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• Jay Inslee Gets the CNN Town Hall Treatment Tomorrow

  09-04-2019 23:58 via thestranger.com
  
  by Eli SandersJay Inslee, Washington State governor and candidate for president, is readying for his CNN close-up. Karen Ducey / Getty Images
  It's underdog week on the CNN Town Hall stage, with five of the less-noticed Democratic presidential candidates being given a chance to tell a national (cable) audience why they're the ones to take on Trump in 2020.
  Tonight brings New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, whose last major speech had the misfortune of being scheduled on the same day that Attorne
  
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• Man killed in North Bend house fire

  09-04-2019 23:43
  GLASGOW, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a man was killed in a house fire just north of Coos Bay in North Bend. The World reports firefighters responded to a fire in the house early Monday. The Coos County Sheriff’s Office says one man was killed in the blaze. A woman who was in the residence […]
  
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• US warns docs not to abruptly halt opioid pain treatment

  09-04-2019 23:32
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials Tuesday warned doctors not to abruptly stop prescribing opioid painkillers to patients who are taking them for chronic pain ailments, such as backaches. The Food and Drug Administration said it will add advice to labels on how to taper opioid painkillers, such as OxyContin, Vicodin and dozens of generic […]
  
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• Vonda McIntyre remembered: author Nisi Shawl remembers her friend, fellow science-fiction writer and powerhouse

  09-04-2019 23:16
  Vonda McIntyre was at the forefront of the feminist science-fiction movement of the 1970s, making a difference in what sort of stories were available and in who could reasonably expect to write and sell them.
  
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• The Other Woman and the Memorial Service

  09-04-2019 23:16 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan SavageA very respected person in my community passed away a few weeks ago. It was a sad, sudden, and expected death. They were twenty years my senior and worked closely with many of my mentors. Like many of my peers, I respected this person but didn’t know them closely—at least, that’s what everyone thinks. The truth is, I had an intensely hot kinky affair with this person for the last few months of their life. We were seeing each other behin
  
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• Author Nisi Shawl remembers her friend, fellow science-fiction author and powerhouse Vonda McIntyre

  09-04-2019 23:16
  Vonda McIntyre was at the forefront of the feminist science-fiction movement of the 1970s, making a difference in what sort of stories were available and in who could reasonably expect to write and sell them.
  
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• Meet Captain, Our Favorite Blind Cat Who Doubles as a Luck Dragon

  09-04-2019 23:15 via thestranger.com
  
  Meet the runner-up in our 2nd annual Ugly Pet Contest.by Chase BurnsHe's quite glamorous.JESSICA STEIN
  Meet Captain, our sweet, blind runner-up in The Stranger and Jet City Animal Clinic's second annual Ugly Pet Contest. Our esteemed judges picked Captain for his remarkably grouchy submission photo, below:
  This was his submission photo.On meeting Captain, we were surprised by his dignity, grace, and additional loss of an eye. We asked Captain's mom, Elin, to tell us a bit about him.
  What attract
  
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• 14-year-old boy shot to death in Wapato park

  09-04-2019 23:03
  WAPATO, Yakima County — Authorities say a 14-year-old boy died after he was shot in a park in Wapato, south of Yakima. The Yakima County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called by Wapato police to respond to a report of a person injured in a shooting Monday afternoon. The sheriff’s office says officers and deputies […]
  
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• Armed with Two Council Endorsements, School Board Director DeWolf Takes on Sawant

  09-04-2019 22:53 via thestranger.com
  
  Zachary DeWolf is gay, indigenous, a school board member, and appears to be the strongest contender running against City Councilmember Kshama Sawant.by Lester BlackDeWolf surrounded by supporters Tuesday morning. Lester Black
  An early frontrunner has emerged in the race to unseat Kshama Sawant, the divisive socialist running for reelection to the Seattle City Council. Zachary DeWolf, a Director of the Seattle School Board, announced Tuesday that he was running for election in District 3. Many re
  
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• 111 Stranger (Than Usual) Things To Do in Seattle This Week: April 9-14, 2019

  09-04-2019 22:50 via thestranger.com
  Quirky, offbeat, unusual events you might not otherwise know about.by Stranger Things To Do StaffOur arts critics have already recommended 74 great things to do this week and our music critics have picked the 41 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 the intergalactic dance party Yuri's Night to Game of Thrones watch parties and trivia n
  
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• Dunleavy pushes constitutional changes, crime bills

  09-04-2019 22:31
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Mike Dunleavy questioned the potential for any deal with lawmakers if they don’t act on his proposed constitutional amendments and crime bills. Dunleavy says little will have been accomplished if the session ends with “small” budget cuts and without passage of crime legislation and sending to voters the proposed constitutional […]
  
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• Chairman of Alaska rights commission quits amid controversy

  09-04-2019 22:27
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The chairman of the Alaska human rights commission submitted his resignation after the state agency found itself in the middle of a controversy involving its executive director. The commission suspended Marti Buscaglia on Friday for 15 days after she complained on the commission’s Facebook page about a “Black Rifles Matter” sticker […]
  
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• 2 Alaska human rights commission members resign

  09-04-2019 22:27
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Two Alaska human rights commission members have submitted their resignations after the low-level state agency found itself in the middle of a controversy involving its executive director. The commission suspended Marti Buscaglia on Friday for 15 days after she complained on the commission’s Facebook page about a “Black Rifles Matter” sticker […]
  
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• Mount Analogue Will Close Up Shop in June

  09-04-2019 22:25 via thestranger.com
  
  June gloom.by Rich SmithColleen Louise Barry is transforming Mount Analogue into a more amorphous artistic project.Courtesy of Mount AnalogueGet ready to bawl your fucking eyes out, Seattle. Come June, after nearly two years of curating room-sized art installations, Colleen Louise Barry will no longer be operating Mount Analogue out of her glitter-floored studio in Pioneer Square.The reason Barry plans to close up shop will be familiar to every artist in town. "Burnout. Money," she said in a rec
  
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• Oregon Senate votes to switch to popular vote model

  09-04-2019 22:12
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon could be the 16th state to join a movement to switch to a popular vote model in presidential elections. The Senate voted 17-12 after a pitched floor debate on Tuesday to join an agreement between states known as the National Vote Interstate Compact. Under the compact, Oregon would pledge to […]
  
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• ‘Monkey, rat and pig DNA’: How misinformation is driving the measles outbreak among ultra-Orthodox Jews

  09-04-2019 22:11
  Jewish leaders say the anti-vaccine message has spread in New York’s ultra-Orthodox community through grassroots activism and has found a foothold largely because many Hasidim have limited access to the internet or to rigorous scientific research.
  
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• Maintenance and repairs will bring closures on ramps, roads and inside the Highway 99 tunnel

  09-04-2019 21:51
  The Highway 99 tunnel, which has been open for about two months, will receive its first checkup this weekend, bringing temporary closures and traffic detours.
  
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• Inbox Jukebox Track of the Day: The Hallucinatory "Eight Nine Reamp" by Seattle Electro Mainstays Truckasauras

  09-04-2019 21:50 via thestranger.com
  
  Seattle electro mainstays Truckasauras get inventively hallucinatory on "Eight Nine Reamp," off their first new LP in six years.by Dave SegalTruckasauras get back to their roots (and beers). Kyle Johnson
  Truckasauras, "Eight Nine Reamp" (self-released)
  Seattle trio Truckasauras have returned with their first new album in six years, a self-titled deviation from their trademark 8-bit flamboyancy into a heady and oft-danceable excursion into modular synthesis. Mostly recorded in an isolated cabin o
  
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• Earthquake, aftershocks hit rural southwestern Montana

  09-04-2019 21:38
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — An earthquake that struck Tuesday in a rural area near the Idaho-Montana border was felt as far away as Helena and was followed by multiple aftershocks, but no damage was immediately reported. The main quake struck just after noon Tuesday 4 miles (7 kilometers) northeast of Lima, Montana, a town of […]
  
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• Panel to consider legal fees in same-sex parent rights case

  09-04-2019 21:34
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Constitutional Defense Council will meet next week to decide whether to comply with a federal court order directing it to pay legal fees stemming from a lawsuit over the rights of same-sex parents. The council, which includes Idaho Gov. Brad Little, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, Senate President Pro Tem […]
  
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• Turkey denies Aegean dolphin deaths linked to navy drill

  09-04-2019 20:51
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s military has sought to defend itself against accusations from a Greek marine conservation group that its naval exercises have been behind a recent spike in the number of dolphin deaths. The military posted on Twitter on Tuesday a video and photographs of dolphins happily accompanying vessels during naval exercises. On […]
  
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• Flooding forces evacuations for 2nd day in Oregon

  09-04-2019 20:33
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — About 500 people remained evacuated Tuesday from their homes in Oregon after record-breaking rain that shut down roads and forced officials to close schools in the hardest-hit communities. The evacuations followed moderate flooding Sunday night and Monday along the Coast Fork of the Willamette and Row rivers near Eugene, The Register-Guard […]
  
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• Enter to win a pair of tickets to Pop-Up Magazine!

  09-04-2019 20:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Taffy Marler Entries accepted until 11:59pm (PT) on Wednesday, April 24th.One lucky winner will receive a pair of tickets to Pop-Up Magazine Spring Issue, May 15th at Benaroya Hall!Enter HEREOr buy tickets here
  
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• New Savage Lovecast: Weed = Better Orgasms for Women. Yay Science!

  09-04-2019 20:11 via thestranger.com
  
  Episode #650 — April 9, 2019by The StrangerLook at her. She's only a lesbian when she's drunk! Why does she dream of a white picket fence with her loving wife by her side but only when she's had 5 whisky sours? Also, a woman is planning to marry prince charming. He is so wonderful in every way. Except... when he wants sex he grabs her head and pulls it down to his crotch. Is this just how men ask for sex these days?
  On the Magnum, Dan's suspicions are confirmed by science ONCE AGAIN. This
  
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• Idaho governor signs bill expanding Medicaid coverage

  09-04-2019 19:33
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho has approved Medicaid expansion for an estimated 90,000 low-income residents. Republican Gov. Brad Little on Tuesday signed into law a bill expanding Medicaid to people earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level. The compromise bill that emerged from the House and Senate seeks a federal waiver for […]
  
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• Senate Approves Bill That Makes It Easier to Clear Your Old Felony Records

  09-04-2019 19:21 via thestranger.com
  
  The Washington State Legislature is one step closer to passing a piece of bipartisan criminal justice reform.by Lester BlackThe state Legislature, where lawmakers are close to passing bi-partisan criminal justice reform. Lester BlackIt looks like it’s about to get a lot easier for people to clear their old felonies off their record and move on with their life. A bill moving through the state Legislature that would shorten the time it takes to clear old felonies and expand the number of fel
  
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• Bill to create Idaho federalism committee signed into law

  09-04-2019 19:07
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation to create a panel of lawmakers that will monitor how federal laws affect Idaho’s sovereignty has been signed into law by Republican Gov. Brad Little. Little late last week signed the bill to create the panel that will include 10 lawmakers, but additional members can be added to subcommittees if […]
  
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• Senate OKs plan to allow hemp-loaded trucks to cross Idaho

  09-04-2019 18:50
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation allowing hemp-loaded trucks to cross Idaho — where hemp is illegal — while traveling from one state to another or from Canada to a state has cleared the Senate. The Senate on Tuesday voted 31-1 to send an amended version of the bill back to the House for consideration there. […]
  
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• Feds charge 2 dozen in billion dollar Medicare brace scam

  09-04-2019 18:12
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents on Tuesday broke up a billion dollar Medicare scam that peddled unneeded orthopedic braces to hundreds of thousands of seniors. Two dozen people were charged, including doctors accused of writing bogus prescriptions. The Justice Department said the scheme relied on overseas call centers to pry Medicare numbers from beneficiaries. Authorities […]
  
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• Feds break up $1.2B Medicare orthopedic brace scam

  09-04-2019 18:12
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities said Tuesday they’ve broken up a $1.2 billion Medicare scam that peddled unneeded orthopedic braces to hundreds of thousands of seniors via foreign call centers. The Justice Department announced charges against 24 people across the U.S., including doctors accused of writing bogus prescriptions for unneeded back, shoulder, wrist and knee […]
  
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• Joe Nguyen Is an AOC of the Washington Senate

  09-04-2019 18:10 via thestranger.com
  
  White Center should be proud.by Rich SmithIn the beginning of his tenure as a Washington state senator, Nguyen said people often mistook him for an aide when he walked around the Capitol building. That doesn’t happen anymore.Lester BlackIn the wings of the Senate chamber, first-year Democratic Senator Joe Nguyen runs up to me looking like he’s got something to say. “My favorite part about this job is yelling NO really loudly at Republicans,” he says, before jogging back t
  
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• Feds: $1B Medicare scam peddled unneeded orthopedic braces to hundreds of thousands of seniors via foreign call centers

  09-04-2019 18:06
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Feds: $1B Medicare scam peddled unneeded orthopedic braces to hundreds of thousands of seniors via foreign call centers.
  
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• Get a Taste of What Three Ex-Members of Gang of Four Will Be DJing at Belltown Yacht Club on April 12

  09-04-2019 17:55 via thestranger.com
  
  Ex-Gang of Four members Hugo Burnham, Jon King, and Dave Allen will be DJing April 12 at Belltown Yacht Club; here, Burnham hints at what they'll be playing.by Dave SegalHugo Burnham, Jon King, and Dave Allen, back when Gang of Four were one of the greatest rock bands on the planet. Andy Corrigan, courtesy of Hugo Burnham
  This week Spun Out deviates from our usual local DJ spotlight to present a post on Hugo Burnham, former drummer for British post-punk legends Gang of Four. Along with ex-bandma
  
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• 2 homes badly damaged in Ketchum avalanche

  09-04-2019 17:46
  KETCHUM, Idaho (AP) — The Blaine County Sheriff’s Office says two homes in the central Idaho town of Ketchum were badly damaged in an avalanche on Monday afternoon. Both homes were believed to be unoccupied. Neighbor Pam Franco told the Idaho Mountain Express that she was standing in her front yard with her husband when […]
  
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• Man pleads guilty to shooting officer, assaulting federal officers in Auburn

  09-04-2019 17:34
  The defendant, Randy Lee Hall, will be sentenced on Tuesday, according to court records.
  
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• Slog AM: Virginia Wins March Madness, Seattle Nightclubs Receive Opioid Reversal Drug Training, Russian Prison Thought Yoga Made Inmates Gay

  09-04-2019 17:29 via thestranger.com
  
  by Timothy KenneyIt's just relaxing! fizkes/Getty Images
  Club employees get trained on opioid reversal drug: A Public Health pilot program is teaching employees from several Seattle nightclubs how to administer the drug Naloxone, also called Narcan, which can temporarily reverse the effects of an opioid overdose and hopefully save someone’s life. The program is in line with King County’s harm reduction approach to addressing the opioid epidemic, according to the Seattle Times. Progre
  
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• Man shot, killed on east side of Anchorage

  09-04-2019 17:25
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage police say a man was shot and killed on the city’s east side. Dispatchers shortly after 10:30 p.m. Monday took a call of shots fired on Taku Drive just south of the Glenn Highway. Responding officers found a man near the road who had been shot in the upper body. […]
  
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• NYC orders mandatory vaccines for some amid measles outbreak

  09-04-2019 17:03
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York City declared a public health emergency Tuesday over a measles outbreak and ordered mandatory vaccinations in one neighborhood for people who may have been exposed to the virus. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the unusual order amid what he said was a measles “crisis” in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg section, where […]
  
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• Prescription drug prices return to Capitol Hill spotlight

  09-04-2019 16:33
  Pharmacy benefit managers are taking their turn in the Capitol Hill spotlight on prescription drug prices. The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday held a hearing with executives from several of the biggest companies that manage prescription drug plans for insurers, employers and other clients. Pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, have taken criticism as middlemen who […]
  
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• FBI investigating explosion of ATM in Tacoma

  09-04-2019 16:02
  An ATM in Tacoma reportedly blew up early Tuesday morning, prompting law enforcement to close streets in the area.
  
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• Where’s the bus? UW student’s new web tool tracks transit through the Seattle region

  09-04-2019 15:00
  His website, called the Puget Sound Transit Operations Tracker, uses GPS and other data from local and regional transit agencies to plot the positions of buses, trains and ferries along their routes.
  
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