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• Are We Still Protesting Chick-fil-A? Because They Are Opening a Store in Seattle

  19-06-2019 23:50 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie HerzogGet a side of homophobia with your chicken.Alex Wong/Getty
  Eater reports that America's best most homophobic chicken chain will be opening their first location in Seattle's Bitter Lake, a north Seattle neighborhood I've never been to been to but frankly, sounds like my kind of place.The store is scheduled to open at the end of the month (Happy Pride!) and while one more fast food franchise wouldn't normally be news, this is semi-notable because Dan Cathy, Chick-fil-A's president,
  
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• Edmonds City Council halts bridge to beach

  19-06-2019 23:18
  EDMONDS, Wash. (AP) — The Edmonds City Council has voted to stop plans for a contentious concrete overpass at the waterfront. KING-TV reports four council members voted Tuesday night to halt the waterfront connector bridge project, while three members voted in favor. A “yes” vote would have allowed the city to start design work and […]
  
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• ‘This is a change election’: Amazon-backed Seattle Chamber endorses City Council candidates

  19-06-2019 23:05
  Seattle’s most powerful business group has unveiled the City Council candidates who may benefit ahead of the August primary election from large political donations by corporations such as Amazon. And if the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce gets its way in the council’s seven district races, City Hall could look very different next year. The […]
  
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• Disputed South Bend, Indiana, abortion clinic to open

  19-06-2019 22:41
  SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — A group says it plans to begin accepting patients at an abortion clinic in the northern Indiana city of South Bend next week. The South Bend Tribune reports that Amy Hagstrom Miller, of the Whole Women’s Health Alliance, said employees began answering phones Wednesday and booking appointments for next week. […]
  
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• Oregon governor says she’ll use police if GOP walks out

  19-06-2019 22:16
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said Wednesday she’s willing to extend the legislative session and mobilize the state police if Senate Republicans follow through with a threat to block a vote on a sweeping climate plan. “I am prepared to use all resources and tools available to me as Governor to ensure […]
  
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• Disabled Woman's "Lovely" Girlfriend Violated Her Trust

  19-06-2019 22:13 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan Savage
  I'm a smart, professional woman in my mid-30s who dates the same. I also happen to use a wheelchair; I was diagnosed shortly after my first birthday with a motor neuron disease. I have about as much physical strength as a quadriplegic but I have full sensation. (Boy howdy, do I!) I am careful about who I date because of my physical dependence on the people around me. I am also wary of folks who call themselves "devotees." These are individuals with disability-related fetishes. They
  
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• Inbox Jukebox Track of the Day: The Fiery Fusion Epic “The Early Adventures of Pro Fresh” by Seattle Jazztronauts Spontaneous Rex

  19-06-2019 21:57 via thestranger.com
  
  Spontaneous Rex's “The Early Adventures of Pro Fresh” is like a 12-minute highlight reel of dynamite '70s fusion moves.by Dave SegalVital new jazz-fusion alert! Spontaneous Rex's Bandcamp
  Spontaneous Rex, "The Early Adventures of Pro Fresh" (self-released)
  Five years ago, Seattle quartet Spontaneous Rex sent me a CD-R with the band name and track titles scribbled on the disc with a Sharpie. Over three decades in the music-criticism biz have conditioned me to expect little from such a
  
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• Idaho crop insurance company to pay $3.48 million

  19-06-2019 21:50
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A crop insurance company has agreed to pay a southwestern Idaho farming family $3.48 million following a lawsuit. The Idaho Statesman reports in a story on Tuesday that the Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Idaho agreed to pay Nate and Kristin Pancheri for damage to their 2016 alfalfa seed crop. […]
  
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• Klamath Falls construction flagger killed in crash

  19-06-2019 21:34
  KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — Police say a road construction flagger was killed in southern Oregon when a motorist struck him in a highway construction zone. Oregon State Police say 45-year-old Daniel Wessel was hit and pronounced dead at the scene along Highway 140 East in Klamath County Tuesday evening. Police say preliminary investigation shows […]
  
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• Dairy veterinarians appeal trafficking lawsuit dismissal

  19-06-2019 21:34
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A group of Mexican veterinarians who recently lost a lawsuit they filed against an Idaho dairy under human trafficking laws say they’ll appeal the case to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Attorneys for the veterinarians filed the notice of appeal in Boise’s U.S. District Court on Monday. U.S. District […]
  
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• Pot and Pride, All Year Round

  19-06-2019 21:27 via thestranger.com
  by Josh JardineWhile Seattle’s Pride celebrations are just ramping up, Pride Month goes through all of June. It’s a month chosen to commemorate the Stonewall Riots of 1969, but 50 years later, Pride Month has grown to draw attention to the many concerns facing LGBTQ+ communities, including safety, housing and employment discrimination, and a multitude of other threats our current dystopian fever-dream administration seems to be adding on the regular.What does this have to do with wee
  
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• Seattle, Meet Your Chamber of Commerce Candidates for City Council

  19-06-2019 21:22 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie GrahamThese people are going to be the beneficiaries of some Amazon cash. PEOPLEIMAGES / GETTY IMAGES
  Endorsements for the 2019 Seattle City Council elections were released today by Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy, the political action committee run by the Seattle Chamber of Commerce and funded by Amazon and other big businesses.The 2019 CASE candidates are:District 1: Phil TavelDistrict 2: Mark SolomonDistrict 3: Egan OrionDistrict 4: Alex Pedersen
  District 5: Debora JuarezDistri
  
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• Anti-abortion ballot drives to start within days in Michigan

  19-06-2019 20:51
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Groups backing two anti-abortion ballot drives in Michigan said Wednesday that they will begin collecting signatures within days after clearing procedural steps at the state elections board following a debate over what abortion-rights advocates complained are misleading and inaccurate summaries atop the petitions. The measures are citizen-initiated bills, meaning that if […]
  
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• As temperatures rise, window falls pose greater risk for Seattle-area children

  19-06-2019 20:45
  Two boys were hospitalized after falling from windows at apartment complexes in South Everett.
  
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• University of Idaho warns beer maker to drop Vandal name

  19-06-2019 20:40
  MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — The University of Idaho has ordered a student who owns a beverage company to stop using the name “Vandal Beer.” The Moscow-Pullman Daily News reports university officials sent the letter, citing trademark infringement, to Vandal Beer owner R. Austin Nielsen earlier this week. The school’s mascot is the Vandals. Nielsen announced […]
  
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• Just Like the City, The Last Black Man in San Francisco Is Beautiful and Confused

  19-06-2019 20:33 via thestranger.com
  by Jenni MooreThere’s no denying The Last Black Man in San Francisco’s opening slo-mo skate scene is powerful and gorgeous. But I wish that, like the city itself, those scenic views weren’t the best part.Inspired by a true story, The Last Black Man in San Francisco is about the city’s rapid gentrification and those crazy looks white folks give Black and brown people for daring to feel at home in their own neighborhoods. It centers on carpenter Jimmie Fails, who becomes ob
  
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• Survey sees biggest US honeybee winter die-off yet

  19-06-2019 20:06
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Winter hit U.S. honeybees hard with the highest loss rate yet, an annual survey of beekeepers showed. The annual nationwide survey by the Bee Informed Partnership found 37.7% of honeybee colonies died this past winter, nearly 9 percentage points higher than the average winter loss. The survey of nearly 4,700 beekeepers managing […]
  
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• Old spy images reveal Himalayan glaciers are melting fast

  19-06-2019 20:02
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Cold War era spy satellite images are showing scientists that glaciers on the Himalayas are now melting about twice as fast as they used to. The Asian mountain range, which includes Mount Everest, has been losing ice at a rate of about 1% a year since 2000, according to a study Wednesday […]
  
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• 24 Places To Watch Outdoor Movies in Seattle: Summer 2019

  19-06-2019 20:01 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffThe 2018 romantic comedy favorite Crazy Rich Asians will screen at Hing Hay Park and other non-movie theater locations this summer.
  As the days get longer and warmer, there's no reason you shouldn't be able to experience traditionally indoor activities, like going to the movies, in the fresh air. Luckily, there are tons of opportunities in Seattle this summer to lay out on a blanket (or a lawn chair, or the hood of your car) with your favorite snacks as you watch gr
  
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• We Can’t Get ELO Out of Our Heads

  19-06-2019 20:00 via thestranger.com
  Decades on, the pop genius of Jeff Lynne is finally getting its due.by Ned LannamannTo casual observers, Jeff Lynne may forever be the curly-haired guy who somehow finagled his way into the Traveling Wilburys, alongside “genuine” legends like George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, and Tom Petty. But you and I know better—Lynne was every bit the equal of those guys, and he’s got the back catalog to prove it.That catalog is getting a long-overdue spotlight with the curren
  
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• 25 Places To Watch Outdoor Movies in Seattle: Summer 2019

  19-06-2019 19:55 via thestranger.com
  Where to Watch Crazy Rich Asians, Mary Poppins Returns, and More in the outdoors.by Elaina FriedmanAs the days get longer and warmer, there's no reason you shouldn't be able to experience traditionally indoor activities, like going to the movies, in the fresh air. Luckily, there are tons of opportunities in Seattle this summer to lay out on a blanket (or a lawn chair, or the hood of your car) with your favorite snacks as you watch great films, including screenings of classics like The Big Lebows
  
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• Scientists record singing by rare right whale for first time

  19-06-2019 19:00
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Federal marine biologists have recorded singing by one of the rarest whales on the planet. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration researchers used moored acoustic recorders to capture repeated patterns of calls made by male North Pacific right whales, the first time any right whale songs in any population have been documented, […]
  
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• NOAA Fisheries biologists record singing by rare right whale

  19-06-2019 19:00
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have recorded singing by a rare right whale for the first time. Researchers used moored acoustic recorders to capture patterned calls made by male North Pacific right whales. Researchers detected four distinct songs over eight years at five locations in the southeast Bering […]
  
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• Idaho man charged with manslaughter in fatal shooting case

  19-06-2019 18:43
  IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — An eastern Idaho man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with what police said was an accidental shooting. The Post Register reports 34-year-old Jose Antonio Ruiz-Juarez of Idaho Falls has not yet entered a plea. Law enforcement officials say Ruiz-Juarez was testing a gun near an old training […]
  
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• In a Backlash Year, Can Debora Juarez Win a Second Term?

  19-06-2019 18:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Over tacos, a North Seattle council member opens up to The Stranger about her unique path and determined reelection strategy.by Lester BlackCan Debora Juarez convince North Seattle that she's fought hard enough to be re-elected? Lester Black
  It’s raining hard in Lake City as Debora Juarez runs through the north Seattle neighborhood’s farmers market, carrying a clear umbrella and ringing a bell to announce that the market is officially open for the first time this season.This rain isn
  
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• Motorcycle driver dies in Anchorage crash; police seek SUV

  19-06-2019 17:23
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A man on a motorcycle died in a crash south of downtown Anchorage. The man’s name and age were not immediately released. Anchorage police responding to the crash shortly after 12:30 a.m. Wednesday found the motorcyclist dead on Minnesota Parkway near west 15th Avenue. Police said they were looking for a […]
  
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• After TV show claims proof of ghosts at hospital in Eastern Washington, interest surges — but haunted tours ended in 2018

  19-06-2019 17:04
  COLFAX — If you’re in Eastern Washington and looking to get spooked, you’ll have to settle for someone in a ghost costume at Scarywood or Haunted Palouse; the opportunity to see the real thing in Colfax might have vanished. This past weekend, Travel Channel’s latest episode of “Ghost Adventures,” a paranormal-investigation TV program, claimed to […]
  
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• Slog AM: SDOT to Reevaluate 35th Avenue Redesign After Motorcyclist Death, Horse Girls Are Evolving, Hope Hicks (Finally) Has a Hearing

  19-06-2019 17:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie GrahamGive us the receipts, Hope.CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES
  Walmart firebug doesn't get far: Aaron J. Cockrill had a simple dream—walking out of Walmart with a cartful of shit he didn't pay for. Unfortunately for Cockrill, that was "against the law." So he decided to create a diversion to aid his getaway. He lit three fires—one in the garden center, one in the stationery section (smart, lots of tinder here), and one in housewares. That was all well and good, except the
  
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• Slog AM: SDOT to Re-Evaluate 35th Avenue Redesign After Motorcyclist Death, Horse Girls Are Evolving, Hope Hicks (Finally) Has a Hearing

  19-06-2019 17:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie GrahamGive us the receipts, Hope.CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES
  Walmart firebug doesn't get far: Aaron J. Cockrill had a simple dream—walking out of Walmart with a cartful of shit he didn't pay for. Unfortunately for Cockrill, that was "against the law." So, he decided to steal it. He lit three fires—one in the garden center, one in the stationary section (smart, lots of tinder here), and one in housewares—as a distraction. That was all well and good except the fire
  
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• Cancer patient accuses UCLA gynecologist of sex abuse

  19-06-2019 16:40
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A cancer patient is the latest woman to accuse a retired University of California, Los Angeles gynecologist of sexually abusing her during treatment. The Los Angeles Times reports the 44-year-old unnamed woman has sued UCLA and Dr. James Heaps, alleging he touched her inappropriately under the guise of medical examination. Heaps […]
  
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• Coast Guard helps rescue kayakers stranded by choppy seas

  19-06-2019 16:36
  BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — The Coast Guard had to help nearly a dozen camp kayakers that became stranded in choppy conditions near the San Juan Islands. KOMO reports the 11 kayakers from the YMCA Camp Orkila got into trouble just before 5 p.m. Tuesday when winds rose to 15 knots and small craft advisories were […]
  
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• Tuesday’s mist was the most rain in the Seattle area in more than 2 months

  19-06-2019 16:07
  The small amount of rain we saw in the Puget Sound region on Tuesday, which measured in at .21 inches at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, was the most precipitation in the Seattle area since mid-April. Fortunately for those who count every day without a hose as a victory, we have a chance of more showers on Wednesday, […]
  
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• Homicide detectives investigate fatal shooting of man in North Seattle

  19-06-2019 15:27
  Homicide detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of a man on Aurora Avenue North at 84th Street early Wednesday. Seattle police said the shooting happened shortly before 1 a.m. Traffic was halted for several hours as police investigated. Police have not released information about a suspect or the victim. Shooting investigation at Aurora Ave N/N […]
  
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• Norway islanders want to go ‘time-free’ when sun doesn’t set

  19-06-2019 15:24
  COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Residents of a Norwegian island where the sun doesn’t set for 69 days of the year want to go “time-free” and have more flexible school and working hours to make the most of their long summer days. People on the island of Sommaroey are pushing to get rid of traditional business hours […]
  
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• With demolition tools in hand, a Seattle artist aims to unlock the city’s cultural potential

  19-06-2019 15:00
  Greg Lundgren, who has spent decades turning derelict properties into fleeting homes for art, is converting a former medical building on First Hill into Museum of Museums, which will house gallery spaces, rotating exhibitions from private collectors, a biweekly artists bazaar and more.
  
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• City Hall’s idea of housing on golf courses? It turns out the people made a law against that

  19-06-2019 15:00
  The talk of developing some of Seattle's golf courses runs afoul of a citizen-led initiative that dictates "no net loss" of city parkland. It means the idea could cost into the billions of dollars as the city would be forced to buy replacement land — at exorbitant 2019 prices.
  
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• Citing family strife, Shanahan withdraws as Pentagon nominee

  19-06-2019 14:40
  Partrick Shanahan, a former Seattle resident and onetime Boeing executive, spoke in an interview about the circumstances surrounding his 2011 divorce and said he didn’t want to drag his children through the experience again.
  
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• Hiker lost in deep snow rescued from Pacific Crest Trail

  19-06-2019 14:25
  DIAMOND LAKE, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a man lost for days in deep snow on the Pacific Crest Trail southeast of Eugene has been rescued. Douglas County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Brad O’Dell says the sheriff’s office was notified of a distress signal at 12:30 p.m. Monday in an area of the trail on […]
  
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• $4.5M in settlements over deaths tied to doc in murder case

  19-06-2019 13:20
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio hospital system has reached nearly $4.5 million in settlements so far over the deaths of patients who allegedly received excessive painkiller doses ordered by a doctor now charged with murder. At least 29 wrongful-death lawsuits have been filed against the Columbus-area Mount Carmel Health System and now-fired intensive care […]
  
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• A Show at the Frye Art Museum That Resonates in an Unintentional Way

  19-06-2019 13:00 via thestranger.com
  The banner at the Frye that asks to afflict the comfortable, comfort the afflicted resonates in an unintentional way.by Jasmyne KeimigOn my way out of Cauleen Smith's Give It or Leave It at the Frye Art Museum, a tweet I'd seen recently sprang to mind. Reflecting on something her friend had said, New York journalist and critic Jillian Steinhauer tweeted out to the world, "Just retract all my mixed reviews and replace them with 'almost kind of a commentary on something.'"Give It or Leave It is al
  
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• New study to examine feeding habits of Cape Cod great whites

  19-06-2019 12:05
  BOSTON (AP) — Researchers on Cape Cod are launching a new study focused on the hunting and feeding habits of the region’s great white sharks following last year’s two attacks on humans, including the state’s first fatal one in more than 80 years. The hope is that the work, which starts in the coming days, […]
  
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• US CEO hands Oxford University $189 million for AI studies

  19-06-2019 11:50
  LONDON (AP) — An American billionaire has given Oxford University 150 million pounds ($188.6 million) for a new institute that will study the ethical implications of artificial intelligence and computing technologies. The donation from Stephen Schwarzman, CEO of the private equity firm Blackstone, will also fund a center to house all of the university’s humanities […]
  
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