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• Shut Up About Nazi-Punching and Pick Up Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook

  09-11-2017 23:45 via thestranger.com
  by Chase Burns
  Before their recent death transformation, our dear friends at the Seattle Weekly ran an editorial titled "Don't Punch Nazis—Yet," arguing that Seattle has not reached a place where violence is an answer to fascism—"yet." Citing vehicular homicide in Charlottesville, throat-slitting on passenger trains in Portland, and gunshots on the University of Washington's Red Square, others argue, as Primo Levi once wrote—and Incubus once sang—Seattle Weekly, if not no
  
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• Connelly: Two state Republicans -- Pass DACA so young immigrants can stay

  09-11-2017 23:38
  Impatience in Congress:  14 Republican House members, two from Washington, want action by year's end on renewing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which allows young undocumented immigrants  to remain in America.Without action, said Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., "people -- real people -- are hurt." 
  
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• Police: Escort shot client in the head for 'performing oral sex wrong'

  09-11-2017 23:32
  A 36-year-old Everett man was left for dead in his home for three days until police found him with two gunshots to his head last month.
  
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• I Hate You, I Love You, Daddy: Thoughts on the Louis CK Movie You May Never Get to See

  09-11-2017 23:25 via thestranger.com
  
  The existence of "I Love You, Daddy" seems to prove that Louis C.K. can get away with anything.by Georgia S. KaufmanBecause the NYC premiere was canceled, and the release plan is unclear, it seemed prudent to run a review now.The heart, as Woody Allen famously said when defending his decision to have sex with his de facto daughter, wants what it wants. But the heart of a guilty man is haunted. Is Louis CK’s I Love You, Daddy an attempt to exorcise his own demons or those of his comedy idol
  
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• I Hate You, I Love You, Daddy: Thoughts on the Louis CK Movie You May Never Get (or Want) to See

  09-11-2017 23:25 via thestranger.com
  
  The existence of "I Love You, Daddy" seems to prove that Louis C.K. can get away with anything.by Georgia S. KaufmanBecause the NYC premiere was cancelled, and the release plan is unclear, it seemed prudent to run a review now.The heart, as Woody Allen famously said when defending his decision to have sex with his de facto daughter, wants what it wants. But the heart of a guilty man is haunted. Is Louis CK’s I Love You, Daddy an attempt to exorcise his own demons or those of his comedy ido
  
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• Michigan man who died because of VA error was Vietnam vet

  09-11-2017 23:21
  HOLLY, Mich. (AP) — A man who died because of a stunning error at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Michigan was a 66-year-old Vietnam War veteran who liked to throw darts and shoot pool. Roy Griffith confirmed to The Associated Press that his son, William Griffith, was the man who died last December when a […]
  
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• The Only Place Obamacare Is Dying Is In Trump's Dreams; In Reality, It's Surging

  09-11-2017 23:14 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeMemphis says it like it is.... Charles Mudede
  If there is a future, those of us who make it there might look back at the last days of October and the first week of November 2017 as the moment a nightmare that many feared would go on and on finally began its end. Trump no longer appears to be unstoppable. The law appears to be catching up with him and his associates. The news from Virginia's election seems too good to be true—but it's all true: the first openly transgender
  
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• Coeur d’Alene casino CEO facing misdemeanor battery charge

  09-11-2017 22:52
  POST FALLS, Idaho — Northern Idaho authorities say the CEO of the Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort Hotel has been arrested following an attack on his brother, the former Coeur d’Alene tribal police chief. The Spokesman-Review reports that Francis SiJohn was taken into custody at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday near Post Falls on suspicion of misdemeanor battery. […]
  
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• How Do We Deal with the Problem of Men? Perhaps a Sex Strike Is in Order.

  09-11-2017 22:24 via thestranger.com
  
  Seems wise.by Katie HerzogHarvey Weinstein: Just one of MANY men who allegedly enjoy masturbating in front of female strangers. DREW ANGERER/GETTY IMAGES
  Presumably responding to the unceasing flood of accusations of sexual assault and/or harassment coming out of Hollywood/DC/New York/Alabama/Seattle/every fucking town with a man in it, writer Roxanne Gay has an idea:
  Heterosexual ladies, I warmly encourage all of you to take a dick sabbatical.
  — roxane gay (@rgay) November 9, 2017
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• 26 Movies Worth Watching in Seattle This Weekend: Nov 9-12, 2017

  09-11-2017 22:09 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffGreta Gerwig's Lady Bird plays all weekend at SIFF Egyptian.
  In addition to some excellent American blockbusters (Thor: Ragnarok) and indies (Lady Bird), this weekend is a fine one for international cinema, from the Cinema Italian Style festival to the Mexican documentary Brimstone and Glory. All of our critics' picks from now until Sunday are below, so get out there and enjoy movies from the world over. Follow the links below for complete showtimes and trailers, or
  
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• Murder on the Orient Express: Seriously, What Is Up with That Mustache?

  09-11-2017 22:06 via thestranger.com
  As a mystery, it’s a total bust.by Ned LannamannThe mustache has got to be real. Right? Everything else about Murder on the Orient Express—Kenneth Branagh’s stodgy, grandmother-friendly adaptation of Agatha Christie’s 1934 mystery novel—is so sumptuous that there’s no way they would skimp on such an obviously fake-looking mustache, not when it’s plastered to Branagh’s face so prominently.The cast is overstuffed with prestige, featuring a knight (De
  
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• Movies Worth Watching in Seattle This Weekend: Nov 9-12, 2017

  09-11-2017 22:03 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's film critics' picks.by Stranger Things To Do StaffIn addition to some excellent American blockbusters (Thor: Ragnarok) and indies (Lady Bird), this weekend is a fine one for international cinema, from the Cinema Italian Style festival to the Mexican documentary Brimstone and Glory. All of our critics' picks from now until Sunday are below, so get out there and enjoy movies from the world over. Follow the links below for complete showtimes and trailers, or, if you're looking for ev
  
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• Poll: Paul Ryan Is More Unpopular Than Donald Trump In Washington's 8th

  09-11-2017 22:01 via thestranger.com
  
  Keep your government hands off my Obamacare.by Rich SmithThe only thing worse than Trump is some asshole who puts up with him for the sake of cutting taxes for the rich at the expense of the poor. Alex Wong / GettyThe Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) released a memo this morning full of plenty of good and interesting and chest-thumping news for Democrats.With a boost of confidence from Tuesday's wave and some promising early fundraising numbers (they've out-raised their Republi
  
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• Tim Burges Unveils New Upzone Plans

  09-11-2017 21:35 via thestranger.com
  
  Most single family zones will remain untouched.by Heidi GrooverMost single family zones will remain untouched. SANDIEGOA/GETTY
  This is a developing story and will be updated with new information.
  Over the coming year, the Seattle City Council will consider the city's broadest swath of upzones yet.Interim Mayor Tim Burgess unveiled legislation to increase density in neighborhoods across the city. The proposals leave single family neighborhoods largely untouched but will allow for more housing in
  
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• Mayor Tim Burgess Announces New Upzone Plans

  09-11-2017 21:35 via thestranger.com
  
  Most single family zones will remain untouched.by Heidi GrooverMost single family zones will remain untouched. SANDIEGOA/GETTY
  Over the coming year, the Seattle City Council will consider the city's broadest swath of upzones yet.
  Interim Mayor Tim Burgess, Council Member Rob Johnson, and city staff unveiled a plan Thursday to increase density in at least 27 neighborhoods across the city, including most city land currently zoned for multifamily-use. The proposal would leave single family neighbor
  
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• Using Pieces from a Vandalized Painting Last Year, Artist and UW Grad Makes Something New

  09-11-2017 21:30 via thestranger.com
  
  “I would say, do it again and see what happens next time…maybe we make a statue out of it.”by Amber CortesSarani's original painting of Sananda Maitreya was damaged in a very disturbing way. COURTESY OF MIHA SARANI
  Last year, when artist and University of Washington alum Miha Sarani’s painting, which was hanging in Mary Gates Hall, got vandalized, he was distraught.
  Especially because the painting, a seven-by-eight-foot portrait of Maitreya (formerly known as Terence Tre
  
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• Connelly: Schrier gets breakout endorsement for open seat in Congress

  09-11-2017 21:28
  A breakout Democratic endorsement in the race to succeed Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert:  Emily's List, the national group that aids Democratic women candidates, has thrown its support to Issaquah pediatrician Dr. Kim Schrier.
  
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• Here is what’s open, closed for Veterans Day 2017

  09-11-2017 21:22
  In observance of Veterans Day, here is a list of Friday and Saturday changes in bus schedules, garbage pickup and other holiday changes.
  
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• Here is what’s open, closed for Veterans Day

  09-11-2017 21:22
  In observance of Veterans Day, here is a list of Friday and Saturday changes in bus schedules, garbage pickup and other holiday changes.
  
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• NY Times Publishes Five Women's Stories of Louis CK's "Sexual Misconduct"

  09-11-2017 21:19 via thestranger.com
  
  The allegations are sordid and humiliating.by Sean NelsonFive women have come forward with details of Louis CK's inappropriate sexual behavior.
  The NY Times just published a long-awaited story detailing specific, on-the-record allegations by five women of behavior by the comedian Louis CK which "crossed a line into sexual misconduct."Comedians Dana Min Goodman, Julia Wolov, Abby Schachner, Rebecca Corry, and a fifth woman whose name was withheld, described incidents involving CK asking them to w
  
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• Celebrated Oregon winemaker dies in Roseburg

  09-11-2017 21:15
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A celebrated Oregon winemaker who helped found several well-known wineries died in her isolated cabin in southern Oregon, a newspaper reported Thursday. Patricia Green, 62, may have fallen while alone at the cabin in Roseburg, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported . She died on Monday. Green co-owned the Willamette Valley winery Patricia Green […]
  
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• More on Roy Moore

  09-11-2017 21:12 via thestranger.com
  by Dan SavageThe Advocate:
  In a 2002 Alabama Supreme Court opinion Moore called homosexuality “abominable, detestable, unmentionable, and too disgusting and well known to require other definition or further details or description.” That comment came in a custody case, in which the court awarded custody to a father who had slapped his children and bugged their phones to record conversations with their mother—who is a lesbian. In his opinion, Moore asserted that the state must us
  
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• Why You Should Attend the Royal Room's Benefit Show for Jazz Legend Julian Priester

  09-11-2017 21:09 via thestranger.com
  
  Help legendary jazz trombonist/composer Julian Priester pay for his medical bills at this crucial Dec. 13 benefit show for him at Royal Room.by Dave SegalThe innovative trombonist/composer has played with a hall-of-fame litany of jazz greats since the early '50s. Dave Segal
  In any other civilized nation that genuinely values its citizens' welfare, Dr. Julian Priester would not need another benefit concert—the last one was in 2014— to help pay for daunting medical bills. But this is A
  
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• Mayor Tim Burgess unveils growth plan for 27 Seattle neighborhoods

  09-11-2017 21:01
  The plan, which officials in Seattle have been working on for more than two years, would allow denser construction and taller buildings in 27 urban villages, from Lake City to Fremont to Rainier Beach, and would expand the boundaries of 10 of those areas to connect development with transit.
  
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• Alaska man accused of chasing woman with chainsaw

  09-11-2017 20:54
  ANCHORAGE — A 30-year-old man is accused of assaulting a woman at a remote Alaska village and chasing her with a chainsaw. Soldotna radio station KSRM reports that an arrest warrant has been issued for Russell Cornelius of St. Marys, who is charged with assault. Alaska State Troopers say Cornelius punched the 30-year-old woman and […]
  
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• Body found last week in Stillaguamish River is identified

  09-11-2017 20:37
  The body was identified as 41-year-old Albert Leung of Lake Stevens, who was reported missing from his group home on Oct. 30.
  
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• Body found in Stillaguamish River identified

  09-11-2017 20:37
  The body was identified as 41-year-old Albert Leung of Lake Stevens, who was reported missing from his group home on Oct. 30.
  
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• Louis CK Film Premiere and TV Appearance Canceled in Anticipation of Damaging New York Times Story

  09-11-2017 20:24 via thestranger.com
  
  by Sean NelsonA story that may address the rumors of Louis CK's sexual misconduct is expected to appear in the New York Times soon.
  The planned premiere of Louis CK's film I Love You, Daddy has been canceled, as has CK's planned appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert according to a story that just appeared on the website of the Hollywood Reporter.
  The cancellations are evidently in anticipation of a New York Times story that is expected to address the allegations of sexual misconduct t
  
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• Surprise, Surprise. Allegations Surface Against "Ten Commandments Judge" Roy Moore.

  09-11-2017 20:18 via thestranger.com
  
  Republican Roy Moore is in a race to fill Jeff Session's vacant Senate seat.by Katie HerzogGood Christian Roy Moore: Hate gays, loves girls (allegedly).Scott Olson/Getty Images
  Roy Moore, the Republican nominee to fill Jeff Session's vacated Alabama Senate seat, is known as the "Ten Commandment Judge," a nickname he received after refusing to remove a 5,280-pound granite monument of the Ten Commandments from the Alabama Judicial Building, even after a federal court order. For this, Moore was dis
  
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• State Supreme Court strikes down law on electing political party chairs

  09-11-2017 20:10
  The unanimous ruling came in a case that challenged the King County Republican Central Committee's longstanding practice of appointing its chairs in each legislative district.
  
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• Jon Grant Concedes, Calls on Supporters to Show Up for Head Tax

  09-11-2017 19:29 via thestranger.com
  
  by Heidi Groover Courtesy of Jon Grant
  After a decisive loss to Teresa Mosqueda Tuesday, Jon Grant has conceded his race for Seattle City Council in a statement that also put out a call to action for his supporters.
  "It weighs heavily on me that we lost an opportunity to advance an agenda that promised a radical accountability to the most marginalized in our city," Grant said in conceding the race. He called the local chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, of which he is a member and w
  
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• Snow falls in Cascades, rain soaks Seattle

  09-11-2017 19:27
  Snowfall slickened some mountain passes Thursday while rain showers were expected to soak Seattle throughout the day before a possible break heading into the weekend.
  
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• Burien First Candidate Kicked a KUOW Immigration Reporter Out of an Election Night Party

  09-11-2017 19:24 via thestranger.com
  
  Everything is great here in solid blue Western Washington!by Sydney BrownstoneBurien residents and activists holding signs at a City Council meeting over whether to repeal the city's sanctuary ordinance. RYAN T. BELL
  Are you sick of talking about elections? Me too! But I'm never sick of talking about the way politicians (liberal and conservative!) treat reporters in the age of Trump. The latest case study, which I initially missed, comes from Burien, where "Burien Proud, Burien First" candidate
  
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• Twitter Verification on Indefinite Hold After Criticism Over White Supremacist Verification

  09-11-2017 19:05 via thestranger.com
  
  They still have yet to explain why Donald Trump is permitted to issue death threats over the platform.by Katie HerzogTwitter says verifications are out... for now.Bethany Clarke/Getty Images
  Twitter announced Thursday that it will cease issuing the coveted blue check marks that indicate a user has been "verified." The announcement came after push back following the verification of Jason Kessler, the white supremacist organizer of the deadly Unite The Right rally in Charlottesville last August.Lo
  
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• DOT warns of snowy passes as crashes snarl Seattle commute

  09-11-2017 18:57
  Westside rains are falling as snow in the Cascade passes and Eastern Washington, prompting the state Department of Transportation to warn drivers to take it slow.
  
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• Watch: Orcas swim off West Seattle

  09-11-2017 18:56
  Members of two groups of Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW) were spotted between West Seattle and Vashon Island, clearly visible from Lincoln Park.
  
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• Oregon State fights back against meningococcal outbreak

  09-11-2017 17:46
  CORVALLIS, Ore. — Oregon State University held a mass vaccination clinic to protect students from meningococcal disease. The Corvallis Gazette-Times reports nurses and pharmacists spent Wednesday in the student union, administering shots for strain B, the form of the disease responsible for infecting four students in the past year. Meningococcal disease primarily afflicts young people […]
  
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• The Morning News: Trump Praises China, Seattle Student Homelessness Rises, Jenny Durkan Looks To Transition

  09-11-2017 17:35 via thestranger.com
  
  Plus: City Light, Long Beach, Cary Moon.by Steven HsiehElection night. Ulysses Curry
  Trump Goes to China: On the campaign trail, Trump promised to label China a currency manipulator. During his visit to Beijing, the he struck a different tone, lavishing praise on Chinese president Xi Jinping and saying, "Who can blame a country that is able to take advantage of another country for the benefit of its citizens? I give China great credit.”
  Christopher Plummer Replaces Kevin Spacey in Film: As
  
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• Despite Trump’s scorn, early ‘Obamacare’ sign-ups top 600k

  09-11-2017 16:53
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to take down “Obamacare,” more than 600,000 people signed up for coverage the first week of open enrollment, the government said Thursday. With only four days of data, experts said it’s hard to discern a trend. But definitely the Affordable Care Act doesn’t seem to be collapsing. […]
  
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• Video: Jaywalker sought after smashing into Tesla in Bellevue

  09-11-2017 16:29
  Bellevue police are looking for a man who darted out into traffic at a busy intersection against the light, and damaged a passing SUV as he crashed into the side door.
  
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• Bellevue police seek skateboard-carrying youth who ran into intersection, colliding with Tesla

  09-11-2017 15:55
  According to video from a traffic camera, the young male didn't appear to be seriously injured as he picked up his skateboard and dashed away.
  
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• Two UW students — one black, one white — offer hope in their personal fight for equality

  09-11-2017 15:00
  Jaron Reed Goddard and Joshua Dawson come from pretty different backgrounds. Together, they’re trying to turn the negative racial climate in this country into positive action.
  
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• ‘Sun and Aloha saved me’: How Seattleites cope as our fall and winter days get darker

  09-11-2017 15:00
  As many as 10 percent of people suffer severely from seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, due to the lack of sunlight in our fall and winter months, according to Seattle psychiatrist David Avery. Our device-obsessed culture doesn’t help.
  
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• Here comes La Nina, El Nino’s flip side, but it will be weak

  09-11-2017 15:00
  WASHINGTON (AP) — La Nina, the cool flip side to El Nino, is returning for a second straight winter, forecasters said Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said a weak La Nina has formed and is expected to stick around for several months. La Nina is a natural cooling of parts of the Pacific […]
  
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• EMILY’s List boosts Democrat Kim Schrier in Washington’s 8th Congressional District race

  09-11-2017 15:00
  Kim Schrier, a pediatrician running for Congress in Washington's 8th District, has picked up an endorsement from EMILY's List, giving her a boost in a crowded primary field. The open-seat race to succeed retiring GOP Rep. Dave Reichert could help determine control of the U.S. House in 2018.
  
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• A Washington county that went for Trump is shaken as immigrant neighbors start disappearing

  09-11-2017 15:00
  Many in Pacific County thought President Trump would take away “drug dealers, criminals, rapists” with his immigration crackdown. They were shocked to see who started to go missing.
  
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• Student homelessness in Seattle growing at New York City rates

  09-11-2017 14:00
  A new report says that there are more than 3,600 homeless students in Seattle, and the numbers have increased 55 percent since 2012.
  
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• In harsh corner of Uganda, herders fight climate change

  09-11-2017 11:04
  NAMALU, Uganda (AP) — The sun is setting over Karamoja. Time for the nomadic herders to return their cattle to thorn-ringed enclosures. They’ve roamed since first light, searching for pasture in Uganda’s poorest region where water and grazing land are scarce. Now the changing climate has brought hunger and bewilderment as traditional coping methods for […]
  
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• In election glow, Democrats see health care as a winning issue

  09-11-2017 09:12
  WASHINGTON — Emboldened by election wins, Democrats are starting to see a political edge in health care, particularly widening Medicaid access for more low-income people. In Virginia, Democrat Ralph Northam promised a vigorous push as governor to expand Medicaid. Voters who said health care was important went decisively for Northam, according to political analysts. In […]
  
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• Alaska signs gas pipeline project deal with China

  09-11-2017 06:34
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The state of Alaska took a major step toward realizing a long-sought pipeline to move natural gas from the North Slope to Asia, siding with interests from China after major oil companies stepped back from the project. The agreement Alaska Gov. Bill Walker signed Thursday in Beijing with Sinopec, China Investment […]
  
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