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• Powerful earthquakes strike off Canada’s coast. Here’s what it means for us in Washington state

  22-10-2018 23:27
  The earthquakes did not put any additional stress on the Cascadia Subduction Zone, where the big earthquake is expected to take place.
  
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• Did you feel it? Earthquakes strike off Canada’s coast, but don’t necessarily signal ‘the big one’

  22-10-2018 23:27
  The earthquakes did not put any additional stress on the Cascadia Subduction Zone, where the big earthquake is expected to take place.
  
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• KEXP DJ Miss Ashley Brings Vibrant Latin and Caribbean Flavors to Her Sets

  22-10-2018 23:25 via thestranger.com
  
  Hear the top 5 tracks by DJ Miss Ashley, who predominantly champions women musicians on KEXP's Monday graveyard slot, as well as sub shifts on Positive Vibrations and El Sonido.by Dave Segal"As a lady in a male-dominated industry, I jump at the opportunity to spotlight female artists." Morgan Chosnyk
  DJ MISS ASHLEY (ASHLEY McDONALD; KEXP)
  Current top 5 tracks:
  Lila Iké, "Second Chance" (In.Digg.Nation.Collective/Delicious Vinyl Island)
  "This is the third and latest single from this young
  
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• Andrew Schneider's YOUARENOWHERE Flipped My Goddamned Wig

  22-10-2018 22:55 via thestranger.com
  
  More artists should thinking about quantum mechanics!by Rich SmithThis show will take your face off of your face.Maria Baranova
  Life and love seen through the lens of quantum mechanics is my favorite concern in all forms of contemporary art. Aside from fundamentally changing the way we understand the universe, Einstein's noodling about relativity made art’s age-old exploration of the split between perception and reality much more interesting. We could finally stop talking about gods and gh
  
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• San Juan ferry service reduced as 7 ferries are out of service

  22-10-2018 22:36
  Washington State Ferries has also canceled its daily round-trip sailing to Sidney, British Columbia, because of the out-of-service boats. The reduced service is expected to be in effect through Nov. 4.
  
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• 7 Washington State ferries are out of service, reducing trips to San Juan Islands

  22-10-2018 22:36
  Washington State Ferries has also canceled its daily round-trip sailing to Sidney, British Columbia, because of the out-of-service boats. The reduced service is expected to be in effect through Nov. 4.
  
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• Seattle council scrutinizes mayor’s spending plan for larger-than-expected soda-tax proceeds

  22-10-2018 22:25
  Mayor Jenny Durkan proposes to fund healthy-food and education programs that, until now, have been paid for through the city's general fund, an idea that one unhappy council member described as a bait-and-switch tactic.
  
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• Seattle City Council scrutinizes mayor’s spending plan for larger-than-expected soda-tax proceeds

  22-10-2018 22:25
  Mayor Jenny Durkan proposes to fund healthy-food and education programs that, until now, have been paid for through the city's general fund, an idea that one unhappy council member described as a bait-and-switch tactic.
  
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• The Stranger Crashes a Mosh Party in Wedgwood

  22-10-2018 22:18 via thestranger.com
  
  It's the return of our party crashin' column!by Chase BurnsThe birthday boy is on the floor.Photo by Christine Mitchell, Courtesy of ActionesseWhere: A house in Wedgwood
  When: Fri Oct. 19
  Moshing on carpet is a special privilege. It is a right granted only to those who know someone who doesn't care if their living room is turned into a pit. Most people would be furious if their sweet carpet was pounded by the Vans of dudes wearing bucket hats, but the nice bandmates who invited me to their Wedgw
  
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• A tale of two Seattle job markets for low-wage workers in new minimum wage study

  22-10-2018 21:50
  Low-wage workers who started out working more hours also saw the most benefit from an increasing Seattle minimum wage, while those working fewer hours saw little benefit, according to the latest study from University of Washington researchers.
  
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• The 84 Best Things To Do in Seattle This Week: Oct 22-28, 2018

  22-10-2018 21:48 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffThe echo-stark opera based on Henry James's ghost story, The Turn of the Screw, will wrap up this weekend. Philip Newton
  Our music critics have already chosen the 37 best music shows this week, but now it's our arts critics' turn to pick the best events in their areas of expertise. Here are their picks—from Seattle Restaurant Week to the Lemonhaze Convention and Comedy Festival, and from Seattle Radio Theatre's The War of the Worlds 80th Anniversary Live Broad
  
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• Largely Unnoticed, Facebook Has Made a Significant Change to Its Archive of Political Ads

  22-10-2018 21:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The change came shortly after Seattle threatened charges against the company.by Eli SandersThe change was officially made one day after Seattle threatened to charge the company with election law violations. Carl Court / Getty Images
  Facebook may believe it's immune from Washington state law regulating online political ads, but last week the tech giant did something that local election regulators—and other transparency advocates—have long been urging.
  As part of an October 16 announce
  
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• It Just Got Harder for the Showbox's Owner to Win His Lawsuit Against the City

  22-10-2018 20:50 via thestranger.com
  
  A legal professor says the first hearing in the city's legal fight over protecting the Showbox was a major win for the city.by Lester BlackThe city wants to protect this venue, its owner does not. Kelly OThe owner of the Showbox nightclub had a bad day in court on Friday. A King County Superior Court judge threw out two significant claims in the first court hearing for his $40 million lawsuit against the city.
  Roger Forbes, the owner of the Showbox, sued the city in September after the City Coun
  
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• The 37 Best Music Shows in Seattle This Week: Oct 22-28, 2018

  22-10-2018 20:20 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffBritish rockers Arctic Monkeys will bring their wit and grit to Seattle on Tuesday.
  This week, our music critics have picked everything from the spooky stoner party Halloween Haze with SassyBlack, Who Is She?, and DJ K. Hudson to a theatrical-rock show with Ty Segall (and Shannon Lay) to Seu Jorge Presents: The Life Aquatic, A Tribute to David Bowie. Follow the links below for ticket links and music clips for all of their picks, and find even more shows on our compl
  
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• Young climate activists say their lawsuit should go to trial

  22-10-2018 20:16
  The trial had been set to start Oct. 29 in federal court in Eugene, Oregon. The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked the trial Friday until the young people responded and until it issued another order.
  
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• Oregon man rescues kitten glued to busy road

  22-10-2018 20:12
  SILVERTON, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man says he found a 5-week-old kitten glued to a busy road. KPTV says Chuck Hawley rescued the kitten, which had some sort of glue on its paws, neck and tail. Veterinarian Jenny Bate says it’s clear the glue was intentionally put on the kitten’s paws. She was able […]
  
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• Man rescues kitten glued to busy Oregon road

  22-10-2018 20:12
  SILVERTON, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man says he found a 5-week-old kitten glued to a busy road. KPTV says Chuck Hawley rescued the kitten, which had some sort of glue on its paws, neck and tail. Veterinarian Jenny Bate says it’s clear the glue was intentionally put on the kitten’s paws. She was able […]
  
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• ‘Tragic accident’: Two Central Washington University ROTC cadets killed by gunfire

  22-10-2018 20:10
  After accidentally shooting and killing his friend, the other cadet turned the gun on himself, police said.
  
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• Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana: A Visual History Offers a Fun, Weird Glimpse Into the Fun, Weird History of D&D

  22-10-2018 20:10 via thestranger.com
  
  by Erik Henriksen From Dungeons & Dragons: Art & Arcana, art by Michael Komarck
  "I grew up in the 1980s, and despite what Stranger Things would have you believe, in those days, Dungeons & Dragons wasn't cool. In fact, mentioning it at all opened you up to various forms of societally accepted ridicule and potential physical altercations," writes actor Joe Manganiello in his foreword to Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana: A Visual History, a 400-plus-page "volume of information an
  
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• The Witchcraft, Devilry, and Fun, Feminist Fury in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

  22-10-2018 19:32 via thestranger.com
  
  by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey Diyah Pera/Netflix
  There’s something to be said for consorting with the devil.
  The perks include nearly unlimited power, awesome opportunities for revenge, and lots of sexy times. However, the downsides are just as lousy as one might experience in other fundamentalist religions.
  And that’s what Sabrina Spellman must grapple with in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, the Netflix adaptation of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s graphic novels. Aguirre-Sacasa&rsquo
  
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• Seattle police responding to a bank robbery in Queen Anne

  22-10-2018 19:18
  The case had been handed over to the FBI, Seattle police said.
  
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• FBI searches for 2 suspects in Queen Anne bank robbery

  22-10-2018 19:18
  The agency is searching for a man, believed to be armed, and a woman, both of whom are suspected of being involved in the crime.
  
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• Around the World in a Dozen Happy Hours

  22-10-2018 18:57 via thestranger.com
  
  by Julianne BellArtusi's happy hour pasta (Pasta della sera) changes nightly.Suzi Pratt
  This piece is presented as part of our 2018 Happy Hour Guide.
  It's always happy hour somewhere—and countries all over the world have their own favorite customs for drinking and snacking at the end of a workday. Read on for a culinary world tour through Seattle that touches on tapas, izakaya, aperitivo, street food, and other international drinking-food delights.
  Artusi
  Italy has its own version of happy
  
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• Former Owner of Cannabis Testing Lab Files Suit Over Outing of Alleged Neo-Nazi Ties

  22-10-2018 18:24 via thestranger.com
  by Josh Jardine THOM_MORRIS / GETTY IMAGES
  This story was originally reported by our sister paper, The Portland Mercury.
  In the three and a half years I’ve been writing about cannabis for the Mercury, no story has ever been as upsetting to cover than the outing of the majority owner of Oregon cannabis testing lab OG Analytical as a white separatist with Nazi sympathizer tendencies. No one likes to discover that a well-respected, friendly, successful leader in their shared work field is a r
  
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• A New Collection Contains Every A-Side and B-Side Stax Records Released in 1968

  22-10-2018 17:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ned Lannamann
  A new compilation came out today, collecting all of Stax Records’ singles from the year 1968, and it’s both an uncannily visceral time capsule and a timeless collection of some of the finest sounds ever recorded. Stax ’68: A Memphis Story is packaged across five CDs and a 60-page book, and can be purchased here, although you can also stream its 134 tracks on streaming services (like Spotify). Due to the perhaps arbitrary confines of the collection—by adhe
  
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• Slog AM: The Seattle Times Further Protects Their Bottom Line, Hot Same-Sex Penguin Incubation

  22-10-2018 17:11 via thestranger.com
  
  by Michael BellThis is the future the Seattle Times wants. Drbouz/Getty Images
  Seattle Times, what is your major malfunction? First they endorsed Dino Rossi for the 8th congressional district. Now they recommend a no vote on the carbon fee. They end their blah blah bullshit with this gem, which represents the heart and soul of big corporation rhetoric on policy they don’t like, “vote no and demand a better and more accountable plan for combating climate change.” It’s alwa
  
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• Hurricane Willa grows to Category 5 force as it heads toward Mexican coast

  22-10-2018 16:50
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Willa grows to Category 5 force as it heads toward Mexican coast.
  
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• Seattle seeks public comment on use of surveillance technology

  22-10-2018 16:04
  The Seattle Police Department will host a public meeting at the Columbia City Branch Library at 5 p. m. Monday to discuss and hear public comment on the use of surveillance technologies.
  
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• Does public surveillance creep you out, or make you feel safer? Seattle wants your opinion on what it’s been doing

  22-10-2018 16:04
  The Seattle Police Department will host a public meeting at the Columbia City Branch Library at 5 p. m. Monday to discuss and hear public comment on the use of surveillance technologies.
  
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• In Oregon, a community responds to imprisonment of migrants

  22-10-2018 15:26
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — With the sun bearing down, Norm and Kathy Daviess stood in the shade of a prison wall topped with coiled razor wire, waiting for three immigrants to come out. It’s become an oddly familiar routine for the Air Force veteran and his wife, part of an ad hoc group of volunteers […]
  
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• In a prison and a temple, Oregonians help detained migrants

  22-10-2018 15:26
  An ad hoc group of volunteers has formed in rural Sheridan, Ore., after the Trump administration transferred 124 immigrants from the Mexico border to the federal prison in the struggling town. The group is helping with lawyers, interpreters, and assistance when the immigrants are freed.
  
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• These are Seattle’s fastest growing neighborhoods. Next year, they’ll lose their only community center.

  22-10-2018 15:00
  The only city-run community center in Belltown, Denny Triangle and South Lake Union will close at the end of the year. Neighborhood advocates are asking what that means for residents who rely on low-cost recreation.
  
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• Should personal-finance management be taught in school? Readers sound off.

  22-10-2018 15:00
  Some readers wonder why any kind of personal-finance course isn't already required. Here's what some had to say.
  
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• Potential for rare state Senate swing vote fades as Rodney Tom fundraising slows to a trickle

  22-10-2018 15:00
  Former state Senate leader Rodney Tom is going into next month's 48th Legislative District election in the unfamiliar role of underdog as he competes with incumbent Sen. Patty Kuderer for the seat he left in 2014.
  
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• It’s not ‘identity politics,’ it’s just who we are. Let’s vote that way

  22-10-2018 15:00
  Now's the time to celebrate the diverse country we've become and the individual struggles that got us here. Identity may not be political, but politics is always personal.
  
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• Is cheaper living worth a long commute? Readers in Puget Sound area share survival tips

  22-10-2018 15:00
  Readers share their tips on coping with a long commute and how taking the bus works for them.
  
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• Hosting 2026 World Cup would cost Seattle millions, but almost all money would be recovered, city says

  22-10-2018 15:00
  Providing stadium security and police escorts, arranging practice fields, holding fan festivals and covering permit fees would cost millions, but almost all the money would be reimbursed or recouped, according to a memo from Mayor Jenny Durkan's administration.
  
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• UW’s new provost plumbs one of Earth’s most fascinating mysteries

  22-10-2018 14:00
  The University of Washington's new provost has spent much of his life studying geophysics and pondering whether a massive volcanic eruption might have killed the dinosaurs.
  
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• UW’s new provost, a geophysicist, plumbs the mysteries of Earth’s deep core

  22-10-2018 14:00
  The University of Washington's new provost has spent much of his life studying geophysics and pondering whether a massive volcanic eruption might have killed the dinosaurs.
  
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• Several powerful earthquakes strike off the shore of Canada

  22-10-2018 09:20
  PORT HARDY, British Columbia (AP) — Several powerful earthquakes have been reported near Vancouver Island, Canada, including a magnitude 6.8. The U.S. Geological Survey says several powerful quakes were reported Sunday evening. The of the depth the largest is about 6 miles (10 kilometers) and it struck about 149 miles (239 kilometers) west of Tofino, […]
  
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• Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes near Port Hardy, Canada

  22-10-2018 09:20
  PORT HARDY, British Columbia (AP) — A powerful magnitude 6.6 earthquake has been reported near Vancouver Island, Canada. The U.S. Geological Survey says the powerful quake’s depth is about 6 miles (10 kilometers) and it struck Sunday evening about 161 miles (259 kilometers) west of Tofino, Canada. The National Tsunami Warning Center tweeted that a […]
  
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• ‘Extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Willa aims for Mexico’s west

  22-10-2018 08:37
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Willa has grown rapidly into an “extremely dangerous” near-Category 5 storm in the eastern Pacific, on a path to smash into Mexico’s western coast between Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta by Wednesday. The governments of Sinaloa and Nayarit states ordered coastal region schools to close on Monday and began preparing emergency […]
  
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• ‘Extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Willa aims for Mexico

  22-10-2018 08:37
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Forecasters say Hurricane Willa has grown rapidly into an “extremely dangerous” near-Category 5 storm in the eastern Pacific, on a path that could potentially bring landfall on a stretch Mexico’s western coast between Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta in the coming days. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said early Monday that Willa […]
  
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• Category 5 Hurricane Willa threatens Mexico’s Pacific coast

  22-10-2018 08:37
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Willa grew into a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm and swept toward Mexico’s Pacific coast with winds of 160 mph (260 kph) Monday, threatening a stretch of high-rise resort hotels, surfing beaches and fishing villages. The hurricane was expected to pass over or near the Islas Marias — a set […]
  
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• Trump space force – a real need but hazy planning

  22-10-2018 08:11
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has demanded that Pentagon create a new military service, a Space Force to assure “American dominance in space.” And with that demand, Trump has injected urgency into the debate over the best way to protect U.S. interests in space, both military and commercial. But his approach has left many […]
  
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• Japanese Nobel chemistry laureate Shimomura dies at 90

  22-10-2018 07:05
  TOKYO (AP) — Japanese-born Marine biologist Osamu Shimomura, who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry, has died. He was 90. His alma mater Nagasaki University said Monday that Shimomura died Friday of natural causes. Shimomura and two American scientists shared the 2008 Nobel prize for the discovery and development of a jellyfish protein that later […]
  
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• ‘Extremely dangerous’ Cat 4 Hurricane Willa heads for Mexico

  22-10-2018 06:03
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Willa has grown rapidly into an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm in the eastern Pacific, on a path that could potentially bring landfall on a stretch of coast in Mexico between Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta in the coming days. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said late Sunday that Willa could […]
  
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