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• Fact-Free Border Wall Fundraiser Raises Millions for Trump's Stupid Wall

  20-12-2018 23:48 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie HerzogDo not spend your money on this wall, people.ELFLACODELNORTE/GETTY
  There are some worthy GoFundMes, some silly GoFundMes, and then there is this GoFundMe, which has raised over a nearly $7 million dollars for Donald Trump's goddamn border wall in just three days. Who's going to pay for it?! Mexico! A bunch of fucking idiots on the internet!Brian Kolfage, an US Army vet who lost three of his limbs while deployed in Iraq in 2004, started the GoFundMe, which reads:
  The government has
  
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• Alaska regulators approve rules for onsite marijuana use

  20-12-2018 23:20
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska regulators have approved rules for onsite consumption of marijuana at specially designated shops, a significant step for the cannabis industry in the state after years of debate. The Marijuana Control Board had gone back and forth on the issue since passing regulations in 2015 that contemplated allowing for onsite consumption. […]
  
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• Looks Like Trump Will Give America a Government Shutdown for Christmas

  20-12-2018 23:00 via thestranger.com
  
  The Trump Shutdown looms.by Rich SmithWorst Santa.Pool / GETTY IMAGES
  Merry Christmas! The President is threatening to shut down the government over funding for his border wall,or rather his row of "artistically designed steel slats," or whatever he's calling his compensatory bit of expensive and useless infrastructure today.Facing heat from a bunch of xenophobic freaks in the Freedom Caucus, on Thursday Trump told outgoing House Speaker Paul Ryan he won't sign the short-term funding bill passed
  
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• Early Warnings: Travis Scott, Pike Chocofest, and More Events on Sale This Week to Get Tickets for Now

  20-12-2018 22:39 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffHouston rapper Travis Scott will come to Tacoma in January in support of his new album, Astroworld. (Cover art pictured.)Courtesy of the artist
  We all know that many of the biggest Seattle events often sell out well in advance. But it's not a lost cause—if you plan ahead, you can still score tickets for the most popular events. To help you with that, we've rounded up all of the major events that are going on sale in the next couple of days, like Boston-brewed
  
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• Damaging winds roll through Seattle area, cutting power and toppling trees

  20-12-2018 22:34
  At one point, 40,000 Seattle City Light customers had lost power; the utility is working to restore service.
  
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• Fighting on Twitter? In the UK, You Could Be Arrested for That.

  20-12-2018 22:26 via thestranger.com
  
  Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan was visited by the police over a Twitter spat. It was not a joke.by Katie HerzogRFStock/Getty
  Graham Linehan was lying in bed on a Sunday morning in December when his kids yelled at him that there was someone at the door. He threw on what he’d call a dressing gown (and what I’d call a bathrobe), and headed to the front door, where he saw saw an officer with the Norwich Police Department.The officer asked if he could come in. Linehan initially refuse
  
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• Last-Minute Plans: 83 Free, Cheap & Easy Holiday Things To Do In Seattle: Dec 20-25, 2018

  20-12-2018 21:54 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffCelebrate Christmas Eve and support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society with a ragtag bunch of local folk-rockers like Spank Williams & Friends (pictured) at the 15th Annual Blue Moon Christmas Pageant. Courtesy of Blue Moon Tavern
  Whether you're sticking around Seattle for the holidays and have a limited budget or you're hosting out-of-town family and looking for something you can all do that won't break the bank, we've got you covered. Below, find all of your
  
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• Free, Cheap & Easy Holiday Events

  20-12-2018 21:29 via thestranger.com
  No advance planning required for these cheap holiday events.by Stranger Things To Do StaffWhether you're sticking around Seattle for the holidays and have a limited budget or you're hosting out-of-town family and looking for something you can all do that won't break the bank, we've got you covered. Below, find all of your options for last-minute holiday entertainment from December 20–25 that won't cost more than $10, ranging from the Music of A Charlie Brown Christmas to Mystery Drag Queen
  
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• No One Will Take Responsibility for This Pesticide-Ridden Vape Cartridge

  20-12-2018 21:15 via thestranger.com
  
  Whose bad weed is this!?by Lester BlackIf this lady bought her vape cartridge in Washington it might be full of pesticides.Getty Images
  Uncle Ike’s random pesticide testing program caught another company selling pot laden with illegal pesticides. The Seattle weed retailer recently posted results to their website showing three vape cartridges from Ionic contained illegal amounts of pesticides, sometimes almost five times over the state limit according to Ike’s test results.
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• Stem cell shots linked to bacterial infection outbreak

  20-12-2018 21:03
  NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials on Thursday reported an outbreak of bacterial infections in people who got injections of stems cells derived from umbilical cord blood. At least 12 patients in three states — Florida, Texas and Arizona — became infected after getting injections for problems like joint and back pain, the Centers for […]
  
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• Adult film actress arrested in Spokane, charged with attempted murder for hire

  20-12-2018 20:35
  Assistant U.S. Attorney Traci Whelan, who is based in Coeur d’Alene, confirmed Wednesday that the intended target, who lives in Idaho, was not harmed.
  
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• Alaska mayor, mother fatally struck by bus in Washington, DC

  20-12-2018 20:34
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Residents of a tiny Alaska town are grieving the death of their mayor, who was fatally struck by a bus with her elderly mother during a visit to Washington, D.C. Metropolitan police say 61-year-old Skagway Mayor Monica Carlson and her 85-year-old mother, Cora Adams of Elbe, Washington, died at a hospital […]
  
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• Aquaman Review: Finally, a Movie Where an Octopus Plays the Drums!

  20-12-2018 20:25 via thestranger.com
  by Erik Henriksen
  Aquaman is very goofy, and if it was an hour shorter, it would totally be worth your time.
  As the affably bro-y fishman, Jason Momoa punches CGI monsters and supervillains who wear stupid costumes; he also, in the film’s best moments, flips back his dripping hair and, angling his shirtless torso for maximum gleam, all but winks at the camera as an electric guitar wails.Eagerly and clumsily, Aquaman dispels the joyless grimdark that’s infested other movies based on D
  
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• Massachusetts doctor pleads not guilty in opioid death

  20-12-2018 20:13
  WOBURN, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts doctor charged in the death of a woman who overdosed on opioids he prescribed has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter. Dr. Richard Miron appeared in Middlesex Superior Court on Thursday and was allowed to remain free on his own recognizance. The state attorney general’s office says it’s the […]
  
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• Your Complete Guide to Seattle Events in 2019

  20-12-2018 20:06 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffSeattle's biggest music, comedy, and arts festival, Bumbershoot, will return for the 49th year over Labor Day Weekend.dcongerphoto
  The new year could bring any number of unexpected things, but we know for sure that it will bring excellent concerts, theater productions, author readings, food festivals, and other cultural events to Seattle. We've rounded up the 200 biggest events that are already scheduled for the new year, the majority of which already have tickets o
  
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• The Biggest 2019 Events

  20-12-2018 20:05 via thestranger.com
  The biggest arts, music, food, sports, and cultural events you need to know about.by Stranger Things To Do StaffThis year could bring any number of unexpected things, but we know for sure that it will bring excellent concerts, theater productions, author readings, food festivals, and other cultural events to Seattle. We've rounded up the 200 biggest events that are already scheduled for the new year, the majority of which already have tickets on sale, so whether you're looking for a gift that do
  
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• State looks to improve Oregon Coast Trail

  20-12-2018 20:04
  ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — Dissuaded by snow and dangerous river crossings, some backpackers ditched the popular Pacific Crest Trail in early 2017 and turned to the shorter, less well-known Oregon Coast Trail. But though the trail was declared “hikeable” in 1988, hikers looking to walk it from end to end struggled to navigate gaps between […]
  
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• New SDOT Head Sam Zimbabwe Could Be the Savior of the Seattle Squeeze

  20-12-2018 19:48 via thestranger.com
  
  The question is, of course, will Zimbabwe make Seattle transportation better?by Greg ScruggsThat Seattle Squeeze.River North Photography / Getty
  Why any person wants to become Seattle’s human punching bag for the foreseeable future as head of the Department of Transportation during the Period of Maximum Oh Shit Constraint is a mystery. But we should consider ourselves blessed that newly nominated SDOT Director Sam Zimbabwe must be a masochist as much as he is an urban mobility genius.
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• 2 black Idaho State football players sue Idaho, Utah police

  20-12-2018 19:34
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two black Idaho State University football players are suing law enforcement in Idaho and Utah, claiming they were illegally detained and arrested, and victims of excessive force based on their race. Nehemiah McFarlin and Atoatasi Fox filed a civil rights lawsuit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Utah. According to the […]
  
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• Groups plan to sue US over bear baiting in Wyoming, Idaho

  20-12-2018 19:27
  JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Environmental groups have filed notice they intend to sue the U.S. government for letting hunters use bait to lure bears in national forests in Idaho and Wyoming. Hunters often use livestock parts and other food to lure black bears in states where baiting is allowed. Baiting also attracts grizzly bears, causing […]
  
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• State audit slams San Diego response to Hepatitis A outbreak

  20-12-2018 19:07
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The city and county of San Diego failed to quickly control a Hepatitis A outbreak last year that grew to be among the largest seen in the U.S. in decades, according to a state audit released Thursday. The county lacked a concrete Hepatitis A prevention plan that led to a delay […]
  
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• Seattle Times Fund For The Needy raises $670,000 at midpoint of its 40th year

  20-12-2018 19:07
  Fund For The Needy contributions have come from 1,866 donors so far this year.
  
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• Fund For The Needy raises $670,000 at midpoint of its 40th year

  20-12-2018 19:07
  Fund For The Needy contributions have come from 1,866 donors so far this year.
  
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• Dutch lawmakers pass ambitious law to reduce emissions

  20-12-2018 18:11
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch lawmakers overwhelmingly approved ambitious new climate legislation Thursday that aims to drastically drive down emissions of greenhouse gases. The law that passed the lower house of the Dutch parliament targets a 95-percent reduction of emissions by 2050 compared with 1990 levels and a 49-percent cut by 2030. It also […]
  
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• Man struck, killed by MAX train in Hillsboro

  20-12-2018 18:01
  HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — A man was has been killed after being hit by a MAX train in Hillsboro, Oregon. Authorities say the eastbound train hit the man early Thursday morning 50 yards west of Northeast Cornelius Pass Road at the start of a train overpass. Shuttle buses are serving area stations. Sgt. Eric Bunday, […]
  
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• It's Day 20 of 25 Days of Giveaways—Enter Now!

  20-12-2018 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:
  Itto's Tapas: $50 gift certificate (good at either location, but Capitol Hill is 21+ only)
  Plum Bistro: Plum Vegan Restaurants Prize Pack ($125 gift certificate to Plum Bistro, two free ice cream cones a
  
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• Slog AM: Seattle's Soda Tax Rakes In Big Money, Budweiser Gets Into Pot, Putin Says Donald's Right

  20-12-2018 17:11 via thestranger.com
  
  by Michael BellSomeone photoshop the sugar as money. Thanks.OcusFocus/Getty Images
  Budweiser is getting bud-wiser: Did that work? Yes? Great. Budweiser is teaming up with the medical cannabis company Tilray, each throwing down $50 million, to develop pot-infused, non-alcoholic drinks for Canadian consumers. Tilray is a subsidiary of Seattle-based Privateer Holdings (Leafly is also a subsidiary of Privateer Holdings).Nothing more refreshing than a cool, sweet, soda tax: Seattle’s soda tax i
  
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• Congo: Ebola outbreak ‘certainly’ to last 3-4 months more

  20-12-2018 16:58
  BENI, Congo (AP) — The second-deadliest Ebola outbreak in history is “certainly” expected to continue for another three or four months, Congo’s health minister said Thursday. In an interview with The Associated Press, Health Minister Oly Ilunga also sought to calm concerns days ahead of a presidential election in which millions of people will use […]
  
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• Boise man charged following fatal traffic collision

  20-12-2018 16:04
  MERIDIAN, Idaho (AP) — A 24-year-old Boise man authorities say is responsible for the death of a 78-year-old woman in an October traffic collision in Meridian has been arrested on suspicion of felony vehicular manslaughter. Tanner Illi was taken into custody on Wednesday and booked into the Ada County Jail and later released. He’s scheduled […]
  
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• Mars lander sets quake monitor on planet’s red surface

  20-12-2018 15:46
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s new Mars lander has placed a quake monitor on the planet’s dusty red surface. The milestone occurred less than a month after Mars InSight’s touchdown. InSight’s robotic arm removed the seismometer from the spacecraft deck and set it on the ground Wednesday to monitor Mars quakes. Project manager Tom […]
  
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• Sound Transit to get $1.2 billion for light rail to Lynnwood

  20-12-2018 15:30
  The Federal Transit Administration announced the $1.2 billion agreement — the largest transit grant it has awarded since President Trump took office — and tried to push back on the idea that the administration has been reluctant to fund transit projects.
  
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• It’s official: Sound Transit to get $1.2 billion for light rail to Lynnwood

  20-12-2018 15:30
  The Federal Transit Administration announced the $1.2 billion agreement — the largest transit grant it has awarded since President Trump took office — and tried to push back on the idea that the administration has been reluctant to fund transit projects.
  
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• Seattle’s soda-tax collections top $16 million in 9 months, surpass first-year estimate

  20-12-2018 15:00
  Before the tax on sugar-sweetened beverages took effect on Jan. 1, officials estimated it would raise about $15 million in 2018.
  
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• Can new SDOT director build consensus amid Seattle’s transportation battles?

  20-12-2018 15:00
  Much like Seattle, Washington, D.C.'s, transportation department has changed its vision in recent years, shifting the focus from fast car travel to making streets safer and more efficient for people in buses, on foot and on bicycles.
  
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• Washington state released new school report cards — but then they broke the website

  20-12-2018 14:00
  For months, the Washington state agency that oversees public education has worked to overhaul the online report cards that parents and taxpayers can use to gauge the performance of their neighborhood schools. The deadline: Monday, Dec. 17, when the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) quietly launched the redesigned report cards on its website. But when […]
  
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• Smokey Bear might be coming to Oregon license plate

  20-12-2018 13:55
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Smokey Bear might be coming to an Oregon license plate. The Register-Guard reports the Keep Oregon Green Association is selling vouchers for Oregonians who would like Smokey to be a fixture on their vehicle. The Salem-based nonprofit organization, which is focused on education to reduce the number of human-caused wildfires, must […]
  
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• Judge: ‘No basis’ to throw out Weinstein’s sex assault case

  20-12-2018 07:02
  NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge declined to dismiss sexual assault charges against Harvey Weinstein Thursday, rejecting the disgraced Hollywood titan’s fierce push to have his indictment thrown out. Judge James Burke’s ruling buoyed a prosecution that appeared on rocky ground in recent months amid a prolonged defense effort to raise doubts about […]
  
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• Judge declines to throw out Harvey Weinstein criminal case

  20-12-2018 07:02
  NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge declined to dismiss sexual assault charges against Harvey Weinstein Thursday, rejecting the latest push from the disgraced film producer’s lawyers to have his indictment thrown out. Judge James Burke’s ruling buoyed a prosecution that has appeared on rocky ground in recent months amid a prolonged defense effort […]
  
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• Alaska stores sell CBD products as rules worked out

  20-12-2018 06:32
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Products containing CBD have been offered in stores and coffee shops in Alaska, but state regulators say CBD oil has not been approved to be used in food, drinks or edibles. The Anchorage Daily News reports regulations governing CBD items are still being written, and the state has been warning residents […]
  
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• Alaska stores sell CBD products as rules are worked out

  20-12-2018 06:32
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Products containing cannabidiol have been offered in stores and coffee shops in Alaska, but CBD oil has not been approved to be used in food, drinks or edibles, state regulators said. Regulations governing CBD items are still being written, and the state has been warning residents to be cautious about what […]
  
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• Alaska Permanent Fund seeks incentive pay for managers

  20-12-2018 06:31
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. wants to pay its investment managers incentive compensation, which officials say is needed to recruit and retain talented employees. KTOO Public Media and Alaska Public Media report the board over the nearly $64 billion fund adopted a policy earlier this year to start paying incentives worth […]
  
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• Oregon Health Plan to end ration of costly hepatitis C cure

  20-12-2018 06:24
  MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Health Authority is expecting to lift requirements that led to rationing the use of a $1,000-per-pill drug that can cure hepatitis C. The Mail Tribune reports most patients covered by the Oregon Health Plan had to already have liver damage in order to qualify for the hepatitis C cure. […]
  
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• 3 astronauts return from International Space Station after 6 months aboard

  20-12-2018 06:14
  MOSCOW — Three astronauts returned to Earth Thursday after more than six months aboard the International Space Station. A Russian Soyuz capsule with NASA’s Serena Aunon-Chancellor, Russian Sergey Prokopyev and German astronaut Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency landed on the snow-covered steppes in Kazakhstan, about 140 kilometers (87 miles) southeast of the city […]
  
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• 3 astronauts return from International Space Station

  20-12-2018 06:14
  MOSCOW (AP) — Three astronauts returned to Earth Thursday after more than six months aboard the International Space Station. A Russian Soyuz capsule with NASA’s Serena Aunon-Chancellor, Russian Sergey Prokopyev and German astronaut Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency landed on the snow-covered steppes in Kazakhstan, about 140 kilometers (87 miles) southeast of the […]
  
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• What makes chickens happy? Nobody is quite sure

  20-12-2018 06:04
  NEW YORK (AP) — How do you measure a chicken’s happiness? Is it in the way it runs for food? How much time it spends preening? To size up what might make chickens happy in their brief lives, researchers at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, are putting 16 breeds through physical fitness and […]
  
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• US adults aren’t getting taller, but still putting on pounds

  20-12-2018 06:01
  The CDC, which has been tracking America's health for decades, reports that adults aren't getting any taller but we are still getting fatter. The average U.S. adult is overweight and just a few pounds from obese.
  
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• As EMT strike looms, Seattle ambulance company brings in out-of-state replacement workers

  20-12-2018 04:41
  EMTs, who make a starting wage of just over the minimum wage, plan to strike Friday at noon. Their employer wants to hire out-of-state replacement workers, but is having trouble getting local officials to sign off.
  
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• Slog PM: Matt Hickey Is Out of Jail After Just 11 Months, Facebook Feels the Heat, The Darkest Story I've Read in Some Time

  20-12-2018 03:32 via thestranger.com
  
  Teens aren't using pot as much since it's been legal, Renton woman kills her daughter execution style, Windby Nathalie Graham"Hate reacts only." — xoxo Facebook oatawa/Getty Images
  Facebook is suspending all political ads in Washington state: By the end of December, Facebook says it will "stall" the sale of state and local ads in Washington. This comes after Facebook and Google settled with Attorney General Bob Ferguson for a combined $455,000. Google suspended its political ad sales in Wa
  
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• Facebook Will Halt Political Ad Sales in Washington State by the End of This Year

  20-12-2018 03:10 via thestranger.com
  
  The action comes after a settlement with the Washington State Attorney General, and brings Facebook in line with Google.by Eli SandersMark Zuckerberg's company says it's "pausing" ad sales in order to address this state's strong disclosure requirements. Alex Wong / Getty Images
  Yesterday, after Facebook and Google paid more than $450,000 to settle campaign finance lawsuits brought by Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, the companies received a clear warning.If Facebook or Google viol
  
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• Memo: Seattle police-union official called sergeant’s public retaliation against citizen “minor misconduct”

  20-12-2018 02:52
  The assertion drew a sharp response from the head of the Police Department's internal-investigation unit, who called it "frankly absurd."
  
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