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• Man accused of starting more than 20 fires in Portland

  11-03-2019 23:49
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man has been arrested on suspicion of intentionally setting fires in downtown Portland, Oregon. Portland Fire and Rescue said investigators believe Jack Edward Vandorin Young started more than 20 fires since March 8. Nine or 10 of those fires were started in the west part of downtown on March 8 […]
  
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• Where to Find Ube Treats

  11-03-2019 23:29 via thestranger.com
  Hood Famous, Seattle Freeze, and More places to find ube in Seattle.by Stranger Things To Do StaffWith the recent announcement that Hood Famous Bakeshop is expanding to the International District, we’ve got a serious craving for ube, a type of yam with a purple hue so vibrant it would make Prince jealous, frequently used in Filipino cuisine. Below, we've rounded up some sweet spots around town where you can get your fix of the brilliant tuber (like Central District Ice Cream and the origin
  
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• 11 Places to Find Ube Treats

  11-03-2019 23:29 via thestranger.com
  Hood Famous, Seattle Freeze, and More places to find ube in Seattle.by Stranger Things To Do StaffWith the recent announcement that Hood Famous Bakeshop is expanding to the International District, we’ve got a serious craving for ube, a type of yam with a purple hue so vibrant it would make Prince jealous, frequently used in Filipino cuisine. Below, we've rounded up some sweet spots around town where you can get your fix of the brilliant tuber (like Central District Ice Cream and the origin
  
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• 11 Places to Find Ube Treats in Seattle

  11-03-2019 23:25 via thestranger.com
  Hood Famous, Seattle Freeze, and More places to find ube in Seattle.by Stranger Things To Do StaffWith the recent announcement that Hood Famous Bakeshop is expanding to the International District, we’ve got a serious craving for ube, a type of yam with a purple hue so vibrant it would make Prince jealous, frequently used in Filipino cuisine. Below, we've rounded up some sweet spots around town where you can get your fix of the brilliant tuber (like Central District Ice Cream and the origin
  
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• Arkansas Senate approves bill banning abortion at 18 weeks

  11-03-2019 23:24
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Senate on Monday approved a measure banning most abortions 18 weeks into a pregnancy, moving the state closer toward enacting one of the strictest prohibitions in the country. The Senate approved the House-backed measure by 28-6. It was amended last week to add exemptions for rape and incest. […]
  
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• New Mexico: Military needs to do more to clean up jet fuel

  11-03-2019 23:13
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Air Force has excavated thousands of tons of soil and treated millions of gallons of water contaminated by jet fuel at a base bordering New Mexico’s largest city, but state regulators say the military still has more cleanup to do. The New Mexico environment department, which monitors the cleanup’s […]
  
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• Restored B-52 bomber makes big move

  11-03-2019 23:00
  News release from the Museum of Flight: Museum’s B-52 Bomber to be Moved to New Park March 11 Stratofortress to be centerpiece of new Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park Beginning at about 8 a.m. March 11, crews will slowly move the Museum’s Boeing B-52 bomber to its permanent exhibition space within the still-under-construction Vietnam Veterans Memorial […]
  
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• Pelosi Says Trump Is "Not Worth" Impeaching

  11-03-2019 22:56 via thestranger.com
  
  by Eli SandersDemocratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Win McNamee / Getty Images
  ITMFA? Nope, says Nancy Pelosi in a new interview with The Washington Post:
  I’m not for impeachment. This is news. I’m going to give you some news right now because I haven’t said this to any press person before. But since you asked, and I’ve been thinking about this: Impeachment is so divisive to the country that unless there’s something so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, I
  
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• Lawmakers open bill on new federal lands council to changes

  11-03-2019 22:50
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A bill that would create a legislative council on federal land issues has been sent to the full Senate for possible changes after a panel of lawmakers heard from a handful of citizens concerned by the proposal. Roughly 150 people signed up Monday afternoon to testify before the Idaho Senate Resources […]
  
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• More people regain power in central Oregon following storm

  11-03-2019 22:41
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Power has been restored in Elkton, a rural west-central Oregon community that had experienced outages since a late February snowstorm. But The Register-Guard reports more than 1,750 Douglas Electric Cooperative customers Monday were still without electricity. After last month’s storm knocked out the utility’s entire system in Douglas County — about […]
  
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• Inbox Jukebox Track of the Day: A Majestic Cover of Alice Coltrane's "Ptah, the El Daoud" by NYC Psychonauts Sunwatchers

  11-03-2019 22:40 via thestranger.com
  
  Hear a majestic cover of spiritual-jazz legend Alice Coltrane's "Ptah, the El Daoud" by inspirational NYC band Sunwatchers, who play Seattle March 20.by Dave SegalDoing the important work of exposing Alice Coltrane's music to the indie-rock masses. Trouble in Mind Records
  Sunwatchers, "Ptah, the El Daoud" (Trouble in Mind)
  Along with groups such as Horse Lords, Guardian Alien, and Zs, Sunwatchers are bringing an ecstatic, irrepressible energy to rock, jazz, and minimalism. (The band includes cur
  
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• I Admit It: I Do Not Lower the Office Toilet Seat

  11-03-2019 22:04 via thestranger.com
  
  I never lower a public toilet seat.by Lester BlackThe image Nathalie Graham posted on Friday, captioned with: "PUT IT DOWN DAMMIT" Nathalie Graham
  I cannot be blamed for the raised toilet seat that my colleague Nathalie Graham pointed out in her Slog PM post on Friday. I was working remotely on Friday so there is no way that I was the culprit behind the un-lowered toilet seat. But on most other business days I could be blamed for leaving the toilet seat because I engage in what appears to be a p
  
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• The 49 Best Things To Do in Seattle This Week: March 11-17, 2019

  11-03-2019 21:58 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 39 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 An Evening with Katya to Pacific Northwest Ballet's Director's Choice collection, and from the ByDesign Festival to Emerald City Comic Con. See them all below, and find even more events on our com
  
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• Millennials and at Least One Billionaire Agree: Capitalism Isn't Working for the Working Class

  11-03-2019 21:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Eli SandersForty percent of American adults couldn't come up with $400 if they had an emergency. ljubaphoto / Getty Images
  When a hedge fund billionaire says it, people pay more attention than usual.So Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is currently flagging this 2018 admission from a hedge fund billionaire who said that "capitalism basically is not working for the majority of people. That’s just the reality."It's a reality that has Gen Z and Millennials embracing socialism in such significant nu
  
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• Her Son Wants Just One Thing For His Birthday...

  11-03-2019 21:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan SavageI am in a quandary about a birthday request from my 15 year old son.Quick back story: When my son was ten some kids on the bus told him that a French kiss was when you transfer chewed food from your mouth to another's. Gross! After correcting this misinformation I decided it was time to educate him myself. A friend recommended “It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex and Sexual Health.” It was the right book and the righ
  
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• The 5th Avenue Theatre Just Announced Their 2019/2020 Season

  11-03-2019 21:21 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do Staff 5th Avenue Theatre via Facebook
  The 5th Avenue Theatre, one of the most impressive production companies in the city, just announced their 2019/2020 season today. The full lineup, which is listed below, includes heavy hitters like Evita, Shrek the Musical, Jersey Boys, and more. As of now, only subscription renewals are on sale, but we recommend marking your calendars now—and stay tuned for news about single ticket sales.Found something you like and don't want
  
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• Just Announced: the 5th Avenue Theatre's 2019/2020 Season

  11-03-2019 21:21 via thestranger.com
  An Andrew Lloyd Webber Favorite, Two New Musicals, and Moreby Stranger Things To Do StaffThe 5th Avenue Theatre, one of the most impressive production companies in the city, just announced their 2019/2020 season today. The full lineup, which is listed below, includes heavy hitters like Evita, Shrek the Musical, Jersey Boys, and more. As of now, only subscription renewals are on sale, but we recommend marking your calendars now—and stay tuned for news about single ticket sales.
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• Seattle Police "Rescue" 26 Sex Workers. But Did They Want to Be Rescued?

  11-03-2019 20:59 via thestranger.com
  
  Human trafficking needs to stop, but not all sex workers need saving—from the police or anyone else.by Katie HerzogNearly a dozen massage parlors were raided this month.Getty Images
  The Seattle Police Department, along with the FBI and Department of Homeland Security, say they arrested five people and "rescued 26 victims of sex trafficking" earlier this month during raids of nearly a dozen businesses in the Chinatown-International and Beacon Hill districts.
  The Seattle Times broke the stor
  
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• Trump seeks to cut cleanup funds for Great Lakes, other waterways

  11-03-2019 20:38
  TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump is trying again to slash federal cleanup funding for major U.S. waterways, including the Great Lakes and Chesapeake Bay. The president’s 2020 budget released Monday calls for spending $30 million on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, a program intended to remove toxic pollution, fight invasive species and […]
  
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• Trump seeks cuts for cleanup of Great Lakes, other waterways

  11-03-2019 20:38
  TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump is making another attempt to slash federal funding that goes toward cleaning up major U.S. waterways including the Great Lakes and Chesapeake Bay, even though Congress has thwarted his previous attempts, according to budget documents released Monday. Trump’s 2020 spending blueprint for the Environmental Protection Agency proposes […]
  
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• Noname Kept Asking the Crowd Last Night to TURN UP But Literally Two Girls Got So Fucked Up They Couldn’t Move So IDK What Else She Wants

  11-03-2019 20:26 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jasmyne KeimigNoname played The Showbox to a chilled out crowd Jasmyne Keimig
  Seattle can be a hard crowd—especially for an act that is neither pop nor some offshoot of rock. The sort of affirmations, coos, cheering, and general liveliness necessary for a really great hip-hop or rap or R&B show can be hard to find here, especially at a venue like the Showbox that draws a more general slice of the Seattle population. This is something that visibly frustrated both Noname and her opene
  
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• Ousted judge supports law changes after plea deal outrage

  11-03-2019 20:25
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska judge who lost his job amid public outcry after approving a plea agreement in an assault case says he was “crucified” for following the law. Former Superior Court Judge Michael Corey testified Monday before a Senate committee weighing legislation that seeks to close so-called loopholes in the law revealed […]
  
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• Blacks, Hispanics breathe more pollution than they make

  11-03-2019 20:16
  WASHINGTON (AP) — African-Americans and Hispanics breathe in far more deadly air pollution than they are responsible for making, a new study said. A study looked at who is exposed to fine particle pollution — responsible for about 100,000 American deaths a year — and how much different races are responsible for the pollution based […]
  
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• Can the Legislature change Washington’s track record on special education?

  11-03-2019 20:03
  Students with disabilities in Washington state have some of the lowest outcomes in the country. This year, lawmakers say they want to turn things around.
  
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• Now's Your Chance to Tell Washington Democrats to Kill the Caucus

  11-03-2019 19:32 via thestranger.com
  
  Now's the time.by Rich SmithA new law passed by the Legislature will give Dems the chance to switch to primaries. They should do that.RS
  The Washington State Democratic Party is thinking about holding a primary instead of holding several chaotic and undemocratic caucuses when picking their nominee for president, and they're looking for your input.Please take a moment out of your busy day and tell the Democrats to switch to the primary system ahead of the 2020 elections. You can access the online
  
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• Critics of tougher initiative requirement bill pack hearing

  11-03-2019 18:56
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Opponents of a bill that would make it far more difficult to get a voter initiative on the Idaho ballot packed a Statehouse auditorium Monday, but only a few got a chance to speak to a state Senate panel. With five other matters on the agenda ahead of the bill, State […]
  
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• The 39 Best Music Shows in Seattle This Week: March 11-17, 2019

  11-03-2019 18:41 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffPhilly experimental rockers Man Man with their mix of doo-wop, avant-garde pop, and weirdo-rock on Thursday.
  This week, our music critics have picked everything weirdo-rockers Man Man to Flower Fest IV to Daymé Arocena. 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. Found something you like and don't want to forget about it later? Click "Save Event" on any of the linked
  
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• Pfizer settles Oregon probe over false advertising

  11-03-2019 18:40
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Pfizer has agreed to shell out $975,000 after Oregon’s Department of Justice found the pharmaceutical giant misled consumers with deceptive coupons. Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced details of the six-figure settlement on Monday, saying the pharmaceutical giant was “taking advantage of Oregonians.” “Pfizer enticed consumers with these coupons for one […]
  
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• In Dems’ ‘Medicare for All’ battle cry, GOP sees ’20 weapon

  11-03-2019 18:22
  WASHINGTON (AP) — “Medicare for All” has become catnip for Democratic presidential candidates and many lawmakers, yet Republicans prepping for next year’s congressional races are also flocking to it — for entirely different reasons. GOP strategists say they’ll use proposals to expand government-run health insurance to pummel Democrats for plotting to eliminate job-provided coverage, raise […]
  
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• Seattle City Council to remove ‘The Ave’ from plan to upzone neighborhoods

  11-03-2019 18:11
  Councilmember Rob Johnson said the quirky neighborhood strip would not be upzoned — for now.
  
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• Kodiak city councilman charged with assault counts

  11-03-2019 17:30
  KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — A Kodiak city councilman is free on bail after he was charged last week with six counts of felony assault, including assault with a weapon. The Kodiak Daily Mirror reports 31-year-old Randall Bishop also is charged with seven misdemeanor assault counts. Charging documents were not immediately available. Online court documents do […]
  
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• Tunisia: 12 infants die of hospital-acquired infection

  11-03-2019 17:01
  TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s interim health minister says 12 newborn babies have died while receiving care at a public maternity hospital. Interim minister Sonia Ben Sheikh said during a news conference in Tunis on Monday the infants had been born prematurely and died because of an infection in the hospital. Ben Sheikh said results […]
  
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• Piano teacher accused of sexually abusing student

  11-03-2019 17:00
  SHERWOOD, Ore. (AP) — A piano teacher in Sherwood has been accused of sexually abusing one of his students. KGW reports that the suspect, 29-year-old Christopher M. Griffin, was arrested Saturday and has been charged with sodomy, sex abuse and unlawful sexual penetration. Police say Griffin allegedly had several encounters with the victim while teaching […]
  
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• Slog AM: Boeing Crash Raises Serious Questions, North Korea Holds "Elections," Tucker Carlson Revealed as an Asshole

  11-03-2019 16:43 via thestranger.com
  
  by Timothy KenneyThere were no survivors.MANOP1984 / GETTY IMAGES
  Second deadly plane crash puts pressure on Boeing: A plane crashed in Ethiopia Sunday morning killing all 157 passengers and crew. This is the second Boeing 737 MAX 8 to crash in the last four months, following a similar crash in Indonesia that killed 189 people. The question now is whether this is just terrible luck or if Boeing’s new plane model is to blame. China has grounded its entire fleet of 737 MAXs as a safety preca
  
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• Shooting at Phoenix care facility where rape occurred

  11-03-2019 16:20
  PHOENIX (AP) — Police say a shooting has occurred outside a long-term care facility in Phoenix where an incapacitated woman was raped last year. Authorities say one person was detained at the scene Monday. Hacienda HealthCare officials said in a statement the suspect is an employee’s ex-spouse who showed up armed around 5:30 a.m. An […]
  
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• Police say shooting at care facility unrelated to rape case

  11-03-2019 16:20
  PHOENIX (AP) — The shooting of an armed man outside an Arizona long-term care facility does not appear to be connected to the rape of an incapacitated woman who later gave birth there, authorities said Monday. Phoenix police said the 58-year-old suspect, who was shot by an off-duty officer working security at Hacienda HealthCare, was […]
  
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• North Carolina sued again over transgender rights

  11-03-2019 15:41
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina is being sued again over its treatment of transgender people, as state employees argue their health plan violated federal law by dropping coverage of medically necessary procedures. The new lawsuit comes amid unresolved litigation over North Carolina’s so-called bathroom bill and the law that replaced it. The lawsuit filed […]
  
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• This week will start with rain and wind, but hang in there: spring is coming

  11-03-2019 14:59
  Rain and gusts of wind are expected along most of the I-5 corridor Monday evening and Tuesday morning. But Wednesday could kick off a week of mostly dry days, with temperatures potentially hitting the low 60s over the weekend.
  
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• Frenchman widens lead in Iditarod race across Alaska

  11-03-2019 14:18
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A native of France is widening his lead in Alaska’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Nicolas Petit was the first musher to leave the checkpoint at Shaktoolik Sunday evening as he pads his lead. His two nearest competitors, Alaskan Pete Kaiser and defending champion Joar Ulsom of Norway left Shaktoolik about […]
  
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• French musher was leading Iditarod, but then his dogs quit

  11-03-2019 14:18
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Musher Nicolas Petit lost a huge lead in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Monday when his dog team refused to keep going after he yelled at one of the animals. A dog named Joey had been fighting with another dog on the team and jumped it during a break […]
  
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• Seattle traffic deaths and injuries down slightly last year; most of the fatalities were pedestrians

  11-03-2019 14:00
  Most of last year's traffic deaths — eight — were on foot, four were in vehicles, one was bicycling and one was on a motorcycle, according to the Seattle Department of Transportation.
  
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• Ignite Education Lab is tonight. Tickets are sold out, but here’s how you can watch it live.

  11-03-2019 14:00
  If you weren’t quick enough to grab your free advance tickets before they ran out, have no fear. We’ll be streaming the night of stories live on Facebook beginning at 7 p.m.
  
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• End of the Seattle boom? Flow of new residents to King County on the decline, records show

  11-03-2019 14:00
  For the second consecutive year, the number of driver's licenses issued to new King County residents from out of state declined.
  
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• Man found dead in home damaged by fire in Buckley

  11-03-2019 13:57
  There is no word yet how the man died or what started the fire, and the victim's identity has not been released.
  
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