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• Weekday Trumpdate: Soft Touches Addition

  20-09-2018 23:35 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie HerzogGood hair day.Win McNamee/Getty
  SIGH. It's my turn to dig into Donald's latest fuck-ups again. Let's get this shit show started, shall we?On a video posted to Twitter on Thursday, Donald said, "For many years countries have been taking total advantage of the United States on trade. Whether they are allies or not, they looked at us really as a bunch of soft touches. That's not what's happening anymore."
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  — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September
  
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• FBI: Solar observatory closed after child porn case opened

  20-09-2018 23:23
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The mysterious closure of a solar observatory in New Mexico earlier this month happened after the FBI opened a child pornography investigation involving a janitor’s computer found at the observatory, and agents tracked wireless signals used to access child porn, according to an FBI search warrant affidavit. The mountaintop Sunspot Solar […]
  
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• Why Wasn't the Big Thief Show Previewed, and Other Internal Matters Regarding Music Coverage

  20-09-2018 22:45 via thestranger.com
  
  How does The Stranger decide which shows get covered? It's complicated.by Dave SegalBig Thief: Not nearly as good as Big Chief.
  The Stranger recently received a letter to the editor wondering why the band Big Thief wasn't previewed in our pages or on our website. After you read it, I'm going to answer the letter-writer's queries and explain how and why things get covered in the section of the paper formerly known as "Up & Coming," now known as "Music Things to Do." You can also find the show
  
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• Victim in critical condition after stabbing in Pioneer Square

  20-09-2018 22:36
  Seattle police responded to a stabbing Thursday at Sixth Avenue and James Street where one person was injured and taken to Harborview Medical Center.
  
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• Navigating A Newly Open Relationship, More Advice For Lonely Gays, and a Cute Pup In an ITMFA Hat

  20-09-2018 22:32 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Day: Reader Advice Round-upby Dan Savage
  Savage Love Letter of the Day: A letter writer suggests "let's make racism so gay the racists can't stand it anymore" (no), a letter writer's boyfriend won't let her go to HUMP! without him, no more death-gripping, and this letter writer's group sex with her fiancé is great but she can't come during it and feels guilty after. And, as always, last week's column and Savage Lovecast.Regarding NOPE:I had an extremely similar s
  
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• Woman shot to death while driving on Rainier Avenue South in Skyway; suspects sought

  20-09-2018 21:53
  Detectives believe the young woman was targeted and are looking for witnesses to the shooting.
  
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• Detectives say simmering gang war in south King County is behind fatal shooting of an office worker in Burien

  20-09-2018 21:32
  Two 17-year-old suspected gang members were arrested in connection with the death of a woman who was killed by a stray bullet during a drive-by shooting in Burien.
  
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• 2 teens arrested in drive-by shooting that left woman dead in Burien office

  20-09-2018 21:32
  Two 17-year-old suspected gang members were arrested in connection with the death of a woman who was killed by a stray bullet during a drive-by shooting in Burien.
  
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• The Level of Hypocrisy in These Republican Attack Ads on Kim Schrier Is Unreal

  20-09-2018 21:29 via thestranger.com
  
  Eyeroll.by Rich SmithRepublicans are slamming her for being a doctor working in a messed up health care system. Meanwhile, their preferred candidate is a rich commercial realtor who made money on foreclosures.Congressional Leadership Fund
  The last Republican attack ad against Kim Schrier made my eyes roll up so far into the back of my head that I physically could not watch this new one, but what I hear is more of the same hypocritical nonsense.The latest ad from Paul Ryan's Congressional Leaders
  
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• Seattle May Be an IPA Town but Don't Underestimate Our Lagers

  20-09-2018 20:47 via thestranger.com
  
  Lowercase Brewing brought 18 lagers to Georgetown this weekend. Find out what our beer critic thought of them.by Lester BlackMore lagers to choose from than ever before. Lester Black
  What’s the difference between a Mexican lager and an Italian lager?I had never considered this question until I went to Lowercase Brewing on Saturday and was presented with twelve different lagers to choose from, including lagers of these two nationalities.
  The Mexican lager was a bit sweet and malty. It still
  
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• Lowercase Brewing's Lagers Don't Suck

  20-09-2018 20:47 via thestranger.com
  
  Lowercase Brewing brought 18 lagers to Georgetown this weekend. Find out what our beer critic thought of them.by Lester BlackMore lagers to choose from than ever before. Lester Black
  What’s the difference between a Mexican lager and an Italian lager?I had never considered this question until I went to Lowercase Brewing on Saturday and was presented with twelve different lagers to choose from, including lagers of these two nationalities.
  The Mexican lager was a bit sweet and malty. It still
  
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• Love, Gilda, an Affectionate Portrait of a Great Comedian

  20-09-2018 20:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Kathy Fennessy
  I vividly remember watching Gilda Radner on Saturday Night Live in the 1970s. All of the original Not Ready for Prime Time Players were funny in their own ways, but the rubber-limbed Detroit native was the most gifted physical performer. She also created some of the most memorable characters, from news commentator Emily Litella, a discombobulated version of her beloved nanny, to slovenly rock singer Candy Slice, her unhinged take on Patti Smith.During her relatively brief lifet
  
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• Study of puzzling fossils confirms they came from an animal

  20-09-2018 20:13
  NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists say they’ve confirmed that puzzling fossils from more than 500 million years ago are traces of an animal. That would make it one of the earliest known creatures. The fossils are impressions in rock: oval shapes with internal lines, looking somewhat like a leaf imprint densely packed with veins. First […]
  
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• Contributor to Beyoncé’s Lemonade, Khalik Allah, Presents New Hypnotic Doc Black Mother at Northwest Film Forum

  20-09-2018 19:20 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles Mudede Black Mother
  In Black Mother, the New York–based filmmaker and photographer Khalik Allah presents Jamaica in much the same way he presented Harlem in his first film Field Niggas: as a stream of social consciousness. The black bodies he films on the streets, in the alleys, in the churches, in homes, woods, and fruit-rich markets of the island conduct disembodied thoughts about colonial history, food, health, economics, religion, life, after-life, globalized exploitation, a
  
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• Despite Ban, Google Is Still Selling Political Ads in Washington State

  20-09-2018 18:55 via thestranger.com
  
  The reported sales call into question Google's ability to track—and block—advertisers who violate the company's policies.by Eli SandersGoogle said months ago that it would no longer sell ads aimed at Washington state's elections. It's still selling them. Leon Neal / Getty Images
  Facing a lawsuit from Attorney General Bob Ferguson and some newly clarified state rules for political ad transparency, Google announced on June 7 that it would stop selling ads aimed at local elections, ball
  
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• Tossed net captures space junk in orbit-cleanup experiment

  20-09-2018 18:54
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A tossed net has managed to capture space junk in a demonstration of ways to clean up orbit. In the British-led experiment , a big net was cast from a mini satellite Sunday. The net successfully wrapped around its target, an inflated structure that had just been deployed as part […]
  
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• Republicans Disguise Fundraising Letter As Census Survey in Southwest Washington

  20-09-2018 18:21 via thestranger.com
  
  Coolby Rich SmithCool
  The Republican National Committee appears to be sending out fundraising mailers disguised as census forms. A letter given to The Stranger reads "2018 Congressional District Census" at the top and features a tracking code."President Trump has requested that a Census of every Congressional District be conducted immediately," the letter reads. "Enclosed is your official 2018 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CENSUS DOCUMENT."I don't have the survey Republicans sent along with the letter,
  
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• Colorado meatpacker recalls ground beef after E. coli death

  20-09-2018 17:56
  FORT MORGAN, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado meatpacker is recalling more than 132,000 pounds (60,000 kilograms) of ground beef after an E. coli outbreak killed one person and sickened 17. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday the beef was produced and packaged at Cargill Meat Solutions in Fort Morgan on June 21 and shipped […]
  
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• Photos From Sawant's Showbox Rally at City Hall

  20-09-2018 17:46 via thestranger.com
  
  Saving the Showbox involved some great local musicians playing a free show at City Hall on Wednesday.by Lester BlackThe latest, uh, development in the #SaveTheShowbox saga was a free concert in front of City Hall Wednesday evening with some of Seattle's best up-and-coming bands. Actually, it wasn't even a development, it was just a public hearing mandated by city law.There were no new proposals discussed or city action taken, but Councilmember Kshama Sawant, being the socialist organizer she is,
  
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• Slog AM: Puppies in Pouches, Putin Plays With Pew-Pews, Research Monkey Strangles Self

  20-09-2018 17:16 via thestranger.com
  
  Puppies in pouches . . . Putin goes pew pew . . . Top tier cat contentby Michael BellHe had seen things. Terrible things.Seregraff / Getty Images
  President Donald J. Trump, if you want a military parade funded, look no further than Chile for inspiration: This picture of Chilean soldiers carrying puppies in pouches is a glimpse into my vision of utopia. One day those puppies will be fighting canines, and I’m sure all of the soldiers carrying them mean serious business—but maybe this i
  
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• Research monkey strangles to death at new UW animal lab

  20-09-2018 16:00
  The pigtail macaque got tangled in a chain dangling from a device attached to its cage at the recently opened underground facility.
  
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• Three people injured in separate Lynnwood shootings

  20-09-2018 15:45
  An 18-year-old woman was shot in the neck and is listed in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center.
  
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• Firefighters battle Kent building fire involving propane

  20-09-2018 15:33
  The Puget Sound Fire Authority reported explosions at the time of the fire.
  
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• Man bypasses border crossing at Blaine, leads police on chase 30 miles into Canada

  20-09-2018 15:24
  The man was finally arrested by Vancouver police after he drove 30 miles into Canada and crashed into a car and a drum shop.
  
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• Canada police chase man bypassing US border crossing

  20-09-2018 15:24
  The man was finally arrested by Vancouver police after he drove 30 miles into Canada and crashed into a car and a drum shop.
  
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• Self-driving trucks on I-5? Washington and Oregon is nation’s best place for them, report says

  20-09-2018 15:00
  Interstate 5 in Washington and Oregon ranks first nationally in a study by a traffic-research company of the best corridors to operate self-driving semitrucks.
  
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• San Francisco is cracking down on tent camps. Will Seattle do the same?

  20-09-2018 15:00
  San Francisco’s aggressive approach to removing tent camps may be a preview of what’s to come in Seattle. The two cities have similar progressive politics, tech booms and growing wealth gaps.
  
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• I-5 in Washington and Oregon is nation’s best place to deploy self-driving semis, report says

  20-09-2018 15:00
  Interstate 5 in Washington and Oregon ranks first nationally in a study by a traffic-research company of the best corridors to operate self-driving semitrucks.
  
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• Bezos family gifts $3 million to shape UW’s early education work

  20-09-2018 13:50
  The Bezos Family Foundation's donation amounts to a nearly 13 percent boost in the College of Education's total donations and offers a lasting opportunity to influence the school's research and programs in early education.
  
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• Shooting injures man outside minimart near Paine Field

  20-09-2018 13:38
  The shooting happened during an altercation between four men, and the other men fled the scene, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office.
  
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• Montana bar and grill won’t host Donald Trump Jr. at campaign event: ‘That’s just not who we are’

  20-09-2018 13:22
  In the great dining dilemma of the Trump administration, there is no neutral territory. To serve is to face accusations of normalization, even complicity. Not to serve is to be tarred as uncivil, lacking proper table manners. This was the painful lesson learned by the Red Hen of Lexington, Virginia, in June, when the restaurant’s […]
  
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• New DNA testing helps solve 19-year-old rape, murder

  20-09-2018 10:46
  SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — New DNA testing has helped investigators in Florida solve a 19-year-old rape and murder case. News outlets report Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight announced the arrest Wednesday of 39-year-old Luke Fleming. Deputies found 47-year-old Deborah Dalzell raped, beaten and strangled in her Sarasota home in March 1999 following a call from […]
  
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• Giant bong, huggable buds: Marijuana museum opens in Vegas

  20-09-2018 08:17
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A glass bong taller than a giraffe. Huggable faux marijuana buds. A pool full of foam weed nuggets. Las Vegas’ newest attraction — and Instagram backdrop — is a museum celebrating all things cannabis. Nobody will be allowed to light up at Cannabition when it opens Thursday because of a Nevada […]
  
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• Get ready for ‘Bongzilla,’ selfie frenzy at Vegas pot museum

  20-09-2018 08:17
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A glass bong taller than a giraffe. Huggable faux marijuana buds. A pool full of foam weed nuggets. Las Vegas’ newest attraction — and Instagram backdrop — is a museum celebrating all things cannabis. Nobody will be allowed to light up at Cannabition when it opens Thursday because of a Nevada […]
  
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• Floodwaters inundate lake at NC power plant, raising alarm

  20-09-2018 07:20
  WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Duke Energy activated a high-level emergency alert at a retired coal-fired power plant in North Carolina as floodwaters from the nearby Cape Fear River overtopped an earthen dike at the facility and inundated a large lake, raising concerns of a potential breach. The dam containing Sutton Lake appeared stable and Duke […]
  
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• Oregon sees low-oxygen seasons in coastal waters

  20-09-2018 07:08
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Scientists say the waters off Oregon’s coast now have a season of low oxygen caused by warming ocean temperatures. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the coastal waters now go through an annual season of hypoxia, a condition resulting in the deaths of sea organisms as dissolved oxygen decreases in water near the […]
  
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• Women die in flooded van driven by South Carolina deputies

  20-09-2018 07:00
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — As South Carolina rivers overflowed from Florence’s torrential rain, deputies taking two women to a mental health facility drove into floodwaters that engulfed their van and trapped the women inside, officials said Wednesday. The two deputies worked to free the women, who were being transported Tuesday night as part of a […]
  
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• Bye bye bugs? Scientists fear non-pest insects are declining

  20-09-2018 07:00
  OXFORD, Pa. (AP) — A staple of summer — swarms of bugs — seems to be a thing of the past. And that’s got scientists worried. Pesky mosquitoes, disease-carrying ticks, crop-munching aphids and cockroaches are doing just fine. But the more beneficial flying insects of summer — native bees, moths, butterflies, ladybugs, lovebugs, mayflies and […]
  
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• The longest week: Carolinas worn out by Florence

  20-09-2018 06:26
  WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Florence is still wearing out the Carolinas, where residents have endured an agonizing week of violent winds, torrential rain, widespread flooding, power outages and death. Frustration and sheer exhaustion are building as thousands of people wait to go home seven days after the storm began battering the coast. Florence is […]
  
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• Shout-out for Showbox at rally

  20-09-2018 04:27
  A “Save the Showbox” rally and concert preceded a Seattle City Council hearing about the issue.
  
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