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• Scam preys on Chinese students at schools in WA: tells them to pay up or face prison in China

  18-12-2018 23:55
  A group of scammers claiming to be members of various Chinese law-enforcement agencies have extorted about $500,000 from Chinese citizens living in Washington on student or work visas, according to the FBI.
  
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• Let's Do Christmas Like the Olympics—Once Every Four Years

  18-12-2018 23:44 via thestranger.com
  
  Christmas should be celebrated once every four years.by Katie HerzogIan Dyball/GettyIt is, perhaps, ironic that the people who bray on and on about the War on Christmas every winter tend to be Christian. Who else, after all, thinks that substituting the words "happy holidays" for "merry Christmas" could make the baby Jesus weep—and during his birthday month, no less?? Conservative Christian pundits foaming at the mouth over Starbucks cups or the re-litigating of old Christmas tunes is now
  
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• How to Win the War on Christmas

  18-12-2018 23:44 via thestranger.com
  
  Christmas should be celebrated once every four years.by Katie HerzogIan Dyball/GettyIt is, perhaps, ironic that the people who bray on and on about the War on Christmas every winter tend to be Christian. Who else, after all, thinks that substituting the words "happy holidays" for "merry Christmas" could make the baby Jesus weep—and during his birthday month, no less?? Conservative Christian pundits foaming at the mouth over Starbucks cups or the re-litigating of old Christmas tunes is now
  
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• Man found dead outside burning motorhome near Fairbanks

  18-12-2018 23:32
  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — The state fire marshal’s office is investigating the death of a man outside a burned motorhome near Fairbanks. Alaska State Troopers say Chena-Goldstream Fire and Rescue on Saturday responded to a call of a home fire on a street west of the city. Firefighters arrived to find a fully engulfed motorhome. […]
  
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• Mayor Jenny Durkan chooses Sam Zimbabwe, a D.C. transportation official, as new SDOT director

  18-12-2018 23:28
  Durkan's pick for the crucial post, if confirmed by the City Council, will take charge as multiple projects are in various stages of development, all with their own significant impacts the city's congested roadways.
  
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• Addicted to vaped nicotine, teenagers have no clear path to quitting

  18-12-2018 23:13
  A harsh irony underlies the search for solutions: The devices that manufacturers designed to help adults quit smoking have become devices that teenagers who never smoked are themselves fighting to quit.
  
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• Outside Bellingham, she swiped her co-worker’s Coke can. Police say it cracked a 28-year-old murder case.

  18-12-2018 22:57
  A Whatcom County murder unsolved for decades is going to trial next year, thanks to a private citizen. She obtained a used Coke can from a man who had previously refused law enforcement's request to submit his DNA. But that key evidence also became what threatened the prosecution’s case.
  
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• Outside Bellingham, a co-worker swiped a man’s Coke can. Police say it cracked a 28-year-old murder case.

  18-12-2018 22:57
  A Whatcom County murder unsolved for decades is going to trial next year, thanks to a private citizen. She obtained a used Coke can from a man who had previously refused law enforcement's request to submit his DNA. But that key evidence also became what threatened the prosecution’s case.
  
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• Oregon white nationalist clashes with antifa activists

  18-12-2018 22:53
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man seen as a fixture in Oregon’s white nationalist movement was hospitalized after an altercation with anti-fascist activists in Corvallis. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Corvallis police on Tuesday said 65-year-old Jimmy Marr of Springfield suffered from a “medical event” during the Monday incident. Marr is known for driving a pickup truck […]
  
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• 89 Stranger (Than Usual) Things To Do in Seattle This Week: Dec 18-23, 2018

  18-12-2018 22:50 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffJoin Fremont weirdos for a potluck dinner, art, and rituals on the first official night of winter at the Feast of the Winter Solstice. Courtesy of Fremont Arts Council
  Our arts critics have already recommended 63 great things to do this week and our music critics have picked the 31 best music shows, but there are still hundreds more events happening. To prevent some of the quirkier and more extraordinary ones from slipping through the cracks, we've compiled them her
  
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• Yellowstone again sees more than 4 million visits

  18-12-2018 22:42
  BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Figures show that November was not an abnormally busy month for Yellowstone National Park. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports park statisticians estimate the park had about 13,849 visits during the month, about a 3,000-visit increase over November 2017. It brings the total for 2018 to almost 4.1 million, already the fourth-busiest […]
  
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• Maybe Steven Spielberg Is to Blame for Alice Walker's Anti-Semitism

  18-12-2018 21:41 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeThe Color Purple, the Movie
  Many of us recently discovered that the famous black American novelist Alice Walker is anti-Semitic. We also learned that a lot of people have known this for a long time. The writer and professor Roxane Gay tweeted on December 17 that Walker "has been anti-Semitic for years" and she brings it up at all of the events she discusses her admiration for Walker's novel Possessing the Secret of Joy. What Gay knew, and what became widely known this weekend du
  
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• Pence misses launch but treated to new SpaceX crew capsule

  18-12-2018 21:11
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence missed seeing a SpaceX rocket soar Tuesday. But he still got to view the company’s new crew capsule, designed to carry astronauts to the International Space Station as soon as next year. Pence joined members of the Air Force to witness the launch of the most […]
  
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• Facebook and Google Pay $455K to Settle Political Ad Lawsuits in Washington State

  18-12-2018 21:04 via thestranger.com
  
  Attorney General Bob Ferguson brought the lawsuits, which arose out of Stranger reporting.by Eli SandersWashington Attorney General Bob Ferguson brought the lawsuits, which arose out of reporting by The Stranger. Stephen Brashear / Getty Images
  Facing campaign finance lawsuits from Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, tech giants Facebook and Google today agreed to pay a collective $455,000 to avoid upcoming trials in cases that arose from Stranger reporting.That reporting began in No
  
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• Facebook and Google Pay $455,000 to Settle Political Ad Lawsuits in Washington State

  18-12-2018 21:04 via thestranger.com
  
  Attorney General Bob Ferguson brought the lawsuits, which arose out of Stranger reporting.by Eli SandersWashington Attorney General Bob Ferguson brought the lawsuits, which arose out of reporting by The Stranger. Stephen Brashear / Getty Images
  Facing campaign finance lawsuits from Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, tech giants Facebook and Google today agreed to pay a collective $455,000 to avoid upcoming trials in cases that arose from Stranger reporting.That reporting began in No
  
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• The Rolling Stones’ Beggars Banquet Is Great. The 50th Anniversary Reissue? Not So Much.

  18-12-2018 20:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ned LannamannIt’s been a banner year for memorializing a banner year in music—specifically, 1968: The latter months of this particular year have seen a deluge of anniversary sets repackaging albums originally released 50 years ago. These have mostly been respectful and well-done archival efforts, so it’s a bit of a disappointment that one of that year’s most significant works—the Rolling Stones’ 1968 classic Beggars Banquet, which turns 50 this month—
  
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• Mayor Jenny Durkan to name long-awaited pick for Seattle transportation director

  18-12-2018 20:29
  Durkan's pick for the crucial post, if confirmed by the City Council, will take charge during one of the most challenging times for transportation in Seattle's history.
  
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• Power outage causes death of 6.2 million chinook salmon fry at Gig Harbor hatchery

  18-12-2018 20:16
  Some of the fish were being raised to help provide more food for endangered orcas in the region.
  
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• Bumblebee Review: For the First Time in Over 30 Years, Playing with Transformers Is Fun

  18-12-2018 20:04 via thestranger.com
  
  by Bobby Roberts
  In the early 1980s, President Ronald Reagan lifted restrictions on advertising, making it possible for Madison Avenue to directly target millions of little kids through commercials. An entire generation of consumer—emotionally unformed and highly susceptible to suggestion—was suddenly and wholly available for the exploiting. Why settle for 30-second spots during "educational" children's programming when 30-minute ads can be the programming! Enter Transformers, a clev
  
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• King County health officials warn patients of Burien dental clinic of possible infections

  18-12-2018 19:59
  The risk to patients is low, and officials do not yet know of any infections caused by the clinic's practices.
  
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• Burien dental clinic may have spread diseases with unclean tools

  18-12-2018 19:59
  State inspectors, who were responding to a complaint, found infection-control problems related to the cleaning, disinfection, sterilization and storage of instruments.
  
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• Burien dental clinic may have spread blood-borne diseases with unclean tools, King County health officials say

  18-12-2018 19:59
  The risk to patients is low, and officials do not yet know of any infections caused by the clinic's practices.
  
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• Launch of next generation GPS satellite postponed for 1 day

  18-12-2018 19:49
  DENVER (AP) — The launch of a new GPS satellite was postponed for one day Tuesday because of an unspecified problem with the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that will put the satellite in orbit. Liftoff was rescheduled for Wednesday at Cape Canaveral, Florida. SpaceX said Tuesday’s launch was scratched because of sensor readings on the […]
  
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• Inbox Jukebox Track of the Day: The Chill Anti-Big-Oil Screed "Shell No" by Seattle Native Funk Group Khu.eex'

  18-12-2018 19:09 via thestranger.com
  
  Seattle Native funk group Khu.eex' go to Worrell on their new anti-Big-Oil screed, "Shell No."by Dave SegalKhu.éex', "Shell No" (Cedar Plank Industries)
  Led by Tlingit bassist/vocalist Preston Singletary, Khu.éex' are a mystical, Native American-dominated jazz-funk unit that featured the final studio and live performances by the late Funkadelic/Talking Heads keyboardist Bernie Worrell. They recorded a massive amount of music with Mr. Worrell (with producer Randall Dunn at the contr
  
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• NASA’s 1st flight to moon, Apollo 8, marks 50th anniversary

  18-12-2018 18:25
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Fifty years ago on Christmas Eve, a tumultuous year of assassinations, riots and war drew to a close in heroic and hopeful fashion with the three Apollo 8 astronauts reading from the Book of Genesis on live TV as they orbited the moon. To this day, that 1968 mission is […]
  
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• It's Day 18 of 25 Days of Giveaways—Enter Now!

  18-12-2018 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 Museum of Flight: Admission for two to the museum, plus two tickets for the Space Shuttle Trainer Crew Compartment Tour
  Northwest Film Forum: Pair of passes for all four films in the monthly Nocturna
  
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• The Top 10 Seattle Music Releases of 2018

  18-12-2018 17:41 via thestranger.com
  
  Check out a survey of the top 10 Seattle releases of 2018.by Dave Segal
  01 Terror/Cactus, Impulsos (self-released)
  Seattle—nay, America—doesn’t have many groups that sound like Terror/Cactus, a trio who wear masks onstage and produce songs that merge cumbia, left-field electronic music, and surf-rock. Argentina-born multi-instrumentalist Martín Selasco aggressively embraced his South American roots after “President” Trump denigrated Latin people in his campai
  
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• Gonzaga University president denies knowledge of harboring sexually abusive priests

  18-12-2018 17:41
  University president Thayne McCulloh said in a statement the school was not notified of past abuse committed by priests who lived on campus.
  
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• Slog AM: Celebrate Our Orca Task Force, Michael Flynn Will Be Sentenced Today

  18-12-2018 17:06 via thestranger.com
  
  by Michael BellIt's time for your initiation into the task force. RIEGSECKER/GETTYIMAGES.COM
  Saving the baby salmon: In a move to help save young salm-baes and orcas, the Seattle Times reports that “a landmark agreement supported by states, tribes and federal agencies is expected to change how water is spilled at Columbia and Lower Snake River dams.” The agreement is in line with a recommendation to boost spill in order to increase the survival odds of chinook salmon. It came from Go
  
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• AP analysis: Unemployment, income affect life expectancy

  18-12-2018 16:16
  NEW YORK (AP) — Even your lifespan can be local. Researchers have long said that health disparities are heavily influenced by where you live. New data from the National Center for Health Statistics show just how much your neighborhood can impact the length of your life. In recent years, the U.S. has seen overall life […]
  
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• Woman killed in hit-and-run in Kent Tuesday morning

  18-12-2018 15:38
  The incident was near the 84th Avenue South onramp to southbound Highway 167.
  
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• Man killed in hit-and-run in Kent Tuesday morning

  18-12-2018 15:38
  The incident occured near the intersection of 84th Avenue South and southbound Highway 167
  
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• Elon Musk to unveil underground tunnel, transport cars

  18-12-2018 15:30
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk is set to unveil an underground transportation tunnel on Tuesday that could move people faster than subways. Musk also plans to show off the autonomous cars that will carry people through the test tunnel, which runs about 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) under the streets of Hawthorne, California, […]
  
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• Changes to dams on Columbia, Snake rivers to benefit salmon, hydropower and orcas

  18-12-2018 15:00
  A landmark agreement supported by states, tribes and federal agencies is expected to change how water is spilled at Columbia and Lower Snake River dams to boost the survival of young salmon while limiting the financial hit to hydropower.
  
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• Russian cargo ship runs aground off southwest England

  18-12-2018 14:20
  LONDON (AP) — A Russian cargo ship with 18 crew members on board has run aground off the coast of Falmouth, Cornwall, in southwest England, following bad weather. A spokeswoman for Britain’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency said the 180-meter (590 foot) vessel “dragged her anchor and grounded” on the western part of the port entrance […]
  
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• Suspect in Tumwater vehicular homicide caught at Canada border crossing

  18-12-2018 14:15
  Sandeep Singh, 35, was taken into custody Sunday in Blaine on a felony vehicular-homicide warrant in the 2017 crash.
  
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• Portland man convicted of threatening child-welfare workers

  18-12-2018 13:55
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 51-year-old Portland man has been convicted by a jury of unlawful use of a weapon, menacing, and obstructing governmental administration. KGW-TV reports that Freddy Velasquez-Soto threatened two Oregon Department of Human Services caseworkers who were at his home in August 2017 to discuss safety planning for his son. According to […]
  
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• Father convicted of threatening child welfare workers

  18-12-2018 13:55
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 51-year-old Portland man has been convicted by a jury of unlawful use of a weapon, menacing, and obstructing governmental administration. KGW-TV reports that Freddy Velasquez-Soto threatened two Oregon Department of Human Services caseworkers who were at his home in August 2017 to discuss safety planning for his son. According to […]
  
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• Statistic of the year: 90.5 percent of plastic is not recycled

  18-12-2018 12:46
  LONDON (AP) — The burgeoning crisis in plastic waste has won the attention of Britain’s Royal Statistical Society, which chose 90.5 percent — the proportion of plastic waste that has never been recycled — as its international statistic of the year. The society, which chooses a winner from nominations made by the public, picked the […]
  
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• Scary statistic: 90.5 percent of world’s plastic is not recycled

  18-12-2018 12:46
  LONDON — The world’s burgeoning plastic waste crisis has won the attention of Britain’s Royal Statistical Society, which chose 90.5 percent — the proportion of plastic waste that has never been recycled — as its international statistic of the year. The society, which chooses a winner from nominations made by the public, picked the statistic […]
  
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