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• Charge: Teen who fatally shot man in White Center says he was stabbed first

  16-11-2017 23:48
  The 16-year-old boy arrested in the shooting death of a 27-year-old man in White Center says the victim stabbed him in the neck first, according to police reports.
  
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• 27 Movies Worth Watching in Seattle This Weekend: Nov 16-19, 2017

  16-11-2017 23:48 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffThe punk sci fi classic Repo Man plays Friday to Sunday.
  Choose from a wealth of documentaries, international masterpieces, and fun new flicks this weekend, whatever your mood—socially active, artistically meditative, or just in search of a good time. We recommend everything from the new Richard Linklater veterans drama, Last Flag Flying, to the the violent comedy Three Buildings Outside Ebbing, Missouri to the new world cinema opuses of the Romanian Film Fest
  
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• The Horror and the Sublime of Fireworks in Brimstone & Glory

  16-11-2017 23:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeExperience the Kantian sublime in Brimstone & Glory.
  Almost a year ago, a huge fireworks market in the Mexican city of Tultepec exploded for reasons that are not known. Fireworks exploded within fireworks and above and below fireworks to form a massive fiery monster, a mind-boggling spectacle that no amount of computer-power in Hollywood could reproduce for a big-budget film. For many Americans, this terrible and sublime (in the Kantian sense) accident (it killed 42 people p
  
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• Here’s how Washington’s U.S. House members voted on the Republican tax bill

  16-11-2017 23:41
  The bill passed 227-205 on mostly party-line vote, with 13 Republicans joining a united Democratic block against the measure.
  
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• Burien City Council Member Concedes, Explains She Can't Be Pro-Nazi Because She Is Not a Socialist

  16-11-2017 23:40 via thestranger.com
  
  Bye, Debi.by Sydney Brownstone"Maybe people are not aware that the word Nazi is short for national socialism," Wagner wrote in her concession statement. Hoo boy. Ryan T. Bell
  Burien City Council Member Debi Wagner, who donated $300 to Respect Washington and signed its petition attempting to reverse the city's sanctuary ordinance, conceded her race to her opponent, Latino labor leader Jimmy Matta.
  In a statement posted to Facebook, Wagner thanked her supporters before blaming her loss on "campaig
  
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• Restaurant Boom Exposes the Complete Stupidity of UW's Anti-High Wages Report

  16-11-2017 23:35 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeLost Lake Cafe Charles Mudede
  As Bethany Jean Clements points out today in the Seattle Times, the restaurant sector in Seattle is really booming. Here is the heart of her post:
  Seattle had 2,696 restaurants as of the first quarter of 2017, according to Department of Revenue data — up 25 percent from a decade ago. (These DOR figures represent all food service businesses, including full- and quick-service places, trucks and carts, and caterers.) Contrary to the oft-quoted &l
  
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• Connelly: New outfit 'Washington Independents' fights political extremes

  16-11-2017 23:23
  Reacting to a country's polarized politics, a new group called Washington Independents emerges.  Its mission is to support independent, moderate candidates.
  
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• Executive Order Calls For Public Health Approach to Juvenile Justice

  16-11-2017 23:19 via thestranger.com
  
  Mayor Tim Burgess says it would be the first in the nation.by Chetanya RobinsonSeattle mayor Tim Burgess and King County Executive Dow Constantine have both supported the goal of zero youth detention. Chetanya Robinson
  King County Executive Dow Constantine this morning announced an executive order to place juvenile justice under the purview of the public health department. He unveiled the plan at a press conference with Seattle Mayor Tim Burgess, King County department leaders, and advocates for
  
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• Skate Park at Seattle Center Will Be Demolished, But Rebuilt… Somewhere

  16-11-2017 23:16 via thestranger.com
  
  Skateboarders are worried about where the new skate park is going to be, and what the real cost will be for their community.by Amber CortesThese adorable kids will need a new place to skate soon. MADDY BROWNSeaSk8, the skate park at Seattle Center, has gone through more than a few iterations over the years. It’s also a vital part of operations for Skate Like A Girl, a non-profit which empowers female-identified youth through skateboarding.
  Now it looks like the city, despite pressure from
  
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• Sodo group dealt blow as subcommittee sends KeyArena renovation plan to final Dec. 4 vote

  16-11-2017 23:14
  If approved, the Memorandum of Understanding between the city and the Oak View Group is expected to hasten the awarding of an NHL franchise in Seattle.
  
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• KeyArena renovation MOU on track for Dec. 4 city-council vote

  16-11-2017 23:14
  The Oak View Group has proposed completing the renovation by October 2020 and said finalizing the MOU this year could hasten the acquisition of an NHL team.
  
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• Lawyer Sues Union Gospel Mission Over Policy Rejecting Prospective LGBTQ Employees

  16-11-2017 23:06 via thestranger.com
  
  Matthew Woods, 31, wanted to work as a staff attorney at Union Gospel Mission's civil legal clinic. But when he disclosed his same-sex relationship, he found out he couldn't.by Sydney BrownstonePlaintiff Matthew Woods and lawyer Denise Diskin at a press conference this morning. SB
  The Seattle Union Gospel Mission is one of the few non-profit organizations in Seattle providing both shelter beds and civil legal aid to the homeless population it serves. The City of Seattle worked with the organizat
  
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• 'This isn't a done deal' but KeyArena revamp moves forward

  16-11-2017 23:05
  In a 5-0 vote, the Seattle City Council's arena committee moved the KeyArena renovation agreement between Oak View Group (OVG) and the city out of committee. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two parties will go in front of the full Council next month.
  
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• KeyArena renovation agreement moves on to City Council

  16-11-2017 23:05
  In a 5-0 vote, the Seattle City Council's arena committee moved the KeyArena renovation agreement between Oak View Group (OVG) and the city out of committee. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two parties will go in front of the full Council next month.
  
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• Guess Who Could Save a Billion Dollars Under the GOP Tax Plan?

  16-11-2017 23:04 via thestranger.com
  
  Raise your hand if your party's tax plan is about to hurt the middle class.by Katie HerzogRaise your hand if your party's tax plan is about to hurt the middle class.Alex Wong/Getty Images
  Although Donald Trump has repeatedly refused to disclose his taxes (hmm, why could that be?), NBC News commissioned an analysis of Trump's leaked 2005 tax returns and foundthat Trump and his heirs could stand to save over a BILLION DOLLARS if the GOP's plan to overhaul the tax system goes through. This includes
  
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• Parents sue Oregon school district over transgender policy

  16-11-2017 22:08
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Parents at a rural Oregon high school have filed a federal lawsuit over the school district’s policy to allow a transgender male student to use the boys’ locker room and bathroom, mirroring a similar civil action in Illinois that did not survive a legal challenge. The lawsuit filed this week in […]
  
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• Ask Aquaman: All Your Questions Answered by the Ruler of the Seven Seas!

  16-11-2017 21:49 via thestranger.com
  
  by Aquaman
  Greetings, surface dwellers! It is I, Aquaman—King of Atlantis and proud member of the Justice League! Drawing from my rich experience as Ruler of the Seven Seas, I am here to answer your romantic, professional, and ethical queries. Let us begin!
  Dear Aquaman: How come you don’t have any superpowers? —Devin, West Seattle
  Okay, not the kind of question I was expecting, but sure. I actually have a bunch of powers, for your information, which include being able to breat
  
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• Lawsuit: Bisexual man barred from working at Union Gospel Mission

  16-11-2017 21:34
  A bisexual man sued Union Gospel Mission Thursday because he was allegedly denied employment based on his sexual orientation.
  
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• ‘Bold step’: King County to look at youth crime as public-health risk

  16-11-2017 21:27
  The review could make King County the first jurisdiction in the nation to approach juvenile crime through a public-health lens.
  
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• Benton County just banned pot production for smelling too dank

  16-11-2017 21:24
  It will last six months unless more steps are taken to mitigate odors.
  
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• Benton County just banned pot production for being too stinky

  16-11-2017 21:24
  It will last six months unless more steps are taken to mitigate odors.
  
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• Rapper Lil Peep Has Died at 21

  16-11-2017 21:06 via thestranger.com
  
  Lil Peep's musical career was just starting to take off.by Anna KaplanR.I.P., Lil Peep. Getty / Edward Berthelot
  Rapper Lil Peep has died at the age of 21, his UK publicist has confirmed. According to the Guardian, Tucson Police Department said that there was evidence of a possible drug overdose, but there hasn't been any official word yet.
  Lil Peep, born Gustav Åhr, was found unresponsive in his tour bus. His manager, Chase Ortega, tweeted last night that he had been "expecting this call
  
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• After City Shuts Down Chef’s Weed-Infused Dinners, Unika Noiel Finds a Danksgiving Workaround

  16-11-2017 20:55 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jake UittiChef Unika Noiel, canna-cooking connoisseur Unika Noiel
  Seattle’s Unika Noiel, head chef of the Pioneer Square Italian restaurant Che Sara Sara, is also one of the city’s foremost experts on cooking cannabis-infused food. Whereas most retail edibles are sweet, like cookies and gummy worms, Noiel’s infusions are more of the soul food variety, ranging from fried chicken to catfish to watermelon salad.Using a combination of traditionally made weed butter and an infuse
  
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• Weed Chef Unika Noiel’s Danksgiving Goodies

  16-11-2017 20:47 via thestranger.com
  Spice up your Danksgiving with these recipes.by Jake UittiCandied yams, perfect for any Danksgiving plate. Unika NoielWe recently spoke with chef Unika Noiel about cooking with weed, getting shut down by the city, and her ideal Danksgiving dinner. Below, she shares a few weedy recipes of her own....Weed Butter
  1 stick butter (1/2 c)
  1/4 ounce ground cannabis
  mesh strainer
  cheesecloth
  glass container (to hold and cool butter)
  In a small saucepan on low heat, melt butter. Add ground cannabis and c
  
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• Connelly: State GOP delegation 'proud' of corporate tax cuts

  16-11-2017 20:42
  The House passes a tax cut plan, amidst rancor over whether its benefits flow to major corporations and the wealthiest taxpayers.  Washington lawmakers split, Republicans in support with Democrats opposed.
  
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• Seattle Symphony CEO Simon Woods Takes a Job at the L.A. Philharmonic

  16-11-2017 19:36 via thestranger.com
  
  I've called the Seattle Symphony "a fucking municipal treasure" before, and Woods is one of its brightest doubloons.by Rich SmithEven the classical music administrators leave Seattle for L.A. when they get too big. Seattle SymphonyThis is one of those things that's good for him but sad for us. Seattle Symphony CEO Simon Woods, who has overseen Washington State's largest art organization since 2011, has taken a job at the LA Philharmonic.Straight from the press release's mouth:“After seven
  
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• Washington state’s Rep. Adam Smith introduces bill to make U.S. policy not to use nukes first

  16-11-2017 19:25
  Rep. Smith, the ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services committee, said nuclear weapons should be "instruments of deterrence," and U.S. policy should be to not use them in a first strike.
  
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• Politics really is ruining Thanksgiving, according to data from 10 million cellphones

  16-11-2017 19:13
  Yes, politics actually shortened Thanksgiving Day gatherings among politically divided families, researchers from Washington State University found. And the visits got even shorter if people were in states that had a lot of political advertising last year.
  
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• Burien Voters Look Ready for Their First Two Latino City Council Members, But No Concession Statements Yet

  16-11-2017 19:09 via thestranger.com
  
  Burien Proud, Burien First is not winning.by Sydney BrownstoneFrom left: Burien City Council Member Nancy Tosta, candidate Jimmy Matta, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, candidate Krystal Marx, and candidate Pedro Olguin. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE PRAMILA JAYAPAL CAMPAIGN
  Daily ballot drops from Burien show that the four candidates who ran on a progressive slate against a "Burien Proud, Burien First" conservative set have held wins that have widened over their opponents. Pedro Olguin, a Latino labor ac
  
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• Al Franken Should Step Down

  16-11-2017 18:58 via thestranger.com
  
  Remember people: he's just a fucking politician.by Rich SmithI bet there's plenty of politicians in Minnesota who haven't allegedly sexually harassed a colleague. Drew Angerer / GettyAs you may have read in Morning News, today radio anchor Leeann Tweeden accused Sen. Al Franken of groping her in her sleep and of sticking his tongue down her throat without permission on a USO tour in 2006. He became a senator three years later.
  Tweeden provides a photo as proof of the groping (or at least of the
  
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• Beloved comics shop closing after 42 years

  16-11-2017 18:47
  Comic book movies are bigger than ever, but unfortunately, so are Seattle real estate prices. And so another local institution will be closing its doors forever.
  
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• Police Killed Their Loved Ones, but King County Won't Provide Them an Attorney to Seek Answers

  16-11-2017 18:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Lester Black
  Ephraim Nelson has a lot of questions about how his 20-year-old brother was killed by Kent Police this past August. Police say Ephraim’s brother, Eugene, resisted arrest and dragged a police officer with his car when two Kent police officers unleashed a slurry of bullets into Eugene’s vehicle. But Ephraim and his godmother question the validity of the police’s account of that evening.The county uses a process called inquest hearings to try to answer these questi
  
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• Interstellar visitor shaped like giant fire extinguisher

  16-11-2017 18:37
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A newly discovered object from another star system that’s passing through ours is shaped like a giant pink fire extinguisher. That’s the word this week from astronomers who have been observing this first-ever confirmed interstellar visitor. Scientists are certain this 600-foot-long, pale pink asteroid or comet originated outside our solar […]
  
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• Is there room for a political center in Washington state? Ex-officials – a Democrat and a Republican – start new group to find out

  16-11-2017 18:08
  Washington Independents isn't a third party but will support independent, centrist candidates unaffiliated with any political party. The new political action committee is affiliated with a national group.
  
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• Former Democratic Rep. Brian Baird, former state GOP chair Chris Vance launch effort to elect independents

  16-11-2017 18:08
  The group, Washington Independents, isn't a third party, but will support independent, centrist candidates unaffiliated with any political party. The new political action committee is affiliated with the national Centrist Project.
  
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• "A Deep and Diverse Pool." Democracy Vouchers Expand Who Donates in Local Elections

  16-11-2017 17:42 via thestranger.com
  
  More young people donated in local elections this year.by Heidi GrooverDemocracy vouchers involved donors from more geographically diverse parts of the city than cash-only donations, according to supporters of the program. Win/Win, Every Voice
  Seattle's first-in-the-nation democracy voucher program has resulted in more people donating to local elections, including people who didn't give to candidates in the past two election cycles. That's according to a new report from Win/Win and Every Voice,
  
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• Guest Editorial: The Reckoning Must Also Come for Democrats

  16-11-2017 17:36 via thestranger.com
  
  Democrats must stop treating sexual victims as disposable for political expediency.by Meredith LokenMeredith Loken is a Ph.D candidate at the University of Washington researching and teaching on gender and violence.Photo courtesy of Meredith Loken.This piece was originally published on Medium.
  Widespread sexual violence allegations against powerful politicians and entertainers in the past month evidence a shifting social conversation about abuse. Recent allegations that Republican Senate candida
  
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• British explorer Benedict Allen found in Papua New Guinea

  16-11-2017 17:03
  LONDON — British explorer Benedict Allen, who failed to return on schedule from an expedition in Papua New Guinea, has been found safe in the mountainous jungle nation. Allen’s agent Jo Sarsby said Thursday that Allen had been found “safe, well and healthy” and was at a remote airstrip awaiting evacuation. The 57-year-old adventurer was […]
  
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• More rain for Seattle, up to 5 inches in region Sunday

  16-11-2017 16:55
  Rain was in the forecast Thursday morning, expected to ease of Friday into Saturday before returning in force Sunday.
  
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• More rain for Seattle, heaviest Sunday

  16-11-2017 16:55
  Rain was in the forecast Thursday morning, expected to ease of Friday into Saturday before returning in force Sunday.
  
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• The Morning News: SPD Rules Shooting of Charleena Lyles Followed SPD Policy, City Budget Scramble, Sen. Al Franken Accused of Groping

  16-11-2017 16:52 via thestranger.com
  
  Also: Retail rents increase, Jeff Sessions andby Steven HsiehA memorial for Charleena Lyles the week she died. Nate Gowdy
  "Reasonable, Proportional and Within Policy": SPD's force review board that two officers "used proper tactics and decision-making, followed their training and did not violate policies regarding de-escalation and crisis-intervention training" when they shot Charleena Lyles in her apartment on June 28, the Seattle Times' reports. An attorney for Lyles' family said if that is so
  
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• ‘Cranked up’ snowpack up to 5 times deeper than normal in Washington mountains as ski resorts open

  16-11-2017 16:20
  Mount Baker, Stevens Pass and Whistler ski areas are all opening this week. The snowpack is unusually deep so far.
  
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• Woman killed in Arlington DUI crash involving five cars, police say

  16-11-2017 15:32
  Three people were taken to the hospital in the crash, including the drunken driver, who later died, police said.
  
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• Human remains found on Neah Bay beach are identified

  16-11-2017 15:15
  Stanley Okumoto was reported missing in September by Kitsap County authorities. His car was found by authorities about a mile away from where the body washed ashore.
  
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• Washington state senator says he’ll file bill to ban Atlantic salmon farming

  16-11-2017 15:00
  Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, is targeting the practice in Washington after a large-scale escape last August at a Cooke Aquaculture net-pen salmon farm.
  
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• Spreading your good fortune: Your donations to Fund For The Needy change lives in the Seattle area

  16-11-2017 15:00
  Powered by readers’ generosity, The Seattle Times Fund For The Needy has given more than $22M to local nonprofits — so we all can help one another.
  
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• Spreading good fortune: Your donations to Fund For The Needy change lives in the Seattle area

  16-11-2017 15:00
  Powered by readers’ generosity, The Seattle Times Fund For The Needy has given more than $22M to local nonprofits — so we all can help one another.
  
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• Residents fight Seattle rules allowing apartment developers to forgo parking

  16-11-2017 15:00
  A proposal for an apartment complex without parking in Phinney Ridge has generated pushback from residents who say that’s unrealistic. Officials, meanwhile, say they are crucial as the city grows.
  
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• Pancho Villa: rebel saint or ‘bad hombre’? Tex-Mex chamber opera explores his legacy

  16-11-2017 15:00
  “Pancho Villa from a Safe Distance,” an experimental chamber opera about the Mexican revolutionary by artists from Austin and Mexico City, comes to On the Boards.
  
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• How your Fund For The Needy donations help your neighbors

  16-11-2017 15:00
  All donations raised through The Seattle Times Fund For The Needy go directly to helping people in our community. Here is a list of some of the ways the nonprofits used the dollars over the past year.
  
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