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• Connelly: Politicians' hearts go out but gun safety legislation is left to die

  16-02-2018 23:55
  The hearts of politicians go out to victims of mass killings, such as seen Thursday in Florida, but key firearms safety legislation just died in the Washington Legislature.
  
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• Man who accused Ed Murray of sexual abuse found dead in Auburn motel

  16-02-2018 23:52
  Delvonn Heckard had been in recovery for addiction to cocaine and other illicit drugs when he sued Ed Murray, alleging the former Seattle mayor had repeatedly paid him for sex in the late 1980s when he was a teenager.
  
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• Ex-UW student sentenced to 18 years for strangling girlfriend in U District apartment

  16-02-2018 23:24
  One of Katy Straalsund’s neighbors called Seattle police after hearing a man yelling and threatening her in March 2016. Officers broke into her basement apartment and pried Casey Henderson’s arm from around her throat. Straalsund died two days later.
  
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• Savage Love Letter of the Day: A Teen Girl Has a Porn Question

  16-02-2018 22:55 via thestranger.com
  
  Listen to your heart and your twat.by Dan Savage
  This letter was originally published Oct 30, 2009.
  I read your column all the time and I'm hoping you could help me with something. I'm a straight 16-year-old female and I like porn. But for some reason I really enjoy watching Girl-On-Girl or a Girl-With-Toys. If there is a guy in it I find myself looking at the girl. I have no sexual desire for women when I'm not watching porn and I have all the normal teen girl fantasies about boys. But I do rem
  
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• Activists sue Washington state for tougher climate policy

  16-02-2018 22:41
  Thirteen children backed by the non-profit Our Children's Trust (OTC) filed a lawsuit on Friday in Seattle's King County Superior Court to force the state to end its reliance on fossil fuels.
  
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• Kendrick Lamar’s Black Panther Album Is Dazzling and Afrocentric

  16-02-2018 22:38 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jenni Moore
  Initially enchanted by lead single “All the Stars,” with its tribal drum beat and dazzling Afrocentric music video, I’ve been bumping the Kendrick Lamar-curated Black Panther soundtrack all week. The song (which features SZA) is a worthy representative of the rest of the album—and, as I’d hoped, it came on right as Black Panther’s end credits rolled for the audience to enjoy as we waited for the sequel-teasing stingers.
  In addition to producing
  
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• More New Ice Cream Shops, CBD Lattes, James Beard Award Nominations, and Other Seattle Food News You Can Use

  16-02-2018 22:25 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffRenee Erickson of Bateau (pictured) was nominated for a James Beard award for Outstanding Chef this week.
  Seattle's ice cream boom is still going strong: Today, Salt and Straw opens on Capitol Hill (joining the Ballard location that opened last week), and Southcenter gets a liquid nitrogen ice cream lab called Cloud Nine Creamery. Plus, air travel just got an upgrade, with Molly Moon's partnering with JetBlue and Sunset Fried Chicken and Skillet coming to Sea-Tac. A
  
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• Delvonn Heckard, Man Who Sued Former Mayor Ed Murray For Rape, Reportedly Dead

  16-02-2018 21:52 via thestranger.com
  Heckard filed his first lawsuit against Murray in April.by Heidi GrooverThe man whose lawsuit led to the uncovering of sexual assault allegations against former mayor Ed Murray has died, reports KING 5.Reporter Elisa Hahn says she confirmed Heckard's death with his family, who learned of his passing from the King County Medical Examiner's Office. The Stranger was unable to independently confirm Heckard's death.
  Delvonn Heckard sued Murray last April, alleging Murray raped and molested him in the
  
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• 13 Russians and 3 "Russian Entities" Indicted by Robert Mueller

  16-02-2018 21:00 via thestranger.com
  by Dan SavageAre you sitting down? Good. It looks like the Russians meddled in the 2016 presidential election. They pitted Americans against each other and — according to testimony offered by the heads of our intelligence agencies earlier this week — they're still at it and the Trump administration isn't doing anything to prevent Russia from interfering undermining the 2018 midterm elections. And why would they? The Russians helped throw the 2016 election to the Republicans and
  
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• Tax relief promised, after spike in state revenue forecast

  16-02-2018 20:45
  Top legislators promise property tax relief after bullish new Washington revenue forecast.  State income will go up $1.3 billion in the current and next biennium.The forecast comes just as homeowners are facing whopping property tax hikes stemming from what the Legislature did last year.
  
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• Guilty plea for teen accused of sparking Oregon wildfire

  16-02-2018 20:02
  A teenager who started a massive wildfire in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge last fall by tossing a lit firecracker into the woods pleaded guilty Friday in a deal that spares him time in custody.
  
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• Jeffrey Tambor Fired from Transparent for Alleged Sexual Harassment

  16-02-2018 19:57 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie HerzogJeffrey Tambor as Maura Pfefferman Amazon
  Jeffrey Tambor, the star of the hit Amazon series Transparent, is officially out.Last year, Tambor was accused by two coworkers, Van Barnes and Trace Lysette, of sexual harrassment, and Amazon began investigating the allegations. The investigation has now concluded, and Tambor will not be returning to the show next season in his role as Maura Pfefferman, a retired college professor who comes out as a transgender woman. Amazon confirmed Tam
  
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• So You're The Bad Boy Who Moved Here For Amazon

  16-02-2018 19:40 via thestranger.com
  
  by Callan Berry CB
  This comic was created as part of this week's New to Town issue.
  So statistically speaking you just move to Seattle to work at Amazon. Good on you for taking a bias for action, and welcome to our illustrious city!
  I'm sure you're good guy, after all you work for Amazon! But even good guys like you gotta let off some steam and be a bad boy every now and then! If the occasion arrises, here's the coolest things you can do in Seattle to go wild like it's recruitment week at the Co
  
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• "I Bow to No One in My Ability to Be Enraged": The Full Fran Lebowitz Q&A

  16-02-2018 19:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Sean NelsonFran Lebowitz appears this Sunday, Feb 18 at Benaroya Hall. Brigitte Lacombe
  You may have noticed that the writer and social critic Fran Lebowitz is coming to town this weekend. You may even have read my short interview with her in this week's issue. The prospect of speaking to her on the phone was daunting, for reasons that will be clear to anyone who has ever read a word she has written. The reality, however, was a thrill.Lebowitz was exactly how you'd want her to be: voluble, ca
  
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• UPDATE: No Evidence of Shooting at Highline College, Authorities Say

  16-02-2018 18:53 via thestranger.com
  
  by Heidi Groover highline college
  Following reports of gunfire and a campus lockdown, authorities found no evidence of a shooting at Highline College south of Seattle, according to Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority Public Information Officer Captain Kyle Ohashi.
  Reached by phone, Ohashi said, “At this time, we have not found a shooter or evidence of shooter—shell casings, things like that—or victims. We have found no indication of a shooting. The [reported] sound of gunshots
  
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• No Evidence of Shooting at Highline College, Authorities Say

  16-02-2018 18:53 via thestranger.com
  
  by Heidi Groover highline college
  Following reports of gunfire and a campus lockdown, authorities found no evidence of a shooting at Highline College south of Seattle, according to Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority Public Information Officer Captain Kyle Ohashi.
  Reached by phone, Ohashi said, “At this time, we have not found a shooter or evidence of shooter—shell casings, things like that—or victims. We have found no indication of a shooting. The [reported] sound of gunshots
  
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• ‘Zero evidence’ of shooting at Highline College, police say

  16-02-2018 18:20
  Police are working to confirm the reports of gunfire at the Des Moines college were due to someone setting off fireworks.
  
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• Highline College in Des Moines on lockdown after reports of gunfire

  16-02-2018 18:20
  The college south of Seattle is on lockdown after a report of shooting. The report has not been confirmed by authorities.
  
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• After 911 calls and a lockdown at Highline College, police find ‘zero evidence’ of a shooting

  16-02-2018 18:20
  Multiple 911 calls of shots fired at the college drew dozens of law-enforcement officers. Students and staff were evacuated; some hid for hours in classrooms or closets. The lockdown is over but classes are canceled and police still don't know what happened.
  
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• Brexit and Trump Enhance the Sense of Doom in Animated Chinese Noir, Have a Nice Day

  16-02-2018 18:10 via thestranger.com
  
  by Andrew Wright Have a Nice Day
  Animated Chinese noir Have a Nice Day is an admirably nasty piece of work, with a grotty art style that both sets the mood and expertly springs the various traps encountered along the way. Set over the course of a long, dark night in a southern industrial town, the plot follows the events that occur after a low-level gang driver impulsively grabs a bag of cash. Things do not go well at all, beginning with the summoning of a butcher who dabbles in mob enforcement
  
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• Coast Guard searches Puget Sound after reports of man overboard

  16-02-2018 17:59
  Coast Guard crews spent the night searching for a possible man overboard from a cargo ship anchored in Puget Sound, but so far have found no trace of him.
  
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• Slog AM: Bump Stock Ban in Washington Looks Likely, Homeless Sweeps in Seattle Slow Down

  16-02-2018 17:07 via thestranger.com
  
  Donald Trump is a misogynistic pig and Scott Pruitt deserves every harsh word flung at him in the TSA line.by Nathalie GrahamSoon to be banned? Getty
  Bump stocks could be banned in Washington: Just a matter of months after a bump stock was used in Las Vegas to carry out the deadliest mass shooting in American history, Washington state lawmakers are voting to ban them. A bill banning the modification that allows a gun to fire more rapidly has passed the Washington Senate and a House committee. If
  
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• Fire breaks out at Auburn motel as cops respond to report of body

  16-02-2018 16:31
  Police responding to a report of a death at an Auburn motel arrived just as a fire broke out early Friday, sending guests fleeing from their rooms.
  
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• No major city has enough affordable housing to meet demand, but how does Seattle stack up?

  16-02-2018 15:30
  A reader asks: So how is Seattle doing in offering affordable housing? One national study found the city has 29 affordable units for every 100 households with extremely low income — well below the national average of 35 per 100. Here's a look at that, and at some good news in affordable housing here.
  
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• Puget Sound fishing firms tussle in Congress over new ship that ran afoul of federal law

  16-02-2018 15:00
  America’s Finest was supposed to be catching fish now off Alaska. Instead, the vessel is marooned in a shipyard, while a sharp political fight among Pacific Northwest fishing interests erupts around efforts to get Congress to grant the waiver it needs to work in U.S. waters
  
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• Podcast: Seattle labor leader David Rolf on the demise of unions, and how they can evolve

  16-02-2018 15:00
  Support the independently owned local journalism that makes this podcast possible by subscribing to The Seattle Times: seattletimes.com/support. In 1954, more than a third of U.S. workers were unionized. As of 2017, that number has slid to just 10.7 percent. Many expect the U.S. Supreme Court to accelerate that trend with a ruling this year […]
  
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• Mad about property-tax increase? Assessors in Western Washington are bracing for your questions

  16-02-2018 15:00
  An increase in the state's portion of the property tax to fund schools is hitting many taxpayers hard in Western Washington.
  
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• Do you have questions about transportation in Seattle? Here are a few of our previous answers

  16-02-2018 15:00
  Since The Seattle Times Traffic Lab launched a year ago, we've heard from scores of readers about getting around. You've responded when we've asked for stories of your commutes, and you've asked us thoughtful and compelling questions about the city's thorny transportation issues.
  
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• Cleanup of Seattle’s homeless camps slows as shelter beds fill up

  16-02-2018 15:00
  City rules governing unsanctioned homeless camp cleanups require offers of shelter. But the high-demand shelters are full, and clean ups have slowed down.
  
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• Spacewalking astronauts finish months of robot arm repair

  16-02-2018 13:07
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Spacewalking astronauts wrapped up months of repair work Friday on the International Space Station ‘s big robot arm. The Canadian-built, 58-foot robot arm had both of its aging mechanical hands replaced on spacewalks conducted in October and January. NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Japan’s Norishige Kanai quickly moved one […]
  
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• College named for John Glenn to honor widow’s 98th birthday

  16-02-2018 06:02
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Admirers of Annie Glenn will be able to watch a videotaped 98th birthday tribute to her online and leave the widow of astronaut John Glenn well wishes. A spokesman for the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at Ohio State University says faculty and staff will tape the greeting Friday at […]
  
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• Everyday items like colognes, cleaning products are big source of air pollution, study finds

  16-02-2018 04:26
  As vehicles become cleaner, personal-care products, paints, indoor cleaners and other chemical-containing agents are an increasingly dominant source of key emissions, scientists say.
  
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• Can ‘Hamilton’ — at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre — possibly live up to the hype? Yup.

  16-02-2018 04:13
  The production of “Hamilton” now in Seattle isn’t perfect — but it has disarmed the cynicism of jaded reporters, theater directors and professional critics. In case you were wondering: Yes. It’s really, really, really good.
  
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• Connelly: Amazon pays $1.2M 'penalty' for selling illegal pesticides

  16-02-2018 02:53
  Amazon will pay a $1.215 million penalty for selling illegal pesticides and must set up a training course on pesticide regulations, under a settlement with the EPA announced Thursday.
  
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• Snow in Seattle? Freezing temperatures? ‘Be ready for it’

  16-02-2018 02:11
  Meteorologists expect a "modified arctic front" to sweep the Seattle area this weekend — bringing the coldest temperatures so far this winter —  after days of wind and rain.
  
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• Buy Tickets for These Events Going on Sale This Week

  16-02-2018 01:47 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 touring musicians and performers, nor miss the opportunity to buy tickets for events that will quickly sell out. So, below, we've compiled all of the big events that are going on sale in the next few days, ranging from Madeleine Albright to Justin Timberlake to Joey Bada$$.
  TICKET SALES
  ON SALE FRIDAY
  On sale at 10 a.m. unless otherwise noted
  Belly
  Sun Aug 12 at Neptune Theatre
  
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• Seattle Event News: Justin Timberlake, Madeleine Albright, Camila Cabello, and More Tickets on Sale from Feb 15-19

  16-02-2018 01:42 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffJustin Timberlake will come to Tacoma on his Man of the Woods tour in November, and tickets go on sale Monday.
  We at Stranger Things To Do never want you to miss out on the chance to see your favorite touring musicians and performers, nor miss the opportunity to buy tickets for events that will quickly sell out. So, below, we've compiled all of the big events that are going on sale in the next few days, ranging from Madeleine Albright to Justin Timberlake to Joey Ba
  
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• 25 Movies Worth Watching in Seattle This Weekend: Feb 15-18, 2018

  16-02-2018 00:44 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffRyan Coogler's highly anticipated Black Panther opens this weekend.
  Exciting times we live in: Black Panther springs into cinemas today! That's not all: Once you're done exulting in post-pan-African superheroics, crack into some hard-boiled cinema at the Noir City film festival, discover Tarantino-esque animation with Have a Nice Day, or catch up on Oscar nominees like The Shape of Water. For these and other critics' picks, follow the links to see complete showtimes
  
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• Tell Sound Transit How to Build Light Rail to West Seattle and Ballard

  16-02-2018 00:36 via thestranger.com
  
  Light rail is expected to reach West Seattle in 2030 and Ballard in 2035.by Heidi Groover Sound Transit
  Sound Transit has formally started the public planning process for two of its most highly anticipated new lines: West Seattle and Ballard. That means we all have another chance to envision exactly where trains should run someday when we're all old or long-dead.
  Check out this Google Earth tour for a basic idea of the potential new routes, including the line to Ballard, which would run through
  
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