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• Indiana fetal remains law could boost costs for abortions

  29-05-2019 23:49
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Planned Parenthood officials expect greater expenses for abortions in Indiana following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding a state law requiring burial or cremation of fetal remains after an abortion. Abortion opponents cheer the court’s decision as “recognizing the dignity of unborn children” even as the justices sidestepped other provisions of the […]
  
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• Idaho finds ‘reasonable variances’ in oil, gas well numbers

  29-05-2019 23:49
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An investigation by Idaho officials into a Texas-based oil company’s production reporting from nine natural gas and oil wells in southwestern Idaho has found what state officials describe as reasonable variances. Idaho Department of Lands investigator Dave Schwarz told the Idaho Oil and Gas Conservation Commission on Wednesday that an error […]
  
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• Pioneering Oregon state Sen. Jackie Winters has died

  29-05-2019 23:42
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Veteran Republican state Sen. Jackie Winters, the first African-American Republican elected to the Legislature, died at age 82 on Wednesday after a battle with cancer. House Speaker Tina Kotek made the announcement on the floor of the House of Representatives, and called for a minute of silence. One lawmaker who had […]
  
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• Centrist Movement Fails in Washington After All Their Candidates Lose

  29-05-2019 23:42 via thestranger.com
  
  "If the Democrats are going to be a centrist party, then maybe we don't need another one," he said.by Rich SmithChris Vance says Joe Biden's current dominance of the Democratic field suggests that the country might already have its centrist candidate. Here's Biden stumping for former Sen. Claire McCaskill, who lost her seat to a right-wing nutjob in 2018. SCOTT OLSON / GETTY IMAGES
  Eighteen months ago former Washington State Republican Party chairman Chris Vance and former Democratic Congressman
  
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• 37-year-old Oregon State Penitentiary inmate dies

  29-05-2019 23:33
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a 37-year-old inmate at the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem died Monday. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports no details about the death of Dominic Genise have been released. A medical examiner will determine his cause of death, and the Oregon State Police has been notified. Corrections department and court records say […]
  
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• Two Letters: One From a Woman Who Should Cheat, One From a Woman Who Shouldn't Have Cheated

  29-05-2019 23:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan Savage
  I'm a 40-year-old straight (closeted bi-curious) woman married for twenty years to a very kind, hardworking, and devoted man. We married young and had a child right away. We have grown up together and are now enjoying the empty nest. Except here's the rub... or lack thereof...
  We have never had much of a sex life. The first few years were sparse due to us raising an infant/toddler, and me not making sex a priority. Come to think of it, we haven't had mu
  
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• 9th case of measles confirmed in Puget Sound region; man was likely exposed at Eastside restaurant

  29-05-2019 23:24
  A sixth case of measles has been diagnosed in King County, bringing the total number in the Puget Sound region this year to nine and marking the first time this month that a person acquired the highly contagious illness from a public location. A man in his 40s was likely exposed at Hops n Drops […]
  
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• If Rich People Really Wanted to Help, They'd Pay More in Taxes

  29-05-2019 23:15 via thestranger.com
  
  Mackenize Bezos committed to giving away at least half her wealth this week.by Katie HerzogAmerica's richest exesJerod Harris/Getty ImagesOn Tuesday, newly minted single lady Mackenzie Bezos announced that she'll be giving away at least half of her fortune by signing the Giving Pledge, a campaign founded by fellow rich guys Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. As of this month, the Giving Pledge has 204 signatories—most of them billionaires—for a total of $500 billion committed to charity.
  
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• Size of an apple: Girl becomes tiniest newborn to survive

  29-05-2019 22:51
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — When she was born, the baby girl weighed about the same as an apple. A San Diego hospital on Wednesday revealed the birth of the girl and said she is believed to be the world’s tiniest surviving micro-preemie, who weighed just 8.6 ounces (245 grams) when she was born in December. […]
  
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• San Diego hospital reveals world’s tiniest surviving baby

  29-05-2019 22:51
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A San Diego hospital on Wednesday revealed the birth of a girl believed to be the world’s tiniest surviving baby, who weighed just 245 grams (about 8.6 ounces) before she was discharged as a healthy infant. The baby named Saybie was born at 23 weeks and three days and was sent […]
  
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• Girl believed to be tiniest newborn weighed as much as apple

  29-05-2019 22:51
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — When she was born, the baby girl weighed about the same as an apple. A San Diego hospital on Wednesday revealed the birth of the girl and said she is believed to be the world’s tiniest surviving micro-preemie, who weighed just 8.6 ounces (245 grams) when she was born in December. […]
  
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• Inbox Jukebox Track of the Day: The Bittersweet Blitz of "No Hope (If Only)" by Seattle Power-poppers Hello, I'm Sorry

  29-05-2019 22:50 via thestranger.com
  
  Check out the bittersweet blitz of "No Hope (If Only)" by Seattle power-pop savants Hello, I'm Sorry, who play InScape Arts Bash June 1.by Dave SegalTo quote the Go-Betweens, apology accepted. Big Bldg Records
  Hello, I'm Sorry, "No Hope (If Only)" (BIG BLDG)
  Now in its sixth year, InScape Arts Bash is gaining momentum as one of the highlights of Seattle's festival season. Featuring over 30 bands performing on five stages, the event happens Saturday, June 1 at the International District building
  
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• San Diego hospital reveals birth of 8.6-ounce girl believed to be world’s tiniest surviving baby, now a healthy infant

  29-05-2019 22:45
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego hospital reveals birth of 8.6-ounce girl believed to be world’s tiniest surviving baby, now a healthy infant.
  
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• Oregon House back on track after 2 Republicans break rank

  29-05-2019 22:23
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A GOP stalling tactic to slow progress on Oregon House Democrat’s platform came to an end Wednesday after two Republicans broke party lines, saying it’s time to “face the music of a supermajority.” Reps. Bill Post and Mike Nearman joined House Democrats Wednesday in voting to suspend the requirement that all […]
  
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• Teen who brought shotgun to high school pleads not guilty

  29-05-2019 22:19
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A student who was tackled by a football coach after bringing a shotgun into an Oregon high school classroom has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges. Angel Granados-Diaz, 19, entered not guilty pleas Wednesday in Multnomah County Circuit Court to possessing a firearm in a public building, discharging a firearm at […]
  
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• Rainn Wilson Quit Caffeine Nine Years Ago but Seattle Still Loves Him

  29-05-2019 22:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jasmyne KeimigRainn Wilson will be coming on home tomorrow night at Paramount Theatre. Christopher Polk/Courtesy of Getty ImagesRainn Wilson is asking me to hang on a minute. He's picking up a coffee from a "great Seattle institution" called Starbucks. "Not sure if you've heard of it," he quips to me over the phone from suburban Los Angeles where he now lives. I tell him I have.Thursday night, Wilson is coming on home to Seattle to host a night of comedy and music called Rainn Wilson & Fr
  
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• Kent man pleads guilty to making online threats against Trump’s family, Jews

  29-05-2019 21:45
  Chase Bliss Colasurdo pleaded guilty Wendesday to making interstate threats through online posts during a hearing in U.S. District Court. He will be sentenced on Aug. 23.
  
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• Studies Suggest CBD Can Reduce Opioid and Alcohol Cravings

  29-05-2019 21:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Josh Jardine Tinnakorn Jorruang/Getty ImagesWith CBD showing up in every damn thing everywhere—if your toothpaste doesn't have CBD in it, you're smiling all wrong—it can be easy to forget that despite the vastly overblown hype, CBD can actually do some amazing things.
  Two new studies show that CBD may be valuable tool for reducing cravings for alcohol and opioids. That's sort of a huge deal, as every day in the US, more than 130 people die from opioids, and more than 240 die from
  
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• Geologists produce new Teton fault map for download

  29-05-2019 21:09
  IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A new fault map from the Wyoming State Geological Survey shows the Teton Range is still growing, with its fault line getting ever-so-slightly taller each year. The Post Register in Idaho Falls, Idaho reports the map was created in an effort to study and track the fault line, and it’s […]
  
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• Oregon approves temporary ban on ‘fracking’

  29-05-2019 21:04
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The controversial oil exploration tactic known as fracking will be temporarily banned in Oregon until 2025 under a bill on its way to the governor. The Senate voted 17-11 Wednesday to prohibit hydraulic fracturing or ‘fracking,’ which injects high-pressure liquids into underground rock to extract oil and gas. Environmental advocates say […]
  
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• Idaho Supreme Court: No cap on awards for whistleblowers

  29-05-2019 20:46
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court says there is no cap on how much money juries can award to whistleblowers who sue their employers. The Idaho Statesman reports that in the unanimous May 24 ruling, the high court said Idaho’s whistleblower law trumps the state’s tort claim statute. Idaho’s tort claim law limits […]
  
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• Infuriating, Necessary Doc Roll Red Roll Reveals the Culture of Complicity in the 2012 Steubenville Rape Case

  29-05-2019 20:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie GrahamOne of the two things that Steubenville, Ohio is known for...
  Steubenville, Ohio, is synonymous with two things these days: high-school football and sexual assault. They go hand in hand. There’s a line in Roll Red Roll, Nancy Schwartzman’s documentary about the 2012 Steubenville rape case, that goes something like this: “This is not a victim-blame BUT…” and then the speaker, the defense attorney for one of the high-school boys who raped a teenage
  
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• Barr in Alaska to talk Native violence, not Mueller remarks

  29-05-2019 20:13
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — U.S. Attorney General William Barr is visiting Alaska on Wednesday to meet with tribal leaders and other officials about public safety challenges facing the vast state, including disproportionately high rates of violence and sexual assault in Native communities. His visit comes the same day special counsel Robert Mueller countered criticism from […]
  
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• King County Young Democrats: Do Not Vote for Ari Hoffman "Under Any Circumstances"

  29-05-2019 19:34 via thestranger.com
  
  This is the first time they've had this category.by Nathalie GrahamIt was a unanimous decision. PeopleImages/Getty Images
  The King County Young Democrats, a group for the politically active Democratic youths in the area (in this case "youth" means 36 years old and younger), recently released their endorsements for the 2019 election. All the way at the bottom of their endorsements page is the category "Do Not Vote For Under Any Circumstances." There is only one name there: Ari Hoffman, Seattle Ci
  
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• US officials to put off oil leases near sacred tribal land

  29-05-2019 19:28
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt has agreed to put off oil and gas leasing for a year on land that tribes consider sacred surrounding Chaco Canyon National Historical Park in northwestern New Mexico. Officials say that will allow time to finish an updated management plan to guide energy development across the […]
  
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• Tracking microbes people carry may predict future health

  29-05-2019 19:16
  WASHINGTON (AP) — We share our bodies with trillions of microbes that are critical to staying healthy, but now scientists are getting a much-needed close look at how those bugs can get out of whack and spur disease. One lesson: A single test to see what gut bacteria you harbor won’t tell much. Research published […]
  
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• 2 Russians venture into open space from Space Station

  29-05-2019 18:28
  MOSCOW (AP) — Two Russian crewmembers on the International Space Station have begun a spacewalk to conduct scientific research and help maintain the orbiting outpost. Oleg Kononenko and Alexey Ovchinin will retrieve scientific experiments that were mounted on the station’s exterior and perform necessary maintenance. The spacewalk is expected to last 6 ½ hours. It’s […]
  
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• Salem Amazon shipping warehouse opens in August

  29-05-2019 18:24
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Amazon’s packing and shipping center in Salem, Oregon, should open in August, with about 1,000 jobs that are expected to pay at least $15 an hour. The Statesman Journal reports that hiring for the 1-million-square-foot building begins in in June. Jobs will range from line workers to management positions. The company […]
  
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• Red, White, and Fruit: How to Master a Simple Summer Sangria

  29-05-2019 17:55 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jenni MooreSangria is the perfect summertime drink.iStock / Getty Images Plus
  One doesn’t need to be an expert on wine or fruit in order to make some frighteningly tasty sangria. In fact, it’d take some serious effort to make a bad batch of the traditional Spanish beverage. All you gotta do is pick out just about any red or white wine—bold, dry, or fruity, but nothing too sweet or expensive—and add in your choice assortment of fruit. (To keep my recipes somewhat tradit
  
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• 2 Alaskans killed in airplane crash outside Whitehorse

  29-05-2019 17:42
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Two Alaska men who worked for the National Park Service were killed in Canada while flying north in a private airplane purchased in Minnesota. The Anchorage Daily News reports 56-year-old Charles Benson of Palmer and 58-year-old Jeffrey Babcock of Wasilla died Monday night after taking off from Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. Yukon […]
  
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• Link to stress, health of whales might be in giant mouths

  29-05-2019 17:41
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Whale researchers in New England believe they’ve found a new way to measure the amount of stress felt by whales when they experience traumas such as entanglements in fishing gear, and they say the technique could help protect the massive sea creatures from extinction. The scientists, with the New England Aquarium […]
  
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• Former deputy accused of stealing from father

  29-05-2019 17:38
  BEND, Ore. (AP) — A former sheriff’s deputy from Wheeler and Gilliam counties accused of stealing thousands from his elderly father is facing 10 felony charges, including first-degree criminal mistreatment. The Bulletin reports that 41-year-old Russell Lee Mathiasen appeared Tuesday in Deschutes County Circuit Court to be arraigned on the charges. Mathiasen is alleged to […]
  
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• Slog AM: Mueller Finally Breaks His Silence, Washington Ferry Strikes and Kills Whale, Alex Trebek Is On His Way to Remission!

  29-05-2019 17:34 via thestranger.com
  
  by Timothy KenneyMueller's watch has finally ended. He announced his resignation Wednesday. ALEX WONG / GETTY IMAGES
  Seattle City Council is setting some new ground rules for public comment: Apparently tired of being yelled and pontificated at by the same cast of public commenters every few weeks, our city counselors are setting some boundaries. You can now be removed from the chambers and even barred from future comment sessions for violations like going far over your allotted time, going way o
  
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• Pharma company settles claims of kickbacks to dermatologists

  29-05-2019 17:24
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. attorney’s office in Philadelphia says a pharmaceutical company is agreeing to pay $3.5 million to settle claims it paid kickbacks to dermatology providers to encourage them to prescribe their drugs. U.S. Attorney William McSwain said Wednesday the matter involved allegations that between 2012 and 2017, Almirall LLC’s sales representatives and […]
  
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• New Hampshire sues 3M, Dupont, other chemical companies

  29-05-2019 17:16
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire is suing eight companies including 3M and Dupont for damage it says has been caused statewide by a class of potentially toxic chemicals found in everything from pizza boxes to fast-food wrappers. The state becomes the second in the nation to go after the makers of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl […]
  
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• Idaho men’s basketball coach put on administrative leave

  29-05-2019 16:47
  MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — The University of Idaho men’s basketball coach has been placed on administrative leave following a consultant’s report finding potential NCAA violations. School officials last week placed Don Verlin on administrative leave, school athletics department spokesman Mike Walsh told media outlets on Tuesday. Walsh says Verlin’s administrative leave is for 10 days […]
  
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• Seattle police investigating fatal North Seattle shooting

  29-05-2019 15:26
  Seattle police are investigating a fatal shooting near the intersection of Midvale Avenue North and North 96th Street, in the North Seattle neighborhood of Licton Springs. It was reported shortly after 5 a.m. Wednesday. Police spokesman Patrick Michaud said shortly after 6 a.m. that homicide detectives were on their way to the scene and that […]
  
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• New ban on ‘McMansions’ would dramatically change Seattle’s house-building rules

  29-05-2019 15:00
  The proposed limit would have blocked almost half the 3,700 new single-family houses constructed in Seattle since 2010, had it been on the books.
  
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• Jews from around the world come to Seattle to see the U.S.’ 3rd largest Sephardic community

  29-05-2019 15:00
  An international conference, meeting in an English-speaking country for the first time, “represents Seattle’s emergence as a kind of Sephardic hub.”
  
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• Embrace the Seattle Freeze or try to thaw it? Readers weigh in on poll saying Northwesterners don’t want to make friends

  29-05-2019 15:00
  We’re not feeling the Freeze today. The Seattle Times published a story Tuesday about a survey in which about 40% of Pacific Northwest residents said they’re not interested in making new friends — and almost half said they don’t even want to talk briefly to people they don’t already know. The results seemed to corroborate […]
  
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• Alex Trebek shares ‘mind-boggling’ pancreatic cancer update

  29-05-2019 14:56
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek says his doctors say he’s in “near remission” of advanced pancreatic cancer and his response to the treatment is “kind of mind-boggling.” The 78-year-old TV personality tells People magazine he’s responding very well to chemotherapy and the doctors have told him “they hadn’t seen this kind of […]
  
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• Sheriff: Hikers find body of missing woman near Brookings

  29-05-2019 14:45
  GOLD BEACH, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say hikers found the body of a Portland woman who had been reported missing earlier this month. The Curry County Sheriff’s Office says hikers called 911 Sunday to report a body in the water about 10 miles (16 kilometers) east of Brookings in Emily Creek off the Chetco River. […]
  
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• Are Elon Musk and SpaceX about to ruin Seattle’s view of the night sky?

  29-05-2019 11:34
  Scientists worry the company's plan to ring Earth with orbiting "Starlink" devices with shiny solar panels will wreck our view of the cosmos. Says one astronomer, "Starlink ... would ruin the sky for everyone on the planet."
  
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• AP: Purdue foreign arm caught up in opioid probe in Europe

  29-05-2019 08:10
  PARMA, Italy (AP) — The police huddled for hours each day, headphones on, eavesdropping on the doctor. They’d tapped his cellphone, bugged his office, planted a camera in a trattoria. They heard him boast about his power to help Big Pharma make millions pushing painkillers, and about all the money they say he was paid […]
  
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