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• Connelly: Cantwell has $4.7 million in bank, other Senate women in tight races

  23-04-2018 23:57
  Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., is sitting in the catbird seat. The three-term Democrat has $4.7 million in the bank for her reelection campaign after the first quarter of 2018, and as yet has no "name" Republican challenger.Other Democratic women in the Senate aren't so lucky. Three are facing tough reelection races in states carried by Donald Trump in 2018. But women are showing great fundraising clout in this year's election cycle.
  
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• The 84 Best Things To Do in Seattle This Week: April 23-29, 2018

  23-04-2018 23:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffDon't miss the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's shows this weekend. Andrew Eccles
  Our music critics have already chosen the 34 best music shows this week, but now it's our arts critics' turn to pick the best events in their areas of expertise. Here are their picks in every genre—from Independent Bookstore Day to The Stranger's Night School: What To Do With White Nationalists In Your Neighborhood, from the Bacon and Beer Classic to the Seattle Erotic Art Fe
  
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• Bernie Sanders to Introduce Plan to Guarantee Jobs, Health Care

  23-04-2018 23:20 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie HerzogBernie Sanders, American SocialistJoe Raedle/Getty Images
  The dream of socialism is alive in Bernie Land.The Washington Post reported Monday that Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is soon to roll out a plan that would gauranetee every American a job—with benefits—starting at $15 an hour.From the Post's Jeff Stein:Sanders joins two other rumored 2020 Democratic presidential contenders who have expressed support for the idea of a jobs guarantee. The push reflects a leftward mo
  
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• Sheriff: Man sought to buy teen girls' underwear at Tukwila bus stops

  23-04-2018 23:18
  After several anonymous witnesses alerted King County detectives to stacks of notes at Tukwila bus stations seeking to trade cash for young girls' underwear, the Sheriff's Office set up a sting.
  
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• Savage Love Letter of the Day: Affair Partner Pulls Out (After Pushing In Repeatedly)

  23-04-2018 23:00 via thestranger.com
  by Dan Savage
  At a recent large work conference, I met a hot, interesting, married guy, who lives in another country. We hooked up twice at the event—once drunk, once sober. The sex was great, and afterwards, I asked him how often he had cheated on his wife. He said three or four times before me.
  A week later, he adds me on LinkedIn (seriously). We started chatting, progressed onto WhatsApp and arranged to meet for a weekend in another city two months later. During the two months, we spoke
  
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• Murder, homeless camp shooting net 22 years for Seattle man

  23-04-2018 22:59
  A 24-year-old man was sentenced to 22 years in prison Friday for two separate shootings in South Seattle, including a 2015 slaying outside the Sodo Salvation Army and a 2016 homeless camp shooting.
  
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• Man Who Sued Ed Murray for Sexual Abuse Died of Accidental Overdose

  23-04-2018 22:53 via thestranger.com
  by Heidi GrooverDelvonn Heckard, who sued former mayor Ed Murray last year for alleged sexual abuse, died of an accidental overdose in an Auburn Motel in February, the Seattle Times reports.Heckard sued Murray last April, saying Murray repeatedly "raped and molested" him and paid him money for sex in the 1980s when Murray was in his 30s and Heckard was a teenager. Heckard later dropped his case. At the time, his lawyers said he was in treatment for drug addiction. Heckard later refiled his case
  
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• Up Fans Rejoice: Famed Edith Macefield House is Safe... For Now

  23-04-2018 22:45 via thestranger.com
  
  Thousands showed up to support keeping the Macefield House in place over the weekend.by Katie HerzogEdith Macefield died in 2008, but her house lives on in Ballard. Edith Macefield House/Facebook
  Last week, rumors spread online that the Edith Macefield House was soon to be razed.The small, boarded-up home on 46th Avenue became famous in the mid 2000s after Edith Macefield, the elderly home owner, refused to sell it to developers despite a million dollar offer for her property. Undeterred, the de
  
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• Taylor Mac Responds to the Angry White Heckler Who "Shut Down" Mac's Recent Performance In Seattle

  23-04-2018 22:26 via thestranger.com
  
  One audience member called the evening "a victory for performance art."by Chase BurnsThe Moore Theatre was lit with white fragility on 4/20.Kelly O
  "Not all white people are racist." That's what one audience member stopped the performance of Taylor Mac's A 24-Decade History of Popular Music to tell everyone at The Moore last Friday. And she wasn't going to leave the theater until everyone heard her out.Backing up:In its fullest form, A 24-Decade History of Popular Music is meant to be a 24-hour
  
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• Man who sued Ed Murray, alleging sex abuse, died from accidental overdose

  23-04-2018 22:21
  Delvonn Heckard had been in recovery for addiction to cocaine and other illicit drugs when he sued Ed Murray, alleging the Seattle mayor had repeatedly paid him for sex in the late 1980s when he was a teenager.
  
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• Waffle House Shooter Taken Into Custody

  23-04-2018 22:06 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan Savage
  Travis Reinking was taken alive, unlike all those unarmed black guys with cell phones in their hands who weren't wanted for anything. The details of Reinking's arrest haven't been released yet so we don't know whether authorities took him to Burger King.Let us remember the names and faces of the young men and woman who were taken from us this weekend in the Waffle House shooting.Taurean Sanderlin 29
  Akilah Dasilva, 23
  Joe Perez, 20
  DeEbony Groves, 21 pic.twitter.com/tcnXoPoo21&mdas
  
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• New NASA boss gets ‘hearty congratulations’ from space

  23-04-2018 22:03
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s new boss is already getting cheers from space. Immediately after being sworn into office Monday by Vice President Mike Pence, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine took a call from the three U.S. astronauts at the International Space Station who offered “hearty congratulations.” The Oklahoma congressman became the 13th administrator of […]
  
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• Tonight, Alexander Chee Reads from His Engrossing New Nonfiction Collection at Hugo House

  23-04-2018 21:41 via thestranger.com
  
  by Rich SmithHe's coming to Seattle with a book of essays on April 23.M. SHARKEY
  The title of Alexander Chee's collection of essays, How to Write an Autobiographical Novel, is a joke. Chee is well-known for his first novel, the semi-autobiographical Edinburgh, and his second novel, The Queen of the Night, which came out in 2016. The new essay collection is not a "how-to," though, as the title suggests. As you read each of Chee's engrossing, smart, insightful, intimate, moving, responsibly advent
  
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• Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee to Bill Maher: ‘We’ve got the best weed’

  23-04-2018 21:10
  Governor Jay Inslee called Washington state's pot the best in the country in an interview with Bill Maher on his HBO show Friday night.
  
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• James Comey Is in Seattle Today

  23-04-2018 21:00 via thestranger.com
  Meanwhile, Amazon is only allowing people who bought Comey's book to review it.by Sydney BrownstoneAn hour ago, Comey gave a talk to what looks like a sizable crowd of Amazon employees about his new book, A Higher Loyalty:
  In line to see @Comey. Thx for bringing his perspective to us @Amazon! pic.twitter.com/KZrTCzZZCn
  — Kevin Freitas (@kevinfreitas) April 23, 2018 2 great things about work at Amazon: free bananas, + opportunity 2 hear James Comey talk about his book & experiences. pic
  
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• The 34 Best Music Shows in Seattle This Week: April 23–29, 2018

  23-04-2018 20:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffSee Doomtree artist Dessa blend "mainstream and feminist rap in a provocative way" this Friday. Chad Kamenshine
  Whatever you're in the mood for this week, we've got options here—our music critics have picked everything from a puppet-filled celebration of Stravinsky's woefully under-sung minor pieces (Stravinsky's Persephone), to the necessary injection of reggaeton into the local music scene (DJ Python), to four whole days of music from experimental, free-wave
  
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• Tomorrow: Join Night School for a Panel on What We Should Do About White Nationalists

  23-04-2018 20:22 via thestranger.com
  
  What's the best response to hate?by Steven HsiehHow do we respond to this? CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY
  Every month, The Stranger's Night School invites guest speakers to take on our country's most vexing problems. So far this year, we've held events on consent and gun violence. Tomorrow, we'll be tackling the disturbing rise of white nationalism and other far-right extremist movements during the Trump era. The event will take place at St. John's Bar and Eatery from 6 to 8 pm.
  Emboldened by the presid
  
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• Police Reports Illustrated: Horton Hears a Slur ... by a Man in a Cat in the Hat Suit!

  23-04-2018 20:05 via thestranger.com
  
  This PRI is inspired by the late, great Dr. Seuss.by Callan BerryCallan Berry[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  
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• Source of E. coli-contaminated romaine lettuce still a mystery, FDA says

  23-04-2018 20:00
  U.S. officials said Monday they still haven't pinpointed the source of a nationwide outbreak of dangerous E. coli infections from romaine lettuce.
  
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• At least 3 tornadoes confirmed from Alabama, Florida storms

  23-04-2018 19:52
  FOLEY, Ala. (AP) — The National Weather Service confirms at least three tornadoes in Alabama from Sunday storms, and is surveying other parts of southern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. A storm with estimated winds of 80 mph (130 kph) overturned five recreational vehicles at the Anchors Aweigh RV Resort near Foley after 3 p.m. […]
  
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• Spun Out: 5 Essential Cuts Selected by Local DJ Shawn Dempsey

  23-04-2018 19:47 via thestranger.com
  
  Seattle's preeminent DJ of "dad house," Shawn Dempsey, picks his current top 5 tracks.by Dave SegalShawn Dempsey strives to always keep you dancing—preferably with "dad house" music. Vicky Fehl
  SHAWN DEMPSEY (Patchwerks)
  Current top 5 tracks:
  "When I became a father the first time round, I tried to keep the dream alive with a livestream I called Dad House. It was a way to play my records & cassettes while still responsibly watching my kids. Here are some dad house jams."
  Dungen, "H&aum
  
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• Body of Monroe woman recovered from Snohomish County waterway

  23-04-2018 19:20
  The victim was previously identified as Jazmine Weitlauf, 22, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.
  
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• Testing LimeBike’s scooter in Seattle: New era for transportation, or next menace on the streets?

  23-04-2018 19:10
  Certain people in my house are big fans of the Lime-E shareable electric bikes as a new option for getting around the neighborhood, so we were excited when we spotted one of the new Lime-S electric scooters making a cameo this weekend at a neighborhood "bike rodeo" safety event for kids.
  
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• Veteran who survived blast receives unusual penis transplant

  23-04-2018 19:03
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A veteran who lost his genitals from a blast in Afghanistan has received the world’s most extensive penis transplant, and doctors said Monday he is recovering well and expected to leave the hospital this week. Saying they wanted to address “an unspoken injury of war,” Johns Hopkins University surgeons rebuilt the man’s […]
  
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• One of the most worrisome predictions about climate change may be coming true

  23-04-2018 18:56
  Part of a former NASA climate scientist's dire scenario — of water from melting glaciers upending the circulation of the oceans — appears to be confirmed by a new oceanographic study.
  
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• Connelly: Rep. Al Swift was a man of martinis, cigars -- and class

  23-04-2018 18:50
  Al Swfit was an effective congressman -- back when Congress was effective -- as well as a very funny man.  He died over the weekend, but achievements and memories will live on.
  
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• Remember Milo Yiannopoulos?

  23-04-2018 18:45 via thestranger.com
  by Dan SavageNYC-DSA CLC comrades just shouted Milo Yiannopoulos out of a Manhattan bar 😙👌 pic.twitter.com/CjWR77DAh9
  — Tim 🌱 (@timtakestime) April 22, 2018Milo Yiannopoulos walked into a bar in New York City yesterday—a bar where the New York City chapter of the DSA just so happened to be meeting. Milo wanted to be famous and he is. He was recognized and the small crowd began chanting, "Nazi scum get out!" It was chanted from what appears to be a respectful d
  
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• Mother, child struck by car, injured in Renton school zone

  23-04-2018 18:08
  A car hit a mother and child, sending both to the hospital in serious and critical conditions — respectively — in a school zone south of Seattle.
  
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• ICYMI: Washington Initiative Would Raise the Purchase Age for Semi-Automatic Weapons

  23-04-2018 18:08 via thestranger.com
  
  From 18 to 21.by Heidi GrooverBallard High students during a March walkout to protest gun violence. Sydney Brownstone
  A prominent gun safety organization will soon begin gathering signatures to get the latest initiative on the ballot. The Alliance for Gun Responsibility announced a ballot measure to raise the purchase age for semi-automatic weapons to 21, expand background checks for those purchases, and make other changes. The same group was behind two other successful initiatives in Washington
  
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• Mother, child hit by car in Renton school zone; child critically hurt

  23-04-2018 17:52
  The child was listed in critical condition and the mother is in serious condition at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
  
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• Child critically hurt, adult serious after being struck near Renton school

  23-04-2018 17:52
  The child was listed in critical condition and the adult in serious condition at Harborview Medical Center.
  
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• The Southern White House: Passing It On

  23-04-2018 17:31 via thestranger.com
  by Dan SavageThe new slang for vagina is "Southern White House." Pass it on.
  — Emily Nussbaum (@emilynussbaum) April 21, 2018 [ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  
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• Sunday morning fire destroys Spokane landmark eatery

  23-04-2018 17:21
  SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Fire has destroyed a landmark restaurant in Spokane. The fire early Sunday morning destroyed Shogun, a sushi and hibachi restaurant east of downtown. Firefighters attempted to enter the building and attack the fire from inside, but were unable to because of heavy smoke and flames. Multiple engines poured fire on the […]
  
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• Slog AM: King County's Homelessness System Lacks Leadership, Finally It Is Sunny And Our Bones Will Thaw

  23-04-2018 17:08 via thestranger.com
  
  Seattle's air quality is bad, Seattle's economy is good, Shania Twain backtracks after saying she would have voted for Trumpby Nathalie GrahamApril showers bring the skin-sizzling wrath of the sun amnat11 / Getty Images
  No central authority for homelessness crisis: All Home is the organization that is supposed to handle King County homelessness services. The total operational budget for homelessness in the county is about $195 million annually. But, All Home can only make policy recommendations
  
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• New Mexico nuke repository defends plant safety plans

  23-04-2018 16:48
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A U.S. Department of Energy official says new procedures in place would have detected a drum filled with radioactive materials that ruptured earlier this month at Idaho’s Radioactive Waste Management Complex The Albuquerque Journal reports Todd Shrader, manager of Waste Isolation Pilot Plant’s Department of Energy field office in Carlsbad, said […]
  
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• Google touts $1.8 billion investment in Oregon data center

  23-04-2018 16:37
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Google has issued a report highlighting the economic contributions of its six U.S. data centers, including its original facility in The Dalles. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the Silicon Valley company said Monday it has invested $10.5 billion building data centers across the country since 2006, when it opened its Oregon location along […]
  
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• Fire destroys house in Everett

  23-04-2018 16:16
  EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A house caught fire in Everett, destroying the inside of the home that had recently been vacated. KOMO reports the fire was reported by neighbors around 2:30 a.m. Monday. Nobody was hurt, although firefighters arrived to find flames shooting from multiple sides of the building. Investigators are looking into the cause. […]
  
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• Meteorologists: High temps in Seattle area will near — or break — all-time records this week

  23-04-2018 16:12
  The Seattle area's forecast calls for a whopping 81 degrees on Thursday. Only 10 times since 1945 has the area had a streak of three or more days of 70 degrees-plus in April.
  
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• ‘It’s pretty rare for us’: Get ready for an odds-defying stretch of 70-degree-plus days in the Seattle area

  23-04-2018 16:12
  Only 10 times since 1945 has the Seattle area had a streak of three or more days of 70 degrees-plus in April.
  
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• This tiny house village allows drugs. Should it have been put in a high drug-traffic area?

  23-04-2018 15:00
  Seattle is experimenting with a tiny house village that allows drug use, but some in the nearby neighborhood don’t like being experimented on.
  
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• New children’s book dives deep into the Salish Sea

  23-04-2018 15:00
  There’s a new book for children about the ecology of the Salish Sea — and a campaign to put it in the hands of every Washington fifth- and sixth-grader.
  
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• Inspection finds ailing goats and sheep at Redmond research lab

  23-04-2018 15:00
  Pi Bioscientific in Redmond was also cited for problems in 2016. Activists seek photos taken by inspectors, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture cites invasion of privacy and possible embarrassment as reasons for keeping any pictures secret.
  
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• In King County’s fragmented homelessness system, calls for a change

  23-04-2018 15:00
  All Home, King County’s coordinating agency for homelessness, begins a two-day discussion about “gaps in accountability” for the crisis.
  
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• As Seattle struggles with bike lanes, Vancouver, B.C., has won the battle

  23-04-2018 15:00
  Seattle’s leaders are working to build a network of connected bike lanes, but every inch of pavement is contested and tensions run high. In Vancouver, which already has such a network, cycling numbers are up. Driving numbers are down. And the opposition has largely melted away.
  
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• Authorities: Spiked marijuana brownies sicken high schoolers

  23-04-2018 13:12
  SPRINGDALE, Md. (AP) — Maryland police say six students at two high schools have reported feeling sick after eating spiked brownies last week. News outlets report one of the students at the Charles H. Flowers High School was hospitalized and three others were assessed after eating brownies that may have contained synthetic marijuana. Prince George’s […]
  
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• Bloomberg gives $4.5M to UN climate body, softening US cuts

  23-04-2018 11:15
  BERLIN (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is donating $4.5 million to the United Nations body that oversees climate change negotiations. Bloomberg, who has long championed the fight against global warming, will make up the shortfall in the agency’s budget caused by U.S. funding cuts. Congress cut funding for the Bonn, Germany-based […]
  
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• Michigan water activist, 6 others win environmental prize

  23-04-2018 06:18
  FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A woman who played a key role in exposing the lead-tainted water disaster in Flint, Michigan, is among seven people from around the world to be awarded a Goldman Environmental Prize for grassroots environmental activism. LeeAnne Walters was repeatedly rebuffed by Gov. Rick Snyder’s administration, even as she confronted regulators with […]
  
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• Etched deep into Seattle’s soul, Kusak Cut Glass Works nears end

  23-04-2018 05:00
  The market has changed, Chuck Kusak says, and hand engraving is a dying breed. Since the building has been sold, Kusak Cut Class Works will have to close.
  
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• Pooch rescued from Oregon shelter now works as Washington K-9 dog

  23-04-2018 04:26
  A shelter rescue dog named Sawyer is now the bane of drug criminals in the Tri-Cities area after joining the Benton County Sheriff’s Office as a drug-detection K-9 officer.
  
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• Eugene, Oregon, may adopt buffer zone between marijuana shops

  23-04-2018 04:05
  The proliferation of pot shops in downtown Eugene, Oregon, has the city council pondering a buffer zone between marijuana merchants.
  
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