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• Texan Determines It's Cheaper to Spend Retirement in a Holiday Inn Than a Nursing Home

  26-02-2019 23:58 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles Mudede Stephane Noiret / Getty Images Plus
  The story is this: A middle-aged man from Spring, Texas—Terry Robinson—posted on Facebook that he plans "to spend his retirement years at Holiday Inns nationwide" to "cut costs." A nursing home, he claims, is around $188 a day, whereas the average cost of a Holiday Inn, when “long term stay discount and senior discount" and reservations are factored in, is $59.23 a day. The ruling logic of his plan, however, concerns the way
  
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• Seattle mayor criticizes Federal Way for giving bus tickets — not shelter — during snowstorms

  26-02-2019 23:44
  The mayor of Federal Way attributed the Durkan dust-up to a misunderstanding and said only 12 passes were actually handed out.
  
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• Pramila Jayapal to introduce Medicare-for-all bill that would overhaul nation’s health-care system

  26-02-2019 23:42
  The legislation would expand not just who's covered by Medicare but also the services Medicare covers.
  
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• Perry Wolff, award-winning TV news documentarian, dies at 97

  26-02-2019 23:36
  Perry Wolff's documentaries drew audiences, drove public policy and sometimes angered people in power. Undeterred, he reported on poverty, history, culture, inequality and race relations.
  
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• 110 Stranger (Than Usual) Things To Do in Seattle This Week: Feb 26-March 3, 2019

  26-02-2019 23:09 via thestranger.com
  Unusual, offbeat, quirky events you might not know about.by Stranger Things To Do StaffOur arts critics have already recommended 59 great things to do this week and our music critics have picked the 39 best music shows, but there are still lots more events happening. To prevent some of the quirkier and more extraordinary ones from slipping through the cracks, we've compiled them here—from the premiere of Laser Bowie to Cat Video Fest 2019, and from the iconic touring reading series Sister
  
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• Northeast’s highest mountain records wind gust of 171 mph

  26-02-2019 22:42
  MOUNT WASHINGTON, N.H. (AP) — Meteorologists say a wind gust atop the Northeast’s highest mountain hit 171 mph (275 kph), setting a record for the month on a peak known for its extreme weather. The gust Monday on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington beat the previous February wind record of 166 mph (267 kph) set in […]
  
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• Trooper files harassment lawsuit against Oregon State Police

  26-02-2019 22:35
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 20-year state trooper is suing Oregon State Police, alleging his supervisor harassed and retaliated against him for taking medical leave and filing workers’ compensation claims for injuries suffered on the job. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Mark McDougal’s lawsuit was filed Sunday in Multnomah County Circuit Court. The suit says McDougal suffered […]
  
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• Ten Washington Lawmakers Claim Liquor and Cannabis Board Has a "Toxic Culture"

  26-02-2019 22:35 via thestranger.com
  
  The bipartisan group is calling on Governor Inslee to rescind the nomination of an agency board member.by Lester BlackRuss Hauge, left, with LCB Board Chair Jane Rushford and Board Member Ollie Garrett Lester Black
  Washington's weed regulator is in hot water after a bipartisan group of ten state lawmakers said in a letter to Gov. Jay Inslee that the agency has a “toxic culture” and called on the governor to rescind his nomination of Russ Hauge, one of the agency’s board members
  
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• Analyst questions tight timeline for Alaska budget review

  26-02-2019 22:22
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Legislature’s top budget analyst says it’s unrealistic for lawmakers to vet and make decisions on Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget proposal during the regular session given the scope of proposed changes and limited documentation supporting those changes. Legislative Finance Division Director David Teal told a Senate committee Tuesday there remains a […]
  
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• Senate committee approves Idaho Medal of Honor Highway

  26-02-2019 22:17
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Senate committee has approved legislation to designate a roadway that crosses southern Idaho as the Idaho Medal of Honor Highway. The Senate Transportation Committee on Tuesday voted unanimously to send the legislation to the full Senate. It’s already passed the House. Backers say Idaho’s portion will be part of a […]
  
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• Senate committee approves ‘pet-friendly’ license plate

  26-02-2019 22:05
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation to create a “pet-friendly” license plate with the money going to pay for spaying or neutering pets owned by low-income families is heading to the full Senate. The Senate Transportation Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved the legislation sponsored by former Rep. Hy Kloc. The legislation has already passed the House. […]
  
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• Oregon to become first state to impose rent control

  26-02-2019 21:59
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon will become the first state in the nation to impose statewide mandatory rent control after lawmakers passed a measure that will establish protections for people in the increasingly competitive housing market. The House approved the landmark bill 35-25 on Tuesday, over objections from Republicans who argued rent control will discourage […]
  
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• Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos top list of philanthropists in the U.S. for the first time

  26-02-2019 21:41
  The couple, who are splitting, had in the past been criticized for a lack of charitable giving. In September, they launched the $2 billion Bezos Day One Fund, which will focus on nonprofits that help the homeless, and creating preschools in low-income communities.
  
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• Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos gave away $2 billion in 2018, the most in U.S.

  26-02-2019 21:41
  The couple, who are splitting, had in the past been criticized for a lack of charitable giving. In September, they launched the $2 billion Bezos Day One Fund, which will focus on nonprofits that help the homeless, and creating preschools in low-income communities.
  
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• Is Michael Cohen the New John Dean? Who Is John Dean, Anyway?

  26-02-2019 21:32 via thestranger.com
  
  Plus other reasons to set the timer on your popcorn popper for 7 am Pacific tomorrow.by Eli SandersMichael Cohen, President Trump's former lawyer and "fixer." Mark Wilson / Getty Images
  Tomorrow morning, beginning at 7 am Pacific, President Trump's felonious former lawyer is going to offer public testimony to the House Oversight Committee.Cohen will allegedly talk in "scathing" terms about Trump's "lies, racism and cheating," plus multiple news outlets are reporting that Cohen's bringing receipt
  
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• Colorado police search landfill for missing woman’s remains

  26-02-2019 21:32
  DENVER (AP) — Police are searching a Colorado landfill for the remains of a woman whose fiance is charged with her murder. Authorities said their search for evidence or the remains of Kelsey Berreth that began on Tuesday could take weeks. The site is about 90 miles (145 kilometers) south of Denver. Berreth, the 29-year-old […]
  
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• Passengers injured during Hawaii lava boat tour file suit

  26-02-2019 21:29
  HILO, Hawaii (AP) — A group of sightseers injured by a “lava bomb” during a boat tour in Hawaii have filed a lawsuit. The suit was filed on the Big Island against Lava Ocean Tours Inc. and captain Shane Turpin, Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported on Wednesday. Authorities said 23 people were injured in July 2018 when […]
  
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• Maine man charged in Alaska cold case denies involvement

  26-02-2019 21:13
  LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — The lawyer for a Maine man charged with killing a woman 26 years ago in Alaska says his client “categorically denies any involvement.” The Sun Journal reports Steven H. Downs’ attorney filed the court document Tuesday contesting extradition to Alaska. Alaska authorities charged Downs in the 1993 sexual assault and killing […]
  
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• Seattle man, 21, dead after fight leads to gunshots at home near Everett

  26-02-2019 21:11
  Deputies responded to a report of a shooting just before 11 p.m. Monday and found a Seattle man dead at the scene from a gunshot wound to the chest.
  
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• Central Idaho home damaged in avalanche

  26-02-2019 20:47
  HAILEY, Idaho (AP) — A central Idaho home was damaged in an avalanche Monday night. No one was at the home in Hailey at the time and the damage wasn’t discovered until Tuesday morning. The avalanche sent snow, debris and trees through the windows of the house. Debris from the slide also blocked the Big […]
  
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• 5 Yellowstone bison transferred to Montana tribes

  26-02-2019 20:46
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Five bull bison from Yellowstone National park have been transferred to an American Indian reservation in northwest Montana under an effort to bolster herds of the animals outside the park. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports the animals were released into corrals on the Fort Peck Reservation on Friday. They’ll be under […]
  
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• Montana residents dig out as storm shuts down highways

  26-02-2019 20:45
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Residents in western Montana are digging out from more than 2 feet (60 centimeters) of snow as a winter storm creates treacherous driving conditions in the southern part of the state. Missoula set a new daily snowfall record with 8.6 inches (22 centimeters) on Monday, but that was overshadowed by the […]
  
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• Abortion: Tennessee lawmakers advance fetal heartbeat bill

  26-02-2019 20:37
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A bill that would ban most Tennessee women from obtaining abortions once a fetus’ heartbeat is detected cleared a key hurdle Tuesday, advancing for a full House vote in the GOP-dominated Legislature. The move comes amid a national movement from anti-abortion legislators and activists who hope that President Donald Trump’s appointments […]
  
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• Washington Lawmakers Consider a New Path Toward Single-Payer Health Care at State Level

  26-02-2019 20:18 via thestranger.com
  
  Who's ready to start "pushing the dialogue" again?by Rich SmithGetty ready for a work group, people!Cecilie_Arcurs / GETTY IMAGESAs Rep. Pramila Jayapal gears up for a big rollout of her new Medicare for All bill at the federal level, the ambition to implement a Medicare for All system in Washington state has been reduced to a bill that would set up a work group.To be fair to lawmakers who promised to champion state-based single payer during their campaigns, Congress seems to have no appetite fo
  
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• Bill to form Idaho council on federal lands passes House

  26-02-2019 20:13
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation to create a panel of Idaho lawmakers to assist Idaho residents and state agencies on federal lands issues has passed the House and is headed to the Senate. The House voted 55-15 on Tuesday to approve the plan to create the Council on Federal Lands put forward by Republican Rep. […]
  
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• US keeps air pollution standard established under Obama

  26-02-2019 20:11
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. environmental regulators are leaving intact an air quality standard for power plant pollution that can worsen asthma in children, despite calls by health advocates for a tougher standard. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday it will retain the standard for sulfur dioxide pollution established in 2010 under President Barack […]
  
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• New: You Can Now Save Events from Our Calendar to Your Own Private List!

  26-02-2019 20:01 via post.thestranger.com
  Just Hit "Save Event" On Any Event Page to Get Started! No More Forgetting the Good Stuffby Stranger Things To Do Staff
  
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• Last day of school for Seattle extended to June 27 to make up snow days

  26-02-2019 19:58
  Before the so-called snowpocalypse, the district's last day of school was June 20.
  
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• Bill would create Idaho committee to study federal laws

  26-02-2019 19:08
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation to create a committee to monitor how federal laws and regulations impact Idaho’s sovereignty is headed to the House. The House State Affairs Committee on Tuesday approved advancing the plan to create the Committee on Federalism put forward by Republican Rep. Jason Monks. Monks says the committee will look at […]
  
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• Legislation involving concealed weapons in schools advances

  26-02-2019 18:51
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation allowing individuals age 21 and older who have obtained an Idaho enhanced permit to carry a concealed weapon into public schools without having to tell anyone will get a hearing. The House State Affairs Committee on Tuesday voted to hold the hearing that can include public comments on the legislation […]
  
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• The Capitol Hill Block Party Lineup is Here!

  26-02-2019 18:46 via thestranger.com
  The 2019 Capitol Hill Block Party lineup has been announced.by Stranger Things To Do StaffCapitol Hill Block Party is a large-scale weekend music festival that originally started as a charming neighborhood get-together and has since morphed into a massive spectacle of Top-40 headliners and Seattle heavy hitters converging during the dog days of summer in the Pike/Pine corridor.The complete lineup for CHBP 2019 was just announced, and features more than 60 touring and local talents—includin
  
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• Embraer shareholders approve jet joint venture with Boeing

  26-02-2019 18:45
  CHICAGO  — Shareholders of Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer have overwhelmingly approved spinning off the company’s commercial-airplane unit into a joint venture dominated by Boeing. Boeing will own 80 percent of the venture, which values Embraer’s commercial-aircraft business at $5.26 billion. The deal gives Boeing a big stake in Embraer’s market for smaller regional jets and […]
  
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• Suspects in Western crimes charged in Utah bank robbery

  26-02-2019 18:32
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two men suspected in crimes across several Western states, including a deadly carjacking in Colorado, have been charged in an alleged bank robbery in Park City, Utah. Federal prosecutors say in charges filed Monday that 30-year-old Matthew Anthony Fanelli pulled a gun on a bank teller Friday and stole $2,000 […]
  
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• New Savage Lovecast: Johann Hari on the Depression Epidemic

  26-02-2019 18:27 via thestranger.com
  
  Episode #644 — February 26, 2019by The StrangerA man lives in a duplex below a couple of women. One day, he heard them having sex, and it inspired him to have a wank. Now he feels guilty. Is he an Eavesdropping Tom? Also, a woman hooked up with a younger man. He asked her if his penis looked like it was circumcised. He wasn't and she told him so. How could a fella possibly not know this about himself? It is very perplexing.
  On the Magnum, Dan has a long conversation with Johann Hari, the c
  
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• ✨Capitol Hill Block Party Just Dropped Their 2019 Lineup ✨Featuring✨ 💗Lizzo💗

  26-02-2019 18:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jasmyne Keimig
  Though it seems as if we were just ankle-deep in snow, Capitol Hill Block Party is revving up for the summer.The 23rd CHBP will take place this year from July 19-21 in the Pike Pine corridor; headliners include producer RL Grime, electro-pop duo Phantogram, and singer-rapper-flautist-twerk icon Lizzo. Also making an appearance: Portland's favorite rapper Aminé, British electronic music duo Snakehips, badass crooner Mitski, Native producer and DJ crew from Toronto A Tribe
  
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• Lawmaker’s spouse takes $185K marketing job with governor

  26-02-2019 17:59
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Mike Dunleavy has signed a contract with the wife of a Republican legislator and the owner of an Anchorage advertising, marketing and political strategy firm to work as his acting communications director. Mary Ann Pruitt’s contract with the Republican governor’s administration calls for her to be paid $15,400 a month, […]
  
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• The Complete Capitol Hill Block Party 2019 Lineup is Here!

  26-02-2019 17:58 via thestranger.com
  All the Artists for the July Music Festival Have Been Announcedby Stranger Things To Do Staff
  
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• Slog AM: Over 180 Stuck on Train in Oregon, Scorpion Venom Helps Brain Surgeons, House May Overturn National Emergency

  26-02-2019 17:33 via thestranger.com
  
  by Timothy KenneyThey've been stuck for over 24 hours now. Laser1987/Getty Images
  183 Amtrak passengers have been stuck on a train in Oregon since Sunday: They left Seattle on Sunday and hit a tree just outside Eugene. Japan has high-speed trains that can safely travel over 150 mph and we can’t even get to LA without a two day delay. As of 5 a.m. this morning, they got another engine and started motoring back to Eugene while they clear the trees and snow that stopped them in the first plac
  
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• Stephen King, wife give $1.25M to genealogical society

  26-02-2019 17:22
  BOSTON (AP) — The master of the American horror novel has donated $1.25 million to the masters of American genealogical research. Stephen King and his wife, Tabitha, made the gift through their foundation to the New England Historic Genealogical Society. The Boston-based organization is the nation’s oldest and largest genealogical society. It says it will […]
  
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• Israeli spacecraft hits first snag on lunar voyage

  26-02-2019 17:11
  JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli spacecraft that blasted off last week for the country’s first attempted lunar landing has encountered a technical glitch on its voyage to the moon. Engineers at the nonprofit SpaceIL said Tuesday that the on-board computer system unexpectedly reset, canceling a maneuver that would keep the small spacecraft, called Beresheet, on […]
  
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• Study: High-risk patients may have worse outcomes when surgeons are double-booked

  26-02-2019 17:00
  In a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers examined outcomes for patients when surgeons were running multiple operating rooms at the same time. The study found the practice is likely safe for many patients but did cite "potential areas for concern."
  
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