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• Collapsed northern Arizona highway under repair

  05-10-2018 23:55
  CAMERON, Ariz. (AP) — Crews are repairing a collapsed major northern Arizona highway that tourists use to reach the Grand Canyon’s North Rim, Lake Powell and southern Utah. A 30-foot (9-meter) section of U.S. 89 caved in late Wednesday from the remnants of Tropical Storm Rosa. One person who crossed the section as it gave […]
  
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• Ballard tunnel gains momentum in Sound Transit 3 talks

  05-10-2018 23:53
  Politicians have rallied behind a tunnel to Ballard at 14th Avenue Northwest, instead of choosing an unpopular drawbridge for light-rail trains when service reaches the northwest Seattle neighborhood in 2035. The endorsement came Friday morning from the “Elected Leadership Group,” the second-highest among five layers of public process to settle on a train alignment by […]
  
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• Ballard and West Seattle tunnels forge ahead in Sound Transit 3 talks

  05-10-2018 23:53
  A panel of elected officials endorsed using tunnels to expand light rail into Ballard and West Seattle, even though they don't know how they would pay for the costlier underground routes.
  
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• The Top 13 Shows to Check Out at Seattle's 2018 Earshot Jazz Festival

  05-10-2018 23:41 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffRare talent Brandee Younger is one of the few musicians working today to claim the jazz harp as lead instrument. Don't miss her show at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute with Gretchen Yanover on October 26.
  The Earshot Jazz Festival, which starts on Sunday, always brings great performers to Seattle, but this year's youth- and women-focused program promises some especially exciting shows that our critics don't think you should miss, including a quartet he
  
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• Our Music Critics' Earshot Jazz Festival Picks

  05-10-2018 23:32 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's music critics' picks for the best Earshot Jazz Festival 2018 events.by Stranger Things To Do StaffThe Earshot Jazz Festival (Oct 7-Nov 4) always brings great performers to Seattle, but this year's youth- and women-focused program promises some especially exciting shows that our critics don't think you should miss, including a quartet helmed by Tina Fuller (a member of Beyoncé's backing band, among many other things), jazz harpist Brandee Younger, and saxophone maestro Kamas
  
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• Inbox Jukebox Track of the Day: The Emotional and Sonic Roller Coaster of "Ignorance Restored" by Portland Cult Rockers the Lavender Flu

  05-10-2018 23:31 via thestranger.com
  
  Take one of the wildest rock rides of this year with Portland underground rockers the Lavender Flu, who play Neumos Oct. 8.by Dave SegalBest band promo pic we've seen in a minute.In the Red Records
  The Lavender Flu, "Ignorance Restored" (In the Red)
  Portland's the Lavender Flu remind me of those underground rock bands that made the '90s an exciting time to be a young—or even middle-aged— underground-rock fan: Royal Trux, Olivia Tremor Control, Supreme Dicks, Wingtip Sloat. Like those
  
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• FDA expands use of cervical cancer vaccine up to age 45

  05-10-2018 23:26
  U.S. regulators Friday expanded the use of Merck’s cervical cancer vaccine to adults up to age 45. The vaccine was previously only for preteens and young adults through 26. The Food and Drug Administration approved Gardasil 9 for women and men through 45. The vaccine protects against the human papilloma virus — or HPV — […]
  
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• My Newish Boyfriend Won't Have Sex With Me During My Period

  05-10-2018 23:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan Savage
  I’ve started re-seeing a guy I dated before for about a year. The other night we had sex and when I went to bathroom afterward I realized I’d unexpectedly started my period. I apologized and was a bit embarrassed and he assured me it was fine.
  When we woke up in the morning he initiated kissing and some hand stuff so I went down on him for a bit. I went and removed my tampon thinking we were going to have sex. When I got back he flat-out ref
  
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• Americans Could Learn a Lot From the Heroic Actions of This Tiny Town in Canada

  05-10-2018 22:49 via thestranger.com
  
  "Compassion wasn’t just a 9/11 thing there, it was an everyday thing."by Rich Smith(L-R) Kevin Tuerff and Andrew Samonsky, the actor who plays him in 5th Ave's new production of Come From Away.5TH AVE THEATRE
  Terrorists crashed two planes into the Twin Towers as Kevin Tuerff and his boyfriend, who was also named Kevin, were flying back to Texas from a vacation in Paris, France.The U.S. government soon closed American airspace, and air traffic control redirected their plane to a big airport
  
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• Last-Minute Plans: 75 Free, Cheap & Easy Things To Do in Seattle This Weekend: Oct 5-7, 2018

  05-10-2018 22:10 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffCelebrate a tried-and-true Northwest standby, Rainier Beer, with live music from Northwest rock groups the Helio Sequence, the Moondoggies, and Smokey Brights at R Day on Saturday.
  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 a free Earshot Jazz Festival kickoff show to the opening of Quenton Baker: Bal
  
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• Sen. Susan Collins Will Vote to Confirm Kavanaugh

  05-10-2018 21:54 via thestranger.com
  
  It's over.by Katie Herzog
  It's over. Maine Sen. Susan Collins announced today that she will vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court. Unless a few Republicans get food poisoning in the next 12 hours, accused rapist and Federalist Society favorite Brett Kavanaugh will take his place on the Supreme Court and the left will lose the court for another generation.In her announcement, Sen. Collins mentioned the lack of corroborating evidence and said, essentially, that there isn't enough p
  
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• M.I.A. Doesn't Give a Fuck About Being Too Complex

  05-10-2018 21:42 via thestranger.com
  
  You should go see her new documentary and find out why.by Jasmyne Keimig
  M.I.A. has always represented, to me, the best of what hiphop that exists outside of black diasporic cultures can be. The British-Sri Lankan rapper, best known for her viral hit “Paper Planes,” burst onto the international stage in the early '00s. Drawing inspiration from sounds and instruments from across the world, she never shies away from putting political messages in her songs, covering issues from unregula
  
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• Seattle's Cooling House Market is Good for Buyers

  05-10-2018 21:05 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie Herzog RICHARD WELLENBERGER/GETTYIMAGES.COM
  Finally, a little bit of welcome news for people looking to buy a house in Seattle: There are actually some for sale.According to a new report from Redfin, the number of homes currently on the market has increased by nearly 54 percent compared to this time last year. This is true in several other West Coast cities feeling the housing crunch as well, including Portland, Oakland, San Fransisco, and San Diego. That's a big improvement over the la
  
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• King County jail wing as a shelter? Officials are desperate enough to consider it

  05-10-2018 20:40
  King County, in the middle of scouring its assets for publicly-owned land and buildings to house homeless people, is researching what it would take to put a shelter in an old wing of the downtown jail.
  
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• Elon Musk Gives "420" (and Cannabis) a Bad Name

  05-10-2018 20:36 via thestranger.com
  
  by Josh Jardine JOHNY87 / GETTY IMAGES
  When Musk began dating musician Grimes, I knew it wasn't going to end well. "You just watch," I told my cat Memphis. "This is going to involve some bad choices that will result in some terrible consequences." And sure enough, some very bad cannabis-related choices have been made by Musk. And they cost Musk and Tesla tens of millions of dollars.
  Hot take: I love Teslas. Even as a non-driver, I truly enjoy their power, luxury, and futuristic stylings. I could
  
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• Shorewood High student arrested for incident that prompted lockdown

  05-10-2018 20:05
  King County sheriff's detectives have arrested a 14-year-old student in connection with a threat that locked down Shorewood High School.
  
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• 3 killed, 4 children injured in snowy North Dakota crashes

  05-10-2018 19:55
  NEW TOWN, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol says fresh snow was a factor in crashes that killed three people and injured four school children. The patrol says two people in a pickup truck died in a collision with a semi on a snow-covered highway in northwestern North Dakota’s Mountrail County about 6:30 […]
  
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• The Atomic Cafe Reveals That Our Government Has Always Tried to Downplay the Dangers of Radiation

  05-10-2018 19:50 via thestranger.com
  
  The 1982 cult classic cine-essay screens for a week at Grand Illusion starting October 5.by Joule Zelman
  Trump’s EPA recently moved to weaken rules that may affect how radiation exposure is regulated. In a news release, the EPA quoted a University of Massachusetts scientist who has stated that a little radiation is healthful. This may sound outlandish. But as the classic collage documentary The Atomic Cafe reveals, US military and civilian authorities long belittled reasonable fears about
  
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• Therapy dogs can spread superbugs to kids, hospital finds

  05-10-2018 19:27
  Doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore discovered that child cancer patients who spent more time with therapy dogs had a 6 times greater chance of coming away with superbug bacteria than kids who spent less time with the animals. But washing the dogs and using special wipes took away the risk of spreading that bacteria.
  
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• See John C. Reilly Puking Up Baby Spiders in The Sisters Brothers

  05-10-2018 19:20 via thestranger.com
  
  by Erik Henriksen
  A darkly funny, satisfyingly violent adaptation of Patrick DeWitt’s novel, The Sisters Brothers follows four men whose bumbling paths cross in Oregon and California in 1851. The titular brothers are assassins, and are played with predictable excellence by John C. Reilly and Joaquin Phoenix; when they aren't drinking or bickering, they're chasing two other men, played by Jake Gyllenhaal and Riz Ahmed (also excellent, also predictably). There are intense shoot-outs and ther
  
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• The New Trailer for HUMP! 2018 is Here!

  05-10-2018 18:38 via thestranger.com
  WHAT IS WITH THE GOAT!?by Wm.™ Steven HumphreyHEY SEXY PEOPLE! The new trailer for HUMP!—America's sweetest amateur porn festival—is HERE... and we may need to talk. Sure, I see beautiful, erotic bodies of all shapes, sizes, and gender having lots of old-fashioned (and new-fashioned) sexy times. I see latex, riding crops, sweet kisses, stunned reactions, gas masks, googly eyes, and battery cables. However I ALSO SEE A GOAT. (But don't worry, I'm sure there's a very good explanat
  
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• Debut of SpaceX, Boeing crew capsules off until next year

  05-10-2018 18:33
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The debut of SpaceX and Boeing crew capsules is off until next year. NASA said this week that the first commercial test flights have slipped from late this year into next. SpaceX is shooting for a January shakedown of its Dragon capsule, without anyone on board. Boeing is aiming for […]
  
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• Stupid Teens Steal Pizza Spice Instead of Weed

  05-10-2018 18:05 via thestranger.com
  
  by Josh Jardine YARYGIN / GETTY IMAGES
  Being a teenager is tough, now more than ever. (Except for the Crusades. Growing up with social media is challenging, but I bet being a teenager and having to participate in the Crusades was tougher.)
  So while it's understandable that today's teens might have to blow off some steam, there are some actions for which there are is no excuse—and to compound things, some of those actions are also really fucking stupid. And I say this having made some reall
  
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• Washington State Is Banning Pot Candy for No Good Reason

  05-10-2018 17:41 via thestranger.com
  
  Those who love gummy candies might want to stock up.by Katie HerzogGet it while you can, boys and girls!HandmadePictures/Getty
  Washington cannabis growers, retailers, and edible manufacturers got some unwelcome news this week when the Liquor Cannabis Board, the state agency that regulates recreational weed, quietly updated the rules about which edibles are allowed and which are not. And they did it without industry or public comment.As Nathalie reported yesterday, as of April 3, 2019, the LCB wi
  
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• The Nanny State Is Banning Pot Candy for No Good Reason

  05-10-2018 17:41 via thestranger.com
  
  Those who love gummy candies might want to stock up.by Katie HerzogGet it while you can, boys and girls!HandmadePictures/Getty
  Washington cannabis growers, retailers, and edible manufacturers got some unwelcome news this week when the Liquor Cannabis Board, the state agency that regulates recreational weed, quietly updated the rules about which edibles are allowed and which are not. And they did it without industry or public comment.As Nathalie reported yesterday, as of April 3, 2019, the LCB wi
  
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• Will Vinton, animator behind the California Raisins, dies

  05-10-2018 17:23
  The Oscar-winning animator who brought the California Raisins to life and is credited with inventing the stop-motion animation called Claymation has died in Portland. Will Vinton was 70.
  
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• Slog AM: The Pentagon Wants to Enlist a Virus-Carrying Insect Army; Speaking of Viruses, Kavanaugh Advances to Confirmation Vote

  05-10-2018 17:19 via thestranger.com
  
  by Michael BellBuzz, buzz, motherfucker. Digital Vision./Getty Images
  Genetically engineered, virus-carrying insect army: The Pentagon’s program calls them ‘Insect Allies,’ and they are supposed to be designed “to combat crop loss during agricultural emergencies.” Opponents of this study, composed of rightfully skeptical scientists, penned an article about how this could be ultimately and easily weaponized, opening “Pandora’s Box.” The Defense Adva
  
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• Man fatally shot in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood

  05-10-2018 15:16
  A 32-year-old man was fatally shot Friday morning in Belltown, according to Seattle police. The man was shot at First Avenue and Battery Street, police said. The Seattle Fire Department was sent to the scene about 2:20 a.m. after shots were reported in the 2300 block of First Avenue. Medics attempted to save the victim […]
  
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• Man fatally shot in downtown Seattle

  05-10-2018 15:16
  A man was fatally shot Friday morning in downtown Seattle, according to Seattle police. The man was shot at First Avenue and Battery Street, police said. Personnel with the Seattle Fire Department was sent to the scene about 2:20 a.m. By 6:45 a.m., police were leaving the area. No other information was immediately available. Homicide […]
  
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• Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board to ‘reevaluate’ marijuana edibles, will crack down on products that might appeal to kids

  05-10-2018 15:00
  State regulators will reevaluate marijuana edibles and could bar production of fruit chews, colorful chocolates and other candies.
  
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• Podcast: Opponent of Washington carbon-fee Initiative 1631 argues it lacks accountability

  05-10-2018 15:00
  On Episode 92 of The Overcast, Dana Bieber, spokeswoman for No on I-1631, argues the proposed carbon fee will raise gas and electric prices for Washingtonians, without enough accountability on how the $1 billion a year raised by the fees will be spent.
  
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• Fight over polling data, other records rages on in lawsuit claiming Seattle City Council broke law on head-tax repeal

  05-10-2018 15:00
  A judge will consider next week whether polling data and other communications by city officials related to Seattle’s ill-fated head tax should be kept under wraps or publicly disclosed in a civil suit accusing council members of breaking a state law aimed at ensuring their decisions on city business are made openly. Lawyers for James Egan, one of […]
  
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• Disputes rage on in lawsuit claiming Seattle City Council broke law on head-tax repeal

  05-10-2018 15:00
  A judge will consider next week whether polling data and other communications by city officials related to Seattle’s ill-fated head tax should be kept under wraps or publicly disclosed in a civil suit accusing council members of breaking a state law aimed at ensuring their decisions on city business are made openly. Lawyers for James Egan, one of […]
  
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• Attacks on staff surge at Western State Hospital: ‘How bad does it have to get?’

  05-10-2018 15:00
  TIMES WATCHDOG: “How bad does it have to get?” staffers at Western State Hospital asked after several brutal attacks on nurses. Once on the decline, reported assaults on staff are up sharply. The rise comes as more patients who were once charged with crimes are being transferred to civil wards.
  
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• 88 angry emails and counting: Kavanaugh hearings deepen rift between men and women

  05-10-2018 15:00
  Columnist Nicole Brodeur's inbox has turned into a battleground since she wrote an item supporting Christine Blasey Ford's accusations against Brett Kavanaugh.
  
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• Judge rules for state, county in Tulalip tax lawsuit

  05-10-2018 06:30
  A lawsuit filed by the tribes sought to stop Washington state and Snohomish County from collecting sales tax at a large retail complex on tribal land.
  
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• Seattle protesters march against Kavanaugh nomination

  05-10-2018 05:59
  Hundreds march in a protest, organized by Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, through downtown Seattle on Thursday, opposing the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Senate Judiciary Committee is poised to vote Friday.
  
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• Seeking human generosity’s origins in an ape’s gift to another ape

  05-10-2018 05:00
  Studying the behavior of our closest living relatives may help scientists better understand the human impulse for generosity.
  
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• How the mushroom dream of a ‘long-haired hippie’ could help save the world’s bees

  05-10-2018 03:43
  A study published Thursday details a promising and novel approach to help stop the viruses killing honeybees, which pollinate much of the food we rely on: mushrooms.
  
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• Washington Supreme Court rules kids don’t have a right to a lawyer in dependency hearings

  05-10-2018 03:13
  A divided Washington Supreme Court has ruled that children who are involved in dependency hearings are not guaranteed an attorney to represent their interests; dissenters say the decision treats children like "chattel."
  
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• Slog PM: DUI-Related Traffic Deaths Increase in Washington, Mormons Back Medical Marijuana, It's Beyoncé Night, Baby!

  05-10-2018 03:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Bring Your Bible to School Day, Kevin Durant can say goodbye, Canada hates usby Nathalie GrahamBeyoncé wouldn't drink and drive. Kevin Winter / Getty
  Stop drinking and driving, you idiots: Nationwide, the number of impaired driving deaths declined. Not the case in Washington. There was an 11 percent increase in DUI-related traffic deaths, KING5 reports.
  It’s Beyoncé night: Celebrate by partying it up responsibly on the light rail. Bey and Jay take transit, too. See?
  The best
  
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• 15 Ways to Celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day 2018 in Seattle

  05-10-2018 02:41 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffDaybreak Star Center's 5th Annual Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration features a dinner and dance performances. Jonathan H Lee
  In place of Columbus Day, Seattle City Council rightly recognizes the first Monday in October (October 8, this year) as Indigenous Peoples' Day, which honors Native cultures and communities in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. From special events to continuing exhibitions, there are many ways to discover local tribal traditions, see Native a
  
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• 14 Ways to Celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day 2018 in Seattle

  05-10-2018 02:41 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffDaybreak Star Center's 5th Annual Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration features a dinner and dance performances. Jonathan H Lee
  In place of Columbus Day, Seattle City Council rightly recognizes the first Monday in October (October 8, this year) as Indigenous Peoples' Day, which honors Native cultures and communities in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. From special events to continuing exhibitions, there are many ways to discover local tribal traditions, see Native a
  
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• Indigenous Peoples' Day 2018 Events

  05-10-2018 02:36 via thestranger.com
  Art show, performances, and more ways to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day in October 2018.by Stranger Things To Do StaffIn place of Columbus Day, Seattle City Council rightly recognizes the first Monday in October (October 8, this year) as Indigenous Peoples' Day, which honors Native cultures and communities in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. From special events to continuing exhibitions, there are many ways to discover local tribal traditions, see Native artwork and performances, and learn a
  
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