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• Sheriff: Inmate starts fire in cell because ‘she was cold’

  26-03-2019 23:58
  BEND, Ore. (AP) — Police say the Jefferson County jail was shut down for several hours Sunday evening after they say an inmate started a fire in a holding cell because she was cold. The Bulletin reports 48-year-old Chanelle Jackson of Warm Springs has been charged with arson and criminal mischief. A Jefferson County sheriff’s […]
  
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• Senate OKs bill to make sure voters can use public schools

  26-03-2019 23:43
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation making sure public schools are available for voting during elections is heading to the governor. The Senate voted 22-12 Tuesday to approve the legislation backers say is needed to make sure voters have someplace to vote and that lines aren’t overly long, leading to voter suppression. Those opposed to the […]
  
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• New Savage Lovecast: With Comedian Kate Willett

  26-03-2019 23:42 via thestranger.com
  
  Episode #648 — March 26, 2019by The StrangerA woman has been dating her older boyfriend for 6 years, and she still hasn't met his kids. Does she have grounds for righteous indignation here? Another woman and her boyfriend are considering bringing in another man for a threeway. How can they proceed with caution?
  On the Magnum version of the show, Dan chats with comedian Kate Willett about dating Trump voters, breaking up amicably and what to do when the boner fails to show up. Also, when yo
  
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• Man charged in Kirkland break-in, stabbing earlier had been accused of killing 3 members of Yakima family

  26-03-2019 23:39
  Kevin Lee Harper was charged in connection with the 2011 bludgeoning of a man, his wife and the man's 98-year-old mother during a burglary at their Yakima home. But after the case fell apart, Harper pleaded guilty to possessing a pistol stolen from the home in a plea deal.
  
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• FDA finds salmonella in some Darwin’s raw dog foods, warns of threat to pets and humans

  26-03-2019 23:35
  Darwin’s sells these frozen products online directly to consumers. This is not the first run-in that Tukwila-based Darwin’s has had with the FDA. Last year, the agency issued public-health warnings listing five recalls of the raw pet foods and multiple complaints.
  
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• Scientists to dig Jurassic site in Wyoming this summer

  26-03-2019 23:14
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — They’re calling it the “Jurassic Mile,” where dinosaurs once chased prey through muck and some of the biggest creatures of 150 million years ago lumbered over a tropical flood plain. This summer, the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis will coordinate a project that will bring over 100 scientists from the U.S. and […]
  
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• Inbox Jukebox Track of the Day: A Cover of the Spiritual-Jazz Classic "The Creator Has a Master Plan" by Joey DeFrancesco Trio and Pharoah Sanders

  26-03-2019 23:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Hear Pharoah Sanders and Joey DeFrancesco Trio cover of the sax legend's spiritual-jazz classic "The Creator Has a Master Plan," and catch them at Jazz Alley March 28-31.by Dave SegalPharoah Sanders called DeFrancesco the best keyboardist on the planet. You gonna argue with him? Michael Woodall/Kirkland Agency
  Joey DeFrancesco Trio and Pharoah Sanders, "The Creator Has a Master Plan" (Mack Avenue)
  If you're going to cover "The Creator Has a Master Plan" (which is perhaps the spiritual-jazz "Stai
  
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• Waldo King, founding father of Seattle’s renowned high-school jazz programs, dies at 92

  26-03-2019 22:54
  Mr. King started the first student jazz band programs in Seattle, first at Garfield in 1960, then briefly at Franklin High School, and for more than a decade at Roosevelt High School, from which he retired in 1983.
  
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• Bill to ban exploding targets on state lands fails in House

  26-03-2019 22:41
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation to ban exploding targets on state lands in Idaho during wildfire season has failed in the House. Lawmakers voted 35-33 Tuesday to reject the bill to prohibit target shooters from using the exploding devices that have caused wildfires. Backers say it would have brought state lands into alignment with laws […]
  
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• Florida Man: Cannabis Burn Pile Edition

  26-03-2019 22:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Josh JardineThat smells suspicious, sir. Taras Lazur/Getty Images
  If there's a news story that involves bizarre, stupid, or downright stupid and bizarre behavior, it's usually taking place in the state most likely to not be missed when the climate change floods come. Don't @ me, I'm right about this. I've lived in Florida, so I speak with some unwanted authority. There's even a spot-on game currently afoot in which one Googles "Florida man and [your birthday]" to see what awesomeness occurred
  
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• Oregon’s graduation rate for foster children only 35 percent

  26-03-2019 22:23
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon teens who spent time in foster care were less than half as likely as their classmates in the class of 2017 to graduate on time. The Oregonian/OregonLive was the first in the state to report on Tuesday the graduation rate for teenagers who spent any amount of their high school […]
  
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• Federal Customs and Border Protection officer jailed, charged with child molestation

  26-03-2019 22:09
  Christian John Hauserman, 49, was arrested last Thursday and booked into the Kent Regional Justice Center.
  
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• She Used to Enjoy Pegging Her Hot Husband — Should She Tell Him What's Wrong?

  26-03-2019 22:06 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan SavageI'm a 36-year-old cis hetero-flexible woman that's pretty much been the definition of GGG. I don't have any specific fetishes, but I'm open (I'm down for switch BDSM, furry play, pegging, pain play, you get the picture) and love to have my partner enjoy themselves. My partner is a wonderful 36 year old bi man who is a super freak, and we're monogamous and have been together six years. Pretty much any kink you can name, we've tried it, and we've spent the
  
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• Anger, hope from families and survivors of opioid crisis

  26-03-2019 22:02
  A multimillion-dollar settlement in the nation’s deadliest drug crisis brought no relief to Jodi Barber, whose 19-year-old son died of a prescription drug overdose. He became addicted to painkillers after breaking his collarbone. “The pain is always going to be there as a parent,” said Barber of Orange County, California. “Knowing that it was preventable […]
  
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• FAA had initial version of Boeing’s proposed software fix seven weeks before the Ethiopian crash

  26-03-2019 21:20
  The acting FAA chief will tell a Senate hearing Wednesday that "Boeing submitted ... to the FAA for certification" its proposed flight-control software enhancement for the 737 MAX on Jan. 21, seven weeks before the Ethiopian crash. He also defended the original FAA certification of the suspect system.
  
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• FAA had initial version of Boeing’s proposed 737 MAX software fix seven weeks before the Ethiopian crash

  26-03-2019 21:20
  The acting FAA chief will tell a Senate hearing Wednesday that "Boeing submitted … to the FAA for certification" its proposed flight-control software enhancement for the 737 MAX on Jan. 21, seven weeks before the Ethiopian crash. He also defended the original FAA certification of the suspect system.
  
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• Surprise! House Dems Propose Incrementalist Budget

  26-03-2019 20:57 via thestranger.com
  
  The good news is a capital gains tax is on the table. The bad news is that it's not enough.by Rich SmithThe good news is a capital gains tax is on the table. The bad news is that it's not enough.Lester BlackMonday afternoon Democratic House members in Olympia announced their budget proposal for the next two years.The plan pays for lots of stuff we need with slightly more progressive taxes than we've had. (You can read the whole thing right here if you want to die.) The good news is the House wan
  
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• SDOT eliminates controversial bike lanes in 35th Avenue Northeast redesign project

  26-03-2019 20:55
  The controversy centers on a 2.3-mile stretch of 35th Avenue Northeast that runs through the Wedgwood, Ravenna and Bryant neighborhoods.
  
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• House committee OKs bill to make initiative process tougher

  26-03-2019 20:54
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A House committee on Tuesday passed legislation that would dramatically toughen the requirements to get an initiative or referendum on the Idaho ballot. The House State Affairs Committee voted 10-5 to send to the House the bill that has become some of the most contentious legislation of the session and that […]
  
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• Dunleavy plans meeting on judicial nominees, warns of vetoes

  26-03-2019 20:47
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy says he plans to meet Tuesday with the chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court in a dispute over judicial nominations. Dunleavy told Alaska Public Media’s Talk of Alaska he agrees he has to pick from the list of candidates advanced by the Alaska Judicial Council. But […]
  
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• 137 Stranger (Than Usual) Things To Do in Seattle This Week: March 26-31, 2019

  26-03-2019 20:10 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffGet an eyeful of UW's famous Yoshino cherry trees (which are expected to reach peak blooms this weekend) by zipping across campus in the UW Cherry Blossom Run. Jessica Stein
  Our arts critics have already recommended 58 great things to do this week and our music critics have picked the 34 best music shows, but there are still hundreds more events happening. To prevent some of the quirkier and more extraordinary ones from slipping through the cracks, we've compiled th
  
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• 136 Stranger (Than Usual) Things To Do in Seattle This Week: March 26-31, 2019

  26-03-2019 20:10 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffGet an eyeful of UW's famous Yoshino cherry trees (which are expected to reach peak blooms this weekend) by zipping across campus in the UW Cherry Blossom Run. Jessica Stein
  Our arts critics have already recommended 58 great things to do this week and our music critics have picked the 34 best music shows, but there are still hundreds more events happening. To prevent some of the quirkier and more extraordinary ones from slipping through the cracks, we've compiled th
  
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• Flooding poses potential risk for 1 million private wells

  26-03-2019 19:42
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — More than 1 million private wells that supply drinking water in mostly rural parts of the Midwest could face the risk of contamination from floodwater, posing a health concern that could linger long after the flooding subsides. Major flooding along the Missouri and Mississippi rivers and several smaller waterways has inundated […]
  
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• Sloggers Say: Bernie, Buttigieg, Harris, and Yang for President

  26-03-2019 19:26 via thestranger.com
  
  by Eli SandersPete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana and one of Slog's current faves for president. Alex Wong / Getty Images
  With the Mueller report in and Trump unlikely to be impeached, Sloggers have focused in on four Democratic candidates as their favorites to take on the president in 2020. And there are REASONS!
  Here's some of what Sloggers said about why they love who they love, for now:Commenter "neo-realist":
  I'm hard for Bernie. Kamala may not be a white male, but what does sh
  
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• Pence calls for landing US astronauts on moon in 5 years

  26-03-2019 19:24
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence is calling for landing astronauts on the moon within five years. At a meeting of the National Space Council in Huntsville, Alabama, on Tuesday, Pence said NASA needs to achieve that goal “by any means necessary.” He says NASA rockets will be replaced by commercial rockets, […]
  
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• Chamber drops lieutenant governor from conference lineup

  26-03-2019 19:04
  NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has dropped the state’s Republican lieutenant governor from the list of speakers for a women entrepreneurs conference next month. Chamber CEO Diane Bevan told the Idaho Press that Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin is no longer speaking after the chamber board voted to modify the conference […]
  
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• House OKs bill removing cap on noneconomic injury damages

  26-03-2019 18:52
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon would no longer cap damages awarded for so-called “pain and suffering” resulting from bodily injury under a bill approved by the state House. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the measure passed 36-22 on Monday and now moves to the Senate. The measure would remove a $500,000 limit on noneconomic damages that was […]
  
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• County bans unvaccinated minors in public as measles spreads

  26-03-2019 18:52
  NEW CITY, N.Y. (AP) — A county in New York City’s northern suburbs is banning unvaccinated minors from public places to fight a measles outbreak that has infected more than 150 people since October. Rockland County Executive Ed Day plans to discuss details Tuesday at a news conference on the state of emergency that is […]
  
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• Seattle-Area Teacher Fundraises for Bulletproof Vest

  26-03-2019 18:45 via thestranger.com
  
  This teacher says that until America fixes its gun problem, he needs to take care of his own safety.by Katie HerzogScene from the March for Our Lives protest in Washington, DC, last year.Alex Wong/Getty
  After the national March for Our Lives protest last year, when students all over the country marched against gun violence, a public school teacher in the Seattle area set a date on his calendar. If, in one year, nothing significant had changed either at his school or in public policy, he was goin
  
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• Nice Knowing You, Hashtag Cannabis and Stone Way Cafe!

  26-03-2019 18:25 via thestranger.com
  
  Hashtag and Stone Way Cafe have to move!by Timothy KenneyGoodbye, Hashtag Cannabis, I barely knew thee. Timothy Kenney
  Stone Way, the unofficial boundary between Wallingford and Fremont, is losing two of its most popular institutions: Stone Way Cafe and Hashtag Cannabis. Half the block will be bulldozed to make way for a five-story office building, leaving these businesses looking for a new home nearby.
  Details about when they’ll have to close and where they’ll end up are still fuzzy
  
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• Auburn woman arrested, suspected of killing husband as he slept in 2016

  26-03-2019 18:23
  The woman, 46, had claimed that her husband was killed during a burglary of their home in April 2016.
  
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• Mine operator cited for fatality at Nevada gold mine

  26-03-2019 18:15
  ELKO, Nev. (AP) — An Idaho-based mine operator has been issued a citation for a death that occurred after a roof collapsed at its Nevada gold mine. The Elko Daily Free Press reports that the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration released its final report Monday on the Oct. 25 fatality at Small Mine Development’s […]
  
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• North Carolina’s 20-week abortion ban ruled unconstitutional

  26-03-2019 17:58
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge has overruled a North Carolina law banning abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy. U.S. District Judge William Osteen’s ruling Monday gives state legislators 60 days before the law he declared unconstitutional is voided so that they can amend it or appeal his ruling. The law was challenged […]
  
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• Authorities say missing man’s body found in central Idaho

  26-03-2019 17:40
  CHALLIS, Idaho (AP) — Authorities in central Idaho say the body of a man missing since late February has been found burned and buried in Custer County. The Custer County Sheriff’s Office says 23-year-old Charles McBride of Challis was last seen Feb. 25 when he was going to work. A missing person investigation was opened […]
  
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• Nevada lifting horse quarantines ordered for herpes virus

  26-03-2019 17:35
  RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada agriculture officials say they will lift by the end of the week all quarantines ordered after three horses tested positive for an equine herpes virus. The Nevada Department of Agriculture officials say they lifted the first quarantine at a Clark County facility Monday where a horse was treated after it […]
  
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• Can Pot Help Treat Opioid Addiction and Alzheimer’s? The Tulalip Tribes Are Paying Stanford to Find Out.

  26-03-2019 17:26 via thestranger.com
  
  The Tulalip Tribes just gave $2 million to Stanford researchers to study how pot can treat Alzheimer's and opioid addiction.by Lester BlackThe Tulalip Tribes are trying to find out whether CBD can treat opioid addiction. DMITRY TISHCHENKO/GETTY IMAGES
  America's relationship with weed is exceedingly foolish. Adult stoners in legal states can buy nearly as much weed as they want almost whenever they want, but the drug remains one of the most difficult compounds in the world for American scientific
  
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• Utah bans abortions after 18 weeks, teeing up legal showdown

  26-03-2019 17:10
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has signed a law banning most abortions after 18 weeks of gestation, setting the stage for a legal showdown. Though the Republican governor said the measure signed late Monday strikes a balance, opponents said it is unconstitutional and promised to sue. The law is expected to […]
  
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• Steamworks Resident DJ Jimi Jaxon Heats Up Dance Floors with an Array of Styles

  26-03-2019 16:50 via thestranger.com
  
  Seattle DJ Jimi Jaxon spins many variations and hybrids of house, juke, funk, hip-hop, ambient, dubstep, and more, from Hollow Earth Radio to Steamworks.by Dave Segal"I am more focused on the energy of the music than the style." Samuel E. SmithJIMI JAXON (aka TREVOR WALKER; Disco Droppings)
  Current top 5 tracks:
  Alex Metric, "Shirley, You Can't Be Serious?" (Marine Parade) Ferry Corsten, "Junk" (Flashover Recordings)Kuuro & Spencer Ludwig, "What U Wanna Do" (Monstercat)Breakage, "Treading Wa
  
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• Driver suspected of hitting children faces assault charges

  26-03-2019 16:43
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — State prosecutors have filed felony assault charges against an Eagle River woman suspected of driving onto a sidewalk while intoxicated and striking two children on bicycles. The Anchorage Daily News reports 60-year-old Vicie Zielinski also is charged with driving under the influence for the incident Sunday afternoon in Eagle River. Online […]
  
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• California utility fined for its handling of nuke canisters

  26-03-2019 16:42
  SAN ONOFRE, Calif. (AP) — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is fining the Southern California Edison utility $116,000 for violations in its handling of nuclear canisters at the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. The decision announced Monday in an online town hall meeting involves the transfer of radioactive nuclear waste containers from cooling pools to […]
  
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• Slog AM: Seattle's Landfill Is Almost Full, OxyContin Maker Pays First Big Settlement, Jussie Smollett Cleared of all Charges

  26-03-2019 16:41 via thestranger.com
  
  by Timothy KenneyWhen I die just throw me in the trash.choice76/Getty Images
  Seattle’s garbage can is getting too full: A single landfill serves 1.4 million people in King County, but it might be getting too full to take on any more of our shit. According to the Seattle Times, this is a story we’ve heard several times before. In 2006, that got pushed to 2016. Then they revised it again in 2013 to full capacity by 2025. Now officials believe we’ve got until about 2028 until our
  
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• Slog AM: Local Landfill Is Almost Full, OxyContin Maker Pays First Big Settlement, Jussie Smollett Cleared of All Charges

  26-03-2019 16:41 via thestranger.com
  
  by Timothy KenneyWhen I die, just throw me in the trash.choice76/Getty Images
  King County’s garbage can is getting too full: A single landfill serves 1.4 million people in King County, but it might be getting too full to take on any more of our shit. According to the Seattle Times, this is a story we’ve heard several times before. In 2006, that got pushed to 2016. Then they revised it again in 2013 to full capacity by 2025. Now officials believe we’ve got until about 2028 until
  
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• San Diego seeks to ban homeless in vehicles near beaches

  26-03-2019 16:35
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The mayor of San Diego is proposing a new law to ban the growing problem of homeless people living in vehicles near beaches. The move announced Monday follows numerous complaints about public urination, trash and illegal activity since an ordinance that had been in place was repealed in February following a […]
  
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• NASA nixes 1st all-female spacewalk due to suit-sizing issue

  26-03-2019 16:35
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has nixed the first all-female spacewalk over a spacesuit sizing issue. Astronaut Anne McClain was supposed to float out of the International Space Station this Friday with newly arrived Christina Koch, to replace old batteries. But McClain pulled herself from the lineup because there’s not enough time to get […]
  
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• Parkland, Newtown: Three tragic deaths reverberate across U.S. amid steady rise in suicides

  26-03-2019 16:24
  These recent deaths provide an opportunity to confront a national public-health crisis as suicides become more common. The question raised in recent days — what is the link between surviving extreme trauma and the subsequent risk for self-harm — is not readily answered.
  
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• Alaska moose-hunter can ‘rev up’ his hovercraft, court rules

  26-03-2019 15:33
  WASHINGTON (AP) — An Alaska moose hunter can “rev up his hovercraft” in search of moose, the Supreme Court says. The court on Tuesday limited the National Park Service’s authority to enforce laws and regulations on state-owned rivers in Alaska. Justices held unanimously that the Park Service can’t enforce a ban on amphibious vehicles known […]
  
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• Panel to review Indian Health system’s treatment of children

  26-03-2019 15:24
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is creating a task force to investigate how an Indian Health Service doctor was able to sexually assault children in his care. The White House announced Tuesday that the Presidential Task Force on Protecting Native American Children in the Indian Health Service System will be co-chaired by President Donald […]
  
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• Seattle-area home-price cooldown stands out among U.S. cities

  26-03-2019 14:55
  The housing market is getting better for buyers across the country, but Seattle's shifting market continues to stand out compared to other regions.
  
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• Seattle-area home price cool-down stands out among U.S. cities

  26-03-2019 14:55
  The housing market is getting better for buyers across the country, but Seattle's shifting market continues to stand out compared to other regions.
  
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• Key takeaways from the criminal complaints against Michael Avenatti

  26-03-2019 14:37
  In quick succession, federal prosecutors in New York and California announced a slate of criminal charges Monday against the Los Angeles lawyer. He was arrested in New York City. Here are key takeaways in the cases.
  
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