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• Who Is This John Hickenlooper Guy?

  02-04-2019 23:40 via thestranger.com
  
  by Eli SandersDemocrat John Hickenlooper used to be the governor of Colorado. Now he wants to be president. Michael Ciaglo / Getty Images
  There are a lot of Democrats running for president—16 of them at present. But on most days, the focus is on just a few people: Bernie, Beto, Kamala, Elizabeth, and maybe one or two others if something causes media eyes to turn their direction.So if you've never heard of John Hickenlooper (along with, like, ten other Democratic contenders) you're probably
  
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• Idaho Senate OKs bill to add Medicaid work requirements

  02-04-2019 23:35
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Senate has approved legislation adding work requirements to Idaho’s voter-approved Medicaid expansion law. The Senate voted 20-15 Tuesday to send to the House the legislation that’s similar to a House bill a Senate committee killed last week. The key difference is that the Senate version doesn’t kick people off Medicaid […]
  
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• Three Drunken Dates: Did He Do the Right Thing?

  02-04-2019 23:23 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan SavageI was wondering if I could get your opinion on something.
  I‘m male, hetero, in my late thirties. I met a girl, early thirties, at a birthday party. We talked, drank a few beers and exchanged numbers. A few days later I called her and we went out on Date Number 1. Again nice conversations, a few drinks, but nothing happened. A couple of days later Date Number 2, same same, we had a good time, a few drinks, nothing happened. A few days later we went
  
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• 96 Stranger (Than Usual) Things To Do in Seattle This Week: April 2-7, 2019

  02-04-2019 23:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffRing in a new season with diver shows, animal meet-and-greets, and more at the Seattle Aquarium's Marine Mammal Mania. Shutterstock
  Our arts critics have already recommended 71 great things to do this week and our music critics have picked the 42 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 them here—from Kaleidoscope Ballard to
  
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• Just Announced: Broadway at the Paramount's 2019/2020 Season

  02-04-2019 23:04 via thestranger.com
  Mean Girls, Disney's Frozen, and more.by Stranger Things To Do StaffBroadway at the Paramount brings New York musical theater to one of our loveliest historic venues. The 2019/2020 lineup was just announced today: It includes a couple of theater adaptations of beloved children's animated films (Disney's 'Frozen' is one), Mark Morris's topsy-turvy Nutcracker adaptation The Hard Nut, and a staging of Tina Fey's Mean Girls. Season tickets will go on sale in June (although if you were a subscriber l
  
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• Seattle-Area Women Allegedly Raped by Fake Rideshare Driver

  02-04-2019 23:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie HerzogKing County Sheriff's Office are asking for help identifying this man.KCSO
  The King County Sheriff's Office is asking for help identifying a suspect in an alleged rape.
  According to the KCSO, on December 16, 2018, a woman was allegedly raped by a man posing as a rideshare driver. Police say the victim voluntarily entered a vehicle thinking it was a rideshare a friend had called for her from a bar in Ballard. The victim stated that on the way to her home, the driver pulled the vehi
  
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• The Comprehensive Sex Ed Bill Is Basically Dead

  02-04-2019 22:34 via thestranger.com
  
  Even with a 16-seat majority in the House, Democrats can't pass a no-brainer of a bill.by Rich SmithBut Rep. Monica Stonier says she's working to give the bill life after death.Lester BlackA bill requiring schools to teach comprehensive sex ed, which was requested by state superintendent Chris Reykdal, is dead.Though Wednesday is the cutoff day for the House to consider bills passed by the Senate, today is the last of the House Education Committee meetings, and there are no bills scheduled for v
  
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• Bulldozer crushes man towing house on rural Alaska road

  02-04-2019 22:33
  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A 65-year-old Fairbanks man died when he was crushed by a bulldozer on a remote road. Alaska State Troopers say Robert Appleford died. Hikers on Sunday found Appleford severely injured on the Rampart winter road. They attempted lifesaving measures and called troopers, who responded with a helicopter. Most Read StoriesWhat it's […]
  
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• Wasilla woman dies in 2-car crash southwest of city

  02-04-2019 22:18
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 20-year-old Wasilla woman died in a two-car crash southwest of the city. Alaska State Troopers say Payton Petersen died Tuesday morning in a crash at 10 Mile Knik-Goose Bay Road. Troopers took a call on the crash just after 8 a.m. Investigators say Peterson was driving a compact car at […]
  
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• Ex-GOP lawmaker Matt Manweller settles lawsuit against university for $155K

  02-04-2019 22:07
  OLYMPIA — Former Washington state Rep. Matt Manweller has settled a wrongful termination lawsuit against his former employer, Central Washington University (CWU), for $155,000. Manweller had initially sought more than $2 million in damages. The settlement was filed last week in Kittitas County Superior Court. According to the stipulated judgment and order to pay, CWU […]
  
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• If You Are Not Paying Attention, the World-Ending Storm of a Third World War Is Gathering in Venezuela

  02-04-2019 22:05 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeWorld War Z-end guvendemir/gettyimages.com
  At first, the US's aggressive position on Venezuela seemed uncomplicated. Troops were quickly on the mind of the top hawk in D.C.—White House National Security Adviser John Bolton, the man who, in the first years of the 2000s, played a key role in leading the US into an adventure—the second Iraq war—that proved to be disastrous, and placed American imperial power in a terminal crisis (the collapse of the Project for th
  
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• Pierce College campus wins national award for rapid improvement

  02-04-2019 21:54
  Pierce College's Fort Steilacoom campus has won a major national award for dramatically improving the number of students who finish a degree or credential there.
  
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• Blame It on the Alcohol

  02-04-2019 21:41 via thestranger.com
  
  Tad-Michael Norman told Seattle police he was in a drunken blackout when he killed two people.by Katie HerzogTwo bystanders were killed and two injured during a shooting rampage in Lake City last week.400TMAX / GETTY IMAGES
  After last week's deadly shooting rampage in Lake City, my first thought was "meth." KOMO News was broadcasting live footage of the event from a helicopter, and I watched as Seattle Police apprehended Tad-Michael Norman, a 33-year-old tech worker who is now facing five feloni
  
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• Person fatally shot by police in Springfield identified

  02-04-2019 21:39
  SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) — The person fatally shot by Springfield police Sunday after a short vehicle pursuit has been identified. The Register-Guard reports 33-year-old Stacy William Kenny was shot by at least one Springfield police officer Sunday night. The names of the officers involved have not yet been released. Two officers were injured during the […]
  
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• Trump defers push for health plan after GOP resistance

  02-04-2019 21:29
  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell warned President Donald Trump to hold off action in Congress to replace the Affordable Care Act, telling him to instead take it on the road as a 2020 campaign issue.
  
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• McConnell shuts the door on Trump health care push

  02-04-2019 21:29
  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell warned President Donald Trump to hold off action in Congress to replace the Affordable Care Act, telling him to instead take it on the road as a 2020 campaign issue.
  
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• Don't Have a Cow—Burger King Adds a Plant-Based Burger to Its Menu

  02-04-2019 21:10 via thestranger.com
  
  Burger King adds a plant-based burger to its menu, signaling a hopeful shift in mainstream attitudes toward meat.by Dave SegalI can't believe a bovine didn't brutally sacrifice its life for this. YouTube screengrab from Burger King's The Impossible Taste Test
  Yesterday in what many thought was an April Fools' Day joke, Burger King introduced a plant-based Impossible Whopper to its menu in 59 St. Louis-area restaurants. If the experiment succeeds there, according to a post on Vox, the fast-food c
  
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• Family behind OxyContin calls opioid suit false, misleading

  02-04-2019 21:06
  BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts authorities created a false picture of the Sackler family’s role in promoting OxyContin, the Sacklers said Tuesday in their first court response to allegations that individual family members — not just their company, Purdue Pharma — helped fuel the deadly opioid epidemic. The Sackler family says a lawsuit filed by Massachusetts […]
  
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• Troopers name 2 dead after ATVs crash through river ice

  02-04-2019 20:59
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska State Troopers have released the names of two Akiak men who died after their all-terrain vehicles crashed through ice on the Kuskokwim River. Troopers say 47-year old Nelson Jackson and 59-year-old Ernest Demantle died Sunday. Their bodies were transported to Bethel Monday. The men were among five people traveling from […]
  
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• UW Launches Clinical Trial on CBD Treatment for Autism

  02-04-2019 20:37 via thestranger.com
  
  Scientists at the University of Washington are starting a clinical trial using CBD to treat autism.by Lester Black DMITRY TISHCHENKO/GETTY IMAGES
  There is no current therapy for Fragile X syndrome, a form of autism caused by a genetic mutation that leads to a range of developmental problems. But that could soon change. Researchers across the country, including one scientist at University of Washington, are launching a clinical trial looking at how a topical CBD gel can reduce the symptoms of thi
  
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• Idaho teacher indicted on lewd conduct, sex abuse charges

  02-04-2019 19:54
  COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — A longtime teacher at a northern Idaho elementary school has been indicted on charges of sexual abuse of a child and lewd conduct with a minor. Ronald Stone, of Wallace, appeared in court in Kootenai County on Monday following his arrest last week. Judge James Stow set bond at $250,000 […]
  
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• Trump defers push for health plan after GOP resists idea

  02-04-2019 19:45
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is deferring his push for a Republican health care plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, taking it on the road as 2020 campaign issue rather than trying to pass legislation on Capitol Hill that even his own party shunned. Trump’s latest tweets punted the promise of a new […]
  
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• An Open Letter to Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos on Comprehensive Sex Ed

  02-04-2019 19:41 via thestranger.com
  
  Claire Bramhall, a senior at Northwest High School, has some words for Rep. Santos.by Claire BramhallRep. Sharon Tomiko Santos represents Washington's 37th Legislative District. Allegedly at the request of Speaker Frank Chopp, Santos held up a comprehensive sex ed bill in the committee she chairs.Courtesy of Washington State LegislatureDear Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos,I am a senior at Northwest High School and one of your constituents. As a member of Planned Parenthood's Teen Council, I have the p
  
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• Bill to create federalism committee heads to governor’s desk

  02-04-2019 19:31
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An amended version of a bill to create a panel of lawmakers that will monitor how federal laws affect Idaho’s sovereignty is headed to the governor’s desk. The legislation easily passed the Idaho House on Tuesday in a 54-14 party-line vote, with only Democrats voting against. Under the bill, the panel […]
  
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• Marquette man summits the tallest peaks in 49 US states

  02-04-2019 18:50
  MARQUETTE, Iowa (AP) — A 66-year-old eastern Iowa man says only Alaska’s Denali thwarted his efforts to scale the highest peaks in all 50 U.S. states. Don Smalley set himself the challenge to reach the highest point in every state in 2016. The Marquette resident high-pointed in 43 states between 2016 and 2017, including the […]
  
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• Jordan Peele's Twilight Zone Is Clever, Creepy, and Fun—and Its First Episode Is Free on YouTube

  02-04-2019 18:38 via thestranger.com
  
  by Erik HenriksenAdam Scott plays a PTSD-stricken reporter dealing with some weird shit in "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet," the second Twilight Zone episode. CBS All Access
  Jordan Peele's revival of The Twilight Zone kicked off last night on CBS All Access, and, surprising no one, it is very good.
  At some point, Peele is going to make something that disappoints—he is, I assume, only human—but even following his one-two punch of the phenomenal Get Out and the even-better Us, his Twilight Z
  
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• Senate panel passes controversial initiative bill

  02-04-2019 18:19
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Following a public outcry, a Senate committee on Tuesday approved a measure on ballot initiatives softening requirements of another ballot initiative bill that had already cleared the Senate and House. Critics say lawmakers, upset that voters last year chose to expanded Medicaid in Idaho, are trying to make it harder for […]
  
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• Lawmakers vote to cut ‘kicker’ tax rebate by $108 million

  02-04-2019 18:12
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s projected “kicker” tax rebate will decrease by $108 million under a bill passed by Democrats in the state Senate. The Statesman Journal reports that for individual taxpayers, that would translate to a 14.5 percent reduction to their kicker rebate when they file their taxes in 2020, if state economists’ most […]
  
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• Driver charged in 2018 crash that killed Big Lake couple

  02-04-2019 18:09
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A driver in a fatal Wasilla crash has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder and manslaughter and one count of driving under the influence of alcohol. Anchorage television station KTVA reports 29-year-old Glen Hamilton III is charged in the March 27, 2018, crash that killed 75-year-old Donna Swanson and […]
  
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• Straight People's Quest to Ruin Theater Continues with A Doll's House, Part 2

  02-04-2019 17:55 via thestranger.com
  
  Another play about straight marriage!by Chase BurnsIn case you missed it: Straight people are suffering.Photo by Alan AlabastroStraight people, like all people, have a lot of problems. But straight people, unlike all people, could solve many of their problems if they just stopped being so straight. Unfortunately, I'm told this is impossible. Straights are doomed to straightness, which must be a real bummer because straight culture is ridiculous. Like, look at it! Look at these mugs!
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• U.S. regulators exploring ways CBD products could be legal

  02-04-2019 17:42
  NEW YORK — U.S. regulators say they’re exploring ways CBD could be used legally in foods and dietary supplements, and will hold a public hearing on the cannabis compound next month. CBD comes from marijuana or hemp plants but does not cause a high. People have been drawn to the extract because of its supposed […]
  
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• CBD is getting buzz, but does it work? And is it legal?

  02-04-2019 17:42
  With CBD showing up everywhere, U.S. regulators announced Tuesday they are exploring ways the marijuana extract could be used legally in foods, dietary supplements and cosmetics. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it will hold a public hearing May 31 to gather more information on the science, manufacturing and sale of cannabis compounds like […]
  
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• Anchorage police shoot, kill man carrying BB gun

  02-04-2019 17:42
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage police shot and killed a man who pulled what appeared to be a firearm from his waistband when confronted by officers. Police say the weapon was a BB gun that resembled a handgun. The Anchorage Daily News reports police early Monday night took calls of a man waving a black […]
  
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• Slog AM: Deaths in Northwest County Jails Increasing, Suspect Found in Nipsey Hussle Murder, Chicago to Elect First African-American Female Mayor

  02-04-2019 17:40 via thestranger.com
  
  by Timothy Kenney70% of inmates who died while in custody were still awaiting trial LightFieldStudios/Getty Images
  At least 306 people in the Northwest died while in county jail custody: Since 2008, according to a new report by KUOW, OPB, and Northwest News Network. This data isn’t tracked by county agencies, so these news organizations made their own database to understand how pervasive this problem is and where deaths occurred most often. They found that about 70% of inmates who died whi
  
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• WHO says Ebola cases rising in eastern Congo after violence

  02-04-2019 17:28
  GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says Ebola is on the rise in eastern Congo following a series of attacks on health facilities. WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier says the past two weeks have seen a record number of new cases in this outbreak. The violence hampered vaccination efforts and safe burials, so more people […]
  
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• Jury convicts Idaho woman of first-degree murder

  02-04-2019 16:41
  LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho woman has been convicted of killing her romantic rival. The Lewiston Tribune reports a jury on Friday found Jessica Colpitts guilty of first-degree murder in the 2017 shooting death of Samantha Fignani, both of Orofino. Second District Judge Gregory FitzMaurice revoked bail for Colpitts, ordered a pre-sentence investigation and […]
  
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• Pioneering legal pot states aim to ease rules on industry

  02-04-2019 16:04
  Years after Washington and Colorado opened their states to legal marijuana business, the industry says it has been stifled by overregulation. Lawmakers in both states have heard the complaints and are moving to ease the rules.
  
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• Egan Orion, the Guy Who Saved PrideFest, Is Running for City Council in District 3

  02-04-2019 16:00 via thestranger.com
  
  He's challenging Sawant to take less than 10 percent of funds from outside the state for her campaign.by Rich SmithDid you like Beto Yarce? Well, then you'll kinda like Orion. Courtesy of Egan Orion's Campaign“The first thing that’s going to happen right out the gate is I’m going to be called a corporate shill," says Egan Orion over a cup of coffee at Vivace on Broadway. If you look at his resume, it's not hard to guess why.Orion directs the Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce and
  
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• US experts reviewing low-carb, other diets for guidelines

  02-04-2019 15:57
  NEW YORK (AP) — With keto-friendly recipes sweeping social media, some followers of low-carb eating are hoping for a nod of approval in the upcoming U.S. dietary guidelines that advise Americans on what to eat. It may seem minor, but backers say low-carb’s inclusion could influence nutrition advice that doctors give and help shape government […]
  
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• Man with developmental disabilities beaten at Rainier Beach-area bus stop; police searching for suspect

  02-04-2019 15:56
  Police say a 61-year-old man with developmental disabilities was attacked at a bus stop in Seattle’s Rainier Beach neighborhood last week, and they are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect. The man was reportedly struck with a baseball bat while he was sitting at a bus stop at Rainier Avenue South and […]
  
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• Seattle weather this week: April showers on the way, after a super-dry March raised our risk for summer wildfires

  02-04-2019 15:54
  It’s never too early to start planning for a rainy weekend in bed. And after the second-driest March recorded in Seattle since 1945, longtime Western Washingtonians and firmly rooted transplants may greet news of the coming wet, windy and cool stretch with relief. Although Tuesday will be mostly dry, Puget Sound residents can expect to wake up […]
  
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• This Seattle 12-year-old has won Tom Douglas’ respect. Now, she’s out to win ‘MasterChef Junior.’

  02-04-2019 15:00
  Sadie Suskind fell in love with food and cooking after she discovered Julia Child. Since then, the middle schooler has become a culinary wunderkind, and she's impressed judges on "MasterChef Junior."
  
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• Seattle’s new substation will power Amazon’s neighborhood, and it has a dog park

  02-04-2019 15:00
  The complex with shining walls and jutting angles is the first new substation Seattle City Light has constructed in more than 30 years — made largely to pump energy into the area's booming tech sector, even as electricity consumption has declined across the city as a whole.
  
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• I ran three marathons while homeless in Seattle

  02-04-2019 15:00
  I was homeless for three years, but I did not give up running.
  
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• Frustrated King County residents want a plan to address homeless crisis, new poll says

  02-04-2019 15:00
  A new Elway poll finds residents want a comprehensive plan to address King County's homelessness crisis, but won't be convinced it's working until they see fewer people living on the streets.
  
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• Trump suggests deferring GOP health plan push to after 2020

  02-04-2019 13:45
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is suggesting he will defer until after 2020 his push for a Republican health care plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. Trump tweeted late Monday that Congress will vote on a GOP plan after the elections, “when Republicans hold the Senate & win back the House.” Republicans were […]
  
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• Cop impersonator gets probation for confronting woman

  02-04-2019 13:35
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 21-year-old man who pretended he was a police officer when he confronted two women by the side of a Portland street after they pulled over so one of them could urinate has been sentenced to probation. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Ibrahim Seraphin pleaded no contest to criminally impersonating a police officer […]
  
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• Dad who tried to use stun gun on cashier gets 4 years

  02-04-2019 13:30
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Portland man who tried to use a stun gun on a cashier at a McDonald’s drivethru while in a stolen car with his kids inside was sentenced to more than four years in prison. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports a witness saw Omar Rashad Greely try to shock the cashier and flagged […]
  
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• US officials worry paralyzing illness may grow more common

  02-04-2019 12:05
  NEW YORK (AP) — One morning last fall, 4-year-old Joey Wilcox woke up with the left side of his face drooping. It was the first sign of an unfolding nightmare. Three days later, Joey was in a hospital intensive care unit, unable to move his arms or legs or sit up. Spinal taps and other […]
  
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• US health officials alarmed by paralyzing illness in kids

  02-04-2019 12:05
  NEW YORK (AP) — One morning last fall, 4-year-old Joey Wilcox woke up with the left side of his face drooping. It was the first sign of an unfolding nightmare. Three days later, Joey was in a hospital intensive care unit, unable to move his arms or legs or sit up. Spinal taps and other […]
  
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