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• California’s underwater forests are being eaten by the ‘cockroaches of the ocean’

  02-11-2018 23:58
  When climate change helped trigger a 60-fold explosion of purple urchins off Northern California’s coast, the urchins went on a feeding frenzy, devouring sugar kelp, a source of the sweetener mannitol.
  
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• Seattleness: A Cultural Atlas Should Be the Required Handbook for Everyone Who Lives Here

  02-11-2018 23:50 via thestranger.com
  
  by Greg Scruggs Courtesy Sasquatch Books
  Let’s take the Seattle Times comment section trolls convinced our city has turned into a Soviet dictatorship at face value: If we’re going to have mandatory social reeducation under punishment of passive-aggressive shaming, I suggest we force everyone to buy Seattleness: A Cultural Atlas. It’s more fetching on a coffee table than Das Kapital or Mao’s Little Red Book.
  Published by plucky local imprint Sasquatch Books, this 192-page
  
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• High court declines to extend halt to climate change lawsuit

  02-11-2018 23:44
  The federal government under the Obama and Trump administrations has tried repeatedly to get the case dismissed since it was filed in 2015.
  
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• Kent police to close 18 massage parlors following prostitution probe

  02-11-2018 23:43
  Kent police didn't say specifically which massage parlors were closed but said there are massage businesses in the city that are properly licensed and operated.
  
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• Kent police to close 18 massage parlors following prostitution investigation

  02-11-2018 23:43
  Kent police didn't say specifically which massage parlors were closed but said there are massage businesses in the city that are properly licensed and operated.
  
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• Jellyfish Brewing Finally Opens Their Georgetown Taproom

  02-11-2018 23:22 via thestranger.com
  
  Jellyfish Brewing, Seattle's newest brewery, is now open for business in Georgetown. Our beer critic has a first taste.by Lester BlackJustin Rizza knows how to make good beer. Lester Black
  The mood was jovial and relaxed at Thursday’s soft opening of Jellyfish Brewing in Georgetown. A crowd of mostly beer industry types mingled as they tried the 14 beers on tap while kids ran in circles around the high-ceilinged taproom. The brewery’s owners seemed confident and relaxed without any o
  
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• Climate change, oil industry at center of Washington state Sen. Doug Ericksen’s re-election race

  02-11-2018 23:18
  GOP Sen. Doug Ericksen of Ferndale faces Pinky Vargas, a Bellingham City Councilwoman and Democrat, in the Whatcom County's 42nd Legislative District.
  
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• Your Seattle Weekend Cheat Sheet: Nov 2–4, 2018

  02-11-2018 23:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffTour the Peacock in the Desert: The Royal Arts of Jodhpur, India exhibition for free on Saturday morning during the Diwali Family Festival. Seattle Art Museum
  Congratulations, you've made it to the weekend! All week long, we at Stranger Things To Do have been posting lists of Seattle events to prepare you for this moment, but if you haven't been keeping up, don't worry—here are the basics to get you started on your weekend planning adventures.
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• Don’t expect pot stocks to make your portfolio (balance) high

  02-11-2018 23:00
  There is a compelling case that can be made for investing in the marijuana business, provided you have no problem with the product and its effects.
  
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• Senator Joe Fain Erases Mona Das's Face in Latest Run of Galling Mailers

  02-11-2018 22:35 via thestranger.com
  
  Candace Faber accused Fain of rape in late September. Fain denies the allegation.by Rich SmithFain is running against Democrat Mona Das, not a blank LinkedIn avatar. Das also happens to be a woman of color, and not a sitting state senator accused of rape.
  In the last weekend before the midterm elections, Sen. Joe Fain's campaign is sending out a pair of odious mailers. One of the ads (above) erases the face and name of his opponent, Democrat Mona Das. Another touts Fain's work "combating sexual
  
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• Ma'ono Comes to Capitol Hill and More Seattle Food News You Can Use: Nov 2, 2018 Edition

  02-11-2018 22:21 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffMark Fuller's West Seattle fried chicken joint Ma'ono takes up residence in the Capitol Hill location of Rachel's Ginger Beer this weekend, and they're celebrating with $6 fried chicken sandwiches and $6 Moscow mules today. Ma'ono via Facebook
  This week, towering tonkatsu-style burgers will be available at Katsu Burger's grand opening, Jellyfish Brewing will open its doors in Georgetown, and Renee Erickson's highly anticipated Italian restaurant Willmott's Ghost has
  
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• Police Group Thinks Police Should Be Held Accountable, Sides With I-940

  02-11-2018 22:06 via thestranger.com
  
  LEAP's endorsement is a big deal since I-940's opponents staunchly believe the initiative is "anti-cop."by Nathalie GrahamWe gotta re-evaluate this deadly force business. inhauscreative/Getty Images
  Initiative 940, backed by De-Escalate Washington, is a no-brainer. It's the one that makes it much easier to hold cops accountable when they use deadly force and kill innocent people. If that's not a selling point, maybe the fact that a police group just endorsed I-940 will sway you.
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• Her Fiancé Doggedly Pursues a Highly Problematic Kink

  02-11-2018 21:33 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan Savage
  Originally published November 6, 2008.
  I'm a 32-year-old female engaged to a 34-year-old man. Some months ago, when we were both drunk, he "got up the nerve" to show me some bestiality porn and tell me how much the thought of me with a dog turns him on. He was absolutely terrified that I would leave him over this but said he couldn't hide it anymore. I was pretty inebriated at the time, and I didn't say much. We continued to watch dog-on-girl porn, whic
  
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• Gates Foundation cuts ties with Saudi charity over journalist’s murder

  02-11-2018 21:26
  The decision to end the partnership affects a joint initiative with the Misk Foundation, known as the Misk Grand Challenges.Last year, the $41.3 billion Gates Foundation committed $5 million to the initiative.
  
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• Trump's Reign of Terror Will Be Upended on Tuesday

  02-11-2018 21:20 via thestranger.com
  
  The blue tsunami might not be coming, but a blue tide is. I can almost feel it.by Katie HerzogThe crown is slipping. STEPHANIE KEITH/GETTY
  I've been having this unfamiliar feeling over the last few days, a feeling I haven't experienced since Antonin Scalia died. I learned about Scalia's timely death from a gleeful group text from my mom, who was understandably sure that Obama would have the next pick on the Supreme Court. He was, after all, the president. Until it became clear that Mitch McConne
  
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• The Two States That Could Legalize Recreational Pot on Tuesday

  02-11-2018 20:40 via thestranger.com
  
  Pot legalization is on the ballot this Tuesday, and we've got all the information you need to find out where to look.by Lester BlackAre these flowers about to become legal in Michigan and North Dakota? Lester Black
  Midterm elections are not very good for pot reform. Weed advocates learned their lesson in 2010, when California failed to pass cannabis legalization thanks in large part to lower voter turnout.So this year's election is significantly less exciting for legalization than in 2016 (when
  
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• Seattle skyline to glow blue for Paul Allen this weekend

  02-11-2018 20:35
  The lighting is a tribute to Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft and owner of the Seattle Seahawks, who died last month.
  
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• Last-Minute Plans: 97 Cheap & Easy Things To Do in Seattle This Weekend: Nov 2-4, 2018

  02-11-2018 20:22 via thestranger.com
  No advance planning required for these cheap events.by Stranger Things To Do StaffPanicking 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 the Short Run Comix and Arts Festival to a Diwali Family Festival, and from a Polish Bazaar and the United Indians Art Market to the Cave Canem Writers Showcase. For even more options, check out our Things T
  
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• Pickathon Starlight Series, Episode 1: Shinyribs

  02-11-2018 20:00 via thestranger.com
  by Ned Lannamann Tim LaBargeEvery month, we host a clip from the previous summer's Pickathon as part of the ongoing Starlight Series, showcasing the performances that took place on the nocturnal Starlight Stage. And today we kick off a new season of Starlight vids with a rambunctious performance from Pickathon this last August.
  It's an odd juxtaposition to begin a new season with what seems to be a sweaty, end-of-the-night performance, as evidenced by the frontman for Shinyribs apparently in the
  
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• Suspicious package reported at Seattle’s U.S. Army Corps of Engineers headquarters

  02-11-2018 19:34
  The Corps of Engineers building in South Seattle was evacuated Friday morning.
  
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• Suspicious package reported at Seattle headquarters of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

  02-11-2018 19:34
  The Corps of Engineers building in South Seattle was evacuated Friday morning.
  
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• Alec Baldwin charged with assault in alleged parking dispute

  02-11-2018 19:21
  NEW YORK (AP) — Alec Baldwin was arrested Friday and charged with assault and harassment after allegedly striking a man in the face during a dispute over a parking spot outside his New York City home, authorities said. Police said the actor claimed he had a family member holding the spot for him as he […]
  
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• Alec Baldwin arrested in alleged parking dispute punch

  02-11-2018 19:21
  NEW YORK (AP) — Alec Baldwin was arrested Friday after allegedly punching a man in the face during a dispute over a parking spot outside his New York City home, authorities said. Police said the actor claimed he had a family member holding the spot for him as he attempted to park his black Cadillac […]
  
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• FDA approves a powerful new opioid

  02-11-2018 19:20
  One factor that weighed heavily in the USDA decision is military interest in the fast-acting, super-potent opioid tablet. The military wants to explore whether the pill can be used as a battlefield painkiller. The Pentagon has spent millions helping to fund research.
  
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• The Sub Pop Singles Club to Wax Again in 2019

  02-11-2018 19:14 via thestranger.com
  
  Next year, Sub Pop will bring back its renowned Singles Club for the fourth time. Don't sleep!by Dave SegalThis 7-inch of Captain Beefheart covers from 2000 can be yours for $125 on Discogs (shipping fee not included). Sub Pop Records
  Beloved by record collector scum (is that redundant?) for decades, the Sub Pop Singles Club is returning for the fourth time in 2019. The excellently curated series has become hallowed among vinyl fiends for releases by artists such as Unrest, Pain Teens, Babes in
  
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• Sharp pins found in Halloween candy in Omak

  02-11-2018 18:59
  No one was injured by the doctored candy, and police are narrowing down the area in which the pins were found
  
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• FDA OKs powerful opioid pill as alternative to IV painkiller

  02-11-2018 18:49
  The tiny pill was developed as an option for patients who pose difficulties for the use of IVs, including soldiers on the battlefield. The pill contains the same decades-old painkiller often given in IV form or injection to surgical patients and women in labor.
  
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• Immigration agency: Jail freed man later charged with murder

  02-11-2018 18:45
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal officers have accused authorities in Oregon of preventing them from taking a Mexican national into custody before he was released in a domestic violence case and went on to be charged with murder. Martin Gallo-Gallardo, who was in the U.S. illegally, posted bond in March and was released from jail […]
  
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• ICE says Oregon sheriff released man accused in wife’s death

  02-11-2018 18:45
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal officers have accused authorities in Oregon of preventing them from taking a Mexican national into custody before he was released in a domestic violence case and went on to be charged with murder. Martin Gallo-Gallardo, who was in the U.S. illegally, posted bond in March and was released from jail […]
  
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• The Nutcracker and the Four Realms: Disney's Latest Nightmare

  02-11-2018 18:20 via thestranger.com
  
  by Elinor Jones
  I recently went to Disneyland with two little girls, ages two and five. One thing that surprised me about Disneyland that I'd never realized from previous trips: Disneyland can be fucking terrifying. Even the Winnie the Pooh ride, which was sold to us as the antidote to Pirates of the Caribbean ride (which made both girls cry) was scary. It showed a friendly stuffed animal trapped in a cave, then trapped in a storm, and then the rest is literally a psychedelic nightmare. All this
  
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• Here Is Your Shopping List for Short Run Comix and Arts Festival 2018

  02-11-2018 17:40 via thestranger.com
  
  Independent comics and lit at their best.by Rich SmithShort Run's main attractions run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Fisher Pavilion and the Vera Project at Seattle Center. Short RunShort Run Comix and Arts Festival turns eight years old this year and, once again, it’s bigger than ever. You'll want to go to this. You should bring at least $50 cash to spend on art books, zines, buttons, and little strips of beautiful, screen-printed ephemera from more than 270 internationally/nationally/loc
  
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• Tacoma Weekly’s 20-Year History of Wage Theft Allegations and Unpaid Bills

  02-11-2018 16:32 via thestranger.com
  
  Over a dozen people have come forward with new allegations against Tacoma Weekly's publisher, John Weymer.by Lester BlackOver a dozen people have come forward with new allegations against Tacoma Weekly's publisher, John Weymer. Lester Black
  For many people, the $726 judgment a small claims court awarded Jeannine Mitchell wouldn't be life-changing. But Mitchell is a 72-year-old trying to support her and her husband on Social Security. So when Tacoma Weekly didn’t pay the $726, Mitchell had
  
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• Slog AM: Car Crashes Into Northwest Hospital; Job Growth Is Up Nationwide; Voter Suppression Is Alive and Well in America

  02-11-2018 16:08 via thestranger.com
  
  by Michael BellThe numbers look good for the American workforce. Natee Meepian/Getty Images
  Not enough Washington students are getting post-high school educations to fill future jobs: Although 59 percent of Washington students enroll in a post-secondary school, only 40 percent will likely finish their education program—the problem being that the vast majority of job openings require a four-year degree. While this Seattle Times article talks about numbers, it somehow manages to never once b
  
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• Wind causes power failures in Snohomish County, flood warnings in King County

  02-11-2018 15:17
  More than 900 customers in Snohomish County’s Public Utility District reported power failures Friday morning. The power failures are scattered across the county, with more than two-thirds of the customers affected near Index along Highway 2, according to the Snohomish PUD outage map. According to the National Weather Service, a 51 mph gust of wind […]
  
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• Wind causes power failures in Snohomish County

  02-11-2018 15:17
  More than 900 customers in Snohomish County’s Public Utility District reported power failures Friday morning. The power failures are scattered across the county, with more than two-thirds of the customers affected near Index along Highway 2, according to the Snohomish PUD outage map. According to the National Weather Service, a 51 mph gust of wind […]
  
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• Three years into a state of emergency, what we’ve learned about homelessness

  02-11-2018 14:00
  Friday marks the third anniversary of Seattle and King County's homelessness state of emergency, and a year since The Seattle Times launched Project Homeless. Here's what the team has learned.
  
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• Smith vs. Smith: Washington’s 9th District race is a microcosm of Democrats’ national intraparty battle

  02-11-2018 14:00
  The race between incumbent Adam Smith and upstart Sarah Smith, both Democrats, has come to symbolize a local bout of a battle raging nationally within their party.
  
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• Ardent, disaffected and yearning for the middle: Voters in Washington’s 8th District search their conscience

  02-11-2018 14:00
  In a district that will help decide control of Congress, voters weighing the choice of Republican Dino Rossi or Democrat Kim Schrier have many issues on their minds, from tariffs and immigration, to the Trump presidency, health care and gun rights.
  
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• Ardent, disaffected and yearning for the middle: Voters in 8th District search their conscience

  02-11-2018 14:00
  In a district that will help decide control of Congress, voters weighing the choice of Republican Dino Rossi or Democrat Kim Schrier have many issues on their minds, from tariffs and immigration, to the Trump presidency, health care and gun rights.
  
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• Amid the heated Rossi and Schrier battle, Washington state’s 8th District voters tell us what matters

  02-11-2018 14:00
  In a district that will help decide control of Congress, voters weighing the choice of Republican Dino Rossi or Democrat Kim Schrier have many issues on their minds, from tariffs and immigration, to the Trump presidency, health care and gun rights.
  
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• Washington lawmaker faces blowback over biblical document

  02-11-2018 13:55
  State Rep. Matt Shea of Spokane Valley is facing backlash from some of his donors, among them the political arm of the Northwest Credit Union Association, the Washington Association of Realtors and AT&T
  
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• Washington lawmaker faces blowback for ‘biblical war’ document

  02-11-2018 13:55
  State Rep. Matt Shea of Spokane Valley is facing backlash from some of his donors, among them the political arm of the Northwest Credit Union Association, the Washington Association of Realtors and AT&T
  
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• Feds say heroin, fentanyl remain biggest drug threat to US

  02-11-2018 13:01
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Opioid overdose deaths hit the highest level ever recorded in the United States last year, with an estimated 200 people dying per day, according to a report by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Preliminary figures show more than 72,000 people died in 2017 from opioid-related overdoses across the country. About a week […]
  
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• School stats: How well are Washington students prepared for the jobs of the future?

  02-11-2018 13:00
  Across Washington state, 59 percent of ninth-graders enroll in some education program after school. But only 40 percent ever finish that program by age 26, according to a new report.
  
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• UK climate: longer warm spells, hotter summer days

  02-11-2018 12:36
  LONDON (AP) — Britain’s national weather forecasting service says warm spells and tropical nights are increasing in Britain as the climate changes. The Met Office study says the length of warm spells has more than doubled when data for the last 10 years is compared to figures from 1961 to 1990. It also said Friday […]
  
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• UK public urged to recommend scientist for new 50-pound note

  02-11-2018 11:13
  LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England on Friday asked the public to submit nominations of prominent British scientists to appear on a new 50 pound note. Governor Mark Carney said the figure can come from any field of science — but “I have ruled out economists.” The current 50 pound note (worth $65) features […]
  
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• Parents of trick-or-treaters sickened by meth-laced candy in Oregon

  02-11-2018 09:45
  ALOHA, Ore. — Authorities say the parents of trick-or-treaters in Aloha got sick after eating methamphetamine-laced Halloween candy. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to a home in Aloha Thursday when they got a call of adults feeling ill after eating candy. Authorities say the parents and two children went trick-or-treating near their […]
  
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• Woman fought with bus driver, causing bus to fall in China river; 15 feared dead

  02-11-2018 06:48
  BEIJING — A fight between a bus driver and a passenger who missed her stop caused the bus to plunge off a high bridge into China’s Yangtze River, police said Friday. All 15 people onboard are presumed dead. An eight-second surveillance video released by Chongqing city police on its Weibo social media account shows the […]
  
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• Palau to ban sunscreen as it tries to save its coral reefs

  02-11-2018 04:02
  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — In an attempt to protect coral reefs that divers have dubbed the underwater Serengeti, the Pacific nation of Palau will soon ban many types of sunscreen. President Tommy Remengesau Jr. last week signed legislation that bans “reef-toxic” sunscreen from 2020. Banned sunscreens will be confiscated from tourists who carry them […]
  
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