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• Don't Worry. The New, Community-Based Seattle Weekly Still Hates The Stranger

  25-10-2017 23:53 via thestranger.com
  
  When is the wake?by Sean NelsonWeekly 5.0: "Journalism that aims to reflect its subjects, first and foremost."
  As we reported it would be last week, the new stripped-down configuration of Seattle Weekly is here, and though its new look is regrettable, it is consistent with the style of the other papers in its chain. The reduced staff and contributors still seems committed to covering the city as best it can. There's a lot of local news, some weed and food coverage, letters to the editor, and an
  
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• Connelly: Sexual harassment in a U.S. Senate elevator

  25-10-2017 23:34
  Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., has never discussed a 1993 incident in which she was groped by 90-year-old South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond in a senators-only elevator at the U.S. Capitol, other than to call it a "non-incident."
  
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• 20-year plan aims to reduce Eastern Washington wildfires, improve forest health

  25-10-2017 23:28
  The plan involves a combination of forest restoration work to combat insects and disease, and prescribed burns in a large swath of Eastern Washington, which is much drier than the western part of the state.
  
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• Three Men with Three Axes Burglarize West Seattle Pot Shop Three Times

  25-10-2017 23:14 via thestranger.com
  
  Thousands of dollars of pot have been stolen from a West Seattle pot shop.by Lester Black Getty Images
  Thousands of dollars of pot have been stolen from a West Seattle pot shop after burglars used an ax to break into the business on three separate occasions over the past week, according to Seattle Police Department police reports.
  The string of burglaries at Canna West appear to fit into very neat pattern: The burglars allegedly used an ax to break into the front door of the business in the very
  
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• Pilot drowned after chopper crash in Snohomish County lake

  25-10-2017 23:00
  The name of the pilot and cause of his death will be released by the Snohomish County Medical Examiner's Office.
  
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• Pilot dies after chopper crashes in Snohomish County lake

  25-10-2017 23:00
  The name of the pilot and cause of his death will be released by the Snohomish County Medical Examiner's Office.
  
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• Tree topples in Seattle’s Pioneer Square

  25-10-2017 22:45
  Seattle transportation officials reported the hazard at First Avenue South and Yesler Way about 1 p.m., advising drivers to avoid the area
  
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• States lose push to force Trump to restart health subsidies

  25-10-2017 22:26
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. judge on Wednesday rejected a request from 18 states and the District of Columbia to force the Trump administration to resume paying “Obamacare” subsidies right away and scolded the coalition for claiming health care costs would rise without federal help. State attorneys general, all Democrats and led by Xavier […]
  
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• Judge: Trump doesn’t have to resume health care subsidies

  25-10-2017 22:26
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. judge ruled Wednesday that the government does not have to immediately resume paying “Obamacare” health care subsidies that President Donald Trump cut off. Eighteen state attorneys general, led by California Democrat Xavier Becerra, argued the monthly payments are required under former President Barack Obama’s health care law and cutting […]
  
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• Judge holds Washington state mental health agency in contempt, orders fines

  25-10-2017 22:23
  Judge Marsha Pechman had ordered the agency to conduct in-jail competency evaluations within two weeks of receiving a court order, but the state has failed to meet that timeline.
  
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• Pilot dies after helicopter crash into Snohomish County lake

  25-10-2017 22:21
  The pilot of a helicopter that crashed into a Snohomish County lake has died, according to a family friend.
  
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• The 10th Anniversary Reissue of Spoon's Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

  25-10-2017 22:13 via thestranger.com
  On double vinyl.by Ned LannamannTen years is a long time, but in the case of Spoon—the Texas rock band whose few musical hallmarks are ones of taste and consistency—it doesn’t sound like much has changed. Merge Records, Spoon’s label since 2001, has reissued the band’s 2007 album Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga in a deluxe anniversary double-vinyl package, following their similar treatment of 2005’s Gimme Fiction two years ago. But apart from Ga’s biggest hit, “The
  
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• Counterpoint: Candy Corn Is Great and I'm Gonna Slap the Next Basic Bitch Who Says Otherwise

  25-10-2017 22:03 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan SavageRich Smith wrote HyperCritical in this fortnight's print edition of the Stranger—it's a print-edition-only column, so you'll have to pick up the paper to read it—and, needless to say (but I'm saying it anyway), I didn't see Rich's HyperCritical before it went to print and it wouldn't have gone to print if I had seen it and if Rich isn't already cleaning out his desk he should start.Rich is wrong about candy corn—which really shouldn't surprise me, seeing as my Blab
  
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• Counterpoint: Candy Corn Is Great and I'm Gonna Slap the Next Basic Bitch Queer Who Says Otherwise

  25-10-2017 22:03 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan SavageRich Smith wrote HyperCritical in this fortnight's print edition of the Stranger—it's a print-edition-only column, so you'll have to pick up the paper to read it—and, needless to say (but I'm saying it anyway), I didn't see Rich's HyperCritical before it went to print and it wouldn't have gone to print if I had seen it and if Rich isn't already cleaning out his desk he should start.Rich is wrong about candy corn—which really shouldn't surprise me, seeing as my Blab
  
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• A$AP Mob Rule the World

  25-10-2017 21:53 via thestranger.com
  The New York collective is leading the new golden age of hiphop crews.by Robert HamWe’re right in the middle of another golden age for hiphop crews. Multi-member outfits like the Native Tongues and Murder Inc. held sway for the first two decades of the genre’s reign on the charts, but fell out of favor in the ’00s as the spotlight landed on oversized solo acts like Kanye, Jay-Z, and Missy Elliott. But this decade has seen the rise of new squads, from trap trio Migos to the Sail
  
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• Study: More evidence links earthquakes to energy waste wells

  25-10-2017 21:47
  Most oil and gas wells produce at least some wastewater that is too salty to use, so regulators allow energy companies to pump it back underground to get rid of it. Researchers have linked earthquakes in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas to wastewater injection.
  
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• More scientific evidence links earthquakes to energy waste wells

  25-10-2017 21:47
  Most oil and gas wells produce at least some wastewater that is too salty to use, so regulators allow energy companies to pump it back underground to get rid of it. Researchers have linked earthquakes in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas to wastewater injection.
  
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• That Time When Jenny Durkan Thought She Could Do Nikkita Oliver Better Than Nikkita Oliver

  25-10-2017 21:38 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles Mudede
  This morning, the local comedian Brett Hamil posted on Facebook a video of Jenny Durkan mic-grabbing during her mayoral debate with Cary Moon on Friday, October 20. It's just shocking. Durkan reaches over KVRU station manager Sharon Maeda and grabs the mic, and forces her words into it. This incident recalled another one that happened this summer in The Stranger's office.During the Stranger Election Control Board's June 6 endorsement meeting with six candidates for mayor, Steve
  
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• Watch: MoPOP visitors terrorized by horror movie character

  25-10-2017 21:30
  In a video published Tuesday, a week before Halloween, an actress portraying a horrifying character from the 2002 film "The Ring" surprises, horrifies and in a few cases gets no reaction from museum-goers while stationing herself inside an elevator at MoPOP.
  
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• The Old and the New of Stranger Things 2

  25-10-2017 21:09 via thestranger.com
  
  by Erik Henriksen
  Stranger Things 2 hits Netflix this weekend, so chances are good that your weekend plans, like mine, consist of:
  1. Watching Stranger Things 2.
  2. Eating and sleeping at some point, probably.
  
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• All I See Is You Goes Nowhere

  25-10-2017 21:01 via thestranger.com
  It spins its wheels stylishly but doesn’t go anywhere.by Eric D. Snider"What is this movie about?” That’s what I jotted down at the halfway point (awfully late for the question to still be necessary) of All I See Is You, a psychological drama from director Marc Forster that spins its wheels stylishly but doesn’t go anywhere.Blake Lively stars as Gina, a blind American woman living in Bangkok with her much older, mildly Australian husband James (Jason Clarke), with whom sh
  
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• It Might Become Three Times More Expensive To Visit Mt. Rainier, Olympic National Park

  25-10-2017 20:48 via thestranger.com
  
  Because even enjoying nature has to be expensive nowby Chetanya RobinsonThis might become prohibitively expensive Spaces Images/GettyIt might become three times more expensive to visit Mt. Rainier, Olympic National Park and 15 of the other most visited National Parks around the country. A proposal from the National Parks Service announced yesterday would raise the entrance fee for non-commercial vehicles to visit these parks from $25 to $70 during their peak months for visitors, the Seattle Time
  
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• Which ex-rivals would Seattle mayoral candidates hire? Nikkita Oliver’s on the short list

  25-10-2017 20:44
  In Tuesday night’s debate, Seattle mayoral candidate Cary Moon said she would like to hire former rival Jessyn Farrell. Her opponent, Jenny Durkan, said she’d hire Moon.
  
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• Which ex-rivals would Seattle mayoral candidates hire? Nikkita Oliver’s on short list

  25-10-2017 20:44
  In Tuesday night’s debate, Seattle mayoral candidate Cary Moon said she would like to hire former rival Jessyn Farrell. Her opponent, Jenny Durkan, said she’d hire Moon.
  
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• Which ex-rivals would Seattle mayoral candidates hire? Moon, Durkan name picks

  25-10-2017 20:44
  In Tuesday night’s debate, Seattle mayoral candidate Cary Moon said she would like to hire former rival Jessyn Farrell. Her opponent, Jenny Durkan, said she’d hire Moon.
  
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• Burien Mayor Sponsors Anti-Seattle Postcards Endorsing "Burien Proud Burien First" Candidates

  25-10-2017 20:42 via thestranger.com
  
  by Sydney Brownstone"Top contributor and sponsor" of the postcard is Burien mayor Lucy Krakowiak.
  It appears that Burien conservatives are taking a similar approach to elections as Eastside Republicans: using Seattle to scare voters into voting against liberal candidates.The postcard above was sent to us by a Burien resident who was disturbed by the fact that it was sponsored primarily by Burien's current mayor, Lucy Krakowiak. According to records filed to the Public Disclosure Commission, Krak
  
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• Goodbye Christopher Robin Is Stylish and Sad

  25-10-2017 20:34 via thestranger.com
  Hello, Christopher Sobbin’.by Suzette SmithAs one might expect of a movie that starts out with Winnie the Pooh author A.A. Milne (Domhnall Gleeson) and his wife Daphne (Margot Robbie) receiving news of their son’s death, Goodbye Christopher Robin launches gorgeous visuals and deafening English sadness like the finest sentimentality canon in the Royal Navy.Told mostly via flashback—in the sun-dappled forests of 1920s East Sussex—we’re led through a collection of agre
  
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• The Killing of a Sacred Deer Gets Under Your Skin

  25-10-2017 20:20 via thestranger.com
  Yorgos Lanthimos explodes the mythologies of cinema and domesticity.by Ned LannamannSurfaces are deceiving. Director Yorgos Lanthimos all but screams this idea in the opening shot of The Killing of a Sacred Deer: An exposed and beating heart, filmed with almost pornographic frankness, beats during open-heart surgery. The shot might also be the director's way of preparing the audience for what's to come—not that there's all that much blood in Sacred Deer (though there certainly is some), bu
  
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• Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino Jr., a Major Influence on the Music of the 20th Century, 1928-2017

  25-10-2017 19:55 via thestranger.com
  
  by Sean NelsonGo into any public space in the world and sing the words "I found my three-ull..." and see what happens.
  Fats Domino is dead at the age of 89, which means a minimum of two things: 1) New Orleans is about to have the most incredible funeral procession anyone has ever dreamed of, and 2) Anyone who has ever even briefly enjoyed the sound of rock and roll should take a reflective moment to praise his name and good works. There are many many many people more qualified than I am to extol
  
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• Neither Mayoral Candidate Supports Council Head Tax Proposal

  25-10-2017 19:36 via thestranger.com
  
  They're worried about small business.by Heidi GrooverJenny Durkan and Cary Moon during a debate Tuesday night. king 5 via youtube
  In a debate last night on a broad range of issues, from affordable housing to the arena to what advice they'd give to the city that lands HQ2*, Jenny Durkan and Cary Moon, covered well-worn ground.
  Moon called for stopping sweeps of homeless encampments, taxing real estate speculation, and building affordable housing on city-owned land. Durkan defended the sweeps, pit
  
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• Inspirational Doc Amplify Her Spotlights Women Electronic Musicians/DJs

  25-10-2017 19:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The uplifting film documentary Amplify Her portrays seven women musician/DJs' unique challenges and triumphs.by Dave SegalA Hundred Drums performing in Amplify Her. Amplify Her trailer/YouTube screen grab
  The key to enjoying Amplify Her—a documentary about the unique challenges and triumph of seven women electronic musicians and DJs—lies in your attitude toward Burning Man-friendly electronic music and the aesthetics surrounding the annual gathering in Black Rock City, Nevada. If the
  
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• University researchers identify possible new frog species

  25-10-2017 19:23
  NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — Northwest Nazarene University in Idaho is now home to two rare frog species, one of which may be previously undiscovered. The Idaho Press-Tribune reports that customs authorities in Hong Kong had confiscated the crowned and fringe-limbed tree frogs, and officials were looking for an institution to house them. University biologist John […]
  
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• Free dental, vision, medical clinic coming to KeyArena Thursday

  25-10-2017 19:10
  Patients who can't afford basic medical care will be able to take advantage of free services offered by the fourth annual Seattle/King County Clinic, which starts Thursday at KeyArena. The four-day event is open to anyone looking for dental, vision and other services.
  
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• Trump Supporter on Samish Island Killed Father For Being "Leftist"

  25-10-2017 19:03 via thestranger.com
  
  His trial is scheduled for January.by Katie Herzog Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
  The Daily Beast published a harrowing story today about Lane Davis, a 33-year-old Washington man who allegedly killed his father in July. Davis, who dropped out of Washington State University in 2004, maintained a YouTube channel where we pushed conspiracy theories about Sept. 11, GamerGate, the education system, and vaccines as well as "pro-Trump raps," the Daily Beast reported. Davis had also volunteered to work f
  
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• Fall’s in its glory at Bellevue Botanical Garden

  25-10-2017 18:20
  Autumn colors across the spectrum can be seen at the Bellevue Botanical Garden.
  
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• Car2go waves goodbye to smart cars, goes all Mercedes

  25-10-2017 17:49
  Car-share service car2go on Wednesday announced that it is done with its tiny smart fortwo cars and is going all Mercedes with its fleet in Seattle.
  
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• Trump seeks ‘Obamacare’ demise, but sign-up season gears up

  25-10-2017 17:01
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers can now begin previewing 2018 plans and premiums for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, even as President Donald Trump continues his push to dismantle the Obama-era law. Open enrollment begins Nov. 1. Officials at the Health and Human Services department said Wednesday that plans and premiums for the coming […]
  
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• Study: ACA silver plan premiums up average of 34 percent

  25-10-2017 17:01
  WASHINGTON (AP) — As online window shopping on HealthCare.gov went live Wednesday, an independent analysis found that premiums for the most popular health plans under the Affordable Care Act are rising by an average 34 percent next year. The analysis of newly released government data by the consulting firm Avalere Health found that the Trump […]
  
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• Sign-up season gears up as Trump seeks ‘Obamacare’ demise

  25-10-2017 17:01
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers can now begin previewing 2018 plans and premiums for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, even as President Donald Trump pursues his drive to dismantle the Obama-era law that has helped bring coverage to millions. In many cases, prospective customers will see higher premiums and less choice. Experts say that’s […]
  
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• Premiums rising 34 percent for most popular health plan

  25-10-2017 17:01
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Premiums for the most popular “Obamacare” plans are going up an average of 34 percent, according to a study Wednesday that confirms dire predictions about the impact of political turmoil on consumers. Window-shopping on HealthCare.gov went live Wednesday, so across the country consumers going online can see the consequences themselves ahead of […]
  
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• The Morning News: Jeff Flake Bravely Runs Away, Hillary Clinton Colludes With Opposition Researchers, Developers Swear Durkan Will Be Tough On Developers

  25-10-2017 17:00 via thestranger.com
  by Dan SavageTHE FOUR HORSESHITTERS OF THE APOCALYPSE: "4 Republicans Sound an Alarm on Trump. Will Others Follow?" the top headline at the New York Times asks this morning. George W. Bush, John McCain, Bob Corker, and Jeff Flake have all spoken out against Trump, with Flake delivering a blistering speech in the Senate yesterday and publishing an op-ed in the Washington Post yesterday with a one-word headline: "Enough." Flake had some questions too: "How many more disgraceful public feuds with G
  
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• Holy Call: Pope Francis phoning space station Thursday

  25-10-2017 16:40
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Pope Francis is making his first phone call off the planet — and into space. On Thursday, the pope will reach out to the six astronauts on the International Space Station. It will be only the second time a pope phones the heavens like this. Pope Benedict XVI called the […]
  
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• Fats Domino, rock ‘n’ roll pioneer has died at age 89

  25-10-2017 16:36
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fats Domino, the amiable rock ‘n’ roll pioneer whose steady, pounding piano and easy baritone helped change popular music while honoring the traditions of the Crescent City, has died. He was 89. Mark Bone, chief investigator with the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, coroner’s office, said Domino died of natural causes early Tuesday. […]
  
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• Fats Domino, New Orleans rock ‘n’ roll pioneer, dies at 89

  25-10-2017 16:36
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fats Domino, the amiable rock ‘n’ roll pioneer whose steady, pounding piano and easy baritone helped change popular music while honoring the traditions of the Crescent City, has died. He was 89. Mark Bone, chief investigator with the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, coroner’s office, said Domino died of natural causes early Tuesday. […]
  
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• Fats Domino dies at 89; gave rock music a New Orleans flavor

  25-10-2017 16:36
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fats Domino, the amiable rock ‘n’ roll pioneer whose steady, pounding piano and easy baritone helped change popular music while honoring the traditions of the Crescent City, has died. He was 89. Mark Bone, chief investigator with the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, coroner’s office, said Domino died of natural causes early Tuesday. […]
  
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