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• Renton PD: Traffic death actually a deadly shooting

  02-02-2018 23:55
  Renton police say that a 29-year-old man they initially thought died in a car crash Sunday actually died of a gunshot wound.
  
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• According to a Reader, I Am “So Far Wrong” I May “Never Be Right Again”

  02-02-2018 23:52
  
  If I'm wrong, you're a fascist.by Christopher FrizzelleThis is what a lesbian is. I think. I may not be clear on what a lesbian is. Getty Images/Hinterhaus Productions
  We have a piece in our Valentine's Issue of The Stranger—an issue I edited—called "Disgusted with Men? Date Women Instead." It's a tongue-in-cheek piece written by a woman about the superiority of dating women. It's humorous, but it also has some real advice in there for any women who are actually curious about what it
  
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• What Is Metro Saying with this Ad?

  02-02-2018 23:49
  
  by Charles Mudede Ashley SipleA question recently sent to me: "As a walking, person what does this ad mean to you?"I looked at the ad, thought about it for a moment, and nothing came to me. The black Converse sneakers? The yellow strip you find at the edge of T-link platforms? The English words: "Walk Safe"? What's this about? Who is Metro addressing? Pedestrians? I wasn't the only one in the dark. Transportation activist Ryan Packer tweeted this:I would really like to know specifically what @kc
  
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• U.S. Rep. Denny Heck blasts GOP Russia-probe memo as ‘full of inaccuracies,’ warns of ‘constitutional crisis’

  02-02-2018 23:48
  The Pacific Northwest's lone congressional representative on the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Denny Heck, slammed as "full of inaccuracies" the GOP's much-debated memo alleging FBI abuses in its Russia-Trump probe.
  
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• Rep. Denny Heck blasts GOP Russia-probe memo as ‘full of inaccuracies,’ warns of ‘constitutional crisis’

  02-02-2018 23:48
  The Pacific Northwest's lone congressional representative on the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Denny Heck slammed the GOP's much ballyhooed memo alleging FBI abuses in its Russia-Trump probe as "full of inaccuracies."
  
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• W. Wash. flooding possible Sunday through Monday

  02-02-2018 23:47
  Rivers in the Cascades are expected to rise this weekend under heavy rainfall.
  
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• W. Wash. flooding possible Saturday through Monday

  02-02-2018 23:47
  Rivers in the Cascades are expected to rise this weekend under heavy rainfall.
  
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• Weekend Watching: Sex and Violence Are Fun in Altered Carbon, and Not at All Fun in Absentia

  02-02-2018 23:31 via thestranger.com
  by Ned LannamannNetflix's new science fiction show Altered Carbon lands today. Netflix
  It’s a weird weekend for movies—there’s only one new one receiving wide release, a horror flick called Winchester that was not previewed for critics and does not seem to be liked by those who have seen it. By and large, it seems the movie studios have decided to steer clear of Super Bowl Sunday.
  Ironically, that’s not the case with the small-screen streamers. Netflix and Amazon both dro
  
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• Last Minute Plans: 73 Free, Cheap & Easy Things To Do In Seattle This Weekend: Feb 2-4, 2018

  02-02-2018 23:20
  No advance planning required for these cheap events.by Stranger Things To Do StaffPanicking 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 Full Tilt's Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day Pajama Party to the Seattle Art Museum's Lunar New Year Family Festival, and from the final weekend of Alison Marks: One Gray Hair at the Frye to the Art Haus Semi
  
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• Seattle child abuser again accused of raping girl

  02-02-2018 23:10
  A North Seattle man is charged with raping his teen daughter -- and it's the second time he's been accused of assaulting one of his children.
  
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• Uber, Lyft would gain urban car power under new, self-driving plan

  02-02-2018 22:08
  The companies that operate bike-rental and ride-hailing services in cities across the U.S. and beyond would have an even bigger hand in running inner-city transportation under a set of "mobility principles" they signed onto Thursday.
  
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• Inbox Jukebox: A Weekly Shortlist of Good New Music. Jack White, Khruangbin, Loma, and More

  02-02-2018 22:05
  
  Our music critic reviews five outstanding cuts from the flood of releases that his his inbox this week.by Dave SegalShocka: Jack White found the funk. Third Man Records
  Jack White, “Corporation” (Third Man/Columbia). Look, I'm as surprised as you are that I'm recommending a Jack White song in 2018. But! The Detroit homie has come back with some vicious rhythmic business (think Jimi Hendrix Experience's "Little Miss Lover")—some hard funk buttressed with what sounds like clavine
  
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• SPD: Man gropes woman, punches guard at Underground Tour

  02-02-2018 21:51
  Seattle police arrested a man at the Underground Tour Wednesday after a woman was groped and a security officer was punched in the face at the ticket line.
  
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• Medford man accused of strangling dog

  02-02-2018 20:55
  MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A Medford man has been charged with aggravated animal abuse after police say he strangled and stabbed the family dog. Medford police Lt. Kerry Curtis says 24-year-old Jordan Vogel was found in a parking lot near the apartment where the dead dog was discovered in a back bedroom. A witness told […]
  
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• A Brief Guide to Interacting with DJs Working in Public Spaces

  02-02-2018 20:39 via thestranger.com
  
  Here's a handy guide to not being a jackass around DJs who are at work.by Dave SegalPlease don't be wicky-wicky-wack around DJs. Stones Throw Records
  As someone who's been DJing for over 21 years in bars, clubs, radio stations, galleries, museums, house parties, etc., I've experienced a lot of good times... and a handful of not-so-good times. The odd thing is, the negative experiences tend to become more vivid in the memory than the positive ones. Anyway, an encounter at a bar where I was spinni
  
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• Connelly: Dino Rossi the $1.3 million man in run for Congress

  02-02-2018 20:33
  Former State Sen. Dino Rossi is "dialing for dollars" at a fast pace in the race for Washington's 8th Congressional District seat.  He has raised $1.3 million, and had over $1 million in the bank at the start of 2018.
  
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• Portland adopts demolition rules to contain lead, asbestos

  02-02-2018 20:20
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland aims to crackdown on the toxic emissions by requiring developers to more thoroughly search for lead paint and asbestos before demolishing houses. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the city council on Thursday adopted rules that require those who seek to knock down a house to notify neighbors and undergo city inspections. Those […]
  
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• Tickets on Sale This Week & Other Event News

  02-02-2018 20:14 via thestranger.com
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffWe at Stranger Things To Do never want you to miss out on the chance to see your favorite musicians, performers, and other artists that are coming to Seattle. So, below, we've compiled all of the big events that went on sale this week or are going on sale this weekend. We've also included some other big announcements that happened this week, including the first headliners for Upstream.
  Tickets On Sale Friday
  MUSIC
  Calexico, Julia Jacklin
  Sun June 9 at Neptune Theatr
  
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• Seattle Event News: Journey Tickets on Sale, Upstream Headliners Are Here, the Hamilton Lottery, and More

  02-02-2018 20:11 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffJourney and Def Leppard will come to the Gorge Amphitheatre in September, and tickets go on sale tomorrow.
  We at Stranger Things To Do never want you to miss out on the chance to see your favorite musicians, performers, and other artists that are coming to Seattle. So, below, we've compiled all of the big events that went on sale this week or are going on sale this weekend. We've also included some other big announcements that happened this week, including the first
  
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• What Time Is Justin Timberlake's Super Bowl Halftime Show, Because No One Cares About Football

  02-02-2018 20:08 via thestranger.com
  by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Ryan McGinleyPeople think I'm being fashionably ignorant about football, when in actuality, I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY could not care less about football. Like Christianity, I gave it up after reaching the age of reason (12), and never looked back. So obviously the only reason I'm interested in giving a second glance at this year's Super Bowl is because Justin Timberlake will be performing at halftime. BUT WHAT TIME DOES THE HALFTIME SHOW START?? Because I swear to god
  
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• 11,000 disabled student veterans left without rent, expense money due to computer glitch

  02-02-2018 19:58
  Monthly stipends for 11,000 disabled student veterans are delayed this month, potentially causing the former troops to be late paying rent, food and other pressing bills. The money from the program known as Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment subsistence allowance payments would normally have been disbursed Jan. 31. But now they will be delayed until Tuesday, […]
  
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• Studies offer no clear answers on safety of cellphone use

  02-02-2018 19:44
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two government studies that bombarded rats and mice with cellphone radiation found a weak link to some heart tumors, but the research does not provide any clear answers about the safety of the devices that seem like extensions of our bodies. The lead author of the research, John Bucher, says scientists used […]
  
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• Cancer from cellphones? New studies say no need to hang up

  02-02-2018 19:44
  The lead author of the research, John Bucher of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, says he is not changing his cellphone use or advising his family to.
  
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• Connelly: Sec. Zinke -- no oil drilling off our coast

  02-02-2018 19:39
  No oil and gas drilling off our Northwest coast, 16 members of Congress from Washington and Oregon tell Trump's cabinet secretary.
  
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• Democratic Candidates for WA-8 Did Not Appear to Embarrass Themselves at a Rural Washington Forum

  02-02-2018 19:32 via thestranger.com
  
  Arguably.by Rich SmithThe Dems hoping to replace Reichert: (L-R) Robert Hunziker, Shannon Hader, Jason Rittereiser, and Dr. Kim Schrier Bill HarringtonWednesday night five of the nine Democratic candidates currently running for congress in Washington's 8th district pitched themselves to a group of 80 people crammed into a room of the library in Graham, Washington. (I watched a video of the event from the comfort of my extremely overpriced studio apartment, so I could not verify the number of peo
  
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• Washington State Took a Big Step Toward Comprehensive Reproductive Health Coverage This Week

  02-02-2018 18:55
  
  by Megan BurbankThe Reproductive Parity Act would require insurers that cover maternity care to also cover abortion. SEBASTIAN KACZOROWSKI / GETTY
  On Wednesday, Washington State’s answer to Oregon’s Reproductive Health Equity Act (RHEA) passed out of the state senate after YEARS of Republican obstruction. The Reproductive Parity Act (RPA) would require insurers that cover maternity to care to also cover abortion.
  Spokane's Spokesman-Review has some delightful accounting of the GOP's
  
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• Utility truck suspected in fatal hit-and-run left behind sack of rugby balls

  02-02-2018 18:18
  An SUV stopped near the end of an onramp just north of Sea-Tac was sideswiped by the truck, which then fled, police said.
  
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• Washington state $10-a-ton carbon-tax proposal takes key step in Legislature

  02-02-2018 17:31
  A version of Gov. Jay Inslee’s carbon-tax proposal took a key step forward Thursday night in the Washington Legislature.
  
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• Slog AM: Secret Service Drops In On Seattle Rapper, Punxsutawney Phil Should Keep His Day Job

  02-02-2018 17:16 via thestranger.com
  
  955 trapped gold miners in South Africa freed just in time to watch the Super Bowlby Nathalie GrahamDammit, Punxsutawney Phil. mirecca
  Seattle rapper gets visit from the Secret Service: Guled Diriye, a familiar name in the Seattle hip-hop scene, believes his anti-Trump social media posts caused a visit from the U.S. Secret Service. They showed up to his mother’s house in Kent and were adamant about searching the place even though they didn’t have a warrant. They apparently also inqui
  
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• Spacewalking Russian astronauts upgrade station antenna

  02-02-2018 17:14
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Spacewalking Russian astronauts replaced an electronics box as part of an antenna upgrade at the International Space Station on Friday, tossing the old unit overboard as a piece of junk. Commander Alexander Misurkin used both gloved hands to shove the obsolete device away from the Russian side of the orbiting […]
  
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• Russian astronauts take spacewalk to upgrade station antenna

  02-02-2018 17:14
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Russian astronauts are taking a spacewalk to upgrade an antenna at the International Space Station. Commander Alexander Misurkin (Muh-ZER-kin) and Anton Shkaplerov (Shu-KAP-luh-roff) floated outside Friday. Their job is to replace an old electronics box for the main antenna on the Russian side of the space station. Original to the […]
  
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• Recording-setting spacewalk ends with antenna in wrong spot

  02-02-2018 17:14
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A record-setting Russian spacewalk ended with a critical antenna in the wrong position Friday outside the International Space Station. NASA’s Mission Control reported that the antenna was still working. Nevertheless, Russian space officials were convening a special team to see whether further action would be necessary. The antenna is used […]
  
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• Mudslide shuts down Sounder North Line train until Monday

  02-02-2018 16:30
  All Sounder train north line service is canceled Friday after a mudslide came down across the tracks between Mukilteo and Everett.
  
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• ‘Gloomy and wet’: More rain expected over weekend; landslide threat continues in Seattle area

  02-02-2018 16:09
  A mudslide near Mukilteo knocked out Sounder north-line service Friday morning, and "a pretty good shot of rain" is forecast over the weekend and into next week, according to the National Weather Service in Seattle.
  
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• Man killed in vehicle vs. pedestrian crash near SeaTac

  02-02-2018 15:18
  The Washington State Patrol is investigating a fatal crash on the northwest end of Seatac early Friday morning.
  
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• Washington state lawmakers consider universal screening to find gifted students

  02-02-2018 15:00
  While legislators debate a law that would require testing all students for high intelligence, the Northshore School District is doing exactly that, and finding high potential in kids who had been overlooked.
  
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• Podcast: state Sen. Reuven Carlyle on ‘punitive’ property tax boost about to hit Seattle

  02-02-2018 15:00
  State Sen. Reuven Carlyle, D-Seattle, joins The Overcast to talk about big property tax increases about to hit Seattle and areas including Bellevue and Mercer Island. That's courtesy of a plan to fund public schools, but Carlyle argues Republicans unfairly insisted on a tax that targets Democratic districts and the middle class.
  
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• Dino Rossi, Kim Schrier lead fundraising in race to succeed Rep. Dave Reichert in Congress

  02-02-2018 15:00
  Republican Dino Rossi pulled in more than $740,000 in the fourth quarter of 2017, pushing his total money raised to more than $1,319,000. Kim Schrier leads the Democratic field, raising nearly $595,000, including about $320,000 in the fourth quarter.
  
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• Lebanon displays stolen ancient artifacts returned from U.S.

  02-02-2018 14:10
  BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon has displayed three stolen ancient sculptures that were returned from the United States recently. The treasures arrived home last month and were put on display at the National Museum in Beirut on Friday. The pieces include a marble bull’s head dating to about 360 B.C., excavated at a Phoenician temple in […]
  
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• ‘Wash your stinking hands,’ ER nurse rants in viral video about flu

  02-02-2018 13:38
  PENSACOLA, Fla. — A nurse’s Facebook rant about the “cesspool of funky flu” in emergency room waiting areas is getting a lot of attention. “Wash your stinking hands,” Katherine Lockler says in a six-minute video that’s been viewed 4.8 million times since she recorded it in frustration after a 12-hour shift during this particularly nasty […]
  
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• Florida ER nurse in viral video about flu: ‘Wash your stinking hands’

  02-02-2018 13:38
  PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — A nurse’s Facebook rant about the “cesspool of funky flu” in emergency room waiting areas is getting a lot of attention. “Wash your stinking hands,” Katherine Lockler says in a six-minute video that’s been viewed 4.8 million times since she recorded it in frustration after a 12-hour shift during this particularly […]
  
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• Climate change forcing Florida Keys to raise roads

  02-02-2018 13:23
  KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) — Climate change is forcing people in the Florida Keys to spend millions of dollars to raise some of their roads as sea levels rise. The Miami Herald reports Monroe County will elevate the most flood-prone roads in two neighborhoods in Key Largo and Big Pine, while collecting and treating stormwater […]
  
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• US prosecutor: Oregon has big pot overproduction problem

  02-02-2018 08:52
  Oregon's top federal prosecutor, in a recent newspaper column, said the state has a "massive marijuana overproduction problem" that is attracting cartels and criminal networks and sparking money laundering, violence and environmental woes.
  
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• Oregon’s top prosecutor convenes marijuana summit

  02-02-2018 08:52
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s top federal prosecutor will hold a marijuana summit Friday to hear how the state, law enforcement, tribal and industry leaders plan to address a pot surplus that he says has wound up on the black market in other states and is fueling crime. U.S. Attorney Billy Williams laid out his […]
  
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• Federal prosecutor calls Oregon pot summit, says ‘massive’ overproduction fuels crime

  02-02-2018 08:52
  Oregon's top federal prosecutor, in a recent newspaper column, said the state has a "massive marijuana overproduction problem" that is attracting cartels and criminal networks and sparking money laundering, violence and environmental woes.
  
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• Nurses with a mission: Send older ER patients home with help

  02-02-2018 08:05
  CHICAGO — When 86-year-old Carol Wittwer took a taxi to the emergency room, she expected to be admitted to the hospital. She didn’t anticipate being asked if she cooks for herself. If she has friends in her high-rise. Or if she could spell lunch backward. “H-C-N-U-L,” she said, ruling out a type of confusion called […]
  
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• Handlers: Punxsutawney Phil sees 6 more weeks of winter

  02-02-2018 06:03
  PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog foresees no early end to winter. The handlers of Punxsutawney Phil said the furry rodent has called for six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow at dawn Friday. The top hat-wearing members of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club’s Inner Circle reveal Phil’s forecast every Feb. 2. […]
  
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• January was hottest month ever recorded in New Zealand

  02-02-2018 05:18
  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — January was the hottest month ever recorded in New Zealand according to figures released Friday, and experts say climate change is one factor. The heat has led to a shortage of fans that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern jokingly referred to as “fan-ageddon.” Ardern said that while many people are probably […]
  
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