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• Prosecutors: A July shooting was the suspected motive for the November killing of 21-year-old man in Renton

  13-12-2018 23:52
  Jason Hobbs Jr. showed up at the Renton Ridge Apartments on Nov. 30 for a fist fight to settle a previous dispute with two men, who believed Hobbs was responsible for a shooting in July. Prosecutors say Cristian Magana Arevalo shot Hobbs six times with a .357-caliber handgun.
  
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• Don't Worry. The Stranger Wasn't Actually Bombed Today.

  13-12-2018 23:50 via thestranger.com
  If anyone sees Charles please tell him the bomb threat was a hoax and he can come back whenever he wants.by Katie HerzogThe Stranger is one of an unknown number of media organizations, schools, hospitals, and other businesses that received bomb threats on Thursday.In an email sent to the paper, an unknown person claimed to have planted a bomb in the building and demanded "20.000 dollars" in Bitcoin to withdraw the bomb before it exploded. "Nothing personal this is just a business, if I do not re
  
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• Amazon Doorbell Would Send Alert to Cops When Suspicious People Approach House

  13-12-2018 23:29 via thestranger.com
  
  I'm guessing plenty of American consumers care more about their packages than then do Big Brother.by Katie HerzogThey're watching. ER_Creative/GettySeattle Times housing reporter Mike Rosenberg pointed out a very dystopian-sounding development coming out of Amazon on Twitter today.Amazon patent for doorbell camera
  1. People can add photos of anyone they deem 'suspicious'
  2. Its facial recognition scans everyone passing their home
  3. If a match occurs, the person’s face can be automatically
  
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• Letting off St(r)eam: How Do Musicians Really Feel About Spotify?

  13-12-2018 22:53 via thestranger.com
  
  A fraction of a penny for your thoughts? Several musicians let off steam about the contentious streaming service Spotify.by Dave SegalPezzner: "I'm certainly not counting on Spotify financially, but they are an unavoidable piece of the machine that makes up my music career." Brit Hansen
  Inspired by the tweet embedded below, I wondered how musicians on Spotify actually feel about the streaming service, which has been sending artists year-end stats, seemingly as if to rub salt in wounds. Most of t
  
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• Court: Trump can’t let companies deny birth control coverage

  13-12-2018 21:54
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A divided U.S. appeals court Thursday blocked rules by the Trump administration that allowed more employers to opt out of providing women with no-cost birth control. The ruling, however, may be short lived because the administration has adopted new rules on contraceptive coverage that are set to take effect next month […]
  
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• Lakewood cop killer’s driver won’t face mandatory life sentence, state Supreme Court rules

  13-12-2018 21:43
  The state Supreme Court ruled that driver Darcus Allen could be retried for first-degree murder, but not on aggravating circumstances that would increase his minimum sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole or release.
  
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• Big Tobacco Is Getting into Cannabis in a Major Way

  13-12-2018 21:40 via thestranger.com
  
  by Josh JardineTobacco companies are buying in to the burgeoning legal cannabis market. GETTY / YARYGINIn "news that is sure to thrill Canadian (and potentially global) consumers of both cannabis and tobacco," Marijuana Business Daily reported last week that Big Tobacco has made its largest investment to date into North American cannabis.This news validates the crazy conspiracy theories of your stoner buddy in college who never changed his faded Rush T-shirt and held forth at every smoke session
  
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• We now know where Seattle’s airborne heart was headed after Southwest flight was turned around

  13-12-2018 21:33
  The human heart that missed a connection in Seattle was headed to a tissue processor.
  
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• State Rep. Matt Shea Who Called for Holy War Accused of Campaign Finance Violations

  13-12-2018 21:16 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie Herzog The drama never ends with Matt Shea. Washington State RepublicansMatt Shea, the militia-sympathizing state rep from Spokane Valley who recently made headlines for distributing a manifesto entitled "A Biblical Basis for War", has been accused of campaign finance violations in two formal complaints.
  One complaint, which was first reported by Fox28, was filed by an Olympia lawyer who alleges that the Republican lawmaker funneled $3,500 to Americans for America, a group the Southern
  
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• Renewed battle over using fetal tissue in medical research

  13-12-2018 20:59
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers clashed over science, ethics and politics at a House hearing Thursday on using fetal tissue in critically important medical research, as the Trump administration reviews the government’s ongoing support for such studies. Research fields in which fetal tissue is used include HIV, childhood cancers, treatments that enlist the body’s immune system […]
  
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• Pedestrian hit and killed by SUV in Seattle’s Interbay neighborhood

  13-12-2018 20:34
  An SUV was traveling north on 15th Avenue West near the intersection with West Boston Street when it hit the person.
  
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• On Christmas Eve, we get … a few extra heart attacks

  13-12-2018 20:28
  On Dec. 24, the risk of a heart attack is 37 percent higher than normal, Swedish researchers found. This would put Christmas Eve in the same category as earthquakes, hurricanes and stock-market crashes.
  
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• Apple to expand Seattle office to more than 1,000 workers

  13-12-2018 20:11
  The Puget Sound region has become a hotbed for Silicon Valley satellite offices in the last several years, with the Seattle outposts focused mainly on software engineering for cloud computing and artificial intelligence technologies.
  
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• Mint launches commemorative coins marking moon landing

  13-12-2018 20:08
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia is marking the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing by launching a new commemorative coin. The children of Apollo 11 crew members Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were on hand at the mint Thursday at the first pressing of the 2019 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Proof […]
  
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• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Isn't Just a Great Spider-Man Movie—It's Also One of the Best Movies of the Year

  13-12-2018 19:56 via thestranger.com
  
  by Erik Henriksen
  Superhero fatigued? NO ONE CAN BLAME YOU. In addition to all the Avengers movies and Justice League movies and X-Men movies, roughly 616 Spider-Man movies have come out in the past few years, and even for a lifelong Spidey fan—
  *raises hand, makes THWIP noise, gets lunch moneystolen*
  —that is too many Spider-Mans. Especially now that Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is here—a movie that's hands down, no exceptions, no question the best Spider-Man movie, not t
  
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• Trump signs bill that likely keeps early earthquake-warning system on track in Northwest

  13-12-2018 19:48
  President Trump last year targeted the early warning system for budget cuts, but Congress rallied to bankroll the program.
  
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• Gov. Inslee proposes $54.4B state budget with new tax on capital gains

  13-12-2018 19:37
  Gov. Jay Inslee's $54.4 billion proposed state operating budget represents a roughly 20 percent increase from the $43.7 billion budget that he and state lawmakers approved in 2017.
  
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• Gov. Inslee proposes $54.4B state budget that includes new taxes on capital gains and business services

  13-12-2018 19:37
  Gov. Jay Inslee's $54.4 billion proposed state operating budget represents a roughly 20 percent increase from the $43.7 billion budget that he and state lawmakers approved in 2017.
  
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• Gov. Jay Inslee wants $1.1 billion to help save Puget Sound’s critically endangered orcas

  13-12-2018 19:30
  In a broad, billion-dollar bold request, Washington state's governor says it's time to act to save the whales.
  
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• Pierce County sheriff’s deputy charged in alleged stabbing at drunken rendezvous

  13-12-2018 19:27
  Deputy Glen Carpenter is expected to be fired, according to Pierce County Sheriff Paul Pastor.
  
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• The Top 11 Things To See at the December 2018 Capitol Hill Art Walk

  13-12-2018 18:56 via thestranger.com
  Creepy Sculpture Mashups, Butterflies Fighting Forgetfulness, FROOTy Temptations, and Other Things to See on December 13by Stranger Things To Do StaffEvery second Thursday, rain or shine, the streets of Capitol Hill are filled with tipsy art lovers checking out galleries and special events for Capitol Hill Art Walk. On our Capitol Hill Art Walk calendar, you'll find a bunch of great options for the December 13 edition, but, below, we've compiled our critics' picks—the things you shouldn't
  
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• Congress Passes Farm Bill, Including Hemp Legalization Measure

  13-12-2018 18:49 via thestranger.com
  
  Congress just approved their hemp-legalizing Farm Bill. If Trump signs it non-psychoactive cannabis will be legal across the country.by Lester BlackHemp looks just like cannabis, because it is cannabis. AlenaPaulus/Getty
  Congress passed their Farm Bill yesterday, which included provisions that remove industrial hemp from the Controlled Substance Act. If Donald Trump signs the bill, which he is expected to do so, the non-psychoactive version of cannabis will be legal for farmers to grow in all 50
  
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• Minneapolis, tackling housing crisis and inequity, votes to end single-family zoning

  13-12-2018 18:46
  As cities across the country contend with an affordable-housing crisis that has led to gentrification and homelessness, few have been willing to take on single-family zoning, fiercely protected by neighborhood groups.
  
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• It's Day 13 of 25 Days of Giveaways—Enter Now!

  13-12-2018 18:00 via thestranger.com
  by Stranger Things To Do Staff
  Each day this month until Christmas, we're giving away new and exciting prizes from local Seattle businesses as part of 25 Days of Giveaways. Everything from event tickets to restaurant and retail gift cards to unique experiences is up for grabs.Today's prizes are:
  The Growler Guys: Craft beer VIP experience (owner-conducted tasting, beer included, must be 21+)
  Showbox Sodo (STG): Two tickets to Jesse McCartney: The Resolution Tour on (Wed Feb 13)
  Head over to our
  
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• Slog AM: New SR Tunnel is Designed to Withstand All Most Earthquakes, Trump Doesn't Understand How Money Works

  13-12-2018 17:17 via thestranger.com
  
  by Michael BellMaybe we'll all just outrun the earthquakes the tunnel can't withstand. jordieasy/Getty Images
  The kids are all tired: In 2017, the high-school start times in Seattle were pushed back to let the teenagers get an extra hour of sleep. A new study shows what any common sense person would assume—the kids got more sleep. The Seattle Times reports that the study also shows evidence that the increased sleep is improving grades and attendance. Will we retroactively give those countl
  
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• Virgin Galactic says its tourism spaceship has climbed more than 50 miles high, the threshold of space

  13-12-2018 17:07
  MOJAVE, Calif. (AP) — Virgin Galactic says its tourism spaceship has climbed more than 50 miles high, the threshold of space.
  
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• Scientists scour WWI shipwreck to solve military mystery

  13-12-2018 17:06
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A hundred years ago, a mysterious explosion hit the only major U.S. warship to sink during World War I. Now the Navy believes it has the answer to what doomed the USS San Diego: An underwater mine set by a German submarine cruising in waters just miles from New York City. That’s […]
  
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• Southwestern US states get Jan. 31 deadline for drought deal

  13-12-2018 16:45
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The head of the federal agency controlling the Colorado River said Thursday the U.S. government will impose unprecedented restrictions on water supplies to the seven Southwestern U.S. states that depend on the river unless everyone agrees by Jan. 31 on a plan to deal with an expected shortage in 2020. Water […]
  
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• Southwestern US states close to sealing drought deal

  13-12-2018 16:45
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Water managers from seven Southwestern states that depend on the Colorado River for drinking and irrigation water are getting closer to finalizing an unprecedented drought contingency plan they may have to enact in 2020, officials said Thursday. The federal government’s top water official, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman, was expected […]
  
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• No. 2 gas-producing state moves to curb air pollution

  13-12-2018 15:39
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania is aiming to curb air pollution and greenhouse emissions from its vast natural gas exploration fields, even as the Trump administration moves to relax federal requirements. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration formally proposed new regulations Thursday that environmental groups welcome but also say should go farther in combating methane leaks. […]
  
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• The orca and the orca catcher: How a generation of killer whales was taken from Puget Sound

  13-12-2018 15:00
  HOSTILE WATERS | Namu was Ted Griffin’s greatest prize, a live killer whale, put on display at Seattle’s waterfront. The orca’s journey from wild to captive would spark a worldwide sensation and change everything we knew about "blackfish."
  
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• Spokane astronaut Anne McClain in space: ‘I am finally where I was born to be’

  13-12-2018 15:00
  The Spokane native decided at age 3 that she wanted to be an astronaut. Today, she's lapping Earth 16 times a day aboard the International Space Station.
  
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• No, teenagers are not lazy for sleeping in — and a new Seattle school policy is helping them get the shut-eye they need

  13-12-2018 15:00
  Delaying start times by nearly an hour has allowed Seattle high-school students to average more than a half-hour of extra sleep on school nights, a research team has found.
  
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• Join us: Meet the leaders who ended orca captures in Washington state

  13-12-2018 15:00
  Gov. Dan Evans, State Attorney General Slade Gorton, and Ralph Munro, a staff aide to Evans who would later go on to be the state's attorney general, were integral figures in ending the capture era. The three are joining us for a live discussion.
  
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• Backpack-wearing bumblebees could buzz fields, tell farmers how crops are doing

  13-12-2018 14:00
  Scientists at the University of Washington have equipped bumblebees with tiny sensors that could one day be used to monitor crops on a farm.
  
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• Burned bear Cinder shot and killed by hunter in Washington

  13-12-2018 13:00
  LEAVENWORTH, Wash. (AP) — A bear cub found badly burned in a massive 2014 Washington state wildfire has been killed by a hunter. Rich Beausoleil with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said a team in September set out to find the den of the bear nicknamed Cinder because her radio-transmitting collar stopped working, […]
  
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• Paris accord rulebook takes shape at UN climate talks

  13-12-2018 11:44
  KATOWICE, Poland (AP) — Negotiators from almost 200 countries are making a last-minute effort to resolve differences on the rules that will govern the 2015 Paris climate accord. Diplomats and ministers worked through the night to present fresh drafts on the rulebook and other issues Thursday to the chair of the U.N. climate talks in […]
  
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• Former nicotine research monkeys now at primate sanctuary

  13-12-2018 11:07
  GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — More than two dozen monkeys that were test subjects in nicotine addiction research have been moved from an Arkansas lab to a Florida primate sanctuary. The Gainesville Sun reported Wednesday that the squirrel monkeys are now at the city’s Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration suspended the […]
  
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• Photos from Japan space rovers show rocky asteroid surface

  13-12-2018 10:48
  TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency says more than 200 photos taken by two small rovers on an asteroid show no signs of a smooth area for the planned touchdown of a spacecraft early next year. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said Thursday the two solar-powered rovers have become inactive and are probably in the […]
  
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• Virgin Galactic tourism rocket ship reaches space in test

  13-12-2018 08:21
  MOJAVE, Calif. (AP) — Virgin Galactic’s tourism spaceship climbed more than 50 miles high above California’s Mojave Desert on Thursday, reaching for the first time what the company considers the boundary of space. The rocket ship hit an altitude of 51 miles (82 kilometers) before beginning its gliding descent, said mission official Enrico Palermo. It […]
  
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• Virgin Galactic aims to reach space with tourism rocket

  13-12-2018 08:21
  MOJAVE, Calif. (AP) — Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic is preparing to take the long-awaited step of trying to fly its tourism rocket ship to the edge of space. Virgin Space Ship Unity was undergoing final checks in preparation for a test flight early Thursday that could take it far higher than before and a big […]
  
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• Melvin Dummar, 74, who claimed to be an heir of Howard Hughes, dies

  13-12-2018 07:10
  On a long drive through the Nevada desert one night in 1967, Melvin Dummar spotted a scruffy man lying by the side of the road. He picked him up and drove him to Las Vegas. During the ride, he said, the man told him he was Howard Hughes. The encounter might have been forgotten except […]
  
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• Saving children with malaria in remote villages

  13-12-2018 06:15
  A program developed a set of stopgap measures to keep children under 5 years old alive until they can get treatment.
  
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• Slog PM: Amazon Go Could Expand Into Airports, Theresa May Is Still in Power, Washington Has Fast Broadband?

  13-12-2018 04:08 via thestranger.com
  
  Rain, no more sports teams please, natural gas is pretty badby Nathalie GrahamWe are very online here.SrdjanPav/Getty Images
  Three school lockdowns because of gun: There were reports of a gun on Issaquah High School’s campus. Three schools locked down in response. A 14-year-old boy was taken into custody. No firearm was found.Amazon Go is on the up-and-up: The stores are multiplying. They may even start taking root in airports. That market of literally on-the-go shoppers could be a good on
  
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• Methane Leaks Plague Natural Gas Facilities—Why Are They So Underreported?

  13-12-2018 03:24 via thestranger.com
  
  Fracking? Pretty bad it turns out.by Nathalie GrahamIs the sun finally setting on natural gas? (Not yet.) sasacvetkovic33/Getty Images
  Natural gas is lauded as a solution to climate change because it's an alternative to coal. There's a huge, international market for it and, for the United States, natural gas is a big, fat money maker. That's how Donald Trump, and his spineless excuse for an Environmental Protection Agency, sees it.
  Here in Washington, there are two proposed natural gas facilitie
  
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