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• Q&A: With severe storms approaching US, what to expect?

  08-09-2018 20:54
  Emergency officials are urging residents to prepare for severe storms that are forecast to hit the East Coast and Hawaii over the next week at what is the peak of this year’s hurricane season. Coming in from the Atlantic Ocean, Tropical Storm Florence is expected to make landfall Thursday as a level 3 hurricane or […]
  
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• Pilots fly glider to new heights in Argentina above Andes

  08-09-2018 20:51
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Pilots from a Nevada glider team have flown to new heights above the Andes Mountains in Argentina using only wind as their engine. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports an experimental sailplane built by a Perlan Project team set an unofficial world altitude record for engineless flight on Sunday, then broke that […]
  
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• Missouri sheriff’s deputy dies when flooding sweeps away car

  08-09-2018 19:03
  FAIR GROVE, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a Missouri sheriff’s deputy has died after his patrol car was swept away by floodwaters. The Springfield News-Leader reports that 35-year-old Greene County Deputy Aaron Paul Roberts had just returned to service following a 911 hang-up call Friday night when he radioed that his car had been washed […]
  
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• Massive boom will corral Pacific Ocean’s plastic trash

  08-09-2018 17:37
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Engineers will deploy a trash collection device to corral plastic litter floating between California and Hawaii in an attempt to clean up the world’s largest garbage patch in the heart of the Pacific Ocean. The 2,000-foot (600-meter) long floating boom will be towed Saturday from San Francisco to the Great Pacific […]
  
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• Massive boom hopes to corral Pacific Ocean’s plastic trash

  08-09-2018 17:37
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Engineers set to sea Saturday to deploy a trash collection device to corral plastic litter floating between California and Hawaii in an attempt to clean up the world’s largest garbage patch in the heart of the Pacific Ocean. The 2,000-foot (600-meter) long floating boom was being towed from San Francisco to […]
  
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• New 4-mile stretch of pedestrian/cyclist trail opens on Eastside rail corridor

  08-09-2018 15:00
  The Port of Seattle purchased the 42-mile Eastside rail corridor that connects the city of Snohomish with Woodinville, Kirkland, Redmond, Bellevue and Renton in 2009 to bring it under public ownership.
  
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• Another segment of pedestrian and cyclist trail opens on old Eastside rail corridor

  08-09-2018 15:00
  The Port of Seattle purchased the 42-mile Eastside rail corridor that connects the city of Snohomish with Woodinville, Kirkland, Redmond, Bellevue and Renton in 2009 to bring it under public ownership.
  
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• Tropical Storm Helene moves toward western coast of Africa

  08-09-2018 14:35
  MIAMI (AP) — A tropical storm formed in the eastern Atlantic continues to move toward the western coast of Africa. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Saturday that Tropical Storm Helene was located about 290 miles (466.69 kilometers) east-southeast of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands. The storm’s maximum sustained winds are 45 mph (75 […]
  
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• Tropical Storm Helene approaches African islands

  08-09-2018 14:35
  MIAMI (AP) — Officials say Tropical Storm Helene is approaching islands off the western coast of Africa. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Saturday night that it expects Helene to soon produce tropical storm conditions for parts of the Cabo Verde Islands on Saturday night and Sunday. As of 8 p.m. EDT, the storm […]
  
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• Tropical Storm Florence continues its churn toward US coast

  08-09-2018 14:15
  MIAMI (AP) — Florence could cause dangerous surf and rip currents along parts of the U.S. East Coast this weekend as the storm swirls across the Atlantic, according to forecasters at the National Hurricane Center. Though weakened to a tropical storm, Florence was expected to regain hurricane strength as it neared Bermuda. Large swells were […]
  
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• South Carolina declares emergency ahead of Florence

  08-09-2018 14:15
  MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Florence is becoming a “better organized” weather system that will likely strengthen into a hurricane late Saturday, weather forecasters said. The National Hurricane Center said Saturday the storm was expected to become a “major hurricane” by Tuesday as it passes between Bermuda and the Bahamas on Tuesday and Wednesday. The […]
  
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• Powerful hurricane could be headed to US

  08-09-2018 14:15
  MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. East Coast could be hit with a powerful hurricane next week as Tropical Storm Florence continues to strengthen as it moves toward the mainland, forecasters said Saturday. Florence is expected to become a major hurricane by Monday, the National Hurricane Center said, adding that “a significant phase of intensification” is […]
  
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• Powerful hurricane could be headed to southeast US

  08-09-2018 14:15
  ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. East Coast could be hit with a powerful hurricane next week as Tropical Storm Florence continues to strengthen as it moves toward the mainland, forecasters said Saturday. Florence is expected to become a major hurricane by Monday, the National Hurricane Center said, adding that “a rapid intensification” is forecast to […]
  
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• Opening Cirque du Soleil show Volta canceled after audience sprayed with liquid

  08-09-2018 06:44
  Jonathan Fay, who was sitting four rows from the front, said the show was 30 minutes in when a liquid from the stage sprayed the audience. The show was cancelled shortly after that.
  
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• Opening Cirque du Soleil show Volta canceled

  08-09-2018 06:44
  Jonathan Fay, who was sitting four rows from the front, said the show was 30 minutes in when a liquid from the stage sprayed the audience. The show was cancelled shortly after that.
  
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• Opening Cirque du Soleil show in Redmond canceled after audience sprayed with liquid

  08-09-2018 06:44
  Jonathan Fay, who was sitting four rows from the front, said the show was 30 minutes in when a liquid from the stage sprayed the audience. The show was cancelled shortly after that.
  
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• Man arrested at S. Seattle apartment suspected in International District homicide

  08-09-2018 05:21
  The man was involved in a brief standoff with police Friday.
  
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• Former AP photojournalist Kim Chonkil dies at age 89

  08-09-2018 05:09
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former Associated Press photojournalist Kim Chonkil, whose images captured South Korea’s turbulent transition from dictatorship to democracy, has died. He was 89. Kim’s son, Kim Kuchul, said he died in New York on Thursday after suffering from kidney and respiratory problems. Kim covered South Korea for AP for nearly 40 […]
  
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• Tropical Storm Helene forms in eastern Atlantic

  08-09-2018 05:01
  MIAMI (AP) — A new tropical storm has formed in the eastern Atlantic off the western coast of Africa. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Friday night that Tropical Storm Helene was located about 405 miles (650 kilometers) east of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands. Forecasters expect the storm to bring tropical storm conditions […]
  
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• One dead, Highway 510 closed after collision near Nisqually

  08-09-2018 04:00
  The driver went off the road and then crossed the center line, according to Washington State Patrol.
  
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• One dead after collision near Nisqually

  08-09-2018 04:00
  The driver went off the road and then crossed the center line, according to Washington State Patrol.
  
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• Seattle’s crusading activism gets expensive as the lawsuits pile up

  08-09-2018 03:45
  In the Showbox theater drama, the Seattle City Council is being sued precisely for behaving like socialist activists. It’s a test case of whether it might be time to dial it back a bit.
  
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• New Tacoma aquarium makes waves

  08-09-2018 03:35
  The new Pacific Seas Aquarium at Tacoma's Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is packed with plenty of wow, as could be seen on opening day.
  
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• Seattle Center Could Get a New Covered Skatepark

  08-09-2018 03:04 via thestranger.com
  
  Seattle might get its first public skatepark with a roof, according to a city-commissioned study released Friday.by Lester BlackImagine this, but with a roof. City of Seattle
  Seattle is one of the best places to skateboard in the country, as long as you are only riding between the months of June and September. None of our public skateparks are covered, which means they are essentially worthless for seven months out of the year when our rainy season comes.That could change if the city follows a s
  
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• Honeybees are hurting. What else can pollinate our food?

  08-09-2018 02:00
  Farmers are turning to other types of bees — like the blue orchard bee, the bumblebee and alfalfa leafcutter — that have proved to be effective pollinators of some crops in certain settings.
  
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• Why are puffins vanishing? The hunt for clues goes deep (into their burrows)

  08-09-2018 01:57
  GRIMSEY ISLAND, Iceland — Puffins are in trouble. The birds have been in precipitous decline, especially since the 2000s, both in Iceland and across many of their Atlantic habitats. The potential culprits are many: fickle prey, overfishing, pollution. Scientists say that climate change is another underlying factor that is diminishing food supplies and is likely […]
  
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• While Seattle Gets More Boring, Ballyhoo Curiosity Shop Keeps It Weird

  08-09-2018 01:57 via thestranger.com
  
  Ballyhoo has a stuck-in-time feeling.by Nathalie Graham"Doll parts got really popular after that movieAnabellecame out," Ryan Robbins, owner of Ballyhoo Curiosity Shop said. "That Ouija board movie didn't quite do the same for ouija boards."NG
  Ballyhoo Curiosity Shop unfurls gradually with each step down into its depths. Its wares range from a two-headed calf that greets you upon entry, to a bookcase of miscellaneous doll parts, and a shelf of crystal balls line every inch of the basement space
  
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• Feds slot $100 million for Lynnwood light rail, but the money still isn’t secured

  08-09-2018 01:50
  Sound Transit must still sign a formal grant agreement with the Federal Transit Administration before the agency can access the money, or the $100 million that the FTA reserved for Lynnwood last year.
  
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• Why Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Is Not Pro-Fox News But Definitely Anti-Trump

  08-09-2018 01:35 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles Mudede AmazonAmazon's flashy thriller Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan has eight episodes, stars John Krasinski, and is the third-best work in the Ryan universe (first is, of course, Patriot Games, and second is The Hunt for Red October). As with the other Ryans, Krasinski's character is a nerdy CIA analyst; but unlike the best Ryan, performed expertly by Harrison ("it was a movie") Ford in Patriot Games, he is at home at the desk and out on the field (Ford's Ryan clearly prefers the former). B
  
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• Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan and the Sorrows of the Post-Facts American Empire

  08-09-2018 01:35 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles Mudede AmazonAmazon's very flashy spy thriller Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, which has eight episodes and stars John Krasinski, is a structurally mixed work. A part of it imagines an American empire that is continuous with the Obama era; and another part captures the mood of the Trump era.(SPOILER ALERT) The part that is continuous with Obama has two sides. One is the American president of its fictional world, President Pickett (Michael Gaston). Two is how it portrays Islamic Fundamentalism
  
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• Semi vs. pedestrian accident snarls traffic on southbound I-405 near Tukwila

  08-09-2018 00:46
  Washington DOT and the state patrol say I-405 south near Tukwila is a parking lot due to an semi-truck/pedestrian accident.
  
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• Semi-pedestrian accident on south I-405 snarls traffic

  08-09-2018 00:46
  Washington DOT and the state patrol say I-405 south near Tukwila is a parking lot due to an semi-truck/pedestrian accident.
  
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• Last-Minute Plans: 101 Free, Cheap & Easy Things To Do In Seattle This Weekend: Sept 7-9, 2018

  08-09-2018 00:28 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffChinatown will be host to Asian street food, local vendors, and live entertainment at the Chinatown-ID Night Market this Saturday. Seattle's Night Market via Facebook
  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 Seattle Design Festival Block Party to the San Gennaro Festival, and from four different
  
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• Let's Do Away with Terms Like Gay and Straight and Assign Ourselves Numbers Instead

  08-09-2018 00:19 via thestranger.com
  
  One the Kinsey Scale, 0 is exclusively heterosexual; 6 is exclusively homosexual.by Katie HerzogLucas HedgesMichael Loccisano/Getty Images
  This week Vulture published an interview with Oscar nominated actor Lucas Hedges that quickly made headlines. Hedges—who starred in Lady Bird as well as Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and the forthcoming Boy Erased, in which he plays a young gay man sent to conversion therapy—had some interesting things to say about neuroses, family, a
  
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• Seattle home prices drop by $70,000 in three months as market cooldown continues

  08-09-2018 00:01
  The number of homes for sale across King County surged up 66 percent in the past year - and 86 percent just in the city of Seattle - the biggest rise in more than a decade.
  
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• Seattle home prices drop by $70,000 in three months as market continues to cool

  08-09-2018 00:01
  The number of homes for sale across King County surged up 66 percent in the past year - and 86 percent just in the city of Seattle - the biggest rise in more than a decade.
  
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