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• The 10 Best Restaurants in Seattle Right Now

  28-06-2018 23:44 via thestranger.com
  
  by Naomi TomkyJuneBaby ELIZABETH CROOK
  Seattle's reputation for seafood is well-known, but it deserves equal renown for the Ethiopian restaurants, pho shops, and noodle joints that pepper the town. The potpourri of dishes, cuisines, and ingredients that makes up Seattle's best restaurants shows off the city's strength: improving just about anything with a little bit of Northwest vision. That might mean drinking Vietnamese soup with a shot of whiskey, digging into injera in an old craftsman, slur
  
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• Harlan Ellison, science fiction master, dies at age 84

  28-06-2018 23:08
  Harlan Ellison was best-known and lauded for science fiction, but his prolific work included mysteries, comic books, articles and screenplays.
  
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• Robot with artificial intelligence about to invade space

  28-06-2018 23:05
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A robot with true artificial intelligence is about to invade space. The large, round, plastic robot head is part of SpaceX’s latest supply delivery to the International Space Station. Friday’s pre-dawn liftoff also includes two sets of genetically identical female mice, 20 mousestronauts that will pick up where NASA’s identical […]
  
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• Police: 2 toddlers, 2 adults found dead in Lakewood

  28-06-2018 22:58
  Police say a relative of the woman as well as a Child Protective Services caseworker had requested the welfare check.
  
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• Inbox Jukebox Track of the Day: A Cover of Tim Buckley's "I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain" by Chemical Brothers and Beth Orton

  28-06-2018 22:50 via thestranger.com
  
  It's usually foolish to cover a Tim Buckley song, but Chemical Brothers and Beth Olson do stellar things with his 1967 folkadelic gem, "I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain."by Dave SegalThis version of "I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain" is about half as long as Buckley's, but twice as funky. YouTube screengrab
  Chemical Brothers & Beth Orton, “I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain” English electronic-music duo Chemical Brothers and British vocalist Beth Orton team up for a cover of Tim
  
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• Analysis: Majority of Portland arrests were homeless people

  28-06-2018 22:22
  Police arrested homeless people on property, drug or low-level crimes, and many arrests were for for missing court or violating probation or parole.
  
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• Analysis: Homeless make up majority of arrests in Portland, Ore.

  28-06-2018 22:22
  Police arrested homeless people on property, drug or low-level crimes, and many arrests were for for missing court or violating probation or parole.
  
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• Shots Fired at Capital Gazette in Maryland

  28-06-2018 22:07 via thestranger.com
  by Rich SmithThe Capital Gazette reports on a shooting in their own offices:Anne Arundel County Police confirmed there was an “active shooter” at 888 Bestgate Road, where the newspaper’s offices are located. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives confirmed it was responding to a “shooting incident” at the Gazette.
  Phil Davis, a Gazette reporter, said that multiple people had been shot. Police did not immediately respond to requests for further infor
  
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• At Least 5 Killed in Shooting at Capital Gazette in Maryland

  28-06-2018 22:07 via thestranger.com
  by Rich SmithThe Capital Gazette reports on a shooting in their own offices:Anne Arundel County Police confirmed there was an “active shooter” at 888 Bestgate Road, where the newspaper’s offices are located. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives confirmed it was responding to a “shooting incident” at the Gazette.
  Phil Davis, a Gazette reporter, said that multiple people had been shot. Police did not immediately respond to requests for further infor
  
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• Sheriff fires King County deputy convicted of assaulting a suspect in Detroit

  28-06-2018 22:03
  "Your termination is effective immediately," Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht wrote in a letter to Deputy Edward Hicks, who was convicted by a Michigan jury of assault and misconduct earlier this week.
  
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• Federal Police Sweep Protesters from Portland ICE Property

  28-06-2018 21:25 via thestranger.com
  
  by Alex Zielinski Alex Zielinski
  Federal police have begun clearing the Occupy ICE PDX camp, removing tents from the driveway and arresting nine protesters on unknown federal charges.
  The sweep began at 5:30 am, led by officers from the Department of Homeland Security. Portland Police have been seen blocking some traffic, but local officers are not on the police line. There are no plans to clear the rest of the camp, which sits on local government property between the ICE building and a Tesla de
  
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• Trudeau to World: We Welcome Refugees... Unlike Our Shitty Neighbors

  28-06-2018 20:49 via thestranger.com
  
  Oh, Canada.by Katie HerzogPrime Minister Justin "Not Trump" Trudeau DREW ANGERER/GETTY IMAGES
  Oh, Canada.In a coy little subtweet, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded to the Trump administration's egregious lack of empathy for people who happen to be born in countries other than the U.S. with this:To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength #WelcomeToCanada
  — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) Jan
  
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• Ex-ICE attorney sentenced to 4 years for stealing IDs of would-be immigrants

  28-06-2018 20:25
  Raphael Sanchez stole the identities of at least seven would-be immigrants and used them to create fake identification documents submitted to banks and credit-card companies to open accounts.
  
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• UW President Ana Mari Cauce, U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal win ‘great immigrants’ recognition from Carnegie Corporation

  28-06-2018 20:20
  Ana Mari Cauce, the president of the University of Washington, and U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Seattle, are both being honored by the Carnegie Corporation of New York as distinguished immigrants.
  
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• Joseph O'Neill Presents Good Trouble on Capitol Hill Tonight

  28-06-2018 20:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Rich SmithO'Neill reads from his new collection this evening at Elliott Bay Book CompanyJoseph O'Neill regularly publishes beautifully structured, hysterically funny stories in the New Yorker. If you don't believe me, read "Pardon Edward Snowden," which is one of the 11 stories included in his new collection, Good Trouble.In the story, O'Neill uses a conversation between two poets to lambaste the language we use to discuss art's "utility," as well as the language that drives the various polit
  
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• Joseph O'Neill Presents Good Trouble in Capitol Hill Tonight

  28-06-2018 20:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Rich SmithO'Neill reads from his new collection this evening at Elliott Bay Book CompanyJoseph O'Neill regularly publishes beautifully structured, hysterically funny stories in the New Yorker. If you don't believe me, read "Pardon Edward Snowden," which is one of the 11 stories included in his new collection, Good Trouble.In the story, O'Neill uses a conversation between two poets to lambaste the language we use to discuss art's "utility," as well as the language that drives the various polit
  
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• Slavery scholar Willie Lee Rose dead at 91

  28-06-2018 19:41
  NEW YORK — A groundbreaking scholar on slavery and Reconstruction has died. Willie Lee Rose was 91. Rose died in her sleep June 20 at a Baltimore retirement community, Johns Hopkins University told The Associated Press on Thursday. Rose was known for the 1964 publication, “Rehearsal for Reconstruction,” a prize-winning study of a black community […]
  
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• The 10 Most Iconic Seattle Specialties

  28-06-2018 18:53 via thestranger.com
  
  by Julianne BellEllenos Yogurt HARIS KENJAR
  Dick's Drive-In
  Capitol Hill, Lower Queen Anne, Wallingford
  With a moniker that inspires countless titters in middle schoolers and has been name-checked by Sir Mix-A-Lot in "Posse on Broadway," the old-school Seattle fixture might not make the best burgers you've ever had, but that hardly matters to the scores of fans drawn like moths to a flame by the nostalgic glow of its orange neon sign. Get the Dick's Deluxe (a special-sauce-laden piece of heaven)
  
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• Anyone Need a Big Box of Condoms?

  28-06-2018 18:36 via thestranger.com
  by Chase BurnsIf you need a condom, @drkimschrier brought a big load to our office! A post shared byThe Stranger 🗞 (@thestrangerseattle) on Jun 27, 2018 at 6:37pm PDTWe have a big load that we want to give away.[ Comment on this story ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  
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• Neighborhood crime may not be as bad as some Seattleites fear and Amazon buys online pharmacy | Thursday Morning Brief, June 28

  28-06-2018 18:26
  Morning Brief is a newsletter from The Seattle Times delivered straight to your inbox every morning, Monday through Friday. Our editors choose the morning’s most important and entertaining items, and deliver them to you in short, easy-to-digest bites.
  
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• Federal officers move to reopen immigration office in Oregon

  28-06-2018 17:38
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal law enforcement officers arrested at least eight protesters Thursday while trying to reopen a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland that has been closed because of a round-the-clock demonstration. Officers moved in at sunrise and were able to unblock the entrance to the facility that has been shut […]
  
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• EMTs allegedly made racist comments toward Native Americans

  28-06-2018 17:38
  The comments were made in reference to a photo on Facebook of a Native-American teen wearing a T-shirt featuring an upside-down American flag with the wording "No one is illegal on stolen land."
  
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• 9 detained, officers reopen immigration office in Oregon

  28-06-2018 17:38
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities detained nine people Thursday while trying to reopen a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, Oregon, that had been closed because of a round-the-clock demonstration. Officers moved in at sunrise and were able to unblock the entrance to the facility that had been closed for more than a […]
  
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• Slog AM: Seattle ICE Lawyer Who Stole Immigrant Identities Faces Possible Jail Time, Trump and Putin Set a Summit Date

  28-06-2018 16:51 via thestranger.com
  
  Toddlers are being summoned to court, Elon Musk — a billionaire — probably stole someone's art, Amazon wants it allby Nathalie Graham Vlad on my mindGetty Images
  Seattle ICE lawyer faces prison time: Raphael Sanchez is facing sentencing for charges of stealing “particularly vulnerable” people’s identities. Sanchez, the former chief attorney for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, exploited numerous immigrants by stealing their identities, opening bank account
  
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• Slog AM: Seattle ICE Lawyer Who Stole Immigrant Identities Faces Jail Time, Trump And Putin Set A Summit Date

  28-06-2018 16:51 via thestranger.com
  
  Toddlers are being summoned to court, Elon Musk — a billionaire — probably stole someone's art, Amazon wants it allby Nathalie Graham Vlad on my mindGetty Images
  Seattle ICE lawyer faces prison time: Raphael Sanchez is facing sentencing for charges of stealing “particularly vulnerable” people’s identities. Sanchez, the former chief attorney for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, exploited numerous immigrants by stealing their identities, opening bank account
  
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• Justice Kennedy’s retirement could bring a seismic shift to environmental law

  28-06-2018 16:42
  Justice Anthony Kennedy’s announcement that he will soon step down from the Supreme Court sent shock waves through Washington on Wednesday. Should President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans succeed in replacing the swing-vote jurist with a stalwart conservative, the ideological shift could bring seismic changes to federal environmental policy. As with so many other issues, […]
  
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• Special Olympics CEO Timothy Shriver: ‘We are taking a stand for inclusion’

  28-06-2018 16:00
  More than 50 years in, Special Olympics' mission hasn't changed much, says CEO Timothy Shriver, whose mother started the foundation. But its influence is all the more important in a time of political conflict.
  
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• Auburn woman dies in apparent domestic-violence shooting

  28-06-2018 15:56
  A man was taken into custody by Auburn police after a woman was shot.
  
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• ‘Mean world syndrome’: In some Seattle neighborhoods, fear of crime exceeds reality

  28-06-2018 15:00
  How fearful of crime is your Seattle neighborhood? An analysis of crime data and a new survey shows some residents' fears are at odds with reality.
  
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• Flights disrupted as Bali volcano shoots towering ash column

  28-06-2018 14:53
  BALI, Indonesia (AP) — The Mount Agung volcano on Bali shot ash 2,000 meters (6,600 feet) into the atmosphere Thursday, disrupting the travel plans of thousands as several airlines canceled flights from the Indonesian tourist island. The regional volcanic ash advisory center in Darwin, Australia, said winds could carry the ash southwest toward Bali’s international […]
  
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• Flights disrupted as Bali volcano shoots ash into atmosphere

  28-06-2018 14:53
  BALI, Indonesia (AP) — The Mount Agung volcano on Bali shot ash 2,000 meters (6,600 feet) into the atmosphere Thursday, disrupting the travel plans of thousands as several airlines canceled flights from the Indonesian tourist island. The regional volcanic ash advisory center in Darwin, Australia, said winds could carry the ash southwest toward Bali’s international […]
  
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• I took AAA’s distracted driving road test. It wasn’t pretty.

  28-06-2018 13:10
  A brief run around a test track with AAA researchers demonstrated just how stupid we humans can become while using smart technology to get around. At least I was. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety’s hands-on demonstration infotainment and navigation systems also showed why efforts to combat distracted driving could be making it worse — […]
  
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• Rapper atop traffic sign causes hourslong traffic jam in LA

  28-06-2018 12:16
  For motorists in Los Angeles, getting stuck in traffic is just part of daily life. The city’s sprawling road system is notorious for its rage-inducing gridlock, with one 2015 study finding that Los Angeles is home to 11 out of the 25 most congested segments of freeway across the country. So when southbound traffic slowed […]
  
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• Joe Jackson turned his children into stars, but at a price

  28-06-2018 08:01
  The legacy of Joe Jackson, who died Wednesday in Las Vegas at the age of 89, was steeped not only in the brilliant guidance of his children into the world's premiere entertainment dynasty, but the iron fist with which he did it.
  
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• Dead seabirds wash up along shores of western Alaska

  28-06-2018 07:35
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Scientists estimate that thousands of dead seabirds are washing up along the coasts of western Alaska. KTUU-TV reports common murres, an abundant North Pacific seabird, have been found dead on shores from Shishmaref to St. Lawrence Island since last month. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Robb Kaler says the birds […]
  
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• Dead seabirds are washing ashore in western Alaska again

  28-06-2018 07:35
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Scientists estimate that thousands of dead seabirds are washing up along the coasts of western Alaska. Common murres, an abundant North Pacific seabird, have been found dead on shores from Shishmaref to St. Lawrence Island since last month, KTUU-TV reported Wednesday. A dead bird has been examined at the U.S. Fish […]
  
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• Migrating birds create flu bonanza for scientists to study

  28-06-2018 07:08
  MIDDLE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Huge flocks of famished birds scour the sands of Delaware Bay for the tiny greenish eggs an army of horseshoe crabs lays every spring. It’s a marvel of ecology as shorebirds migrating from South America to the Arctic time a stop critical to their survival to this mass crab spawning. […]
  
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• Bird flu hot spot: Scientists track virus in huge migration

  28-06-2018 07:08
  MIDDLE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Huge flocks of famished birds scour the sands of Delaware Bay for the tiny greenish eggs an army of horseshoe crabs lays every spring. It’s a marvel of ecology as shorebirds migrating from South America to the Arctic time a stop critical to their survival to this mass crab spawning. […]
  
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• Science Says: How family separation may affect kids’ brains

  28-06-2018 07:03
  CHICAGO (AP) — Doctors have long known that separating families and other traumatic events can damage children’s well-being. More recent research has shed some light on how that may happen: Severe early adversity may cause brain changes and “toxic stress,” resulting in lasting psychological and physical health problems. A “zero-tolerance” immigration policy announced this spring […]
  
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• Children have fun sharing Nepali culture

  28-06-2018 04:18
  The South Nepali Class teaches Nepali reading, writing, dances and culture to around 60 students.
  
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• Cruise ship squeaks through Ballard Locks

  28-06-2018 03:23
  The six-deck Star Legend is believed to be the largest cruise ship to travel through the Ballard Locks and the century-old Lake Washington Ship Canal.
  
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• House could vote on overhaul of farm guest-worker program this summer

  28-06-2018 02:19
  A federal guest-worker program for farmworkers would get a big overhaul under a bill that failed to make it into an immigration package voted on Wednesday in the House, but is expected to be voted on later this summer.The bill would offer legal status to undocumented farmworkers — but only as guest workers.
  
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