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• Woman on foot hit by car, critically injured near Pike Place Market

  01-05-2018 23:55
  A woman suffered life-threatening injuries Tuesday afternoon when she was hit by a car at First Avenue and Pine Street, Seattle police said.
  
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• The Biggest May Events

  01-05-2018 23:21 via thestranger.com
  The 150 Biggest Arts, Music, Food, and Cultural Events You Need To Know Aboutby Stranger Things To Do StaffIn Seattle, there are lots of ways to go out and enjoy the increasingly warmer weather that May offers. But, to make sure you don't miss out on the biggest ones, we've compiled 150 major arts, music, food, and cultural events you need to know about below, including events happening for Cinco de Mayo and Mother's Day. You’ll also find everything from film festivals (like the Seattle In
  
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• Your Complete Guide to May 2018 Events in Seattle

  01-05-2018 23:19 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffSpend Memorial Day weekend at Sasquatch! Music Festival with artists like Bon Iver, Spoon, Vince Staples, David Byrne, and many, many more. Christopher Nelson
  In Seattle, there are lots of ways to go out and enjoy the increasingly warmer weather that May offers, all of which you can find on our Things To Do calendar. But, to make sure you don't miss out on the biggest ones, we've compiled 150 major arts, music, food, and cultural events you need to know about below,
  
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• US government warns Utah about unsafe ozone levels

  01-05-2018 23:18
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ozone pollution levels that can be harmful to people’s lungs exceed federal thresholds along a stretch of Utah’s most-populated metropolitan areas in the summer and in the winter in a rural area where oil and gas operations are prevalent, Utah state regulators said Tuesday. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sent […]
  
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• Storage plan for spent fuel adds to U.S. nuclear debate

  01-05-2018 23:06
  Dozens packed a meeting in Roswell, N.M., to discuss a proposal to construct a below-ground space that could house about 100,000 metric tons of used fuel from the nation's commercial reactors.
  
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• Landlords Sue Over Seattle Law Helping People with Criminal Records Get Housing

  01-05-2018 22:41 via thestranger.com
  
  The law bars landlords from refusing tenants because of criminal records.by Heidi GrooverLandlords are suing over a law meant to help people with criminal records find housing. WILLIAM ANDREW/GETTY
  Landlords represented by the Pacific Legal Foundation are once again suing over a law in Seattle protecting renters.The Rental Housing Association of Washington, which represents landlords, and PLF today announced a suit challenging Seattle's Fair Chance Housing law, claiming it violates the state and
  
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• Savage Love Letter of the Day: Three Couples and a Kid

  01-05-2018 22:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan Savage
  I am currently in an open relationship with a wonderful woman (Caroline), who is, in turn, in an open relationship with a great guy named Chuck. While we tend to do most activities as two separate couples, the three of us get along well and often spend time together as friends.
  Caroline and I started off as roommates and rent a house together. Recently Caroline has suggested having Chuck move in with us. We've all spent enough time together that I am comfortable with this idea as I
  
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• Live Updates: May Day 2018

  01-05-2018 22:08 via thestranger.com
  
  by The StrangerMay Day 2017 was relatively peaceful Nate Gowdy
  Happy May Day. For some, today is a seasonal celebration marked by costumed people dancing in a field. For many others, today is International Workers Day. In Seattle, El Comité will lead a march this afternoon from Judkins Park to downtown Seattle "to publicly expose ICE activity in Washington State." On past May Days, anarchists have broken windows and police have deployed dangerous crowd-control devices, but things stayed r
  
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• Federal judge in Seattle says U.S. can’t immediately revoke man’s DACA status

  01-05-2018 22:06
  Daniel Ramirez Medina, 25, drew international attention last year when the government revoked his status in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and placed him in deportation proceedings, even though he has no criminal record.
  
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• Seattle sued over law meant to help renters with criminal records get housing

  01-05-2018 22:02
  Some landlords claim the law violates their due-process rights by preventing them from protecting themselves and their tenants.
  
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• May Day 2018 in Seattle: How the marches and protests unfolded

  01-05-2018 21:46
  We had reporters and photographers spread throughout Seattle Tuesday, covering an annual May Day march to promote immigrants' and workers' rights downtown and other protests. Here's what they heard and saw.
  
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• Live updates from May Day 2018: March for Immigrant and Workers Rights begins at Seattle’s Judkins Park

  01-05-2018 21:46
  We have reporters and photographers ready to react to events in Seattle today, including a march to a federal building in downtown Seattle. Here's what they're seeing and hearing so far.
  
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• Live | Follow the latest updates from May Day 2018 events in Seattle

  01-05-2018 21:46
  We have reporters and photographers ready to react to events in Seattle today, including a march to promote immigrants' and workers' rights in downtown Seattle. Here's what they're seeing and hearing so far.
  
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• Washington Joins Coalition of States Fighting Scott Pruitt's Rollback of Vehicle Emissions Standards

  01-05-2018 21:35 via thestranger.com
  
  But let's not forget that Ferguson is fighting against local tribes in the US Supreme Court over another serious environmental issue: salmon.by Sydney BrownstoneBut let's not forget that Ferguson is fighting against local tribes in the US Supreme Court over another serious environmental issue: salmon. JOE MABEL/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
  If Trump administration officials did something, you can probably assume Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson sued them for it. This time, Ferguson has filed a lawsu
  
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• Trailhead Direct offers shuttle service from Seattle to the Issaquah Alps, with more stops coming soon

  01-05-2018 21:35
  The Trailhead Direct shuttle service that ran as a brief trial last year is now transporting passengers from the Mount Baker Transit Center to trailheads in the Issaquah Alps. Journeys from Capitol Hill to Teneriffe and Mount Si will begin in May.
  
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• Listen to Jenn Champion's "O.M.G. I'm All Over It" and Catch Her on the Hot Takes with Hot Dykes Radio Show

  01-05-2018 21:35 via thestranger.com
  
  Big day for Jenn Champion fans: She drops a peppy new electro-pop single and appears on Hollow Earth Radio's Hot Takes with Hot Dykes.by Dave SegalYou might be Fonda this song. Hardly Art Records
  Jenn Champion (formerly Jenn Ghetto, S, Carissa's Wierd, Crictor) releases a new digital single today, "O.M.G. I'm All Over It." Where previous works portrayed her as an ultra-empathic bedroom-pop consoler (see the albums Sadstyle, I'm Not as Good at It as You, and Cool Choices for proof), this new trac
  
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• Federal judge sides with fish in Klamath Basin water dispute

  01-05-2018 21:35
  PORTLAND (AP) — A federal judge has denied a request from Klamath Basin farmers and ranchers to ease their water situation this spring. A court injunction requires the Bureau of Reclamation to hold 50,000 acre-feet of stored water in Upper Klamath Lake through early June to flush away a deadly parasite that infects threatened coho […]
  
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• The Rachel Divide Reveals a Few Surprising Details About a Pariah's Past

  01-05-2018 21:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie Herzog
  Many people have argued that The Rachel Divide—Netflix's new documentary about Rachel Dolezal—should never have been released. This point hasn't just been made by thumb pundits on Twitter, but by people in the film itself, including some of her friends and family, who rightly point out that if the subject of the film wanted the controversy surrounding her to end, taking part in a film about her life is not exactly the best way to disappear.But Rachel Dolezal does not
  
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• Rachel Divided Reveals a Few Surprising Details About a Pariah's Past

  01-05-2018 21:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie Herzog
  Many people have argued that The Rachel Divide—Netflix's new documentary about Rachel Dolezal—should never have been released. This point hasn't just been made by thumb pundits on Twitter, but by people in the film itself, including some of her friends and family, who rightly point out that if the subject of the film wanted the controversy surrounding her to end, taking part in a film about her life is not exactly the best way to disappear.But Rachel Dolezal does not
  
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• T-Mobile and Sprint: Don’t pop the champagne quite yet

  01-05-2018 21:11
  The merger will face the same regulatory questions that derailed previous attempts at consolidation.
  
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• Suspect arrested in death of brother of ex-Husky star Budda Baker

  01-05-2018 20:46
  Robert Baker was killed on April 22 after reports of gunfire in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood at about 1:45 a.m., as bars were closing
  
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• Invasive, fist-sized Cuban tree frogs spread to New Orleans

  01-05-2018 20:46
  NEW ORLEANS — Invasive, noxious Cuban tree frogs that eat smaller frogs and grow as big as a human fist have established a population in New Orleans, and officials say they could soon pose a threat to native frogs across the Mississippi River. The U.S. Geological Survey says frogs caught at the Audubon Zoo in […]
  
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• The Importance of Knowing the Things That Give Mayor Jenny Durkan a Heart Attack

  01-05-2018 20:39 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeSanford and Son YouTube
  The Seattle Times' Danny Westneat opened his recent column with the interesting image of our mayor, Jenny Durkan, almost transported to the emergency room because of a heart attack. But what caused her heart to crash was not a blocked artery but "the news that [the] voter-approved bike lanes in downtown Seattle are costing more than 10 times the estimates." In 2015, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) told voters that the bike lanes would cost
  
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• Eugene woman sentenced to prison for killing boyfriend

  01-05-2018 20:22
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A woman convicted of murdering her boyfriend at a popular park in Eugene has been sentenced to at least 30 years in prison. The Register-Guard reports 35-year-old Lacy Lyons declined to make a statement at Tuesday’s sentencing. Lane County Judge Suzanne Chanti said she had been watching Lyons in court, searching […]
  
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• Mountlake Terrace woman attacked in her home by stranger has died

  01-05-2018 20:03
  Mountlake Terrace police are now working with Snohomish County prosecutors to update the charges against the suspect to include second-degree murder.
  
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• Seattle police arrest suspect in recent Ballard murder

  01-05-2018 19:56
  Seattle police arrested a man in connection with a recent shooting death in Ballard.
  
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• Illnesses from ticks, mosquitoes and fleas have more than tripled, says CDC

  01-05-2018 19:30
  A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that illnesses from mosquito, tick and flea bites more than tripled in the United States from 2004 to 2016.
  
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• Get to Know Felix the Cat, aka "the Mayor of Columbia City," and Donate to His GoFundMe

  01-05-2018 19:27 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeFelix goes places his human owners can’t believe.JOHN E. HOLLINGSWORTH
  Late last week, the cat otherwise known as the "Mayor of Columbia City," Felix—featured in our inaugural Pet Issue last month—was found by his owner critically injured outside their apartment. He was admitted to a pet hospital, where he's been since early Friday morning. You can donate to theGoFundMe account for his medical expenses here. Get to know the fine feline in Mudede's story from th
  
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• Bailey Stober, Ousted from Two Roles Over Harassment Claims, Wants a Seat in the State Legislature

  01-05-2018 19:13 via thestranger.com
  
  OK.by Heidi GrooverBailey Stober, former chair of the King County Democrats. WASHINGTON STATE DEMOCRATIC PCO MEDIA GROUP/FACEBOOK
  Bailey Stober, the former chair of the King County Democrats fresh off months defending himself against harassment allegations, confirms to the Seattle Times that he's now running for the state legislature.In Times reporter Jim Brunner's words, Stober will bring "well-documented baggage" to the race. Yeah, you could say that. A former employee and several members of t
  
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• California sues over plan to scrap car emission standards

  01-05-2018 19:01
  California and 16 other states, including Washington, have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its plans to scrap gas-mileage standards and how much greenhouse gases vehicles can emit.
  
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• ‘We need action’: Council calls attention to missing, slain indigenous women

  01-05-2018 18:29
  Councilmember Debora Juarez, a member of the Blackfeet nation, led the move to declare May 5 a day of awareness of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls.
  
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• The Green Party, Ladies and Gentlemen

  01-05-2018 17:43 via thestranger.com
  by Dan SavageOh, look. Republicans are running as Greens. Again. ShareBlue:
  Scrambling for ways to hold on to power through November’s midterm cycle, it seems Republicans are opting to back phony Green Party candidates in hopes of confusing voters. After all, in a close contest a Green Party candidate siphoning away a few thousands votes from Democrats could mean the difference between victory and defeat. That strange scenario is currently playing out both in a New York House race and the
  
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• Photos: May Day’s March for Immigrant and Workers Rights

  01-05-2018 17:00
  Visual updates from the May Day March for Immigrant and Workers Rights, which begins early Tuesday afternoon with a rally at Seattle's Judkins Park. Participants will then walk through downtown. It is billed as a peaceful event, but things turned violent in 2012 when anarchist protesters became unruly.
  
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• Photos: May Day rally and march through downtown Seattle

  01-05-2018 17:00
  Visual updates from the May Day March for Immigrant and Workers Rights, which begins early Tuesday afternoon with a rally at Seattle's Judkins Park. Participants will then walk through downtown. It is billed as a peaceful event, but things turned violent in 2012 when anarchist protesters became unruly.
  
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• Health officials issue toxic algae warning for Summit Lake west of Olympia

  01-05-2018 16:51
  OLYMPIA, Wash. — Health officials are warning people to stay away from the water at Summit Lake, west of Olympia, due to a toxic algae bloom. Thurston County Public Health and Social Services says residents should stay out of the lake and not drink the water or use it for cooking, bathing or washing. Officials […]
  
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• Slog AM: Prepaid Postage For King County Ballots Postponed, Boeing Is Leaking PCBs, ICE Director Is Retiring

  01-05-2018 16:45 via thestranger.com
  
  103 Uber drivers accused of sexual misconduct, Mueller's got questions, you should invest in Oscar Mayer's cryptocurrencyby Nathalie GrahamOne day it will be even easier to earn this coveted sticker.DAVID MCNEW/GETTY
  Prepaid postage for King County ballots postponed: There’s a plan for the state to pay for voters’ postage on their ballots, but it isn’t happening just yet. It should happen soon because I know a lot of young people but I do not know a lot of young people with sta
  
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• Former Washington deputy sentenced in Montana for felony

  01-05-2018 16:32
  KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — A former Washington state deputy has been given a three-year deferred sentence after he drove through a crash scene and led police on a chase in western Montana while inebriated. The Flathead Beacon reports 29-year-old Brandon Hoover was sentenced last week in Montana for a felony charge of criminal endangerment and […]
  
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• US warns liquid nicotine packets resemble juice boxes, candy

  01-05-2018 16:25
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health authorities issued warnings Tuesday to makers of liquid nicotine whose packaging resembles children’s juice boxes, candies and cookies. The Food and Drug Administration said the packaging practice is illegal for vaping formulas and could lead to poisoning if children mistakenly drink the liquids, which are intended for use with e-cigarettes […]
  
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• Man killed by 2 hit-and-run drivers after falling into street near Seattle Children’s

  01-05-2018 16:21
  SEATTLE — Police say a man who fell into the street near Seattle Children’s hospital in Seattle was killed after being struck by two hit-and-run drivers. KOMO TV reports that the pedestrian was hit by at least two drivers who sped away late Monday on the west side of the hospital, near 40th Avenue Northeast […]
  
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• Oregon school district won’t allow students to read book on trans kid

  01-05-2018 16:14
  HERMISTON, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon school district has elected not to allow its third- through fifth-graders to participate in a statewide reading program after finding the content of one of the books inappropriate. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Hermiston School District spokeswoman Maria Duron says the district’s elementary school principals decided one title, “George,” about a […]
  
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• US wants 1 million to share DNA, health habits for science

  01-05-2018 15:31
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Wanted: A million people willing to share their DNA and 10 years of health habits, big and small, for science. On Sunday, the U.S. government will open nationwide enrollment for an ambitious experiment: If they can build a large enough database comparing the genetics, lifestyles and environments of people from all walks […]
  
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• US seeking 1 million for massive study of DNA, health habits

  01-05-2018 15:31
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Wanted: A million people willing to share their DNA and 10 years of health habits, big and small, for science. On Sunday, the U.S. government will open nationwide enrollment for an ambitious experiment: If they can build a large enough database comparing the genetics, lifestyles and environments of people from all walks […]
  
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• 104-year-old Australian scientist seeks Swiss euthanasia

  01-05-2018 15:13
  SYDNEY (AP) — Australian supporters of voluntary euthanasia fear doctors will try to prevent a 104-year-old scientist from flying to Switzerland this week to end his life through that country’s program of legal assisted dying. Renowned academic David Goodall has made arrangements to travel to the Swiss city of Basel, where an end of life […]
  
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• The view from Trust Women’s new Seattle branch is bright

  01-05-2018 15:00
  Trust Women’s two other clinics, which provide abortions in the very red states of Kansas and Oklahoma, are under constant threat and scrutiny. CEO and founder Julie Burkhart opened the Seattle branch as a way to safeguard the work she’s done, in a state that honors choice.
  
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• Secretary of state urges King County to postpone prepaid-postage plan for mail-in ballots

  01-05-2018 15:00
  The state urges King County to postpone its plan to pay for election-ballot postage in the 2018 primary and general election, saying it will result in turnout inequities.
  
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• May Day: Here’s what to expect for today’s events in Seattle

  01-05-2018 15:00
  Whether you're mapping out your commutes or planning to join the gatherings — ranging from a march for immigrant and labor rights to an event by a far-right men's group — here’s what you should know.
  
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• Boeing discharge to Duwamish River violates PCB standards

  01-05-2018 15:00
  The aerospace giant’s own reports to the state Department of Ecology show stormwater discharges and sediments containing PCBs far in excess of state water-quality standards
  
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• Squatter-occupied Sao Paulo high rise collapses amid fire; at least 1 dead

  01-05-2018 10:08
  SAO PAULO — An abandoned high-rise building occupied by squatters in downtown Sao Paulo caught fire and collapsed Tuesday, sending chunks of fiery debris crashing into neighboring buildings and surrounding streets. Firefighters said at least one person had been killed in the collapse and that there could be more. The building, a former federal police […]
  
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• Squatter-occupied high rise burns, collapses in Sao Paulo

  01-05-2018 10:08
  Clearing debris and accounting for people who had been inside could take days. The fire is sure to put a spotlight on building occupations, which are led by highly organized fair-housing groups that take over and then fight for ownership.
  
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• Man on a “jihad” sentenced to life without parole for murder

  01-05-2018 06:04
  Ali Muhammad Brown also acknowledged killing three men in Washington state, and likely will be extradited there to face those charges.
  
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