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• Officials: Ohio has a hepatitis A outbreak, but it’s not new

  18-02-2019 23:47
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Department of Health says reports that wrongly imply a newly declared outbreak of hepatitis A are circulating around the state, apparently prompted by a recent case involving a restaurant worker. A statewide outbreak of hepatitis A was declared last summer. Department spokesman J.C. Benton said Monday that outbreak is […]
  
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• Seattle Today: Homeless on One Side of a Bridge, Public Storage on the Other

  18-02-2019 23:44
  
  by Charles MudedeStark Seattle from The Jose Rizal Bridge...Charles MudedeBelieve me when I say that all I wanted to do this Sunday was to enjoy the city during my walk. The sidewalks were finally free of the soft and soggy snow. It was not too cold out, the sun was low, and cumulus clouds were high and slow. Not long after passing Daejeon Park, I came across a new piece of public furniture (circular in design; stone and concrete in substance) in Sturgus Park. It's surrounded by dark wintering t
  
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• Proclamation remembers Idaho internment camp prisoners

  18-02-2019 23:30
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Monday issued a proclamation to recognize and remember the people of Japanese ancestry imprisoned at the Minidoka internment camp in south-central Idaho during WWII. Little signed the proclamation in the governor’s ceremonial office in the Statehouse with a former prisoner from the Minidoka camp in the […]
  
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• Wrong-way driver dies in early morning head-on collision on 520

  18-02-2019 23:28
  A 39-year-old Snohomish man died in a head-on collision early Monday after driving the wrong way on Highway 520 near the West Lake Sammamish Parkway exit. Alan Lee was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred just before 4 a.m. as Lee was driving east in the westbound lanes of Highway 520 […]
  
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• Scientist who popularized term “global warming” dies at 87

  18-02-2019 22:29
  NEW YORK (AP) — A climate scientist who popularized the term “global warming” has died. Wallace Smith Broecker was 87. Columbia University said the longtime professor and researcher died Monday at a New York City hospital. A spokesman for the university’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory said Broecker had been ailing in recent months. Broecker brought “global […]
  
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• Coal dust turns white snow black in Siberian town

  18-02-2019 22:07
  MOSCOW (AP) — A Siberian coal mining town has gotten a blanket of black snow, a regular occurrence in the region known for high industrial pollution levels. The snow in the town of Prokopyevsk, darkened by coal dust, was featured in Sunday’s Russian state TV report. Black snow also has been seen in the nearby […]
  
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• Notorious Biphobe Talks Another Guy Into Identifying as Bisexual

  18-02-2019 21:58 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan Savage
  I’m a late 20’s male and I’m struggling with my sexuality. Growing up I was always into women but was a slightly feminine boy/teenager, and had sex with a few women in high school/college. Then a few years ago I had sex with several men and enjoyed it. Now I’m not sure if I’m gay or straight.
  Growing up in a blue collar neighborhood, it was always sort of a given that if a man was the bottom while having sex with another guy then he was obviously gay (
  
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• Alaska lawmakers push back on proposed education cuts

  18-02-2019 21:42
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — State legislators pushed back Monday against Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposed cuts to public education amid an ongoing budget deficit. Sen. Lyman Hoffman, a Bethel Democrat, called the proposed cuts unacceptable and questioned how districts would be able to absorb them. Sen. Natasha von Imhof, an Anchorage Republican, chided budget and administration […]
  
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• Mother, young son rescued from Silver Falls hike

  18-02-2019 21:31
  SUBLIMITY, Ore. (AP) — A mother and her 3-year-old son walked out of Silver Falls State Park after getting lost on a hike and spending the night in sub-freezing temperatures. KGW-TV reports Monday that 24-year-old Josie Chysm, of Salem, and her son set out on a hike around noon Sunday with Chysm’s boyfriend, 25-year-old Joshua […]
  
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• Benefit Show for Seattle Pop-Punk Icon Kim Warnick Set for Clock-Out Lounge March 3

  18-02-2019 21:12
  
  Fastbacks bassist/vocalist Kim Warnick badly injured her shoulder during Snowpocalypse, so Clock-Out Lounge is hosting a benefit show March 3.by Dave Segal
  Fastbacks/Visqueen/Cali Giraffes bassist/vocalist Kim Warnick recently moved back to Seattle after living in Maine, in hopes of avoiding that state's brutal winter. However, the pop-punk luminary had the misfortune to return in time to experience our Snowpocalypse, and during it, she fractured and dislocated her shoulder in a fall. In order t
  
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• Daron Morris, Former Candidate for King County Prosecutor, Reportedly Dead at 45

  18-02-2019 20:43
  
  by Katie HerzogDaron Morris reportedly died Sunday at the age of 45.John E
  King County public defender and former candidate for King County prosecutor Daron Morris has passed away.This news, which we have not been able to independently confirm but has been reported by the Seattle PI, was announced by local writer and activist Dae Shik Kim Hawkins, Jr. on Sunday.RIP Daron Morris. Was an honor working for you on the KC Prosecutor campaign. You’re a really good guy and an amazing father. My f
  
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• Daron Morris, Former Candidate for King County Prosecutor, Is Dead at 45

  18-02-2019 20:43 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie HerzogDaron Morris reportedly died Friday at the age of 45.John E
  King County public defender and former candidate for King County prosecutor Daron Morris has passed away.This news, which was confirmed by Morris's former campaign manager, was announced by local writer and activist Dae Shik Kim Hawkins, Jr. on Sunday.RIP Daron Morris. Was an honor working for you on the KC Prosecutor campaign. You’re a really good guy and an amazing father. My favorite memory was scolding you for b
  
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• The 51 Best Things To Do in Seattle This Week: Feb 18-24, 2019

  18-02-2019 20:30
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffSee three giant spheres made out of different materials by local artist Taiji Miyasaka at Circum•ambience, opening Sunday.
  Our music critics have already chosen the 31 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 the Seattle Wine and Food Experience to Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore's reading of Sketchtasy, and from the Seattle Asian American
  
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• Exercise can help reduce risk of depression, new study finds

  18-02-2019 20:24
  Past studies have examined the connections between exercise and psychological well-being. But this is the first to show that exercise actually causes a drop in depression risk. The scientists sets up their study using a relatively new “data science hack."
  
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• Idaho man arrested following nearly 4-hour standoff

  18-02-2019 20:18
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Police say they arrested a man after he forced entry into a woman’s home and threatened her with a gun in western Idaho. KTVB-TV reports police were called to the Meridian home Sunday afternoon, but the Nampa man had fled before officers arrived. The woman had a no-contact order against the […]
  
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• Bill to keep Idaho wolf control board headed to governor

  18-02-2019 20:12
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation to keep operating an Idaho board that pays a federal agency to kill wolves that attack livestock and elk is on its way to Gov. Brad Little. The House on Monday voted 51-19 to approve the bill to repeal a section of Idaho law that would end the five-year-run of […]
  
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• Eastern Oregon may be home to renewable energy project

  18-02-2019 20:01
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland General Electric is making plans to build the nation’s first large-scale renewable energy project that combines wind turbines, solar panels and battery storage. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that the Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility will be built just north of Lexington, in eastern Oregon. It would generate enough energy to power […]
  
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• Editor's Note: Please Don't Get Lost on Your Way to Trichome

  18-02-2019 19:27 via thestranger.com
  
  by The Stranger Johnny Sampson
  Have you ever been to Trichome? It's a store down on South Jackson Street, in the Chinatown-International District, sandwiched between a massage parlor and a psychic palm reader. Trichome describes itself as "the world's pioneer boutique for legalization lifestyle products and culture," and when you walk in you will see more CBD products than you ever knew existed (CBD joints, ointments, balms, etc.); stylish new bongs and vaporizers; rubber contraptions for holdin
  
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• Authorities ask for help to ID woman found dead along Oregon Coast

  18-02-2019 18:53
  LINCOLN CITY, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon State Police is asking for the public’s help to identify the body of a woman found in the Pacific Ocean near Lincoln City. OSP says authorities recovered the woman’s body around 5 p.m. Sunday from a cove just north of a unique coastal feature called “God’s Thumb.” The […]
  
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• The 50 Best Things To Do in Seattle This Week: Feb 18-24, 2019

  18-02-2019 18:47
  The Stranger's arts critics recommend the best local events.by Stranger Things To Do StaffOur music critics have already chosen the 31 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 the Seattle Wine and Food Experience to Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore's reading of Sketchtasy, and from the Seattle Asian American Film Festival to Seattle Cake Con. See them all below, and find eve
  
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• Driver crashes into building at College of Eastern Idaho

  18-02-2019 18:47
  IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Police say a juvenile driver sustained minor injuries after crashing into a building at the College of Eastern Idaho. The Idaho State Journal reports officers responded to the crash scene Saturday afternoon, finding a white pickup truck smashed on the east side of the college campus in Idaho Falls. Idaho […]
  
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• Driver injured after falling or jumping from moving pickup

  18-02-2019 18:36
  JEROME, Idaho (AP) — A Burley, Idaho, woman was hospitalized after police say she fell or jumped from a moving pickup truck she was driving on Interstate 84. KTVB-TV reports the Idaho State Police responded to the crash around 12:48 a.m. Monday. Maribel Villeda was driving east on I-84 with passenger Aguilar-Romero Cruz Lorenzo of […]
  
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• An Opera About the Last Hero of Capitalism

  18-02-2019 18:20
  
  by Charles MudedeIt’s one act, and the brilliant but complicated Apple CEO is in every scene.KEN HOWARD
  We will get to Steve Jobs in a moment. First we must discuss Joseph Schumpeter.During the middle of the Second World War, Schumpeter, a great Austrian-born economist who for a period taught at Harvard, argued that the hero of capitalism, the entrepreneur, was doomed. He saw the only business figure worthy of myth-making being displaced (if not devoured) by managers, boardrooms, and share
  
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• Parks officials plan to postpone Bend bridge project

  18-02-2019 17:45
  BEND, Ore. (AP) — Parks officials say they won’t proceed with a long-planned footbridge over the Deschutes River in central Oregon. The Bulletin reports officials are expected to sign a resolution Tuesday to postpone the bridge project until the Bend Park and Recreation District and other stakeholders weigh in on how to proceed. Park district […]
  
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• Salem police investigate death of woman in Salem

  18-02-2019 17:40
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A homicide investigation was launched after a woman was found dead inside a home in Salem, Oregon. KOIN-TV reports the Salem Police Department said officers were sent to the home around 11 a.m. Friday after receiving a report of a stabbing. They found a 55-year-old woman already dead inside. She was […]
  
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• Budget committee approves $2.2 billion for Idaho schools

  18-02-2019 17:36
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Legislature’s budget-setting committee has approved about a 6 percent increase to $2.2 billion for public schools in grades kindergarten through 12th grade. The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Monday voted unanimously for the budget for fiscal year 2020 that must next clear the House and Senate, and be approved by the […]
  
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• Slog AM: Jussie Smollett May Have Staged Attack, New Laws for WA Runaway Foster Kids

  18-02-2019 17:34
  
  by Timothy KenneyDonate now—your local Bloodworks Northwest really needs it. Steve Debenport/Getty
  Happy President’s Day everybody: It's a federal holiday so you have to believe Trump is taking the day off. Our President has had a stressful couple of days, but we’ll get to him in a minute.If you have blood, give it away: The snowstorms last week hit Bloodworks Northwest hard, and they’re currently at “emergency levels” with only enough blood to last a day or t
  
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• Amazon aims to cut its carbon footprint

  18-02-2019 17:27
  NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon, which ships millions of packages a year to shopper’s doorsteps, says it wants to be greener. The online retail giant announced plans Monday to make half of all its shipments carbon neutral by 2030. To reach that goal, the online retail giant says it will use more renewable energy like […]
  
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• 24-year-old man dies after struck by hit-and-run driver

  18-02-2019 17:24
  The 24-year-old man was struck Saturday evening while crossing 64th Street Northeast. The vehicle that hit him, described as a dark SUV, fled and has not been located.
  
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• The 31 Best Music Shows in Seattle This Week: Feb 18-24, 2019

  18-02-2019 16:45
  The Stranger's music critics' picks for the week.by Stranger Things To Do StaffThis week, our music critics have picked everything from Kacey Musgraves and Soccer Mommy to a Rihanna dance party to Waxahatchee and Bonny Doon. 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
  
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• Surprise! If you get a call from this man, it’s no scam. The state really has money for you.

  18-02-2019 15:00
  When The Seattle Times last looked in on Frank Marshall, Washington's official locator of people with unclaimed property, the state held $830 million owed to citizens. In seven years, the amount has grown to $1.3 billion -- but not because Marshall isn't doing his job.
  
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• Raise your hands if you like octopus

  18-02-2019 15:00
  Octopus Week returns to the Seattle Aquarium.
  
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• Oscar contenders focus on previous eras but highlight racial injustices that feel eerily of-the-moment

  18-02-2019 15:00
  "If Beale Street Could Talk," "Green Book" and BlacKkKlansman" may seem like period pieces but they all point to racial flashpoints we still need to resolve.
  
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• Crowd gathers to see Seattle Aquarium release giant Pacific octopus

  18-02-2019 15:00
  Octopus Week returns to the Seattle Aquarium.
  
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• Philippines says 136 people have died in measles outbreak

  18-02-2019 14:18
  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine health secretary said Monday that 136 people, mostly children, have died of measles and 8,400 others have fallen ill in an outbreak blamed partly on vaccination fears. A massive immunization drive that started last week in hard-hit Manila and four provincial regions may contain the outbreak by April, Health […]
  
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• Making the grade: Parents, here’s how to find — and decipher — Washington’s new school report cards

  18-02-2019 14:00
  While the state has publicly reported much of the information for years, the new-and-improved report cards offer parents a central hub to explore key data behind their children's schools.
  
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• First private Israel lunar mission to be launched this week

  18-02-2019 10:23
  YEHUD, Israel (AP) — An Israeli nonprofit says it’ll launch what it hopes will be the first private spacecraft to land on the moon this week. SpaceIL and state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries told reporters on Monday that the landing craft, dubbed Beresheet, or Genesis, will ship from Florida, where, propelled by a SpaceX Falcon rocket […]
  
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• State signs $2M timber sale contract for southeast Alaska

  18-02-2019 06:13
  KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — The state has signed a $2.1 million contract with ALCAN Timber Inc. for a timber sale on state and federal forest land in southeast Alaska. The Ketchikan Daily News reports the timber sale includes about 481 acres (195 hectares) within the Southeast State Forest and Tongass National Forest on the northwest […]
  
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• Bystanders rescue children from freezing Alaska water

  18-02-2019 06:11
  BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — A pair of bystanders helped rescue two young children who fell through thin ice in western Alaska. Cory LePore Sr. tells KYUK-AM that he heard screams coming from the slough that runs behind a Bethel convenience store, and he saw a boy and girl waist deep in the water last week. […]
  
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• To save on surgery, out-of-state patients travel to Washington’s Longview

  18-02-2019 02:11
  A year and a half ago, Anita Graves’ doctor told her her right knee needed to be replaced. However, rather than undergoing the procedure near her home in Omaha, Neb., where the surgery would cost about $50,000, Graves saved $13,000 by having it at the Pacific Surgical Center in Longview. “It was a miracle, because […]
  
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