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• Trump's New Ransom Note to Democrats Is Dumb, Cruel, and It Should Be Rejected

  19-01-2019 23:23 via thestranger.com
  
  This isn't a compromise on immigration. This is another ransom note.by Rich SmithThis oaf gave another sneering, racist speech.Pool / GETTY IMAGESIn a speech from the White House on Saturday afternoon, the President delivered a new ransom to Democrats: take a deal to extend protections for Dreamers and Temporary Protected Status recipients for three years and give him $5.7 billion for a "strategic deployment of physical barriers—or a wall," he said, or else he'll continue to withhold paych
  
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• Portland police arrests man in lawyer’s cold-case murder

  19-01-2019 22:22
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say they’ve arrested a man in the decade-old murder of a public defender in Portland. The Portland Police Bureau said Saturday that 28-year-old Christopher Alexander Williamson was taken into custody on Friday for the death of Nancy Bergeson, a prominent lawyer. It’s unknown if the man knew Bergeson, who was […]
  
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• Kenai student mural uncovered in airport remodel

  19-01-2019 22:19
  KENAI, Alaska (AP) — Construction crews working on a remodel of the Kenai Municipal Airport have discovered a mural created by students more than four decades ago. The mural was designed and painted in the spring of 1977 by Kenai Central High School students from an advanced art class, the Peninsula Clarion reported . The […]
  
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• Lawyer: Incapacitated woman who gave birth not in coma

  19-01-2019 21:51
  PHOENIX (AP) — A lawyer for the family of an incapacitated Arizona woman who gave birth in a long-term care facility said she is not in a coma as previously reported. The Arizona Republic reported Friday that attorney John Micheaels said the 29-year-old woman has “significant intellectual disabilities” and does not speak but has some […]
  
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• Woman reunited with cat that was missing for years in Alaska

  19-01-2019 21:42
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A Wasilla woman has been reunited with a cat that disappeared more than three years ago from its home at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The Anchorage Daily News reports that a woman at the base messaged Lynsey Ryan that a stray cat she had fed for months resembled a photo posted on […]
  
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• Tony Mendez, ‘Argo’ spy who smuggled U.S. hostages out of Iran during crisis, dies at 78

  19-01-2019 21:40
  Pulling techniques from magicians, movie-makeup artists and even the television show "Mission: Impossible," he changed one person into another, transforming agents into characters with back stories, costumes and documents that helped them evade detection and avoid capture in foreign countries.
  
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• Libertarian group in Idaho sues Boise for taxing mechanism

  19-01-2019 20:43
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A libertarian think-tank in Idaho is suing Boise for diverting new tax revenue to fund the capitol city’s urban renewal projects. The Idaho Statesman reported Friday that the Idaho Freedom Foundation claims the city’s use of the tax increment financing mechanism violates the state’s Constitution, which says cities cannot take on […]
  
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• Seattle Womxn’s March draws thousands, but turnout more modest than in years past

  19-01-2019 20:39
  “Sometimes it feels like not enough has changed.” said Claudia Augustine, a lawyer in Seattle who attended Saturday's Womxn's March, one of three marches in the city this weekend.
  
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• Seattle Womxn’s March draws thousands, but crowd is smaller than years’ past

  19-01-2019 20:39
  The Womxn's March is one of three taking place in Seattle this weekend, the result of ongoing tension and questions, locally and at the national level, over the event's inclusivity.
  
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• A Tale of Two Fyre Festival Documentaries: Cheese Sandwiches, Schadenfreude, and Ja Rule

  19-01-2019 20:14 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jenni Moore Netflix
  This week, streaming giants Hulu and Netflix dropped rival documentaries about Fyre Fest—the beautiful disaster that, in April 2017, practically imploded the internet with rich kid schadenfreude after an attendee posted a photo of a sad cheese sandwich. If you're not familiar (or need a refresher), the whole mess began when rapper Ja Rule and young entrepreneur/Fyre Media CEO Billy McFarland announced their plan to host a destination music festival to promote their m
  
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• US spy satellite launched into orbit from California

  19-01-2019 20:13
  VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — A U.S. spy satellite has been launched into orbit from California. A powerful Delta 4 Heavy rocket carrying the National Reconnaissance Office satellite blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 11:10 a.m. Pacific time Saturday. As is customary with classified payloads, United Launch Alliance webcast the liftoff […]
  
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• Washington Democratic Party chair on Howard Schultz presidential run: “Just. Don’t.”

  19-01-2019 19:53
  Word that the former Starbucks CEO might run for president as an independent is sparking fear among Democrats that he could split the anti-Trump vote.
  
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• Dreamy, Warm, Homespun Fun with PETS at Barboza Today

  19-01-2019 19:10 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jasmyne Keimig
  PETS is the brainchild of Richland, Washington-based artist Timothy Leingang. Playing songs written by Leingang, PETS’s music is poppy and jangly, funky, weird, and lovingly homespun. It inspires, if not a full-out, body-thumping boogie, then at least a gentle sway or light bob, or a single solitary booty roll.
  Joining him at Barboza on Saturday night is the talented Ashley Eriksson, who you might recognize from the end credits theme song of the Cartoon Network show Adven
  
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• Anxiety in Alaska as endless aftershocks rattle residents

  19-01-2019 17:36
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Seven weeks after a massive earthquake struck Alaska, the seemingly endless aftershocks are keeping many residents filled with anxiety. There have been more than 7,800 aftershocks since the main earthquake struck Nov. 30 just north of Anchorage. Most were too small to feel, but 20 have had magnitudes of 4.5 or […]
  
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• Portland babysitter gets 16 years for sexually abusing girls

  19-01-2019 16:25
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A babysitter who raped or molested two young sisters has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports 24-year-old Zachary Turner of Portland was sentenced Friday in Multnomah County Circuit Court. Turner started babysitting the girls when they were both younger than 5. Court papers say he babysat for […]
  
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• Oregon DA says crime lab backlog at ‘crisis’ level

  19-01-2019 16:05
  ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — Someone, or multiple someones, broke into Economy Supply in Lebanon back in January 2016. They trashed the place pretty thoroughly, co-owner Richard Micklewright remembers. They tore out the hard drives of four separate computer systems and destroyed an antique safe in an attempt to get out its $2,500 in petty cash, […]
  
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• Ohio Health Department investigates doctor for deaths

  19-01-2019 15:43
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state Department of Health is investigating a doctor accused of ordering potentially fatal doses of the powerful painkiller fentanyl for 27 gravely ill patients who died at an Ohio hospital system. The Columbus Dispatch reports that the Health Department is investigating Dr. William Husel, a former Columbus-based Mount Carmel Health […]
  
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• Juneau’s got pod people

  19-01-2019 15:10
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — About two years ago, Jack Eddy decided to roll the dice and start a podcast. Eddy, a Juneau resident, was a fan of the medium and had a lifelong interest in tabletop gaming that he thought would lend itself well to a podcast review series. “I started writing reviews, and the […]
  
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• New youth podcast launches in Ketchikan

  19-01-2019 14:50
  KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — Ketchikan’s young people have a new venue to make their voices heard, with “KTown: A Youth Podcast.” In the premiere episode released Friday, listeners were led through a dizzying array of topics by podcasters Jefferson Barry, Hiro Fifield, Nathaniel Johnson, Caleb Strait and Evan Yoder. The podcast was led by host […]
  
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• ‘I’m just gonna presume it’s late forever:’ Seattle school-bus delays consistent during first week of viadoom

  19-01-2019 14:00
  The closure of the Alaskan Way viaduct has nothing on the months-long driver shortage faced by Seattle Public Schools' main bus contractor, First Student.
  
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• Boise pair fosters, finds homes for hundreds of pets

  19-01-2019 09:02
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — On the first Friday night of the new year, Brittany Sundell welcomed guests into her home — but not for a party. For three kitty and puppy meet-and-greets. One couple stopped by to see Muffin, a cat living at Sundell’s Boise home for more than eight months. The cat scampered playfully […]
  
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• Idaho teen vaping on the decline but still big nationally

  19-01-2019 09:00
  NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — Though education surveys show vaping use is down among Idaho high school students, health officials are concerned about vaping’s rising popularity among teens nationwide. The Idaho Press reports according to the 2017 Idaho Youth Risk Behavior Survey, conducted by the Idaho Department of Education, 41 percent of high school students claim […]
  
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• Fentanyl may be involved in spike in North Seattle overdoses, health officials say

  19-01-2019 06:27
  Public-health officials believe fentanyl may have played a role in the high number of recent reported overdoses in North Seattle. Resources If you suspect an overdose: 911 Washington 24-Hour Recovery Help Line: 1-866-789-1511 Where to get naloxone in Washington Providers of methadone, buprenorphine, same day buprenorphine and naltrexone in Washington Seven people reportedly overdosed on Thursday alone, according to Public […]
  
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• What explains Seattle’s streetcar fixation? Look at who really benefits

  19-01-2019 04:15
  The streetcar lines Seattle is building make little sense as people-movers. To date they have spectacularly failed here as mass transit. But what if that's not the point?
  
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• Slog PM: Mueller Team Contradicts BuzzFeed Report, the National Parks Are Suffering, Seattle Woman May be Evicted Over $2

  19-01-2019 02:54 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie GrahamThis is why we can't have nice things.Frank DeBonis/Getty
  Slog PM tonight is brought to you buy a healthy dosage of CBD on the job: Kick back, it's the weekend! Soothe your joints and melt into your couch. You've earned it.View this post on Instagram In Washington, you can take drugs at work!
  A post shared byUh Oh (@chaseburnsy) on Jan 18, 2019 at 5:37pm PST
  Seattle woman might lose her home over $2: A 23-year-old woman failed to pay $2 of her rent last month. She's facing evic
  
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• Arizona is only state where tribes avoid Medicaid work rules

  19-01-2019 02:31
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona has become the only state in the country where members of federally recognized tribes are exempt from work or volunteer requirements for Medicaid benefits, while 120,000 state residents risk losing health coverage if they don’t comply. The announcement came Friday from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which said […]
  
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• Protesters march through downtown Seattle, decrying fatal New Year’s Eve shooting by police

  19-01-2019 02:30
  The demonstration began at Westlake Park, where the crowd listened to speeches by Iosia Faletogo's relatives and others.
  
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• We Just Got a Letter to the Editor Calling Lester "Poopy Pants Snowflake"

  19-01-2019 01:50 via thestranger.com
  
  by Christopher FrizzelleLester Black wrote about snowboarding in our 2019 High-brr-nation issue. Aaron Bagley
  We got a letter to the editor just now that I... don't quite understand. All I know is that Lester's previous nickname, "Soy Boy" (inspired by his piece about the Moonlight Cafe), has been supplanted by his new nickname, "Poopy Pants Snowflake" (inspired by his piece about snowboarding stoned).The person who sent us this email is named Mark. (Why are they always named Mark?) Take it away
  
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• Federal Workers Demand Trump and Republicans End the Government Shutdown

  19-01-2019 01:29 via thestranger.com
  
  "Where Y'at Mitch? We're Getting Angry:"by Rich SmithRep. Jayapal put a box of tissues on the lectern in case the workers teared up while telling their stories. RS
  Day 28 of the Trump shutdown, and we're at the point where tired, overworked, unpaid, pissed off federal workers are choking back tears at lecterns in Congressional offices.At a press conference in Rep. Pramila Jayapal's office on Friday morning, a group of federal employees who haven't received a paycheck since late December gathered
  
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• Man dies in small plane crash near Ellensburg

  19-01-2019 01:20
  The victim was identified Dr. Frank Smith, a general surgeon at Kittitas Valley Healthcare since 2010.
  
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• Dear Todd Herman: Maybe You Shouldn't Drive in Bus Lanes, Considering All Your Traffic Violations

  19-01-2019 01:05 via thestranger.com
  
  Take the fucking bus, Todd. It'll save you more trips to the courthouse.by Nathalie GrahamSir, it's been four days since your last HOV lane violation.avid_creative/Getty Images
  Todd Herman, the KIRO Radio personality and author of "Dear Mike O'Brien: I drive my car in bus lanes all the time" is a bus-phobe. He hates them. In fact, he hates any mode of transportation that isn't sitting alone in his personal mini-pyramid: his car. Todd likes to drive in bus-only lanes and he doesn't care who knows
  
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• The Effortless Queer Pop of Babie

  19-01-2019 00:55 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles Mudede
  Not too long ago, I walked into the Beacon Hill joint Clock-Out lounge, bought a drink, found a seat, and, after about 30 minutes, Michael Lee appeared on the stage. He was alone, and held a guitar. The place was packed. He sang five of his own songs, and one cover. Now, how can I describe the music by Lee, who is also the guitarist for Young Evils. His current solo project is called Babie, and he's set to release a full-length album under the moniker this summer.It's a pop tha
  
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• Premera Blue Cross to outsource some call center work to Virginia

  19-01-2019 00:30
  The outsourcing comes at a difficult time for the state's individual health care market, as insurers drop out of some counties and premiums increase.
  
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