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• Whoa, It Looks Like the Legislature Could Pass an Amended I-940 Deadly Force Initiative

  07-03-2018 23:49 via thestranger.com
  
  De-Escalate Washington's Initiative 940 to change the state's deadly force law may not be headed to the November ballot after all.by Sydney BrownstoneThe bill to change the state's deadly force law is racing against a Thursday deadline. The Stranger
  De-Escalate Washington's Initiative 940 to change the state's deadly force law, which gained enough signatures to make it into the general election this year, may not be headed to the November ballot after all.Just one day before the end of session,
  
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• Our Complete Seattle St. Patrick's Day 2018 Calendar

  07-03-2018 23:47 via thestranger.com
  Parades, Concerts, Dinners, and Moreby Stranger Things To Do Staff
  
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• Spokane cop found guilty of sexually assaulting female officer

  07-03-2018 23:37
  The jury deliberated for only two hours before finding the police sergeant guilty of second-degree rape.
  
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• Legislator Says Amazon Lobbied to Stop Seattle From Enacting Tougher Pay Equity Law

  07-03-2018 23:12 via thestranger.com
  
  The bill will update Washington’s Equal Pay Act for the first time in 75 years.by Heidi GrooverWhat's Amazon so afraid of? DAVID RYDER/GETTY
  Jeff Bezos has now become the first person to top Forbes' list of the world's richest people with more than $100 billion. Meanwhile, his company has reportedly been lobbying to limit efforts to address the gender pay gap in Washington State.
  In Olympia, lobbyists and lawmakers have been negotiating over updates to Washington's pay equity law. A bill s
  
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• Man charged in White Center double-slaying

  07-03-2018 23:10
  Prosecutors charged a 26-year-old man with two counts of murder Monday for a double slaying that occurred outside a White Center bar in January.
  
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• Man charged in January White Center double-slaying

  07-03-2018 23:10
  Prosecutors charged a 26-year-old man with two counts of murder Monday for a double-slaying that occurred outside a White Center bar in January.
  
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• Teacher unions see momentum build with West Virginia strike

  07-03-2018 22:57
  The unions' victory in the West Virginia strike has given a boost to organizers who say the national spotlight on teacher pay is long overdue.
  
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• Savage Love Letter of the Day: Wife and Mother Seeking Other(s)

  07-03-2018 22:53 via thestranger.com
  by Dan Savage
  I've been in a pretty vanilla opposite-sex marriage for ten years and I'd say its been pretty sexless for the last five. Bad scene, I know. Hubby has basically no libido and I'm a frickin' horn dog. How did I last so long? Well, we were baby making and raising kids for a while and now that the hardest part is done I need to get laid. SERIOUSLY. To my complete and utter shock hubby is game to open up our relationship and for me to start getting my needs met (hallelujah choir, can yo
  
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• NASA will fly you to the sun — or at least your name

  07-03-2018 22:35
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA will fly you to the sun — or at least your name. Now until April 27, NASA is accepting online submissions for this hottest ticket in town. The names will be sent on the Parker Solar Probe all the way to the sun. Once launched this summer from Cape […]
  
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• McDonald's Celebrates Women with Empty Gesture

  07-03-2018 22:05 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie Herzog Getty Images
  Good news, sisters! We can put out the bra-burning pile and quit whining about sexual harassment. We've finally achieved the thing our foremothers worked so hard to achieve: a McDonald's sign.Business Insider reports that McDonald's is marking International Women's Day on March 8 by turning the iconic M logo upside down on all their "digital channels," and giving special Women's Day "packaging, crew shirts and hats, and bag stuffers" to 100 McDonald's franchises. At
  
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• Remembering Tom Foley, NRA's biggest target in Wash.

  07-03-2018 21:57
  A distant mirror:  House Speaker Tom Foley didn't cross the National Rifle Association until a mass shooting at Fairchild Air Force Base killed four and wounded 23.  Congress then enacted a 10-year ban on the sale of semi-automatic assault weapons. The NRA came gunning for Foley.
  
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• Connelly: Speaker Tom Foley, NRA's biggest target in Washington

  07-03-2018 21:57
  A distant mirror:  House Speaker Tom Foley didn't cross the National Rifle Association until a mass shooting at Fairchild Air Force Base killed four and wounded 23.  Congress then enacted a 10-year ban on sale of semi-automatic assault weapons. The NRA came gunning for Foley.
  
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• Connelly: Speaker Tom Foley, NRA's biggest target in Wash.

  07-03-2018 21:57
  A distant mirror:  House Speaker Tom Foley didn't cross the National Rifle Association until a mass shooting at Fairchild Air Force Base killed four and wounded 23.  Congress then enacted a 10-year ban on the sale of semi-automatic assault weapons. The NRA came gunning for Foley.
  
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• We Are Killing the World: Moving on Plastic

  07-03-2018 21:54 via thestranger.com
  by Dan SavageShocking new video taken by a diver off the tourist island of Bali shows an abundance of plastic waste in the water, in the form of bags, bottles, and buckets. pic.twitter.com/DSIIwtTINH— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 7, 2018We banned plastic bags in Seattle—after a long, protracted fight that saw defenders of plastic bags claim that
  reusable canvas bags would kill us all in a last-ditch effort to stop the ban—but it's time to move on all the other unnecessary plastic
  
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• SPD seeks bandits who shot elderly woman in home invasion robbery

  07-03-2018 21:44
  Police are looking for possibly three suspects in connection with a home invasion robbery in South Seattle in which a 71-year-old woman was pistol whipped and shot in the shoulder Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• SPD seeks bandits who shot elderly woman in home invasion

  07-03-2018 21:44
  Police are looking for possibly three suspects in connection with a home invasion robbery in South Seattle in which a 71-year-old woman was pistol whipped and shot in the shoulder Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Seattle Housing Prices Continue to Soar, as Congress Prepares to Deregulate Banks

  07-03-2018 21:43 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles Mudede Art Wager/gettyimages.com
  Two important pieces of news to consider this afternoon. The first, reported by the Seattle Times, is that the median for single-family-home prices in Seattle has reached an astounding $777,000. That is an increase of $20,000 from the last peak, which was reached in January. As for the Eastside, the median cost is almost $1 million. As expected, the explanation provided for these ever-rising prices is not speculation, but a hot jobs market.From Seattle
  
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• Manhunt on after woman found decapitated near survivalist bunker

  07-03-2018 21:39
  A 26-year-old woman was found decapitated on a northwest Washington property, prompting a search for a man described as a "person of interest" in the slaying. Investigators are now searching for Jacob Gonzales, a 34-year-old man believed to be driving a green 1990 Mitsubishi Montero with the Washington license number AYE2639. Gonzales is described as a Hispanic man with black hair and hazel eyes standing 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighing 150 pounds.
  
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• Suspect surrenders two months after 2 men killed at White Center cafe

  07-03-2018 21:37
  A sales receipt from an automotive-supply store found in the parking lot where two men were fatally shot enabled King County sheriff’s detectives to identify Merle “Chucky” Buchanan as the suspected gunman.
  
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• Students in Netherlands Chase Off Knife-Wielding School Intruder

  07-03-2018 21:15 via thestranger.com
  
  Guns in the Netherlands are strictly regulated.by Katie Herzog
  Unlike the U.S., where all you need to acquire a gun is an ID and ride to Walmart, guns are strictly regulated in the Netherlands. Self-defense is not considered a valid reason for gun ownership; hunters or marksmen who apply for gun permits must undergo extensive background checks and long waiting periods; and any involvement in a violent incident—or even being charged with a DUI—will also result in your gun permit getti
  
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• Washington lawmakers OK bill to ban housing bias based on tenant’s source of income

  07-03-2018 21:12
  The bill would make it illegal for a landlord to deny housing to a tenant for using income from subsidy programs such as Social Security, veterans benefits and housing vouchers.
  
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• Washington House OKs compromise on police deadly force bill

  07-03-2018 20:47
  Thursday is the last scheduled day for the 2018 legislative session. With lawmakers needing to approve a supplemental operating budget, time is running out for deals on highly charged issues such as guns and deadly force laws.
  
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• Assault-weapons, deadly force bills hit snags in Washington Legislature

  07-03-2018 20:47
  Thursday is the last scheduled day for the 2018 legislative session. With lawmakers needing to approve a supplemental operating budget, time is running out for deals on highly charged issues such as guns and deadly force laws.
  
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• Sheriff: Body found near Camano Island bunker was decapitated

  07-03-2018 20:46
  The Island County coroner identified the victim as 26-year-old Katherine Cunningham.
  
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• Body found near Camano Island bunker was decapitated

  07-03-2018 20:46
  The Island County coroner identified the victim as 26-year-old Katherine Cunningham.
  
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• $10 million in marijuana seized in illegal-grow bust in King County

  07-03-2018 20:46
  The two-day operation targeted 18 homes and two storage units in Renton, Federal Way, Auburn, Pacific, Kent, Seattle and unincorporated King County,
  
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• Connelly: Six Republican state House members are not seeking reelection

  07-03-2018 20:26
  State House Republican leader Rep. Dan Kristiansen becomes the sixth GOP legislator not to seek reelection in the 2018 midterm elections.
  
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• Connelly: 6 GOP state House members not seeking re-election

  07-03-2018 20:26
  State House Republican leader Rep. Dan Kristiansen becomes the sixth GOP legislator not to seek re-election in the 2018 midterm elections.
  
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• The Tamale Guy Pops Up Randomly at Bars Around Seattle, and His Tamales Are Legit

  07-03-2018 20:24 via thestranger.com
  
  by Meg van HuygenThis is how the Tamale Guy does it.MVH
  When Juan García moved to Seattle seven years ago, it didn’t take long for him to notice the critical dearth of tamales around here. Back in his hometown of Quincy, WA, where about three-quarters of the small town is Latinx, it wasn’t hard to find places offering a good, authentic tamal. You’d think in a metropolis, there’d be at least a handful. Not really, and especially not back in 2011.
  García knew
  
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• Arizona professor put on leave amid misconduct allegations

  07-03-2018 20:13
  PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona State University physics professor known for his work with the Doomsday Clock has been suspended from his job following sexual misconduct allegations. The school confirmed Wednesday that Lawrence Krauss is on paid leave while a review is conducted. Krauss did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. Buzzfeed […]
  
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• Free Will Astrology: March 8–March 14

  07-03-2018 19:48 via thestranger.com
  
  by Rob Brezsny
  ARIES (March 21–April 19): The men who work on offshore oil rigs perform demanding, dangerous tasks on a regular basis. If they make mistakes, they may get badly injured or befoul the sea with petroleum. As you might guess, the culture on these rigs has traditionally been macho, stoic, and hard-driving. But in recent years, that has changed at one company. Shell Oil's workers in the United States were trained by Holocaust survivor Claire Nuer to talk about their feelings, be
  
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• Oregon couple’s final days captured in intimate aid-in-dying video

  07-03-2018 19:40
  When a Portland couple married 66 years decided to end their lives together through Oregon's aid-in-dying law last year, it was called both "beautiful and brave." Documenting their story was one of their daughters and her husband, of Kirkland, Wash., who have now released the video to the public.
  
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• Geometric clusters of cyclones churn over Jupiter’s poles

  07-03-2018 19:13
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Jupiter’s poles are blanketed by geometric clusters of cyclones and its atmosphere is deeper than scientists suspected. These are just some of the latest findings by four international research teams, based on observations by NASA’s Juno spacecraft circling Jupiter. The scientists reported Wednesday there’s a constellation of nine cyclones over […]
  
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• Want to Help Find the Next Police Chief? Take, Like, Two Minutes to Fill Out the City's Survey

  07-03-2018 18:43 via thestranger.com
  
  If you have the time to scroll through Bachelor recaps on Twitter, you have the time to fill out this survey.by Sydney BrownstoneIt's online. You have no excuse. SPD
  What kinds of qualities should Seattle's next police chief have? If you have the time to scroll through Bachelor recaps on Twitter, you have the time to fill out the city's online survey asking just that.Some background: After plenty of rumors about a departure, Seattle police chief Kathleen O'Toole stepped down from her role in Dec
  
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• King County Assessor Hires Attorney to Look Into Allegations Against King County Democrats Chair

  07-03-2018 18:34 via thestranger.com
  King County Democrats Chair Bailey Stober is on leave from his day job at the county assessor's office.by Heidi GrooverKing County Democrats Chair Bailey Stober during a meeting in late February. screenshot from facebook live
  The King County Assessor's Office, where King County Democrats Chair Bailey Stober holds his day job, has asked an attorney to look into the allegations involving Stober's leadership of the party organization, the Seattle Times and Erica C. Barnett report.
  Stober is current
  
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• Portland’s Minority Retort Brings POC-centric Comedy to Seattle March 8

  07-03-2018 18:10 via thestranger.com
  
  Portland's Minority Retort will spotlight five of the funniest, most distinctive Seattle-area comics of color at Central Cinema, March 8.by Dave SegalMonisa Brown killed it last year when she opened for Aparna Nancherla at the Royal Room. IssaLu Photography
  In a recent interview I conducted with Central Comedy Show co-host Isaac Novak, he observed that most comedy bills in Seattle still consist of about 80-percent white males. One imagines that is also the case in Portland—or perhaps it&rs
  
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• Officers released from hospitals following N. Idaho shootout

  07-03-2018 17:28
  SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) — Both Sandpoint police officers in northern Idaho wounded in a shootout have been released from hospitals. Officer Eric Clark was released from Kootenai Health in Coeur d’Alene on Tuesday following surgeries to treat wounds to the hand and neck. Officer Michael Hutter was released from Bonner County Hospital on Monday after […]
  
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• Slog AM: Washington Number One For NRA Contributions, Bring on SPRING

  07-03-2018 17:21 via thestranger.com
  
  Also: Cohn's resignation, Canadian doctors and CaliBurger bot.by Nathalie GrahamYou seen killing machines. Politicians see $$$$. Scott Olson / Getty
  Bad news for aspiring homeowners: Median home prices are still on the rise in Seattle. The median price for a single family home hit $777,000 in February. Home prices have risen 15 percent across the Puget Sound area. The median price hit $950,000 on the Eastside. Bow your head in solidarity with me if you'll be renting with roommates for life.We&rs
  
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• Watchdog report: Failed VA leadership put patients at risk

  07-03-2018 16:02
  A stinging internal investigation finds "failed leadership at multiple levels" at the Veterans Administration during the Obama administration that put patients at a major hospital at risk. It's another blow to current Secretary David Shulkin, who also served at the agency then and now is fighting to keep his job.
  
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• Make your weekend plans now: It’s going to be WARM, forecasters say

  07-03-2018 16:00
  Sunshine and temps into the 60s are expected to reach the Puget Sound region this weekend. So if you haven't made plans, or made plans that don't involve being outside, now is the time.
  
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• Slog AM: (Under Construction)

  07-03-2018 15:55 via thestranger.com
  by Nathalie GrahamGood morning! My breakfast this morning is a very sad looking pear. Send a picture of your breakfast to [email protected]. Send it by 8 a.m. so I can throw it into this morning's Slog AM![ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  
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• Woman pistol-whipped, shot in Seattle home-invasion robbery

  07-03-2018 15:43
  A 71-year-old woman was shot and pistol-whipped Tuesday afternoon in South Seattle after two men followed her husband into their home, according to police.
  
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• Lots of questions after body found near bunker on Camano Island

  07-03-2018 15:23
  Investigators have a lot of evidence to sort through to try to figure out who killed a woman on the south end of Camano Island -- and why.
  
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• Watch: Time-lapse video shows pedestrians dodge gridlocked cars on Seattle’s Mercer Street

  07-03-2018 15:00
  This time-lapse video shows the treacherous conditions for pedestrians trying to navigate Seattle's Mercer Street.
  
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• Washington has been ranking No. 1 for state-candidate contributions from NRA. Here’s why

  07-03-2018 15:00
  According to national campaign-finance data, Washington state-level candidates collected more money from the gun-rights organization than any other state in recent years — and by a long shot.
  
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• WA has been ranking No. 1 for state-candidate contributions from NRA. Here’s why

  07-03-2018 15:00
  According to national campaign-finance data, Washington state-level candidates collected more money from the gun-rights organization than any other state in recent years — and by a long shot.
  
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