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• Ailing orca J50 looking better than expected, but still in ‘critical’ condition as rescue operation continues

  10-08-2018 23:58
  An unprecedented rescue operation is underway to save the life of an ailing orca. Soon, they could feed the whale live fish — but the right conditions must be in place.
  
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• Inbox Jukebox Track of the Day: The Sublimely Tranquil "Never Saw Him Again" by Harpist Mary Lattimore

  10-08-2018 23:45 via thestranger.com
  
  Mary Lattimore's sublimely tranquil "Never Saw Him Again" should be in heavy rotation in all massage therapists' work spaces.by Dave Segal47 strings to soothe what ails ya. David Kejr
  Mary Lattimore, "Never Saw Him Again" (Ghostly International).
  The need for relief from modern American life's stresses (many of which come from living during a kakocracy) and extreme heat is urgent. The music of LA-based harpist Mary Lattimore induces peace of mind of a rarefied sort. It may strike some as New Age
  
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• A New Spot for Steam Buns and More Seattle Food News You Can Use: August 10, 2018 Edition

  10-08-2018 22:36 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffTake a bao: Bao House—a family-owned restaurant in the International District specializing in steam buns with roast duck, fried chicken, and BBQ pork—will have its grand opening on Sunday. Bao House via Facebook
  This weekend, you can try Taiwanese food at the grand opening of Bao House in the International District or the debut of the new pop-up BaBaLio, lounge in Big Mario's new patio, and hang out at the new beer garden at Pike Brewing. Plus, peruse ou
  
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• Why the Ballard Bridge and its steel neighbors need cool-water baths in the summertime

  10-08-2018 22:17
  Seattle's steel drawbridges will be tested, measured and watered more often in summertime, after August heat caused a 76-minute traffic shutdown at the Ballard Bridge on Wednesday night.
  
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• Milford Graves Full Mantis Spotlights the Free-Jazz Drummer’s Wild Music and Theories

  10-08-2018 21:36 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dave SegalMilford Graves Full Mantis plays at Northwest Film Forum August 15–16 and 22–23.
  Whatever preconceived notions you’ve harbored about free-jazz drummers—if indeed you think about these rare birds at all, you philistines—they probably don’t match up with the reality of Milford Graves’s odd life. Born in 1941 in Queens, New York, Graves became one of avant-garde music’s most out-there percussionists—and not just for his phenomenally
  
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• Devastating toxic algae bloom plagues Florida’s Gulf Coast

  10-08-2018 21:33
  LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. (AP) — Tons of dead fish. A smell so awful you gag with one inhale. Empty beaches, empty roads, empty restaurants. A toxic algae bloom has overrun Florida’s southern Gulf Coast this summer, devastating sea life and driving people from the water. “I’ve never seen it this bad,” said 31-year-old Heather Lamb […]
  
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• NASA sending spacecraft straight into sun’s glittering crown

  10-08-2018 21:22
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is sending a spacecraft straight into the sun’s glittering crown, an atmospheric region so hot and harsh any normal visitor would wither. Set to launch early Saturday, the Parker Solar Probe is as heat-resistant as a spacecraft gets, essential for exploring our star closer than ever before. The U.S. […]
  
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• Jury can’t reach verdict in trial of two brothers accused of 2016 killings in The Jungle

  10-08-2018 21:12
  The King County Prosecutor's Office will examine the evidence before deciding whether to retry the brothers accused of killing two people and seriously wounding three others at The Jungle.
  
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• Jeff Bezos Dreams of Shooting His Load Into Space While We All Pay for Amazon's Carbon Footprint

  10-08-2018 20:57 via thestranger.com
  
  by Sarah MyhreAmazon in Space Charles Mudede
  I grew up in Seattle and left for 16 years—six in Bellingham, two in Hawaii, and eight in California. Three years ago, I came back home. I wanted to come home to kinky sex in the news, red and grey flannel atop mossy beards and leather, and the darkness of basement bars and grim rains on sidewalks. This is my natural habitat. I wanted to come home and get divorced and publish and raise my son.Instead, I came home to a Amazonian fiefdom. A hotter
  
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• US wildlife officials eye ongoing Alaska seabird die-off

  10-08-2018 20:28
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials are documenting a seabird die-off stretching hundreds of miles along the coast of Alaska. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seabird biologist Katherine Kuletz (KOO’-lets) says the die-off follows previous bird deaths over the past five years tied to warming ocean water. The birds have been found emaciated but […]
  
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• Alaska seabird deaths continue trend tied to warming ocean

  10-08-2018 20:28
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Federal wildlife officials are documenting a die-off of Alaska seabirds stretching from north of the Bering Strait to the Gulf of Alaska that may be connected to a trend of warming ocean water. Carcasses examined so far have shown no indication of disease, and tests are pending for harmful algal toxins. […]
  
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• I'm Boarding a Barge* This Evening

  10-08-2018 20:18 via thestranger.com
  
  We're back on our barge shit.by Rich SmithJust an absolutely gorgeous machine.RS
  The current iteration of the Republican party could learn a lesson from the mariners of Seattle. (I'm not talking about the Mariners baseball team. I'm talking about actual mariners. Unless, of course, actual mariners call themselves something other than mariners. Then I'd just call them barges*. But now I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's resurface.)Though I insulted the actual mariners of Seattle by referring to co
  
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• Last-Minute Plans: 119 Free, Cheap & Easy Things To Do In Seattle This Weekend

  10-08-2018 20:06 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffMudhoney will headline Sub Pop's free 30th anniversary party on Saturday on Alki Beach, along with Shabazz Palaces, Father John Misty, and more excellent artists from the label. Courtesy of Mudhoney
  Panicking because you haven't yet made plans for the weekend and you're short on cash? Don't worry—below, find all of your options for last-minute entertainment that won't cost more than $10, ranging from the South Lake Union Block Party to the Milk Bar Ice Cream S
  
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• Last-Minute Plans: 119 Free, Cheap & Easy Things To Do In Seattle This Weekend: Aug 10-12, 2018

  10-08-2018 20:01 via thestranger.com
  No advance planning required for these cheap events.by Stranger Things To Do StaffPanicking because you haven't yet made plans for the weekend and you're short on cash? Don't worry—below, find all of your options for last-minute entertainment that won't cost more than $10, ranging from the South Lake Union Block Party to the Milk Bar Ice Cream Social & Bake Sale, and from the final performances of Wooden O productions like King Lear and The Merry Wives of Windsor to Lusio: A Night to A
  
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• Legacy of ‘Animal House’ remains in Eugene 40 years later

  10-08-2018 19:57
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Forty years later, the signature location is long gone, replaced by a parking lot. The dilapidated Eugene home on East 11th Avenue that was the namesake for the movie “National Lampoon’s Animal House” was torn down in 1986. Still, the legacy of “Animal House” remains, as do many of the film’s […]
  
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• King County detective suspended after attacking Uber driver while off duty

  10-08-2018 19:54
  The female detective was found to be "significantly intoxicated" when she attacked the driver while the car was on Interstate 405, according to the State Patrol.
  
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• The Meg: Shark Weak

  10-08-2018 19:46 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ben Coleman
  The problem with The Meg isn't that it's dumb, it's that it isn't dumb enough. This is a movie about Jason Statham fighting a giant prehistoric shark that eats submarines, which isn't the sort of material that demands the My Dinner with Andre treatment (although I would watch that).
  All a super-shark chomp-em-up like this needs is a series of increasingly improbable chompings and a cast willing to gnaw more scenery than their ravenous, doll-eyed counterparts. Deep Blue Sea got thi
  
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• 12 Places to Celebrate National S’mores Day in Seattle All Weekend Long

  10-08-2018 19:44 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffGo artisanal with indi chocolate's s'mores made with dark chocolate, homemade marshmallows, homemade oat cakes, and more.
  Friday, August 10, is National S’mores Day, and, although there's a burn ban in effect in Washington and campfires may be out of the question, there are plenty of places in Seattle to get the flavors of the chocolaty, smoky treat—but in a way that's crafted, safely, by a professional (chances are good they'll taste better that way, to
  
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• THERE'S ANOTHER GODDAMN FIRE IN SEATTLE

  10-08-2018 19:19 via thestranger.com
  by Katie HerzogPEOPLE: STOP SETTING SHIT ON FIRE. WE'VE TOLD YOU OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THERE'S A BURN BAN OUT THERE. DO YOU CARE ABOUT BABIES WITH ASTHMA? DO YOU CARE ABOUT OLD PEOPLE WITH COPD? ARE YOU JUST TRYING TO GET OUR ATTENTION? IT'S WORKING BUT PLEASE STOP IT.
  Holy shit. Apartment fire just starting on 14th and Spruce. @SeattleFire not here yet. pic.twitter.com/alCEMROOIw
  — David Kroman (@KromanDavid) August 10, 2018pic.twitter.com/zoMygb7J4b
  — David Kroman (@KromanDavid) Aug
  
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• For the Third Summer in Four Years, It’s Hot As Fuck!

  10-08-2018 18:26 via thestranger.com
  
  These heatwaves might be our new normal.by Lester BlackWe're all about to get burned by climate change. Getty Images
  If Seattle has felt unusually hot this summer it's not just you—we're in the midst of a record breaking heat wave. We've just tied the record for the most days above 85 degrees Fahrenheit ever, and with plenty of August left, we're likely to blow past that previous record.
  The previous record was set last year, underscoring how what feels unusually hot right now might be Sea
  
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• Man dies in West Seattle shooting near bus stop

  10-08-2018 18:23
  The suspect fled from the shooting scene, and police have not released a description.
  
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• If You Eat Meat, You're in a Lot of Bad Company

  10-08-2018 17:45 via thestranger.com
  
  A recent Gallup poll found the number of Americans who identify as vegetarian and vegan minuscule; here's why that's bad.by Dave SegalRare species of homo sapiens eating vegan food at Plum Bistro, earlier this year. BROOKE FITTS
  Maybe living in and visiting so-called enlightened, liberal oases like Seattle, Portland, and Los Angeles distorts one's perception, but a recent Washington Post article presented depressing statistics about the number of vegetarians and vegans in America. WaPo author Ma
  
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• Slog AM: Seattle Nightclub Internally Dealt Date-Rape Drugs, Three Seahawks Sit Out During National Anthem

  10-08-2018 17:12 via thestranger.com
  
  Marines try creative ad campaign, Trump hypocrisy, save the orcas with a fish cannonby Nathalie GrahamProbably exactly what was going down at Foundation Nightclub. sturti / Getty Images
  Seattle nightclub was internally dealing date-rape drugs: Foundation Nightclub, a spot in Belltown, had a bad reputation for drugs and sexual assault. Police started an investigation in March. During their investigation, a drug dealer unknowingly instructed undercover cops on how to drug women’s drinks and
  
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• Slog AM: Seattle Night Club Internally Dealt Date-Rape Drugs, 3 Seahawks Sit Out During National Anthem

  10-08-2018 17:12 via thestranger.com
  
  Marines try creative ad campaign, Trump hypocrisy, save the orcas with a fish cannonby Nathalie GrahamProbably exactly what was going down at The Foundation Nightclub. sturti / Getty Images
  Seattle nightclub was internally dealing date-rape drugs: The Foundation Nightclub, a spot in Belltown, had a bad reputation for drugs and sexual assault. Police started an investigation in March. During their investigation, a drug dealer unknowingly instructed undercover cops on how to drug women’s dri
  
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• Sick orca gets shot of antibiotics as rescuers prepare feeding attempt

  10-08-2018 16:06
  Researchers will next determine whether to proceed with feeding, depending on conditions and location of the whales.
  
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• ‘Hidden Figures’ women could be awarded congressional medal

  10-08-2018 15:01
  HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Senate may award a Congressional Gold Medal to the women portrayed in the 2016 film “Hidden Figures.” The Daily Press reported Wednesday that the award would go to Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden, and posthumously to Mary Jackson and Dorothy Vaughan. The women crunched numbers at the NASA Langley […]
  
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• Travel delays expected as I-5 resurfacing work in Seattle continues

  10-08-2018 15:00
  The closures are part of the Revive I-5 project, a series of weekend work sessions to repair and resurface portions of Interstate 5.
  
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• Podcast: Could ‘blue wave’ wash away all but one House seat for Washington GOP?

  10-08-2018 15:00
  Politics reporters Jim Brunner and Daniel Beekman look at the prospects for a 'blue wave' in the midterms.
  
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• Fountains give a splash of relief from Seattle’s hot weather

  10-08-2018 15:00
  Toasty temps in the high 80s and low 90s have inspired Gabriel Campanario to look for city fountains that add a refreshing note to the concrete jungle.
  
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• Fireworks planted on equipment used in controversial Seattle road project

  10-08-2018 15:00
  Crews have been repaving 35th Avenue Northeast since June in a project planned to include a bicycle lane and parking restrictions — prompting an outcry from some neighbors.
  
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• Dave Meinert sexual-misconduct allegations reverberate through Seattle’s music, nightlife, political circles

  10-08-2018 15:00
  After 11 women shared their stories in two reports by Seattle’s KUOW, members of the city’s music, nightlife and political circles are wondering who knew what and when, and whether they played a role in enabling his years of alleged misconduct.
  
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• Artist Wayne White’s 14-foot Boren Sisters will attend Montlake Elementary this fall

  10-08-2018 15:00
  Mary Ann and Louisa Boren — two 14-foot cardboard puppets created by the artist Wayne White for the Seattle Art Fair — have been donated to the school as a dual art and Seattle-history lesson.
  
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• Why teachers in Edmonds, but not Tacoma, are about to get double-digit raises

  10-08-2018 14:00
  Flush with nearly $1 billion in new state funding for salaries, some school districts across Washington have offered double-digit pay hikes for teachers. And in a state where one in five principals struggle to fill vacant classroom positions, teacher salaries are a key tool for recruiting and retaining teachers.
  
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• Firefighters scramble to keep flames from reaching Southern California homes

  10-08-2018 08:00
  LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. (AP) — More than a thousand firefighters battled Friday to keep a growing Southern California forest fire feeding on dry brush and trees from reaching foothill neighborhoods a day after flames roared to new ferocity and came within yards of homes. Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency for Orange and […]
  
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• California crews scramble to keep flames from reaching homes

  10-08-2018 08:00
  LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. (AP) — More than 1,000 firefighters battled Friday to keep a growing Southern California forest fire feeding on dry brush and trees from reaching foothill neighborhoods a day after flames roared to new ferocity and came within yards of homes. Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency for Orange and Riverside […]
  
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• Alaska Volcano Observatory to get $12M for equipment, staff

  10-08-2018 07:46
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Volcano Observatory is getting $12 million in additional federal funding to update equipment and hire more staff. KTVA-TV reports the budget increase will replace the aging and outdated equipment used by the observatory, which is a joint program of the U.S. Geological Survey, the Geophysical Institute of the University […]
  
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• Police seek hit-and-run driver in fatal freeway jump

  10-08-2018 03:54
  A woman who jumped off a highway overpass and died after being hit by a car has yet to be identified by the King County Medical Examiner's Office.
  
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• Jury mulls case of FBI agent accused of lying about gunshots

  10-08-2018 03:51
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury is deliberating whether an FBI agent lied about firing shots at a militia leader who participated in the armed takeover of an Oregon wildlife refuge. Prosecutors and defense lawyers for W. Joseph Astarita made closing arguments and that a jury of three women and nine men began deliberating Thursday […]
  
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• Rep. Adam Smith may face Democratic challenger Sarah Smith this fall in 9th Congressional District

  10-08-2018 03:28
  Rep. Adam Smith might face fellow Democrat Sarah Smith in November in the 9th Congressional District. The primary in the 8th District remained too close to call, with Democrats Kim Schrier and Jason Rittereiser vying to face off against Republican Dino Rossi.
  
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• Police raid Foundation Nightclub, seize guns, drugs and arrest 12; liquor board suspends club’s license

  10-08-2018 03:26
  The state Liquor Control Board issued an emergency suspension of the liquor license of Belltown’s Foundation Nightclub after police and federal agents arrested 12 people, seized guns and narcotics — including a so-called “date-rape drug”  — and allege that the club’s owners and some employees were involved. Seattle Police Department and Homeland Security Investigators say […]
  
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• It's Still Damn Close in the 8th Congressional District! Plus Sarah Smith Is Back in This Thing, Baby!

  10-08-2018 03:13 via thestranger.com
  
  New primary election numbers are in!by Heidi GrooverWhose crossed arms are best equipped to beat Dino's crossed arms???? Photos courtesy of campaigns
  Things are not looking so good for Jason Rittereiser in the 8th Congressional District. Despite a decent showing in the latest ballot counts, Rittereiser still trails rival Democrat Kim Schrier.
  The gap between the two has narrowed. It's now just 1,205 votes. And ballots from Kittitas County in particular favored Rittereiser. But Kittitas alone won
  
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• Contrary to Popular Opinion, You Can Actually Get Great Jewish and Israeli Food in Seattle

  10-08-2018 02:26 via thestranger.com
  
  by Naomi TomkyWestman’s Bagel and Coffee.EPHRIAM NAGLER
  Once upon a time, Brenner Brothers Bakery churned out traditional Ashkenazi (Eastern European Jewish) breads in the heavily Jewish neighborhood of the Central District, and Sephardic Jews (those with Spanish-Jewish ancestors) manned the stands of Pike Place Market—which boasted lunch spots like the Cozy Corner to serve them.
  Today, Seattle's Jewish community plays an undersized role in the city's culinary scene. Food traditional
  
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• Places to Go for National S’mores Day

  10-08-2018 02:20 via thestranger.com
  A S'mores-gasbord of options for August 10, ranging from milkshakes to macarons.by Stranger Things To Do StaffFriday, August 10, is National S’mores Day, and to commemorate this momentous "holiday," we’ve compiled a s'mores-gasbord (sorry) of places that offer takes on everyone’s favorite childhood dessert—some of which are available year-round, and some of which are only available this weekend in honor of the occasion. The options below range from chocolate bars to milks
  
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• Temperature readings are higher at Sea-Tac than Seattle this summer. What’s the deal?

  10-08-2018 02:04
  Close weather watchers have noticed something off about the official temperatures this summer. On warm days, the temperature readings at Sea-Tac Airport have been several degrees higher than nearby locations.
  
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• Evangelist seeks prayer for yoga-practicing Oregon governor

  10-08-2018 01:21
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The evangelist Franklin Graham recently asked thousands of people at an Oregon rally to pray for the state’s Democratic governor, saying she should be a Christian. Yoga and meditation suit Gov. Kate Brown just fine, she told reporters Thursday when asked if she follows a certain faith. “I believe very much […]
  
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• Buy Your Tickets to These 15 Newly Announced Events Before They Sell Out

  10-08-2018 01:06 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffKaleidoscopic neo-soul, R&B, funk, and hiphop band the Internet will come to Showbox Sodo on their Hive Mind Tour in October.
  We all know that many of the biggest Seattle events often sell out well in advance. But it's not a lost cause—if you plan ahead, you can still score tickets for the most popular events. To help you with that, we've rounded up all of the major events that are going on sale in the next couple of days, like Louis the Child, Bomba Est&e
  
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• Buy Your Tickets to These 16 Newly Announced Events Before They Sell Out

  10-08-2018 00:57 via thestranger.com
  Events on sale the week of August 9, from the Internet and Louis the Child.by Stranger Things To Do StaffWe all know that many of the biggest Seattle events often sell out well in advance. But it's not a lost cause—if you plan ahead, you can still score tickets for the most popular events. To help you with that, we've rounded up all of the major events that are going on sale in the next couple of days, like Louis the Child, Bomba Estéreo, and John Kerry: Every Day is Extra. Can't ge
  
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• Inbox Jukebox Track of the Day: The Morose Anti-Anthem "The Same" by Moaning, Who Play SPF30

  10-08-2018 00:38 via thestranger.com
  
  Young Sub Pop post-punks Moaning's "The Same" might be the gray-skied anti-anthem of the summer.by Dave SegalMoaning play the Loser Stage (at Batthouse West) at 1:30 pm this Saturday at Alki Beach. Michael Schmelling
  Moaning, "The Same" (Sub Pop).
  Moaning fill that aching void in the Sub Pop roster for morose shoegaze-rock that's tempered with gray-skied atmospheres of early Factory Records—not bad for a trio of young LA lads who likely weren't even born when Ride's Nowhere came out."The S
  
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• Pricey for-profit school chain Fusion Academy just got approved for a second campus in King County

  10-08-2018 00:16
  Advertising flexible enrollment, a trademarked "Homework Cafe" and one-on-one instruction, Fusion Academy operates schools in at least a dozen other states, according to its website.
  
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