake.by Steven HsiehPolice fired multiple rounds at a "suspicious vehicle" in Eastlake Sunday evening. SH
  One man believed he heard someone knocking on his wall. Others assumed fireworks were going off. But to Pavrin Asokan, 33, the noise was unmistakable. “I’ve seen the footage from Vegas,” he says. “Not something you’d expect to hear on a Sunday night.”
  News soon spread through Eastlake that the popping sounds came fro
  
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• Jenny Durkan Found No Criminal Activity In WaMu's Spectacular Crash But Thinks She's Not in the Chickenshit Club

  10-10-2017 22:21 via thestranger.com
  
  Pro-Durkan Joel Connelly gets roped into this.by Charles MudedeThat building rising above the other buildings? For two years, it was WaMu's headquarters. Charles Mudede
  Yesterday, I pointed out in "The Morning News" that the way Jenny Durkan handled the biggest bank failure in US history was consistent with what the journalist Jesse Eisinger described as the Chickenshit Club, in reference specifically to "the rise of corporate impunity" in the US. Like almost all Justice Department prosecutors,
  
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• Save the Lake Serene Trail!

  10-10-2017 22:18 via thestranger.com
  
  by Rich SmithFun fact and full disclosure: the Stranger's parent company, Index Newspapers, was named after this here mountain. It's an hour north of Seattle, just off Highway 2. RS
  The snows that fall on Mount Index melt to form Lake Serene, a crystal blue jewel situated in the Central Cascades. A creek that flows from the lake gathers strength as it winds a couple thousand feet down the mountain before plunging over Bridal Veil Falls.In order to see these priceless natural wonders, you need to
  
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• Attorneys for alleged rape victim, Nelly trade jabs as Auburn police investigate

  10-10-2017 22:09
  Rapper Nelly was arrested on investigation of second-degree rape on Saturday after a woman called 911 and reported she was sexually assaulted on a tour bus in Auburn, south of Seattle.
  
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• Seattle's Soba Scene Grows with Kamonegi

  10-10-2017 21:58 via thestranger.com
  
  You’re not going to find anything like this in Seattle.by Kara TiernanSoba at Kamonegi.Emily Stevenson
  Seattle has a fair number of restaurants serving steamy bowls of pho, ramen, and udon, but our options for authentic soba are scarce. When Mutsuko Soma hung up her chef hat last year at Miyabi 45th, many feared the Seattle soba scene was coming to an end. But Chef Soma is back in action, and she’s preparing to open her new restaurant Kamonegi, which will take over the old Art of the
  
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• Eastern Oregon woman wakes to find bear in her living room

  10-10-2017 21:26
  SUMPTER, Ore. (AP) — A woman in Oregon forgot to latch her front door and awoke to find a 160-pound bear in her living room. The Baker City Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2yW5jpW) that the bear knocked over a bookshelf but didn’t harm the 78-year-old woman. The 3-year-old male bear was trapped and euthanized late last week […]
  
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• Photos: How smartphones could change our hands

  10-10-2017 20:57
  Given enough time, our hands could adapt to be specialized for using smartphones, and they would look freaky.
  
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• Dismantling the Clean Power Plan Will Not Save Coal Jobs and Trump Knows It

  10-10-2017 20:15 via thestranger.com
  
  Coal isn't dying because of environmental regulations.by Katie Herzog George Frey/Getty Images
  EPA administrator Scott Pruitt announced Monday that agency plans to repeal the Clean Power Plan (CPP), President Obama's signature climate change regulation.“The war on coal is over,” Pruitt said from Hazard, Kentucky, in the heart of coal country. “Tomorrow in Washington, D.C., I will be signing a proposed rule to roll back the Clean Power Plan."Pruitt—who, as Oklahoma attorne
  
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• US Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal Endorses Mitzi Johanknecht for King County Sheriff

  10-10-2017 19:45 via thestranger.com
  
  Her opponent, John Urquhart, has many more endorsements.by Sydney BrownstoneSheriff John Urquhart still has far more progressive endorsements than Johanknecht does, but Jayapal's support could be a game-changer in Seattle.Photo courtesy of the Johanknecht campaign.
  Major Mitzi Johanknecht, the challenger to incumbent King County Sheriff John Urquhart, won a major progressive endorsement on Monday: Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal.“Mitzi Johanknecht is an experienced law enforcement leader," J
  
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• The Mayor's Race Will Cost More than a Million Dollars

  10-10-2017 19:36 via thestranger.com
  
  Money, money, money.by Heidi GrooverJenny Durkan at a recent candidate forum. ULYSSES CURRY
  With a month until Election Day, Seattle's mayoral race has now surpassed the million-dollar mark.Together, Jenny Durkan and Cary Moon—worth millions themselves—have raised about $998,500, according to state public disclosure records. An independent expenditure during the primary election in support of Durkan spent an additional $116,700.Durkan has an obvious and steep advantage: She has out-f
  
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• Man gets T-Mobile logo on his arm to score a free iPhone

  10-10-2017 19:35
  A 20-year-old Phoenix man looking to get his hands on a free iPhone 8 courtesy of Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless carrier T-Mobile used his arm to sweeten the deal by promising CEO John Legere that he would tattoo the company's logo "for all to see."
  
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• We're Looking For a Winter News Intern

  10-10-2017 19:25 via thestranger.com
  
  Apply by October 30.by The Stranger baona / GETTY
  The Stranger is searching for an editorial intern to help cover news. You should be a quick and clean writer with a hunger for aggregating and reporting eye-grabbing stories for Slog, our blog since 2005. You should have a strong voice, sense of humor and familiarity with Seattle news and politics. On top of writing two to three blog posts a day, you may be assigned some spot reporting and research for Stranger news writers. You should be availab
  
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• National Rifle Addiction

  10-10-2017 19:02 via thestranger.com
  by Dan Savage
  Vox:
  When the rest of the world looks at America’s gun problem, it’s often with bafflement. Sunday with Lubach, which is sort of like the Dutch version of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, looked at guns — specifically, the US’s love of firearms. And it’s very telling.
  The "thoughts and prayers" joke killed me. Via JoeMyGod.[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  
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• Seattle Food News: Ballard Gets Gather, Queer/Bar is Open, Tempero do Brasil is Out, and More!

  10-10-2017 19:01 via thestranger.com
  
  by Tobias Coughlin-BogueGrilled octopus with potato brava, smoked paprika, and aioli. Mmm. Gather Kitchen + Bar
  Gather Kitchen + Bar Graces Ballard With a Big Octopus
  A giant mural of one, that is, not an actual live cephalopod. They are serving dead ones, like the one in the photo above, and they look delicious. The new tapas joint officially opened over the weekend in the Ballard Commons development, with a made-for-fall menu from chef-owner Ryan Donaldson. Though fall food in Seattle is prett
  
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• Boy, 13, charged with murder in shooting of Everett teen

  10-10-2017 17:58
  Witnesses say the 13-year-old was associating with a South Everett gang and had been seen pointing a gun at people on several occasions.
  
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• The Morning News: Trump Challenges Tillerson to IQ Test, First Ladies Audition for Real Housewives, Death Declares Victory in War On Coal

  10-10-2017 17:01 via thestranger.com
  by Dan SavageTRUMP VS. TILLERSON: The thought of a sitting President of the United States challenging his Secretary of State to an IQ test after reports that his Secretary of State called him a "fucking moron"—reports the Secretary of State pointedly refused to deny—would've been inconceivable before Donald Trump took office. The challenge was issued in a long, rambling, lie-packed interview that Trump granted to Forbes. The fallout from the Forbes interview will be keeping General K
  
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• Flipped semi snarls commute on I-5 south of Seattle

  10-10-2017 16:53
  A flipped semi on the shoulder of northbound Interstate 5, south of Seattle just north of Highway 516 (Kent-Des Moines Road), has caused a miles-long backup, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. About 8 a.m. a blocked right lane was reopened after a tow truck righted the semi, officials said. Long delays are […]
  
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• South Africa sends 6 black rhinos to Chad, restoring species

  10-10-2017 15:21
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa plans to send six black rhinos to a national park in Chad next year, restoring a critically endangered species that was last seen in the landlocked African country in the late 1980s. The non-profit group African Parks said Tuesday that the rhinos will go to Chad’s Zakouma National Park, which […]
  
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• Why are Seattle rents so high? Is it a good time to sell? Ask us anything about the crazy housing market

  10-10-2017 15:00
  Real estate reporter Mike Rosenberg is answering your questions about Seattle’s red-hot housing market, in which rents are at record highs and it seems every home sale comes with a grueling bidding war.
  
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• Why are Seattle rents so high? Is it a good time to sell? Answers to your questions about the crazy housing market

  10-10-2017 15:00
  Real estate reporter Mike Rosenberg answers questions about Seattle’s red-hot housing market, in which rents are at record highs and it seems every home sale comes with a grueling bidding war.
  
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• Webcams and luxury suites: Doggy day cares thrive in pet-obsessed Seattle

  10-10-2017 15:00
  Over the past decade, the number of Seattle businesses catering to our canine friends has more than quadrupled.
  
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• Rebuilt Yesler Way bridge to reopen Tuesday after 16-month face-lift

  10-10-2017 15:00
  The 107-year-old bridge will be dedicated at 11 a.m. Tuesday after a $20 million refurbishment that preserved much of the character of the historic span.
  
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• Rebuilt Yesler Way bridge to open today with same artistic, steel look

  10-10-2017 15:00
  The 107-year-old bridge will be dedicated at 11 a.m. Tuesday after a $20 million refurbishment that preserved much of the character of the historic span.
  
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• Spacewalking astronauts grease robot arm’s new hand

  10-10-2017 14:03
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Spacewalking astronauts hustled through a lube job and camera swaps outside the International Space Station on Tuesday, their second trip outside in less than a week. Astronaut Mark Vande Hei made fast work of greasing the big robot arm’s new hand. Vande Hei and station commander Randy Bresnik replaced the […]
  
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• Astronauts go spacewalking to grease robot arm’s new hand

  10-10-2017 14:03
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA astronauts took another spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Tuesday, this time to grease the robot arm’s new hand. Commander Randy Bresnik ventured out for the second time in less than a week, along with Mark Vande Hei. The pair replaced the latching mechanism on one end of the […]
  
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• Sen. Patty Murray wants to fix what experts call ‘enormous inequalities’ in child care

  10-10-2017 14:00
  Education Lab spoke with the authors of “Cradle to Kindergarten: A New Plan to Combat Inequality,” a book that outlines a plan to boost early learning in the United States.
  
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• 18-year-old accused of stabbing at Chehalis Wal-Mart

  10-10-2017 08:25
  The victim underwent surgery to repair the damage done by the stabbing. Court documents say the victim "was not cooperative with officers."
  
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• At Pike Place Market, fresh produce and the freshly married

  10-10-2017 04:44
  A couple finds the Seattle waterfront to be a fine backdrop for photos.
  
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• Are massive clouds a sign of showers for Seattle?

  10-10-2017 04:06
  A floatplane flies through big clouds over Puget Sound.
  
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• Oregon man accused of urinating in lobby of Great Wolf Lodge

  10-10-2017 02:57
  The 32-year-old man was arrested by Chehalis Tribal Police on suspicion of third-degree malicious mischief, resisting arrest, indecent exposure and third-degree assault, court records show.
  
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• Seattle police recover Subaru fired on Sunday night by officers in Eastlake

  10-10-2017 02:51
  Police officers were approaching the car on foot when the suspects backed the vehicle toward them. The officers shot at the car, which sped away.
  
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• Connelly: AG challenges Trump on contraception coverage

  10-10-2017 02:18
  Attorney General Bob Ferguson is headed for federal court to block a Trump administration rule making it harder for women to obtain contraception.
  
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• Las Vegas shooter made video poker his job

  10-10-2017 01:22
  Video poker, which Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock played incessantly, began in the 1970s when William Redd — known as the “King of Video Poker” — married video-game technology with gambling.
  
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• Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson sues to block Trump’s rules over contraception access

  10-10-2017 01:11
  The lawsuit alleges Trump's new rules violate equal-protection guarantees and constitutional guarantees of religious freedom by allowing companies to use religious beliefs as a right to deny woman a federally entitled health benefit.
  
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• The 60 Best Things To Do in Seattle This Week: October 9-15, 2017

  10-10-2017 00:49 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffDon't miss Cherdonna Shinatra's newest show, Kissing Like Babies: Part III of one great, bright, brittle alltogetherness, this week. Jiji Lee
  Our music critics have already chosen the 27 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 every genre—from TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival to the Taste of Iceland, and from the final week of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings to
  
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• Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson Sues Trump, Again. This Time It's Over Birth Control.

  10-10-2017 00:37 via thestranger.com
  
  GET 👏 HIM 👏by Sydney BrownstoneWashington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, himself a devout Jesuit, says he refuses to let Trump deny women access to contraception. SB
  Go get 'em, Bob. The Washington State Attorney General is suing the Trump administration over new rules that allow employers to deny workers insurance coverage for birth control.
  On Friday, the Trump administration's Department of Health and Human Services rolled back an Obama-era rule requiring employers to cover bi
  
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• Gay Coffee Shop Owner Kicks out Anti-Abortion Activsts, Video Goes Viral

  10-10-2017 00:22 via thestranger.com
  
  Uh, oh. Seattle done did it again.by Katie HerzogA latte as beautiful as a coffee shop with no assholes. Christopher Jue/Getty Images
  Uh, oh. Seattle done did it again.Belltown's Bedlam Coffee has become the latest Seattle business to get a bunch of conservatives' chastity belts in a knot. The drama started after the group Abolish Human Abortion—which is behind those gay butterflies spotted around town in recent weeks—decided to fuel up at Bedlam after some Westboro-style street harr
  
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• Gay Coffee Shop Owner Kicks out Anti-Abortion Activists, Video Goes Viral

  10-10-2017 00:22 via thestranger.com
  
  Uh, oh. Seattle done did it again.by Katie HerzogA latte as beautiful as a coffee shop with no assholes. Christopher Jue/Getty Images
  Uh, oh. Seattle done did it again.Belltown's Bedlam Coffee has become the latest Seattle business to get a bunch of conservatives' chastity belts in a knot. The drama started after the group Abolish Human Abortion—which is behind those gay butterflies spotted around town in recent weeks—decided to fuel up at Bedlam after some Westboro-style street harr
  
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