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• Friday TV Picks: ‘Dateline’ talks to Cosby accuser Andrea Constand

  29-05-2018 23:59
  Celebrity “Undercover Boss” tries to find the best football coaches; season finale of “The Tesla Files.”
  
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• Three Peaks Is an Ominous Thriller Set in the Italian Dolomites

  29-05-2018 23:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Carl Spence
  I confess I have a movie crush on Bérénice Bejo. Maybe it’s because she has come to SIFF four times, maybe it is because she is married to Michel Hazanavicius, maybe it’s because she was nominated for an Oscar (for The Artist), or maybe it is because she served me bread and cheese at her flat in Paris. Or maybe it is because I know she is not really French but was born in Buenos Aires and has just completed a new movie by one of my favorite directors, Pab
  
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• SUV driver arraigned in Portland crash that injured 3 pedestrians

  29-05-2018 23:16
  The crash happened Friday morning at Portland State University. Investigators arrested driver Greg Porter hours later. The three injured pedestrians are still in the hospital.
  
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• HuffPo Makes It Easier Than Ever To Join Twitter Mobs

  29-05-2018 23:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie Herzog Getty Images
  Huffington Post has come a novel way of tracking who's in the doghouse this week: @ratiobot69.Ashley Feinberg explains how it works in a post entitled "We Built A Twitter Ratio Bot That Tracks All Your Terrible Tweets":
  "In Twitter parlance, getting 'ratioed' means that the replies to a tweet have severely begun to outnumber that tweet’s favs, the heart button that is the site’s most basic indicator of approval. The exact definition of a ratioed tweet wil
  
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• The 62 Best Things To Do in Seattle This Week: May 29-June 3, 2018

  29-05-2018 23:02 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's arts critics' picks for the best local events.by Stranger Things To Do StaffOur music critics have already chosen the 40 best music shows this week, but now it's our arts critics' turn. Here are their picks for the best events in every genre—from The Stranger's Night School: NIMBY, YIMBY & PHIMBY to the FOCS Arts Fest, and from the 5th Avenue Theatre's production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame to Bite of Greece. See them all below, and find even more events on our comple
  
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• Cathy McMorris Rodgers Continues to Evade Town Hall Requests

  29-05-2018 22:54 via thestranger.com
  
  "She is such a disappointment."by Rich SmithScaredy Cath U.S. House of Representatives
  Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers has held six town halls in her district this year, but some of her constituents say the Congresswoman schedules the meetings at odd hours with short notice in places far from the region's larger population centers. These constraints make them difficult for many to attend.
  Let's take a look at one example. McMorris Rodgers brands all her town halls as a "Conversation with Cathy." She
  
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• Anti-Youth Jail Activists Lose Permit Fight in Court

  29-05-2018 22:39 via thestranger.com
  
  The Court of Appeals has sided with King County.by Heidi GrooverThe new 112-bed juvenile detention facility is currently is currently under construction in the Central District. steven hsieh
  A last ditch effort by the Seattle City Council to help anti-youth jail activists has failed to slow construction of the controversial project. In a ruling Tuesday, the Washington State Court of Appeals upheld a city permit that will allow King County to build a new jail and courthouse in the Central Distric
  
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• Local Mom Starts Petition Against School Shooting Game

  29-05-2018 22:14 via thestranger.com
  
  A Bellevue company owns the online marketplace where the game is sold.by Katie Herzog Revive InteractiveWhen Stephanie Robinett, a mom in Seattle, first heard about Active Shooter, a video game being released via online marketplace Steam next month, she was appalled.In the game, the player can choose to either be a member of a S.W.A.T. team or the titular active shooter. "Depending on the role," the game's description reads, "your objective might be to protect and extract or hunt and destroy." T
  
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• Ukranian Film Falling Has a Definite Chekov Feel

  29-05-2018 22:05 via thestranger.com
  
  by Andrew Wright
  While drying out in the Ukrainian countryside, an erstwhile musician has a chance encounter with a illusion-free woman. Falling is a very promising debut for director Marina Stepanska, where the emotional surges and deeply felt performances handily overcome the increasing predictability of the plot. (Somewhere, Anton Chekhov’s ears must be burning.) What lingers, ultimately, are the early scenes between the leads, which beautifully capture the thunderous, helpless rush of
  
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• Ukranian Film Falling Has a Definite Chekhov Feel

  29-05-2018 22:05 via thestranger.com
  
  by Andrew Wright
  While drying out in the Ukrainian countryside, an erstwhile musician has a chance encounter with a illusion-free woman. Falling is a very promising debut for director Marina Stepanska, where the emotional surges and deeply felt performances handily overcome the increasing predictability of the plot. (Somewhere, Anton Chekhov’s ears must be burning.) What lingers, ultimately, are the early scenes between the leads, which beautifully capture the thunderous, helpless rush of
  
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• 2nd powered test flight for Virgin Galactic spaceship

  29-05-2018 22:05
  MOJAVE, Calif. (AP) — Virgin Galactic has conducted the second rocket-powered test flight of its tourism spaceship in the skies over California. The company says VSS Unity fired its rocket motor for 31 seconds and climbed to an altitude of 114,500 feet (34,899 meters) on Tuesday, then glided to a landing at Mojave Air and […]
  
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• Study estimates higher death toll in Puerto Rico post-Maria

  29-05-2018 21:55
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A new study contends that many more deaths than normal occurred in Puerto Rico in the three months after Hurricane Maria devastated the island, mostly because of problems getting medicines or medical care. Researchers surveyed a small sample of neighborhoods and from that estimated that up to 4,600 more […]
  
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• Spun Out: 5 Essential Cuts Selected by Local DJ Skyler Locatelli

  29-05-2018 21:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dave SegalFreakout Records co-owner Skyler Locatelli is psyched to get you grooving, with many different musical styles. Andrew Imanaka
  SKYLER LOCATELLI (Freakout Records)
  Current top 5 tracks:
  Yuno, "Why For" (Sub Pop)
  "Working at KEXP always presents opportunities to meet artists. About a month ago, Ishmael Butler was chillin’ at the station and he introduces me to Yuno and we chat for minute. Having never heard of his music didn’t matter; he was hanging with Ish (Sub Pop’
  
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• Woman killed in Rogue River rafting accident

  29-05-2018 21:32
  GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a rafter died in a Memorial Day accident on the Rogue River near Grants Pass. KDRV reports dispatchers were alerted late in the afternoon that a woman had become trapped in the branches of a fallen tree. The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office identified the woman as 47-year-old Sharlene […]
  
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• The Oslo Diaries: Watch and Learn How to Compromise for the Greater Good

  29-05-2018 21:25 via thestranger.com
  
  by Eli Sanders
  It’s reasonable to ask why we need a documentary that chronicles a quarter-century-old peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians that has yet to achieve its aims. The answer is simple: In pretty much all realms, we need to relearn the kind of brave and fragile process that was at the heart of the 1993 Olso Peace Accords. “Part of what happens in negotiations,” says an American diplomat present for Oslo’s enemy-versus-enemy conversations, “is t
  
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• Lander Street Bridge construction starts, shuts down Sodo-area road until 2020

  29-05-2018 21:23
  Drivers in the Sodo area will have to detour around South Lander Street until early 2020, after construction began Tuesday for the long-delayed overpass above freight and passenger rail tracks. Limited access to local businesses, along with a walking and bicycling passage, will be maintained, according to the Seattle Department of Transportation. The planned four-lane bridge […]
  
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• Student stabbed at Fife school; suspect in custody

  29-05-2018 21:17
  The stabbing happened at Columbia Junior High School.
  
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• Small hotspot found in area of Columbia Gorge fire

  29-05-2018 21:14
  HOOD RIVER, Ore. (AP) — Firefighters are trying to suppress a flare-up from last summer’s wildfire in the scenic Columbia River Gorge. U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Rachel Pawlitz says a glow from the small hotspot was reported Tuesday about a half-mile east of the Herman Creek Trailhead. It was found smoldering in heavy downed timber. […]
  
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• King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg says he’s now a Democrat

  29-05-2018 21:01
  Satterberg acknowledged the change was prompted in part by facing his first-ever reelection challenge this year, from longtime public defender Daron Morris.
  
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• Roseanne Barr and the Difference Between Racism and Anti-Semitism

  29-05-2018 20:59 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles Mudede RoseanneABC
  A very curious thing happened to me this weekend. I decided to make notes on a chapter of Werner Bonefeld's Critical Theory and the Critique of Political Economy that I initially thought was odd in the context of the work, which mostly concerns a mode of critiquing political economy—what we now call 'economics'—that was not dialectical, that recouped zero from its opponent, and that ended with no higher synthesis (aufheben). This negation of a social sys
  
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• Plum Bistro Proves That Being a Vegan Doesn't Mean You Have to Give Up on Sinful Comfort Food

  29-05-2018 20:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dave SegalPlum’s dishes inspire feelings of highfalutin sinfulness within the context of comfort food. Brooke Fitts
  Plum Bistro is where you take skeptics to sway them toward the righteous path. A lot of people still confuse veganism with flavorless-ness, or with food that doesn't fill you up. Those people have clearly never eaten at Plum.
  It's become one of the go-to spots for both celebrities—Tobey Maguire, Common, Al Gore, Joaquin Phoenix, India.Arie, Sam Smith, Casey Affleck,
  
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• The 40 Best Music Shows This Week: May 29-June 3, 2018

  29-05-2018 19:50 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffRelive some of the best indie rock from the '90s with Liz Phair's return this weekend.Elizabeth Weinberg
  This week, our music critics have picked everything from two days of jazzy free-form tunes at IMPFest X to Hoboken dream pop favorites Yo La Tengo to folk rock queen Liz Phair. Follow the links below to get ticket info and music clips for all of their picks, and find even more shows on our complete music calendar.Stay in the know! Get all this and more on the fre
  
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• The Most Dangerous Year Looks at How Anti-Trans Activists Turned Using the Bathroom into a Political Act

  29-05-2018 19:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Chase Burns
  Apparently, 2016 was the most dangerous year for trans people. After the US Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges in the summer of 2015, the antigay agenda had lost, but their energy didn’t just disappear. Instead, director Vlada Knowlton’s documentary posits that antigay activists focused on a different target: anti-trans bathroom bills. The film features multiple Washingtonian families with young trans children affected by the flood of bathroom bills t
  
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• Snowy plovers at Oregon’s Clatsop Spit for first time in decades

  29-05-2018 19:06
  ASTORIA, Ore. — Snowy plover nests have been spotted at Clatsop Spit for the first time in decades. The Daily Astorian reports that the sighting of the nests comes three years after Fort Steven State Park designated a half-mile portion of the beach as a special management area for the bird species. The sighting is […]
  
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• Snowy plovers at Clatsop Spit for first time in decades

  29-05-2018 19:06
  ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — Snowy plover nests have been spotted at Clatsop Spit for the first time in decades. The Daily Astorian reports that the sighting of the nests comes three years after Fort Steven State Park designated a half-mile portion of the beach as a special management area for the bird species. The sighting […]
  
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• Daughters say Portland man was stabbed 17 times

  29-05-2018 19:03
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Daughters of a Portland stabbing victim say their father was attacked after telling a homeless man not to camp in the neighborhood. Shawna Lebechuck and Kayla McNeel say their father, Kasey Lebechuck, was stabbed 17 times Sunday night. McNeel says her father was stabbed in the lungs, stomach, back, mouth, eye […]
  
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• Tonight: Join The Stranger for a Panel on Seattle's Housing Crisis

  29-05-2018 18:15 via thestranger.com
  
  COME.by The Stranger BLACKESTOCKPHOTO/GETTY
  Every month, The Stranger's Night School invites guest speakers to take on society's most vexing problems. So far this year, we've held events on consent, gun violence, and white nationalism. Today, we'll be talking about Seattle’s housing crisis. The event will take place at St. John's Bar and Eatery from 6 to 8 pm.With skyrocketing rents and nearly 12,000 people experiencing homelessness, Seattle’s housing crisis is as bad as it ever was.
  
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• Slog AM: Canada Buys Kinder Morgan Pipeline, Anger Over SPD Chief Finalists, A Glimmer Of Renter Hope

  29-05-2018 17:14 via thestranger.com
  
  Starbucks shuts down for bias training, U.S. moves forward with China tariffs, local politics get personalby Nathalie GrahamHow about you Justin Trudon't do this Scott Olson / Getty Images
  Canada is buying the Kinder Morgan pipeline: You know, the one from the Alberta oil sands to the Pacific Coast that protesters fervently resisted? Yeah, “Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is buying it for $4.5 billion Canadian (US $3.4 billion)” to ensure it gets built repor
  
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• Suspected arson closes Lake Stevens Boys and Girls Club indefinitely

  29-05-2018 16:05
  Officials say there is smoke and water damage throughout the club, including the newly renovated gym floor.
  
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• Canada to buy Trans Mountain pipeline to ensure it gets built

  29-05-2018 15:16
  The expansion would triple the capacity of an existing line to ship oil from Alberta oil sands to a terminal outside Vancouver, B.C., multiplying the tankers in shared waters between Canada and Washington state.
  
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• Canada to buy major pipeline to ensure it gets built

  29-05-2018 15:16
  TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s federal government said Tuesday it is buying a controversial pipeline from the Alberta oil sands to the Pacific Coast to ensure it gets built. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government plans to spend $4.5 billion Canadian (US$3.4 billion) to purchase Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline. The pipeline expansion would triple the capacity […]
  
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• Pompeii: New find shows man crushed trying to flee eruption in 79 A.D.

  29-05-2018 15:12
  The archaeological site's general director, Massimo Osanna, called it "an exceptional find" that contributes to a better "picture of the history and civilization of the age."
  
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• Pompeii: New find shows man crushed trying to flee eruption

  29-05-2018 15:12
  MILAN (AP) — Officials at the Pompeii archaeological site have announced a dramatic new discovery, the skeleton of a man crushed by an enormous stone while trying to flee the explosion of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D. Pompeii officials on Tuesday released a photograph showing the skeleton protruding from beneath a large block of stone […]
  
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• Washington’s 8th District race: Lawyer accuses doctor foe of not treating many poor kids

  29-05-2018 15:00
  Attorney Jason Rittereiser’s accusations over his opponent’s medical practice come as Kim Schrier is viewed by some as the Democratic front-runner in the 8th Congressional race, generating national media attention and an early endorsement from EMILY’s List.
  
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• Single-family home rents leveling off — and that could be good for buyers, too

  29-05-2018 15:00
  Single-family home rents are barely budging after years of steep increases, and those declining returns could persuade some landlords to sell their houses, adding much-needed inventory to the home-buying market.
  
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• Seattle-area rents for single-family homes stop their sharp climb, with potential ripple effects

  29-05-2018 15:00
  Single-family home rents are barely budging after years of steep increases, and those declining returns could persuade some landlords to sell their houses, adding much-needed inventory to the home-buying market.
  
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• ‘Nature can do most of the work for you’: Once-flooded Elwha land becomes forest

  29-05-2018 15:00
  Now the site of the largest dam-removal project in the world, the Elwha is also home to a first-of-its-kind revegetation program. Mature trees will take 100 years to grow, but the National Park Service is already seeing a strong start.
  
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• Elwha revegetation effort plants forest on once-flooded land

  29-05-2018 15:00
  Now the site of the largest dam-removal project in the world, the Elwha is also home to a first-of-its-kind revegetation program. Mature trees will take 100 years to grow, but the National Park Service is already seeing a strong start.
  
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• App-based startup connects Seattle-area commuters with unused parking spaces

  29-05-2018 15:00
  GarageHop is one of several businesses trying to make better use of empty parking spaces in residential buildings. As many as 40 percent of parking spaces in multifamily buildings in King County may be going unused, according to a 2015 study.
  
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• This Washington school district aims to close its learning gaps early — and at night

  29-05-2018 14:00
  With traditional preschool classes filled to capacity, Vancouver Public Schools in southwest Washington offered an evening option for families. Demand for the program has since grown to nine campuses in three years.
  
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• 3 climbers rescued after 300-foot fall on Mount Hood

  29-05-2018 10:57
  MOUNT HOOD, Ore. (AP) — Three climbers who fell about 300 feet (90 meters) on Oregon’s Mount Hood have been rescued. Portland Mountain Rescue says it keeps rescue teams ready on the mountain for emergencies and went to the mountain’s Hogsback area at around 10,750 feet (3,275 meters) elevation on Monday morning. The three climbers […]
  
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• Man shot in leg at Seattle tent encampment

  29-05-2018 04:24
  Seattle police found a gun in the victim’s tent and one in the alleged shooter’s car.
  
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• Daughters of man killed by Pasco police to split $500K in settlement

  29-05-2018 04:22
  Antonio Zambrano-Montes, 35, an orchard worker, died Feb. 10, 2015, after being shot at 17 times by officers responding to reports of a man throwing rocks at traffic. The officers were not charged.
  
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• Swimmer feared dead after jump into Eagle Falls, a swimming hole on Skykomish River’s South Fork

  29-05-2018 03:52
  Northwest rivers are running high and cold with spring snowmelt.
  
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• Lakewood moves to stop release of some Western State Hospital psychiatric patients within its borders

  29-05-2018 03:17
  As Washington looks for more places to discharge patients, Lakewood OKs a moratorium on business licenses for new adult family homes and a lawsuit to end what it calls the unsafe release of people with histories of violence or sexual offenses into its city.
  
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• Japanese-American veterans remembered in Capitol Hill service

  29-05-2018 01:23
  At Lake View Cemetery, wreaths were placed in front of the obelisk with names of the Japanese Americans who died in the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War and Granada.
  
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• Lava flow stops after covering 2 wells at geothermal plant

  29-05-2018 00:40
  HONOLULU (AP) — Lava from the Kilauea volcano oozed over two wells at a geothermal power plant on Hawaii’s Big Island, but county officials say the flow has stopped. Officials say there was no release of any dangerous hydrogen sulfide gas after lava crept over the plugged wells Sunday. Some feared a breach if lava […]
  
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• Hawaii officials order some residents to flee from fast lava

  29-05-2018 00:40
  HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii County officials are knocking on doors on several streets in the Leilani Estates subdivision alerting residents to flee fast-moving lava from Kilauea (kih-luh-WAY’-uh) volcano. Evacuation orders were issued Monday evening for anyone in the area east of Pomaikai Street to avoid being isolated by the flow. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center […]
  
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