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• BNSF workers escape along rail line after man fires at them near Leavenworth

  25-10-2018 23:40
  The 44-year-old man was arrested by SWAT officers and booked into jail Wednesday on investigation of assault and unlawful imprisonment.
  
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• Buy Your Tickets to These 32 Newly Announced Events Before They Sell Out

  25-10-2018 23:22 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffRichard Hendricks and Jean-Ralphio Saperstein—sorry, we mean Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz—will perform improv on the big stage in January.
  We all know that many of the biggest Seattle events often sell out well in advance. But it's not a lost cause—if you plan ahead, you can still score tickets for the most popular events. To help you with that, we've rounded up all of the major events that are going on sale in the next couple of days, like
  
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• Yoko Ott, Northwest artist and curator, dies at 47

  25-10-2018 23:13
  Yoko Ott, a curator and longtime champion of Northwest art and artists, who worked at a number of Seattle organizations, died Oct. 19.
  
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• Weekday Trumpdate: Donald Tweets That He Doesn't Use a Cell Phone From a Cell Phone

  25-10-2018 23:10 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie HerzogWorld's Worst PresidentGetty Images
  Welcome to your Weekday Trumpdate. What's Donald been up to besides playing FarmVille and binging his own name lately? Grab that gas mask and read on!
  Well that didn't last long. Less than 24 hours after calling for "unity" in light of some terrorist sending bombs to prominent Democrats through the U.S. mail, Trump is back to attacking the media again. At least he's consistent? From the New York Times:Rather than trying to pull together an angry
  
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• "File Under Wow": Musicians and DJs Recount Their Most Memorable Crowd Interactions

  25-10-2018 22:50 via thestranger.com
  
  Musicians and DJs recount their most memorable and craziest encounters with fans and haters.by Dave SegalNarco strongmen once unceremoniously booted DJ Chloe Harris off the decks at a gig in Mexico. Kelly O
  Not to put too fine a point on it, but many musicians lead eventful lives. And some of their most memorable experiences involve interactions with crowds—both friendly and hostile (but usually the latter, alas). With this in mind, I asked several musicians to recount their most extraordi
  
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• When the Wife Comes Out, When the Dog Comes at You, When the Liar Lies...

  25-10-2018 22:12 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Day: Reader Advice Round-up!by Dan Savage
  Recent Savage Love Letters of the Day: A timeless warning about donkey punching, a whole May Day Parade's worth of red flags, a dad withtwo mistresses (and one angry daughter), and a letter-writer who asks, "Dude, where's my libido?" And, as always, last week's column and Savage Lovecast.Regarding Personally Feeling Fearful Today:My two cents on the above letter you received this week, as an occasional poly advice columnist: The
  
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• Seattle man who claimed self-defense charged in 3-year-old homicide

  25-10-2018 22:06
  A Seattle man who claimed he shot and killed another man in self-defense was arrested Wednesday, the third anniversary of the homicide, after detectives say they disproved the suspect's story.
  
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• Attorneys Across Washington State Condemn Rob McKenna's Involvement in Anti-Carbon Fee Ad Campaign

  25-10-2018 22:06 via thestranger.com
  
  Regardless of whether McKenna violated the Rules of Professional conduct, he is clearly in violation of its spirit.by Nathalie GrahamWhat are these "ethics" you speak of? No on 1631Attorneys across Washington state are condemning former Attorney General Rob McKenna’s involvement in an ad opposing the carbon fee ballot initiative, Initiative 1631. It's unethical, they say.
  'No on 1631' ads featuring McKenna clog commercial breaks on cable networks as well as streaming services. They're ever
  
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• Governor’s office says Super Typhoon Yutu kills 1 person on Northern Mariana Islands, a US territory

  25-10-2018 21:48
  HONOLULU (AP) — Governor’s office says Super Typhoon Yutu kills 1 person on Northern Mariana Islands, a US territory.
  
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• Oregon governor joins other states in offshore drilling ban

  25-10-2018 21:34
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown issued an executive order Thursday blocking offshore drilling, joining several other states trying to shield themselves from the Trump administration’s plan to drill for oil and gas off the U.S. coast. The order directs state agencies to protect Oregon’s coastal economy by preventing activities associated with offshore […]
  
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• Oregon governor bans offshore drilling

  25-10-2018 21:34
  SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has issued an executive order blocking offshore oil drilling. Thursday’s order directs state agencies to protect Oregon’s coastal economy by preventing activities associated with offshore oil and gas drilling. It comes as the Trump administration seeks to expand offshore drilling and scrapped an Obama-era policy to protect oceans […]
  
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• Kim Schrier for United States Representative Congressional District No. 8

  25-10-2018 21:25 via thestranger.com
  
  by The Stranger
  This race is too important and too tight for us to weigh in with our bratty potty talk. And while we're still a bit miffed about all those wealthy, wide-eyed Kim stans in Issaquah ignoring our clear and direct orders to vote for Jason Ritterhoofer or Riffenstoffer or Roosterbooster or whatever the fuck his name was in the primary, we are happy to back Schrier now. She may have been our second choice, but she was a damn close second.
  As a pediatrician in Issaquah, she has literall
  
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• Teen arrested in Snoqualmie after threatening students in Snapchat videos, police say

  25-10-2018 20:57
  The boy was booked into King County Juvenile Detention Center and charged with felony harassment.
  
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• Norwegian fund, German utility exchange barbs over coal mine

  25-10-2018 20:55
  BERLIN (AP) — A Norwegian pension fund is doubling down on its criticism of German utility firm RWE over the power company’s long-term plans to use coal. The chief executive of Storebrand, Jan Erik Saugestad, said Thursday that “continued expansion of coal mines and support of coal-fired power has no future” if the world wants […]
  
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• Attention All Bud Lovers, Doobie Devotees, and Ganja Aficionados: The Latest Edition of The Stranger's Green Guide Is Out Now!

  25-10-2018 20:19 via thestranger.com
  
  by The Stranger
  If you've picked up a copy of the most recent issue of The Stranger (it came out yesterday, y'all), then you also unwittingly snagged a copy of the Fall 2018/Winter 2019 Green Guide, a publication celebrating cannabis and exploring the culture that surrounds it.Inside, you'll find:AJ Dent presents a profile of The Flavr Blue, a Seattle hiphop trio that not only has their own eponymous strain of sativa-heavy weed, but donates all net proceeds from its sale to reparative-justice pr
  
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• Europe backs own space launchers amid growing competition

  25-10-2018 20:10
  BERLIN (AP) — Major European countries are backing a new generation of home-grown space launchers amid growing competition from private space companies and developing nations such as India and China. Ministers from Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Switzerland on Thursday signaled their “full support” for the development of the Ariane 6 and Vega-C rockets and […]
  
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• Will the City Council Pay for a Roof Over Seattle's Newest Skatepark?

  25-10-2018 19:45 via thestranger.com
  
  The City Council could give Seattle its first public covered skatepark—but will they cough up the money?by Lester BlackSkateboarders were the first to get evicted as the Key Arena gets redeveloped. Lester Black
  I have been skateboarding for longer than Eudora has been alive. Yet when I asked this 12-year-old in a crowded City Hall on Wednesday why she liked skateboarding she was somehow able to explain the appeal better than I ever have.
  “I feel like it’s another art form. It&r
  
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• State Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Charter Schools

  25-10-2018 19:18 via thestranger.com
  
  The news, however, is less good for charter school opponents and teachers' unions.by Katie Herzog iStock / Getty
  Fans of Washington charter schools got some good news Thursday when, in a split decision, the state Supreme Court ruled that it is not unconstitutional for charter schools to be funded using the proceeds from lottery tickets sales.The ruling stems from a 2015 suit, in which the court ruled that charter schools can't be funded using the state's general fund, which funds public schools.
  
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• Jonah Hill’s Mid90s Is Basically Boy Lady Bird

  25-10-2018 18:55 via thestranger.com
  
  by Suzette SmithOlan Prenatt and Na-kel Smith in Mid90s, in theaters now.
  There’s little you can expect about Jonah Hill’s directorial debut, Mid90s, based on what you know about him as an actor. The Hill we’re familiar with—first as the hilarious loudmouth in Superbad, then as the writhing, Quaalude-popping businessman in The Wolf of Wall Street, and most recently as a super-sad potential schizophrenic in Cary Fukunaga’s Maniac—has always been someone else&rs
  
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• State to pay $19 million to a toddler left quadriplegic and blind by abuse, her attorneys say

  25-10-2018 18:35
  The settlement "ensures the child receives the quality care she needs for the duration of her life," says the head of Washington's newly created Department of Children, Youth and Families, which now oversees the foster-care system.
  
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• New Study Shows That Arts Organizations Have a Huge Social Impact on King County

  25-10-2018 18:18 via thestranger.com
  
  We're supporting the arts now.by Rich SmithSODO Track mural by Casey Weldon of WiseKnave. It helps us all see that mountains are really just paint. Urban ArtWorks
  Today, ArtsFund released a big new study about the social effects of the arts on King County. The study finds that "arts are a viable and proven—yet often underutilized and unacknowledged—strategy to positively transform and benefit our communities."Translation: A robust arts scene with well-funded arts organizations isn't
  
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• California Gov. Jerry Brown joins Doomsday Clock group

  25-10-2018 18:15
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown’s role as a crusader against the existential threats of nuclear war and climate change was elevated Thursday when he was named executive chairman of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, the group famous for managing the Doomsday Clock. “We really see him as a global ambassador for the […]
  
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• Responders monitoring oil spill on Columbia River

  25-10-2018 17:33
  Officials said the source of the spill was no longer actively discharging into the river and pollution responders also determined that the oil was too thin to recover.
  
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• Charter schools can continue to receive state funding, Washington’s Supreme Court rules

  25-10-2018 17:24
  The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that funding charter schools with lottery money does not violate the state constitution.
  
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• Slog AM: Chehalis Super-Judge Dismounts, Disrobes, and Apprehends Escaping Inmate; More Bombs Intercepted

  25-10-2018 17:17 via thestranger.com
  
  by Michael BellStop! In the name of THE LAW.Chris Ryan/Getty Images
  Washington state judge disrobes and chases down escaping prisoner: Check out the video of this Chehalis, crime-fighting judge. Judges are always so stoically stationary in their little judge robes, up on their perch, that to see one dismount, disrobe, and take off out of the courtroom is absolutely, and almost inexplicably stunning. After the chase exits the courtroom, the video feed almost feels like a Scooby-Doo chase montage,
  
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• Government ranks 18 US volcanoes as ‘very high threat’

  25-10-2018 17:16
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Government scientists are classifying 18 U.S. volcanoes as a “very high threat” because of what’s been happening inside them and how close they are to people. The U.S. Geological Survey is updating its volcano threat assessments for the first time since 2005. The danger list is topped by Hawaii’s Kilauea, which has […]
  
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• Portugal cites success against wildfires: No deaths in 2018

  25-10-2018 17:15
  LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s government says its measures to fight wildfires have paid off, with fewer blazes, a smaller charred area and no fatalities this year after catastrophic wildfires killed 106 people in 2017. The government said Thursday that in comparison with the average of the previous decade, the number of wildfires in 2018 […]
  
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• You know that red sports car you saw around Redmond? It sold for a record $48 million

  25-10-2018 16:00
  Collector Greg Whitten's first car was a Dodge Dart. Now he's a major collector of vintage sports cars.
  
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• Just in time for Halloween, it’s spider season — but don’t be afraid

  25-10-2018 15:00
  Spiders seem to be everywhere in your home and garden, but experts say fear not, it's not an infestation, it's just the time of year they're at they're at their most visible.
  
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• Free rent in Seattle, no catch: Landlords’ faith inspired a gift for tenants

  25-10-2018 15:00
  The husband and wife owners of the Lunde Apartments in Greenwood have been cutting back and saving up for the past year to give all their tenants a rent-free November.
  
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• Burien stirred up by roar from sharp increase in Sea-Tac Airport overflights

  25-10-2018 15:00
  The FAA has directed all southbound Horizon Air Q400 turboprop planes taking off from Sea-Tac to the north to make an automated turn immediately after takeoff almost due west over Burien. The flight-path change has spurred protests and a lawsuit from the city over airplane noise.
  
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• Behind the Byline: Meet video editor Corinne Chin

  25-10-2018 15:00
  In our 11th edition of Behind the Byline, our interview series helping you get to know the journalists who bring you the news, we talk to video editor Corinne Chin about the power of visuals and how she developed a passion for telling untold stories.
  
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• As Sea-Tac Airport traffic booms, distant neighborhoods are noisy despite FAA plan

  25-10-2018 15:00
  Sea-Tac airport traffic is growing rapidly and set to expand further as the region's economy booms. But in cities from Shoreline to Des Moines, airplane noise is raising increased concern among residents. Promised relief from a project called "Greener Skies over Seattle" never materialized.
  
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• Egyptian archaeologists find parts of pharaoh’s booth

  25-10-2018 14:46
  CAIRO (AP) — Egypt says archaeologists have uncovered parts of a booth with a seat that belonged to famous pharaoh Ramses II, one of the longest ruling pharaohs in antiquity. Thursday’s statement from the Antiquities Ministry says the artifacts were found during an excavation in eastern Cairo’s Matariya neighborhood. Egyptologist Mamdouh el-Damaty says the structure […]
  
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• Art Institute of Seattle lays off all but 3 full-time teachers amid fears for school’s future

  25-10-2018 14:00
  Staff and students say that even before the layoffs, management had let the school stagnate. Its academic success is under the microscope, and its owners plan to close 18 other campuses this year.
  
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• Russian rocket puts satellite into orbit, 1st since failure

  25-10-2018 12:26
  MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian Soyuz rocket put a military satellite in orbit on Thursday, its first successful launch since a similar rocket failed earlier this month to deliver a crew to the International Space Station. The Russian military said a Soyuz-2 booster rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk launch facility in northwestern Russia. A […]
  
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• Russian rocket lifts off for 1st time since failure

  25-10-2018 12:26
  MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian Soyuz rocket has put a military satellite in orbit, its first successful launch since a similar rocket recently failed to deliver a crew to the International Space Station. The Russian military said a Soyuz-2 booster rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk launch facility in northern Russia Thursday. A Soyuz-FG rocket […]
  
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• This remote Hawaiian island was critical nesting ground for threatened species. Climate change and a powerful hurricane wiped it out overnight.

  25-10-2018 11:10
  East Island was decimated by Hurricane Walaka — one of the most intense storms ever recorded in the Pacific Ocean — and effectively wiped off the map overnight.
  
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• China building boom uncovers buried dinosaurs, makes a star

  25-10-2018 07:58
  YANJI, China (AP) — At the end of a street of newly built high-rises in the northern Chinese city of Yanji stands an exposed cliff face, where paleontologists scrape away 100 million-year-old rock in search of prehistoric bones. Like many fossil excavation sites in China, this one was discovered by accident. China’s rapid city building […]
  
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• Northern Marianas slammed by typhoon, face slow recovery

  25-10-2018 07:49
  HONOLULU (AP) — Residents of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands braced Thursday for months without electricity or running water after the islands were slammed with the strongest storm to hit any part of the U.S. this year. Even after Super Typhoon Yutu had moved away from the U.S. territory in the Pacific, residents […]
  
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• Northern Marianas brace for slow recovery after typhoon

  25-10-2018 07:49
  HONOLULU (AP) — Residents of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands were bracing for months without electricity or running water in the aftermath of the strongest storm to hit any part of the U.S. this year. Super Typhoon Yutu crossed over the U.S. territory early Thursday local time. Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan, the commonwealth’s […]
  
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• Man gets life sentence for torturing, killing 2 in Snohomish County

  25-10-2018 07:14
  Anthony Hernandez-Cano pleaded guilty in August to two counts of aggravated murder for his role in the deaths of two men, 21 and 22.
  
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• Spokane City Council members accused of violating bullying policies

  25-10-2018 05:19
  City employees complained that some City Council members had bullied them during public meetings.
  
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• With bombs sent to political targets nationally, state officials in Olympia are dealing with their own rash of threats

  25-10-2018 03:15
  Offices in Olympia, and its neighboring town Tumwater, have received six bomb threats since late September, resulting in evacuations and an ongoing investigation, the Washington State Patrol said.
  
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• Draft recommendations for orca recovery include permit system for whale-watching, millions in funding

  25-10-2018 02:58
  The governor's task force on orca recovery is accepting public comment on 36 draft recommendations to help save the ailing southern resident killer whales, which are down to just 74 animals.
  
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• Draft recommendations for orca recovery include permit system for whale-watching boats, millions in funding

  25-10-2018 02:58
  The governor's task force on orca recovery is accepting public comment on 36 draft recommendations to help save the ailing southern resident killer whales, down to just 74 animals.
  
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