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• Flooding still expected as warm rains douse Seattle area

  21-11-2017 23:47
  Even with a break in the rain expected Wednesday, two warm, wet storm fronts will leave Western Washington soaking wet this Thanksgiving week.
  
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• Police: 3 Bellingham deaths were homicide, suicide

  21-11-2017 23:32
  The victims are 43-year-old Tanya Rowe, her 5-year-old son Benton, and her husband and the boy's father, 45-year-old Kevin Rowe.
  
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• I Wonder Why Dino Rossi Doesn't Want To Talk About the GOP Tax Bill

  21-11-2017 23:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Rossi's silence is typical of Republicans who have held the position he hopes to assume, and it speaks volumes.by Rich SmithProbably doesn't have much to do with the $1.5 trillion hole it blows in the deficit. Washington State SenateLast week the House passed the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act," which cuts corporate tax rates at the expense of teachers, students, the sick, and the elderly. And that's not to mention the $1.5 trillion deficit it creates in the budget. The Senate is expected to move on an
  
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• Trump Endorses Roy Moore

  21-11-2017 23:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Meanwhile, progressives debate ousting Al Franken.by Katie Herzog
  On Tuesday, Donald Trump told reporters that he is considering campaigning with embattled Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore.Moore, who has been accused by at least eight women of sexual misconduct and assault that occurred while they were in their teens and Moore was in his 30s, is running for Jeff Session's vacated Alabama Senate seat in a special election scheduled for next month. He denies the allegations against him.When aske
  
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• Homelessness Is as Real as a Theatrical Performance

  21-11-2017 22:35 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedemonstArrr_/gettyimages.com
  The tragedy of homelessness is that, in essence, it has as much reality as a play in a theater. The men and women who sleeping in tents or on the sidewalk are as fictional as the characters Othello, or Romeo and Juliet, or the Woman in the Balcony and Man in the Auditorium. The fiction in a theater, however, is produced by the human imagination. The fiction of homelessness is produced not by actual scarcity, but an imposed one. This is why a philanthro
  
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• Ex-Black Sabbath Drummer Bill Ward's Heart Problems Force His Band Day of Errors to Cancel Tour

  21-11-2017 22:14 via thestranger.com
  
  The band led by ex-Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward, Day of Errors, cancel tour due to his heart condition.by Dave SegalThe former Black Sabbath timekeeper's ticker is on the mend. billward.com
  Hard-rock group Day of Errors, who were slated to perform at the High Dive December 8, have had to cancel their tour due to heart problems suffered by drummer Bill Ward, famous for his decades-long stint with heavy-metal pioneers Black Sabbath. In a note on his website, Ward says he is doing fine and recov
  
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• Connelly: Don't let Trump keep you from visiting, Inslee tells Canadians

  21-11-2017 22:07
  Don't let anger at President Trump, or irritation at his "inane tweeting," keep you from heading south to visit Washington, Gov. Jay Inslee tells British Columbians on a visit to Victoria.
  
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• 2018 Independent Spirit Awards Nominations Bring Good News for Lady Bird, Get Out, Lynn Shelton, and More

  21-11-2017 21:44 via thestranger.com
  
  by Sean NelsonSaoirse Ronan in Lady Bird and Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out.
  The Independent Spirit Awards nominees for 2018 were announced today, bringing recognition to the sorts of films that used to fly under the radar, but which are now often considered to be serious Oscar contenders. Two of 2017's most vigorously loved features, Get Out and Lady Bird, show up in multiple categories, including Best Picture, Best Screenplay, and Best Male and Female Leads respectively, and others. (Though Lady Bi
  
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• Seattle transportation director Scott Kubly is a finalist for Austin city manager job

  21-11-2017 21:31
  Scott Kubly, who runs the Seattle Department of Transportation, is one of six finalists to be the city manager of Austin, Texas. Kubly’s status at SDOT has been tenuous since the election of Mayor Jenny Durkan, who has not committed to either retaining or replacing him.
  
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• The Stranger Just Received the Best Letter to the Editor We've Gotten All Year

  21-11-2017 21:23 via thestranger.com
  
  Looks like a regular envelope, doesn't it? Your eyes deceive you.by Christopher FrizzelleLooks like a regular envelope, doesn't it? Your eyes deceive you. CF
  No disrespect to this letter writer or this letter writer (wait, yes, a little disrespect to the first one), we just got a letter by mail that will surely be the best letter we receive all year. (Although maybe you can top it, who knows.)Have a look inside this envelope.Wait, WHAT?!
  ...on earth?
  Do you think I could be a hand model?
  Clearly
  
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• Coyote concerns reported in several Seattle neighborhoods

  21-11-2017 21:19
  Coyote concerns are hitting some Seattle neighborhoods.
  
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• Reporter accused of rape, running porn scam pleads guilty

  21-11-2017 21:09
  A former Seattle-based reporter who recruited aspiring pornography actresses using fake online profiles and raped them pleaded guilty to downgraded charges Tuesday morning.
  
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• Oregon inmate dies from meth-laden kiss, girlfriend gets 2 years

  21-11-2017 20:43
  PORTLAND (AP) — An Oregon woman has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for drug conspiracy after her inmate boyfriend died from her meth-laden kiss. U.S. District Court Judge Marco Hernandez also ordered Melissa Ann Blair to complete three years of post-release supervision and drug-treatment and mental-health programs. According to court records, Blair […]
  
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• Inmate dies from meth-laden kiss, girlfriend gets 2 years

  21-11-2017 20:43
  PORTLAND (AP) — An Oregon woman has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for drug conspiracy after her inmate boyfriend died from her meth-laden kiss. U.S. District Court Judge Marco Hernandez also ordered Melissa Ann Blair to complete three years of post-release supervision and drug-treatment and mental-health programs. According to court records, Blair […]
  
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• Inmate dies after meth-laden kiss; girlfriend gets 2 years

  21-11-2017 20:43
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon woman whose inmate boyfriend died from a meth-laden kiss after a prison visit was sentenced to two years behind bars Tuesday on a drug conspiracy charge. Melissa Ann Blair and Anthony Powell shared a long kiss at the end of a visit last year at the Oregon State Penitentiary […]
  
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• Seattle Porn Scammer Matt Hickey, Accused of Rape, Pleads Guilty to Three Felonies

  21-11-2017 20:25 via thestranger.com
  
  Hickey's victims will have the opportunity to read victim impact statements at his sentencing, but won't face cross-examination at a trial.by Sydney BrownstoneHickey will face sentencing in late December or January. JASON REDMOND
  Matt Hickey, the former tech journalist who masqueraded as a porn scout to trick women into having sex with him during fake "auditions," on Tuesday pleaded guilty to three felonies and fourth degree assault after six women came forward to accuse him of rape.He faces up
  
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• UPDATED: GoFundMe Campaign Established for Scott McCaughey's Medical Bills. Go Fund It!

  21-11-2017 20:10 via thestranger.com
  
  by Sean NelsonDon't leave our pal Scott out there on the maroon. Chip in if you can.
  As I reported on Friday, NW music legend and mensch-of-the-century Scott McCaughey is in a San Francisco hospital bed, recovering from the stroke he suffered on Thursday while on tour. His condition remains stable and several people who have been at his bedside say he seems to be doing well, all things considered. This is great news and one thing to be thankful for come Thursday.However, the process of his recov
  
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• FCC Lays Net Neutrality on Chopping Block

  21-11-2017 20:02 via thestranger.com
  
  This move gives a major win to companies like Verizon, Comcast, AT&T, and Charter.by Katie HerzogFCC Chairman Ajit Pai, good friend to telecom giants.FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, a Republican and great friend of conservative Sinclair Broadcasting, announced Tuesday that the FCC plans to end net neutrality in the U.S., a 2015 rule that prohibited internet service providers from blocking, slowing down, or charging more for access to some online content.In a Wall Street Journal op-ed titled, ironical
  
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• Report: Opioid overdoses kill two in Washington every day

  21-11-2017 19:46
  The opioid epidemic is, through overdoses, killing two people in Washington each day.  Attorney General Bob Ferguson wants legislation to limit legal prescription of opioids -- "often the source of initial exposure to opioids."
  
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• State AG Reaches Plea Deal in Wage Theft Case Against Former Seahawk

  21-11-2017 19:44 via thestranger.com
  
  A high profile case fizzles.by Heidi GrooverFormer Seahawk Sam Adams previously owned two gyms in Seattle and Tacoma. Scott Halleran/Getty
  After claiming football player Sam Adams had stiffed gym employees out of wages and failed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes, officials in the Washington State Attorney General's Office have reached a plea deal with the former Seahawk.The allegations stemmed from two gyms owned by Adams and a business associate, Dana Sargent: the West Seattle A
  
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• Cyclist Killed in SODO Hit-and-Run Collision

  21-11-2017 19:35 via thestranger.com
  
  It happened early Thursday morning.by Steven HsiehThe scene after the SODO collision. Seattle Department of Transportation
  Seattle police confirmed that a hit-and-run collision killed a 61-year-old male cyclist near the intersection of 1st Avenue S. and S. Andover Street at about 5:45 a.m. Tuesday morning.According to the SPD blotter, the cyclist died at the scene. Witnesses told police that the driver hit the cyclist as it was headed northbound on 1st Avenue and the vehicle continued northbound
  
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• The New Starbucks Cup Made Me Gay

  21-11-2017 19:31 via thestranger.com
  Just one peep at those androgynous hands touching each other, and suddenly we're all gayer than Gaylord McGayerson, the grand marshal of Gaytown's "Whoopee! I'm GAY" parade.by Wm.™ Steven HumphreyYou know what really gets my goat? EVERY YEAR the annual Starbucks cup controversy starts earlier and earlier! GODDAMNIT WHY CAN'T THEY WAIT UNTIL AFTER THANKSGIVING??
  That being said, the new Starbucks cup has turned me gay. I was already bisexual, so it could be argued it wouldn't take much to ti
  
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• UW invention makes Time's list of best inventions, gets Russell Wilson's investment

  21-11-2017 19:29
  Time's got a list of the best inventions from 2017, and one University of Washington startup made the list.
  
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• Charge: Fairwood school staffer sought 'urinal buddy'

  21-11-2017 19:13
  Prosecutors say that a 24-year-old man who worked as a part-time intern in two Kent School District schools targeted a 13-year-old boy at Northwood Middle School with notes and a camera in a bathroom urinal.
  
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• 1 of 3 elderly Seattle brothers pleads guilty to child-porn charges

  21-11-2017 18:50
  Charges against another brother were dropped last month after a judge ruled that he lacked the capacity to understand the proceedings and assist in his own defense. A third brother is due in court Nov. 28.
  
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• Seahawks Lose to Falcons in Important Football Game, Leading to Inevitable, Unimportant Blame Game

  21-11-2017 18:37 via thestranger.com
  
  This team is fun if you release your grip on the need to winby Spike FriedmanTough loss. Otto Greule Jr / Stringer
  The Seahawks are an injury ravaged juggernaut, a Ferrari turned jalopy due to an array of stingers, broken bones and torn tendons that have left a potential Super Bowl contender gasping for air in an increasingly tight NFC playoff race. And after Monday night’s 34-31 loss to Atlanta, the oil light is on. Despite a winning record, and a borderline MVP year from their quarterbac
  
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• Nearly half of U.S. cancer deaths blamed on unhealthy behavior

  21-11-2017 18:28
  NEW YORK (AP) — A new look at cancer in the U.S. finds that nearly half of cancer deaths are caused by smoking, poor diet and other unhealthy behaviors. That’s less than commonly cited estimates from more than 35 years ago, a result of new research methods and changes in American society. Smoking rates have […]
  
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• Sound Transit Lots to Become Affordable Housing in Three Seattle Neighborhoods

  21-11-2017 18:10 via thestranger.com
  
  Hundreds of affordable units will spring up in Seattle neighborhoods, some near the light rail.by Amber CortesComing to a Light Rail station near you: affordable housing!ORAN VIRIYINCY VIA CREATIVE COMMONS
  Some good news for affordable housing in Seattle! (If you’re looking for bad news, read how the GOP’s heinous tax plan will affect the region, or how housing prices are skyrocketing with no end in sight, or just scan Craigslist for apartments. Or, simply walk a few blocks in any di
  
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• Researchers find early signs that Seattle’s $58 million preschool program may be paying off

  21-11-2017 18:00
  More than two years into the city’s four-year pilot preschool program, a new study suggests it is helping more children get ready for kindergarten.
  
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• Orcas are catching more salmon than fisherman

  21-11-2017 17:58
  Marine mammal populations have been rebounding along the West Coast in recent decades – and apparently they're eating a lot to celebrate.
  
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• Marine mammals outdueling fishermen for salmon, and it's a problem for orcas

  21-11-2017 17:58
  Marine mammal populations have been rebounding along the West Coast in recent decades – and apparently they're eating a lot to celebrate.
  
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• Marine mammals catching more salmon than fisherman, and it's a problem for orcas

  21-11-2017 17:58
  Marine mammal populations have been rebounding along the West Coast in recent decades – and apparently they're eating a lot to celebrate.
  
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• Self-harm, suicide attempts climb among U.S. girls, study says

  21-11-2017 17:52
  CHICAGO (AP) — Attempted suicides, drug overdoses, cutting and other types of self-injury have increased substantially in U.S. girls, a 15-year study of emergency-room visits found. It’s unclear why, but some mental-health experts think cyberbullying, substance abuse and economic stress from the recent recession might be contributing. The rising rates “should be of concern to […]
  
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• Son likely killed parents in Sammamish murder-suicide, authorities say

  21-11-2017 17:44
  Investigators with the King County Sheriff’s Office believe it was the adult son of a Sammamish couple who likely killed his parents last week before turning the gun on himself. Deputies were called to the home in the 24000 block of Northeast 30th Place in the Broadmoore Estates on Saturday because the father had missed an […]
  
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• Oregon buck attacking parked cars gets stuck under sheriff’s office vehicle

  21-11-2017 17:44
  KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — A deer attacking parked cars in Klamath Falls was finally stopped when it charged a sheriff’s office patrol vehicle. The Herald and News reports the buck got its head and antlers stuck in the driver’s side front wheel well. The deer was sedated with a tranquilizer. Once the animal was calm, […]
  
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• The Morning News: Trump's War on Immigrants Comes for Haitians, Council Passes Budget Without $250,000 Carpet

  21-11-2017 17:39 via thestranger.com
  
  Also: Charlie Rose, Rep. Conyers, Glenn Thrush.by Steven HsiehHaiti is still recovering from the 2010 earthquake. Marco Dormina, United Nations Development Programme
  Trump Continues Ousting Immigrants: They came here after an earthquake devastated their home country. Now, they're being asked to leave by the Trump Administration or face deportation. More than 59,000 Haitians could be affected by Trump's decision to end their temporary protected status.Michigan Rep. John Conyers: Accused of sexual
  
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• The Morning News: Trump's War on Immigrants Comes For Haitians, Council Passes Budget Without $250,00 Carpet

  21-11-2017 17:39 via thestranger.com
  
  Also: Charlie Rose, Rep. Conyers, Glenn Thrush.by Steven HsiehHaiti is still recovering from the 2010 earthquake. Marco Dormina, United Nations Development Programme
  Trump Continues Ousting Immigrants: They came here after an earthquake devastated their home country. Now, they're being asked to leave by the Trump Administration or face deportation. More than 59,000 Haitians could be affected by Trump's decision to end their temporary protected status.Michigan Rep. John Conyers: Accused of sexual
  
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• 1st of 2 warm, rainy fronts settles in Tuesday in Seattle

  21-11-2017 16:39
  With more behind it, the first of three warm, rainy weather systems soaked Seattle and most of Western Washington Tuesday morning.
  
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• Bicyclist dies in hit-and-run crash in Sodo, police say

  21-11-2017 16:38
  The bicyclist was killed Tuesday morning on First Avenue South at South Andover Street, police said.
  
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• Bicyclist dies in crash in Sodo, police say

  21-11-2017 16:38
  The bicyclist was killed Tuesday morning on First Avenue South, at South Andover Street, police said.
  
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• Archeologists find Roman shipwrecks off Egypt’s north coast

  21-11-2017 16:16
  CAIRO (AP) — Egypt says archaeologists have discovered three sunken shipwrecks dating back more than 2,000 years to Roman times off the coast of the city of Alexandria. Tuesday’s statement from Mostafa Waziri, the head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, says the discovery was made in collaboration with the European Institute of Underwater Archaeology. […]
  
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• Archaeologists find Roman shipwrecks off Egypt’s north coast

  21-11-2017 16:16
  CAIRO (AP) — Egypt says archaeologists have discovered three sunken shipwrecks dating back more than 2,000 years to Roman times off the coast of the city of Alexandria. Tuesday’s statement from Mostafa Waziri, the head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, says the discovery was made in collaboration with the European Institute of Underwater Archaeology. […]
  
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• Expect record-high temps, ‘copious rain’ in Seattle area as we head toward Thanksgiving

  21-11-2017 16:15
  A tropical blast of warm air is starting to be pumped into the Puget Sound region, bringing loads of rain and enough heat to snap records.
  
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• Semi wreck blocks southbound I-405 in Renton

  21-11-2017 16:14
  A wreck involving a tractor-trailer shut down all lanes of southbound Interstate 405 near Sunset Boulevard Southeast on Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• How did moving to Seattle change you? We want to know.

  21-11-2017 15:34
  Whether you came here to fasten rivets on Boeing planes, laid roots when Nirvana thrashed about our stages or arrived on Bezos' dime, we want to know what brought you to Seattle and how it's changed you.
  
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• Tuesday morning crash kills cyclist, snarls traffic

  21-11-2017 15:23
  An investigation into a fatal crash closed 1st Avenue South in Seattle's industrial district Tuesday morning.
  
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• Seattle PD looking for suspect in hit-and-run that killed cyclist

  21-11-2017 15:23
  An investigation into a fatal crash closed 1st Avenue South in Seattle's industrial district Tuesday morning.
  
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• Know your Washington state gas tax: Stickers arriving at the pump

  21-11-2017 15:15
  Stickers explaining the 68-cent gasoline tax have started to appear this month.
  
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• Know your gas tax: stickers arriving at the pump

  21-11-2017 15:15
  Stickers explaining the 68-cent gasoline tax have started to appear this month.
  
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