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• Oregon governor welcomes investigation into day care death

  14-03-2019 23:59
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown said Thursday she would welcome an independent investigation of a baby’s death at an Oregon day care facility, responding to allegations from Republicans that the governor covered up the incident to save political face during her re-election campaign. Republicans say Brown purposefully hid the fact that an infant […]
  
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• Oregon Gov. welcomes investigation into daycare death

  14-03-2019 23:59
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Republicans are demanding an investigation into Gov. Kate Brown over an infant’s death at a state licensed day care that occurred during the height of the governor’s re-election campaign. Republicans say that Brown purposefully hid the death from the public’s eye for months before it was reported by the Oregonian/Oregon […]
  
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• Economic analysis on Alaska pipeline project expected soon

  14-03-2019 23:52
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A top adviser to Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy says he expects within the next 60 days completion of an analysis on whether a major liquefied natural gas project the state has been pursuing is economically viable. Brett Huber says Dunleavy’s position has been that the project has to make sense for […]
  
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• Oregon governor wants next SOS to keep eye on election

  14-03-2019 23:32
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown wants to select a new secretary of state who does not plan to seek re-election in 2020, saying that person should be focused on running elections and not running for office. Brown told reporters Thursday that when she was elevated from secretary of state to governor in […]
  
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• The Top 11 Things To See at the Capitol Hill Art Walk Tonight

  14-03-2019 23:30
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffQuinlyn Johnson's wooden sculptures mimic the semi-useless things we can't get rid of.
  Every second Thursday, rain or shine, the streets of Capitol Hill are filled with tipsy art lovers checking out galleries and special events for Capitol Hill Art Walk. On our Capitol Hill Art Walk calendar, you'll find a bunch of great options for the March edition, but, below, we've compiled our critics' picks—the shows you shouldn't miss. Follow the links for more details
  
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• State Patrol search for man suspected of firing shot that blinded 14-year-old in King County

  14-03-2019 23:29
  On Thursday, Washington State Patrol released a sketch of a man suspected to have been in the vicinity of the shootings in a red or maroon SUV.
  
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• 33 Movies Worth Watching in Seattle This Weekend: March 14–17, 2019

  14-03-2019 23:28
  Styx, Birds of Passage, Captive State, and Other Critics' Picksby Stranger Things To Do StaffWhat a stimulating, multidisciplinary weekend you can spend in movie theaters this weekend! The ByDesign Festival offers documentaries, workshops, and performances, while The 20th Annual Animation Show of Shows screens creative visions from around the world. But there's plenty of high drama too, from the acclaimed "narco-epic" Birds of Passage to the tense refugee drama Styx. For suspense and elation dra
  
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• Seattle school district apologizes for letter asking Muslim families to reconsider students fasting during testing season

  14-03-2019 23:10
  In an email sent to families, a principal asked parents to reconsider allowing their children to fast during the holy month of Ramadan so they could perform better on standardized tests. The backlash on social media prompted the Seattle school district’s apology.
  
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• Flash Deals: We Have Exclusive Discounts for These Upcoming Seattle Events

  14-03-2019 22:57
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffWe're confident your excitement will rival Ms. Pak-Man's when you get a load of these sweet deals (including discounted tickets to the opening night of Ms. Pak-Man: Mazed and Confused tonight).
  At Stranger Things To Do, we're on a constant mission to make your life as full of as many fun events as possible, at as little cost as possible. (We know you love our lists of cheap & easy things to do.) And now, we're taking that one step further and offering exclusive
  
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• The Touchy-Feely, Messy-Handsy, Drinky-Drunky Straight Guy From Work

  14-03-2019 22:53
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan Savage
  I have a friend/coworker. Let’s call him “Randy.” Randy likes to hangout with me and all of my gay friends at the gay bars and clubs. Randy has wife and son. Randy has said (while massaging my back), “I’m not gay. I just appreciate the male body. And I really appreciate your body.” Randy’s highly educated and very successful. We live in very liberal place so he could come out here no problem. He gets blacked out
  
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• Two people seriously injured in collision between semitruck, cars near Burien

  14-03-2019 22:47
  Two patients were taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
  
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• And Now It's Time to Say Goodbye to Some Former Seahawks

  14-03-2019 22:45
  
  by Spike FriedmanI'll miss you most of all, Earl Thomas, one of the greatest defensive units in the history of football. Abbie Parr / Getty
  The Seahawks had a pretty good season last year, all told. Despite low expectations coming in, they won 10 games and made the playoffs. But now that last season is just a flickering shadow, the NFL is reconfiguring itself through trades and free agency. And thus, we must say goodbye to many of the Seahawks that made last year so weirdly fun.
  *cues up in memo
  
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• Jeanne Kohl-Welles to run for re-election to King County Council

  14-03-2019 22:38
  First elected to the state Legislature in 1992, Jeanne Kohl-Welles announced her County Council re-election effort with a slew of high-profile endorsements.
  
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• House votes to lower age to carry concealed guns in cities

  14-03-2019 22:28
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The House has voted along party lines to lower the legal age to 18 to carry a concealed handgun without a permit in Idaho cities. In 2016, Idaho passed a constitutional carry bill that allows someone 18 or older to, without a permit, conceal-carry firearms anywhere in the state. That came […]
  
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• Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets Brilliantly Reanimated Pink Floyd's Freaky Pre-Dark Side of the Moon Era at the Paramount

  14-03-2019 22:10
  
  Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets show was a mind-bending Floydian trip through the space-rock pioneers' early songs.by Dave SegalThat is not Jason Alexander's stuntman on the far left, but rather the exceptional guitarist Lee Harris. Dave Segal
  Syd Barrett would've approved. That thought cycled many times through my mind, which repeatedly got blown last night at Paramount Theatre by Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets.Dubbed for this tour as "The Heartbeat of Pink Floyd," drummer Nick Mason earne
  
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• Regeneración | Rebirth Celebrates Indigenous Latinx Art and Spring

  14-03-2019 21:46 via thestranger.com
  Capitol Hill Art Walk Spotlight: yəhaw̓'s Regeneración | Rebirth Show at Vermillion Galleryby Jasmyne KeimigView this post on InstagramA post shared by yəhaw̓ - Indigenous Creatives (@yehawshow) on Mar 2, 2019 at 11:45am PSTRegeneración | Rebirth is the first in a series of three shows at Vermillion Art Gallery done in conjunction with yəhaw̓, an open call multi-city exhibition celebrating the depth and diversity of Indigenous art made in the Pacific N
  
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• Men arrested by Eugene police after patrol car stolen ID’d

  14-03-2019 21:42
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The men arrested Wednesday by Eugene police after a patrol vehicle was stolen and an officer fired his gun have been identified. The Register-Guard reports Eli Perini has been charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle, driving under the influence of methamphetamine, felony fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer […]
  
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• A Guided Tour of a Punching Bag That an Indigenous Sculptor Turned into Art

  14-03-2019 21:42 via thestranger.com
  
  Behind-the-scenes details about a sculpture by Jeffrey Gibson at Seattle Art Museum.by Jasmyne KeimigI'M NOT PERFECTThis sculpture by Jeffrey Gibson is part of his exhibition Like a Hammer, showing at Seattle Art Museum through May 12. Its materials include a repurposed canvas punching bag, a repurposed wool army blanket, glass beads, tin jingles, and nylon fringe.
  TIN CONESThose tin cones, or jingles, are borrowed from jingle dresses. Originally made of rolled tobacco lids and adopted by powwow
  
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• Butterball recalls ground turkey after 4 salmonella cases

  14-03-2019 21:23
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Butterball LLC is voluntarily recalling more than 78,000 pounds of raw ground turkey products nationwide as Wisconsin health officials investigate four salmonella cases in the state. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services said Thursday that the four patients have the same strain of salmonella and are linked to the Butterball ground […]
  
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• Surgeon denies posting patient genitalia on social media

  14-03-2019 21:16
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A prominent gender-reassignment surgeon has resigned from a Florida hospital after being accused of posting photos of patients’ genitalia along with racist and homophobic comments on his Instagram account. He denies making the posts, saying his account was hacked. Dr. Christopher Salgado also told The Associated Press on Thursday that […]
  
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• Surgeon denies posting homophobic comments on social media

  14-03-2019 21:16
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A prominent gender-reassignment surgeon resigned from a University of Miami clinic after he was accused of posting photos of patients’ genitalia with racist and homophobic comments on Instagram, but he denied making the comments and said Thursday that the account was hacked. Dr. Christopher Salgado also told The Associated Press […]
  
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• Campaign finance could be on 2020 ballot in Oregon

  14-03-2019 21:06
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Months after a governor’s race that shattered state fundraising records, Oregon lawmakers want to rein in rampant spending from large donors and political action committees. But first they have to change the constitution. Oregon is one of five states to have no limits on campaign contributions, and lawmakers have long complained […]
  
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• Piano teacher accused of sex abuse arrested again

  14-03-2019 20:51
  SHERWOOD, Ore. (AP) — A Sherwood piano teacher suspected of sexually abusing a young student has been arrested again after authorities say he violated a court order by contacting the alleged victim’s family. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports 29-year-old Christopher M. Griffin was arrested Tuesday for contempt of court. He was first arrested Saturday and booked into […]
  
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• Permanent daylight savings in Oregon? ‘Hell yes,’ says Gov.

  14-03-2019 20:48
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown endorsed a growing movement to make daylight savings time permanent. When asked if she was in favor of a proposal to abolish the yearly time shift, the Democrat told reporters on Thursday: “Hell yes!” “I think everyone’s done with the time change,” she added. Washington and California […]
  
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• Permanent daylight saving in Oregon? ‘Hell yes,’ says Gov.

  14-03-2019 20:48
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown endorsed a growing movement to make daylight saving time permanent. When asked if she was in favor of a proposal to abolish the yearly time shift, the Democrat told reporters on Thursday: “Hell yes!” “I think everyone’s done with the time change,” she added. Washington and California […]
  
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• If "Guys" Is Problematic, "Y'all" Is Problematic Too

  14-03-2019 20:30
  
  If you want a more inclusive terms than guys, maybe don't steal it from the South.by Katie HerzogBroke: Folks. Woke: Folx jacoblund/Getty
  I got an interesting email from a professor at the University of Washington this week about something that happened during a job search in his department. “A woman who I would like to see hired to help me teach Intro might not be hired because she said ‘you guys’ in a room that had both men and women,” his email read. “The preferr
  
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• US-Russian crew blasts off to International Space Station

  14-03-2019 20:22
  BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) — A Russian-American crew of three blasted off to the International Space Station early Friday, making a second attempt to reach the outpost after October’s aborted launch. A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Christina Koch along with Roscosmos’ Alexei Ovchinin lifted off as planned from the Baikonur cosmodrome […]
  
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• Russian-US crew arrives at International Space Station

  14-03-2019 20:22
  BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) — A Russian-American crew arrived at the International Space Station on Friday, five months after a botched launch led to an emergency landing for two of the three astronauts. This time, the Russian Soyuz rocket carrying NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Christina Koch along with Roscosmos’ Alexei Ovchinin lifted off precisely as […]
  
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• Mother charged in stabbing of girl at Anchorage overlook

  14-03-2019 20:13
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A murder warrant has been issued for the mother of a 3-year-old girl found stabbed to death in a small car parked at an Anchorage scenic overlook. Anchorage police say 24-year-old Kelsey Jackson of Anchorage will be arrested when she’s discharged from a hospital, where she’s recovering from self-inflicted stab wounds. […]
  
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• Activists report probable dead vaquita porpoise in Mexico

  14-03-2019 20:05
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — The environmentalist group Sea Shepherd says it found the badly decomposed body of what appeared to be a vaquita porpoise, one of perhaps only 10 that remain in the world. The group said Thursday the remains were too badly decomposed for immediate identification, but had been turned over to authorities for […]
  
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• Beto Brings Warmth, But He Does Not Spark Joy

  14-03-2019 19:54
  
  This is not the B.O. you were looking for.by Rich SmithBehold, the 16th Democratic contender for 2020. Christ Chavez / GETTY IMAGESThe guy who raised tons of money losing to Ted Cruz in a Senate race last year has tossed his ten gallon hat into the race for president. In an announcement video released Thursday morning, Beto O'Rourke sits on a couch beside his wife, Amy, who silently looks on as her husband waves his arms and delivers a rousing speech from the couch. "This moment of peril produce
  
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• Thirst, Distortion, and Rob Delaney's Forearms Lola Gil's Paintings

  14-03-2019 19:27
  Capitol Hill Art Walk Spotlight: Lola Gil's Thirsty at Roq la Rue Galleryby Jasmyne KeimigView this post on InstagramA post shared by Roq La Rue Gallery (@roqlarue) on Feb 27, 2019 at 1:30pm PSTLola Gil's paintings occupy an interesting intersection of hyperrealism and the surreal, at once cartoonish and also deadly serious. The Los Angeles-based painter works in a style she dubs "narrative escapism," whose surreality lets the viewer create their own story and meaning from her work. Sometimes th
  
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• Senator renews push to get word “milk” off plant milk labels

  14-03-2019 19:25
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s independent U.S. senator is co-sponsoring a bill to require non-dairy products to stop using terms like “milk,” ”yogurt” and “cheese” on their labels. Sen. Angus King’s proposal takes aim at products such as almond milk, which have gained greater acceptance in the market in recent years. He says he’s on […]
  
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• The ocean absorbs billions of tons of carbon every year, and the process is accelerating, study shows

  14-03-2019 19:15
  Newly published research analyzed more than 100,000 seawater samples worldwide and found the oceans are absorbing about 31 percent of human-caused carbon emissions. It’s “a huge service the oceans are doing,” says a co-author, in Seattle.
  
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• Headless goat left outside home of central Washington mayor

  14-03-2019 18:56
  The Wapato police chief says that the decapitated goat appears to have been left in the front of the mayor's home intentionally.
  
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• Washington Supreme Court says state must pay fines in competency cases

  14-03-2019 18:51
  The case involved 28 people who waited extended periods for competency services at Eastern State Hospital.
  
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• The Saber Enlightenment of Star Wars

  14-03-2019 18:30
  
  by Charles MudedeJet City Saber Guild: what serious, Lucasfilm-approved fandom looks like.COURTESY OF JET CITY SABER GUILD
  For complicated reasons—busy parents, culture shock, lack of friends outside my family circle—I reached the age of 8 without seeing a single movie. The whole business was a mystery to me. Because everyone was talking about Star Wars that summer (it was 1977), I begged my Maiguru Sana (Auntie Sana, my mother's big sister) to take me to a screening of it in Walling
  
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• 25 nurses cited over high doses for patients who died

  14-03-2019 18:17
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio officials are pursuing potential discipline against 25 nurses accused of failing to question an intensive-care doctor’s orders for excessive doses of painkillers given to dozens of hospital patients who then died. Attorney General Dave Yost says the nurses in the Columbus-area Mount Carmel Health System should have questioned orders to […]
  
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• Immortalizing Clutter at The Factory

  14-03-2019 17:58
  Capitol Hill Art Walk Spotlight: Quinlyn Johnson's CLUTTER at The Factoryby Jasmyne KeimigView this post on InstagramA post shared by The Factory (@thefactoryseattle) on Mar 12, 2019 at 9:48pm PDTClutter—or lack of it—is virtuous, mythical, frustrating. My mom always used to tell me that clutter inhibits clear thought. Whenever I visit a friend's house, I feel like I gain an insight into their personal values depending on where they fall on the complete-mess to neat-freak continuum.
  
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• Excavator on semi-trailer shifts, crushes cab, kills driver

  14-03-2019 16:50
  MOOSE PASS, Alaska (AP) — A Kenai Peninsula truck driver died when heavy equipment he was hauling shifted forward and crushed the cab of his semi. Alaska State Troopers say the accident Wednesday afternoon killed 46-year-old Marc Roderick of Anchor Point at Mile 33 Seward Highway near Moose Pass. Roderick was pulling a trailer with […]
  
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• Facebook Says It Doesn't Have to Follow State Law and Complaining About That Should Lead Nowhere

  14-03-2019 16:45
  
  Why? Let's look at the tech giant's arguments, and what comes next.by Eli SandersEarlier this week, Mark Zuckerberg's company made some interesting arguments to Washington State regulators. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
  Facebook doesn't have to follow Washington State's law governing election ads, and if a complaint is filed with state regulators over Facebook's lack of compliance, no consequences should follow.
  That's the view Facebook expressed on Tuesday in a letter to the Washington State
  
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• Snowboarder dies in avalanche on mountain north of Haines

  14-03-2019 16:33
  HAINES, Alaska (AP) — A 34-year-old snow boarder from Haines died an avalanche north of the city. Alaska State Troopers say David Dzenawagis died Wednesday in the area of Takshanuk Mountain. Haines Borough police received a call on the death shortly before 1 p.m. Troopers say two skiers with Dzenawagis, 36-year-old Ted Cheney and 33-year-old […]
  
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• Slog AM: Washington Traffic Camera Bill Shot Down, Happy Pi Day, Man 'Eaten' by Whale

  14-03-2019 16:30
  
  by Timothy KenneySign my petition to make Pi Day a national holiday. Mizina/Getty Images
  ACLU kills a traffic camera bill in Olympia: The bill would have allowed automated traffic cameras to send out tickets for people driving in bus lanes (we’re looking at you Todd Herman) and blocking crosswalks downtown. The House chose not to vote on it, which essentially ends the bill’s short life. The ACLU was against the bill for what it saw as the potential for law enforcement to use the came
  
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• Slog AM: Beto O'Rourke Finally Announces He's Running for President, Washington Traffic Camera Bill Shot Down, Man 'Eaten' by Whale

  14-03-2019 16:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Timothy KenneyYou traffic cheaters are safe for now.NIpitphand/Getty Images
  ACLU kills a traffic camera bill in Olympia: The bill would have allowed automated traffic cameras to send out tickets for people driving in bus lanes (we’re looking at you Todd Herman) and blocking crosswalks downtown. The House chose not to vote on it, which essentially ends the bill’s short life. The ACLU was against the bill for what it saw as the potential for law enforcement to use the cameras for cr
  
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• Body found in Beaverton home that caught fire

  14-03-2019 15:58
  BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — A person was found dead after a house in Beaverton, Oregon, caught fire. KOIN reports that Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue screws responded to the blaze shortly before 6 a.m. Thursday. Firefighters were able to knock down the flames quickly, which was contained to one room. Afterward, crews found the body […]
  
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• Recount planned after school bond narrowly approved

  14-03-2019 15:53
  NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — The Canyon County Elections Office announced its plan for a recount after the Vallivue School District’s $65.3 million bond barely received voters’ apparent approval. The Idaho Statesman reports the bond requires a supermajority vote in favor, meaning 66.67 percent, to pass. On Tuesday, unofficial results showed that the bond received 66.71 […]
  
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• Fatal motorcycle crash on I-5 north in Seattle causes miles-long back up

  14-03-2019 15:41
  The State Patrol said on Twitter that speed may have played a role in the fatal accident, which occurred shortly before 6 a.m. Thursday.
  
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• Fatal motorcycle crash on I-5 in Seattle causes huge backup

  14-03-2019 15:41
  The State Patrol said on Twitter that speed may have played a role in the fatal accident.
  
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• Students file lawsuit against colleges in bribery scandal

  14-03-2019 15:38
  SAN FRANCISCO — Two college students have filed a lawsuit against the University of Southern California, Yale University and other colleges where prosecutors say parents paid bribes to ensure their children’s admission. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in federal court in San Francisco and alleges the students were denied a fair opportunity for admission. Erica […]
  
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• NYC mayor: Extend shoreline to protect city from storms

  14-03-2019 15:29
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is announcing a plan to protect lower Manhattan from rising sea levels by surrounding it with earthen berms and extending its shoreline by as much as 500 feet. The Democratic mayor was to announce the plan Thursday after previewing it in New York magazine […]
  
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