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• Second day of record-breaking heat in Western Washington

  12-06-2019 23:51
  Record-breaking heat was recorded at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for the second day in a row.
  
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• Second day of record-breaking heat in Seattle area

  12-06-2019 23:51
  Record-breaking heat was recorded at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for the second day in a row.
  
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• Idaho court: Officer didn’t see misdemeanor? Arrest not OK

  12-06-2019 23:39
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court says law enforcement officers can’t arrest someone for a misdemeanor unless they have a warrant or actually saw the crime being committed. The unanimous ruling made Wednesday has advocacy organizations and law enforcement groups scrambling, because it likely means police will have to dramatically change how they […]
  
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• Court: Officer didn’t see the minor crime? No arrest allowed

  12-06-2019 23:39
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court says law enforcement officers can’t arrest someone for a misdemeanor unless they have a warrant or actually saw the crime being committed. The unanimous ruling made Wednesday has advocacy organizations and law enforcement groups scrambling, because it likely means police will have to dramatically change how they […]
  
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• Fairbanks man sentenced to 12 years for attempted murder

  12-06-2019 23:23
  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A 27-year-old Fairbanks man who fired a bullet into the chest of a man he attempted to rob has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Justin Cavanaugh was sentenced Tuesday. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports Cavanaugh in March pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder. A co-conspirator, 46-year-old Deborah Annick Carroll, […]
  
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• Biden's Back, and He's Under Attack

  12-06-2019 23:21 via thestranger.com
  
  ...good?by The StrangerHow's Biden handling the heat? SCOTT OLSON / GETTY IMAGESIt's eight months until the primary, and Joe Biden is slipping in the Iowa polls. Mayor Pete and Sen. Elizabeth Warren are biting into his lead. The other candidates are smelling blood, as is Donald Trump, who somehow still remains President of the United States. Trump and Biden “traded barbs” on Tuesday, according to a barb by barb piece in the New York Times. And the other Democratic candidates have bee
  
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• New gene tests for germs quickly reveal source of infections

  12-06-2019 23:01
  Brian Jetter was on life support, a healthy 40-year-old suddenly battling pneumonia and sepsis, and a slew of tests had failed to find the cause. Mystery illnesses like this kill thousands of people each year when germs can’t be identified fast enough to reveal the right treatment. Now genetic tests are helping to solve these […]
  
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• Seattle Keyboardist Wayne Horvitz Wins The American Prize in Composition, Orchestra Division

  12-06-2019 22:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dave SegalWayne waxes winningly, again. Courtesy of Wayne Horvitz
  Seattle keyboardist Wayne Horvitz added another major award to his list of accomplishments, beating out applicants from across the US to win the American Prize in Composition, 2019—orchestra division for his work For Those Who Remain—Concerto for Orchestra and Improvising Soloist, which was premiered by the Seattle Symphony. The press release describes the American Prize as "a series of new, non-profit, competitions
  
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• Howard Schultz delays decision on presidential campaign as he recovers from back surgery

  12-06-2019 22:23
  Schultz had previously said he would decide on whether to run by late spring or early summer. But he had essentially gone quiet since late April, halting his nationwide tour. and mostly silencing his social-media accounts.
  
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• ‘I didn’t know if I was dead or alive’: Jury awards $4 million to Montana tourist injured in deadly Ride the Ducks crash

  12-06-2019 22:14
  Rebecca Rhodes West was among dozens of people injured when a Ride the Ducks vehicle crossed over the centerline on the Aurora Bridge and slammed into a charter bus. Five people were killed in the September 2015 crash.
  
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• The Complete Capitol Hill Block Party 2019 Schedule Was Just Announced, and Our Festival Guide is Here

  12-06-2019 22:13 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffGet ready. Courtesy of CHBP
  The complete schedule for Capitol Hill Block Party 2019 (which will happen from July 19-21) was just announced today, including set times and stages.Conveniently, The Stranger's complete guide to the iconic music festival is also now live on our Capitol Hill Block Party calendar!
  On the calendar, you'll find the complete schedule, critics' picks (including Lizzo and the Black Tones), descriptions, and music clips for every CHBP artist. Yo
  
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• The Complete Capitol Hill Block Party 2019 Schedule Was Just Announced!

  12-06-2019 22:13 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffGet ready. Courtesy of CHBP
  The complete schedule for Capitol Hill Block Party 2019 (which will happen from July 19-21) was just announced today, including set times and stages.Conveniently, The Stranger's complete guide to the iconic music festival is also now live on our Capitol Hill Block Party calendar!
  On the calendar, you'll find the complete schedule, critics' picks (including Lizzo and the Black Tones), descriptions, and music clips for every CHBP artist. Yo
  
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• Our Critics' Picks for This Week's Pride Edition of Capitol Hill Art Walk

  12-06-2019 22:12 via thestranger.com
  Defiant Queer Art, Memorials to AIDS Victims, Fabulous Photos, and Other Critics' Picksby Stranger Things To Do StaffEvery second Thursday, rain or shine, the streets of Capitol Hill are filled with tipsy art lovers checking out galleries and special events for Capitol Hill Art Walk. Below, we've compiled our critics' picks—the shows you shouldn't miss, like Kelly O: The Pageantry of Pride and Kevin Kauer: Nark. Follow the links for more details and images.Annie Perkins-Rosenberg: Day and
  
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• The Top 14 Things to See at the June 2019 Capitol Hill Art Walk—Pride Edition!

  12-06-2019 22:07 via thestranger.com
  Defiant Queer Art, Memorials to AIDS Victims, Fabulous Photos, and Other Critics' Picksby Joule ZelmanEvery second Thursday, rain or shine, the streets of Capitol Hill are filled with tipsy art lovers checking out galleries and special events for Capitol Hill Art Walk. On our Capitol Hill Art Walk calendar, you'll find a bunch of great options for the June edition, which boasts art and performances that are extra-queer. But, below, we've compiled our critics' picks—the shows you shouldn't
  
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• Where Is Kshama Sawant's Campaign Money Coming From? Her Competition Wants to Know

  12-06-2019 21:54 via thestranger.com
  
  More than half of her contributions come from outside Seattle.by Nathalie GrahamLogan Bowers (D3) wants us to follow the Sawant money.City of Seattle
  Seattle City Council candidates in District 3 say they're very concerned about where incumbent Kshama Sawant is getting her money.
  Sawant, whois not participating in the Democracy Vouchers program, has raised $158,890 so far. That's the most money out of anyone in the 2019 city council races. That's impressive, but it's also caught the attention of
  
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• Maine could push to change way president gets elected

  12-06-2019 21:52
  AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s House is breathing new life into a proposal to join states pledging to award Electoral College tallies to the national popular vote winner in presidential elections. The House voted 77-69 Wednesday to join the National Vote Interstate Compact. Enough Democrats flipped from an earlier vote to keep the bill alive. […]
  
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• Rudresh Mahanthappa's Virtuosic Moveable Mirror Trio Pay Tribute to Sax Giant Sonny Rollins Tonight at Jazz Alley

  12-06-2019 21:37 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dave SegalRudresh Mahanthappa: Saxing it up. Ethan Levitas
  Rudresh Mahanthappa is an American saxophonist who combines the Carnatic music of his Southern Indian heritage with jazz, funk, hip-hop, and other Western genres. He brings a hybridized vigor to these styles, blowing magniloquent gusts of high-energy virtuosity, his mad fluency reminiscent of Sonny Rollins. So it's not surprising that Mahanthappa and his Moveable Mirror trio with drummer Dave King (the Bad Plus) and bassist Eric Revis
  
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• Washington man on trial in 1987 killing of Canadian couple

  12-06-2019 21:22
  SEATTLE (AP) — A man charged with murder in the 1987 killings of a young Canadian couple is facing trial in Washington state beginning this week, but the case won’t challenge the new investigative technique authorities used to link him to the crime. William Earl Talbott II is one of dozens of men authorities have […]
  
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• Man on trial in killings arrested through genetic genealogy

  12-06-2019 21:22
  SEATTLE (AP) — A man charged with murder in the 1987 killings of a young Canadian couple is facing trial in Washington state beginning this week, but the case won’t challenge the new investigative technique authorities used to link him to the crime. William Earl Talbott II is one of dozens of men authorities have […]
  
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• Idaho Supreme Court considers detention sex abuse lawsuit

  12-06-2019 21:21
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court will decide soon if several adults who say they were sexually abused as kids at a juvenile detention center should have filed a tort claim against the state agency before they sued. The high court heard arguments in the case late Wednesday morning, weighing the state’s tort […]
  
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• Seattle-Based Journalist Booted off Twitter for Posting "Hateful Content"

  12-06-2019 21:13 via thestranger.com
  
  The allegedly hateful content was the cover of a book about extremism in the US.by Katie HerzogThe offending book cover In news that should surprise no one who has been paying attention, Twitter's recent crackdown on hate speech has led to some collateral damage on people like Seattle-based journalist David Neiwart, who was suspended from the site on Tuesday.Neiwart, who writes for the Daily Kos, did not return a request for comment but he told the Daily Beast that his suspension was over this 2
  
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• Alaska oil-wealth fund study group eyes weeks of work

  12-06-2019 20:58
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A group of Alaska House and Senate members plan to meet over the next few weeks in hopes of making recommendations about the use of earnings from the state’s oil-wealth fund. Sen. Click Bishop, one of the group’s leaders, says 21 days is the target for the group to do its […]
  
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• Alaska House votes down full oil-wealth fund dividend

  12-06-2019 20:58
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska House on Wednesday rejected a proposal to pay residents full dividend checks of around $3,000 this year from the state’s oil-wealth fund, setting the stage for another special session and a potential showdown with Gov. Mike Dunleavy. The dividend was one of the biggest issues heading into the regular […]
  
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• This Bluetooth Sex Toy Might Be the Worst Cannabis Product of 2019 (So Far)

  12-06-2019 20:50 via thestranger.com
  
  by Josh Jardine Vitalij Sova/Getty ImagesIn general, I try to steer my coverage of cannabis products, people, and services towards things that I think are worthy of your time. Believe me, there are plenty of samples that I receive as a cannabis writer that I don't think are quality enough to receive attention, but I will at least try them before passing judgment. Then there are some times that a press release alone can absolutely inform my hot take, such as a breathless announcement of a new ice
  
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• Woman’s lawsuit alleges sex assault by UCLA gynecologist

  12-06-2019 20:46
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by a gynecologist who worked for the University of California, Los Angeles, has sued the university’s regents, the doctor and 20 other parties. A lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court says Dr. James Heaps inappropriately touched her genitals, breast and buttock […]
  
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• Woman sues over alleged sex assault by UCLA gynecologist

  12-06-2019 20:46
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by a gynecologist who worked for the University of California, Los Angeles, has sued the university’s regents, the doctor and 20 other parties. The woman’s lawsuit says Dr. James Heaps inappropriately touched her genitals, breast and buttock during a 2017 appointment to remove […]
  
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• Signs of ritual pot smoking found in ancient Chinese graves

  12-06-2019 20:11
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Archaeologists have unearthed the earliest direct evidence of people smoking marijuana from a 2,500-year-old graveyard in western China. In a complex of lofty tombs in the Pamir Mountains — a region near the borders of modern China, Pakistan and Tajikistan — excavators found 10 wooden bowls and several stones containing burnt residue […]
  
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• Woman sues Oregon sheriff over immigration detainer

  12-06-2019 19:57
  ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — A woman who was deported to Mexico after posting bail at an Oregon jail has sued the sheriff in that county, alleging he violated her rights when he held her for federal immigration authorities after she had posted bail. Oregon Public Broadcasting reported Wednesday that Irene Lopez-Flores was arrested on allegations […]
  
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• Sole woman at Washington facility for sex offenders released

  12-06-2019 19:53
  Laura Faye McCollum, 61, entered the Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island in 1997 after serving more than five years in prison for first-degree child rape.
  
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• The Stranger's Burger Week Lineup Is Here!

  12-06-2019 19:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do Staff
  Great news: The complete list of restaurants participating in The Stranger's inaugural Burger Week is finally here! Read on to see all of the places where you'll be able to get exclusive, one-of-a-kind, especially-crafted-for-Burger-Week burgers July 8 to 13—for only $5 apiece! Plus, make sure to save the event to your list and RSVP to the Facebook page for event updates!
  See the full lineup after the jump:
  
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• Savage Love: Shop Around

  12-06-2019 18:59 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan Savage JOE NEWTON
  I'm a straight cis woman in my early 40s and a single mother. I have not dated or hooked up with anyone in years. While I miss dating, the biggest issue right now is that my sex drive is off the charts. While watching porn and masturbating once my child goes to sleep helps, I really want to get well and truly fucked by a guy who knows what he's doing. I could likely go to a bar or on Tinder and find a man for a one-night stand, but I'm hesitant to do that. To add to my c
  
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• Idaho teen charged as adult in connection with several rapes

  12-06-2019 18:39
  EAGLE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho teenager has been charged as an adult in connection with five sexual assaults, and law enforcement officials say they believe there may be more victims. The Ada County Sheriff’s office says 17-year-old Cory R. Campbell was arrested May 30 and charged with four counts of rape and one count […]
  
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• Valdez man changes plea in fatal hit-and-run crash

  12-06-2019 18:02
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A Valdez man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and driving under the influence in a 2018 hit-and-run crash. KTUU-television reports 47-year-old Ero Walli changed his plea Tuesday in an Anchorage courtroom in the death of 31-year-old Chellsie Hoffman. Hoffman at 2:30 a.m. April 8, 2018, was outside The Boardroom bar […]
  
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• Don’t Forget About Social Equity in Cannabis

  12-06-2019 17:55 via thestranger.com
  
  by Josh Jardine DARREN415 / GETTY IMAGES
  One of the best things about the legalization of cannabis has been the accompanying assurance that a portion of cannabis tax and licensing revenue would be allocated for equity programs. These programs are designed to address discrimination against people of color (POC)—from the racist policies that placed the heaviest burden of the war on drugs upon communities of color to the lack of resources available for these same groups to enter a now-regulat
  
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• Slog AM: UW Hid Sexual Assault by Athletic Executive, Canada's Wildfire Season Starts With a Bang, Nevada Is Cool With You Smoking Pot

  12-06-2019 17:17 via thestranger.com
  
  by Timothy KenneyIt's a doozy, eh? AHEFLIN / GETTY IMAGES
  UW kept the sexual assault of a student by an athletic executive under wraps: They didn't even tell other UW athletic staff and they certainly didn't tell other colleges. That allowed the executive, Roy Shick, to accept a new position at Grand Canyon University, according to the Seattle Times. The Times only found out about it through a public record request because the university's agreement with the student included she waive any claims
  
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• Seattle-area temps hit record highs on Tuesday — and Wednesday will be hotter. Here’s when relief is coming.

  12-06-2019 16:15
  We could be breaking even more heat records Wednesday, as the Seattle area is predicted to hit 87 degrees, with some other parts of the interior of Western Washington even hotter than that.
  
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• India to launch second moon mission in July

  12-06-2019 15:47
  NEW DELHI (AP) — India says it will launch a second moon mission next month aimed at landing a rover near the southern pole, which hasn’t been explored so far. Indian Space Research Organization Chairman K. Sivan says the moon landing is expected on Sept. 6 or 7. A spacecraft will be launched on July […]
  
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• School worker quits after making ‘picking cotton’ remarks

  12-06-2019 15:40
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The North Clackamas School District says an employee has resigned following an investigation into “inappropriate racialized comments” made last week, the district confirmed Tuesday. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports a district spokesperson said an instructional assistant made references to slave and manual labor during lunch at Linwood Elementary School in Milwaukie May 31. […]
  
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• Man sentenced for driving drunk, killing 2 Warm Springs men

  12-06-2019 15:10
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man will spend nearly six years in prison for driving drunk, speeding along a dark road at night without headlights and striking and killing two young men on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports in a plea deal, Harold Blackwolf Jr. will spend the time in federal prison […]
  
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• UW finds star athlete’s sexual assault allegation credible, but athletic executive quietly moved on

  12-06-2019 15:00
  Less than a year after a UW investigation found that senior associate athletic director Roy Shick's behavior amounted to sexual misconduct, he became vice president of another university.
  
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• UW athletic executive able to move on to new school after investigation finds unwanted sexual contact with student-athlete

  12-06-2019 15:00
  Less than a year after a UW investigation found sufficient evidence that senior associate athletic director Roy Shick's behavior amounted to sexual misconduct, he became vice president of another university.
  
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• These voters are using democracy vouchers to influence Seattle’s City Council races

  12-06-2019 15:00
  Across Seattle, taxpayer-funded democracy vouchers are changing how races are run. Candidates are collecting vouchers while knocking on doors. But some are also canvassing outside supermarkets, and others are asking for vouchers at house parties.
  
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• Seattle’s gender gap in cycling: Readers had a lot to say

  12-06-2019 15:00
  Readers of FYI Guy Gene Balk had a lot to say about his column on the demographics of Seattle bicyclists. We dive in to answer some more questions and address some observations.
  
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• Debunking some myths about Seattle’s growth and the great golf-course debate

  12-06-2019 15:00
  The push to roll back park land like the golf courses to make way for new housing developments is based on the notion Seattle doesn't have room to grow. But that's wrong, according to the city's own data.
  
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• Watchdog: Neglect and abuse unreported in nursing facilities

  12-06-2019 12:02
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Nursing facilities have failed to report thousands of serious cases of potential neglect and abuse of Medicare beneficiaries even though the federal government requires such reporting, says a watchdog report due out Wednesday that calls for a new focus on protecting frail patients. Auditors with the Health and Human Services inspector general’s […]
  
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• Watchdog: Abuse and neglect in nursing facilities unreported

  12-06-2019 12:02
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Nursing facilities have failed to report thousands of serious cases of potential neglect and abuse of seniors on Medicare even though it’s a federal requirement for them to do so, according to a watchdog report released Wednesday that calls for a new focus on protecting frail patients. Auditors with the Health and […]
  
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• Congo officials chasing how boy with Ebola entered Uganda

  12-06-2019 09:28
  BENI, Congo (AP) — A 5-year-old boy vomiting blood has become the first cross-border case of Ebola in the current deadly outbreak. Now authorities are trying to determine how his family, exposed to the virus, managed to cross from Congo into neighboring Uganda. The World Health Organization late Tuesday confirmed the first Ebola case outside […]
  
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• 5-year-old dies of Ebola as outbreak crosses Congo border

  12-06-2019 09:28
  KASINDI, Congo (AP) — A 5-year-old boy vomiting blood became the first cross-border victim of Ebola in the current outbreak on Wednesday, while two more people in Uganda tested positive for the highly contagious disease that has killed nearly 1,400 in Congo. The boy, part of a Congolese family who crossed into Uganda earlier in […]
  
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• 5-year-old boy dies of Ebola as Uganda cases rise to 3

  12-06-2019 09:28
  KASINDI, Congo (AP) — A 5-year-old boy vomiting blood became the first cross-border victim of Ebola in the current outbreak on Wednesday, while two more people in Uganda tested positive for the highly contagious disease that has killed nearly 1,400 in Congo. The boy, part of a Congolese family who crossed into Uganda earlier in […]
  
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• Man dies during first solo hang glider flight in Utah

  12-06-2019 06:18
  LEHI, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a 59-year-old hang glider has died after crashing south of Salt Lake City during his first solo flight. Utah County Sheriff’s Sgt. Spencer Cannon said the man crashed Tuesday morning at Point of the Mountain Flight Park north of Lehi. Cannon said it was the man’s first time flying […]
  
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