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• C'mon People: Do Not Donate to Michael Cohen's GoFundMe

  22-08-2018 23:50 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie HerzogMichael Cohen: GUILTY DREW ANGERER/GETTY IMAGES
  I cannot believe I have to tell you this but it appears that I do: DO NOT DONATE TO MICHAEL COHEN'S GOFUNDME, PEOPLE. HE IS A SLEAZE AND A CON.It's been less than 30 hours since Micahel Cohen pled guilty to tax evasion, bank fraud, and campaign finance violations, and his lawyer (or some genius tweenager posing as his lawyer) has already set upGoFundMe account. And it's raised over $112,000. You could buy like 100,000 fidget spinners
  
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• Jimmy Bennett Releases Statement About Asia Argento Assault Allegations

  22-08-2018 23:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie HerzogAsia Argento VITTORIO ZUNINO CELOTTO/GETTY IMAGES
  ICYMI, Jimmy Bennett is the former child actor who alleges that he was sexually assaulted by #MeToo leader Asia Argento in 2013, when he was 17 and she was 37. Bennett released his first statement to the New York Times on Wednesday:Many brave women and men have spoken out about their own experiences during the #metoo movement, and I appreciate the bravery that it took for each and every one of them to take such a stand. I did not i
  
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• Report: Rep. Matt Manweller had pattern of inappropriate behavior

  22-08-2018 23:40
  An investigation into Washington state Rep. Matt Manweller has found that he engaged “in a pattern of unprofessional and inappropriate behavior” with female students and former students, according to a report released Wednesday. The 85-page report details a variety of interviews with some of Manweller’s past students at Central Washington University (CWU), finding women who […]
  
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• Report finds Rep. Matt Manweller engaged in a pattern of inappropriate behavior with female students

  22-08-2018 23:40
  An investigation into Washington state Rep. Matt Manweller has found that he engaged in a pattern of inappropriate behavior with female students while he was a professor at Central Washington University, including allegations of unwanted touching, suggestive conversations and “offering an educational benefit in exchange for sex.” The 85-page report, produced by an investigator hired by […]
  
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• They're Guilty. We Knew That. Now What?

  22-08-2018 23:38 via thestranger.com
  Blabbermouth Podcast Episode 162by The StrangerSubscribe to the podcast FOR FREE by clicking right here!This week, on the same day, and at almost the same moment, it became official: Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort are both guilty of major federal crimes.Dan Savage, Rich Smith, and Eli Sanders talk about what it means for Trump, and how it feels to finally have the long-apparent guilt of these two Trump associates in the record books.After that, Katie Herzog offers her take on the news that Asia
  
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• King County: Deputies Were Justified in Killing Unarmed Tommy Le

  22-08-2018 23:24 via thestranger.com
  
  The King County Sheriff's Office determined that two officers were justified in killing Tommy Le last June. Le, a 20-year-old, was holding a pen when he was killed by police in Burien.by Lester BlackHoai Le, Tommy's Father, Xuyen Le, Tommy's Aunt, and Jeffrey Campiche, speak to reporters Friday. "I have no faith in them," Xuyen Le said of the county.LB
  A King County Sheriffs Deputy was justified in killing the unarmed 20-year-old Tommy Le last June because Le was holding an ink pen which could "
  
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• Five Classic-Era Yes Albums Get the Remix Treatment

  22-08-2018 23:12 via thestranger.com
  The Steven Wilson Remixes provide an interesting counterpoint to the originals.by Ned LannamannProlific prog musician Steven Wilson, of Porcupine Tree, has carved out an unusual second career as a remixer of progressive-rock albums. Taking the original (and deteriorating) analog multi-track tapes and transferring them to computer files, he’s been able to create new versions of the records he grew up listening to, including those by King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Hawk
  
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• Giving up Chinook Is a Nice Idea but It Will Not Save the Orcas

  22-08-2018 22:55 via thestranger.com
  
  If the chinook—and the orcas who depend on them—are ever going to recover, it's going to take a lot more than choosing something else for dinner.by Katie Herzog RIEGSECKER/GETTYIMAGES.COM
  The Seattle Times published a heart-warming/heart-breaking story Wednesday about chef Renee Erickson, who recently announced that she will be yanking Chinook salmon from her restaurant menus in response to Tahlequah, aka J35, the Salish Sea orca who became an international cause célèbr
  
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• Young American Woman Not Only Murdered, But, More Importantly, Murdered by an Illegal Mexican Migrant

  22-08-2018 22:11 via thestranger.com
  
  And so we see how the US works.by Charles Mudede hauged/gettyimages.com
  A 24-year-old Mexican man is charged with the murder of a 20-year-old American woman in Brooklyn, Iowa. The headline in the Seattle Times: "Authorities: Iowa student killed by Mexican in US illegally." Washington Post: "Man charged with killing Mollie Tibbetts is an undocumented immigrant, authorities say."Fox News: "Mollie Tibbetts murder suspect, illegal immigrant Cristhian Rivera." On Tuesday, August 21, the suspect (Cris
  
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• A Photo Believed to Be Lost in The Stranger's Archives Has Resurfaced After 14 Years

  22-08-2018 21:51 via thestranger.com
  
  by Christopher FrizzelleThanks to a Slog reader for unearthing it.
  A few weeks ago, in a round-up of Sean Nelson's best writing for The Stranger, I included a link to his 2004 interview with a Honeycrisp apple.Unfortunately, as I discovered, our web archive does not include the photo that accompanied the story, probably because 2004 was before a back-end changeover to our content management system. But a reader spotted that post and in response to my statement that "the art seems to have disappe
  
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• Seattle weather on verge of major shift — back to normal

  22-08-2018 21:46
  It has been a hazy August in Seattle. Change is coming, but it'll be gradual, says the National Weather Service.
  
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• Seattle air quality on verge of major shift — back to normal

  22-08-2018 21:46
  It has been a hazy August in Seattle. Change is coming, but it'll be gradual, says the National Weather Service.
  
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• Police: Genealogy helps ID rape suspect in decade-old cases

  22-08-2018 21:14
  FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina say they used online genealogical data to identify and track down a suspect in a series of unsolved rapes dating back a decade. The Fayetteville Police Department issued a news release Wednesday saying that 43-year-old Darold Wayne Bowden has been charged with multiple rape counts related to […]
  
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• Trump Rally Shows, Once Again, Just How Divided We Are

  22-08-2018 21:13 via thestranger.com
  
  Our best hope is taking Trump out the old fashioned way: by voting that fucker out of office.by Katie Herzog Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesIf you need further evidence that the MAGA boys and girls are living in a separate universe than the rest of us, look no further than Tuesday's Trump rally in West Virginia, where supporters chanted "Lock her up," as though it were still 2016 and Hillary Clinton's emails were the biggest story dominating the news cycle.
  Hours after Trump's campaign chairman was f
  
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• King County sheriff looking for man who attacked teen girl in Kent

  22-08-2018 20:59
  Ryan Abbott, a spokesman for the sheriff's office, said multiple witnesses heard the girl's cries for help and that evidence has been found at the scene.
  
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• Double Jeopardy: Papillon Goes Up for Retrial

  22-08-2018 20:46 via thestranger.com
  A remake of the Steve McQueen prison adventure pales in comparison.by Ned LannamannUnder different circumstances, I’d say something like “They sure don’t make movies like Papillon anymore.” The incredible prison-escape film from 1973—starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman, and directed by Patton and Planet of the Apes’ Franklin J. Schaffner—Papillon is a thrilling, larger-than-life adventure that feels like an old-school Hollywood epic shot through th
  
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• The Grand Illusion Pulls Asia Argento's Scarlet Diva From Programming After Assault Allegations

  22-08-2018 20:42 via thestranger.com
  
  “At the Grand Illusion we can present pretty much whatever we want, and I feel there’s a responsibility in that."by Nathalie GrahamDan Hudson, lead programmer of The Grand Illusion Cinema, made the decision to pull Asia Argento's film.JENNY JIMÉNEZ
  The Grand Illusion Cinema has scheduled a course of films for September that include works written or directed by female-identified filmmakers or featuring strong female storylines. One of these was Scarlet Diva, the semi-autobiogra
  
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• Bat signal: Fireflies’ glow tells bats they taste awful

  22-08-2018 20:03
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Fireflies flash not just for sex, but survival, a new study suggests. Scientists wanted to find out if there’s more to the lightning bug’s signature blinking glow than finding a mate. Some experts had speculated it was a glaring signal to predators, like bats, that fireflies taste bad. To test out whether […]
  
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• Americans in Paris in Patrick deWitt’s Wry, Dry French Exit

  22-08-2018 19:51 via thestranger.com
  The Portland author expands his literary purview to include the idle rich.by Ned LannamannI willl read every book Patrick deWitt writes. The Portland author now has four novels under his belt, and each one is wildly, satisfyingly different—from the boozy Bukowski blackouts of his first, Ablutions: Notes for a Novel, to the Charles Portis-informed comic western of his best, the phenomenal The Sisters Brothers. From the fractured fairy tale of Undermajordomo Minor to the curdled high-society
  
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• Against All Sense, Susan Hutchison Blames Smoke on Senator Maria Cantwell

  22-08-2018 19:45 via thestranger.com
  
  Lol.by Rich SmithLOL. RS
  Did you guys know that Democrats are to blame for all the smoke that's been stinging our eyes and molesting the lungs of our asthmatics recently? That's the claim floated by Republican Senate candidate Susan Hutchison in a barely coherent statement released yesterday.Hutchison first argues without evidence that Senator Maria Cantwell has "fought forest management on federal lands," which is "a disastrous policy that now affects us all." She then slams Cantwell for failin
  
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• Against All Sense, Susan Hutchison Blames Smoke on Sen. Cantwell

  22-08-2018 19:45 via thestranger.com
  
  Lol.by Rich SmithLol RS
  Did you guys know that Democrats are to blame for all the smoke that's been stinging our eyes and molesting the lungs of our asthmatics recently? That's the claim floated by Republican Senate candidate Susan Hutchison in a barely coherent statement released yesterday.Hutchison first argues without evidence that Cantwell has "fought forest management on federal lands," which is "a disastrous policy that now affects us all." She then slams Cantwell for failing to support a
  
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• The Sonics on Their Revival and That LCD Soundsystem Song That Name-Checked Them

  22-08-2018 19:10 via thestranger.com
  
  Original saxophonist of the Sonics talks about the good old days and great new nights of his legendary Tacoma garage-punk band—who are massive in Europe.by Dave SegalThe Sonics: Have garage-rock, will travel. Bobbi Barbarich
  It's 2018 and the Sonics are freakin' busy, more than 50 years after their first two albums paved the way for garage-rock and punk. Here Are the Sonics!!! and Boom slammed down a template for stripped-down attack that's proved to be vastly influential and enduring. The
  
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• Mom was Neanderthal: Fossil shows mix of humankind’s cousins

  22-08-2018 19:03
  BERLIN (AP) — Scientists say they’ve found the remains of a prehistoric female whose mother was a Neanderthal and whose father belonged to another extinct group of human relatives known as Denisovans. The 90,000-year-old bone fragment found in southern Siberia marks the first time a direct offspring of these two groups has been discovered, according […]
  
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• Can You Get Addicted to Weed?

  22-08-2018 19:00 via thestranger.com
  Yes? Although there's a difference between addiction and dependence.by Josh JardineMaybe you’ve heard someone talkabout about “jonesing” for weed, or “needing” to smoke, or having a “habit.” Hey, maybe that someone talking was you. The idea that someone has a fever for cannabis that can only be treated with more cannabis implies the dreaded A-word: addiction.But come on—is that a real thing? Can a pot smoker become addicted to weed the same way as
  
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• Is a Yakima Hop Company Going to Make Weed Beer?

  22-08-2018 18:45 via thestranger.com
  
  A hop company in Yakima acquired two permits to process hemp, a form of pot that has no THC in it. What is this company up to?by Lester BlackWhy is a Yakima hop company fucking around with pot? They won't tell us. Getty
  Pot and hops, already close relatives in the world of botany, are now close together in the world of business after a Yakima hop company received a permit from the state to process hemp.
  Hopsteiner, an international hop company with business in the Yakima Valley, has two permits
  
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• New satellite will bounce light off air to measure winds

  22-08-2018 18:42
  BERLIN (AP) — Whichever way the wind blows, a new satellite due for launch Wednesday will be watching it. The Aeolus satellite will be the first to directly measure wind speeds and directions all over the globe, allowing scientists to improve worldwide weather forecasts. “This has not been done before from space,” said project scientist […]
  
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• New European satellite will measure global wind speeds

  22-08-2018 18:42
  BERLIN (AP) — The European Space Agency is preparing to launch the first satellite that will directly measure wind speeds around the world in what scientists hope will improve weather forecasts. The Aeolus probe, named after the keeper of the winds in Greek mythology, is scheduled to lift off late Wednesday aboard a Vega rocket […]
  
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• Drag Update: Alyssa Edwards Is Coming to Netflix

  22-08-2018 18:29 via thestranger.com
  
  Mama is dancing her way onto streaming TV.by Chase BurnsMama is bringing the children to streaming TV. Courtesy of Netflix
  This update will be very significant for a small group of readers and very insignificant for most—if you find yourself in the latter category, please read something better suited to your lifestyle choices—but Alyssa Edwards is finally coming to Netflix.The drag star, most known for being a charismatic pageant show-stealer on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5 and RuPaul
  
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• Officials say Hurricane Lane has been downgraded to a Category 4 hurricane with more weakening forecast over next 2 days

  22-08-2018 18:26
  HONOLULU (AP) — Officials say Hurricane Lane has been downgraded to a Category 4 hurricane with more weakening forecast over next 2 days.
  
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• We Asked the State's Top Wildfire-Fighting Official: Are Smoky Summers the New Normal?

  22-08-2018 17:45 via thestranger.com
  
  "We obviously have a changing climate," she said. "The forest is drying out much faster and for longer periods of time. So all it takes is one spark."by Eli SandersWashington State's Commissioner of Public Lands, Hilary Franz (right). She manages our forests and leads the state's largest wildfire fighting team. Washington State Department of Natural ResourcesEli Sanders: It's another smoky day in Seattle, with more warnings against being outside and exercising. Is this going to be our new summer
  
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• Officials say a hurricane warning in effect for Hawaii’s Big Island has been extended to include the island of Maui

  22-08-2018 17:37
  HONOLULU (AP) — Officials say a hurricane warning in effect for Hawaii’s Big Island has been extended to include the island of Maui.
  
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• Slog AM: Olympia's Secret Gun Club, Mariners Still Gunning for That $180M Stadium Repair, an Embarrassing Twitter Tiff

  22-08-2018 17:18 via thestranger.com
  
  Amazon boosts funding for voice tech, Seattle keeps sweeping the homeless, an Oregon quakeby Nathalie GrahamA quiet getaway for the gun lover in your life.DMYTO/GETTY
  Olympia liquor store doubles as a gun club: Take a trip to T Brothers Liquor and Wine for all your beverage and trigger-happy needs. In the back, perplexingly, there’s a secret, private-membership-only gun club. It includes a cigar room and a six lane shooting range. Don’t worry, you can’t drink and shoot. You als
  
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• Carlsbad Caverns’ 500K bats face threat of deadly syndrome

  22-08-2018 17:13
  CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — The half a million bats that call Carlsbad Caverns National Park home could face the threat of the deadly white nose syndrome. Federal agencies have mobilized in recent weeks to combat a microscopic organism that could potentially kill off thousands of the Mexican free-tailed bats that make the national park famous, […]
  
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• Carlsbad Caverns’ 500,000 bats face threat of deadly syndrome

  22-08-2018 17:13
  CARLSBAD, N.M. — The half a million bats that call Carlsbad Caverns National Park home could face the threat of the deadly white nose syndrome. Federal agencies have mobilized in recent weeks to combat a microscopic organism that could potentially kill off thousands of the Mexican free-tailed bats that make the national park famous, the […]
  
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• Oregon to get its third In-N-Out Burger, near Salem

  22-08-2018 17:03
  SALEM, Ore. — Oregon may soon get its third In-N-Out Burger joint. Keizer Mayor Cathy Clark told the Statesman Journal Tuesday that the California-based fast food restaurant will soon open in her city, just 45 minutes from Portland. The company hasn’t set a date for the opening. In-N-Out representative Kori Seki says Oregon is considered […]
  
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• Child dies in Auburn apartment fire; Red Cross assisting residents

  22-08-2018 15:59
  The fire affected only one unit, and was doused by 4 a.m.Valley Regional Fire Authority didn't report the age of the child.
  
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• School district suspends pole-dancing teacher

  22-08-2018 15:54
  RAEFORD, N.C. — A middle school teacher who moonlights as a pole-dance instructor has been suspended by a North Carolina school district. A spokeswoman for Hoke County’s public schools didn’t specify why Kandice Mason was suspended with pay pending the outcome of an investigation. Mason tells WTVD-TV that school officials saw a video of her […]
  
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• Safety improvements coming to Rainier Avenue where 2 girls were hit by car this month

  22-08-2018 15:12
  The two friends, ages 10 and 9, were rushing west against a red signal across five-lane Rainier Avenue South when they were struck.
  
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• 2 girls were hit by a car on Seattle’s dangerous Rainier Avenue. Here’s what the city plans to do about it

  22-08-2018 15:12
  The two friends, ages 10 and 9, were rushing west against a red signal across five-lane Rainier Avenue South when they were struck.
  
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• 2 girls were hit by a car on Seattle’s dangerous Rainier Avenue. Here’s what the city is doing about it

  22-08-2018 15:12
  The two friends, ages 10 and 9, were rushing west against a red signal across five-lane Rainier Avenue South when they were struck.
  
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• The Northwest’s answer to Trump’s ‘gas guzzling is great again’

  22-08-2018 15:00
  The Trump administration picked the hottest month to unleash the coal and oil industries — including going after energy conservation. But a countermovement is bubbling up, even from red parts of the state and nation.
  
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• Meet the UW Libraries’ keeper of rare books and artifacts

  22-08-2018 15:00
  Since 1968, Sandra Kroupa has worked in the University of Washington’s Special Collections. Now, as book arts and rare-book curator, she provides access to a vast collection of books, ranging from historical artifacts to contemporary artist books. Each is gasp-worthy, to someone.
  
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• For 50 years, UW librarian Sandra Kroupa has been connecting people with rare books and artifacts

  22-08-2018 15:00
  Since 1968, Sandra Kroupa has worked in the University of Washington’s Special Collections. Now, as book arts and rare-book curator, she provides access to a vast collection of books, ranging from historical artifacts to contemporary artist books. Each is gasp-worthy, to someone.
  
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• ‘We are eating the salmon they need to eat’: Seattle chef’s gesture aims to help hungry orcas

  22-08-2018 14:28
  With so many other local fish possibilities, it just felt wrong to take chinook out of orcas’ mouths, says the Seattle chef.
  
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• Seattle chef Renee Erickson takes chinook salmon off menus to help ailing Puget Sound orcas

  22-08-2018 14:28
  With so many other local fish possibilities, it just felt wrong to take chinook out of orcas’ mouths, says the Seattle chef.
  
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