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• Quarantines at 2 LA universities amid US measles outbreak

  25-04-2019 23:58
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 200 students and staff at two Los Angeles universities have been placed under quarantine because they may have been exposed to measles and either have not been vaccinated or cannot verify that they are immune, officials said Thursday. The order issued late Wednesday in connection with the University of […]
  
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• 3-year-old boy struck by car, killed in Kirkland parking lot

  25-04-2019 23:53
  A 3-year-old boy died after he was hit by a car in a Kirkland parking lot Thursday afternoon, police said. Medics responded to a Safeway parking lot in Kirkland’s Juanita neighborhood shortly after noon, Kirkland police Lt. Rob Saloum said. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver who hit the boy stayed […]
  
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• Are Democrats Too Scared of Trump to Elect a Woman or Person of Color?

  25-04-2019 23:50 via thestranger.com
  
  by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey"Relax, everybody! The white guy has arrived!" Scott Olson / Getty News
  As expected, Joe Biden—former Veep and two time failed presidential candidate—has officially thrown his hat back into the ring. According to most, he's already the frontrunner despite the fact that, unlike candidates Elizabeth Warren and to a lesser degree Bernie Sanders, Biden hasn't proposed any substantial policies or reasons he should be elected other than he was tight with Barack
  
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• Oregon safety officer gets second life sentence

  25-04-2019 22:48
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A judge has given a former college campus security officer a federal life sentence for terrorizing a 19-year-old woman by carjacking her at gunpoint in Oregon and forcing her to accompany him to California after having killed another woman. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports U.S. District Judge Michael J. McShane Thursday veered from […]
  
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• Nurse Break Bill Passes Thanks to Senator's Clumsy Comments

  25-04-2019 22:25 via thestranger.com
  
  The senator from Walla Walla inadvertently sparked a meme—and a movement.by Katie HerzogDo NOT piss off the nurses. Justin Sullivan/GettyA Washington state bill that garnered major media attention across the country is officially headed to the Governor's desk.SHB 1155, which was approved by the Legislature on Wednesday, will require hospitals and other healthcare providers to give nurses and techs uninterrupted meal and rest breaks. This might not sound controversial, but after Republican
  
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• Our Complete Guide to Seattle Independent Bookstore Day

  25-04-2019 22:13 via thestranger.com
  Where to Celebrate Books on Saturday, April 27by Stranger Things To Do StaffIndependent Bookstore Day (this Saturday, April 27) is Seattle's celebration of the city's plentiful and varied independent bookstores. As Rich Smith writes, "Enjoy a good spring day of buying books in person from booksellers who love you and want you to be happy. Also: FUCK JEFF BEZOS. LONG LIVE INDIES."
  In addition to general book merriment, some stores are also putting on special readings and events, all of which you
  
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• Idaho governor creates group to cut state inefficiencies

  25-04-2019 22:01
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little has issued an executive order forming a working group to find ways to cut inefficiencies in state government. Little on Thursday announced the formation of the Regional Government Efficiency Working Group and named Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin, also a Republican, as the chair. The group will have […]
  
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• Inbox Jukebox Track of the Day: The Troggs-like, Glam-Garage Anthem "Walkie Talkie" by Rock Magicians Wand

  25-04-2019 21:51 via thestranger.com
  
  LA band Wand's anthemic "Walkie Talkie" sounds like Mercury Rev covering the Troggs. Catch them May 6 at Sunset Tavern.by Dave SegalWand can't control their Troggs love. Michael Begak
  Wand, "Walkie Talkie" (Drag City)
  One of stalwart indie label Drag City's busiest and most magical rock bands (and the competition's stiff), LA's Wand create nonchalantly brilliant glam, garage-, and psych-rock. Like label mate and occasional collaborator Ty Segall, Wand's Cory Hanson seemingly rolls out of bed rea
  
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• Florida officials demand US lawmakers pass storm relief

  25-04-2019 21:33
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A bipartisan group of Florida Cabinet members and state lawmakers is demanding that U.S. lawmakers pass a disaster-relief package for Hurricane Michael victims. Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, Attorney General Ashley Moody, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and lawmakers said Thursday they were infuriated that Congress had failed to pass relief legislation. […]
  
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• Health commissioner downplays block grant idea

  25-04-2019 21:01
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — After Gov. Mike Dunleavy told President Donald Trump that Alaska was interested in receiving Medicaid dollars as a block grant, Dunleavy’s health commissioner downplayed the prospect to lawmakers. During a confirmation hearing earlier this month, Adam Crum said there is no current mechanism for the federal government to provide block grants […]
  
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• Alaska health commissioner downplays block grant idea

  25-04-2019 21:01
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — After Gov. Mike Dunleavy told President Donald Trump that Alaska was interested in receiving Medicaid dollars as a block grant, Dunleavy’s health commissioner downplayed the prospect to lawmakers. During a confirmation hearing earlier this month, Adam Crum said there is no current mechanism for the federal government to provide block grants […]
  
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• The Stranger's Complete Guide to Seattle Independent Bookstore Day 2019

  25-04-2019 21:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do Staff
  Independent Bookstore Day (this Saturday, April 27) is Seattle's celebration of the city's plentiful and varied independent bookstores. As Rich Smith writes, "Enjoy a good spring day of buying books in person from booksellers who love you and want you to be happy. Also: FUCK JEFF BEZOS. LONG LIVE INDIES."
  In addition to general book merriment, some stores are also putting on special readings and events, all of which you can see here. (The ones at Fantagraphics, Ada
  
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• Wyoming man will not seek change of plea in Idaho killing

  25-04-2019 20:48
  JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Attorneys for a 42-year-old Wyoming man who has pleaded guilty in the killing of his pregnant ex-girlfriend have withdrawn a request to change his plea. Erik Ohlson, of Jackson, had pleaded guilty in February to murder and manslaughter in the killing Jennifer Nalley at her Teton Valley, Idaho, cabin. But last […]
  
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• Oregon House approves ban on plastic checkout bags

  25-04-2019 20:20
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon House approved a statewide ban on single-use plastic shopping bags. Lawmakers voted 42-18 Thursday to prohibit large retailers and grocery stores from offering plastic checkout bags. Stores are able to offer recycled paper bags and reusable plastic bags for a 5 cent fee. The bill also includes a pre-emption […]
  
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• Savage Love: The Liked Boys

  25-04-2019 19:56 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan Savage Joe NewtonMy best friend's father is an avid user of social media. He's retired and spends most of his day posting memes on Facebook and Instagram. Recently, I realized he might not know how Instagram works. I noticed over the past week or so that he has been following, liking, and commenting on a lot of Instagram pictures of young gay men. I don't think he realizes that anyone who follows him can see that activity. At first I was worried, not because he might be gay or bisexual, b
  
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• CVS moves into dental care with teeth-straightening service

  25-04-2019 19:45
  CVS Health is venturing into dental care with plans to offer a relatively new teeth-straightening service. The drugstore chain said Thursday that it will add SmileDirectClub locations to hundreds of its stores, where customers can get started on getting their teeth straightened without an in-person visit with a dentist or orthodontist. That lack of an […]
  
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• Hail Satan? Looks at the Progressive Activism of Contemporary Satanism

  25-04-2019 19:37 via thestranger.com
  by Erik Henriksen“Sorry about the mess,” Lucien Greaves, the cofounder of the Satanic Temple, says to the crew of Hail Satan? as he welcomes them into the organization’s headquarters in Salem, Massachusetts. The two-story, formerly cream-colored building has been painted black, and a tasteful Sigil of Baphomet decorates the porch.Like the Satanic Temple, director Penny Lane’s Hail Satan? isn’t quite what it seems: Yes, Lane’s affectionate and funny documentary
  
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• Community College board backs instructor over visa

  25-04-2019 19:22
  PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — A beloved chemistry teacher from India just took his first giant step toward staying in the United States. Blue Mountain Community College chemistry instructor Chandra Kunapareddy got the answer he sought at the last of three special BMCC Board of Education meetings. Community college board of education meetings aren’t usually riveting, […]
  
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• The Mighty Avengers and the Endgame of Cinema

  25-04-2019 19:21 via thestranger.com
  by Erik Henriksen“The two-hour film has had a great run over 100 years, but it’s become very difficult to work in,” said Avengers: Endgame codirector Joe Russo in December. Filmmakers’ focus on two-hour movies, Russo joked, was the equivalent of writers saying, “Hey, we all love sonnets. Let’s just write sonnets for 100 years.”“We have to destroy the past by wiping the slate clean and saying that, ‘Yes, cinema is dead, but filmmaking is very
  
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• Comedian files complaint accusing Border Patrol of racial profiling in Spokane

  25-04-2019 19:19
  The complaint says Mohanad Elshieky was detained by Border Patrol officers in January even after producing valid identification documents demonstrating that he was lawfully present in the United States.
  
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• Fortune Smiles Upon Reptaliens

  25-04-2019 19:02 via thestranger.com
  
  The Portland synth poppers continue their lucky streak.by Ben SalmonWhen she answers the phone, Bambi Browning is standing in windy Joshua Tree, California. The Reptaliens frontperson is about to eat breakfast on a day off from her band’s long national tour with East Coast punk bands Turnstile and Turnover. The night before was spent at a friend’s comfy house in the California desert, and after breakfast, Browning and her bandmates will head south to the massive Coachella music festi
  
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• Landmark Eviction Reform Bill Passes Washington Legislature

  25-04-2019 18:41 via thestranger.com
  
  "This is the biggest reform to the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act since it was enacted in the 1970s."by Rich SmithWonder what the rent's like.LESTER BLACK
  Good news for people who don't want to be pushed into a painful cycle of homelessness due to our state's draconian eviction laws! Wednesday afternoon the Senate approved a sweeping evictions reform bill, sponsored by Sen. Patty Kuderer. The proposal, which passed 30-18 with bipartisan support, is now on its way to Governor Inslee's desk. Here
  
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• Small plane crash lands on top of Idaho tree, pilot rescued

  25-04-2019 17:51
  MCCALL, Idaho (AP) — A pilot who was trying to crash-land this week in an Idaho field instead brought his small plane to rest at the top of a 60-foot (18-meter) tree, officials said. Pilot John Gregory was not hurt in the Monday night crash, which happened when his single-engine Piper Cub PA-18 lost power […]
  
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• Pilot rescued from plane that crash-landed atop Idaho tree

  25-04-2019 17:51
  MCCALL, Idaho (AP) — A pilot who was trying to crash-land this week in an Idaho field instead brought his small plane to rest at the top of a 60-foot (18-meter) tree, officials said. Pilot John Gregory was not hurt in the Monday night crash, which happened when his single-engine Piper Cub PA-18 lost power […]
  
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• Slog AM: State Lawmakers are Scrambling to Finish the Budget, Joe Biden is Running for President, Mexico Lawmaker Tried to Ban Cold Beer

  25-04-2019 17:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Timothy KenneyUncle Joe is DONE biden his time.WIN MCNAMEE / GETTY IMAGES
  State Democrats are running out of time to write the budget: I’m glad my representatives are procrastinators too, you can’t trust proactive people. Sunday is the last day of the legislative session and Senate Democrats need a 2019-21 state operating budget by then. They have about $50 billion to work with, but some lawmakers say that’s not enough. Programs like K-12 school funding and mental health sys
  
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• Wasilla woman seriously injured in SUV rollover crash

  25-04-2019 17:27
  WASILLA, Alaska (AP) — A 42-year-old Wasilla woman was flown to a hospital with serious injuries following a one-car crash south of the city. Alaska State Troopers say Carissa Cloe shortly after 7:30 p.m. Thursday was driving west near Mile 7 Fairview Loop and lost control of her sport utility vehicle. The SUV skidded off […]
  
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• Washington Legislature passes bill mandating hospitals give rest and meal breaks to nurses

  25-04-2019 17:06
  The issue became a sensation in the past week when Sen. Maureen Walsh, R-College Place, suggested nurses in small hospitals with relatively few patients don't need mandated breaks, because their schedules are such that they probably spend part of their shift playing cards.
  
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• Salem Center Street Bridge retrofit may cost $100 million

  25-04-2019 17:03
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Upgrading the Center Street Bridge in Salem, Oregon, to withstand a major earthquake may cost $100 million, exceeding the $60 million budgeted by state lawmakers barely two years ago. The Statesman-Journal reports that retrofitting the span that carries upwards of 47,000 drivers a day from West Salem into downtown includes several […]
  
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• AP-NORC Poll: Many blame drug firms for opioid crisis

  25-04-2019 16:49
  NEW YORK (AP) — About two-thirds of Americans believe drug companies are to blame for the opioid crisis, although nearly as many hold drug users themselves responsible, a new poll finds. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll showed many people also fault doctors who prescribed opioid pain pills and government officials who […]
  
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• Delivery driver killed in Portland accident

  25-04-2019 16:47
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a delivery truck driver was hit and killed by a taxi Northeast Portland, Oregon. KOIN reports the accident happened before 1 a.m. Thursday. The taxi driver had picked up a fare at the airport and was traveling westbound when the crash happened. The driver stayed at the scene and […]
  
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• Elderly woman dies in house fire in Everett

  25-04-2019 16:45
  Two others were hurt in the Thursday morning blaze and taken to the hospital.
  
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• ‘Incredibly dangerous’: Seattle man with at least 12 prior DUI arrests faces felony charges after April crash

  25-04-2019 16:09
  Court documents say that, since his first known arrest in 1984, the 70-year-old man has had at least 13 DUI arrests: 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2019.
  
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• ‘Incredibly dangerous’: Seattle man faces 17th DUI charge after April crash

  25-04-2019 16:09
  Court documents say that, since his first known arrest in 1984, the 70-year-old man has had at least 13 DUI arrests: 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2019.
  
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• ‘Incredibly dangerous’: Seattle man charged with 13th DUI in King County court

  25-04-2019 16:09
  Court documents say that, since his first known arrest in 1984, the 70-year-old man has had 13 DUI arrests: 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2019.
  
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• Shoreline man who says he sexually exploited 1,000 girls is sentenced to 55 years

  25-04-2019 15:00
  A Shoreline man, who admitted to sexually exploiting at least 1,000 girls over the past decade, was sentenced for his role in grooming, exploiting and blackmailing 19 victims. He was part of a ring of men charged in coercing girls to perform sex acts for webcams.
  
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• Rialto grows up: Once near death, rescued sea otter now approaching adult weight

  25-04-2019 15:00
  VANCOUVER, B.C. — Rialto is one lucky sea otter. Once rumpled as a dishrag, too weak to stand and helplessly tumbled by waves, he was stranded and alone when he was discovered near death on Olympic National Park’s Rialto Beach in August 2016. Rialto was nursed back to health with 24/7 care at the Seattle […]
  
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• ‘No bar was too low’: Shoreline man sentenced to 55 years for sexually exploiting hundreds of girls

  25-04-2019 15:00
  A Shoreline man, who admitted to sexually exploiting at least 1,000 girls over the past decade, was sentenced for his role in grooming, exploiting and blackmailing 19 victims. He was part of a ring of men charged in coercing girls to perform sex acts for webcams.
  
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• Mother, daughter fatally shot; mom’s boyfriend charged

  25-04-2019 14:30
  SHADY COVE, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a mother and daughter were killed Sunday in southwest Oregon and a man who had been in a relationship with the mother has been arrested. The Mail Tribune reports 62-year-old Shirley Gann and her daughter 43-year-old Judy Wilkins died of multiple gunshot wounds Sunday, according to findings of […]
  
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• Could a regional approach to teacher home visits work in King County? It has in Dallas and Fort Worth.

  25-04-2019 14:00
  Especially in South King County, students regularly move across district lines, so a district-run program could lose track of some of the most vulnerable families. That mobility has prompted some speculation that a regional approach could work better.
  
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• Therapy worker sentenced to 8 years for raping autistic boy

  25-04-2019 13:50
  GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) — A judge sentenced a 29-year-old therapy worker to more than 8 years of prison for raping a 13-year-old boy during on-the-job visits to his Gresham home. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports a jury took about an hour to find Abigail Minjung Kim guilty of six counts of first-degree sexual abuse, second-degree sodomy and […]
  
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• Moon rocks to be studied at University of Tennessee

  25-04-2019 11:32
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A professor at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville will help analyze moon rocks collected decades ago and never before opened. NASA calls the project the Apollo Next Generation Sample Analysis Program, and it’s part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing in 1969. UT Professor […]
  
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• Spokane-area woman faces animal-abuse charges over 9 electrocuted squirrels

  25-04-2019 09:20
  A Spokane Valley-area woman is accused of electrocuting nine squirrels that tried to scale her electric fence and steal walnuts from her backyard tree. The Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service received a complaint in October that Mary J. Banks, 68, left the dead squirrels hanging from the electric fence in sight of passers-by, according […]
  
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• Court to hear Washington challenge to Trump abortion rule

  25-04-2019 07:03
  A federal judge in Washington state will hear arguments in two cases against new Trump administration rules that could cut off federal funding for health care providers who refer patients for an abortion.
  
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• Anchorage hires consultants to review Port of Alaska project

  25-04-2019 06:07
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage officials have hired consultants to help determined the best path forward for the stalled modernization project of the Port of Alaska. The Alaska Journal of Commerce reports the Anchorage Assembly’s Enterprise and Utility Oversight Committee approved a $45,000 contract last week for the project management firm Ascent PGM and the […]
  
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• Alaska tribes say state unwilling to consult on projects

  25-04-2019 06:05
  BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — Two Alaska Native tribes say the governor’s administration will not consult directly with them on proposed projects. Alaska’s Energy Desk reported Wednesday that the Orutsararmiut Native Council and the Chilkat Indian Village say attempts to work with Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration have been rejected. Orutsararmiut leaders say they have asked […]
  
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• Daimler to convert Oregon factory to build electric trucks

  25-04-2019 06:01
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A major auto manufacturer says it will build electric trucks at an Oregon factory. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that Daimler Trucks North America announced Wednesday it will make electric Freightliner trucks in Portland with local production scheduled to begin in 2021. The company says it had already been developing electrification technology at […]
  
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• Man who attacked tourists in Yellowstone restroom sentenced

  25-04-2019 05:06
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A man who attacked two tourists with bear spray in a Yellowstone National Park restroom has been sentenced to 6 ½ years in federal prison. Jackson Coombs was sentenced Wednesday after previously pleading guilty to two counts of assault. He also must pay $2,199 in restitution. Prosecutors say the 30-year-old Coombs […]
  
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• Washington Democrats have days left to negotiate a new state budget — and decisions on taxes

  25-04-2019 04:13
  As they finish up Washington's new 2019-21 state operating budget, Democratic lawmakers must make hard decisions among about how much money to raise through taxes — or what spending they should skip.
  
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• Election update: Lake Washington levy passing; King and Snohomish hospital measures failing

  25-04-2019 03:59
  Levy supporters say the Eastside school district needs the funds to address overcrowding at its 54 schools, which are nearly all at or over capacity.
  
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• Slog PM: King County's Dump Gets an Expansion, People Keep Dying in the Grand Canyon but It's Chill, These Guys Had Sex with 9 Horses

  25-04-2019 03:11 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie GrahamThat person is probably next.bluejayphoto/Getty Images
  Boeing Field was used for deportation flights: King County International Airport, or Boeing Field, has seen 466 deportation flights since 2010. That adds up to roughly 34,400 detained immigrants, according to a report by the University of Washington Center for Human Rights. King County Executive Dow Constantine signed legislation to limit this practice Tuesday, the same day the report came out.
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