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• Meet Andrew Yang, the Democratic Candidate with Something for Everyone

  29-04-2019 23:56 via thestranger.com
  
  The Democratic hopeful wants to give everyone in America $1,000 a month.by Katie Herzog"You get $1,000! And you get $1,000! And you get $1,000!" Alex Wong/Getty
  Andrew Yang is coming to Seattle.The front runner for the Democratic nomination for president (at least according to Slog readers, perhaps the least prescient group in history) will be at Gas Works Park on May 3rd as part of his campaign tour, which he's calling the "Humanity First Tour."
  So, who the fuck is Andrew Yang?As Eli mentioned
  
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• A Question From the Pedo Files

  29-04-2019 23:52 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan SavageOriginally published February 4, 2010.
  Let's say, theoretically, I'm a pedophile. I'm not stupid or evil, so I'm not gonna DO anything. I'm not even gonna look at porn, because the production of it involves child exploitation. I don't even look at kids in public places.
  So what the fuck should I do? Chemical castration? But I haven't DONE anything and I don't plan to. Am I obliged to tell anyone? Good way to lose friends. Can I keep babysitting my friend
  
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• Just Announced: The Complete Schedule for This Year's Timber! Outdoor Music Festival

  29-04-2019 23:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do Staff
  Good news, music festival lovers: The Timber! Outdoor Music Festival is returning to Carnation's Tolt-McDonald Park for its seventh year, from July 11–13. This year's lineup was released earlier this month, but the full schedule was announced this morning.
  Thursday will be headlined by local stars Chong the Nomad and Haley Heynderickx, with Friday featuring Hibou and grunge legend Mark Lanegan, and Saturday closing out with San Francisco punks the Oh Sees. Yo
  
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• The Awful Treatment of Rocket Raccoon in Avengers: Endgame Shows How Creepy Humans Are

  29-04-2019 23:02 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeHumans just hate me and my intelligent hands. Why? Disney
  Here are two of the many ways humans are creepy. One, is the hatred the majority of us have for the barn-loving and urban-living raccoons. And this hatred has received, in my opinion, its fullest expression in Avengers: Endgame, a film that will be seen by possibly billions of humans. Rocket Raccoon has already had a hard time of it in the other Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy films. He has no idea that he is a racco
  
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• Police: Officers fatally shoot man who stabbed 4 in Portland

  29-04-2019 22:57
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police say officers fatally shot a man who stabbed four adults in Southeast Portland. The Portland Police Bureau says officers were called to a residence at about 4:15 a.m. Monday and found the man holding a woman at knifepoint. Police say officers removed a toddler from the room before using less-than-lethal […]
  
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• Troopers: Alaska jail fire victims tentatively identified

  29-04-2019 22:54
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Authorities in Alaska have tentatively identified the two prisoners who died in a village jail fire that also injured a guard who was trying to free them. Alaska State Troopers say the fire victims in Napakiak have been tentatively identified as 24-year-old Becca White and 22-year-old Isaiah Parka. The Napakiak residents […]
  
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• Ready for Cinco de Mayo This Weekend? Check Out Our Comprehensive Seattle Events Calendar

  29-04-2019 22:49 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffDon't miss New York City’s first all-female mariachi band Flor de Toloache at Nectar this weekend.
  Cinco de Mayo technically commemorates the Mexican Army's victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. In the United States, it's also a day to celebrate Mexican American culture. On our Cinco de Mayo events calendar, we've compiled nearly 40 ways to do so in Seattle.
  You'll find everything from non-ticketed events like a party at El Centro de
  
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• John Singleton, maker of ‘Boyz N the Hood,’ dies at 51

  29-04-2019 22:29
  Singleton's family said Monday that he died after being taken off life support, about two weeks after the director suffered a major stroke.
  
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• A daunting task begins: Reducing lobster gear to save whales

  29-04-2019 22:28
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fishing managers on the East Coast began the daunting process Monday of implementing new restrictions on lobster fishing that are designed to protect a vanishing species of whale. A team organized by the federal government recommended last week that the number of vertical trap lines in the water be reduced by […]
  
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• An Apocalypse Now with "Sensual Sound" May Be Coming to a Movie Theater Near You

  29-04-2019 22:21 via thestranger.com
  
  Move over Smell-O-Vision. There's there's a new invention that'll assault your senses.by Chase BurnsSteven Soderbergh and Francis Ford Coppola at last night's screening of Apocalypse Now Final Cut in New York City. Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival
  Last night during a special screening of Francis Ford Coppola's Vietnam War tragedy porno, Apocalypse Now (1979), at the Tribeca Film Festival, the public experienced a few incredible things for the first time.The first was A
  
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• Anchorage police say man found dead in car had been shot

  29-04-2019 22:09
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage police say a man found dead in a car was shot to death. Thirty-six-year-old Laron Roberts died. Police shortly after 10 a.m. Sunday took a report of a dead man in a car in the 1000 block of 20th Avenue. The location is along Woodside Park near Chester Creek. Responding […]
  
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• The 53 Best Things To Do in Seattle This Week: April 29-May 5, 2019

  29-04-2019 22:04 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffPolitical power couple the Clintons will come to WaMu Theater on Friday as part of a national speaking tour.
  Our music critics have already chosen the 35 best music shows this week, but now it's our arts critics' turn to recommend the best events in their areas of expertise. Here are their picks in every genre—from a stand-up show with Tom Segura to the HUMP! Film Festival Rescreening, and from El Centro de la Raza's Cinco de Mayo Celebration to Carmen. See th
  
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• Nearly 2/3 quarantined by LA universities are cleared

  29-04-2019 21:24
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Almost two-thirds of the nearly 800 students, faculty and staff members who were quarantined following exposure to the measles virus at two Los Angeles universities have been cleared to resume normal activities. The quarantine marked one of the most sweeping efforts by authorities to contain the nation’s measles outbreak, where cases […]
  
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• More than half quarantined by LA universities in measles outbreak are cleared

  29-04-2019 21:24
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than half of the nearly 800 students, faculty and staff members who were quarantined following exposure to the measles virus at two Los Angeles universities have been cleared to resume normal activities. The quarantine marked one of the most sweeping efforts by authorities to contain the nation’s measles outbreak, where […]
  
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• More than half quarantined by LA universities are cleared

  29-04-2019 21:24
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than half of the nearly 800 students, faculty and staff members who were quarantined following exposure to the measles virus at two Los Angeles universities have been cleared to resume their normal activities. The quarantine marked one of the most sweeping efforts by authorities to contain the nation’s measles outbreak, […]
  
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• The Impossible Just Happened—Burger King Will Roll Out Plant-based Patties Nationwide by Year's End

  29-04-2019 20:42 via thestranger.com
  
  Great green news: Burger King will be selling the plant-based Impossible Burger nationwide by the end of 2019.by Dave SegalBut are the buns vegan? YouTube screengrab from Burger King's The Impossible Taste Test
  After a successful trial run in 59 restaurants throughout the St. Louis area, fast-food chain Burger King will begin selling the plant-based Impossible Whopper in stores nationwide by the end of 2019. In the meantime, Burger King will test the meatless wonder in select markets before the
  
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• Measles outbreak in Clark County declared over; 71 cases confirmed

  29-04-2019 20:26
  The outbreak, with 71 confirmed cases in Clark County, began in January. One case was reported in King County. Nearly all cases were in children between the ages of 1 and 18 who were not immunized.
  
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• Seattle's Midterm Voter Turnout Was Impressive, Thanks Mostly to Older Voters

  29-04-2019 20:25 via thestranger.com
  
  by Eli SandersClose to 80 percent of older people in the Seattle area voted in the 2018 midterms. Ariel Skelley / Getty Images
  Gene Balk at The Seattle Times has crunched the numbers and the good news is that national voter turnout was the highest in decades during the 2018 midterms. It was impressive in the Seattle area, too, and Balk credits President Trump for riling up enough Americans that overall midterm participation in this country hit a high not seen in four decades.The bad news, at lea
  
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• Judge: Former opioid advocate can testify against industry

  29-04-2019 19:39
  A federal jury will be able to hear from a doctor who spent decades advocating for broader use of powerful prescription painkillers before turning against the opioid industry. A special court master had ruled earlier this month that the testimony of Dr. Russell Portenoy, a professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, […]
  
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• Game of Thrones Discussion Group: Episode 3 - "The Long Night"

  29-04-2019 19:32 via thestranger.com
  
  by Leilani PolkArya, proving herself to be an incredible GoT ass kicker. But really, was there ever any doubt? Helen Sloan/HBO
  Oh, wow. Did you see that on HBO last night? Man, that was incredible. What a cool, cool episode, one of the best they've done so far. Can't wait to see where Barry goes from here.
  Oh, wait! We're not here to talk about Barry. (Still—how good was that???) We're here to talk about one of the weekend's biggest cultural events—no, no, not Endgame, either. We're
  
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• Former Seattle employee, North Bend ironworker among victims of crane collapse

  29-04-2019 19:13
  The four were killed when a tower crane plunged to the street on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• 2 experienced ironworkers were among 4 people killed in Seattle crane collapse

  29-04-2019 19:13
  One was from Ironworkers Local 86 in Seattle and the other from the Local 29 union out of Portland. The King County Medical Examiner's Office said Sunday it would release the names of the victims on Monday.
  
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• UN conference to consider plan to minimize plastic waste

  29-04-2019 18:53
  GENEVA (AP) — Over 180 countries have opened a U.N.-backed conference on waste and hazardous chemicals amid hopes it could produce a sweeping agreement toward minimizing generation of plastic waste, which has formed a gigantic mass of litter floating in the ocean. Rolph Payet of the United Nations Environment Program says he hasn’t heard “any […]
  
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• Man presumed drowned after rescue attempt on Idaho river

  29-04-2019 18:08
  RIGGINS, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say a man is presumed to have drowned in an Idaho river after he jumped in to try to rescue three children and an adult from a capsized canoe. The Lewiston Tribune reports Idaho County authorities have been searching for the 35-year-old man after he went missing in the Salmon […]
  
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• Idaho, Utah seek to intervene in Trump drilling plan lawsuit

  29-04-2019 18:04
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho and Utah are seeking to intervene on the side of the federal government after four conservation groups asked a judge to immediately halt drilling, mining and other activities to protect sage grouse habitat in seven Western states. The two states filed documents in U.S. District Court late last week seeking […]
  
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• Idaho, Utah seek to defend Trump drilling plan lawsuit

  29-04-2019 18:04
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two states are seeking to intervene on the side of the federal government after four conservation groups asked a judge to immediately halt drilling, mining and other activities to protect habitat for a ground-dwelling bird in seven Western states. Idaho and Utah filed documents in U.S. District Court late last week […]
  
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• After 20 Years, Washington Repeals Its Ban on Affirmative Action

  29-04-2019 18:01 via thestranger.com
  
  Guess what Republicans said about it.by Rich SmithThe Legislature adjourned on time yesterday, but not before repealing the affirmative action ban. Lester BlackLate Sunday night the Legislature passed Initiative 1000, which effectively repealed Washington's 20-year ban on affirmative action in public employment, college admissions, and public contracting.State universities and contractors still cannot use quotas for hiring or admissions, nor can they consider "race, sex, color, ethnicity, nation
  
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• Conservationists promise fight over Nevada oil, gas leases

  29-04-2019 17:57
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Conservationists say they’ll fight a federal government proposal to allow oil and gas drilling in remote northeast Nevada, including open-range that’s home to a dwindling species of ground-dwelling bird. A Center for Biological Diversity official threatened lawsuits after the U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Thursday opened a one-month comment period […]
  
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• Anchorage utility begins draining city lake to repair pipe

  29-04-2019 17:57
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Anchorage utility is draining a city lake to repair a sewer line. Anchorage television station KTUU reports Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utilities is draining Campbell Lake to fix a line damaged by the 7.1 magnitude earthquake on Nov. 30. Crews in March made temporary repairs on a 200-foot (61-meter) segment […]
  
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• Slog AM: Four Dead in South Lake Union Crane Collapse, Highest Midterm Turnout in Decades, Only 1% of U.S. Farmers are Black

  29-04-2019 17:26 via thestranger.com
  
  by Timothy KenneyThe Saturday afternoon tragedy is still being investigated.SERGEI DUBROVSKII / GETTY IMAGES
  Investigators open up probe into four companies involved in South Lake Union crane disaster: A tower crane, those huge metal contraptions that dominate Seattle’s skyline, collapsed Saturday while being dismantled, killing four people and injuring four others. The high, gusty winds are believed to have played a part in the collapse that partially fell onto Google’s new building
  
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• Salem VA clinic has long wait times for veterans

  29-04-2019 17:19
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs clinic in Salem, Oregon, is plagued with long wait times for new patients. The Statesman Journal reports the average delay to see a primary care doctor is 67 days, according to agency data. It’s the second-worst in Oregon and much longer than most Portland-area VA […]
  
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• Report: Wyoming’s prison population increased in 2017

  29-04-2019 17:05
  CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — A U.S. Department of Justice report shows Wyoming’s prison population grew the third fastest in the country in 2017. The Casper Star-Tribune reports the government figures released last week show the population in state prisons increased by 4.2% by the end of 2017. Wyoming’s prison growth was outpaced by Utah at […]
  
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• US measles cases top 700, with many illnesses among kids

  29-04-2019 16:59
  NEW YORK (AP) — Measles continues to spread in the United States, with more 704 cases reported so far this year in 22 states. U.S. health officials on Monday updated the national tally. It has already eclipsed the total for any full year since 1994, when 963 cases were reported. The Centers for Disease Control […]
  
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• Surge in US measles cases leads to extraordinary measures

  29-04-2019 16:59
  NEW YORK (AP) — Quarantines in California. Fines in New York City. Orders for some people to avoid public places in Rockland County, New York. As an outbreak of measles surges across the United States — with 704 cases this year and counting — some local health officials are trying to deal with contagion in […]
  
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• Who’s accountable for saving Seattle’s cultural districts? All of us

  29-04-2019 15:00
  "On the Brink," a new film about the gentrification of Seattle's historically black neighborhood, is both a cautionary tale and a call to action in the face of Seattle's rapid growth.
  
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• Central District, other Seattle legacy communities are at risk — and we all need to help save them

  29-04-2019 15:00
  "On the Brink," a new film about the gentrification of Seattle's historically black neighborhood, is both a cautionary tale and a call to action in the face of Seattle's rapid growth.
  
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• Beto O’Rourke unveils climate plan with Yosemite as backdrop

  29-04-2019 15:00
  EL PORTAL, Calif. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke has announced his first major policy initiative, a $5 trillion plan to combat climate change that he says will keep the Earth from sliding past the point of no return in less than a generation. The former Texas congressman unveiled his proposal on Monday before […]
  
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• Ask An Expert: Larry Watkinson shares what it’s like for him to get around as a person with impaired vision

  29-04-2019 15:00
  Larry Watkinson, who has nonfunctional eyesight, works for the Washington State Department of Transportation, resolving Americans with Disabilities Act complaints. He talks about riding the bus, walking the sidewalks and generally getting around Seattle with low vision.
  
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• Anti-Trump bump: Seattle midterm turnout near highest in U.S., new data show

  29-04-2019 15:00
  Seattle had one of the biggest turnouts among big cities in the 2018 midterm elections, especially among older and more highly educated voters.
  
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• With fewer juvenile offenders locked up, an unexpected consequence arises for schools that teach them

  29-04-2019 14:00
  The trend away from locking juveniles up for crime has had an unexpected consequence, as institutions that teach them are running out of money. Higher teacher salaries and changes in the way public schools are funded have had an impact, too.
  
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• As fewer juvenile offenders are locked up, it’s harder to educate those who are left

  29-04-2019 14:00
  The trend away from locking juveniles up for crime has had an unexpected consequence, as institutions that teach them are running out of money. Higher teacher salaries and changes in the way public schools are funded have had an impact, too.
  
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• Man pulled over to check out an accident scene, ended up delivering donated organs and surgeon to hospital

  29-04-2019 11:35
  CHICAGO — Robert King was driving home from work recently – Lake Michigan dancing to the east, the skyline glistening to the north – when traffic on Lake Shore Drive slowed to a crawl. A green-and-white van that sped past King moments earlier, lights and sirens blaring, sat along the roadside in a mangled heap. […]
  
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• Washington lawmakers pass Initiative 1000, ending a 2-decade ban on affirmative action

  29-04-2019 07:00
  Voting largely along party lines, Democratic majorities in the House and Senate propelled its passage in both chambers.
  
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• Lawmakers debate future of loan relief for public workers

  29-04-2019 06:21
  The program launched in 2007 is meant to help college graduates who pursue jobs that may pay modest salaries but serve a greater good. But turmoil has been mounting since last year, when the Education Department revealed that 99% of borrowers who applied had been rejected.
  
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• University of Alaska seeking people affected by data breach

  29-04-2019 06:05
  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — The University of Alaska is attempting to contact people who may have been affected by a computer data breach. The Daily News-Miner reported Sunday that hacking between January and February 2018 may have compromised email accounts containing a wide variety of personal information. The university is trying to reach those whose […]
  
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• As Washington Legislature wraps up, Gov. Inslee takes victory lap and lawmakers OK affirmative-action measure

  29-04-2019 04:23
  Washington lawmakers Sunday night also passed their new, two-year state operating budget and cut a deal to lift the caps on dollars that school districts could raise through local tax-levies.
  
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• As Washington Legislature races to wrap up, Gov. Inslee takes victory lap and lawmakers OK affirmative-action measure

  29-04-2019 04:23
  On the last scheduled day of the legislative session, state lawmakers Sunday evening had yet to pass their new, two-year state operating budget or finish a deal to raise the caps on dollars that school districts could raise through local tax-levies.
  
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• As the Washington Legislature races to wrap up, Gov. Inslee takes a victory lap

  29-04-2019 04:23
  On the last scheduled day of the legislative session, state lawmakers Sunday evening had yet to pass their new, two-year state operating budget or finish a deal to raise the caps on dollars that school districts could raise through local tax-levies.
  
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• Investigators open probe into four companies that were dismantling Seattle crane before deadly collapse

  29-04-2019 04:14
  Investigators will likely be trying to determine how closely construction crews had been following the manufacturer's instructions for disassembling the crane, two crane safety experts said.
  
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