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• Donald Trump Refers to Elizabeth Warren as "Pocahontas" at a Ceremony Honoring Navajo Tribe Members

  27-11-2017 23:57 via thestranger.com
  
  Trump's people skills reached a new low.by Katie Herzog
  Donald Trump's interpersonal skills reached a new low Monday at a White House event honoring Navajo code talkers.
  "I just want to thank you because you are very, very special people. You were here long before any of us were here," the President said. "Although, we have a representative in Congress who has been here a long time ... longer than you. They call her Pocahontas!"According to CNN, he then "turned to one of the code talkers behind
  
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• Moderate earthquake jostles Anchorage, other Alaska towns

  27-11-2017 23:49
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A moderate earthquake Monday afternoon jostled Alaska’s largest city, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The magnitude 5.3 earthquake was located at a depth of about 10 miles and centered about 105 miles southeast of Anchorage in Prince William Sound. The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says the event was felt […]
  
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• NBA Players Are Going Vegan—and So Should You

  27-11-2017 23:45 via thestranger.com
  
  Increasing numbers of NBA players are going vegan to help them improve performance; this is a very good thing, in more ways than one.by Dave SegalBoston Celtics Point Guard Kyrie Irving (right) is among the growing number of NBA vegans. Tom Pennington / Getty
  Bleacher Report has an interesting post ("The Secret (But Healthy!) Diet Powering Kyrie and the NBA") about the growing number of professional basketball players converting to veganism in order to help them lose weight and move more quickly
  
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• Start your engines: There are plans to re-open Café Racer

  27-11-2017 23:29
  Now it may get to be known for one more thing: Re-opening after it seemed like the proverbial fat lady had sung.
  
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• Over One Million Anti-Net Neutrality Comments Were Faked

  27-11-2017 23:29 via thestranger.com
  
  And it's not the first time something like this has happened.by Amber CortesSomething is "off" about these FCC comments.Like the EPA, DOT, and other government agencies, the FCC provides a public comment period for American citizens to weigh in about important issues that will affect them. The FCC uses the comments, most of which are gathered electronically through their website, to influence their decisions on things like net neutrality.It’s all part of the democratic process! And, of cou
  
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• King County Executive Dow Constantine proposes Atlantic salmon net-pen ban

  27-11-2017 23:12
  Dow Constantine said he is proposing the ban to the Metropolitan King County Council because of the spill at Cooke Aquaculture's salmon net pen at Cypress Island last August.
  
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• Skyway firefighters capture escaped goat

  27-11-2017 23:00
  A Sunday night social media post showed several Bryn Mawr-Skyway-area firefighters gathered around what can only be described as a defiant-looking goat, along with a caption informing followers that the escaped goat had been accounted for and no firefighters were harmed in the process.
  
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• Jeff Ramsey Plans to Re-open Cafe Racer, Promises No Dramatic Changes

  27-11-2017 23:00 via thestranger.com
  
  The warm, neighborhood quirky experience will remain the same, while the food and quality of service will see upgrades.by Jake UittiNew Blood, Old Blood: Cafe Racer's Jeff Ramsey and Kurt Geissel Brandon Lee
  Seattle’s Jeff Ramsey has worn many hats throughout his career, his work experience ranging from the bar and restaurant industry, to the music and entertainment biz and the overlap of both. Most recently, Ramsey teamed up with Pike Place Market's beloved burlesque and cabaret theater,
  
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• Seattle awards $34M in fight against homelessness, wants to double the number of people who get off the streets

  27-11-2017 22:30
  The new funding plan marks the first time the city has asked Seattle organizations to rebid for funds for services for homeless people. In the process, some longtime providers lost their city contracts.
  
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• Seattle awards $34M in fight against homelessness

  27-11-2017 22:30
  With a new funding plan, Seattle authorities hope to double the number of homeless people being helped into stable housing. Some longtime providers, however, will lose their city contracts.
  
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• Savage Love Letter of the Day: Accidental Anal Rides Again

  27-11-2017 22:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Chase Burns
  My sister recently described a scenario to a friend and I that I would deem rape happening between her and her long-term fiancé. My sister, a vibrant and beautiful 29-year-old is in bed with her fiancé (let's call him D) with her back to him, expecting some gentle laying down doggy-style. Instead, she receives D's entire penis firmly up her ass. She screams, cries, and he pulls out citing that it was an accident. Later, she approaches him in hopes that their amorous
  
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• SPD Officer Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Weed Across the Country

  27-11-2017 22:11 via thestranger.com
  
  The former officer apparently made an additional $15,000 each time he drove his weed-filled RV across the country.by Katie Herzog Mike Force
  Former Seattle Police Department Officer Alex Chapackdee pled guilty Monday to conspiracy to distribute marijuana and commit money laundering for his role in moving hundreds of pounds of cannabis across the country. Chapackdee, a 16-year veteran for the department, was arrested last April after authorities alleged that he transported 184 pounds of Washingto
  
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• Connelly: Durkan will leave office to take office

  27-11-2017 21:51
  Seattle Mayor-elect Jenny Durkan is going out to five separate Seattle neighborhoods to take her oath of office. Each will see the first woman to serve as Seattle Mayor in nearly a century.
  
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• Seattle girl shocked as snake emerges in Lake City toilet

  27-11-2017 21:47
  Police officers responded to a Seattle home Friday after a little girl found the snake in the family apartment's toilet. And, before you get any ideas, know that the police already made all the "Snakes on a Plane" jokes.
  
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• Grindr Is Now Open to Everyone, Including Women, Trans People, and Nonbinary Folks

  27-11-2017 21:47 via thestranger.com
  
  Grindr expanded their gender identity categories to include trans people and women.by Katie HerzogThis is not a screengrab of Seattle users—this is a generic image provided by Grindr's PR department.GrindrGrindr, the hookup app for men who have sex with men, rolled out a new update last week, expanding their "gender" category and inviting a wider array of users. Options for gender now include "cis man," "trans man," "cis woman," "trans woman," "non-binary," "non-conforming," "queer," and "
  
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• I'm the Only One of My Friends Who Likes the New National Album

  27-11-2017 21:32 via thestranger.com
  
  by Rich Smith
  Everyone I know has been talking trash about the National's seventh album, Sleep Well Beast. It doesn't matter that it's been generally well received by critics. Pitchfork gave the record an 8 out of 10. Four out of five seems to be the average star count everywhere else. But my cohort greeted the album with a shrug. It snowed but it didn't stick. Or else I heard, "Yeah, it's kinda good, but that one song really sucks."
  Let's get this out of the way: That one song does really suck.
  
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• Female Idaho lawmakers call for sexual-harassment training

  27-11-2017 21:05
  BOISE, Idaho — Female state legislators are calling for mandatory sexual-harassment training inside the Idaho Statehouse. Rep. Caroline Nilsson Troy said Monday the recent wave of sexual-harassment allegations surfacing in governments and businesses around the country inspired her to reach out to legislative leaders. Troy, a Republican from Genesee, says 13 other female lawmakers have […]
  
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• Ex-pro football, WSU player accused in wife’s death faces judge

  27-11-2017 21:05
  PARK CITY, Utah — A former professional football player accused of cutting his wife’s throat at Utah ski town resort has made his first court appearance. The Deseret News reports 46-year-old Anthony D. McClanahan used a wheelchair during the Monday hearing, though his lawyers didn’t know why he needed it. Defense attorney John Johnson says […]
  
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• Ex-pro football player accused in wife’s death faces judge

  27-11-2017 21:05
  PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A former professional football player charged with killing his wife by cutting her throat this month at a Utah ski town resort made his first court appearance Wednesday in a wheelchair and his lawyer said he didn’t know why his client used it. Anthony D. McClanahan was a personal trainer […]
  
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• 2 teens arrested in Kent pot robbery turned fatal

  27-11-2017 20:50
  Two teens turned themselves in after a 20-year-old man was fatally shot in Kent early Sunday morning during a marijuana transaction gone awry, according to Kent police.
  
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• Seattle cop accused in coast-to-coast marijuana ring pleads guilty to smuggling, conspiracy charges

  27-11-2017 20:49
  Alex Chapackdee, a 17-year department veteran, was indicted in May, accused of being part of an operation that transported marijuana from the Northwest to Baltimore. He allegedly helped guard grow operations and provided "muscle" when money was being transported. He faces at least five years in prison sentence and fines of up to $5 million on the marijuana-smuggling charge. Money laundering carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison and possible fines of $250,000.
  
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• Ex-Seattle cop accused in coast-to-coast marijuana ring pleads guilty to smuggling, conspiracy charges

  27-11-2017 20:49
  Alex Chapackdee, a 17-year department veteran, was indicted in May, accused of being part of an operation that transported marijuana from the Northwest to Baltimore. He allegedly helped guard grow operations and provided "muscle" when money was being transported.
  
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• The Funniest Thing About the Trump #TaxScam Attack Ad

  27-11-2017 20:41 via thestranger.com
  
  Trump would keep his keyboard clicks on.by Rich Smith"In my day we used to Tweet with our mouths over something called a telephone." Alex Wong / Getty
  Humorous attack ads are not funny for a lot of reasons. The partisan nature of the joke-teller forecloses tension and surprise. The sophomoric tone needed to appeal to the largest group of people clashes with the wonky evidence needed to make a political point. Progressive groupNot One Penny's high-dollar ad is no exception. But the constraints of
  
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• Review: Krist Novoselic and New Band Giants in the Trees Play a Sold-Out Album Release Party

  27-11-2017 20:20 via thestranger.com
  
  A look back at Saturday night's show at Sunset Tavern, with photos.by Jake UittiKrist Novoselic presents Giants in the Trees Eva Walker
  It’s a few minutes before 11 p.m. on Saturday night and Krist Novoselic is backstage at the Sunset Tavern in Ballard. The 52-year-old former Nirvana bassist is gearing up to play the album release show for his new group, Giants in the Trees, and jokes about texting his fictitious life coach. “He’s telling me things like, ‘You can do it&rs
  
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• Kid Shoots and Kills Dad

  27-11-2017 20:18 via thestranger.com
  by Dan SavageGuns are great way for fathers and sons to bond, says the NRA. But having a gun in the home increases your risk of death...
  Guns can kill you in three ways: homicide, suicide, and by accident. Owning a gun or having one readily accessible makes all three more likely. One meta-analysis "found strong evidence for increased odds of suicide among persons with access to firearms compared with those without access and moderate evidence for an attenuated increased odds of homicide victimiz
  
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• If He Hadn't Died Young, Writer David Rakoff Would Have Turned 53 Today

  27-11-2017 20:16 via thestranger.com
  
  by Christopher FrizzelleHe wrote in The Stranger about going on book tour—specifically "the simultaneous desire for approval and the wish to disappear entirely." Larry Busacca/Getty Images
  Happy David Rakoff's birthday, everyone. The unbelievably funny, charming, gay, smart, Jewish, Canadian writer of books like Half Empty and Don't Get Too Comfortable died of cancer in 2010, at the age of 47. In 2002, Rakoff was on a book tour and came through town. The Stranger commissioned him to review
  
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• Spun Out: 5 Essential Cuts Selected by Local DJ Kid Hops

  27-11-2017 20:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Host of KEXP's Positive Vibrations and top selector of dub, reggae, and other bass-oriented styles Kid Hops drops science on his 5 current fave cuts.by Dave SegalIf there's a DJ in Seattle with deeper knowledge of dub and reggae than Kid Hops, let us know. Alpenglo Photo
  KID HOPS (aka KYLE HOPS; KEXP)
  "The pace of life is faster than it’s ever been. Music comes and goes faster than ever before.
 With that in mind, here are five tunes that never leave my bag, music I turn to again and
  
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• In Oregon’s Rogue River Basin, urban streams surprise with wild steelhead

  27-11-2017 19:55
  MEDFORD, Ore. — A rivulet gurgling into Larson Creek along East Barnett Road is so overlooked that it doesn’t appear on most maps and doesn’t even have a name. But it has wild steelhead. Juvenile wild steelhead are taking refuge in this tiny little backyard creek with no riparian zone, proving once again even the […]
  
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• Chicago Offers to Give Amazon Workers' Income Taxes Back to Amazon, and Other Ridiculous HQ2 Bids

  27-11-2017 19:43 via thestranger.com
  
  Chicago's H2Q proposal isn't even the worst...by Katie HerzogBezos' Balls David Ryder/Getty Images
  The Seattle Times' Danny Westneat recently dug into the bribes proposals to host Amazon's future second headquarters, HQ2, and what he found was truly shocking—or at least it should be.Take Chicago. The city has apparently offered to give $1.32 billion in income taxes collected from Amazon workers back to Amazon. So instead of using that money for, ya know, schools, hospitals, infrastructure,
  
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• Judge Harry Pregerson dies at 94; one of 9th Circuit’s most liberal

  27-11-2017 19:37
  Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Harry Pregerson, a Los Angeles-based jurist who embraced the underdog and let his conscience inform his rulings, has died. He was 94.
  
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• Swan illegally shot and killed in Central Oregon

  27-11-2017 19:06
  SUNRIVER, Ore. — Authorities say a male trumpeter swan was illegally shot and killed in the central Oregon community of Sunriver. The Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory says the swan named Chuck had lived on Lake Aspen in Sunriver since 2013. He had been exploring outside Lake Aspen when found injured on Thanksgiving. KTVZ reports […]
  
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• Resist/Recharge: Hear From the Non-Profit Powerful Voices on the Messages We Send Young Girls

  27-11-2017 19:06 via thestranger.com
  
  by Steven HsiehOur first Resist/Recharge event with SOMOS.
  Free Tuesday evening? Swing by St. John's Bar and Eatery on Capitol Hill for Resist/Recharge, The Stranger's series of talks with community leaders and nonprofits opposed to President Trump's agenda. We've chatted with SOMOS, Northwest Harvest, Greenpeace, 21 Progress, Langston and El Centro de la Raza.
  This week, we're hosting Powerful Voices, a local nonprofit that provides programs and promotes social justice for young girls to thrive
  
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• Alaska report: 6% of patients account for $148M in ER spending

  27-11-2017 18:58
  KENAI, Alaska (AP) — A recent report says about 6 percent of patients in Alaska accounted for $148 million in hospital emergency department spending in 2016. The Peninsula Clarion reports an analysis from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Division of Public Health says 1,216 patients visited emergency departments 10 or more times […]
  
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• Oregon State University reports another case of meningococcal disease

  27-11-2017 18:42
  CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Another Oregon State University student has been diagnosed with meningococcal disease. Administrators told KGW the student was diagnosed Friday after their family realized the symptoms were in line with the disease. The student was immediately hospitalized and was reported to be in good condition Sunday. The student is the fifth at […]
  
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• Have a Question About Renting in Seattle?

  27-11-2017 18:40 via thestranger.com
  
  Send it to us!by Heidi GrooverSend us your questions about renting in Seattle. SCOTT OLSON/GETTY
  Trying to figure out if you qualify for a payment plan on your deposit and other move-in fees? Not sure what to do about that leak your landlord still hasn't fixed? Looking for the cheapest neighborhood in Seattle right now? Wondering whether you can really be evicted for smoking weed?I want to help.I'm looking for your questions about renting in Seattle or King County for an upcoming story.
  In a cit
  
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• Seahawks Take A While To Get To Work Getting Workmanlike Win

  27-11-2017 18:32 via thestranger.com
  
  It was a boring-ass win over a trash-ass team.by Spike FriedmanBobby Wagner: Defensive Player of the Year? Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images
  The fates had written the Seahawks comprehensive, yet uninspiring 24-13 win over the hapless San Francisco 49ers far earlier than Sunday’s 1:05 kickoff. From the moment last week’s loss against Atlanta concluded, all one had to do was slip into soft focus, as if searching for a schooner in a Magic Eye poster, to see the contours of this game take
  
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• This Woman For Senate

  27-11-2017 18:30 via thestranger.com
  by Dan SavageHappy thanksgiving to this woman only pic.twitter.com/4eFHLCNsak— frank (@franktbh) November 23, 2017
  Don't care what state she lives in. Don't care who the incumbents there are. EMILY's List needs to track her down and talk her into running.[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  
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• Washington man killed when deer crashes through windshield in Idaho

  27-11-2017 18:27
  Charles Jungblom, 70, of Davenport was killed when another vehicle struck the deer, launching it into the windshield of Jungblom's van.
  
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• The Morning News: Amazon Bosses Get the Tax Dollars of Their Employees If Chicago Wins HQ2, Big Snake Found in Lake City Toilet

  27-11-2017 17:58 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeA civic black hole? Charles Mudede
  Chicago Offers Amazon's Execs the Taxes of Their Workers: Danny Westneat's column, "This City Hall, brought to you by Amazon," should be read everyone who lives or cares about this city. It examines 30 of the 238 proposals that Amazon received from North American cities for its much-publicized H2Q contest. If you win, you get the spectacular prize of 50,000 jobs, $5 billion in investments, and a chance to survive the worst of the next great rec
  
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• Officer injured while assisting at fatal Portland crash

  27-11-2017 17:38
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say one person died in a crash on Interstate 5 and a police officer who stopped to help was injured when a car slammed into a patrol vehicle. The Portland Police Bureau says the initial crash between a car and a pickup happened Sunday night near the Interstate Bridge. Sgt. […]
  
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• The 33 Best Concerts in Seattle This Week: Nov 28-Dec 3, 2017

  27-11-2017 16:59 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger’s music critics’ picks for this week.by Stranger Things To Do StaffNow that Thanksgiving is over, it's time to leave your food nest, stretch your legs, and stroll over to one of these great shows happening around town. This week, we've got everything from a HEAVN-ly purveyor of Black Girl Magic (Jamila Woods), to the "startlingly unique" godfathers of experimental rock (Pere Ubu), to a classic horror favorite soundtracked by a local experimental composer (Puget Soundtrac
  
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• Rain, cooler temperatures move through LA after record heat

  27-11-2017 16:51
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California commuters contended with slick roads as a cold front brought light rain following a long holiday weekend of record heat. The National Weather Service says fall-like temperatures in the 60s and low 70s are expected Monday across greater Los Angeles, along with heavy clouds, gusty winds and some showers. […]
  
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• Winds up to 35 mph, rains return to Seattle Monday night

  27-11-2017 16:41
  After a windy Sunday, Seattle will likely see more wind accompanied by rains Monday night into Tuesday morning.
  
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• High winds, rains return to Seattle Monday night

  27-11-2017 16:41
  After a windy Sunday, Seattle will likely see more wind accompanied by rains Monday night into Tuesday morning.
  
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• Salt Lake City hits record-high temperatures 2 straight days

  27-11-2017 16:37
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City has hit record-high temperatures two days in a row. The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City says the city hit 68 degrees at 2:20 a.m. Monday, breaking the 1998 mark of 67 degrees. The other record was broken at 9:03 p.m. Sunday, when thermometers reached 69 […]
  
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• ‘Vigorous’ weather system from Alaska will bring blustery Tuesday commute to Seattle area

  27-11-2017 16:14
  A “vigorous” weather system from the Gulf of Alaska is headed our way. Don’t panic; it’s not expected to bring battering weather to the Pacific Northwest. However, it will bring rain and blustery wind — with possible gusts of 15 to 25 mph — into the region Monday night through Tuesday morning. “It will move through […]
  
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• Strange, hissing bug more pet than pest

  27-11-2017 15:00
  Of the hundreds of millions of items for sale online, one of the least expensive and most unusual is the Madagascar hissing cockroach. You can get one for $5.95 — plus shipping and handling. Best to order a few. These are not your everyday roach running for cover when the kitchen lights turn on, the […]
  
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• Seattle’s wild growth: We’re feeling optimistic but wary, new poll shows

  27-11-2017 15:00
  Is Seattle a “world class” city? Are we headed in the right direction? Are you most proud of Amazon, Microsoft or Starbucks? The wide-ranging survey shows us a little bit about how we’re feeling in these changing times.
  
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• Meet the Uber guy in Seattle who helps fight crime with data

  27-11-2017 15:00
  We sat down with Mark Jones, a former foreign service officer who helps connect investigators across the U.S. and Canada with Uber records to solve crimes.
  
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• How has the uproar over sexual harassment affected you? Share your story with us. 

  27-11-2017 15:00
  We want to hear your thoughts. Whether you work in tech, government, media, finance, the arts or another field, has sexual harassment or sexism affected you or the culture you work in? Are you becoming more cautious with co-workers or other people in your life?
  
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