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• The 63 Best Things To Do in Seattle This Week: May 14-20, 2018

  14-05-2018 23:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffThe Seattle International Film Festival kicks off on Thursday with a screening of Isabel Coixet's The Bookshop, starring Emily Mortimer.
  Our music critics have already chosen the 37 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 the Skagit River Poetry Festival to the Seattle International Film Festival, and from beer week events like Women in Beer an
  
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• Man killed at West Seattle Stadium remembered as ‘good man and great father’

  14-05-2018 22:58
  The victim, Lorenzo Marr, was at one time the president of the Magic Wheels Motorcycle Club, Seattle's first African-American motorcycle club,
  
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• Man killed at West Seattle Stadium identified; ‘good man and great father,’ says stepson

  14-05-2018 22:58
  The victim, Lorenzo Marr, was at one time the president of the Magic Wheels Motorcycle Club, Seattle's first African-American motorcycle club.
  
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• In New Disclosure, Google Releases Far More Seattle Election Ad Purchases Than Previously Revealed

  14-05-2018 22:40 via thestranger.com
  
  If Google doesn't improve its disclosures even further, it's going to run afoul of state regulators.by Eli SandersThis is one of 154 ad purchases that Google failed to disclose back in February. The ad, placed by Scott Lindsay's losing campaign for Seattle City Attorney, shows that Lindsay's controversial property crime ads extended beyond Facebook. City of Seattle
  Back in February, after taking more than two months to comply with the City of Seattle's demand, Google released details on 61 polit
  
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• Connelly: A $75 million federal infusion will grow light rail in Tacoma

  14-05-2018 22:37
  The 1.6 mile Tacoma Link light rail system gets a $75 million federal boost to more than double in size.Light rail will be extended to the Hilltop and historic Stadium districts, and serve the "Medical Mile" of hospitals and medical centers.Sound Transit will also get a boost, in a county that rejected its last package of tax increases and light rail expansion.
  
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• 'I'll f--king kill you': Ex of Renton double-murder defendant describes abuse

  14-05-2018 22:19
  It was infrequent for the first few years, but during the final several months of their relationship, Zachary Craven's abuse toward Theresa Cunningham intensified.
  
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• ‘I believe the officer murdered the young man’: 12 witnesses dispute Lynnwood officer’s account of deadly shooting

  14-05-2018 21:53
  Attorneys for the parents of 36-year-old Jeremy Dowell filed a federal lawsuit Monday, alleging that his killing by Lynnwood police Officer Zachary Yates was unjustified even though investigators concluded Yates had acted reasonably during the Jan. 30, 2017, incident.
  
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• Trooper injured when patrol car rammed during chase in Puyallup

  14-05-2018 21:49
  The trooper's condition was not immediately known.
  
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• Appeals Court Ruling Deals a Setback to Seattle Uber Law

  14-05-2018 21:35 via thestranger.com
  
  Seattle's Uber unionization law is on hold again.by Heidi GrooverIt's been more than two years since Seattle passed a law to allow Uber and Lyft drivers to unionize. NYCSHOOTER/GETTY
  In a decision issued Friday, a panel of Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judges struck a significant blow to Seattle's effort to allow drivers for services like Uber and Lyft to unionize.
  Seattle passed the first-of-its kind unionization law in 2015, outlining a process by which drivers for services like Uber and Lyft
  
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• QQ Taiwanese Bites: Flavors from Bellevue’s popular Facing East restaurant, at less than $10

  14-05-2018 21:33
  The popular Facing East restaurant in Bellevue has opened a Taiwanese eatery near Seattle's Amazon campus with an under-$10 menu featuring salads, noodles, dumplings and sandwiches.
  
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• Spun Out: 5 Essential Cuts Selected by Local DJ Ohmu

  14-05-2018 21:05 via thestranger.com
  
  Local DJ Ohmu (post-punk, electro, hypnagogic-pop, and hauntology lover Kristen Lound) guides you through his top 5 tracks.by Dave SegalDJ Ohmu, one of Seattle's foremost hauntology and Pilooski champions. Aaron Carey
  DJ OHMU (aka KRISTEN LOUND)
  Current top 5 tracks:
  Polo & Pan, "Windmills of Your Mind" (unreleased)
  "Between all the house, electro, and nu disco that's been pouring out of France lately, it's hard to keep up.L'Imperatrice, Corine, and Vendredi Sur Mer (among many others) are a
  
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• Introducing the Sea Gals 2018 squad

  14-05-2018 21:00
  Fifty-two SeaGal hopefuls entered CenturyLink Field Sunday and 28 left as official members of the 2018 squad.
  
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• Man dies after being pinned under forklift in Seattle

  14-05-2018 20:58
  The victim was a construction delivery driver who was unloading pallets of pavers on a steep incline.
  
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• Connelly: Senate will try to reverse Trump repeal of net neutrality

  14-05-2018 20:45
  A Wednesday showdown over net neutrality looms in the U.S. Senate.
  
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• Outrageous Medical Bills? Get Them Itemized First

  14-05-2018 20:11 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie Herzog Getty Images
  If you happened to be listening to NPR this morning, you might have heard this story on outrageous medical bills sandwiched between reports of the new U.S. embassy in Israel and dozens of dead Palestinians (welcome to Infrastructure Week!). For months, NPR has been working with Kaiser Health News to collect stories of medical bills gone wrong, and today, they brought us the tale of Sherry Young, a retired librarian who underwent two relatively minor surgeries in one
  
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• How is Washington affected by Supreme Court decision to overturn federal ban on sports gambling?

  14-05-2018 20:09
  Chris Stearns, a commissioner with the Washington State Gambling Commission, said changing our state’s anti-gaming laws would require a two-thirds super-majority in the legislature or by referendum. “ ... nothing can happen, obviously, until next year at the earliest,” he said.
  
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• As Seattle enjoys sunshine, it triggers flooding elsewhere

  14-05-2018 19:53
  Seattle saw things get warm over the weekend, with more on tap for Monday, but elsewhere the beating sun was melting snow and causing flooding.
  
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• ‘Superman’ actress Margot Kidder has died; she was 69

  14-05-2018 19:38
  Canadian-born Kidder also appeared in numerous smaller projects and became outspoken as an advocate for those with mental illness.
  
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• Council's Compromise with Mayor Durkan on Head Tax Cuts Original Rate Nearly in Half

  14-05-2018 19:27 via thestranger.com
  
  $275 per full time employee.by Steven HsiehLorena González announces a compromise. Seattle Channel
  Seattle city council members will propose a smaller head tax plan this afternoon, reflecting a compromise with Mayor Jenny Durkan in the first major policy debate of her administration.
  The new proposal would tax large for-profit businesses $275 per full time employee and is projected to raise $50 million per year to fund housing and homelessness services, according to council member Lorena
  
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• Oregon mulling relaunching state insurance exchange

  14-05-2018 19:22
  BEND, Ore. (AP) — Rising fees have Oregon health officials mulling whether to relaunch the state’s own health-care insurance exchange even after its previous health coverage website failed. The Bend Bulletin reports Oregon has a state-based marketplace but currently uses the HealthCare.gov software platform on its site. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or […]
  
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• Consumers brace for health-care rate hikes while lawmakers grasp at remedies

  14-05-2018 19:02
  The impact of changes to Obamacare over the past year is becoming clear. Initial announcements show health insurers in several states are seeking big increases in premiums for people who buy their own insurance.
  
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• The 37 Best Music Shows In Seattle This Week: May 14-20, 2018

  14-05-2018 18:56 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger’s music critics’ picks for this week.by Stranger Things To Do StaffThis week, our music critics have picked everything from a prolific vocal pop composer and songwriter from an intimidatingly talented family (Rufus Wainwright), to a multi-venue showcase of jazz talents from near and far (Ballard Jazz Festival 2018), to a lyrical legend and, as Angela Garbes has it, "slightly sentimental old man" (Paul Simon). Follow the links below for ticket links and music clips for al
  
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• Congo approves use of experimental Ebola vaccine, WHO says

  14-05-2018 18:28
  KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo has agreed to allow the World Health Organization to use an experimental Ebola vaccine to combat an outbreak announced last week, the WHO director-general said Monday. The aim is for health officials to start using the vaccine, once it’s shipped, by the end of the week, or next week if […]
  
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• Donations pour in after missing baby found in Central Oregon

  14-05-2018 18:12
  BEND, Ore. (AP) — The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office says it has received donations of clothing, diapers, toys and other goods after the rescue of a 1-year-old boy from the woods of Central Oregon. Sgt. William Bailey told KTVZ that Thursday’s rescue caught the attention of people across the Pacific Northwest, and authorities are grateful […]
  
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• Driver killed after fleeing fiery Oregon crash

  14-05-2018 17:44
  OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a driver was struck and killed by a minivan shortly after crashing into a gas pump in Oregon City. Clackamas Fire District 1 says the driver plowed into the pump early Monday, igniting a fire. The driver than ran onto Highway 213, where he was fatally struck. The […]
  
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• Floodwaters threaten old dam near Leavenworth

  14-05-2018 17:28
  High water is already causing some minor damage to the earthen portion of the Eightmile Lake Dam, threatening about 50 homes downstream of the dam.
  
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• Slog AM: Boaters Find Rent Loophole In Ballard Marina, Head Tax Has Construction Workers Fearing For Jobs

  14-05-2018 17:19 via thestranger.com
  
  Bounce house of death, you can gamble on sports now, do we know what happened to that Malaysia flight?by Nathalie GrahamYo Ho! Yo Ho! DKart/ Getty Images
  Boating to beat the rent: Ballard’s Shilsole Marina is booming with activity. It has a waitlist longer than ever. People can wait from one to three years for a spot these days. Why? Between 550 and 600 people are living in the marina permanently — they’re liveaboards. That’s the lingo. About 60 percent of people seeking
  
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• Weekend talks produce scaled-down head tax; Seattle City Council set to vote Monday

  14-05-2018 17:02
  The proposal calls for a tax of $275 per employee, per year on companies grossing more than $20 million in Seattle.
  
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• Weekend talks produce new head-tax compromise; Seattle City Council set to vote Monday

  14-05-2018 17:02
  The proposal, to be presented at a City Council meeting Monday afternoon, calls for a tax of $275 per employee, per year on companies grossing more than $20 million in Seattle.
  
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• Connelly: Durkan should veto $500 head tax, encourage putting heads together

  14-05-2018 16:45
  The path ahead in an angry Seattle: Replace confrontation with cooperation. Reject the $500-per employee head tax, step back, engage business.Less drama is a key to getting things done, and keeping Seattle from becoming a national symbol of dysfunctional prosperity.
  
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• 2 men found dead in car in University Place

  14-05-2018 16:44
  The Pierce County Sheriff's Department is investigating the two deaths as homicides.
  
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• Washington state Democrats fighting hard for longtime GOP seats; here’s how some key races are shaping up

  14-05-2018 15:00
  Washington Democrats this year are fighting hard to win election in state legislative districts where the party hasn’t scored victories — or in some cases, even fielded candidates — in many years.
  
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• Washington Democrats fighting hard for longtime GOP seats; here’s how some key races are shaping up

  14-05-2018 15:00
  Washington Democrats this year are fighting hard to win election in state legislative districts where the party hasn’t scored victories — or in some cases, even fielded candidates — in many years.
  
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• Suddenly there came a tapping: Ravens cause blips in massive physics instrument at Hanford

  14-05-2018 15:00
  Scientists at the Nobel-winning LIGO project caught the birds in the act, pecking at a frosty pipe along one of the observatory’s 2.5-mile-long arms
  
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• Seattle’s Town Hall gets a makeover — and new neighbors

  14-05-2018 15:00
  Town Hall Seattle — that historic landmark built about a century ago as a church but that looks like the Roman Pantheon — is undergoing a major seismic retrofit and interior renovations.
  
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• People rush to boats in Ballard to dodge Seattle’s crazy housing market — but there’s no more room

  14-05-2018 15:00
  Wannabe boat dwellers are waiting up to three years for a spot in Ballard’s Shilshole Marina. Port of Seattle officials say they can’t remember when the waitlist was longer. But can people actually live cheaper aboard a boat?
  
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• He earned $400,000 in scholarships and won admission to Harvard: A Highline district student shares his advice for college applications

  14-05-2018 15:00
  As a first-generation college student who's been working since middle school, earning a full-ride to an Ivy League school is a great feeling for 18-year-old Abel Berhan. Here's how he did it.
  
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• Behind the Byline: Meet real estate reporter Mike Rosenberg

  14-05-2018 15:00
  In the eighth edition of Behind the Byline, our interview series helping you get to know the journalists who bring you the news, we talk to real estate reporter Mike Rosenberg about his path to journalism, his favorite stories and more.
  
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• African refugee finds what she calls ‘home’ in Tacoma choir

  14-05-2018 15:00
  The Tacoma Refugee Choir, with its mix of immigrants and American-born singers, makes life less lonely for people who have endured terrible violence back home and find it hard to acclimate to the U.S. In the choir, said Nathalie Bajinya, “I have people there who care.”
  
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• A reader asks: What’s the rule on angled parking in Seattle?

  14-05-2018 15:00
  You can get a ticket if you park with the front of a car facing the curb when a nearby sign says “Back-In Angle Parking Only.” Same for a head-in parking sign.
  
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• UN health agency aims to wipe out trans fats worldwide

  14-05-2018 12:35
  NEW YORK (AP) — The World Health Organization has released a plan to help countries wipe out trans fats from the global food supply in the next five years. The United Nations agency has in the past pushed to exterminate infectious diseases, but now it’s aiming to erase a hazard linked to chronic illness. In […]
  
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• New volcanic lava fissure in Hawaii prompts more evacuations

  14-05-2018 08:28
  PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — A new volcanic fissure on Hawaii’s Big Island sent gases and lava exploding into the air, prompting officials to issue calls for more evacuations as residents awaited a possible major eruption at Kilauea volcano’s summit. Hawaii County Civil Defense issued an emergency cellphone alert after the fissure was discovered early Sunday […]
  
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• Bonsai Fest! for Mother’s Day

  14-05-2018 05:38
  The first Bonsai Fest! took place at the Pacific Bonsai Museum in Federal Way on Sunday. The event, which will be scheduled on Mother's Day weekends in the future, also featured vendors, special exhibits and demonstrations.
  
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• Body of Nimitz sailor recovered from Olympic National Forest

  14-05-2018 01:05
  Missing sailor from USS Nimitz apparently fell while on primitive trail in Olympic National Forest, officials say.
  
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