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• After outcry, USDA will no longer require scientists to label research ‘preliminary’

  10-05-2019 23:54
  The Agriculture Department has dropped its demand that staff scientists label peer-reviewed research as “preliminary,” after angry protests followed a Washington Post story disclosing the policy. But the latest guidelines, released on Wednesday, for internally reviewing science within the department raise additional questions about scientific integrity, said non-USDA researchers who inspected the guide. Since July, […]
  
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• House passes bill intended to limit Pioneer Home rate hikes

  10-05-2019 23:17
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska House has passed legislation seeking to limit what the state can charge residents of the state-supported elder-care facilities known as Pioneer Homes. Rep. Zack Fields, who sponsored the bill, has said it would raise rates to take into account inflation since 2004. But the rates would not be as […]
  
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• New Jersey gets official state microbe: Streptomyces griseus

  10-05-2019 23:11
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A microorganism that played a role in treating tuberculosis is now officially recognized as New Jersey’s state microbe. Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill Friday giving the distinction to Streptomyces (strep-toh-MY’-seez) griseus (GREE’-say-us). The microbe was discovered in New Jersey soil in 1916. In 1943, researchers from Rutgers University used the […]
  
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• Court: Police can’t rummage through garbage without warrant

  10-05-2019 23:10
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court disagreed with more than 50 years of state case law by ruling that Oregonians retain a privacy interest in the garbage they leave on the curb for pick-up. That means police can’t simply rummage through it even after a truck hauls it away. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the […]
  
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• Fraudster who used ice cream to lure seniors is sentenced

  10-05-2019 22:12
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man who defrauded Medicare by using the promise of ice cream to lure senior citizens into genetic testing was sentenced Friday to more than four years in prison. Seth Rehfuss had pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. U.S. District Judge Ann Thompson […]
  
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• Man sentenced on rape, sexual abuse cahrges

  10-05-2019 21:41
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to committing multiple sex crimes against three underage girls. KOIN reports that Fernando Lugo-Gongora pleaded guilty to 1st-degree rape, three counts of 1st-degree sexual abuse and 1st-degree sodomy on Wednesday. He was sentenced on Friday. The […]
  
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• Jim Fowler, former host of ‘Wild Kingdom,’ dies at 89

  10-05-2019 21:39
  NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — Jim Fowler, a naturalist who rose to fame on the long-running television show “Wild Kingdom,” has died. He was 89. Jennifer Whitney is a spokeswoman for Mutual of Omaha, which sponsored the show. She says Fowler died peacefully Wednesday at his home in Norwalk, Connecticut, surrounded by family. The show debuted […]
  
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• Teens killed when pickup plunges off Aleutians Island cliff

  10-05-2019 21:10
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A pickup truck carrying teenagers from an Aleutian Islands city plunged off a cliff, killing two passengers. The pickup was on a mountain road early Thursday afternoon on Unalaska Island and it fell 900 feet (275 meters) to ocean shoreline, the city of Unalaska said in an announcement Friday. The 18-year-old […]
  
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• A New Cookie Shop in the Central District and More Seattle Food News You Can Use: May 10, 2019 Edition

  10-05-2019 21:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffLowrider Baking Company will open its first brick-and-mortar cookie shop in the Central District this weekend. Lowrider Baking Company via Facebook
  This week, the long-awaited Jewish deli and bakery Zylberschtein's brings bagels and lox and pastrami on rye to Pinehurst. Plus, Canlis's chef takes home a James Beard Award, Lowrider Baking prepares to open its first brick-and-mortar location in the Central District this weekend, and Biscuit Bitch announces a new locati
  
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• Dems propose pension reform to appease revolting Republicans

  10-05-2019 20:44
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Democrats unveiled a plan to rein in Oregon’s rising pension costs in an attempt to coax protesting Republicans back to the state Capitol. Senate Republicans were again absent on Friday and have now shut down the official business in the chamber for four straight days. A Democratic supermajority was poised to […]
  
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• Dems propose pension reform amid Republican walkout

  10-05-2019 20:44
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Democrats unveiled a plan Friday to rein in Oregon’s rising pension costs, a peace offering to Republicans who have shut down the Senate this week demanding reform to a system that’s racked up over $25 billion in debt. The proposal, which has been in the works for around two months, relies […]
  
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• UN: Plastic waste pact approved with US among few holdouts

  10-05-2019 20:22
  GENEVA (AP) — United Nations officials say nearly all of the world’s countries have agreed on a deal to better manage plastic waste, with the United States a notable exception. A “legally binding framework” that affects thousands of types of plastic waste emerged Friday at the end of a two-week meeting of U.N.-backed conventions on […]
  
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• National weather-radar system upgrades are on track

  10-05-2019 20:18
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials say an eight-year plan for a major upgrade to the nation’s weather radar stations to help predict dangerous storms and improve air traffic safety is on track at the midway point. The National Weather Service, U.S. Air Force and Federal Aviation Administration are paying for the $150 million project to […]
  
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• Western State Hospital staff struggle with assault, chickenpox

  10-05-2019 20:10
  Washington lawmakers passed, and Gov. Inslee signed, measures to improve mental-health care in our state, but many of the changes could take months or years to implement.
  
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• Psychiatric hospital staff struggle with assault, chickenpox

  10-05-2019 20:10
  Washington lawmakers passed, and Gov. Inslee signed, measures to improve mental-health care in our state, but many of the changes could take months or years to implement.
  
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• SPD Releases Body Camera Video Footage of Wednesday's Queen Anne Killing

  10-05-2019 19:44 via thestranger.com
  
  Two police officers opened fire on a man in a Queen Anne apartment Wednesday night.by Lester Black Lester Black
  Two Seattle police officers shot and killed a man armed with a knife in a Lower Queen Anne apartment on Wednesday night. Police released body camera footage of the incident last night, showing the officers standing in an apartment hallway as they fire a barrage of bullets at a man standing on the other side of a doorway.
  Officers arrived at the apartment at 7:21 pm Wednesday after the
  
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• Washington state limits exemptions for measles vaccine

  10-05-2019 19:32
  Parents will no longer be able to claim a personal or philosophical exemption for their children from receiving the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine before attending a day-care center or school.
  
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• Is America Ready for Socialism? Bhaskar Sunkara Thinks So.

  10-05-2019 19:15 via thestranger.com
  
  Sunkara sits down with The Stranger to talk about Bernie, Warren, Sawant, the history of socialism, and whether or not working class people actually read Jacobin.by Rich SmithJacobin founder Bhaskar Sunkara will decry the perils of neoliberalism at Town Hall Seattle tonight. Erin Baiano
  Before 2008, calling yourself a socialist was basically the same thing as calling yourself a Level 70 Necromancer. You were engaging in a kind of political LARP with a bunch of other tweedy, unwashed academics. Y
  
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• In Lulu Wang's The Farewell, Not Knowing Is the Best Medicine

  10-05-2019 19:03 via thestranger.com
  
  by Gillian AndersonThe Farewell (featuring Awkwafina in her first starring role) is a true story based on a lie.
  If you had a fatal disease, would you want to know? This question lies at the heart of a 2016 This American Life segment called "What You Don't Know" by Lulu Wang. Her 80-year-old grandmother, known as Nai Nai, had been diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer and given three months to live. The doctor wanted to put Nai Nai in the hospital and start aggressive treatment. Instead, her family
  
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• Mount Vernon man accused of beheading girlfriend found competent for trial

  10-05-2019 18:47
  Timothy Paul Hernandez, 33, was competent following a court-ordered evaluation by a mental health expert.
  
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• Citing state budget deliberations, borough hikes local tax

  10-05-2019 18:10
  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly has approved a budget with an eye toward how much the state will reimburse the borough for school construction debt. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports the assembly on Thursday approved a budget with a property tax increase ranging from just more than 0.3 mills to […]
  
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• Thousands of UW students have been homeless or skipping meals, survey finds

  10-05-2019 18:07
  The new survey showed that an estimated 5,000 students had experienced homelessness in the past year, with 160 currently living in a car, tent or shelter. And 10,000 said they had been known to eat smaller meals or skip some entirely because of a lack of money.
  
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• Lynch: A History Is More Than Just a Portrait of a Former Seahawks Superstar

  10-05-2019 17:55 via thestranger.com
  
  Shields also highlights the relationship between the modern NFL and white supremacy.by Spike FriedmanHe might've left the Seahawks a few years ago, but the now-retired running back is still beloved.
  To paraphrase its namesake subject, watching Lynch: A History feels like running through the motherfucking face of the traumas of both Black America and the Seattle Seahawks over and over and over and over and over and over and over again. The film uses almost exclusively archival footage to build a
  
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• Body found in Snake River identified as missing woman

  10-05-2019 17:51
  GRANGEVILLE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho County Sheriff’s Office says human remains found along the Snake River belong to a Grangeville woman who has been missing for more than a year. Nez Perce County Coroner Joshua Hall identified the remains as Shawnta L. Pankey Thursday afternoon, the sheriff’s office said in a prepared statement. Pankey […]
  
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• Slog AM: Young People are Fed Up With Seattle, Helium Shortage Hits Party City Hard, Does Trump Want to Get Impeached?

  10-05-2019 17:32 via thestranger.com
  
  by Timothy KenneyHelium is now gold and your favorite party supply store is SUFFERING. alexsfoto/Getty Images
  Young people in Seattle are unsatisfied across the map: Every young person likes to complain. So do old people and babies and even dogs. It’s just the way we work. But according to a new study, people in Seattle between 21 and 38 are especially fed up with the city, ranking the city last in several different metrics. Overall, this study shows that for young people in the city, the
  
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• Idaho governor selects new district court judge for E. Idaho

  10-05-2019 17:12
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little has appointed Steven W. Boyce as a 7th District Court judge in southeastern Idaho. Little, a Republican, in an announcement Thursday says Boyce has distinguished himself as a prudent attorney committed to the people of the region. Boyce graduated from the University of Idaho College of Law […]
  
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• Diplomat with unexplained injury to give brain for research

  10-05-2019 17:00
  BOSTON (AP) — A U.S. diplomat who suffered headaches and memory loss under mysterious circumstances while stationed in China has pledged to donate his brain for research. Mark Lenzi on Friday joined the several thousand others, including many former NFL players, who previously signed agreements to have their brains studied after they die by the […]
  
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• Diplomat joins athletes in pledging brain for research

  10-05-2019 17:00
  BOSTON (AP) — A U.S. diplomat who said he suffered headaches and memory loss under mysterious circumstances while stationed in China pledged Friday to donate his brain to head injury researchers. Mark Lenzi, 44, is an unusual addition to the several thousand others, including many former NFL players who suffered concussions during their careers, who […]
  
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• Men accused in Salem shootings ordered held without bail

  10-05-2019 16:41
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A judge has ordered two suspects accused of killing two Salem men and shooting a woman held without bail. The Statesman Journal reports that during their arraignment Thursday, the mother of one of the victims tearfully asked Judge Jennifer Gardiner to not release the men suspected of killing her son, calling […]
  
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• 1 killed in Portland shooting

  10-05-2019 16:27
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a man died after he was shot in Portland. KOIN reports that shortly before 10:30 p.m. Thursday, police arrived to the scene in in southeast Portland and found a man suffering from at least one gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital in serious condition and later died. […]
  
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• Seattle broke a heat record on Thursday. Will we break another on Friday?

  10-05-2019 16:18
  Temperatures at Sea-Tac reached 83 degrees Thursday, breaking the old record of 81 that was set in 1987. On Friday, the high is 85 degrees, well above the previous record of 80 set in 1993. This is also only the third time in 75 years that the first 10 days of May have been dry.
  
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• ‘This is the epitome of how customers should be treated’: The best comments this week on seattletimes.com

  10-05-2019 16:00
  This week, Seattle Times reporting took you to Seahawks rookie minicamp, into the trenches of Seattle's real-estate gold rush, behind the scenes at Canlis and more. Here's what you had to say about it.
  
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• ‘I don’t know how Boeing gets the public trust back’: The best comments this week on seattletimes.com

  10-05-2019 16:00
  This week, Seattle Times reporting took you to Seahawks rookie minicamp, into the trenches of Seattle's real-estate gold rush, behind the scenes at Canlis and more. Here's what you had to say about it.
  
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• Willamette Valley cities get money to revitalize

  10-05-2019 15:05
  SALEM, Ore (AP) — Four cities in Oregon’s Willamette Valley have received $800,000 in revitalization grants. The Statesman Journal reports that Dallas, Stayton, Turner and Woodburn are receiving a total of $800,000 from Oregon Heritage – $200,000 each in matching grants through Oregon lottery bonds – for economic revitalization building projects in the core of […]
  
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• Young Seattle residents unsatisfied with nearly everything about the city, new survey finds

  10-05-2019 15:00
  How do Seattleites' perceptions of their own town stack up to other U.S. cities? Not great, according to a new survey of young people across the country.
  
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• Podcast: Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz warns a severe wildfire season is arriving early

  10-05-2019 15:00
  On Episode 107 of The Overcast, Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz — the elected official who manages state forestland and wildfire-fighting efforts — offers a somewhat grim prognosis for the 2019 wildfire season.
  
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• Want a spot on the Seattle School Board? The filing deadline is May 17

  10-05-2019 14:00
  Only one incumbent, Board President Leslie Harris, has confirmed her intention to run again.
  
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• Princes William and Harry back UK mental health text support

  10-05-2019 13:19
  LONDON (AP) — Princes William and Harry and their wives, Kate and Meghan, are joining forces to back a text messaging service to help people experiencing mental health problems. Their Royal Foundation will provide a 3 million-pound ($3.9 million) grant to back the initiative called Shout. The service is designed to help people with a […]
  
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• 4 Tennessee pain clinics accused in fraud scheme have closed

  10-05-2019 12:50
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Four Tennessee pain management clinics have abruptly closed amid state and federal health insurance fraud investigations. The Tennessean reports the clinics formerly with PainMD and rebranded under the name Rinova officially closed Wednesday. Federal authorities last year accused PainMD and its parent company, MedManagement, of inflating profits by giving patients unnecessary […]
  
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• WHO warns Ebola could spread elsewhere if attacks don’t stop

  10-05-2019 10:46
  DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The World Health Organization is warning it may not be possible to contain Ebola to the two affected provinces in eastern Congo if violent attacks on health teams continue. In an update Friday, WHO warned that Ebola response activities had been halted for five consecutive days because of the insecurity. In […]
  
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• Alaska school employees reject district contract proposals

  10-05-2019 06:11
  KENAI, Alaska (AP) — Two Alaska school employee associations have rejected contract proposals from their district. The Peninsula Clarion reported Wednesday that the Kenai Peninsula Education Association and the Kenai Peninsula Support Association rejected the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s latest proposals Wednesday. A district spokesperson says another bargaining session is scheduled for Monday. Negotiations […]
  
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• Alaska seafood industry making plans for China tariff impact

  10-05-2019 06:09
  KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s seafood industry is exploring strategies to reduce damage from the Trump administration’s trade dispute with China. The Kodiak Daily Mirror reported Thursday that the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute plans to explore how Alaska can enter additional markets to expand the state’s seafood brand. The U.S. plans to raise tariffs on […]
  
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• Warren bringing opioids message to hard-hit W.Va., Ohio

  10-05-2019 06:06
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Elizabeth Warren is set to visit a state that hasn’t been friendly to Democrats lately to pitch her plan to combat the opioid addiction crisis by boosting taxes on the wealthy. The Massachusetts senator and Democratic presidential candidate will travel to Kermit, West Virginia, on Friday before moving on to Chillicothe […]
  
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• Thurston deputies investigating domestic violence-related homicide in Olympia

  10-05-2019 06:01
  A 73-year-old man was arrested Thursday night on suspicion of fatally shooting his wife, the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office said.
  
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• Seattle police release video of officers fatally shooting man in Queen Anne apartment

  10-05-2019 04:59
  The video shows a man holding a knife and walking toward officers, ignoring commands to put his hands up. Two officers shoot the man, killing him during the Wednesday encounter.
  
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• Dick’s Drive-In in Kent should not become a train maintenance base, Sound Transit committee says

  10-05-2019 03:45
  The committee's unanimous vote makes it likely that the full transit board, meeting May 23, will remove the Kent property from further studies.
  
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• Slog PM: Seattle Hate Crime Reports are Up Almost 400 Percent, a Whale Watching Fiasco, Jeff Bezos Wants to Colonize the Moon

  10-05-2019 03:39 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie GrahamThese are the expectations. The reality was a boat that was QUICKLY TAKING ON WATER.RIEGSECKER/GETTYIMAGES.COM
  Hate crimes and incidents are up almost 400 percent in Seattle since 2012: Well, at least reports of them are up almost 400 percent, according to a study released today by the Office of the City Auditor. There were 521 hate crimes reported to Seattle police in 2018, an increase of almost 25 percent over 2017, and this growth trend is seen in other cities, too. The repo
  
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• A music icon watches over West Seattle’s Junction

  10-05-2019 03:17
  The weather forecast calls for temperatures in the 80s the next few days.
  
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• Zillah student remains in critical condition after wind carries away inflatable game

  10-05-2019 03:11
  Kirsten Tackett was one of four students injured when a gust of wind dislodged stakes holding down an inflatable interactive game on the afternoon of May 1.
  
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• Federal judge finds Tukwila officers violated civil rights of undocumented immigrant arrested after reporting crime

  10-05-2019 03:11
  The ruling means that a civil-rights lawsuit filed by Wilson Rodriguez Macareno can go to a jury, and exposes two police officers to the possibility of punitive damages for their decision to detain, handcuff and him over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
  
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