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• He's Middle Aged and New to Pegging and Has Just One Question...

  28-01-2019 23:50 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan SavageI'm a 50ish straight male who has fantasized for a long, long time about having my ass fucked by a beautiful woman with a strap-on.After a few near misses over the years, I finally have a gorgeous GGG woman in my life who is not only supportive of the idea, she's turned on by it too. Here's the rub: my bowels don't seem to be on board. Let's just say things aren't as firm as they could be. I've been taking probiotic supplements for several weeks, but the results are sporadic and unp
  
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• Hair Stylists Flock to Olympia to Fight Controversial Bill

  28-01-2019 23:45 via thestranger.com
  
  "If your goal is to create more revenue then say so."by Nathalie GrahamOlympia has never seen so much good hair.Susie Powers
  Hair stylists from all over Washington, some whose shops are pressed right up against the Idaho-Spokane border, journeyed to Olympia today to voice their concerns over a controversial Senate bill that could threaten their livelihoods.Last week, SB 5326 gained rabid attention because it would ban booth rentals—the independent contractor style business model that the c
  
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• Oregon prepares for next federal government shutdown

  28-01-2019 23:28
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Anticipating possible additional federal government shutdowns, Oregon’s Senate president has prepared a bill that will allow federal employees who are working but not being paid to receive unemployment benefits. The draft of the bill also would allow a state-funded program to pay unemployment benefits to active duty U.S. Coast Guard personnel […]
  
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• Ding Dong, Weed's Here! California Legalizes Home Cannabis Delivery

  28-01-2019 23:22 via thestranger.com
  
  by Josh Jardine Olga Volkovaia/Getty ImagesWhen California implemented their legalized recreational cannabis program, one thing that wasn't worked out was the possibility of home delivery service. The convenience factor of having a wide variety of lab-tested cannabis products brought to your home, allowing you to forgo leaving the damn house, is one of the marvels of our modern age, and having experienced such a marvel here in Portland via Green Box, I can speak to the thrill and convenience of
  
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• Rich Person Howard Schultz Forgets How Much We Hate Rich People; Threatens to Run for President

  28-01-2019 22:55 via thestranger.com
  
  by Wm.™ Steven HumphreyHoward Schultz Makes "Grande" Mistake, and... GET IT?? Ugh. Never mind.Stephen Brashear / Stringer / Getty News
  You know... it's easy to make mistakes. I make them a lot! Though in my defense, I usually don't make the mistake after hearing millions of people say "if you do this, it will be a HUUUUUGE MISTAKE." Example: Former CEO of Starbucks and billionaire Howard Schultz is floating the idea of running for president.
  In an interview with 60 Minutes last night, Schul
  
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• America! Donald Trump 1.0 Is Over!

  28-01-2019 22:25 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles Mudede TerryJ/gettyimages.com
  Near the middle of the longest government shutdown in US history, pop-icon Cher tweeted that Nancy Pelosi—who had assumed control of the House of Representatives—should end the crisis and give Trump his "fucking money." It was a cry from the wilderness of two unbelievably horrible years (we forgive you, Cher). But it was also, considering the recent changes in Washington, the worst possible advice. For one, and I will not go beyond this one in
  
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• Washington lawmakers ponder rules for delivery robots

  28-01-2019 22:24
  A bill would restrict the weight of the robots, limit them to sidewalks and crosswalks, and require both insurance and active monitoring by a human, filling in what the bill’s sponsor called a gray area in Washington state law.
  
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• Howard Schultz’s apology over Sonics move is too self-serving to earn Seattle’s forgiveness

  28-01-2019 22:20
  Howard Schultz finally apologized to Seattleites for his mishandling of the Sonics, but he did it in a book that you have to buy for nearly $20. He expressed regret for a deal that led to the team moving to Oklahoma City, but only as he publicly considers a presidential run.
  
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• Man guilty but insane in killings of father, pedestrians

  28-01-2019 22:16
  SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) — A man accused of killing his father and two pedestrians in 2015 has been sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the care of the Oregon Health Authority Psychiatric Security Review Board. The Register Guard reports that 34-year-old Michael Jefferson Bryantwas found guilty except for insanity Friday by Lane […]
  
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• Alaska governor proposes cutting school funding boost

  28-01-2019 22:13
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Mike Dunleavy has proposed cutting $20 million approved last session as an additional boost to public schools, drawing criticism from some lawmakers Monday. Documents released by Dunleavy’s budget office Monday said the money created a situation where education was funded beyond what is legally required while other programs were underfunded. […]
  
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• Alaska bill would cut extra $20M approved for schools

  28-01-2019 22:13
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has proposed cutting the extra $20 million for schools that lawmakers approved during last year’s legislative session. Dunleavy’s budget office says that money hasn’t been paid out and the cut is needed to meet other state obligations. The office says agencies were asked where money might be […]
  
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• Former Seattle police chief Jim Pugel will run for City Council

  28-01-2019 21:57
  The former Seattle police chief is arguably best-known non-incumbent to announce a 2019 council bid so far.
  
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• Timbrrr! Festival Trades Fake Bavaria for Real Cascadia

  28-01-2019 21:55 via thestranger.com
  
  Leavenworth may one day shed its faux-Bavarian costume and embrace its destiny as a bad-ass Cascadian mountain town.by Greg ScruggsWillkommen in Leavenworth! Yiting Lim
  Leavenworth is past its prime. While conjuring an ersatz Bavarian village out of the ruins of an abandoned railroad depot assuredly saved the mountain hamlet from the fate of countless other Cascade ghost towns, Leavenworth’s 1960s vintage roadside Americana schtick feels painfully outdated in 2019. Sure, heritage is worth
  
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• Science Says: Get used to polar vortex outbreaks

  28-01-2019 21:55
  Americans were introduced to the polar vortex five years ago. In early January 2014, temperatures dropped to minus 16 degrees in Chicago and meteorologists, who used the term for decades, started talking about it on social media.
  
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• Man who was shot aboard Metro bus in Seattle’s Sodo area has died

  28-01-2019 21:52
  A 51-year-old died from a gunshot wound at Harborview Medical Center, after he was involved in a disturbance with an older man on a public bus on Saturday.
  
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• Idaho wolf control board seeks approval to keep operating

  28-01-2019 21:48
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Lawmakers have advanced legislation to keep operating an Idaho board that manages money to pay a federal and state agency to kill wolves that attack livestock and big game. The Senate Resources and Environment Committee on Monday voted to introduce legislation to repeal a section of Idaho law that would end […]
  
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• Former SPD Chief Announces City Council Bid

  28-01-2019 21:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Jim Pugel, a former chief of police at SPD, announced he is running for City Council.by Lester BlackJim PugelJim Pugel, a former chief of the Seattle Police Department, is running for City Council in District 7, according to a news release. Pugel was the interim chief of police for about a year in 2013 and 2014 after more than 30 years in law enforcement. After leaving SPD, he worked as a deputy chief at the King County Sheriff's Office between 2014 and 2018.
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• Puyallup man wanted in girlfriend’s slaying arrested in Canada

  28-01-2019 21:26
  A Pierce County sheriff's spokesman said investigators believe the man shot his girlfriend, then fled on foot with a firearm and stole a van from a business in Puyallup.
  
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• Deputies search for Puyallup man wanted in girlfriend’s slaying; he’s considered armed and dangerous

  28-01-2019 21:26
  A sheriff's spokesman said investigators believe the man shot his girlfriend, then fled on foot with a firearm and stole a van from a business on Valley Avenue Northwest in Puyallup.
  
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• 6 states backed Colorado River plan; Arizona faces deadline

  28-01-2019 21:06
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona is facing a deadline to become the last of several states in the U.S. West to approve a plan ensuring shared water from the Colorado River doesn’t dry up for millions of farmers, cities, tribes and developers that depend on it. The other six states have agreed to plans that […]
  
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• Electronic-Music Star Chong the Nomad Reveals Her Top 5 DJ Weapons

  28-01-2019 20:55 via thestranger.com
  
  When Chong the Nomad's not creating amazing left-field electronic music, she's DJing same at high-profile gigs. Scope her current top 5 tracks.by Dave Segal"I constantly blend my favorite genres of dance music and mix the old and new." Lester Black
  CHONG THE NOMAD (aka ALDA AGUSTIANO)
  Current top 5 tracks:
  Toro y Moi, "Freelance" (Carpark)
  “This tune is so good. Reminds me to have fun whenever I write vocals. The way he plays around with the groove and how it never seems to get old. It sou
  
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• Submit Your Events for the Spring 2019 Edition of Seattle Art and Performance This Week!

  28-01-2019 20:50 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do Staff
  Believe it or not, spring will be here soon, and will bring with it the spring edition of Seattle Art and Performance, the city's most comprehensive seasonal arts guide, on March 13.
  If you have an event you'd like to see included, the submission deadline is this Wednesday, January 30.
  The spring edition of Seattle Art and Performance covers visual art shows, readings, theater and dance performances, comedy sets, jazz and classical concerts, operas, and festivals b
  
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• Sarah Palin’s son released from Alaska halfway house

  28-01-2019 20:18
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Track Palin, the elder son of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, has won an early release from custody after his conviction for assaulting his father. Palin reported to an Anchorage halfway house in December to serve a year for the 2017 attack on his father. But he was released […]
  
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• Snail Mail's Lindsey Jordan Is Only 19 and She's Selling Out the Neptune

  28-01-2019 20:09 via thestranger.com
  
  Lindsey Jordan's band Snail Mail is playing a show tonight at The Neptune and thank God, honestly.by Jasmyne KeimigSnail Mail is playing tonight at The Neptune along with Choir Boy. LINDSEY WEBLindsey Jordan's band Snail Mail is playing a show tonight at The Neptune and thank God, honestly. Jordan's croons, the power chords, the pining over someone you love but can't tell—her music is perfectly charged and moody for this foggy, cold weather we're experiencing. Weather always puts me in a s
  
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• Dabs or Joints: Which Are Stronger?

  28-01-2019 19:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Josh JardineYou can only choose one. Instants/RGBSpace/Getty ImagesTime for a quick round of "Would You Rather...?": Special Cannabis Edition! But instead of the normal scenarios requiring players to select from two less than desirable choices ("Would you rather drink bong water that hasn't been changed in a month, or eat the scrapings of built up residue from the bowl of that same bong?"), here is a far less stomach-churning version.
  Would you rather smoke a joint, or do a dab?("Both" is not
  
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• Trial begins in lawsuit over Idaho execution records

  28-01-2019 19:10
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An attorney for a University of Idaho professor seeking access to public records on drugs used during Idaho’s most recent executions says the Idaho Department of Correction acted in bad faith and frivolously denied her access to the documents. Molly Kafka (KUFF-kuh), an ACLU-Idaho attorney representing Professor Aliza Cover, made the […]
  
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• Little appoints senator to seat vacated by her son

  28-01-2019 18:40
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little has appointed Regina Bayer of Meridian to fill the Senate seat vacated by her son. Little in an announcement Monday says Bayer’s term began Friday and will continue until the next general election when the term of office expires. Little says Bayer is a small business owner […]
  
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• Man dies in rollover crash on Anchorage’s Minnesota Drive

  28-01-2019 18:20
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A man died Monday morning in a rollover crash on a main thoroughfare on Anchorage’s south side. Anchorage police say a pickup rolled multiple times on Minnesota Drive. The crashed closed one lane in both directions on the six-lane road between Raspberry and International Airport roads. The driver was declared dead […]
  
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• As snow slams Midwest, some flights at Sea-Tac canceled or delayed

  28-01-2019 17:56
  As a frightful winter storm hits the Midwest, some flights are being delayed or canceled. Here's what you need to know if you're traveling to or from Sea-Tac Airport.
  
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• Wasilla teen held in shooting death of 18-year-old man

  28-01-2019 17:51
  PALMER, Alaska (AP) — A Wasilla teenager was taken into custody after firing a shot that killed another youth. The teenager was not immediately charged. Alaska State Troopers at 2:30 a.m. Sunday took a call of a shooting at a Wasilla home. Investigators determined an 18-year-old man had pointed a loaded pistol at a second […]
  
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• Wasilla teen charged in shooting death of 18-year-old man

  28-01-2019 17:51
  PALMER, Alaska (AP) — A Wasilla teenager has been charged with manslaughter in the death of another youth. Alaska State Troopers say 18-year-old Jordan Flowers fired a shot that killed another 18-year-old man. Flowers also is charged with two counts of felony assault. Alaska State Troopers at 2:30 a.m. Sunday took a call of a […]
  
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• Idaho health and welfare agency seeks $3.2 billion budget

  28-01-2019 17:48
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The state agency that works to promote the health and safety of Idahoans is requesting a 5.5 percent increase in its budget, while Idaho Gov. Brad Little is recommending a larger increase of 11.2 percent due mainly to Medicaid expansion. Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Director Dave Jeppesen presented his […]
  
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• Snowplow strikes, kills pedestrian on Anchorage street

  28-01-2019 17:36
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A snowplow operating on an Anchorage street near Merrill Field struck and killed a pedestrian. Anchorage police just after 11 p.m. Sunday responded to the accident on Fifth Avenue, the main inbound street to the city from the north. A state snowplow operator told officers he saw something dark in the […]
  
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• U of Idaho professor placed on leave after speaking out

  28-01-2019 17:32
  MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — A University of Idaho professor has been placed on administrative leave after speaking out about the handling of University of Idaho grant funding. Associate professor Denise Bennett was placed on leave Thursday evening. The Moscow-Pullman Daily News says the tenured mass media professor has worked at the university since 2006. Bennett […]
  
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• Slog AM: Howard Schultz Stirs Up 2020 Race, Final Week of the Squeeze, Shutdown Cost $11 Billion

  28-01-2019 17:24 via thestranger.com
  
  by Timothy KenneyHoward, you fucking idiot.STEPHEN BRASHEAR/GETTY
  Seattle’s last remaining mobile home parks are in danger: Tucked away between Aurora Avenue and Haller Lake are two mobile home parks that house mostly seniors who have been there for decades, reports the Seattle Times. This tight knit community is fighting back against developers who want to convert the lots into townhouses. Mobile home owners are especially vulnerable because although they own their homes, they rent the la
  
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• Priest accused of rape won’t face new trial for now

  28-01-2019 17:11
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Mountain Home, Idaho, priest accused of raping an intoxicated man who was renting a room from him will not face a new trial for now, and the Diocese of Boise says he will not be given any new assignment. The Idaho Statesman reports that the Rev. Victor Franz Jagerstatter’s trial […]
  
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• Authorities investigate slaying near Preston, Idaho

  28-01-2019 17:04
  PRESON, Idaho (AP) — Authorities are investigating a homicide in southeast Idaho. The Idaho State Journal reports that the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office confirms that a man was slain at a house near Preston. Authorities said Saturday that an investigation had begun. No other details were immediately available.
  
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• Salem seeks millions to improve drinking water system

  28-01-2019 16:41
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — City leaders in Salem, Oregon, met with state legislators last week to discuss the earliest stages of funding an $80 million plan to fortify the city’s water system and ensure drinking water is free from harmful algal toxins. The Statesman Journal reports the plan includes developing an ozone contact chamber to […]
  
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• Significant drop in shark bites reported worldwide in 2018

  28-01-2019 15:42
  GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — University of Florida researchers say far fewer shark bites were reported worldwide last year. According to the university’s International Shark Attack File, 66 bites were documented in 2018, compared with 88 the previous year. That’s 26 percent lower than the five-year average of 84 bites annually. Thirty-two bites happened in U.S. […]
  
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• With only two mobile-home parks left, Seattle may try to block redevelopment

  28-01-2019 15:00
  The City Council is expected vote on a 1-year moratorium on redevelopment of Seattle's last mobile home parks. "I don't know where we would go," a resident said.
  
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• Reopening of Seattle’s historic Town Hall venue delayed by two months

  28-01-2019 15:00
  The venue was set to reopen in March, but contractors have had difficulty aligning and applying plaster in the building's Great Hall and second floor, causing the delay.
  
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• Car-tab fees, new transportation package on Washington state lawmakers’ agenda

  28-01-2019 15:00
  Embattled anti-tax activist Tim Eyman collected enough signatures to qualify an initiative that would cap car-tab fees at $30 a year. Lawmakers must now either approve that, allow it to go to the ballot or pass an alternative to appear alongside Eyman’s measure on the ballot.
  
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• Being both black and gay shapes how I think about justice — and how I write about it as a journalist

  28-01-2019 15:00
  Sometimes my inspiration for this column springs from something happening in the world around me. Sometimes it springs from something deep within. More often than not, it’s a combination of the two. So it is this week. Last week I’d just returned from attending a conference and spending a weekend in New York when I […]
  
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• Thailand suspends patent applications for medical marijuana

  28-01-2019 14:17
  BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s military government on Monday suspended the licensing of commercial marijuana-based products for medical use amid concern that foreign pharmaceutical companies might try to monopolize the market. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha’s decree orders the director of the Department of Intellectual Property to invalidate all patent applications for medical marijuana products, declaring that […]
  
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• Toshiba unveils robot to probe melted Fukushima nuclear fuel

  28-01-2019 13:51
  YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Toshiba Corp. has unveiled a remote-controlled robot with tongs that it hopes will be able to probe the inside of one of the three damaged reactors at Japan’s tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant and manipulate chunks of melted fuel. The device displayed Monday is designed to slide down an extendable 11-meter (36-foot) […]
  
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• Singapore says American leaked 14,200 HIV records

  28-01-2019 12:10
  SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore’s health ministry accused an American on Monday of stealing and leaking the records of 14,200 people infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, before January 2013. It said Mikhy K. Farrera Brochez recently put the official records of 5,400 Singaporeans and 8,800 foreigners online. These included HIV test results, names, […]
  
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• Danes erect fence on German border to stop swine fever

  28-01-2019 11:40
  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark has begun erecting a 70-kilometer (43.4-mile) fence along the German border to keep out wild boars in an attempt to prevent the spread of African swine fever, which could jeopardize the country’s valuable pork industry. Work on the fence, which will be up to 1.5 meters (5 feet) tall, began […]
  
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• The 55 Best Things To Do in Seattle This Week: Jan 28-Feb 3, 2019

  28-01-2019 08:41 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's arts critics recommend the best local events.by Stranger Things To Do StaffOur music critics have already chosen the 40 best music shows this week, but now it's our arts critics' turn to recommend the best events in their areas of expertise. Here are their picks in every genre—from a reading with the founder of the Seattle Chapter of the Black Panther Party, Aaron Dixon, to a stand-up show with Dana Gould, and from Belgian Fest to a live podcast taping of Unorthodox featurin
  
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• The 40 Best Music Shows in Seattle This Week: Jan 28-Feb 3, 2019

  28-01-2019 08:41 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's music critics' picks for the week.by Stranger Things To Do StaffThis week, our music critics have picked everything from Juan Wauters to Houston rapper Travis Scott to Interpol. Follow the links below for ticket links and music clips for all of their picks, and find even more shows on our complete music calendar.Stay in the know! Get all this and more on the free Stranger Things To Do mobile app (available for iOS and Android), or delivered to your inbox.
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