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• Tax protester Tim Eyman files for bankruptcy as legal troubles persist

  29-11-2018 23:54
  Eyman claims mounting legal expenses have forced him to seek protection and possible reorganization of his debts under Chapter 11.
  
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• Move Seattle relaunch: After a year of study, SDOT has new plan to deliver $930 million levy

  29-11-2018 23:00
  You’re getting the new sidewalks that were promised. And the safety improvements in school zones, along with bridge repairs, seismic retrofits and spot fixes to help trucks and freight move through the city. But you’re not getting all the miles of repaved streets that were listed in the Move Seattle levy. And instead of seven […]
  
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• Reader Thoughts on Drag, Blackface, Escorting, and False Positive Herpes Tests

  29-11-2018 22:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Day: Reader Advice Round-upby Dan Savage
  Recent Savage Love Letters of the Day: A gay man getting handjobs from lady "massage women" wonders what's up with him, a letter writer's wife of thirty years no identifies as asexual and won't agree to an open relationship, and weed made sex amazing for this letter writer but weed isn't doing the trick since she got diagnosed with bipolar disorder. And, as always, last week's column and Savage Lovecast. Plus! The 14th annual HUM
  
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• Fremont Troll has new neighbors, gets ready for a holiday party

  29-11-2018 22:29
  Sketched Nov. 28, 2018 I wish I could just caption this sketch saying here’s the Fremont Troll, the beloved public sculpture under the Aurora Bridge that always brings a smile to my face. But that would be an incomplete story. About Seattle Times news artist Gabriel Campanario has been capturing Seattle's places and people in hand-drawn sketches […]
  
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• Congo’s Ebola outbreak now 2nd largest in history, WHO says

  29-11-2018 22:26
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Congo’s deadly Ebola outbreak is now the second largest in history, behind the devastating West Africa outbreak that killed thousands a few years ago, the World Health Organization said Thursday. WHO’s emergencies chief, Dr. Peter Salama, called it a “sad toll” as Congo’s health ministry announced the number of cases has reached […]
  
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• Some Thoughts on the Driver Killed by the Elephant He Hit

  29-11-2018 22:18 via thestranger.com
  
  Surely an elephant, with its huge brain and many memories and funerals, can also make this important distinction. The car did not hit him/her. This man did. He must die now.by Charles MudedeElephant and car in Thailand...Thipwan/gettyimages.com
  The bad encounter happened this way. A man was driving at dawn on a road that's not far from Thailand's Khao Yai National Park. He was apparently indifferent to the "signs telling drivers to beware of wild animals." He was speeding when he hit the hind le
  
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• Washington Regulators Stand Up to Big Tech in Final Rule on State Political Ads

  29-11-2018 21:42 via thestranger.com
  
  Yes, Facebook and Google, you do need to know when you've sold a political ad.by Eli SandersLobbyists for Facebook and Google fought against the measure. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
  In a unanimous vote today in Olympia, the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission went against the wishes of lobbyists for Facebook and Google and affirmed that digital platforms need to actually know when they've sold political ads aimed at influencing this state's elections.
  In September, Big Tech lobbyis
  
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• Next US moon landing will be by private companies, not NASA

  29-11-2018 20:28
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — America’s next moon landing will be made by private companies — not NASA. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced Thursday that nine U.S. companies will compete to deliver experiments to the lunar surface. The space agency will buy the service and let private industry work out the details on getting there, […]
  
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• 23 Movies Worth Watching in Seattle This Weekend: Nov 29-Dec 2, 2018

  29-11-2018 20:16 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffMirai is an ultra-charming new sci-fi anime by the director of Wolf Children.
  Does the onslaught of this "juicy" Pineapple Express weather make you feel like weeping into a Snuggie? Get yourself to a movie theater and relax in stimulating comfort instead. Your options include the "strangely peaceful" (Charles Mudede) documentary Donna Haraway: Storytelling for Earthly Survival, the entertaining new Buster Keaton doc The Great Buster, and the perennial favorite playf
  
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• Things That Make No Sense in This Nonsensical World: Netflix's Live-Action Cowboy Bebop

  29-11-2018 19:51 via thestranger.com
  
  Why!?!?by Erik Henriksen Funimation
  Netflix is making a live-action Cowboy Bebop, because doing so is an act that, like cloning dinosaurs and sticking them in an amusement park, is theoretically possible, if perhaps not advisable. Series creator Shinichiro Watanabe will be a consultant, which could mean just about anything, but still—even though this idea seems obviously terrible, maybe I should keep an open mind an—
  NO. I WILL NOT. THIS IS A TERRIBLE IDEA. This is a short post, beca
  
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• Tumor-free flounder: Study underscores Boston Harbor rebirth

  29-11-2018 19:48
  BOSTON (AP) — Flounder in Boston’s once notoriously polluted harbor are now tumor-free. Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution say in a new study that decades of cleanup efforts have spurred a turnaround in the health of the harbor’s winter flounder. Researchers say Boston Harbor was so polluted in the late 1980s that more […]
  
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• New tick species capable of transmitting deadly disease is spreading in the U.S.

  29-11-2018 19:24
  The Asian longhorned tick is the first invasive tick to arrive in the United States in about 80 years.
  
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• Washington state Supreme Court rules against Microsoft in retaliation lawsuit by ex-employee

  29-11-2018 18:37
  Microsoft managers likely knew that the former employee had filed a discrimination lawsuit against the company before the employee was given a poor review and laid off, according to the 8-1 ruling.
  
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• World-Class Reissue Label Light in the Attic Records to Exhibit Its Visual Archives Starting Dec. 8

  29-11-2018 18:18 via thestranger.com
  
  The enlightening Light in the Attic Records: A Visual Archive exhibit opens Dec. 8 at the label's music brick-and-mortar shop in KEXP's Gathering Space.by Dave Segal
  One of the world's most interesting reissue labels, Light in the Attic Records has been responsible for bringing back into circulation records by under-recognized legends such as Last Poets, Betty Davis, Karen Dalton, Rodriguez, Lee Hazlewood, Haruomi Hosono, This Heat, and Annette Peacock. Now, in commemoration of 16 years of outst
  
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• Climate change is more extensive and worse than once thought

  29-11-2018 18:06
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Climate scientists missed a lot about a quarter century ago when they predicted how bad global warming would be. They missed how bad wildfires, droughts, downpours and hurricanes would get. They missed how much ice sheets in West Antarctica and Greenland would melt and contribute to sea level rise. They missed much […]
  
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• Dr. Kim Schrier Goes to Congress

  29-11-2018 17:38 via thestranger.com
  
  The only woman doctor in Congress talks Pelosi, Lizzie Fletcher, town halls, and 2020.by Rich SmithThe only woman doctor in Congress talks Pelosi, Lizzie Fletcher, town halls, and 2020.During the 2018 midterms Dr. Kim Schrier—a pediatrician from Sammamish with no experience in electoral politicking—walked through the fire of two superheated contests and became the first Democrat ever to represent Washington’s 8th District, a large area that runs from Issaquah down to Auburn and
  
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• Slog AM: UW Testing New Male Contraception, Trump's Former Lawyer Pleads Guilty Again

  29-11-2018 17:16 via thestranger.com
  
  by Michael BellHere we go again.DREW ANGERER/GETTY IMAGES
  We almost did it, folks: With all of the votes tallied, 71.83 percent of registered Washington voters can pat themselves on the back for taking part in our democratic ritual of voting. That means we almost, almost, beat our mid-term record turnout from 1970, of 71.85 percent. How many voters make up that .02 percent difference? Just 1,101.UW testing new male contraception: Mmm, male contraceptive gel. I wonder what flavors it will come in
  
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• Washington state’s voter turnout barely misses midterm record set in 1970

  29-11-2018 15:00
  With all votes counted and the totals certified this week, 71.83 percent of registered voters returned ballots for the Nov. 6 general election. That was two hundredths of a percentage point below the midterm high mark of 71.85 percent set in 1970.
  
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• Salvation Army offers hope for mom of 2, recovering heroin addict

  29-11-2018 15:00
  Pregnant at age 14, Miranda May went on to use meth and heroin, and compile a long rap sheet. The Salvation Army didn't give up on her and now she's 23, with two children and on the road to recovery and a job.
  
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• Pregnant, homeless and in trouble: ‘Miranda never had anybody,’ so Salvation Army became her somebody

  29-11-2018 15:00
  Pregnant at 14, Miranda May went on to use drugs and compile a rap sheet. But the Salvation Army didn't give up on her. She's now 23, with two kids and on the road to recovery and a job.
  
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• Seattle high-school graduates will get 2 free years of community college. Here’s how it will work.

  29-11-2018 14:00
  Seattle joins a wave of programs across the country that have been created by lawmakers, or voters, that aim to remove the barriers to higher education by making community college tuition-free.
  
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• DeVos’ Title IX changes open for public comment Thursday

  29-11-2018 14:00
  The public will have 60 days to weigh in on the proposal, and the Department of Education must respond to concerns before it issues final regulations.
  
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• DeVos’ Title IX changes are open for public comment. Here’s how to weigh in.

  29-11-2018 14:00
  The public has 60 days to weigh in on the proposal, and the Department of Education must respond to concerns before it issues final regulations.
  
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• Dad accused of abandoning baby in woods apprehended in Bend

  29-11-2018 13:55
  BEND, Ore. — The father of a 1-year-old boy who was left in the woods of Central Oregon has been apprehended in Bend. KTVZ-TV reports 26-year-old Brandon Blouin was arrested Wednesday at a Bend motel by Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies acting on an anonymous tip. A nationwide warrant was issued after he failed to appear […]
  
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• 624 sex-assault complaints at Chicago schools this semester

  29-11-2018 13:24
  CHICAGO — A Chicago Public Schools agency has received almost 500 allegations of student-on-student sexual violence since early September. The school district created the Office of Student Protections and Title IX this summer following a Chicago Tribune investigation documenting broad lapses in the response to sexual abuse by the third-largest district in the U.S. District […]
  
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• Gloria Katz, ‘American Graffiti’ screenwriter, dies at 76

  29-11-2018 11:13
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Hollywood writer and director has announced the death of his wife and longtime collaborator, Gloria Katz, who co-wrote “American Graffiti” and helped give Princess Leia her power in “Star Wars.” She was 76. Willard Huyck told the Hollywood Reporter that Katz died on Sunday, their 49th wedding anniversary, at Cedars-Sinai […]
  
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• Rain causes concern for California’s wildfire-burned areas

  29-11-2018 08:36
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A storm moving into California on Thursday brought rain that threatened to unleash debris flows in wildfire burn areas and snow that could cause travel problems in the Sierra Nevada. No major problems were reported in burn zones early in the day, but numerous traffic accidents occurred on slick Los Angeles-area […]
  
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• Heavy rain possible in California’s wildfire-burned areas

  29-11-2018 08:36
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A storm moving into California on Thursday brought rain that threatened to unleash debris flows in wildfire burn areas and snow that could cause travel problems in the Sierra Nevada. A watershed emergency response team worked in the area of Paradise to identify spots that could be prone to flash floods […]
  
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• Flooding hits Northern California area scarred by wildfire

  29-11-2018 08:36
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Flash flooding hit a wildfire-scarred area of Northern California on Thursday, forcing officials to quickly deploy swift water rescue teams to save people stranded in vehicles after a downpour near the Paradise area, officials said. It was not clear how many people were trapped, but authorities received reports of flooding on […]
  
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• Flash-flooding hits Northern California area scarred by huge wildfire

  29-11-2018 08:36
  SAN FRANCISCO — Flash-flooding hit a wildfire-scarred area of Northern California on Thursday and swift-water rescue teams were deployed to help people stranded in vehicles after a downpour in the Paradise area, officials said. The Butte County Sheriff’s Department ordered evacuations but could not say how many people were affected. People were being taken to […]
  
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• Scientists: World still isn’t ready for gene-edited babies

  29-11-2018 06:27
  HONG KONG (AP) — A group of leading scientists has declared that it’s still too soon to try making permanent changes to DNA that can be inherited by future generations, as a Chinese researcher claims to have done. The scientists gathered in Hong Kong this week for an international conference on gene editing, the ability […]
  
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• China halts work by team on gene-edited babies

  29-11-2018 06:27
  HONG KONG (AP) — China’s government ordered a halt Thursday to work by a medical team that claimed to have helped make the world’s first gene-edited babies, as a group of leading scientists declared that it’s still too soon to try to make permanent changes to DNA that can be inherited by future generations. Chinese […]
  
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• Suicide, at 50-year peak, pushes down US life expectancy

  29-11-2018 06:01
  The suicide death rate last year was the highest it's been in at least 50 years, according to U.S. government records. There were more than 47,000 suicides, up from a little under 45,000 the year before.
  
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• Despite plans to step down as House speaker, Rep. Frank Chopp says he’ll run again in 2020

  29-11-2018 02:51
  Frank Chopp, a Democrat from Seattle, also sketched out priorities for the upcoming legislative session, including a possible capital-gains tax.
  
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• Slog PM: Washington Could Ban Plastic Bags, No Use Crying Over Spilled Milk, What's Left of Paradise?

  29-11-2018 02:50 via thestranger.com
  
  Climate change is (still) real, uproar in Mexico, this soccer player isn't deadby Nathalie GrahamYou ever feel like this? Spiderstock/Getty Images
  Pierce County settles $7.8 million negligence lawsuit: The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department was sued for negligence after a woman in fear for her life asked for help and the deputies did nothing. The woman was threatened by her ex-boyfriend at gunpoint when he broke into her home and accosted her in the shower. She escaped and went to the Sher
  
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• The Viral Fish in a Mobile Tank Presents a Problem to the Question of Freedom

  29-11-2018 01:43 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles Mudede EuToch/gettyimages.com
  In Finding Nemo, Dory (voiced by ‎Ellen DeGeneres) is a fish that can't remember a damn thing. The masses loved this character because the myth that a goldfish's memory lasts for only 3 seconds has been around the world, again and again. If there are two science-sounding myths that the common imagination has grasped, it is the butterfly effect and the flash memory of small fish. The latter points to a key feature of the human animal that, considering
  
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• Study warns of cascading health risks from the changing climate

  29-11-2018 01:38
  A wide-ranging scientific report lays out the growing risks of climate change for human health and predicts that cascading hazards could soon face millions more people in rich and poor countries around the world.
  
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• Washington state lawmakers propose ban on single-use plastic bags

  29-11-2018 00:57
  A proposed bill in Washington, where Democrats control both chambers of the Legislature as well as the governorship, would make the state second in the U.S., after California, to impose a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags.
  
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• Homophobia in Sedro-Woolley Is a Sign of Progress, Says Local LGBTQ Leader

  29-11-2018 00:49 via thestranger.com
  
  This county is far more progressive than people, especially those in urban areas, give it credit for.by Nathalie GrahamWith visibility and progress comes a little hate?Aneese/Getty Images
  An angry 18-year-old took to Facebook this Fall to air his grievances about what he saw as a world takeover. The subjects of his ire? In his words, the LGBTQ community.The man was from Sedro-Woolley. The Sedro-Woolley police department had investigated and found no real threat. Yet, the post stoked fear and anx
  
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• Seattle's Getting Its Own Beto!

  29-11-2018 00:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Seattle is getting it's own Beto!by Lester BlackBeto Yarce didn't send us a campaign photo so we're just running this sweaty photo of Beto O'Rourke. Chip Somodevilla / Getty
  Forget about that loser Beto down Texas, Seattle is getting its own Beto! Beto Yarce, a Mexican immigrant with an impressive business record, announced today that he is running for City Council in Kshama Sawant's District 3.Sawant, Seattle's most famous socialist, has not yet announced if she is seeking reelection. District
  
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• Weed Made Sex Amazing But Weed Isn't Doing the Trick Since She Got Diagnosed With Bipolar Disorder

  29-11-2018 00:19 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan Savage
  I’ve been reading your column for eighteen years and hope you can help me. I am a 35-year-old woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder a year ago. It has taken some time to adjust to the meds and regain a sense of stability. The onset of BD affected my kinks and libido, which have always been healthy AF. Here’s the real problem: I used to smoke weed for sex. It helped me relax and have multiple orgasms and enjoy the experience on another level.
  
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• FDA permits ‘export only’ medical devices not for use in US

  29-11-2018 00:03
  Australian Army veteran Wolfgang Neszpor was stunned when he heard his recently repaired shoulder squeak. “You could really hear it,” he said. He recalled when the surgeon examined him and lifted up his arm, “It was a stupid amount of pain.” Two months earlier, Neszpor, 36, had gotten a new shoulder joint, a PyroTITAN made […]
  
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