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• Burien middle-school student arrested for bringing gun to school

  12-03-2018 23:49
  Students at Sylvester Middle School reported seeing the boy with a handgun and the school was immediately placed in lockdown.
  
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• Connelly: Emotional City Council backs school walkout

  12-03-2018 23:18
  With a unanimous boost from the Seattle City Council, high school students across the city plan a Wednesday morning walkout against gun violence in schools. The action will test the staying power of a movement that has grown since the Parkland, Florida, massacre of a month ago.
  
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• Connelly: Emotional city council backs gun safety school walkout

  12-03-2018 23:18
  With a unanimous boost from the Seattle City Council, high school students across the city plan a Wednesday morning walkout against gun violence in schools. The action will test the staying power of a movement that has grown since the Parkland, Florida, massacre of a month ago.
  
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• Civil-rights, voter-law attorney Joaquin Avila, of Seattle, dies at 69

  12-03-2018 23:11
  As a former president and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Joaquin Avila was involved in multiple groundbreaking court victories that led to more Hispanics working as electricians, firefighters and border guards.
  
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• Sheriff: Teen arrested for bringing gun to Burien middle school

  12-03-2018 23:02
  A 15-year-old student was arrested after allegedly bringing a gun to a Burien middle school, according to the King County Sheriff's Office.
  
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• Skulls show women moved across medieval Europe, not just men

  12-03-2018 22:42
  BERLIN (AP) — The newcomers who arrived in the little farming villages of medieval Germany would have stood out: They had dark hair and tawny skin, spoke a strange language and had remarkably tall heads. Now scientists who investigated the unusually shaped skulls say they provide evidence that women also migrated long distances across medieval […]
  
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• Fertility-clinic breakdowns baffle experts, upset couples

  12-03-2018 22:32
  Simultaneous refrigeration failures at two fertility clinics in San Francisco and suburban Cleveland have damaged or destroyed potentially thousands of frozen eggs and embryos in the biggest such loss on record in the U.S.
  
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• Fourth foreman charged in Northwest Partitions rape case

  12-03-2018 21:57
  A fourth foreman was charged with rape last week in a case involving the chronic assault of a single dry walling apprentice who was threatened with deportation and harm to her family, court records say.
  
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• Washington Legislature sued over how it changed police deadly force law

  12-03-2018 21:51
  Eyman filed the lawsuit Monday in Thurston County Superior Court, four days after lawmakers approved and Gov. Jay Inslee signed a compromise measure backed by both activists and law enforcement groups.
  
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• Tim Eyman sues Washington state over how it changed police deadly-force law

  12-03-2018 21:51
  Eyman filed the lawsuit Monday in Thurston County Superior Court, four days after lawmakers approved and Gov. Jay Inslee signed a compromise measure backed by both activists and law-enforcement groups.
  
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• UK says ex-spy poisoned with Soviet-developed nerve agent

  12-03-2018 21:25
  LONDON (AP) — The use of Russian-developed nerve agent Novichok to poison ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter makes it “highly likely” that Russia was involved, British Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday. Novichok refers to a class of nerve agents developed in the Soviet Union near the end of the Cold War. The agents […]
  
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• 60 Minutes Interviews the Most Hated Member of Trump's Cabinet

  12-03-2018 21:08 via thestranger.com
  by Christopher Frizzelle
  Whether she's the "most hated" is debatable, but she's definitely hated, and I doubt she attracted any new fans after this interview. (If you can't view the video here, click this link and view it on the CBS site.)
  And while we're on the subject of 60 Minutes, did you see the piece Oprah reported last night?I learned a lot more watching this than I did watching Devos. Definitely worth your time:(Here's a link directly to the video.)[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to
  
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• White Supremacist Posters Found in South Lake Union

  12-03-2018 20:54 via thestranger.com
  
  Identity Evropa's leader helped organize the Charlottesville rally.by Steven Hsieh Anonymous Tipster
  The recent proliferation of Neo-nazi and white nationalist propaganda in Seattle has spread to the heart of Amazonville.Today, two tipsters claiming to be Amazon employees saw posters and stickers for Identity Evropa, a white supremacist organization known for plastering college campuses with recruitment flyers. One of the tipsters said she saw multiple Identity Evropa stickers during her commute
  
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• Judge: Trump administration violated law over smog findings

  12-03-2018 20:48
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Trump administration violated federal law when it failed to meet a deadline to identify all parts of the U.S. that don’t meet air quality standards for smog, a federal judge ruled on Monday. U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to complete the designations by the […]
  
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• Comedian Kathy Griffin Reminds Us What the Right Really Thinks of Free Speech

  12-03-2018 20:38 via thestranger.com
  
  The Department of Justice investigated comic Kathy Griffin for two months.by Katie HerzogThe Department of Justice investigated comic Kathy Griffin for two months.Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
  With much of the left currently arguing over whether or not America's college youth have abandoned free speech while the right has inexplicably poised itself as the party of free thought, it's worth reminding ourselves what government conservatives actually think of the First Amendment. And there's no on
  
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• Spun Out: 5 Essential Cuts Selected by Local DJs RightTernes and Abbie Gobeli

  12-03-2018 20:25 via thestranger.com
  
  DJs RightTernes and Abbie Gobeli—who spin eclectic sets (with much early-'00s indie-rock) in various venues and on KEXP—hype their latest favorite tracks.by Dave SegalDJ RightTernes, half of the Sonic Squeeze crew with KEXP DJ Abbie Gobeli. Invisible Hour
  DJ RIGHTTERNES (aka Megan Ternes; Suicide Squeeze Records) and Abbie Gobeli (KEXP, Sonic Boom)
  Current top 5 favorite tracks:
  Shame, "One Rizla" (Dead Oceans)
  "One of the best shows I’ve seen this year." —MT Khruangbin,"
  
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• The 32 Best Music Shows in Seattle This Week: March 12-18, 2018

  12-03-2018 19:44 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffCelebrate St. Patrick's Day EDM style at Lucky 2018 at the Tacoma Dome. Turk Photos
  Whether or not you care that St. Patrick's Day is this weekend, there are shows of every genre happening this week to keep you in a festive mood. Our music critics have picked everything from an evening of trip-heavy rock throwbacks (Chrome), to the women turning mariachi upside down (Flor De Toloache), to a legendary Chicago club scene queen (Honey Dijon). Follow the links below for
  
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• Seattle hits record 71 degrees Monday

  12-03-2018 19:43
  Monday was on track for near-record highs around Western Washington, but that's the last of the warm and dry weather on tap for at least the next week.
  
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• Rain coming back Tuesday after 3-day warm spell

  12-03-2018 19:43
  Monday was on track for near-record highs around Western Washington, but that's the last of the warm and dry weather on tap for at least the next week.
  
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• Guest Editorial: Murdock Trust’s Surprising Ties to Anti-LGBTQ Groups

  12-03-2018 19:27 via thestranger.com
  
  It's hard to reconcile Murdock's support for hate and the arts.by Monisha HarrellL to R: Monisha Harrell and Marsha Botzer Courtesy of the authors
  Which Northwest charitable foundation, known for its generous gifts to the Seattle Art Museum, Town Hall Association, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Seattle Arts and Lectures, also funds hate groups advocating for LGBTQ conversion therapy and discrimination? The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, based in Vancouver, WA, is the surprising answer.While suppo
  
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• Cerebral Tim Eyman evokes Rousseau in ballot lawsuit

  12-03-2018 19:27
  In a new lawsuit filed Monday, lawsuit, initiative promoter Tim Eyman quotes 18th Century French enlightenment philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and affirms that courts "say what the law is."
  
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• Which Part of My Elevator Is the Most Seattle?

  12-03-2018 19:15 via thestranger.com
  
  "Good hygience should be practiced every day, but especially if you are taking elevators on a regular basis."by Chase BurnsThis isn't my elevator. But look at those Pikachus! Tomohiro Ohsumi / Stringer
  There are two parts of my elevator that I'd like you to review.
  First, this skyline wallpaper:
  Pretty!
  And now, this very informative sign:🙀The full text here:How to Practice Good Elevator Etiquette
  The rules of riding in an elevator are unclear to many people. Are you supposed to hold the
  
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• Lime's E-Bikes Are a Game-Changer, So Don't Hide Them in Your Garage

  12-03-2018 19:01 via thestranger.com
  
  A message from your neighborhood social reformerby Katie Herzog Lime BikeSpring has sprung! Or, at least, false spring, in which the Pacific Northwest gets just enough sunshine to fool us into thinking that the rainy season has finally ended before, a day or two later, the clouds return and it's back to depression and plastic outerwear until July. I celebrated false spring this weekend with my inaugural ride on one of the electric Lime bikes dotting the city. Unlike regular Lime bikes (or Spin o
  
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• Eugene police disregarded one-third of daily service calls, records show

  12-03-2018 18:39
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Statistics show the Eugene Police Department disregarded one-third of the daily average service calls it received. The Eugene Register-Guard reports Interim Police Director David James recently told city councilors the department did so because the calls were deemed low priority and no officer would be available — either immediately or hours […]
  
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• Eugene police disregarded one-third of daily service calls

  12-03-2018 18:39
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The Eugene Police Department disregarded one-third of the daily average service calls it received, according to recent statistics from the department. Interim Police Director David James recently told city councilors the department did so because the calls were deemed low priority and no officer would be available — either immediately or […]
  
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• Seattle City Council to Consider Supporting Student Walkout for Gun Reform

  12-03-2018 18:37 via thestranger.com
  
  City Council members to decide the kids are probably all right.by Sydney BrownstoneGarfield High students, ol' pros at protesting, during a student walkout in November of 2016. Jen Graves
  We talk all the time about meaningless resolutions passed by the Seattle City Council, but it is noteworthy when elected officials publicly support young people's protests—especially protests that break school rules.This coming Wednesday, high school activists across the country, including here in Seattle
  
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• Portland scrap fire spreads to apartments; cats killed

  12-03-2018 18:25
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A massive fire ignited Monday at a Portland auto-wrecking yard and spread to an apartment building and a duplex. No injuries were reported in the eight to 10 units that were destroyed, but firefighters said more than a dozen cats died. The blaze started at about 9 a.m. on a breezy, […]
  
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• Northeast Portland scrap-yard fire spreads, destroys duplex and apartments

  12-03-2018 18:25
  PORTLAND — A large fire at an auto-salvage yard has destroyed homes and sent heavy smoke into the Portland sky. The Oregonian/Oregon Live reported late Monday morning that the fire had spread to and destroyed a nearby apartment building and duplex. No one was believed to be injured or trapped, but several pets were killed, […]
  
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• 2 employees of Seattle motel wounded in shooting over late rent payment

  12-03-2018 18:15
  Police said the victims were treated at the scene by Seattle Fire Department medics for superficial wounds.
  
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• Washington State Will Do More Study on High-Speed Rail Connecting Seattle, Portland, Vancouver

  12-03-2018 17:49 via thestranger.com
  
  Please, please, please.by Heidi GrooverA bullet train in Tokyo.JianGang Wang
  Not only did the Washington State Legislature spare Sound Transit a funding cut in this year's legislative session, but it also quietly directed $1.2 million toward a new type of transit.In their final supplemental transportation budget approved late last week, state lawmakers approved $1.2 million for another analysis of high-speed rail between Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver, B.C.The idea of a rail corridor between t
  
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• Live Review: Lorde Reminds Us How to Dance When Everything Hurts

  12-03-2018 17:23 via thestranger.com
  
  Which is almost all the time.by Heidi GrooverLorde played Key Arena on March 9. rich smith
  Around the halfway point in Lorde’s Friday night show at Key Arena, it was obvious we’d reached The Serious Part. She sat down in a flowing white skirt, the stage went dark except for the spotlight on her, and she sang the two slow ballads from her new album, plus a cover of Frank Ocean’s “Solo.” It was beautiful. She looked beautiful. The cell phone flashlights in the crowd w
  
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• The First Junk: We're Going to See Those Pics

  12-03-2018 16:53 via thestranger.com
  by Dan SavageEvery Trump supporter who calls Stormy Daniels a "scank" (sic) on Twitter brings us one step closer to seeing our first (but not our last) presidential dick pic. Because with each passing day/each insulting tweet, Daniels seems more determined to show-and-tell all. NBCNews:
  Adult film star Stormy Daniels is offering to give back the $130,000 she was paid for her silence so she can speak freely about President Donald Trump and release any text messages, photos and videos she might ha
  
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• Dog survives after being shot twice in abdomen, giving birth

  12-03-2018 16:51
  LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — A dog is recovering after surviving two gunshot wounds in her abdomen and giving birth to a litter of eight puppies. The dog named Merida, who is believed to be a Rottweiler-chow mix, was found severely injured on Feb. 22 in a shed in horrid conditions near Spalding. Her puppies were […]
  
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• Dog in Idaho survives being shot twice in abdomen, giving birth

  12-03-2018 16:51
  LEWISTON, Idaho — A dog is recovering after surviving two gunshot wounds in her abdomen and giving birth to a litter of eight puppies. The Lewiston Tribune reported Merida the apparent Rottweiler-chow mix was found severely injured on Feb. 22 in a shed in horrid conditions near Spalding. Her puppies were infected with canine parvovirus. […]
  
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• Slog AM: Durkan's Free Community College Plan, Seattle Braces For Sun, Dogs Are Good

  12-03-2018 16:14 via thestranger.com
  
  Navy SEALs want our parks, Washington teens plan walkouts, Betsy Devos is a dumbassby Nathalie GrahamStraight to summer today. Slap on some SPF.gregobagel / Getty
  Oh! Glorious day! Wake up and feel the sunshine on your face. Quit groaning about that hour, that sweet, precious hour, daylight savings brutally snatched from you yesterday. It’s March 12th and it’s spring! I’m obligated to clarify that spring isn’t technically until March 20th, but it’s going to be 70 de
  
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• Early morning fire destroys Kent mobile home; 5 escape

  12-03-2018 16:05
  Five people managed to escape from a fire that destroyed a mobile home early Monday in Kent.
  
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• Hubert de Givenchy, French clothing designer who transformed Audrey Hepburn into a style legend, dies at 91

  12-03-2018 15:40
  For more than four decades, Hubert de Givenchy bridged the American and Parisian fashion worlds, designing effortlessly chic clothes that adorned European royalty and Hollywood stars.
  
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• Seattle just made history with high temps in the 70s. Here’s how it happened

  12-03-2018 15:12
  Hey, you in the shorts and shades: It's still winter, remember? But Monday, atmospheric conditions aligned to bring record-breaking warmth. Tuesday? Not so much. Back to our regularly scheduled gray and drippy programming.
  
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• Here’s why it’s been so warm in Seattle — and how we set a record today

  12-03-2018 15:12
  Hey, you in the shorts and shades: It's still winter, remember? But today, atmospheric conditions aligned to bring record-breaking warmth. Tomorrow? Not so much. Back to our regularly scheduled gray and drippy programming.
  
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• Here’s why it’s been so warm in Seattle — and how we could set a record today

  12-03-2018 15:12
  Spring is more than a week away, yet we could feel record-breaking warmth on Monday if a few atmospheric conditions align.
  
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• Seattle-area Girl Scouts victims of attempted armed robbery, thefts

  12-03-2018 15:07
  Two men with a gun tried to rob Girl Scouts selling cookies in front of a Tacoma store on Saturday evening and two other troops lost a total of $160 after they were handed counterfeit bills.
  
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• Tacoma school security guards want their guns back

  12-03-2018 14:06
  TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington school district took away the handguns of nine security guards before the start of the school year. Those guards now want their weapons back. The News Tribune reports a hearing next month may decide whether the patrol guards who work for Tacoma Public Schools get their 9 mm Glocks. […]
  
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• Washington state’s public pensions include $5.3M in gun-related investments

  12-03-2018 14:00
  The amount is a tiny fraction of the $98 billion in total assets managed by the Washington State Investment Board and is dwarfed by the largest single stock holding of $573.3 million in Apple.
  
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• The tale of Rex, the Des Moines dog who took bullets for his teenage best friend

  12-03-2018 14:00
  Rex the Dog took two to three bullets to defend his 16-year-old owner in a Des Moines home invasion. Rex does have a few flaws, but when it mattered, he was a true hero.
  
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• Seattle-area students channel Parkland survivors’ activism, plan walkouts for gun control

  12-03-2018 14:00
  Students in dozens of schools throughout the region plan to stage walkouts Wednesday, a month after the Florida school shooting, and also participate in Seattle’s March For Our Lives 10 days later.
  
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• Navy wants to use more Washington state parks for stealth SEAL training

  12-03-2018 14:00
  The Navy wants to use 29 state maritime parks for stealth SEAL training, but state parks officials have yet to begin a review of the plan and say approval is no sure thing.
  
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• Mayor Durkan’s plan to make first two years of college free takes shape

  12-03-2018 14:00
  As Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan rolls out her plan to make community college free, a new national report by a think tank says such plans have the greatest success when their message is simple.
  
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• Latest nor’easter could dump a foot or more of snow on East Coast

  12-03-2018 12:46
  BOSTON (AP) — Winter-weary New Englanders are preparing for blizzard conditions, a foot or more of snow and high winds as the third major nor’easter in two weeks bears down on the Northeast. The National Weather Service on Monday issued a winter storm warning for much of New England and a winter weather advisory for […]
  
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• Big storm heading for New England could dump a foot or more of snow

  12-03-2018 12:46
  BOSTON (AP) — Winter-weary New Englanders are preparing for blizzard conditions, more than a foot of snow and high winds as the third major nor’easter in two weeks bears down on the Northeast. The National Weather Service on Monday issued a blizzard warning for much of the Massachusetts coast, a winter storm warning for most […]
  
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