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• True Detective Season 3: Black Lives, White Stories, and the Obama Dilemma

  25-01-2019 23:40 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles Mudede HBO
  The third season of HBO's anthology series True Detective stars Mahershala Ali, a black actor who is on the verge of entering Hollywood's A-list. Ali plays a rural detective with a very Nabokovian name, Wayne Hays (meaning, make things clearer). His wife, Amelia Reardon, whom he meets while investigating the mysterious and rather spooky disappearance of two white children, is an English teacher and also black (She is played by Carmen Ejogo, a British actress who is half Nig
  
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• Inslee declares state of emergency over Washington measles outbreak

  25-01-2019 23:38
  The state of emergency directs Washington state agencies and departments to use their resources to assist affected areas in order to respond and recover.
  
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• Bus carrying Stanford track team erupts in flames, causing traffic delays on northbound I-5 at South Spokane Street

  25-01-2019 23:32
  The fire was extinguished shortly before 3 p.m., but is expected to cause significant traffic delays into the evening.
  
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• Nearly 1,000 people hit the streets to help count King County’s homeless population

  25-01-2019 22:59
  The annual count is a one-night snapshot of homelessness in King County, which has been recorded as rising each of the past six years. Volunteers and guides were paying attention to vehicles that might be doubling as someone's living space.
  
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• Police investigating after body found near Mount St. Helens

  25-01-2019 22:58
  No details were immediately available about the victim or cause of death.
  
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• Why Should I Give a Fuck About… Soft Machine?

  25-01-2019 22:45 via thestranger.com
  
  Why you should still care about venerable UK prog-rock gods Soft Machine, who play the Triple Door on Jan. 28-29.by Dave SegalWe have the out-bloody-rageous good fortune to catch Soft Machine live at Triple Door Jan. 28-29. MoonJune Music
  Years active: On and off for 53 years; latest edition of the band has been active since 2015.
  Provenance: Canterbury, England.
  Influenced by: Miles Davis, Terry Riley, Charles Mingus, Pink Floyd, the Dada movement.
  Influence on: This Heat, Isotope, Mushroom, Bo
  
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• Why Is Brevity Such an Issue With My Letter Writers?

  25-01-2019 22:37 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Day: Reader Advice Round-upby Dan Savage
  Recent Savage Love Letters of the Day: Does she have to tell randos that she has an IUD? She's thinking about divorce but Plan A and Plan B both suck. Is there a Plan C? He would rather be with a sex worker than a waitress. Where can a bisexual woman find a bisexual woman? Bisexual Twitter is here to help! And, as always, last week's column and Savage Lovecast.
  First up...Why is brevity such an issue with your letter writers?
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• The Women Running for President Have Made Life Harder for Women

  25-01-2019 22:12 via thestranger.com
  
  Sens. Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand, and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard co-sponsored legislation that has been widely criticized by sex workers and their advocates.by Katie HerzogSenator Kamala Harris co-sponsored legislation that has been widely criticized by sex workers and their advocates. Al Drago/Getty Images
  This week Senator Kamala Harris became the latest Democrat to officially announce her candidacy for president, following Senators Elizabeth Warren and Kirsten Gillibrand, as
  
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• A New Cafe, Pho, and More Seattle Food News You Can Use: January 25, 2019 Edition

  25-01-2019 22:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffThe new cafe Poindexter inside the lobby of the University District's Graduate Hotel (formerly Hotel Deca) serves a variety of breakfast sandwiches. Poindexter Coffee via Facebook
  A new pho restaurant has landed on Capitol Hill, Graduate Hotel brings a new cafe to the University District, and a Chinese hot pot spotwith dancers who whirl noodles in the air is coming to Pacific Place. Find all this week's food news and plans for your weekend, like Robert Burns Night w
  
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• Anchorage man sentenced for fatal shooting during robbery

  25-01-2019 21:48
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 20-year-old Anchorage man who took part in an armed robbery and homicide has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. Tommy Hunter Higgs III was sentenced Thursday in the death of Paula Zorawski on Sept. 22, 2016. He previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter, robbery, evidence tampering and attempted burglary. State […]
  
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• The Longest Government Shutdown in History Is Over, For Now

  25-01-2019 21:07 via thestranger.com
  
  Trump caved.by Rich SmithHe didn't get his wall.Mark Wilson / GETTY IMAGEToday in the Rose Garden the President caved to demands from Democrats, instructing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to pass a clean spending bill that would keep the government open until February 15. That bill includes no wall funding, no "smart wall" funding, and no drug-sniffing drone funding or whatever the fuck. Just a clean funding bill. He also said the deal involved lawmakers working out some kind of "homelan
  
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• Why Is the New Ted Bundy Movie This Sexy?

  25-01-2019 20:39 via thestranger.com
  
  We don't need this sexy Ted Bundy, thanks.by Nathalie GrahamIs this what we want ladies!? Christopher Polk / Staff
  The first trailer for Joe Berlinger's new Ted Bundy comedy (?) was released today. The Voltage Pictures film is called Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile. And all I can say is if the movie is anything like this trailer we're going to have some problems.It stars Zac Efron as Bundy and Lilly Collins as his former-fiancé Liz Kloepfer. The movie is supposedly told from Li
  
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• Last-Minute Plans: 92 Free, Cheap & Easy Things To Do In Seattle This Weekend: Jan 25-27, 2019

  25-01-2019 20:35 via thestranger.com
  No advance planning required for these cheap events.by Stranger Things To Do StaffPanicking because you don't know what to do this weekend and you're short on cash? Don't worry—below, find all of your options for last-minute entertainment that won't cost more than $10, ranging from Winter in the Park: Free Art Encounters to an evening of austerely beautiful art songs with Hackedepicciotto, and from the Vietnamese Lunar New Year celebration Têt in Seattle to the Duwamish Longhouse 10
  
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• Migrant with flesh-eating bacteria detained at US border

  25-01-2019 20:14
  LORDSBURG, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Border Patrol agents say a man among hundreds of migrants detained in New Mexico in recent days has been diagnosed as having been infected with flesh-eating bacteria. The man was transported to a hospital after telling an agent that he had a growing rash on his leg. Officials said in […]
  
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• Savage Love: Furry Road

  25-01-2019 19:41 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan Savage Joe NewtonI'm an early-30s hetero woman in a monogamous relationship with my mid-30s hetero guy. We've been together 10 years, married seven, no kids. We have a lot of fun—traveling, shared hobbies, mutual friends, etc. We have sex fairly regularly, and it's not bad. However, his primary sexual fetish and main turn-on is furry porn—namely, cartoon images. He doesn't self-identify as a furry; he doesn't have a fursuit or fursona. To his credit, he was up front about this
  
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• Oregon OKs new smoke rules to allow more prescribed burns

  25-01-2019 19:30
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Environmental Quality Commission has approved new smoke rules for the state that will allow more planned burns that reduce wildfire risk by getting rid of underbrush and dead trees. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that the rules approved Thursday are a tradeoff between having some smoke drift into communities during […]
  
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• Arts commission wants to up fellowship odds for folk artists

  25-01-2019 19:01
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Commission on the Arts might get a little less snooty. The Senate State Affairs Committee on Friday unanimously approved a rule change requested by the commission that will give folk artists such as cowboy poets, saddle makers, ethnic artists and others a better shot at $5,000 fellowships. Commission Executive […]
  
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• Lab hopes to test most backlogged rape kits by end of 2019

  25-01-2019 18:39
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A recent report shows the Idaho State Police lab is putting a dent in the number of backlogged rape kits. The Idaho Statesman says the 2018 sexual assault kit tracking report released by Idaho State Police Forensic Services shows that the state performed 473 rape kit exams last year, and the […]
  
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• Idaho hopes to test most backlogged rape kits by end of 2019

  25-01-2019 18:39
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho State Police lab is putting a dent in the number of backlogged rape kits, according to a recent report. The 2018 sexual assault kit tracking report released by Idaho State Police Forensic Services shows that the state performed 473 rape kit exams last year, and the lab received 620 […]
  
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• Idaho looks into loud cannon fire at governor’s inauguration

  25-01-2019 18:17
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho National Guard’s commanding officer says he will look into 19 startlingly loud ceremonial canon blasts that were part of Gov. Brad Little’s inauguration. The canon fire on Jan. 4 set off car alarms in downtown Boise and scattered Canada geese into the air as smoke billowed around soldiers. Some of […]
  
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• Criminal Convictions Haunt People for Their Entire Lives—The State Could Change That

  25-01-2019 18:13 via thestranger.com
  
  A bill in Olympia would make it possible for people with felony burglary and assault convictions to clear their records.by Lester BlackKing County Superior Court Lester Black
  Dominic Jones doesn’t have a felony, but the 15-year-old is haunted by one just the same.His mother, Tarra Simmons, has a felony conviction from well over a decade ago. The conviction still creates barriers for their family, despite the fact that Simmons has stayed out of the criminal justice system and even received
  
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• The Super Bowl Doesn't Want You to Know About Medical Cannabis

  25-01-2019 17:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Josh Jardine smileitsmccheeze/Getty ImagesOn Sunday, February 3, the Super Bowl will be played between the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots, two teams hailing from states (California and Massachusetts) with regulated medical/recreational cannabis programs. One hundred million will watch, and while I won't be one of them, here's to a really big game between many really big players, with a really big halftime show by the Dollar Tree version of a rock band.
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• Rockslides, icy roads lead to Anchorage highway crashes

  25-01-2019 17:38
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A rockslide seriously injured a driver on the Seward Highway. Police say a large rock fell from a cliff early Friday and struck the roof of a southbound compact car near McHugh Creek. The driver was transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. The crash and debris on the road closed […]
  
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• Slog AM: New Ban on Dwarf Tossing, Federal Workers Miss Second Paycheck, Roger Stone Indicted

  25-01-2019 17:36 via thestranger.com
  
  by Timothy KenneyThings federal workers will NOT be experiencing today. AndreyPopov/Getty Images
  Shutdown drags into a fifth week: Today marks the second paycheck furloughed federal workers will not receive. They have now gone a full month without being paid. Yeah, fuck that. Many of Washington’s Coast Guard families are relying on food banks and network of meal sharing between families just to put food on the table. TSA agents are growing increasingly exasperated and are simply not showin
  
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• Swoosh up front: Nike to replace Under Armour for MLB

  25-01-2019 17:14
  NEW YORK (AP) — The swoosh is expected to be on the front of Major League Baseball uniforms starting in 2020. Nike will take over from Majestic Athletic as Major League Baseball’s uniform supplier for the 2020 season. The swoosh logo likely will move to a more prominent position on jersey fronts from its current […]
  
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• Faraway space snowman is pitted and has bright ‘collar’

  25-01-2019 17:02
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The space snowman visited by NASA on New Year’s Day is pitted all over. It also has a bright “collar” around its two fused spheres. These are the newest details to emerge about Ultima Thule (TOO-lee), the most distant object ever explored. A close-up picture taken by NASA’s New Horizons […]
  
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• Ohio doctor’s license suspended amid review of dozens of hospital deaths

  25-01-2019 16:19
  Dr. William Husel invoked his right against self-incrimination when he met with representatives and was questioned, including when he was asked whether he purposefully ordered excessive doses to end patients' lives, according to the state medical board.
  
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• Ohio doc’s license suspended amid review of hospital deaths

  25-01-2019 16:19
  Dr. William Husel invoked his right against self-incrimination when he met with representatives and was questioned, including when he was asked whether he purposefully ordered excessive doses to end patients' lives, according to the state medical board.
  
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• 2 more lawsuits say doctor ordered lethal meds for patients

  25-01-2019 16:19
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two more lawsuits are alleging hospital patients were negligently or intentionally given lethal doses of pain medicine ordered by an Ohio doctor without the families’ knowledge. The Columbus-area Mount Carmel Health System says Dr. William Husel (HYOO’-suhl) ordered excessive doses for at least 34 patients over several years. It fired Husel, […]
  
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• Semi, box truck and bus collide in Sumner; minor injuries reported

  25-01-2019 16:09
  Eight people have minor injuries after a collision involving a semitruck, a box truck and a bus in Sumner, Pierce County.
  
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• Will you change your commuting habits after the Highway 99 closure ends?

  25-01-2019 15:56
  Whatever you've been doing to avoid traffic during the Highway 99 closure, will you keep doing it even after the tunnel opens?
  
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• State lawmaker introduces bill to ban dwarf-tossing

  25-01-2019 15:40
  Bars and strip clubs in Washington state would be barred from holding dwarf-tossing contests under a bill introduced this week. Republican Sen. Mike Padden brought the bill after he was contacted by a medical student who has dwarfism about the potential harm the contests can cause.
  
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• Should Washington state adopt European-style data-privacy laws? Some lawmakers say yes

  25-01-2019 15:00
  Washington legislators are introducing bills to allow people to correct or delete personal information held by companies, restrict the use of facial recognition and force data brokers to register with the state.
  
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• Lakewood to pay $500,000 to family of phone-wielding man killed by police in 2015

  25-01-2019 15:00
  The family of Daniel Covarrubias, an unarmed Native American man, claim race played a role in his 2015 fatal shooting by Lakewood police. The family settled a lawsuit this week against the city for $500,000.
  
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• Lakewood to pay $500,000 after police killed unarmed Native American man

  25-01-2019 15:00
  The family of Daniel Covarrubias, an unarmed Native American man, claim race played a role in his 2015 fatal shooting by Lakewood police. The family settled a lawsuit this week against the city for $500,000.
  
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• Commute through a forest in Mountlake Terrace had a little roadblock

  25-01-2019 15:00
  Sketched Jan. 24, 2019 Thank goodness nobody was walking this hillside trail when a 70-foot fir fell down over the weekend. The path through the steep Veterans Memorial Park in Mountlake Terrace is often used by commuters, including myself, making their way to the nearby transit center on foot. Parks superintendent Ken Courtmanch told me […]
  
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• Portland glass maker settles class action lawsuit for $6.5M

  25-01-2019 14:15
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Portland glass manufacturer has settled a class action lawsuit brought by neighbors over concerns about toxic air pollution. Oregon Public Broadcasting reported Thursday that the $6.5 million settlement with Bullseye Glass Co. will allow for cash payments for over 2,000 households in southeast Portland neighborhoods surrounding the glass maker. In […]
  
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• ‘Students need to see themselves’: What some teachers had to say about our teacher diversity project

  25-01-2019 14:00
  Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing the reactions and experiences that teachers and students shared with us about diversity — or lack thereof — in their own schools.
  
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• Man who lost leg in Afghanistan helps Colin Powell with flat

  25-01-2019 12:57
  WASHINGTON — Former Secretary of State and Army general Colin Powell got some help changing a flat tire from a man who lost a leg in Afghanistan. Powell posted on Facebook he was driving to Walter Reed Military Hospital when a tire blew out on Wednesday. A car pulled up and a man with an […]
  
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• Families hoping for justice from prescription bribes trial

  25-01-2019 12:04
  BOSTON (AP) — Drug company executives weren’t satisfied with sales for their powerful painkiller, so they devised a plan, prosecutors say: Offer cash to doctors in exchange for prescriptions. Soon, the highly addictive fentanyl spray was flourishing, and executives were raking in millions. Now, the company’s wealthy founder is heading to trial in a case […]
  
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• Sick and elderly worry Brexit will hurt access to meds

  25-01-2019 10:30
  COBHAM, England (AP) — Things are already tough for Victoria Mickleburgh, whose 3-year-old daughter Grace, has Type 1 diabetes and needs insulin every day to stay alive. Mickleburgh, 38, gave up her job as a management consultant to care for her daughter, who must be monitored constantly — even in the middle of the night […]
  
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• Sika police chief calls for changes to improve retention

  25-01-2019 06:44
  SITKA, Alaska (AP) — Sitka’s police chief has asked borough officials to increase wages and support other changes to improve recruitment and retention of police officers in the southeastern Alaska city. The Daily Sitka Sentinel reports Sika Police Chief Jeff Ankerfelt brought the issue before the borough assembly this week, saying his department can hire […]
  
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• Alaska transfers male inmates housed at women’s prison

  25-01-2019 06:42
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Officials say the men who were housed at an Alaska women’s prison to participate in a program intended to reduce recidivism have been moved to an Anchorage jail. The Chugiak-Eagle River Star reports the 37 male inmates at the Hiland Mountain Correctional Center were transferred last week to the Anchorage Correctional […]
  
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• Fitness center chain sued after Oregon man dies on treadmill

  25-01-2019 06:39
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A $13 million lawsuit has been filed against a fitness center chain after a 62-year-old Oregon man collapsed and died while running on a treadmill. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the lawsuit filed Wednesday in Oregon by the man’s wife, claims the 24 Hour Fitness in Portland failed to train the only employee […]
  
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• DA clears police in deadly shooting at Oregon middle school

  25-01-2019 06:37
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Prosecutors say the actions by two police officers were justified in the deadly shooting of a man who showed up with a gun at an Oregon middle school amid a custody dispute. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Lane County District Attorney Patty Perlow announced the finding Thursday, saying 30-year-old Charles Landeros fired first […]
  
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• Wyoming records 32 Yellowstone-area grizzly bear removals

  25-01-2019 06:14
  JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming report shows 59 Yellowstone-area grizzly bears were captured and 32 were euthanized last year, marking the state’s deadliest year on recent record for the animal. The Jackson Hole News and Guide reports the Wyoming Game and Fish Department report published last week indicates last year had the second-highest number […]
  
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