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• Amazon's New Headquarters in Queens Will Be Underwater

  16-11-2018 23:46 via thestranger.com
  
  by Eli SandersAmazon's New York office in the year 2100? Donald Miralle / Getty Images
  As The New Republic and others are pointing out, Amazon's newly announced HQ2 in Queens is predicted to be partially submerged in 32 years and fully underwater by the year 2100 thanks to climate change.
  It's unclear what Amazon plans to do about this. But "if history is any guide," TNR writes, "Amazon will protect itself without thinking of the surrounding neighborhood." Read the whole thing here.[ Comment on
  
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• Stuck in the Hospital? You May Get a Visit from a Mini Horse.

  16-11-2018 23:18 via thestranger.com
  
  Nothing, it seems, boosts morale like a tiny horse.by Katie HerzogStreaker, a two-year-old miniature horse, with handler Brian Hohstadt at Virginia Mason.
  When the pretty girl with four legs and red bows in her hair walked into Tim's hospital room, his eyes lit up.Tim, a spinal patient from Bremerton, had been in Virginia Mason Hospital for two days. He couldn't walk, but when Streaker, a miniature horse about the size of a Great Dane, walked into his room, he swung his legs over the bed and sta
  
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• Should Gay New Yorker Ask His Poor Russian Boyfriend to Be His Findom Cashmaster?

  16-11-2018 23:16 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan Savage
  I’m a gay guy in my mid-30s living in New York. For a year and a half now, I’ve been in a long-distance, non-monogamous relationship with a man in Russia who’s about four years younger than me. We met on Grindr when I was briefly working in Russia. The sexual and non-sexual chemistry was and is amazing. After a few weeks I had to return to America, but we’ve kept in touch with lots of text messaging and video-chatting, and I&rsqu
  
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• Inbox Jukebox Track of the Day: The Wailing Rock-Rap Fusion "Get Used to This" by the Reunited Royal Trux and Kool Keith

  16-11-2018 22:49 via thestranger.com
  
  The shocking new rock-rap jam "Get Used to This" by the reunited Royal Trux and Kool Keith demands to be in a Judgment Night sequel.by Dave SegalRoyal Trux are back, and sounding nothing like Twin Infinitives. Fat Possum Records
  Royal Trux, "Get Used to This (feat. Kool Keith)" (Fat Possum)
  Royal Trux's main creators Jennifer Herrema and Neil Michael Hagerty were as adept at shattering rock traditions as they were at respecting its most successful moves. They issued records that ranged from out-
  
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• Fight over dinosaur fossils comes down to what’s a mineral

  16-11-2018 22:31
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — About 66 million years after two dinosaurs died apparently locked in battle on the plains of modern-day Montana, an unusual fight over who owns the entangled fossils has become a multimillion-dollar issue that hinges on the legal definition of “mineral.” The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that […]
  
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• Jim Belushi: Medical Marijuana Would Have Saved My Brother’s Life

  16-11-2018 22:17 via thestranger.com
  
  Jim Belushi has a pot farm along southern Oregon's Rogue River.by Lester BlackJim Belushi is growing a lot of pot along Oregon's Rogue River. Courtesy of Belushi Farms
  Jim Belushi is far from the first celebrity to get into the legal pot game. Stoned luminaries like Willy Nelson, Snoop Dogg, Tommy Chong, and the Marley family are selling pot with their names on it in multiple states across the country, but Belushi’s doing something different. These other celebrities have simply created a b
  
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• Last-Minute Plans: 133 Free, Cheap & Easy Things To Do In Seattle This Weekend: Nov 16-18, 2018

  16-11-2018 22:08 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffIf you've never tasted æbleskiver (spherically shaped Nordic pancakes often eaten with lemon curd and lingonberries), this weekend's Yuletide-themed Julefest at the Nordic Museum is the perfect opportunity to do so. Nordic Museum via Facebook
  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 early holi
  
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• White Nationalist Troll Storm Not Protected by First Amendment, Judge Rules

  16-11-2018 21:53 via thestranger.com
  
  A warning against online racists and, possibly, online "outrage culture."by Eli SandersA statue of Jesus looks down on the town of Whitefish, Montana, which faced an anti-Semitic "troll storm" soon after Trump's 2016 election. Eli Sanders
  Because the relatively small number of Jews in Whitefish, Montana were perceived to have done something wrong to white nationalist Richard Spencer and his mother in the winter of 2016, a Neo-Nazi web site called The Daily Stormer launched a massive "troll storm
  
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• Driver who plowed into Idaho crowd, hurting 11, is sentenced

  16-11-2018 21:44
  BOISE — A man driving a Porsche that plowed into a crowd of spectators at an Idaho car show was sentenced Friday to 180 days in jail, with all but seven days suspended. Roy Drennon, 51, of the Boise suburb of Eagle, was convicted of reckless driving last month. As part of his sentence, he […]
  
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• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Has a Thick, Excruciatingly Detailed Plot. Fans Will Love It.

  16-11-2018 21:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jenni MooreAt the end of 2016’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a prequel to J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter stories, Hogwarts magizoologist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) had helped capture Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp), who’d been running rampant in New York City. The two parallel romantic storylines were both left open ended.
  In the first few minutes of David Yates' second installment, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, the dark wizard escapes from pri
  
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• Pullman police video shows officer using Taser on former WSU football player

  16-11-2018 20:41
  Former Cougars cornerback Treshon Broughton filed a federal lawsuit against the Pullman Police Department, alleging the officers used excessive force, violated his rights and “misrepresented events” to support charges of resisting arrest and obstructing law enforcement, which were later dismissed.
  
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• Remember how this downtown Seattle corner looked before Amazon?

  16-11-2018 20:31
  Sketched Nov. 14, 2018 The view from this corner in the Denny Triangle was so different just a few years ago. Yet I’m already having a hard time remembering what was here: a motel, a car dealership, parking lots. Old-timers may want to refresh my memory about other changes around the Denny Regrade. Most Read […]
  
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• Orca recovery task force urges partial ban on whale watching, study of dam removal

  16-11-2018 19:49
  Gov. Jay Inslee's task force on southern resident orca recovery released its first recommendations Friday to help Puget Sound's orcas, on the brink of extinction.
  
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• The Plot to Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Is Thick, and Excruciatingly Detailed. Fans Will Love It.

  16-11-2018 19:38 via thestranger.com
  
  DO NOT SEE THIS MOVIE if you are not a Harry Potter nerd.by Jenni MooreAt the end of 2016’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a prequel to J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter stories, Hogwarts magizoologist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) had helped capture Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp), who’d been running rampant in New York City. The two parallel romantic story lines were both left open-ended.In the first few minutes of David Yates's second installment, Fantastic Beasts: T
  
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• Cargo ship launch clears crewed mission to space station

  16-11-2018 19:27
  MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian Soyuz rocket sent a cargo ship on its way to the International Space Station on Friday, a successful launch that cleared the way for the next crew to travel to the space outpost. The launch of the Russian Progress MS-10 resupply ship from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan marked the […]
  
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• William Goldman, Oscar winner for ‘Butch Cassidy,’ has died

  16-11-2018 18:43
  Goldman won screenwriting Oscars for "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "All the President's Men"and also converted his novels "Marathon Man," ''Magic," ''The Princess Bride" and "Heat" into screenplays. He was also a top script doctor.
  
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• Young Fathers: Emo Rap from Scotland Lands in Seattle Tonight

  16-11-2018 18:24 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jasmyne Keimig Julia Noni
  Has anyone ever imagined what rap music would sound like in a Blade Runner-esque future? I think it’d sound something like Young Fathers. Their music isn’t ostentatious or showy—it’s hiphop stripped down to its emotional essentials: synthy and minimal, but loud where it needs to be. Touring in support of their newish album, Cocoa Sugar, the Scottish rap outfit is landing at the Showbox tonight, probably the perfect venue for enjoying their int
  
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• The Seahawks Are Back, Baby!

  16-11-2018 17:43 via thestranger.com
  
  by Spike FriedmanThat's a game-winning touchdown by Ed Dickson, folks. Hell yeah. Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images
  Folks, the Seahawks were bad for the bulk of the first half of Thursday’s impressive 27-24 comeback win over the Green Bay Packers. Falling behind 14-3? Real bad. Real, real bad. Russell Wilson missing open receivers? Bad. Running back Chris Carson fumbling the ball on the first play of the game? Bad. The defense letting Aaron Rodgers and some dude named Robert Tonyan rip them apar
  
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• Seahawks Salvage Season with Sensational Second Half

  16-11-2018 17:43 via thestranger.com
  
  by Spike FriedmanThat's a game-winning touchdown by Ed Dickson, folks. Hell yeah. Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images
  Folks, the Seahawks were bad for the bulk of the first half of Thursday’s impressive 27-24 comeback win over the Green Bay Packers. Falling behind 14-3? Real bad. Real, real bad. Russell Wilson missing open receivers? Bad. Running back Chris Carson fumbling the ball on the first play of the game? Bad. The defense letting Aaron Rodgers and some dude named Robert Tonyan rip them apar
  
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• Slog AM: Western Washington University Begins One of Country's First Dorm Compost Programs, Scientists Vote to Redefine a Kilogram

  16-11-2018 17:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Michael BellThe kids are our future Neyya/ Getty Images
  Arsenal found in Belltown apartment: A 31-year-old Seattle man was arrested and taken into custody on November 8th for allegedly stalking his neighbor. When a judge asked the suspect to surrender any weapons in his possession, he told the judge he had none. Turns out, King County prosecutors say, he lied. Police found “three rifles, a shotgun, two handguns, more than 50 high-capacity magazines, more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition,
  
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• Slog AM: Paradise Death Toll Rises, Scientists Redefine a Kilogram, ALL HUMANS DRIVE FOR SHIT

  16-11-2018 17:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Michael BellAlso, the kids are our future Neyya/ Getty Images
  Western Washington University is so hot right now: Or at least, the future piles of dorm compost will be hot, as it ferments into a beautiful soil enhancer. That’s right, WWU is starting one of the country’s first dorm-composting programs, a program started by students working with the University Residences and the Sustainability, Equity and Justice Fund. Dorm residents probably aren’t the largest contributor of o
  
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• Slog AM: Paradise Death Toll Rises, Scientists Redefine a Kilogram

  16-11-2018 17:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Michael BellAlso, the kids are our future Neyya/ Getty Images
  Western Washington University is so hot right now: Or at least, the future piles of dorm compost will be hot, as it ferments into a beautiful soil enhancer. That’s right, WWU is starting one of the country’s first dorm-composting programs, a program started by students working with the University Residences and the Sustainability, Equity and Justice Fund. Dorm residents probably aren’t the largest contributor of o
  
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• NASA accepts delivery of European powerhouse for moonship

  16-11-2018 17:21
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has accepted delivery of a key European part needed to power the world’s next-generation moonship. U.S. and European leaders gathered at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on Friday to mark the occasion. The newly arrived powerhouse, or service module, will propel NASA’s Orion capsule to the moon during a test […]
  
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• House passes bill to drop legal protections for gray wolves

  16-11-2018 17:11
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House passed a bill Friday to drop legal protections for gray wolves across the lower 48 states, reopening a lengthy battle over the predator species. Long despised by farmers and ranchers, wolves were shot, trapped and poisoned out of existence in most of the U.S. by the mid-20th century. Since […]
  
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• Salmonella contamination in turkey is widespread and unidentified

  16-11-2018 17:10
  The outbreak has sent 63 people to the hospital; one has died. The salmonella strain has been found in raw-turkey pet food, raw-turkey products collected from people’s homes and live turkeys from several states, indicating the bacteria is widespread in the industry.
  
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• Northern Idaho human remains could be 200 years old

  16-11-2018 17:10
  COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — Northern Idaho authorities say human remains found at a construction site are no longer the focus of a criminal investigation because the bones are from 50 to 200 years old. The Coeur d’Alene Police Department in a statement Thursday says it has no unsolved cases dating back that far. Officer Mario […]
  
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• Dry weather through weekend, with holiday showers in forecast

  16-11-2018 16:08
  Enjoy the good weather while it lasts, as rain is expected on Thanksgiving this year. The National Weather Service says this weekend will feature dry weather and sun, possibly until Tuesday. Between this weekend and early next week, the days will begin with morning fog and give way to nice autumn sun thanks to a […]
  
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• DeVos proposes overhaul to campus sexual misconduct rules

  16-11-2018 15:41
  The Education Department said the proposal ensures fairness for students on both sides of accusations, while offering schools greater flexibility to help victims who don't want to file formal complaints that could trigger an investigation.
  
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• Podcast: What does Amazon’s HQ2 decision mean for Seattle, the company and its new homes?

  16-11-2018 15:00
  Who won and lost in Amazon's HQ2 move? Seattle Times Amazon beat writer Matt Day helps break it down.
  
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• $800M for a new Western State Hospital? Washington ponders replacement amid mental-health-system woes

  16-11-2018 15:00
  The Washington Department of Social and Health Services has requested $800 million from the state to build a new psychiatric facility on Western State Hospital's existing campus for patients coming from the criminal justice system. The agency says that trying to bring the hospital up to current code would cost more than $200 million.
  
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• Man who raped dying woman gets less than 3 years in prison

  16-11-2018 14:57
  The judge said she could not sentence Brian Varela to more than 2 years and 10 months because it was the most prison time permitted for someone with no prior criminal record.
  
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• Lynnwood man who raped dying woman gets less than 3 years in prison

  16-11-2018 14:57
  The judge said she could not sentence Brian Varela to more than 2 years and 10 months because it was the most prison time permitted for someone with no prior criminal record.
  
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• Black scholars find support, success in Highline College pilot program

  16-11-2018 14:00
  A California program was helping more black students earn college credit and graduate, so Highline College replicated it in Washington. Three years later, it's succeeding here too.
  
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• Take a weight off: Tears, joy as kilo gets historic update

  16-11-2018 09:05
  VERSAILLES, France (AP) — In a historic vote, more than 50 nations unanimously approved an overhaul of the international measurement system that underpins global trade and other human endeavors, uniting Friday behind new definitions for the kilogram and other units in a way they fail to do on many other issues. Scientists, for whom the […]
  
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• Take a weight off: ‘Grand K’ kilo being retired

  16-11-2018 09:05
  VERSAILLES, France (AP) — Humankind is about to sever one of the links between its present and its past. The so-called “Grand K” kilogram, a cylinder of polished platinum-iridium alloy that has been the world’s sole true kilo since 1889, is to be retired. Nations gathered in Versailles, west of Paris, are expected on Friday […]
  
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• Cyclone kills 13 in southern India, 80K people evacuated

  16-11-2018 06:45
  NEW DELHI (AP) — A cyclone hit the coast of southern India on Friday, killing at least 13 people, damaging homes and forcing the evacuation of more than 80,000 residents. Cyclone Gaja blew ashore in Tamil Nadu state with heavy rains and winds of 90 kilometers (55 miles) per hour, said Narendra Kumar, a National […]
  
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• Cyclone damages homes, kills 11 in southern India

  16-11-2018 06:45
  NEW DELHI (AP) — A cyclone hit the coast of southern India on Friday, killing at least 11 people and damaging homes after more than 80,000 residents were evacuated. Cyclone Gaja blew ashore in Tamil Nadu state with heavy rains and winds of 90 kilometers (55 miles) per hour, said Narendra Kumar, a National Disaster […]
  
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• Cyclone damages homes, kills 10 in southern India

  16-11-2018 06:45
  NEW DELHI (AP) — A cyclone blew ashore Friday in a southern India coastal region, killing at least 10 people and damaging homes after more than 80,000 residents were evacuated. Cyclone Gaja hit coastal areas of Tamil Nadu state with heavy rains and winds of 90 kilometers (55 miles) per hour, said Narendra Kumar, an […]
  
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• Honors given to tugboat crew who rescued two whose boat capsized on Columbia River

  16-11-2018 04:45
  PASCO, Wash. — The crew of a tugboat operated by Tidewater Transportation was honored recently for saving the lives of two whose boat had capsized. On Sept. 11, the Umatilla, Oregon, couple were clinging to their overturned boat in the Columbia River downriver of McNary Dam when the tugboat crew saw them at 6 p.m. […]
  
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• Gun-rights advocates file lawsuit to block I-1639, the gun regulations measure approved by Washington voters

  16-11-2018 03:46
  Filed Thursday in U.S. District Court against the state of Washington and Attorney General Bob Ferguson, the lawsuit also includes plaintiffs who are gun dealers and young adults.
  
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• Seattle police seize guns, samurai sword from accused stalker; suspect charged with perjury for lying to police

  16-11-2018 03:32
  Police seized three assault-style rifles, a shotgun, two handguns, high-capacity magazines, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and a samurai sword, among other items, from a 31-year-old man's Belltown apartment after he was ordered by a judge to surrender any weapons but claimed he didn't have any.
  
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• Slog PM: Buckle up, the Gun Nuts Are Gonna Sue; More Noodles and Beef

  16-11-2018 02:59 via thestranger.com
  
  Recount drama, Batkid is cancer-free, we would all die for JuneBabyby Nathalie GrahamThis guy's going to see us (the state of Washington, not The Stranger) in court!GETTY
  UW Medicine closing down laundry facility in Mount Baker: The move will put about 100 unionized employees out of work. Mount Baker laundry cleans the linens for UW hospitals. Most of the employees—94 percent—are people of color and 89 percent are immigrants, reports the Seattle Times. The facility is slated to close
  
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• “Day of Remembrance” gathering Sunday for Seattle crash victims

  16-11-2018 02:59
  The event from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. is at the Impact Hub, a brick triangular building in Seattle's Pioneer Square area, at 220 Second Avenue South.
  
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• Sound Transit board approves new contract, 11 percent raise for CEO Peter Rogoff

  16-11-2018 02:38
  Board members voted 14-1 to approve the deal, presuming that Rogoff agrees. If not, they would resume discussions in December, said Chairman Dave Somers, the Snohomish County executive.
  
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