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• Yes, Even Voters in Washington's Swing Districts Want More Gun Safety Laws

  19-10-2017 23:59 via thestranger.com
  
  In swing districts, 68 percent support restricting semi-automatic weapons.by Heidi GrooverA gun store in Springville, Utah. George Frey/Getty
  Several days after a mass shooting in Las Vegas, Washington State Rep. Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) described gun safety as "an issue in which the legislature is wildly, wildly out of step" with voters. In recent years, Washington state voters have approved gun safety measures by wide margins, expanding background checks and creating extreme risk protection o
  
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• Amazon Humiliates Downtown Macy's

  19-10-2017 23:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeAmazon will be moving into this building... Charles Mudede
  In 2015, the top four floors of the historic 8-story building at 300 Pine Street was sold by Macy's to an investment firm in Greenwich, Connecticut, for a cool $65 million. Not long after the deal was settled, the firm began transforming the retail spaces into office spaces. This June, it was reported by Puget Sound Business Journal that two more floors were sold to the investment firm, and the once magnificent departmen
  
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• Seattle Has The Highest Rate Of Property Crime In The Nation

  19-10-2017 23:32 via thestranger.com
  
  Seattle is a leader in property crime.by Chetanya Robinson Westend61/Getty ImagesSeattle had the highest rate of property crime of any major U.S. city in 2016, according to data released by the FBI a few weeks ago. The property crime rate per 100,000 residents in Seattle is four times higher than in New York and 2.5 times higher than Boston or LA.
  Property crime includes theft, burglary, shoplifting, arson and more.While Seattle does not have a high rate of violent crime, it's been a leader in p
  
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• Backers of oil terminal pour money into Vancouver, Washington, port race

  19-10-2017 23:31
  Backers of the Vancouver Energy project have given $370,000 in cash to support Kris Greene, who has expressed support for the terminal proposed at the Port of Vancouver, according to filings with the Washington Public Disclosure Commission.
  
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• Student sexually assaulted in UW residence hall

  19-10-2017 23:24
  UW police did not identify the residence hall, but said it was in the northeast section of campus.
  
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• Charges: Neighbors intervened in W. Seattle knife attack

  19-10-2017 23:18
  Prosecutors charged a 26-year-old woman with assault last week for an Oct. 9 knife attack in West Seattle that prompted neighbors to intervene and led to a police negotiation with the suspect.
  
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• UN says plague cases in Madagascar almost doubled in 5 days

  19-10-2017 22:33
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. says the number of plague cases in Madagascar has almost doubled over the last five days and medical experts project the situation will worsen, with 1,000 cases expected every month if funds aren’t rapidly provided. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters Thursday that only 26 percent of the $9.5 […]
  
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• Former Idiot President Looks Pretty Damn Great These Days

  19-10-2017 22:21 via thestranger.com
  
  Trump probably thinks Martin Luther King, Jr. is a street.by Katie HerzogHe's baaaack!Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
  If the Trump presidency has been good for anyone, it's George W. Bush. Once assumed to be the dumbest person who could ever lose the popular vote and still take office, that honor was reassigned to one Donald J. Trump in January. And as Trump tweets and golfs through his presidency, Bush looks downright reasonable by comparison. Sure, he may have erroneously attacked Iraq over false
  
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• LA Weekly Is Being Sold to a "Mysterious New Company," and Employees Are Being Laid Off

  19-10-2017 22:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Christopher FrizzelleA cover of the paper from 2014.
  While we are hearing cryptic information about the fate of Seattle Weekly comes news that LA Weekly is going through a strange transition of its own. LA Weekly is currently owned by the company that used to own Seattle Weekly.According to the LA Times, Voice Media Group "has agreed to sell" LA Weekly to Semanal Media, "a new entity created for the purpose of this transaction, said Sara April at Dirks, Van Essen & Murray, a merger and ac
  
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• Band Math: Plastic Bertrand + David Bowie = Noel Gallagher's New Single

  19-10-2017 21:46 via thestranger.com
  
  Et voila! Noel Gallagher's latest. Enjoy. Kind of.by Sean NelsonThe long sight of the Noel. Lawrence Watson
  I confess that I came around to Noel Gallagher after despising him for the whole '90s because of his work on the old Russell Brand radio show that caused such a controversy in 2008, despite being perhaps the funniest thing I have ever compulsively listened to the same 100 hours of at least 10 times.I have enough distance now to say it: Noel Gallagher is kind of good. But I still can't get
  
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• Durkan, Moon trade barbs over donations, wealth in latest Seattle mayoral debate

  19-10-2017 21:38
  Nikkita Oliver, who finished third in the primary election, played a role in the heated exchange as Jenny Durkan and Cary Moon clashed.
  
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• Durkan, Moon clash over donations, wealth in latest Seattle mayoral debate

  19-10-2017 21:38
  Nikkita Oliver, who finished third in the primary election, played a role in the heated exchange between candidates Jenny Durkan and Cary Moon.
  
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• Little Rock, Arkansas, Took Out a Full Page Ad in the Washington Post to "Break Up" with Amazon HQ2

  19-10-2017 21:24 via thestranger.com
  Reminder: Amazon is not your newly cheating lover, Seattle.by Sydney BrownstoneLittle Rock breaks up with Amazon via the Washington Post pic.twitter.com/ND8Ef4cyuh
  — Andrew Beaujon (@abeaujon) October 19, 2017 Love in the time of late capitalism. (Reminder: Amazon is not your newly cheating lover, Seattle. Can we please put down this analogy?)[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  
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• Democrat who said women compared him to ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ character now running to succeed Rep. Reichert

  19-10-2017 21:06
  Brayden Olson formally launched his bid for the 8th Congressional District seat, vowing to bring a "new energy" and a "focus on helping middle-class families."
  
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• Can Seattle Bikeshares Survive Winter?

  19-10-2017 21:05 via thestranger.com
  
  "If enough people make fixing fallen or sidewalk-blocking bikes part of their regular habits, then the system will work much better for everyone."by Katie HerzogCasualties of the wind. KH
  After the failure of Pronto, a municipal bikeshare system that cost the taxpayers $1.4 million, three privately owned startups have taken its place. They are hard to miss—orange, green, and yellow bikes parked on sidewalks, dumped in yards, abandonded in Puget Sound, and even mounted in trees for some rea
  
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• We're Killing Everything

  19-10-2017 20:50 via thestranger.com
  by Dan SavageI read this at The Guardian after NYMag'sJesse Singal tweeted it out last night—"We're so fucked"—and I re-read just now after anon1256 pinged it in The Morning News comment thread. The Guardian:
  The abundance of flying insects has plunged by three-quarters over the past 25 years, according to a new study that has shocked scientists. Insects are an integral part of life on Earth as both pollinators and prey for other wildlife and it was known that some species such as bu
  
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• Meet the Doctor Accused of Seeing Patients "Within Hours" of Using Meth

  19-10-2017 20:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Christopher FrizzelleCarmen A. Puliafito, M.D., was dean of USC's medical school, and he abused drugs on campus, according to investigators. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
  This guy "consumed heroin, methamphetamine and other drugs on a near-daily basis at [USC's] Keck School of Medicine campus and in other locations, and the physician supplied drugs to other people, including a teenager," according to reporting in the Los Angeles Times. The teenager was the 17-year-old younger brother of Sarah
  
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• This Anti-Bullying Burger King Ad Will Make You Cry

  19-10-2017 20:31 via thestranger.com
  by Dan Savage
  To mark Spirit Day Burger King released an anti-bullying ad that appears to have been inspired by What Would You Do?, ABC's emotionally manipulative but deeply satisfying hidden camera program. Burger King's ad is surprisingly moving. By which I mean: I was surprised by how moved by it I was. Not so moved that I'm gonna start eating at Burger King, of course, but I was moved enough to share their Spirit Day ad on Slog. My apologies if watching it prompts you to eat a fast-food burg
  
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• Of Course Amazon Provides Obnoxiously Big Umbrellas to Its Employees

  19-10-2017 20:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeWhose's running t'ings aroun' here? Charles Mudede
  Amazon has disappointed me in so many ways recently. It has turned my city into a grovelling beggar with its plans for HQ2. Business leaders, mainstream politicians, and more are all on their knees pleading to be forgiven for a sin they never committed. The idea of HQ2 in another city comes with visions of a second dark age for Seattle. It's all very pathetic.Then there is the matter of giving the political machine called Jenny
  
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• Reader Q&A: Jenny Durkan, candidate for Seattle mayor, to answer your questions live

  19-10-2017 20:29
  Jenny Durkan, the former U.S. attorney running for Seattle mayor, joins The Seattle Times for a Facebook Live Q&A at 9 a.m. Friday.
  
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• Ask Northwest Earthquake Experts Anything You Want at Noon on Reddit

  19-10-2017 20:25 via thestranger.com
  
  When's the next one of these things due anyway?by Sydney BrownstoneA helpful illustration from the Washington State Department of Transportation on what might happen to the viaduct (which is still standing!) during a major earthquake.WSDOT
  What's in an earthquake kit? Am I supposed to stand under a door frame or hide under my desk? When's the next one of these things due anyway? Why do seismologists like bikes so much? If it's the Really Big One, a.k.a the Cascadia Subduction Zone quake, will I
  
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• KUOW Explores How Amazon Screwed Seattle in New Podcast

  19-10-2017 20:04 via thestranger.com
  
  It's time for everyone to start listening.by Katie HerzogBezos has some pretty big balls.David Ryder/Getty Images
  Prime(d), KUOW's new podcast about Amazon, premieres today. Hosted by reporters Joshua McNicols and Carolyn Adolph, Prime(d) digs into how Amazon has changed the face of Seattle—quite literally, as they've brought an estimated 40,000 workers, $17 billion in wages, and $38 billion in investment to the city, according to Amazon itself.Those of us in Seattle already know the impac
  
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• Seattle's newest homeless shelter still finding footing

  19-10-2017 20:00
  A report from the city on the new Navigation Center suggests it's a success in that it's being used, but not many people are moving into housing -- at least in its first three months of operation.
  
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• Sen. Patty Murray legislation targets Trump’s rollback of birth-control coverage

  19-10-2017 19:50
  U.S. Sens. Patty Murray of Washington and Bob Casey of Pennsylvania introduced a bill Thursday to overturn the rule issued by the administration last week allowing more employers to opt out of providing contraceptive coverage in workers' health insurance by claiming religious or moral objections.
  
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• 3 teens arrested after drive-by shooting, chase and crash in Delridge

  19-10-2017 19:44
  The suspects, all 17, are suspected of shooting at an occupied car and a nearby house Wednesday night. No injuries were reported.
  
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• Editor-in-Chief Denies Rumor that Seattle Weekly Is Folding

  19-10-2017 19:14 via thestranger.com
  
  Rumors are swirling.by Sean NelsonSeattle Weekly, 1976-????
  Speculation about the imminent demise of Seattle Weekly revved up again yesterday following yesterday's public resignation announcements from two of its prominent staffers, Culture & Comix editor Kelton Sears and staff reporter Casey Jaywork.Those announcements came after weeks of rumors among staff and advertisers that the Weekly would soon fold, or be forced to operate with a reduced staff, syndicated copy, and no Seattle office&m
  
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• Watch: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos christens Texas wind farm from 300 feet up

  19-10-2017 19:10
  Amazon's chief executive posted a video online showing his ceremonial opening of an Amazon-commissioned wind farm in Texas, which is designed to offset with renewable energy the massive power needs of the online retailer's cloud-computing unit.
  
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• Nation’s backyard-chicken trend causes spike in infections, 1 fatal

  19-10-2017 19:06
  The trend of raising backyard chickens is also bringing a soaring number of illnesses from poultry-related diseases, some of them fatal. Says one mother whose son became sick, the best way chicken raisers can protect themselves is to assume all birds carry salmonella and be careful.
  
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• Backyard chicken trend leads to more disease infections

  19-10-2017 19:06
  The popular trend of raising backyard chickens in U.S. cities and suburbs is bringing with it a soaring number of illnesses from poultry-related diseases, some of them fatal. Says one mother whose son was hospitalized, the best way chicken raisers can protect themselves is to assume all birds carry salmonella and treat them carefully.
  
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• America’s backyard-chicken trend leads to more human illnesses

  19-10-2017 19:06
  The popular trend of raising backyard chickens in U.S. cities and suburbs is bringing with it a soaring number of illnesses from poultry-related diseases, some of them fatal. Says one mother whose son was hospitalized with a severe infection, the best way chicken raisers can protect themselves is to assume all birds carry salmonella and treat them carefully.
  
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• Another warm winter forecast for swath of US

  19-10-2017 19:01
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Much of the U.S. should expect another warm winter, but not quite as toasty as the last two years, forecasters said. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday forecast a warmer winter from California through the Midwest to Maine. A colder than normal winter is predicted for southern Alaska, the Pacific […]
  
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• Spokane woman sues bicyclist who yelled ‘Hot pizza!’ before slamming into her on trail

  19-10-2017 18:55
  “If someone wants to sue me, they can go ahead. I don’t have anything,” said the bicyclist, Justin Haller, adding that his bike isn’t as nice as people say it is.
  
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• Record rain Wednesday in Seattle, more to come

  19-10-2017 18:51
  Even with rain still falling from a storm system that moved into the region Wednesday, Seattle should get set for more of the same this weekend as another system is headed inland.
  
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• Here's when you'll need a passport with a Wash. ID to fly

  19-10-2017 18:40
  The new system won't change how you apply for or renew a license or state ID, but it might make the lines at the DOL even longer somehow.
  
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• Iridium to rely on used SpaceX boosters for next 2 launches

  19-10-2017 18:33
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Iridium Communications says its next two launches of new-generation satellites will use refurbished SpaceX Falcon 9 first-stage boosters that have flown previously. The announcement Thursday is another step in SpaceX’s effort to reduce launch costs. The company has launched a few used boosters and is trying to expand acceptance of reusability […]
  
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• The Morning News: Richard Spencer Costs University $500,000, Pepper Spray Hate Crime Charges, Storm Knocks out Regional Power

  19-10-2017 18:11 via thestranger.com
  
  Also: REAL ID, Michael Bennett, Eric Holderby Steven HsiehHalf a mil to protect this motherfucker. CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES
  $500,000: That's how much the University of Florida has invested to provide security for white nationalist Richard Spencer as he speaks on campus this morning. Also, the university is granting Spencer full control over media access to the event.Tech Lobby Resists Congressional Push to Make Them Reveal Their Advertisers: After revelations that Russia purchased ads on
  
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• AD: Warren Miller's Line of Descent

  19-10-2017 17:20 via skinet.com
  68th annual winter sports action film announces show dates in the Seattle area!by Stranger Things To Do PartnerThis year, don’t miss Warren Miller’s Line of Descent, presented by Volkswagen. Travel the globe, by land, air, and sea, exploring the ties that bind us. Visit skiing icons who have made the mountains their home and raised the next generation of winter adventurers. Go from New Zealand, home to some of the Southern Hemisphere’s deepest lines, to the French Alps, where n
  
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• 30 Edmonds homes evacuated after mudslide ruptures gas line

  19-10-2017 16:50
  The 50-by-100 foot mudslide struck an Edmonds home just before 4 a.m. The residents were able to get out safely and there were no reported injuries.
  
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• Midweek rain in Seattle area is just hint of what’s to come, forecasters say

  19-10-2017 16:17
  Rainfall triggered a mudslide in Edmonds that led to evacuations, and a larger wet-weather system is headed our way this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
  
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• Edmonds neighborhood evacuated after mudslide breaches gas line

  19-10-2017 15:49
  An Edmonds neighborhood was evacuated Thursday morning after a mudslide breached a natural gas line, police said.
  
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• Quiz: How well do you know Seattle’s newcomers?

  19-10-2017 15:23
  More than 60,000 Seattle residents — nearly one in 10 of us — moved here from outside King County within the past year. How well do you know our newest neighbors?
  
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• How well do you know Seattle’s newcomers? Take our quiz to find out.

  19-10-2017 15:23
  More than 60,000 Seattle residents — nearly one in 10 of us — moved here from outside King County within the past year. How well do you know our newest neighbors?
  
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• Students need tech skills for more than just jobs — they need it to be good citizens

  19-10-2017 15:00
  Reading is fundamental, the arts are essential and history is a must. But more than at any time in our development, an understanding of math and science has become crucial in our political and personal lives.
  
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• Quiz: Seattle mayoral matchmaker

  19-10-2017 15:00
  Wondering which candidate shares your views? Take our quiz!
  
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• As Confederate statues fall, this Washington town is creating a monument to its black founder

  19-10-2017 15:00
  Centralia was created in 1875 by George Washington, the son of a slave and one of few African Americans in Washington Territory.
  
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• After 2 stints in Lewis County lockup, Hank the dog comes home to Chehalis

  19-10-2017 15:00
  After months of legal battles in various courtrooms, hundreds of pages of court documents and hundreds of thousands of online petition signatures, Hank the dog, a pit-bull mix set to be euthanized as a dangerous dog, was freed Wednesday from the Lewis County Animal Shelter.
  
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