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• Wyoming bill allows takeover of national parks in shutdown

  06-02-2019 23:50
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Legislation that would allow the state of Wyoming to take over operation of Yellowstone National Park and other facilities during a federal government shutdown was approved Wednesday by the state Senate. The measure passed 17-12 and went to the House. Under the proposal, the governor of Wyoming would be authorized to […]
  
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• The Sensitivity of the Scapegoat

  06-02-2019 23:37 via thestranger.com
  Pioneer Square Art Walk Spotlight: Jite Agbro's /ˈskāpˌgōt/ at Gallery 4Cultureby Jasmyne KeimigView this post on InstagramA post shared by Jite Agbro Art (@jiteagbro) on Feb 4, 2019 at 3:28pm PST
  I got to write about Seattle artist Jite Agbro earlier this week—you can read more about her show Blue Shades of Blue at the Pratt Fine Arts Center here. Luckily for us, Agbro is also debuting more work this week at her exhibition /ˈskāpˌɡōt/ at Galler
  
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• How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Austerity

  06-02-2019 23:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey FatCamera/Getty
  Let’s imagine for a moment you really need a jet ski. (Of course, no one “needs” a jet ski unless they are a butthole, but bear with me.) You have an okay job that pays the bills, but your savings are anemic, and if you missed a paycheck it would be a moderate-to-serious problem. You know this—and yet? You still want the jet ski. You think the jet ski will make you happy. And here’s the thing: It probably will! Jet skis a
  
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• With anti-abortion push, Trump woos evangelicals again

  06-02-2019 23:08
  WASHINGTON (AP) — With a fierce denunciation of late-term abortions, President Donald Trump is making a move to re-energize evangelical voters whose support will be vital in heading off any possible 2020 primary challenge. Trump, at arguably the weakest point of his presidency, seized on abortion during his State of the Union address Tuesday to […]
  
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• EPA ices Washington state’s effort to regulate hot water in Columbia, Snake rivers

  06-02-2019 23:01
  The U.S. EPA had issued draft permits to State Ecology for review — but yanked them last week, effectively stopping the state's effort to regulate water quality at the federal dams.
  
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• Legislation would alter Idaho’s redistricting commission

  06-02-2019 22:56
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Lawmakers voted Wednesday to consider a change to the Idaho Constitution to add a seventh member to the independent commission that redraws congressional and legislative maps. The House State Affairs Committee voted to conduct a hearing on the proposal. If it passes by a two-thirds majority in the GOP-dominated Senate and […]
  
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• The Top 14 Pioneer Square Art Shows to Check Out This Month

  06-02-2019 22:40 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffOne of nonagenarian James Martin's whimsical, cheerful paintings,Bungalow Clock + Glass Sidewalk.
  On the first Thursday of every month, Seattleites flock to the streets of Pioneer Square for the city's central and oldest art walk, which offers opportunities to stroll, sip on wine, and attend as many gallery openings as possible. But, in most cases, the shows are up for longer than just one night, and the historic neighborhood is a great place to check out art any da
  
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• Our Arts Critics' Picks for the Pioneer Square Art Walk

  06-02-2019 22:27 via thestranger.com
  The best shows of the First Thursday Art Walk on February 7 and beyond.by Stranger Things To Do StaffOn the first Thursday of every month, Seattleites flock to the streets of Pioneer Square for the city's central and oldest art walk, which offers opportunities to stroll, sip on wine, and attend as many gallery openings as possible. But, in most cases, the shows are up for longer than just one night, and the historic neighborhood is a great place to check out art any day of the year. So, below, w
  
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• Anchorage police say double shooting was homicide, suicide

  06-02-2019 22:17
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage police say the weekend deaths of two people by gunshot were an apparent homicide and suicide. Police on Wednesday identified the man who died as 61-year-old Danny Smalley. The woman killed was his wife, 46-year-old Brenda Smalley. Police detectives concluded that Danny Smalley shot Brenda Smalley and then himself. Police […]
  
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• The Top 14 Pioneer Square Art Shows to Check Out in February 2019

  06-02-2019 22:14 via thestranger.com
  The best shows of the First Thursday Art Walk on February 7 and beyond.by Stranger Things To Do StaffOn the first Thursday of every month, Seattleites flock to the streets of Pioneer Square for the city's central and oldest art walk, which offers opportunities to stroll, sip on wine, and attend as many gallery openings as possible. But, in most cases, the shows are up for longer than just one night, and the historic neighborhood is a great place to check out art any day of the year. So, below, w
  
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• The Worst Thing About Bret Easton Ellis's Racist Rant

  06-02-2019 22:09 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles Mudede Disney
  The famous white American novelist Bret Easton Ellis believes that Black Panther, a superhero movie directed by a black American, Ryan Coogler, doesn't deserve any attention from the Academy. The work is, in his opinion, not very good. He also claims that the people he knows in "La La Land" are of the same mind. Black Panther's artistic value is little to zero. It is not "cinema." It is, like other superhero films, just trash for the masses. So, why was it nominated for
  
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• Idaho Transportation Department documents spark questions

  06-02-2019 22:07
  IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Newly published Idaho Transportation Department documents have sparked questions about the department’s plan to install wildlife detection devices along Targhee Pass. The Idaho Wildlife Federation and other conservation groups have pushed for the transportation department to install wildlife crossings along the mountain pass on the Continental Divide in the Henrys […]
  
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• When Does She Get to Meet the Man She Met on Tinder?

  06-02-2019 21:51 via thestranger.com
  by Dan Savage
  @fakedansavage Hi Dan,Met a man on Tinder. We have been texting/talking for over a month almost daily. We share a lot of inside jokes, parenting advice, sexual banter, however we have not met in person. He lives 19 miles away but hasn't asked me to meet. Should I give up?— Leah Dunning–Kruger (@laluuuuuah4) February 6, 2019 Well, that depends. If you were hoping to have an IRL, face-to-face hookup and/or relationship—and that's what most people on dating apps are
  
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• We Can End Tim Eyman's Stupid Advisory Votes

  06-02-2019 21:45 via thestranger.com
  
  A new bill would get rid of the useless, ballot-cluttering advisory votes.by Rich SmithWhen are we going to start talking about Eyman's obsession with long sleeve t-shirts?HEIDI GROOVER
  On Friday the Senate State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections Committee heard a bill that would repeal Tim Eyman's "advisory votes."
  Nearly every time Washington voters open a ballot, they stare down one or two of these deceptive little questions asking them to "maintain" or "repeal" some tax the legisl
  
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• Senate Considers Repealing Tim Eyman’s Stupid Advisory Votes

  06-02-2019 21:45 via thestranger.com
  
  A new bill would get rid of the useless, ballot-cluttering advisory votes.by Rich SmithWhen are we going to start talking about Eyman's obsession with long sleeve t-shirts?HEIDI GROOVER
  On Friday the Senate State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections Committee heard a bill that would repeal Tim Eyman's "advisory votes."
  Nearly every time Washington voters open a ballot, they stare down one or two of these deceptive little questions asking them to "maintain" or "repeal" some tax the legisl
  
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• Aftershock rattles Anchorage area, 2 months after big quake

  06-02-2019 21:30
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Aftershocks continue to rattle residents of Alaska’s largest city two months after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake caused damage in and around the Anchorage area. The Alaska Earthquake Center says the latest aftershock occurred just after 11 a.m. Wednesday. The magnitude 4.1 temblor was located about 14 northwest of Anchorage and was […]
  
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• Seattle’s minimum-wage hikes didn’t boost supermarket prices, new UW study finds

  06-02-2019 21:23
  Another UW study found that labor costs increased at child-care facilities after the wage hikes, leading in some cases to staffing reductions.
  
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• Tough questions — and answers — on ‘late-term’ abortions, the law and the women who get them

  06-02-2019 21:22
  There is no precise medical or legal definition of "late-term," and many doctors and scientists avoid that language, calling it imprecise and misleading.
  
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• The Radiating Heat of Sugar Babies Only

  06-02-2019 21:18 via thestranger.com
  Pioneer Square Art Walk Spotlight: Nikita Ares's Sugar Babies Only at Specialistby Jasmyne KeimigView this post on InstagramA post shared by Specialist (@specialist_sea) on Jan 15, 2019 at 3:06pm PST
  Tomorrow, Seattle-based Nikita Ares (@kita.licious) will be debuting new works on paper at her show Sugar Babies Only at Specialist Gallery in Pioneer Square. Born in Cagayan de Oro, Phillippines, Ares has lived in Seattle since she was 17 and graduated with a BFA in Fine Art from Cornish College of
  
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• Natasha Lyonne's Russian Doll, Like Its Namesake, Has Many Layers

  06-02-2019 21:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ned Lannamann NetflixCritics are already calling Russian Doll the best show of the year. It’s only February, so this seems a bit premature, but the Netflix series—whose eight half-hour episodes went up last Friday—is inarguably destined to be one of the most interesting and worthwhile watches of 2019.
  Co-created by and starring Natasha Lyonne, Russian Doll is a stew of influences and tones. It’s a very funny comedy, but it’s also a metaphysical journey with exist
  
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• Survey: Idaho LGBTQ youth don’t feel safe at school

  06-02-2019 20:46
  TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Most of the Idaho youth who took part in a national survey of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer teenagers say they regularly hear homophobic remarks at school. The Times-News reports the findings consistent with the national results of GLSEN’s 2017 “National School Climate Survey.” The organization was previously called […]
  
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• Idaho LGBTQ youth feel unsafe at school, survey shows

  06-02-2019 20:46
  TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Most of the Idaho youth who took part in a national survey of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer teenagers say they regularly hear homophobic remarks at school. The Times-News reports the findings consistent with the national results of GLSEN’s 2017 “National School Climate Survey.” The organization was previously called […]
  
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• Authorities: Photographer drugged, raped young women

  06-02-2019 20:30
  MCMMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) — Authorities in Oregon say a professional photographer has been indicted on more than 30 charges, including rape, after he allegedly brought young women and girls to a rural property and drugged and assaulted them. At a news conference Wednesday Yamhill District Attorney Brad Berry said local police and the FBI are […]
  
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• Authorities: Photographer drugged, raped young models in Oregon and California

  06-02-2019 20:30
  The photographer worked primarily with models in the U.S. West, but authorities said they have identified potential victims in cities across the country.
  
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• Authorities: Photographer drugged, raped young models

  06-02-2019 20:30
  The photographer worked primarily with models in the U.S. West, but authorities said they have identified potential victims in cities across the country.
  
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• Completely Preventable Measles Outbreak Is Up to 50 Cases and Counting

  06-02-2019 20:29 via thestranger.com
  
  Stop taking your health care advice from people who got their naturopathy degree down at the farmer's market.by Katie Herzog MILOSBATAVELJIC/GETTY IMAGES
  Just how foolish are your children's friend's parents? On Wednesday, the Seattle Times's Gene Balk (aka D.J. Gene Gene the Data Machine) published a new tool that will tell you just that by tracking vaccination rates at area schools. You just enter the name of a city, and bam! You'll find out exactly the percentage of parents in your kids' scho
  
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• Traffic fills new Highway 99 tunnel on Wednesday, causing slowdowns

  06-02-2019 19:38
  Wednesday's congestion follows two days of easy driving, as snow and ice kept most motorists off the roads.
  
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• Traffic fills new Highway 99 tunnel on third morning, causing slowdowns

  06-02-2019 19:38
  Wednesday's congestion follows two days of easy driving, as snow and ice kept most motorists off the roads.
  
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• Plan to make March Music in Our Schools Month heads to House

  06-02-2019 19:19
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation to commend the Idaho Music Educators Association and recognize March each year as Music in Our Schools Month in Idaho is on its way to the full House. The House Education Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved the resolution and recommended it pass the House. Teachers testified before the committee about […]
  
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• NASA, SpaceX aim for March test of 1st new astronaut capsule

  06-02-2019 19:15
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA and SpaceX are now aiming for a March debut of the first commercial crew capsule. No one will be on board for the crew Dragon’s inaugural test flight to the International Space Station. Officials on Wednesday set March 2 as the latest launch date. If the demo goes well, […]
  
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• Cuomo defends NY abortion law after criticism from Trump

  06-02-2019 19:13
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is defending New York’s new state abortion law after it was criticized by President Donald Trump during Tuesday’s State of the Union address. In an op-ed published Wednesday in The New York Times, the Democratic governor pushed back against Trump’s call to ban late-term abortions, saying Trump lied […]
  
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• Tonight: Clarinet Virtuoso and Silk Road Ensemble Member Kinan Azmeh Premieres a New Concerto with the Seattle Symphony

  06-02-2019 19:10 via thestranger.com
  
  by Leilani PolkKinan Azmeh performs Wednesday, February 6, at Benaroya Hall.CONNIE TSANG
  There is something captivating and mysterious about the timbre of a clarinet. It's like the gazelle of woodwinds, supple and graceful, its sonic quality more subdued than its brassy siblings, yet more rich and distinctive.
  In the hands of Kinan Azmeh, the clarinet becomes even more hypnotic. The soloist and composer generally works within a classical, jazz, and Arabic musical framework, crossing and melding
  
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• 2018 was 4th warmest, but next 5 years could break records

  06-02-2019 18:24
  WASHINGTON (AP) — While 2018 was the fourth warmest year on record, British meteorologists are predicting the next five years will be much hotter, even record-breaking. Two U.S. agencies, the United Kingdom Met Office and the World Meteorological Organization analyze global temperatures in slightly different ways. But they all came to the same conclusion Wednesday: […]
  
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• Driver charged in crash that killed Anchorage cab driver

  06-02-2019 17:42
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 25-year-old driver has been charged with second-degree murder in a 2018 crash that killed an Anchorage cab driver. Jose Ibarra also is charged with manslaughter, operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs and driving with suspended license in the death of 68-year-old Bruce Orton on Oct. 14. Anchorage police […]
  
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• Rent control bill moves forward in Oregon Senate

  06-02-2019 17:24
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Democrats in the Oregon State Senate have passed out of committee a measure to cap rent increases statewide. Senate Bill 608, which now goes to the full Senate for consideration, would limit rent increases to one per year and cap the maximum rent increase to 7 percent above the yearly consumer […]
  
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• ‘Costs are enormous’: $100B tab for wildfires, hurricanes and other extreme U.S. weather in 2018

  06-02-2019 17:24
  NOAA said 14 separate weather and climate disasters, costing at least $1 billion each, hit the United States during 2018. The bulk of that damage, about $73 billion, was attributable to three events: Hurricanes Michael and Florence and the collection of wildfires that raged across the West.
  
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• Body found on beach in South Kitsap likely missing teen

  06-02-2019 17:21
  Detectives believe the human remains are likely those of a 17-year-old Bremerton girl reported missing last week.
  
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• US attorney in Philadelphia sues over safe injection site

  06-02-2019 17:10
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The top federal prosecutor in Philadelphia has filed suit to stop a nonprofit from opening the nation’s first supervised drug injection site to address the city’s opioid problem. The lawsuit pits U.S. Attorney William McSwain’s stance on safe injection sites against those of Philadelphia’s mayor, district attorney and a former Pennsylvania governor […]
  
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• Tiny satellites fall silent after proving new tech at Mars

  06-02-2019 16:48
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Two tiny satellites have fallen silent millions of miles away, after proving new technology at Mars. The twin CubeSats, nicknamed WALL-E and EVE, shadowed NASA’s InSight lander to Mars last year. As the lander descended to the Martian surface in November, the briefcase-size satellites flew past the red planet, providing […]
  
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• Slog AM: We're Shooting Asteroids For Science, Discovery Park to Get Housing, Seattle Kids Go Back to School

  06-02-2019 16:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Timothy KenneyFor science! dottedhippo/Getty Images
  Most kids are headed back to school today: But the vast majority of school districts are still starting a few hours late. You might even be able to hear an audible sigh right around 10 a.m. today when parents drop their kids off at school and can finally get some peace and goddamn quiet. But they better enjoy it while they can because the snow is coming back this Friday and, knowing Seattle school districts, could easily cause another snow d
  
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• Don’t leave your car running in the driveway, and other tips for dealing with cold-weather hassles

  06-02-2019 16:10
  Here are some tips on driving in the snow and cold weather. A second weather system — like the one that came through Seattle on Sunday and Monday, blanketing the region with snow — appears likely to arrive later Friday.
  
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• Telemedicine’s challenge: Getting patients to click the app

  06-02-2019 15:58
  Walmart workers can now see a doctor for only $4. The catch? It has to be a virtual visit. The retail giant recently rolled back the $40 price on telemedicine, becoming the latest big company to nudge employees toward a high-tech way to get diagnosed and treated remotely. But patients have been slow to embrace […]
  
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• Report: Seattle police use low levels of force, but racial disparity remains

  06-02-2019 15:00
  Racial disparity is a “significant ongoing concern” requiring further discussion and analysis within the limited role of law enforcement, the report said.
  
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• Politics has science on the run — and not just in the other Washington

  06-02-2019 15:00
  A plan to spray pesticide on oyster beds has been opposed by federal scientists from the start. Now some state lawmakers in Olympia want to go around the science.
  
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• ‘Green Mode’ will allow Seattle Lyft passengers to select hybrid, electric vehicles

  06-02-2019 15:00
  Lyft will introduce a new feature in Seattle on Wednesday to allow riders to select hybrid and electric vehicles. The company also plans to add electric vehicles into its fleet of rental cars.
  
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• Are measles a risk at your kid’s school? Explore vaccination-exemption data with our new tool

  06-02-2019 15:00
  Dozens of people are sick with measles after an outbreak in Clark County, Wash. Use our tool to look up vaccination rates in your kids' school.
  
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• Expedia sues United in fight over ticket-distribution costs

  06-02-2019 14:54
  Online travel agency Expedia Group Inc. says United Airlines has threatened to withhold fare data as soon as next week as part of faltering contract talks between the companies. Such a move would halt Bellevue-based Expedia’s ability to sell United’s flights for trips after Sept. 30, the travel seller said in a lawsuit filed Monday […]
  
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• ‘Wonderful and awful all at once’: Parents find ways to manage school snow closures

  06-02-2019 14:00
  Parents balanced work obligations and family time when a worse-than-expected snowfall closed schools around the region — and some worried about losing pay days.
  
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• Patient at Pennsylvania hospital is being tested for Ebola

  06-02-2019 13:45
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A patient is being tested for Ebola at a hospital in Philadelphia, although officials don’t believe the patient has the potentially deadly illness. Penn Medicine says preliminary testing at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania indicates the person has another condition. They did not release the patient’s name. Officials say the […]
  
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• Teachers plan ‘teach-in’ to spotlight plight of immigrant children in U.S. border camps

  06-02-2019 12:52
  Spokane's Mandy Manning, the 2018 National Teacher of the Year, has brought teachers and others together in a new group called Teachers Against Child Detention. They're planning a 10-hour "Teach-In for Freedom" on Feb. 17 in El Paso, Texas.
  
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