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• Charges: Adult care homeowner shoots gun over $40

  24-11-2017 23:14
  A 42-year-old man was charged with assault last week after he allegedly fired a gun in the Sammamish adult family care center he owns with his wife.
  
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• Charges: Adult care home owner shoots gun over $40

  24-11-2017 23:14
  A 42-year-old man was charged with assault last week after he allegedly fired a gun in the Sammamish adult family care center he owns with his wife.
  
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• Seattle’s holiday season gets off to a festive start with downtown parade

  24-11-2017 22:56
  To mark the opening of the 2017 holiday season, Macy’s held its 27th annual My Macy’s Holiday Parade on Friday morning, in downtown Seattle.
  
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• Savage Love Letter of the Day: Manly Snowboard Man Requires Finger

  24-11-2017 22:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan Savage
  Originally posted August 15, 2012.
  I'm a twentysomething professional snowboarder. I have a problem that I don't really have anybody to talk to about. When I jerk it, I have to put a finger in my asshole to finish. Plain and simple, that's the only way I can come. I've tried to learn to come without the finger, but I can never reach climax. I can't even come in a girl's pussy without sneaking a finger in my back door. I go to great lengths to hide it—push her head in a pillow
  
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• Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ fortune tops $100 billion on Black Friday stock surge

  24-11-2017 22:24
  The Amazon.com founder’s fortune is up $2.4 billion to $100.3 billion, as the online retailer’s shares jumped 2.6 percent on optimism for Black Friday sales.
  
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• Amazon Workers in Germany and Italy Are on Strike

  24-11-2017 22:23 via thestranger.com
  
  "The profits need to be distributed."by Heidi GrooverThe scene at another German Amazon warehouse strike in May 2013. Sean Gallup/Getty
  Trading "Black Friday" for "Strike Friday," workers in Amazon distribution centers across Germany and Italy are on strike.
  "We want a bonus because the company is having great results, and the profits need to be distributed,” the secretary of Italy's largest trade union, CGIL, told the Financial Times. Gianluca Zilocchi spoke to the Financial Times from ou
  
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• Human Chimney Gets as High as Possible While Half Naked in the Street

  24-11-2017 22:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Christopher FrizzelleView from within a coffeeshop. Do you see what I see?I was at Analog Coffee on Thanksgiving morning (remember their "educational" video?) because the coffeeshop closer to my house was closed and I needed a blast of energy to get me through the weird, long, starchy, obligatory, food-filled day ahead. As I was waiting for my coffee, I thought I saw something out the window.It almost looked like a shirtless man was standing in the cold smoking a bowl.We were pursuing our dru
  
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• Inbox Jukebox: A Weekly Shortlist of Good New Music. Mogwai, Noel Gallagher, Bitchin Bajas, and More

  24-11-2017 21:47 via thestranger.com
  
  Succinct reviews of five new standout songs by Mogwai, Bitchin Bajas, and others from our music critic's overflowing inbox.by Dave SegalMogwai's new single finds a sweet spot between early New Order and Ride.
  Mogwai, "Party in the Dark" (Temporary Residence). Scotland's reigning post-rock scoundrels Mogwai come forth with a sumptuously morose midtempo ear-glazer that falls somewhere in the nexus among early-New Order, late-'80s Church, and shoegaze deities Ride in mild mode. Admittedly, I've not
  
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• Trumpy Bear Is a Real Thing, and I'm Kind of Appalled

  24-11-2017 21:41 via thestranger.com
  
  by Leilani PolkThe Trumpy Bear commercial as it happened in my living room.
  It's 5:32 am Thanksgiving Day and the baby's up so we're up, too, and the living room is bathed in buttcrack-early TV light, the sort that makes everything feel kind of surreal and bizarre but that is absolutely necessary because anything brighter might over-stimulate the baby and keep us from getting her back to sleep. So when the commercial starts, we're paying so little attention that when we both look up, we think it
  
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• WSP: Drunk, naked driver rams into tree while having sex with baby in tow

  24-11-2017 21:38
  The State Patrol says a man was arrested for DUI Wednesday after ramming a tree while drunk, naked and having sex with a woman while driving south of Tacoma.
  
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• If You're Missing a Scarf, You Left It at Broadway and East Howell

  24-11-2017 21:05 via thestranger.com
  
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• Week in Weed: Hemp Growing on the Rise, Home Grows Trending, and Cannabis Strains Protected

  24-11-2017 20:56 via thestranger.com
  Plus: Don't go to a grocery store stoned, duh.by Amber CortesHemp: 23,346 acres grown in the U.S. in 2017NurPhoto VIA GETTY IMAGESHappy Thanksgiving weekend! Hopefully you enjoyed a tasty meal yesterday, and if you spent time with relatives, that you were able to cope without pulling out too much hair. Meanwhile, in the world of weed, a report shows hemp acreage growing across the United States, a Swiss Company sells ‘low THC’ products in Europe, and a new data project seeks to prese
  
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• Skagit River causes major flooding from highest flow in 11 years

  24-11-2017 20:15
  The Skagit River peaked 5 feet above flood stage Friday, but should recede quickly to normal levels.
  
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• Can a New Democratic Majority in Olympia Do Anything About Homelessness and Housing Affordability?

  24-11-2017 20:09 via thestranger.com
  
  Don't get your hopes up.by Heidi GrooverDemocrats will begin the next legislative session with a new, but very slim, senate majority. YINYANG/GETTY
  It only took one day for a reality check on Washington State Democrats’ big victory.
  The morning after Manka Dhingra won a key state senate race in the 45th District, Democratic Party leaders spoke to the Seattle Times about what they planned to do with their new majority. Not on the list: A capital gains tax.For progressives in Seattle, it was
  
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• Movies Worth Watching in Seattle This Weekend: Nov 24-26, 2017

  24-11-2017 20:02 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's critics' picks.by Stranger Things To Do StaffSteal a few precious hours away from your relatives for quality movie time. Follow the moving journey of an Afghan girl under the Taliban regime in The Breadwinner, mock bad contemporary art in The Square, or take your pick from our other critics' picks from now until Sunday. Follow the links below for complete showtimes and trailers, or, if you're looking for even more options, check out our complete movie times listings, and our film
  
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• Protest the Death of Net Neutrality: Shop on Black Friday, but Not Cyber Monday

  24-11-2017 19:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles Mudede"Back to life, back to reality..." lucielang/gettyimages.com
  There's nothing that can be done about it now. Big telecommunication corporations have this round won. The FCC, led by free-market fanatic Ajit Pai, will give them the head of Obama-era net neutrality on a bloody platter on December 14. The ruling will make the concentration and monopolization of profits in cyberspace easier, a development that should not surprise anyone. Much of the history of capitalism is composed o
  
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• With Native Invader, Tori Amos—Who Performs Tonight at the Paramount—Interweaves Politics and Mythology

  24-11-2017 19:14 via thestranger.com
  
  by Suzette Smith
  Many oddball moments in my life have intersected with Tori Amos songs. Like the time a boy who sat behind me in eighth grade sensually humped a chair while singing the chorus to her Boys for Pele hit “Caught a Light Sneeze,” or when a man at a Tiki bar in Hell’s Kitchen with avocado dip spread across his pants drunkenly accused me of being in a Tori Amos music video. Avocado Pants was right, though; I am in a Tori Amos music video—forever captured at an a
  
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• After 42 Years in Business, Zanadu Comics Is Closing

  24-11-2017 18:52 via thestranger.com
  
  There goes another one.by Rich SmithThe mighty Z folds.Zanadu ComicsI'm way late on reporting this, but ICYMI: the only comics shop in downtown Seattle will close on January 28.In a Facebook post last week, Zanadu explained why they have to close: "There are hundreds of reasons we could list, but the truth is that the money coming in does not equal the money going out."
  "President and janitor" Perry Plush told the Seattle Met that he'll run the store as an online operation, so all's not totally
  
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• 19 Movies Worth Watching in Seattle This Weekend: Nov 24-26, 2017

  24-11-2017 18:39 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's critics' picks.by Stranger Things To Do StaffSteal a few precious hours away from your relatives for quality movie time. Follow the moving journey of an Afghan girl under the Taliban regime in The Breadwinner, mock bad contemporary art in The Square, or take your pick from our other critics' picks from now until Sunday. Follow the links below for complete showtimes and trailers, or, if you're looking for even more options, check out our complete movie times listings, and our film
  
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• Rain returns to Seattle area Saturday, landslide risk high

  24-11-2017 18:01
  A break from rains Thursday and Friday is set to end Saturday as a new frontal system moves into the region. Meanwhile, rain-soaked soils are keeping landslide risks up through Friday.
  
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• The Morning News: Egypt Mosque Bombing Kills 235 People, Flynn May Be Cooperating with Feds

  24-11-2017 17:57 via thestranger.com
  
  No one has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.by Sydney BrownstoneA town on the Sinai Peninsula, where militants killed hundreds of people inside a mosque this morning.Chris McGrath / Getty
  Egyptian Mosque Bombed During Friday Morning Prayer: The bombing killed at least 235 people this morning and wounded more than 100. The New York Times reports that the attack is one of the deadliest in Egypt's history. Attackers detonated bombs and fired on worshippers as they ran out of the mosque. An
  
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• Idaho candidate launches gubernatorial attack website

  24-11-2017 17:04
  BOISE, Idaho — Boise businessman Tommy Ahlquist has quietly launched an attack website criticizing his Republican gubernatorial opponents as sad choices for Idahoans. Ahlquist, who is running for political office for the first time, faces Lt. Gov. Brad Little and U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador and others in the 2018 GOP race to replace outgoing Gov. […]
  
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• Group tracks wildlife movement with cameras in Targhee Pass

  24-11-2017 17:04
  IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — An environmental group is documenting the movement of wildlife through the Targhee Pass on the Idaho-Montana border in an effort to push for the construction of safe wildlife passages. The Post Register reports the group Yellowstone to Yukon has deployed 14 motion-activated wildlife cameras that have captured more than 5,000 photos […]
  
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• No major injuries after car slams into Federal Way house

  24-11-2017 16:51
  A woman relaxing in her bed in Federal Way early Friday morning dodged serious injury when a car crashed through the wall next to her.
  
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• Old, meet new: Drones, high-tech camera revamp archaeology

  24-11-2017 16:16
  ENFIELD, N.H. (AP) — Scanning an empty field that once housed a Shaker village in New Hampshire, Jesse Casana had come in search of the foundations of stone buildings, long-forgotten roadways and other remnants of this community dating to the 1790s. But instead of a trowel and shovel, Casana and his Dartmouth College colleague Chad […]
  
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• Shelton couple escapes rising floodwaters around home

  24-11-2017 16:05
  A Shelton family says they have a lot to be thankful for on this Thanksgiving holiday, even though they had to flee their flooded home.
  
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• Deer hunting limited in Western US states after tough winter

  24-11-2017 15:49
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The brutally cold and snowy winter last year in the Rocky Mountains was deadly for deer and other wild game prized by hunters. In this year’s deer hunting season in Wyoming, officials limited permits for out-of-state hunters to help deer populations rebound. They also reduced the hunting season and restricted hunters […]
  
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• Woman’s car rammed before crashing into bedroom of Federal Way house

  24-11-2017 15:35
  A woman’s car was rammed from behind by her ex-boyfriend Friday morning, sending her careening into the bedroom of a house in Federal Way, police said. Before the collision, the woman had called 911 for a civil standby, said Cathy Schrock, a spokeswoman for Federal Way police. A civil standby is when an officer stands […]
  
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• Car plows into bedroom of house in Federal Way

  24-11-2017 15:35
  A car plowed into the bedroom of a house in Federal Way, injuring three people, according to fire officials. The car left the road early Friday and smashed into the home in the 900 block of 319th Place Southwest, according to tweets from South King Fire & Rescue. Fire officials say three people suffered minor […]
  
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• The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge might be opened to drilling. Here’s what Sen. Maria Cantwell has to say

  24-11-2017 15:00
  U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell vows to prevent opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling — a time-sensitive battle as Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski got the drilling language into the GOP’s plan for overhaul of the nation’s tax code.
  
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• Sen. Maria Cantwell’s uphill battle to keep oil drilling out of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

  24-11-2017 15:00
  U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell hopes to prevent opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling — a time-sensitive battle as Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski got the drilling language into the GOP’s plan for overhaul of the nation’s tax code.
  
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• Seattle pot-shop mural: art or ad appealing to kids?

  24-11-2017 15:00
  When does pot-store art become advertising alluring to children? A recent violation levied against a Seattle store’s mural shows the difficulties of discerning illegal marketing from what a lawmaker called “culturally relevant art.”
  
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• Remember Seattle’s old Greyhound bus station? Check out the ‘shoebox’ that replaced it

  24-11-2017 15:00
  Sketched Nov. 22, 2017 These massive white walls facing the intersection of Stewart Street and Ninth Avenue are part of the new Hyatt Regency hotel scheduled to open on this downtown block sometime next year. My memory of what this block looked like before redevelopment is still pretty sharp. This is the site of the […]
  
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• Obamacare enrollment grows in the Puget Sound area, despite questions about its future

  24-11-2017 15:00
  Residents are signing up for the Affordable Care Act even after months of battering in Congress and by the Trump administration. Here’s a look at how some are handling the uncertainty.
  
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• How Washington’s superintendent of the year meets urban needs without urban services

  24-11-2017 15:00
  The state’s new Superintendent of the Year — Frank Hewins — witnessed a rapidly changing district when he took the helm of Franklin Pierce Schools.
  
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• Ex-Seattle journalist avoids rape conviction, pleads guilty to felony sex offense

  24-11-2017 15:00
  A suspected serial rapist pleaded guilty to indecent-liberties and assault charges in a plea deal with King County prosecutors. Originally charged with three counts of second-degree rape, Matt Hickey, 41, admitted he attacked women too intoxicated to consent to sex.
  
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• Drilling for oil in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is in the GOP tax plan. Can Maria Cantwell block the effort?

  24-11-2017 15:00
  U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell vows to prevent opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling — a time-sensitive battle as Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski got the drilling language into the GOP’s plan for overhaul of the nation’s tax code.
  
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• Naked, drunken man drives into tree while having sex near Tacoma, police say

  24-11-2017 11:05
  LA GRANDE, Pierce County — Authorities say a man who was drunk, naked and having sex with a woman while driving south of Tacoma missed a curve and struck a tree. Washington State Patrol spokeswoman Brooke Bova says the crash happened at about 6 p.m. Wednesday on Mountain Highway East near La Grande. Bova says […]
  
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• Mt. Hood Meadows delays start of 50th anniversary ski season

  24-11-2017 10:20
  GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. — Officials say Mt. Hood Meadows is delaying the start of its season for a few days while the ski area waits for conditions to improve. Meadows’ 50th anniversary season was supposed to begin full operations on Friday. However, on Thursday, officials posted on their website that they will not operate the […]
  
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• A whale’s tale: Longest painting in North America restored

  24-11-2017 07:02
  NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — A museum has restored the longest painting in North America so it can share the story of American whaling with the public. The quarter-mile-long (0.4-kilometer-long) panorama toured the U.S. after it was completed in 1848. A section was featured at the 1964 New York World’s Fair. But the panorama deteriorated […]
  
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• What to Eat & Drink This Weekend

  24-11-2017 06:24 via thestranger.com
  Black Friday Beer Specials, the Miracle Pop-Up, And Moreby Stranger Things To Do StaffThe main food event of the month may have passed, but in place of Thanksgiving turkey and stuffing come special ice cream flavors, Christmas-themed cocktails, and Apple Cup parties—plus Black Friday deals on beer and whiskey. Find all that and more below.
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  1000 Years of Silence Seattle Release
  Appropriately for Black Friday, Astoria-based brewery Fort George is releasing "1,000 Years of Silence," it
  
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• What To Eat and Drink in Seattle This Weekend: Nov 24-26, 2017

  24-11-2017 06:21 via thestranger.com
  Black Friday beer specials, the Miracle pop-up, and more.by Stranger Things To Do StaffThe main food event of the month may have passed, but in place of Thanksgiving turkey and stuffing come special ice cream flavors, Christmas-themed cocktails, and Apple Cup parties—plus Black Friday deals on beer and whiskey. Find all that and more below, and check out last week’s post for more food news or see our complete food & drink calendar.
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• Last-Minute Plans: 61 Free, Cheap & Easy Things To Do In Seattle This Weekend: Nov 24-26, 2017

  24-11-2017 05:42 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffCelebrate the beginning of holiday light season at WildLights at the Woodland Park Zoo, Snowflake Lane and Garden d'Lights in Bellevue, or Zoolights in Tacoma. Ryan Hawk / Woodland Park Zoo
  Panicking because you haven't yet made plans for the weekend and you're short on cash? Don't worry—below, find all of your options for last-minute entertainment that won't cost more than $10, ranging from the Downtown Seattle Starlighting to MOHAI's Greet the Season in Lake
  
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• Risks for Washington state oil-by-rail terminal may be low but consequences could be severe, new study says

  24-11-2017 04:47
  The proposed $210 million terminal for the city of Vancouver would receive about 360,000 barrels of crude oil by trains a day. Oil would be temporarily stored there, then loaded onto tankers and ships bound for West Coast refineries.
  
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• Thousands to take to streets for Black Lives Matter march

  24-11-2017 03:00
  Hosted by the Black Freedom Front, the "BlackLivesMatterFriday" march is scheduled to start at noon Friday at Westlake Park in downtown Seattle. More than 1,200 people have RSPV'd for the march, according to the event's Facebook page, with more than 9,700 indicating they might attend.
  
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• Thousands to take streets for Friday Black Lives Matter march

  24-11-2017 03:00
  Hosted by the Black Freedom Front, the "BlackLivesMatterFriday" march is scheduled to start at noon Friday at Westlake Park in downtown Seattle. More than 1,200 people have RSPV'd for the march, according to the event's Facebook page, with more than 9,700 indicating they might attend.
  
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• Black Lives Matter marchers meet Seattle Black Friday shoppers

  24-11-2017 03:00
  Seattle's newest holiday tradition -- a Black Lives Matter demonstration and march -- was expected at Westlake Park in downtown Seattle.
  
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• Kids and adults kick off new holiday tradition with soccer game at Green Lake

  24-11-2017 01:11
  The new tradition began with inviting friends and neighbors to the park, and the rain didn’t stop them.
  
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• A new reason not to eat cookie dough: Uncooked flour can make you sick

  24-11-2017 00:56
  Tasting uncooked foods made with flour can make you dangerously ill, according to a new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine
  
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