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• Inbox Jukebox Track of the Day: A Bold Cover of Mingus's "Meditation on a Pair of Wire-Cutters" by the Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde

  24-06-2019 23:30 via thestranger.com
  
  The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde covers a Charles Mingus tune, and the radical departure from her best-known moves pays off.by Dave SegalHynde is no jazz pretender. Jill Furmanovsky
  Chrissie Hynde with the Valve Bone Woe Ensemble, "Meditation on a Pair of Wire-Cutters" (BMG)
  Not sure many saw this coming, but the Pretenders' frontwoman Chrissie Hynde has a covers album due for release on September 6 titled Valve Bone Woe, which she recorded with an ensemble of the same name. It includes songs by F
  
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• Couple sentenced to life in Newport man’s slaying

  24-06-2019 23:11
  ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — Two people have been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a 71-year-old Newport man in 2016. The Astorian reports Christian Wilkins and Adeena Copell were sentenced Friday in the death of Howard Vinge. Vinge was beaten to death inside his RV in September 2016 and his body was […]
  
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• GOP Twitter Joke About Armed Militia Incenses People Who Don't Get It

  24-06-2019 22:22 via thestranger.com
  
  Over the weekend, a tweet from the Oregon GOP sent parts of lefty Twitter into quite the tizzy.by Katie HerzogA Trump supporter at a rally in Oregon. Nice hat. Scott Olson/GettyOver the weekend, a tweet from the Oregon GOP sent parts of lefty Twitter into quite the tizzy. The tweet, which was solidly ratioed (as of this writing, it has 13,000 replies and 3,000 likes), is a reference to some ongoing drama at the statehouse in Oregon, and the text read, "Heavily armed militia lays siege to Oregon'
  
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• Agency sets bicycle limits for Seattle water taxis

  24-06-2019 21:51
  SEATTLE (AP) — King County Metro has enacted regulations limiting the number and size of bicycles on Seattle water taxis. KING-TV reports bicycles must fit inside the designated storage spaces on the vessels and the number cannot exceed set limits starting Monday. The boats Sally Fox and Doc Maynard each have a 26-bicycle capacity. The […]
  
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• A White Dude Explores Supremacist Ideologies Through Dance and Aerosmith

  24-06-2019 21:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jasmyne KeimigMid-performance shot of Matthew Offenbacher (seated) and his dance crew at "Feelings," his show at Oxbow. JASMYNE KEIMIG
  Last Saturday, I arrived at Oxbow during the intermission of Matthew Offenbacher's "Feelings (a work in progress)" performance. I was ill. Positively congested beyond (almost) all reasonable means. I hadn’t wanted to leave my house on that bright sunny day but I felt compelled and deeply attracted to the brightness of Offenbacher’s paintings. So mu
  
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• Anchorage man suspected of shooting into upstairs apartment

  24-06-2019 21:39
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A south Anchorage woman didn’t call police when she heard an argument and a noise from the apartment below. She changed her mind a few hours later when she saw bullet holes. Police investigating Sunday night determined that a bullet had passed through her floor and into her ceiling. Officers checked […]
  
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• Her Shitty Boyfriend Met Up With Her Shitty Ex-Husband For Drinks—What Should She Do?

  24-06-2019 21:37 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan SavageI don’t know if this is even the kind of thing you’ll respond to but I need outside input here. My boyfriend of over 2.5 years is and has been extremely insecure within our relationship for the duration of it... almost exclusively due to things that occurred over a year BEFORE we started dating. Very condensed Backstory: We met almost four years ago right after my ex-husband left me after 1.5 years of marriage and six years together. We met t
  
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• Megan Rapinoe Saves the U.S. Women's Team in a Rocky Game Against Spain

  24-06-2019 21:25 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie GrahamThank you, Megan.Marc Atkins/Getty Images
  My jaw hurts from clenching my teeth for the entirety of the Spain vs. U.S. game.It was the fourth game of the round of 16, the first knock-out round, in the 2019 Women's World Cup. The U.S. was expected to easily best Spain, a young team who has only recently started investing in women's soccer, and sail into Friday's quarterfinal match against France.
  That wasn't the case.Though the U.S. won 2-1, neither of their goals was scored duri
  
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• Suit: Generic drug makers used code to fix price increases

  24-06-2019 21:24
  BOSTON (AP) — A lawsuit says representatives of some of the nation’s largest generic drug manufacturers used code words to collude with competitors to divvy up market share and coordinate price increases. The code came in emails included in the lawsuit filed last month by attorneys general from more than 40 states. The 510-page federal […]
  
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• Body of missing automotive journalist is found in river 2 weeks after he veered off-course

  24-06-2019 21:24
  The body of a well-known automotive journalist was found in a Northern California river last week, capping a weekslong search for the missing man, according to a family friend. Davey Johnson, 43, had been missing since June 5, when he was test-driving a motorcycle for a magazine review. On his way home, he went off-course, […]
  
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• Wildfire smoke delays traffic on popular highway in Alaska

  24-06-2019 20:57
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Smoke from an Alaska wildfire is interrupting traffic on a highway to one of the state’s busiest tourist destinations. The Alaska Interagency Management Team says travelers should expect continued delays on the Kenai Peninsula’s Sterling Highway due to heavy smoke. The highway south of Anchorage leads to popular salmon fishing destinations […]
  
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• Oregon GOP blocks work for 5th day over climate change bill

  24-06-2019 20:00
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republican senators in Oregon who walked out to thwart landmark climate legislation didn’t show up to work for a fifth day Monday, with the GOP lawmakers insisting they will stay away and Democrats saying the minority party was stirring up “dangerous sentiments.” The eleven GOP senators fled the Legislature on June […]
  
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• GOP strike in Oregon over climate change bill enters 5th day

  24-06-2019 20:00
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republican state senators in Oregon who walked out to thwart landmark climate legislation didn’t show up for work for a fifth day on Monday, with the GOP insisting they’ll continue to stay away and Democrats saying the minority party was stirring up “dangerous sentiments.” The eleven GOP senators, who are in […]
  
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• GOP senators extend boycott in Oregon into 5th day

  24-06-2019 20:00
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Senate is again unable to conduct business because of a Republican boycott of the Legislature over major climate change legislation that is entering its fifth day. Senate President Peter Courtney said Monday that there were not enough Senators on the floor to formally go through with a vote. Republicans […]
  
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• APNewsBreak: Oregon governor says GOP must return to state

  24-06-2019 20:00
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said Monday she won’t negotiate with Republicans who walked out to thwart landmark climate legislation, at least not until they return to the Capitol. All eleven Republican senators didn’t show up to work for a fifth day Monday, denying Democrats the number of lawmakers needed to vote […]
  
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• Passengers in fatal Alaska airplane crash were from Michigan

  24-06-2019 19:16
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska State Troopers have released the names of two Michigan residents killed in a weekend small airplane crash on the Kenai (KEE-neye) Peninsula. Troopers say the passengers killed in the crash of the private plane Friday night have been tentatively identified as 42-year-old Michael John Timmer and 43-year-old Traci Pauline Timmer […]
  
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• The 73 Best Things To Do in Seattle This Week: June 24-30, 2019

  24-06-2019 19:09 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's arts critics recommend the best local events.by Elaina FriedmanOur music critics have already chosen the 46 best music shows this week, but now it's our arts critics' turn to recommend the best events in their areas of expertise. Here are their picks in every genre—from Negroni Week to Queer Bar's Queer/Pride Festival (and tons more Pride events), and from Dragonfest to a reading with Serious Eats blog creator Ed Levine. See them all below, and find even more events on our c
  
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• The 72 Best Things To Do in Seattle This Week: June 24-30, 2019

  24-06-2019 19:09 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's arts critics recommend the best local events.by Elaina FriedmanOur music critics have already chosen the 46 best music shows this week, but now it's our arts critics' turn to recommend the best events in their areas of expertise. Here are their picks in every genre—from Negroni Week to Queer Bar's Queer/Pride Festival (and tons more Pride events), and from Dragonfest to a reading with Serious Eats blog creator Ed Levine. See them all below, and find even more events on our c
  
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• Driver with Ebola team severely injured by mob

  24-06-2019 18:53
  BENI, Congo (AP) — A driver working with an Ebola response team is in critical condition after angry crowds hurled rocks at him and set his vehicle on fire. Monday’s attack in Beni is the latest against health workers trying to combat the virus that has killed more than 1,500 people in eastern Congo since […]
  
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• Number of refugees resettled in Idaho drops by half

  24-06-2019 18:43
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A new report from the International Rescue Commission finds that the number of refugees resettled in Idaho has declined by half since 2016. Boise State Public Radio reports in the 2016 fiscal year, Idaho resettled an average of 67 refugees each month. So far this year, the state is averaging about […]
  
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• Missouri judge allows abortions to continue, for now

  24-06-2019 18:39
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge says the state’s lone abortion clinic can continue performing abortions, at least in the near future. St. Louis Circuit Judge Michael Stelzer on Monday ruled to extend a preliminary injunction he previously issued to allow a Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Louis to continue performing abortions through […]
  
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• Montana Rail Link gets $3.5M grant to design safety system

  24-06-2019 18:33
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Rail Link has been awarded a $3.5 million federal grant to design a safety system for a railway between southern Montana and northern Idaho. The Billings Gazette reported Monday that the Federal Rail Administration grant will fund the design and environmental review of implementing a positive train control, an automated […]
  
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• Tongass forest supporters rally in favor of roadless rule

  24-06-2019 18:02
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — About 150 people turned out in Juneau for a rally opposing expanded development in the Tongass National Forest. The Juneau Empire reports the rally Saturday was in support of the 2001 National Roadless Rule. The U.S. Forest Service is developing a state-specific program for the Alaska that could open parts of […]
  
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• I, Anonymous: I Can't Wait to Move Away from Your Trashy Ass

  24-06-2019 17:55 via thestranger.com
  
  by Anonymous STEVEN WEISSMAN
  Had I known that I would be living next to YOU, madam, I would not have dumbly signed a two-year lease to live in this suburban apartment complex. You get Meals on Wheels, but you don't need it; you have two fake service dogs, TWO!; and you fake multiple disabilities. I'm pretty sure that if you actually did have leukemia, epilepsy, a broken back, or that egg-sized brain tumor like you claimed, you'd be dead by now. Luckily, I put in my 30-day notice, and I am about
  
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• Comcast outage in Seattle area temporarily downs Sound Transit ticket machines

  24-06-2019 17:16
  Some of Sound Transit’s ticket-vending machines in the Seattle area were down for much of the Monday morning commute due to a widespread internet outage. They came back online around 8:30 a.m., the transit agency tweeted. Comcast has been having service issues in the region since about 5:20 a.m. Monday. The company’s outage page lists issues […]
  
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• Supreme Court to review insurers’ Obamacare claims for $12B

  24-06-2019 17:09
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will decide whether insurance companies can collect $12 billion from the federal government to cover their losses in the early years of the health care law championed by President Barack Obama. The justices say Monday that they will hear appeals in the fall from insurers who argue that they […]
  
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• Walgreens to provide drug disposal packets free to customers

  24-06-2019 17:01
  Walgreens is making it easier for customers to dispose of unused drugs safely. The drugstore chain said Monday that it will offer at several thousand stores packets that customers can use to turn medications into a useless gel before throwing them away at home. The DisposeRx packets will be available for free at Walgreens stores […]
  
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• Slog AM: Expedia's Seattle Move Will Bring More Congestion, A Slew of Costco Purse Snatchings, The Slug That Broke Japan's Rail System

  24-06-2019 17:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie GrahamThis is not what they mean by free samples.South_agency/Getty Images
  Here come Expedia's new headquarters: And here comes inevitable congestion. Despite the company's assurance that the new Interbay HQ will be a bikeable, walkable, free-shuttle-able transit hub, they also about doubled the size of the existing 1,230 parking spots onsite to 2,300 spaces. That sure does accommodate a lot of cars. In the fall, 4,500 Expedia employees will be making the trek to Interbay instead of
  
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• Driver arrested after crash kills bicyclist

  24-06-2019 16:38
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A driver faces manslaughter and drunken driving charges after a crash killed a cyclist in Portland, Oregon. KOIN reports the bicyclist died before emergency responders arrived at the scene around 3:30 a.m. Sunday. Investigators believe the 21-year-old driver, was under the influence of alcohol. He stayed at the scene and cooperated […]
  
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• Hidden oil spill: New study contradicts owner’s claims

  24-06-2019 16:00
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A new federally led study of oil seeping from a platform toppled off Louisiana’s coast 14½ years ago found releases lower than other recent estimates, but contradicts the well owner’s assertions about the amount and source of oil. Oil and gas have been leaking into the Gulf of Mexico since a […]
  
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• Who will Washington’s next governor be? Uncertainty over Inslee creates pileup of politicians, domino effects down ballot

  24-06-2019 15:00
  As he pursues the Democratic presidential nomination, Gov. Jay Inslee’s refusal to rule out a third term has left a pileup of politicians waiting on his decision. And, increasingly, some are not standing idly by. Two statewide elected officials, Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz, are openly eyeing the governor’s […]
  
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• Many doctors are terrible at breaking bad news; these Northwest doctors want to change that

  24-06-2019 15:00
  Too often, doctors avoid bad-news conversations, or they speak to patients using medical jargon. A University of Washington oncologist and palliative-care expert said doctors frequently fail to notice that patients aren’t following the conversation or that they’re too overwhelmed to absorb it.
  
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• Inslee uncertainty on third term creating more domino effects down ballot

  24-06-2019 15:00
  As he pursues the Democratic presidential nomination, Gov. Jay Inslee’s refusal to rule out a third term has left a pileup of politicians waiting on his decision. And, increasingly, some are not standing idly by. Two statewide elected officials, Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz, are openly eyeing the governor’s […]
  
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• Gee whiz: Testing of Tacoma sewage confirms rise in marijuana use

  24-06-2019 15:00
  "It's not your grandmother's marijuana," says one researcher about the pot available nowadays.
  
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• Gee whiz: Testing of sewage confirms rise in marijuana use

  24-06-2019 15:00
  SEATTLE (AP) — The proof is in the pee. A federally funded study has confirmed, not surprisingly, that marijuana use went up in Washington state after its first legal pot stores opened in 2014. In fact, consumption appeared to double, at least in one major city, over three years — a conclusion scientists reached by […]
  
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• Eastside affordable-housing agency to add staff, strengthen requirements to prevent violations

  24-06-2019 15:00
  A 94-page report recommending the changes comes months after A Regional Coalition for Housing said the it planned to hire a consultant and conduct an audit of roughly 700 homes across the Eastside in response to media reports of homeowner violations.
  
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• 4,500 Expedia employees are coming to Interbay in Seattle. How will the company avoid a traffic mess?

  24-06-2019 15:00
  Expedia employees will start their move from Bellevue to the new campus this fall, with 4,500 workers there by February. The company could expand to as many as 8,000 employees by 2031.
  
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• Death toll in Indian encephalitis outbreak rises to 152

  24-06-2019 14:28
  PATNA, India (AP) — Authorities say 152 children have now died in an encephalitis outbreak this month in India’s eastern state of Bihar. India’s Supreme Court on Monday directed the central and state governments to file reports to the court on the outbreak. A senior health department official in Bihar, Sanjay Kumar, says the epidemic […]
  
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• Jay Inslee: End government partnership with fossil fuels

  24-06-2019 14:03
  Democratic presidential candidate Jay Inslee is proposing a clean break between the federal government and the fossil fuel industry. That would involve everything from ending tax breaks for oil companies to banning all drilling and extraction on federal lands and in federal waters. It’s the latest proposal as part of Inslee’s emphasis on combating the […]
  
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• Medical groups warn climate change is a ‘health emergency’

  24-06-2019 11:05
  WASHINGTON (AP) — As Democratic presidential hopefuls prepare for their first 2020 primary debate this week, 74 medical and public health groups aligned on Monday to push for a series of consensus commitments to combat climate change, bluntly defined by the organizations as “a health emergency.” The new climate change agenda released by the groups, […]
  
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• Climate change is a ‘health emergency,’ medical groups warn

  24-06-2019 11:05
  WASHINGTON — As Democratic presidential hopefuls prepare for their first 2020 primary debate this week, 74 medical and public-health groups aligned on Monday to push for a series of consensus commitments to combat climate change, bluntly defined by the organizations as “a health emergency.” The new climate change agenda released by the groups, including the […]
  
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• Intense heat wave to strike Paris, shimmer across Europe

  24-06-2019 10:30
  PARIS (AP) — The sunset had an orange glow and so does the new heat alert level for Paris. Authorities around the French capital have issued an orange alert for intense heat — the second-highest level on its scale — as very hot temperatures are expected across continental Europe this week. France’s national weather agency […]
  
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• Intense heat wave to strike Paris and across Europe

  24-06-2019 10:30
  PARIS — Authorities in the Paris region have issued an alert for intense heat expected in the French capital and across Europe this week. The alert level in Paris has been raised to “orange,” the second-highest level. France’s national weather agency Meteo France said the heat wave beginning Monday is expected to last all week […]
  
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• Alerts issued in France as intense heat wave envelops Europe

  24-06-2019 10:30
  PARIS (AP) — The sunset had an orange glow and so does the new heat alert level for Paris. More than half of France, including around Paris, was placed on an orange alert for intense heat Monday — the second-highest level on the scale — as very hot temperatures were predicted across continental Europe this […]
  
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• 50 years later, the moon is still great for business

  24-06-2019 07:00
  NEW YORK (AP) — Fifty years after humans first visited, businesses are still trying to make a buck off the moon. Hundreds of millions of people were riveted when Apollo 11 landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. Naturally, marketers jumped at the chance to sell products from cars and televisions, to cereal and […]
  
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• New technology helps search teams find people in wilderness

  24-06-2019 06:32
  HONOLULU (AP) — Yesenia D’Alessandro loaded a GPS tracking app on her cellphone and trudged into a remote Hawaii forest, joining more than 100 other volunteers looking for a missing hiker. She climbed through muddy ravines, crossed streams and faced steep drop-offs in the thick tangle of trees and ferns where her college friend Amanda […]
  
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• Alaska summer baseball team threatened by lack of financing

  24-06-2019 06:15
  KENAI, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska summer baseball squad is being threatened by financial troubles. The Peninsula Clarion reported Saturday that the Peninsula Oilers summer collegiate baseball team is in jeopardy as it struggles to secure funding. The team has won three National Baseball Congress World Series titles and seen 125 of its top college […]
  
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• Alaska’s largest airport may add hotel to Anchorage site

  24-06-2019 06:13
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s largest airport is considering the addition of a hotel to the facility. KTVA-TV reported Sunday that Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage is considering whether to build a hotel on land between a rental car complex and train station. The airport’s manager says a hotel of more than 150 rooms […]
  
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• Sanders, progressives unveil bill to cancel student debt

  24-06-2019 05:20
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before the first Democratic presidential debates, Sen. Bernie Sanders and House progressives are unveiling legislation cancelling all student debt, going further than a signature proposal by Sen. Elizabeth Warren as the two jockey for support from the party’s liberal base. By canceling all student loans, Sanders says the proposal addresses an […]
  
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• The 46 Best Music Shows in Seattle This Week: June 24-30, 2019

  24-06-2019 01:00 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's music critics' picks for the week.by Elaina FriedmanThis week, our music critics have picked everything from Queer Bar's Queer/Pride Festival to JusMoni to Russian electronic artist Kedr Livanskiy. Follow the links below for ticket links and music clips for all of their picks, and find even more shows on our complete music calendar. Found something you like and don't want to forget about it later? Click "Save Event" on any of the linked events below to add it to your own private l
  
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