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• They've Been Pulling Out for the Last Year and She's Not Pregnant—Is That a Bad Sign?

  25-09-2018 23:55 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Question of the Dayby Dan Savage
  Originally published April 27, 2011.
  I'm a 24-year-old straight guy. I've been with my girl for three years, and things are great — great sex life, great communication, etc. We have lots of sex — but for the last year or so, she has not been on birth control and we have not been using condoms. We're not against the idea of a child, but we aren't currently going for it. I was always told that pulling out was a 100 percent ineffective method
  
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• They've Been Pulling Out For the Last Year And She's Not Pregnant — Is That a Bad Sign?

  25-09-2018 23:55 via thestranger.com
  Savage Love Question of the Dayby Dan Savage
  Originally published April 27, 2011.
  I'm a 24-year-old straight guy. I've been with my girl for three years, and things are great — great sex life, great communication, etc. We have lots of sex — but for the last year or so, she has not been on birth control and we have not been using condoms. We're not against the idea of a child, but we aren't currently going for it. I was always told that pulling out was a 100 percent ineffective method
  
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• Inbox Jukebox Track of the Day: A Psychedelicized Cover of John Coltrane's "Pursuance" by Mattson 2, Who Play Barboza Tonight

  25-09-2018 23:15 via thestranger.com
  
  Hear a track from John Coltrane's A Love Supreme done psych-rock-style by Mattson 2, who play Barboza tonight.by Dave SegalIt takes "Psalm" nerve to cover A Love Supreme, but Mattson 2 deserve "Acknowledgement." Mattson 2 Bandcamp
  Mattson 2, "Pursuance" (Spiritual Pajamas)
  The chutzpah! Identical LA-based twins Jared and Jonathan Mattson have covered John Coltrane's A Love Supreme—the 1965 album that's considered one of jazz's immutable masterpieces. They join a long list of artists who've
  
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• Durkan's Austerity Is How the Rich Oppress the Poor

  25-09-2018 22:59 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles Mudede Heiko Meier/gettyimages.com
  You very well know that you live in one of the richest cities on earth, yet you have to hear your mayor, who claims to be progressive, present a budget that's informed by the "capitalist realism" of austerity. And so, while overabundance is apparently all around, we are ruled by an economic thinking that has the amazing ability to see through this tremendous wealth of stuff and see the thing-in-itself, wealth as value. There is never enough of this k
  
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• Durkan's Austerity Budget Is All About How the Rich Oppress the Poor

  25-09-2018 22:59 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles Mudede Heiko Meier/gettyimages.com
  You very well know that you live in one of the richest cities on earth, yet you have to hear your mayor, who claims to be progressive, present a budget that's informed by the "capitalist realism" of austerity. And so, while overabundance is apparently all around, we are ruled by an economic thinking that has the amazing ability to see through this tremendous wealth of stuff and see the thing-in-itself, wealth as value. There is never enough of this k
  
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• What do you want to know about the Pacific Northwest’s southern resident orcas?

  25-09-2018 22:56
  As we explore the plight of the Pacific Northwest’s southern resident orcas, we want you to be part of the conversation. Here’s how you can join us.
  
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• FAQ: A primer on the critically endangered southern resident killer whales

  25-09-2018 22:47
  Where do they live? What do they eat? What can we do to help them? Seattle Times environment reporter Lynda Mapes answers common questions about the region's orcas.
  
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• Another southern resident orca is ailing — and at least three whales are pregnant

  25-09-2018 22:31
  The southern resident killer whales have struggled to reproduce over the past several years, and lost three members just this year.
  
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• Convicted Felon Bill Cosby Is Going to Jail for Three to 10 Years

  25-09-2018 22:22 via thestranger.com
  
  by Christopher FrizzelleBill Cosby being taken away in handcuffs today at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Pennsylvania. Mark Makela/Getty Images
  Though some 60 women have accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault—specifically of drugging and raping them—none of those accusations has resulted in prison time for Cosby, until today, when he was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison for the assault of Andrea Constand in 2004. He will also be classified a "sexually violent predator" for
  
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• Judge restores energy lease on Montana land sacred to tribes

  25-09-2018 21:43
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A judge reinstated an oil and gas lease on land in northwestern Montana considered sacred to some tribes in the U.S. and Canada — a ruling that could test the depths of the Trump administration’s support for the energy industry. President Barack Obama’s Interior Department improperly canceled the nearly 10-square-mile (26-square-kilometer) […]
  
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• 3 found stabbed in car on Oregon highway; suspect arrested

  25-09-2018 21:36
  MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Three men from North Carolina were found stabbed in a van along Oregon Highway 140 and a fourth North Carolina resident was arrested along the roadway and booked on assault charges. Oregon State Police said Tuesday that two of the stabbing victims were treated and released and a third is in […]
  
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• My Main Problem with Candy Corn Is That It's Disgusting

  25-09-2018 21:34 via thestranger.com
  
  Horrible.by Rich SmithA reader sent me a gift. Yay. CB
  This week, a careful and generous reader of The Stranger sent me and Dan a giant bag of candy corn. The gift came with a note:"Dear Dan and Rich,I know how much you both love these. I hope you enjoy this gift as much as I am :PSincerely, Gwendolyn."Okay, Gwendolyn. Let's do this.Every year I try a couple candy corns to see if my tastes have changed. Maybe candy corn tastes better in the dawn of our failing republic? Maybe these horrible cand
  
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• NASA’s Mars Opportunity rover seen, but still not heard

  25-09-2018 21:26
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Mars rover, Opportunity, has been seen, but still not heard. A spacecraft around Mars has sent back a photo of Opportunity, which has been silent ever since a massive dust storm engulfed the red planet in late spring. The rover appears in the photo as a pale dot. The […]
  
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• Oregon governor race most expensive yet

  25-09-2018 21:23
  BEND, Ore. (AP) — The 2018 race for governor is the most expensive in Oregon history, and there’s still six weeks until the books will be closed. The Bulletin newspaper in Bend reports that Gov. Kate Brown has raised about $11.3 million. Her Republican opponent, state Rep. Knute Buehler, R-Bend, has raised about $7.4 million, […]
  
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• New Savage Lovecast With Lizz Winstead of The Daily Show!

  25-09-2018 20:55 via thestranger.com
  
  by The StrangerParents, hear this cautionary tale: A man has been in his loving, kinky, poly marriage for 21 years. His wife accidentally clicked the wrong button and synched up her super gnarly BDSM pics onto her 9-year-old daughter's phone. So now there's some 'splaining to do.
  A woman lives in an apartment building in NYC. At first, her neighbor appeared to be really nice! Then he started sending her dick pics with his infant in the background.
  On the Magnum:"Honey? What would you like for yo
  
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• Wildfire smoke costs famed Oregon Shakespeare Festival

  25-09-2018 20:45
  ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) — The famed Oregon Shakespeare Festival that attracts tourists from around the world says it lost $2 million this summer because wildfire smoke forced it to cancel more than two dozen outdoor performances. The organization will have an indoor venue next season for smoky days as an alternate to its award-winning outdoor […]
  
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• Oregon officials fear disease outbreaks as vaccine exemptions increase

  25-09-2018 18:17
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon health officials say the number of parents filing non-medical vaccine exemptions in the state has been steadily climbing since 2000, and they fear some children who have not been immunized against childhood illnesses could be at risk for serious diseases. The Register-Guard reports the increase in non-medical exemptions can multiply […]
  
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• Tropical Storm Rosa forms off Mexico’s Pacific coast

  25-09-2018 18:10
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Rosa has formed off Mexico’s Pacific coast, and while it is expected to strengthen, forecasters say it will remain far offshore. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm is located about 385 miles (620 kilometers) southwest of Manzanillo. On Tuesday, Rosa had winds of about 45 miles per […]
  
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• Florence is nation’s second wettest storm, behind Harvey

  25-09-2018 17:34
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A top rainfall meteorologist calculates that Hurricane Florence is the nation’s second rainiest storm in 70 years. Ken Kunkel, a meteorologist at the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration and North Carolina State University, finds that only last year’s Hurricane Harvey rained more over a 14,000 square mile area than Florence during a four-day […]
  
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• Oregon wine industry sees economic boom in 2017

  25-09-2018 17:26
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An annual study shows the Oregon wine industry had significant economic growth in 2017. The Capital Press reports the latest Oregon Vineyard and Winery Report shows the state added 92 new vineyards and 44 new wineries last year. An annual study by the University of Oregon Institute for Policy Research and […]
  
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• Slog AM: New York—Getting Seattle Wrong Since Always, the Homeless Rise up, Beto Is Hotter Than You, Dude

  25-09-2018 17:18 via thestranger.com
  
  New York gets Seattle wrong again . . . highway animal crossing . . . want to be surrounded by cats in Greece? too lateby Michael BellWe are much more than Jeff Bezos and his balls... Or are we?
  The New York Times feature Amazon piece: I was hoping we were just getting off on the wrong foot, Karen, when you opened your article with the line, “Tourists in Seattle have a new must-see destination: Amazon Go.” But it became clear pretty quickly it wasn't just one wrong step. This feature
  
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• West Coast winery aids Virginia vineyard hit by grape heist

  25-09-2018 17:07
  IRONTO, Va. (AP) — Despite the theft of nearly its entire crop of grapes, a Virginia winery will be able to raise a glass of its 2018 vintage to a new friendship. The Roanoke Times reports Washington state’s Alexandria Nicole Cellars has offered to donate the replacement for more than 2 tons of grapes stolen […]
  
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• Pills for appendicitis? Surgery often not needed, study says

  25-09-2018 17:03
  CHICAGO (AP) — A new study says surgery isn’t always needed for appendicitis and that antibiotics instead can often do the trick. The results from Finland contradict decades of thinking about the best way to treat an inflamed appendix. The condition has long been thought to be a medical emergency because of the risk for […]
  
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• Antibiotics for appendicitis? Surgery often not needed

  25-09-2018 17:03
  CHICAGO (AP) — When emergency tests showed the telltale right-sided pain in Heather VanDusen’s abdomen was appendicitis, she figured she’d be quickly wheeled into surgery. But doctors offered her the option of antibiotics instead. A new study from Finland shows her choice is a reasonable alternative for most patients with appendicitis. Five years after treatment […]
  
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• WWII code breaker buried in Nebraska with UK military honors

  25-09-2018 16:36
  The Union Jack was draped over Jean Briggs Watters' casket Monday in Omaha. She was honored for her World War II work, when the young Brit helped in a top-secret military program to crack German communication codes.
  
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• Helicopter rescues trail horse in Central Washington, but injuries were too severe

  25-09-2018 16:08
  Despite the rescue of the 7-year-old trail horse, the animal was euthanized on Monday, due to the severity of his injuries.
  
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• Sen. Maria Cantwell, challenger Susan Hutchison at odds over when to debate

  25-09-2018 16:03
  Sen. Maria Cantwell has blamed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for a scheduling conflict with a first debate against Susan Hutchison set for Oct. 6 in Tacoma.
  
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• As Seattle home prices dip, outer reaches of metro area are humming along

  25-09-2018 15:59
  Most of the price growth in this month's report came from the outer edges of the region, from Tacoma to Everett, as buyers look for places more affordable than Seattle proper.
  
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• ‘It’s a long time coming’: $6.2 million wildlife bridge over I-90 nears completion

  25-09-2018 15:00
  The wildlife bridge better connects north and south Cascades habitat. Traffic on Interstate 90 has been a barrier to wildlife.
  
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• Appeals court sides with Colville Tribe against Canadian mining company for polluting Upper Columbia River

  25-09-2018 15:00
  9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower-court order that the company pay the tribe for its assessment of damage to the Upper Columbia River from years of pollution; rehabilitation costs are still in court.
  
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• Wildfire fueled by strong winds forces evacuation in Croatia

  25-09-2018 14:44
  ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A wildfire whipped by strong winds has forced dozens of people to evacuate part of a southern Croatian peninsula as the army joined local efforts to fight the flames. Croatian authorities say the wind has prevented firefighting planes from helping ground teams and pushed the fire toward the village of Mokalo […]
  
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• Driver killed when train strikes car in Marysville

  25-09-2018 14:43
  The northbound train struck the car in the 8900 block of State Avenue, dragging the vehicle to 104th Street, where the driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
  
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• Wildfire in Tuscan countryside forces 700 to flee homes

  25-09-2018 14:28
  ROME (AP) — Italian emergency authorities say a suspected arson fire in the countryside near Pisa has forced at least 700 people to flee their homes and has ravaged some 600 hectares (nearly 1,500 acres). Tuscany Gov. Enrico Rossi told reporters Tuesday that arson was suspected and authorities were investigating. The blaze erupted Monday night […]
  
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• Washington colleges rank high for black student access, with room to grow on graduation, in new report

  25-09-2018 14:00
  The UW campus in Seattle and branch campus in Bothell both received scores among the highest 15 in the nation. However, "It's not like anybody is performing extraordinarily well," said the executive director of USC's Race and Equity Center, which wrote the report.
  
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• Soggy South Carolina to get more rain as flooding continues

  25-09-2018 13:52
  YAUHANNAH, S.C. (AP) — The soggy remnants of Florence keep causing chaos in coastal South Carolina long after the hurricane swirled ashore, with rivers still flowing far beyond their banks and a new storm gathering more rain just offshore. Authorities urged up to 8,000 people leave their homes in Georgetown County, on the South Carolina […]
  
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• Bellingham Fire employees trained on newly deceased person

  25-09-2018 13:45
  BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Officials say a Bellingham Fire Department officer retired and another resigned after an investigation revealed a deceased person was taken to a fire station in July where several department members practiced intubations on the body. The Bellingham Herald reported Monday that Bellingham Fire Chief Bill Newbold said in a statement that […]
  
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• Thai police hand over 100 kilos of marijuana for research

  25-09-2018 13:07
  BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police on Tuesday handed over around 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of seized marijuana for medical research, as officials seek to produce pot-based medication. Sophon Mekthon, chairman of the Government Pharmaceutical Organization, said researchers chose high-quality marijuana from police to conduct medical research, selecting from batches of seized imported marijuana and taking […]
  
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• Big changes about small fish might be in store for fishermen

  25-09-2018 12:15
  The little herring is one of the most important fish on the East Coast, and federal fishing managers on Tuesday will consider a host of potentially major changes to the industry that harvests the species. Atlantic herring is a small, schooling fish that is the target of an industry that collects more than 100 million […]
  
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• Trump plan to rollback fuel standards to get second hearing

  25-09-2018 08:15
  FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — The Trump administration’s proposal to roll back national fuel economy standards was headed for its second public hearing a day after California officials and scores of speakers blasted it as a danger to the environment and public health. The second hearing was scheduled for Tuesday in Dearborn, Michigan — a city […]
  
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• After the hurricane comes the deluge on South Carolina coast

  25-09-2018 06:06
  GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) — Eleven days ago, Lee Gantt was at a Hurricane Florence party in her neighborhood in Georgetown, where the story goes that some houses haven’t flooded from the Sampit River since they were built before the American Revolution. She will spend Tuesday with sandbags, watching the nearby river rise from Florence’s heavy […]
  
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• Home break-ins by black bears surge in Connecticut suburbs

  25-09-2018 04:31
  CANTON, Conn. (AP) — Tom Bradley had grown accustomed to seeing black bears walk through his Connecticut neighborhood, but this month he was alarmed to find something trying to turn a doorknob to enter his house. He used his key fob to set off his car horn, to scare away whatever was in his garage. […]
  
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• Mayor Durkan adds shelter, homeless outreach and support for vehicle campers in Seattle budget

  25-09-2018 04:00
  Mayor Jenny Durkan’s $3 million proposed increase in homelessness services would raise Seattle’s overall spending on the problem to about $89 million.
  
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