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• Bezos Has $150 Billion, Saves Hundreds of Millions in Washington Income Tax

  16-07-2018 23:50 via thestranger.com
  
  Jeff Bezos made $52 billion last year, making him the richest man in modern history. By fighting against a state income tax, he's probably saved $250 million in the last two years alone.by Lester BlackBezos saves hundreds of millions of dollars that would have gone to teachers and roads. DREW ANGERER / GETTY IMAGES
  Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is now officially the richest man in modern history, according to Bloomberg, which has made a beat out of tracking such things. Bezos’s wealth surged to mo
  
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• Republican Dino Rossi passes $2.8 million, Kim Schrier leads Democrats in race for Reichert’s seat

  16-07-2018 23:34
  The district — which includes parts of east King and Pierce counties and crosses the Cascade Mountains to Kittitas and Chelan counties — is considered one of the two dozen or so that will determine which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2018 midterms.
  
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• Senate committee approves nonpartisan human resources hire

  16-07-2018 23:25
  The human resources officer — whose hiring must be approved by a bipartisan committee — will also coordinate workplace conduct training in the chamber.
  
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• Washington state Senate panel approves new office to investigate harassment complaints

  16-07-2018 23:22
  A Washington state Senate task force is recommending hiring a human-resources officer to receive and investigate complaints of harassment or inappropriate behavior for that legislative chamber. The proposal comes in the wake of the #MeToo movement.
  
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• A Notable Local on Seattle: A Notable Local on Seattle: Drag Artist Cucci Binaca

  16-07-2018 23:21 via thestranger.com
  
  by Leilani Polk STEVEN DIDIS
  This interview is presented as part of The Stranger's 2018 Visitor's Guide to Seattle (aka the Know-It-All Guide to Seattle). Read more stories from that issue (and see more interviews) here.
  Favorite thing about Seattle you can't find anywhere else?
  My favorite thing about Seattle is the weather. The Mother Nature up here really likes to edge you for eight or nine months—but once that sun comes out, people go bananas! Who doesn't like a really good hold and re
  
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• Another Good Way to Celebrate Amazon Prime Day: Go See the Swiftian Anti-Capitalism Satire Sorry to Bother You

  16-07-2018 23:01 via thestranger.com
  
  by Sean NelsonPlease go see this movie so we can discuss the part we can't really discuss until everyone sees it.
  In 10 years, we're liable to look back on Amazon Prime Day with a particle of nostalgia, if only because we'll have dim memories of a time before it was a mandatory working holiday—because Amazon will have replaced the federal government, and shopping will have replaced voting.
  In the meantime, I heartily recommend that before you buy anything else, buy a ticket to Boots Riley'
  
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• DJ Oeird Wons Builds Amazing Sets by Finding Peak Cuts on Great Musicians' Worst Records

  16-07-2018 22:45 via thestranger.com
  
  DJ Oeird Wons constructs amazing, eclectic sets by finding killer cuts on the worst records by the best artists.by Dave SegalDJ Oeird Wons, a connoisseur of music with fuzz, energy, groove, rawness, and weirdness. Elena Damm
  DJ OEIRD WONS (aka JESSE DAMM, aka It Sound)
  Current top 5 tracks:
  Ganymed, "Music Drives Me Crazy" (Bellaphon)
  "Peculiar '70s Eurodisco. The lyrics make the most sense of any song I've heard. The vocals are both dastardly and breathy. The song has all of the elements of mus
  
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• Ballard homeowner shoots intruder; police find suspect in hospital minutes later

  16-07-2018 22:35
  A 35-year-old man was dropped off at Swedish Medical Center early Sunday with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Police find links between him and reported break-in nearby.
  
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• City Arts Moves to Capitol Hill's Cloud Room

  16-07-2018 22:23 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie HerzogThe Cloud Room: An office with a bar. SOHAIL FAZLUDDIN
  Capitol Hill Seattle Blog reported Monday that City Arts, one of our few competitors in the print business still limping along, is moving to the hood.After divorcing from publisher Encore Media, the arts rag will be making a new home in none other than the Cloud Room, a co-working space slash bar slash lounge at Chophouse Row, a mere two blocks from The Stranger World Headquarters. Welcome, City Arts! Now that the pleasantries
  
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• Your Complete Guide to Capitol Hill Block Party 2018

  16-07-2018 22:22 via thestranger.com
  The Full Schedule for This Weekend, Plus Staff Picks and Music Clipsby Stranger Things To Do Staff
  
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• The 51 Best Things To Do in Seattle This Week: July 16-22, 2018

  16-07-2018 22:17 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffDon't miss AFTER LIFE (what remains) at the Alice Gallery, a group show featuring indigenous and Asian Pacific American artists that will close after Saturday.Leeroy New
  Our music critics have already chosen the 36 best music shows this week (including Capitol Hill Block Party), 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 Lauren Weedman Doesn't Live Here Anymore to the Third
  
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• Lava flies through roof of Hawaii tour boat, injuring 13

  16-07-2018 22:04
  HONOLULU (AP) — An explosion sent lava flying through the roof of a tour boat off Hawaii’s Big Island, injuring at least 13 people Monday, officials said. A 20-year-old woman suffered major leg trauma, and other passengers had burns and scrapes, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources said. The people were aboard a […]
  
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• Lava crashes through roof of Hawaii tour boat, injuring 23

  16-07-2018 22:04
  HONOLULU (AP) — An explosion caused by lava oozing into the ocean sent molten rock crashing through the roof of a sightseeing boat off Hawaii’s Big Island, injuring 23 people Monday, officials said. A woman in her 20s was in serious condition with a broken thigh bone, the Hawaii County Fire Department said. Three others […]
  
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• Netflix Has a New Movie That Helps You See Seattle Through Eyes of the Safe Seattle Group

  16-07-2018 21:55 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeHow It Ends Netflix
  For sure, Netflix's apocalyptic thriller How It Ends, which was released this Friday (July 13), is not very good. It has lots of holes in its plot (I will not go into any of them in this post), and an ending that makes no sense, no matter how much thought you apply to it. Also, Forest Whitaker's performance is just terrible. You can tell the director, David M Rosenthal, had no power over him. He just did his character—which the script failed to fully de
  
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• Three Identical Strangers Is Heartwarming, Then Haunting

  16-07-2018 21:48 via thestranger.com
  Tim Wardle’s compulsively watchable documentary goes to some dark places.by Ned LannamannIf Three Identical Strangers were a book, it would be the kind of page-turner that you devour in a single weekend. Unlike most paperback potboilers, though, Three Identical Strangers’ bizarre, emotional rollercoaster lingers with you—and not merely because it all actually happened. Tim Wardle’s documentary ends up taking viewers to a very dark place, and, even as it remains a compulsi
  
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• Randy Rainbow: "A Very Stable Genius"

  16-07-2018 21:48 via thestranger.com
  by Dan Savage
  The French pinned two medals on Josephine Baker for her heroic role in the French resistance during World War II. Baker spied for the Free French Forces and entertained the French troops in war zones. When this is all over we really should pin one on Randy Rainbow for his role in the resistance. He's not taking the personal risks Baker did—he's not in danger of being arrested and shot (not yet)—but no one has done more to entertain the troops in today's resistance.[ Com
  
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• Oregon man sentenced to 6 years in prison for bomb explosion

  16-07-2018 21:30
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Portland man who ignited a pipe bomb in a Fred Meyer store has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison. Police went to the southeast Portland store in May 2016 after being alerted that someone had placed a small pipe bomb in an aisle. The bomb detonated shortly […]
  
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• Celebrate Amazon Prime Day with These Deals Deals Deals

  16-07-2018 21:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie HerzogOpen up!AdrianHancu/GettyHappy Amazon Prime Day! Here are the ten best deals from your friendly neighborhood mega corporation right now:Marx: Selected Writings ($29.75)The perfect beach read!8-pack of Pamplemousse LaCroix ($3.99)
  Crisp and delicious, nothing says "late capitalism" like injecting bubbles in water and marking it up by 10,000 percent!Alexa ($3.99 per minute)
  Not only will Alexa listen to you bitch about your day, she'll also moan on command and tell you the weather i
  
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• Putin: Don't Think About the Pee Tape Anymore (Which Totally Exists)

  16-07-2018 21:11 via thestranger.com
  by Dan SavageSo something else came up at Trump and Putin's joint press conference today. In addition to the President of the United State's near-treasonous remarks—Trump’s performance in Helsinki was so galling that even one of the talking-, lying-, demagoguing-heads over at Fox News was briefly critical—someone asked Putin about the pee tape and the murderous Russian dictator all but confirmed its existence with a non-denial denial. TPM:Putin was asked specifically to confirm
  
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• Salvadoran mother separated from son to remain in Tacoma immigration jail

  16-07-2018 21:02
  Blanca Orantes-Lopez says she fled El Salvador after a local gang demanded $5,000 for her son's life.
  
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• Salvadoran mother separated from son to remain in custody

  16-07-2018 21:02
  Blanca Orantes-Lopez says she fled El Salvador after a local gang demanded $5,000 for her son's life.
  
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• THC Is Great, but Have You Tried Delta-8?

  16-07-2018 20:53 via thestranger.com
  
  by Lester Black THOMAS JAMES
  You know about THC, pot's most famous intoxicant. You've probably heard about CBD, pot's chemical that can be medicine but won't get you high. But what about CBG, CBN, and CBC?
  Scientists have identified more than 100 unique active drugs in pot that play with our body's endocannabinoid receptors, but the vast majority of legal weed is a mix of only two, THC and CBD.
  That's due largely to the nature of pot prohibition. When weed was completely illegal, the incentives
  
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• Portland woman swerves off cliff and survives 7 days trapped on a secluded California beach

  16-07-2018 20:52
  Angela Hernandez, 23, said she spent her days watching cars on the highway above — but no one could see or hear her. At night, she would dream about being rescued.
  
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• Thomas Maness, Oregon State’s forestry dean, dead at 63

  16-07-2018 20:35
  SALEM, Ore. — Thomas Maness, dean of the College of Forestry at Oregon State University, has died. The Capital Press newspaper reports the 63-year-old Maness died Thursday after a battling an undisclosed illness for more than two years. He had stepped away from his day-to-day duties in January to focus on his health. Maness had […]
  
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• Why Is Dino Rossi Spending Hundreds of Dollars at a Red Robin in Colorado?

  16-07-2018 20:27 via thestranger.com
  
  $$$ gourmet burgers $$$by Rich SmithThe Rossi campaign's burger HQ.RiverNorthPhotography / GettyThe Federal Election Commission released their quarterly fundraising numbers on Sunday. Some of the results in the Congressional races are semi-surprising (e.g. Democrat Lisa Brown is raising a lot of money!), some are not so surprising (e.g. Republican Dino Rossi is raising a lot of money!), and some reveal patterns of meal spending that raise far more questions than they answer (e.g. why the fuck is
  
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• One of Seattle’s best dumpling restaurants comes to Bellevue

  16-07-2018 20:15
  Long considered one of Seattle's best dumpling spots, Little Ting's Dumplings in Greenwood is expanding to Bellevue. Ting's fans will also notice a new menu item — meat and seafood clay pots.
  
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• The 36 Best Music Shows in Seattle This Week: July 16-22, 2018

  16-07-2018 20:05 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffCapitol Hill Block Party is almost here! Find all of our critics' picks, including artists like Alvvays, on our Capitol Hill Block Party calendar.
  This week, our music critics have picked everything from shoegaze rock gods My Bloody Valentine to an Emo Dance Party, and from Phish's summer tour at the Gorge to the highly stacked Capitol Hill Block Party. Follow the links below for ticket links and music clips for all of their picks, and find even more shows on our co
  
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• Our Music Critics' Pick for This Week

  16-07-2018 20:05 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 shoegaze rock gods My Bloody Valentine to an Emo Dance Party, and from Phish's summer tour at the Gorge to the highly stacked Capitol Hill Block Party.MONDAYROCK/POP
  Boy Pablo, GuestsNineteen-year-old Chilean Norwegian singer/songwriter Boy Pablo (Pablo Muñoz) makes bedroom pop songs "for every walk of teenage life." Relive your adolescence and join him
  
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• 20-year-old killed in fall at lookout near Mount Baker

  16-07-2018 20:05
  The victim died while being flown to a hospital aboard a rescue helicopter from Naval Air Station Whidbey.
  
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• Trump's "Disgraceful," "Treasonous," and "Shameful" Press Conference With Vladimir Putin

  16-07-2018 19:50 via thestranger.com
  
  Did Trump finally cross a line that will cause Republicans in power to act?by Eli SandersThe President of the United States, today in Helsinki. Chris McGrath / Getty Images
  At a press conference during the US-Russia summit in Helsinki a short time ago, President Trump sided with Russia rather than US intelligence agencies on the question of whether Russia interfered in the 2016 US presidential election. If you're not surprised, well, Jeff Flake is:
  I never thought I would see the day when our Am
  
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• All of These Secret Seattle Beaches and Parks Belong to You—Use Them!

  16-07-2018 19:19 via thestranger.com
  
  by Eli SandersThe view from "Secret Beach," off 39th Avenue East just north of Denny Blaine Park. THE STRANGER
  Seattle has 149 secret beaches. They sit at the ends of public roads and dirt paths and seemingly private driveways. Nearby, razor wire and security cameras guard expensive private properties that have tennis courts, groomed gardens, guesthouses, and long docks. These beaches are tiny crevices of public space, little known and offering the average citizen a chance to quietly take in the
  
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• Republicans Endorse Arming Preschoolers in Sacha Baron Cohen's New Show

  16-07-2018 18:51 via thestranger.com
  
  by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Courtesy Showtime
  Last night's debut of Sacha Baron Cohen's new Showtime show Who Is America? got off to a blazing start when the prankster debuted his newest character anti-terrorism expert Erran Morad, and convinced a bunch of Republicans that America should arm preschoolers. The program Baron Cohen described to GOP members was called "Kinderguardians" in which "talented" young children would be trained and carry weapons to protect other kids from school shooters&m
  
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• Police: Police: Man who was hitting woman dead after people intervene in Yakima

  16-07-2018 18:16
  Witnesses told police the man was hitting a woman in front of an apartment when several other people tried to stop him.
  
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• Police: Man who had been hitting woman is struck, killed

  16-07-2018 18:16
  Witnesses told police the man was hitting a woman in front of an apartment when several other people tried to stop him.
  
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• Man who was hitting woman dies after witnesses intervene

  16-07-2018 18:16
  Witnesses told police the man was hitting a woman in front of an apartment when several other people tried to stop him.
  
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• Police ‘bait-bike’ program hooks thieves in Eugene

  16-07-2018 18:09
  EUGENE, Ore. — The Eugene Police Department’s “bait bike” program has led to some recent arrests, but officials say the goal of the program is to plant a seed of doubt in the minds of would-be thieves. Sgt. Wayne Dorman says police leave the bait bikes equipped with tracking technology in high-crime areas or places […]
  
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• Immigrant Detainees "Appalled" by Family Separations, Launch Hunger Strike

  16-07-2018 18:09 via thestranger.com
  
  "The people detained in the NWDC are appalled by what has been done to parents and their children at the border."by Heidi GrooverThe Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, featuring new fencing installed after a recent anti-ICE protest. NWDC RESISTANCE
  Detainees in Tacoma's private immigration prison are offering solidarity to immigrants separated from their children at the southern border.At least 170 detainees at the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma began a three-day hunger strike Sa
  
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• ODFW says coyote, not cougar, likely attacked Portland dog

  16-07-2018 17:41
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says a small dog attacked in Portland last week was likely bitten by a coyote, not a cougar as initially reported. According to the Portland Police Bureau, a woman reported that the dog was in her yard when a cougar attacked early Thursday. The […]
  
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• Coyote, not cougar, likely attacked Portland dog

  16-07-2018 17:41
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says a small dog attacked in Portland last week was likely bit by a coyote, not a cougar as initially reported. According to the Portland Police Bureau, a woman reported that the dog was in her yard when a cougar attacked early Thursday. The […]
  
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• Record heat hits Seattle, plus Trump and Putin meet in Helsinki | Monday Morning Brief, July 16

  16-07-2018 17:09
  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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• Slog AM: Mental Health Is Another Hurdle for Asylum Seekers in Washington, It's Too Hot, and Elon Musk Is Terrible

  16-07-2018 16:42 via thestranger.com
  
  France wins, Putin bids adieu to World Cup with Trump summit, San Antonio and the Missing Plutoniumby Nathalie GrahamWe tolerated the tunnels you were digging under LA. We begrudgingly accepted the flamethrowers you sold people in the peak of fire season. But. We're tired, Elon. We're so tired.HELGA ESTEB / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM
  At least five attempted suicides among asylum seekers: There are immigrants from all over the world living in Seattle and waiting, constantly waiting, for an answer to their
  
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• This isn’t for everyone: Sumner dancer tries to ‘wake up senses’ with strange art of butoh

  16-07-2018 15:00
  Sumner artist Katrina Wolfe combines dance, theater and meditation in her performances of butoh, a hard-to-define art form born in Japan in the 1950s.
  
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