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• San Francisco is 1st major US city to ban e-cigarettes

  25-06-2019 23:15
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco became the first major U.S. city to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes after supervisors gave the measure its second and final vote Tuesday. Backers say they hope the legislation will curb underage use of e-cigarettes, but critics say the ban will make it harder for adults to purchase […]
  
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• Red-flag warning for fire danger in northern Nevada

  25-06-2019 23:14
  RENO, Nev. (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued the first red-flag warning of the season in Nevada because of hazardous conditions expected to raise the threat of wildfires across nearly the entire state through Thursday night. The service said Tuesday gusty winds and low humidity will increase the potential for wildfires from the […]
  
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• UN expert: Millions face dire poverty from climate change

  25-06-2019 22:45
  BERLIN (AP) — A United Nations expert on poverty says hundreds of millions of people around the world face hunger, displacement, disease and death because of climate change. In a report released Tuesday, the U.N.’s independent expert on extreme poverty and human rights said current measures to cope with global warming fall far short of […]
  
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• Are Straight Kinksters Queer? And Does Kink Belong at Pride?

  25-06-2019 22:17 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan Savage
  Been a long time listener to your podcasts. And have always loved your advice. Being an amazing advocate for the community, and being Pride Month (albeit the tail end), I thought you could speak about this. This Pride Month there has been a LOT of discussion about the place of kink and fetish wear at Pride. I'm personally a cis mostly hetero white male. I am also a part of a Leather family and active in the kink scene.
  I have TWO questions. First, where does your opinion fall on th
  
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• Where To Watch the First 2019 Democratic Presidential Debates

  25-06-2019 22:14 via thestranger.com
  Where To Watch the First 2019 Democratic Presidential Debate in Seattleby Stranger Things To Do StaffThere are 20 Democratic candidates vying to run against Trump in 2020, and since we can't hear from them all in one night, the first round of Democratic Presidential Debates will be split into two (June 26-27 at 6 p.m. PST). Read on for all the places to watch over beer, snacks, and bingo. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26Floating Bridge BrewingHear from the first group of Democratic presidential candidates (in
  
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• Where To Watch the First 2019 Democratic Presidential Debates in Seattle

  25-06-2019 22:08 via thestranger.com
  Where To Watch the First 2019 Democratic Presidential Debate in Seattleby Stranger Things To Do StaffThere are 20 Democratic candidates vying to run against Trump in 2020, and since we can't hear from them all in one night, the first round of Democratic Presidential Debates will be split into two (June 26-27 at 6 p.m. PST). Read on or check out our debate calendar for all the places to watch over beer, snacks, and bingo. For even more events, check out our resistance & solidarity calendar. F
  
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• North Dakota abortion clinic files federal suit over 2 laws

  25-06-2019 22:01
  FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s sole abortion clinic filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday over two state laws it believes forces doctors to lie, including one measure passed this year requiring physicians to tell women that they may reverse a so-called medication abortion if they have second thoughts. The complaint from the Center for Reproductive […]
  
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• Lawsuit says North Dakota laws force abortion doctors to lie

  25-06-2019 22:01
  FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s sole abortion clinic filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday over two state laws it believes forces doctors to lie, including one measure passed this year requiring physicians to tell women that they may reverse a so-called medication abortion if they have second thoughts. The complaint from the Center for Reproductive […]
  
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• Bicyclist killed in crash with motorist identified

  25-06-2019 21:55
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A cyclist who was struck and killed by a motorist Sunday has been identified. The Portland Police Bureau says 32-year-old Lance T. Hart died before emergency responders arrived at the scene around 3:30 a.m. Sunday. Police say investigators believe 21-year-old Nicholas P. Martinez was under the influence of alcohol when he […]
  
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• Moroccan women press to legalize abortion amid pending bill

  25-06-2019 21:39
  PARIS (AP) — It was a small demonstration on a big topic for some Moroccan women trying to make some abortions legal. Two dozen activists gathered in front of the Muslim kingdom’s parliament on Tuesday to press lawmakers to legalize abortion in extreme cases. A row of naked dolls on the ground symbolized the fate […]
  
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• DJ Mr. C Dropped from Cascadia Fest Lineup After Online Harassment of Seattle Musician Chloe Harris

  25-06-2019 21:29 via thestranger.com
  
  Former Shamen member Mr. C has been dropped from the bill of electronic-music fest Cascadia after engaging in a misogynistic online attack of Seattle musician Chloe Harris.by Dave SegalShame, man: Mr. C's misogyny won't fly at Cascadia Fest. Resident Advisor
  Organizers of the Cascadia NW Arts & Music Festival have dropped Mr. C from the bill after they say they learned he engaged in a sustained, brutal verbal attack on respected Seattle DJ/electronic-music producer Chloe Harris on Facebook.
  
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• 95 Stranger (Than Usual) Things To Do in Seattle This Week: June 25-30, 2019

  25-06-2019 21:12 via thestranger.com
  Unusual, offbeat, quirky events you might not otherwise know about.by Elaina FriedmanOur arts critics have already recommended 72 great things to do this week and our music critics have picked the 46 best music shows, but there are still tons more events happening. To prevent some of the quirkier and more extraordinary ones from slipping through the cracks, we've compiled them here—from a night of '60s Gay Camp Classics to Art Battle Seattle: Pride Edition, and from 1990s Beer Day on the a
  
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• Idaho students’ SAT scores drop slightly this year

  25-06-2019 20:44
  COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho 11th grade students scored slightly lower on a college readiness test on average this year than they did last year. The Coeur d’Alene Press reported Tuesday that the SAT results released by the state Department of Education show the average reading score was 496 and the average math score […]
  
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• Sheriff: Mom abused her children, boiled puppies to death

  25-06-2019 19:04
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico woman is facing charges she beat and tortured her children and forced them to watch her kill their pets. Martha and her husband Timothy Crouch of Aztec, New Mexico, were arrested Monday. Court records show they have not been assign public defenders yet. Documents also say they had […]
  
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• Man plunges 60 feet into Lake Washington while fleeing officer on 520 bridge, police say

  25-06-2019 19:00
  A man who tried to escape a Washington State Patrol trooper by attempting to leap from one span of the Highway 520 bridge to another ended up in cold water and the county jail, according to police. Washington State Patrol Trooper Rick Johnson said the man had been in a disabled vehicle in the middle […]
  
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• Scientists on Madeira see new ‘plasticrust’ sea pollution

  25-06-2019 18:48
  LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Researchers say they may have identified a new kind of plastic pollution in the sea and they’re calling it “plasticrust.” Scientists working in Madeira, a volcanic Portuguese island off northwest Africa, have found small patches of what looks like melted plastic encrusted on rocks along the shoreline. They first spotted the […]
  
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• Oregon's Carbon Emissions Bill Isn’t the Only Legislation Delayed by Its State Republicans

  25-06-2019 18:48 via thestranger.com
  
  by Blair Stenvick GETTY IMAGES
  Originally published by The Portland Mercury
  You have probably heard by now about the Oregon Senate Republicans’ big year-end field trip to deny Democrats a vote on a bill that would place new carbon emissions limits on businesses. But while House Bill 2020 is the reason 11 state senators are dodging the Capitol—and reportedly, the state—it isn’t the only bill delayed by their absence.
  As the Oregonian reported on Saturday, the missing Repub
  
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• Missouri’s only abortion clinic continues fight over license

  25-06-2019 18:29
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s only abortion clinic has taken a legal fight over its license to a state administrative panel. The St. Louis Planned Parenthood affiliate on Monday filed a complaint against the health department with Missouri’s Administrative Hearing Commission. The panel handles disputes between state agencies and businesses. Abortions at the clinic […]
  
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• Auction purchases prompt charges against Idaho official

  25-06-2019 18:22
  LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho county commissioner has been charged with four misdemeanor counts after buying items in a county surplus auction last year. The Lewiston Tribune reported Tuesday that Nez Perce County Commissioner Douglas Havens is accused of illegally purchasing county property he had approved for sale at auction. Charging documents say Havens […]
  
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• New Savage Lovecast: OMG. So. Gay.

  25-06-2019 17:57 via thestranger.com
  
  Episode #661 — June 25, 2019by The StrangerJust in time for your pride parade, it's the all gay episode! Calls by, for and about queer people.
  We got nervous lesbians who are scared to introduce the girlfriend to their moms, we got homos who come too soon, or get spooked by conventionally attractive men. Look! It's a bisexual woman who has never been with a woman before and wants to "scratch the itch" while her boyfriend is out of town. A woman whose trans husband has been outed at work, g
  
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• Firefighters protect powerline near Kenai Peninsula wildfire

  25-06-2019 17:57
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Firefighters working to contain a wildfire on the Kenai Peninsula took steps to protect a power transmission line. The Alaska Incident Management Team reports the fire 5.5 miles (8.8 kilometers) northeast of Sterling by Monday was covering more than 50 square miles (129.5 sq. kilometers). Smoke continued to cause visibility problems […]
  
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• Police arrest Idaho man after woman and dogs killed

  25-06-2019 17:27
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Police in eastern Idaho say they’ve arrested a suspect after finding the bodies of a woman and two dogs that had been stabbed to death. Idaho Falls police said they went to the home of 33-year-old Kaylynn Blue on Monday after friends called to report she hadn’t shown up at work. […]
  
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• Idaho man charged with murder after girlfriend, dogs killed

  25-06-2019 17:27
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An eastern Idaho man has been charged with first degree murder after police say he stabbed his girlfriend to death and buried her in their backyard, before also killing their two dogs. Philip Schwab, a 33-year-old zoo volunteer from Idaho Falls, was arraigned Tuesday in Bonneville County Court in connection with […]
  
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• Man who said he was drugged and can’t remember crash pleads guilty to Spokane hit-and-run

  25-06-2019 17:06
  A man who said he was drugged and doesn’t remember hitting another man with his car in downtown Spokane late last year pleaded guilty last week to felony hit-and-run. Gabriel K. Hein, 29, on Wednesday accepted a plea deal from prosecutors, who agreed to drop a charge of vehicular assault. Hein’s attorney, Jeff Leslie, said […]
  
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• Slog AM: Neighborhood Dispute Resolved, New Seattle Park Created; Can't Afford Canlis? Eat in the Parking Lot; Iran Hurls Insults at Trump Administration

  25-06-2019 17:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie GrahamThis patch of grass IS FOR THE PEOPLE now.Green Apple Studio/ Getty Images
  Seattle is slowly learning how to drive: In the annual Allstate Best Drivers report (this is not an ad), Seattle improved 24 spaces this year from last year. That puts us at 155th out of 200 for driving skills. Bellevue, full of car-loving fucks, is 132nd. The best drivers? Long-time winner Boise, Idaho, has finally been usurped. Say hello to your new car-god, Brownsville, Texas.Newest Seattle park born
  
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• Albuquerque again asks for app use to spot banned fireworks

  25-06-2019 16:46
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s largest city is again asking residents to use an app to report illegal fireworks on July 4th instead of calling 911. For the second year in a row, Albuquerque officials are directing residents to the “OneABQ” app so authorities can streamline complaints, KOB-TV reports . Some agencies in California […]
  
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• Oregon may allow bicyclist to yield, not stop, at stop signs

  25-06-2019 16:11
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon could allow cyclists to yield at stop signs and flashing red lights, rather than requiring a complete stop, in a bill that heads next to the House for its final vote. The Statesman Journal reports that the proposal, known widely as the “Idaho Stop,” was named after the state that […]
  
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• Seattle is ‘a notable exception’ for stalled home prices

  25-06-2019 15:55
  The Seattle metro area's median home price in April was unchanged from 12 months earlier -- the only one of 20 markets where prices did not rise.
  
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• Woman indicted for crash that injured Eugene officers

  25-06-2019 15:51
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A Springfield woman has been indicted in connection with a traffic crash that injured two Eugene police officers. The Register-Guard reports 25-year-old Jade Jensen was charged in April by the Lane County District Attorney’s Office on assault and driving under the influence of intoxicants. A grand jury indicted her last week […]
  
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• Crash kills woman, critically injures 2 children near Sammamish

  25-06-2019 15:14
  A woman is dead and two children are in critical condition after two vehicles collided just before 5 a.m. Tuesday on Highway 202 near Ames Lake Road, near Sammamish, according to Washington State Patrol Trooper Rick Johnson. The children — one an infant and the other about 4 years old — were taken to Harborview Medical Center, according […]
  
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• Crash kills 1, critically injures 2 children east of Sammamish

  25-06-2019 15:14
  A vehicle rolled over Tuesday morning on Highway 202 near Ames Lake Road, northeast of Sammamish, killing one person and leaving two children in critical condition, according to Washington State Patrol Trooper Rick Johnson. Johnson tweeted shortly after 5 a.m. Tuesday that at least one person had been killed in the crash. #BreakingTrafficNews. I will […]
  
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• Seattle drivers are still pretty awful, but improving, new report says

  25-06-2019 15:00
  Among 200 U.S. cities, Seattle ranks 155th, according to the 2019 Allstate Best Drivers report, which was released Tuesday. That's a jump of 24 spots from last year, when we ranked 179th.
  
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• In Pacific Northwest, only Portland has worse drivers than Seattle, new report says

  25-06-2019 15:00
  Among 200 U.S. cities, Seattle ranks 155th, according to the 2019 Allstate Best Drivers report, which was released Tuesday. That's a jump of 24 spots from last year, when we ranked 179th.
  
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• City to hire 12 unarmed, noncommissioned officers as Seattle police deal with staffing, public image

  25-06-2019 15:00
  By bringing back the department's community service officer program, the city hopes to free up police officers to focus on criminal activity and increase community engagement. 
  
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• 2 who set booby traps on bike path get community service

  25-06-2019 14:55
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two people who strung booby traps along a Portland bike path in 2018 have been ordered to complete community service, and one of them will write an apology letter to a woman who was injured. The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office says Raven Jones pleaded guilty to third-degree assault and on […]
  
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• Naked German seeks relief in store’s freezer section as heat wave bakes Europe

  25-06-2019 14:23
  A 32-year-old man in rural Germany disrobed and ran through the freezer section of a supermarket to cool off, one of the least severe impacts of a record heatwave that’s bearing down on Europe. Temperatures are forecast to surge to almost 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in some parts of the continent on Wednesday. […]
  
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• Report warns of major air pollution in Bosnian city of Tuzla

  25-06-2019 11:12
  SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Environmental groups have called for urgent measures to combat air pollution in the central Bosnian city of Tuzla, saying dust concentration far exceeds legal limits and causes premature deaths. A report released Tuesday by the Bankwatch Network group, the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) and the Center for Ecology and Energy […]
  
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• Jump in wildfires means smoke’s health impact will spread

  25-06-2019 07:03
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Climate change in the Western U.S. means more intense and frequent wildfires churning out waves of smoke that scientists say will sweep across the continent to affect tens of millions of people and cause a spike in premature deaths. That emerging reality is prompting people in cities and rural areas alike […]
  
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• Health impact from smoke rises with more intense wildfires

  25-06-2019 07:03
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Climate change in the Western U.S. means more intense and frequent wildfires churning out waves of smoke that scientists say will sweep across the continent to affect tens of millions of people and cause a spike in premature deaths. That emerging reality is prompting people in cities and rural areas alike […]
  
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• University to require Fairbanks freshman to live on campus

  25-06-2019 06:25
  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — The University of Alaska Fairbanks will require all first-year freshmen to live on campus beginning in the fall semester. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported Monday that the university’s new rule is intended to increase academic success and student retention. A university residence official cites studies indicating students who spent their first […]
  
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• Health care group to rename 5 southeast Alaska facilities

  25-06-2019 06:24
  SITKA, Alaska (AP) — A health care business group plans to rename five southeast Alaska facilities. The Daily Sitka Sentinel reported Monday that Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium will change the name of the facilities in Sitka as part of a new association with Sitka Community Hospital scheduled to be completed August 1. Sitka Medical […]
  
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• Seattle Central under lockdown after reported shooting near Cal Anderson Park

  25-06-2019 05:24
  Seattle Central College went under lockdown Monday night after a man was reportedly shot near Cal Anderson Park. Seattle police and fire departments responded to Broadway and East Howell Street around 8 p.m. The campus went under lockdown soon after, according to the school’s public-safety office. A 28-year-old man was taken to Harborview Medical Center with […]
  
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• Man in serious condition after shooting on Capitol Hill, officials say

  25-06-2019 05:24
  A 28-year-old man was seriously injured after a shooting on Capitol Hill on Monday night, according to a Harborview Medical Center spokeswoman. The man reported being shot near Cal Anderson Park but was at Broadway and East Howell Street near Seattle Central College when police and medics arrived around 8 p.m. He had been shot […]
  
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• Wildfire burns 3,000 acres on Colville Indian Reservation

  25-06-2019 05:15
  By Monday afternoon, ground crews had established a line around the whole fire using hand tools, bulldozers and existing roads.
  
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• Canadian, Russian, American back on Earth from space station

  25-06-2019 05:07
  MOSCOW (AP) — Three astronauts safely returned to Earth on Tuesday after spending more than six months aboard the International Space Station. The Soyuz capsule with astronauts from Canada, Russia and the United States landed in the steppes of Kazakhstan at 8:47 a.m. (0247GMT), less than a minute ahead of the scheduled time, on Tuesday […]
  
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• Astronaut Anne McClain from Spokane returns to Earth from space station

  25-06-2019 05:07
  MOSCOW (AP) — Three astronauts safely returned to Earth on Tuesday after spending more than six months aboard the International Space Station. The Soyuz capsule with astronauts from Canada, Russia and the United States landed in the steppes of Kazakhstan at 8:47 a.m. (0247GMT), less than a minute ahead of the scheduled time, on Tuesday […]
  
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• After 7-year battle, Lake City neighbors rejoice as Lake Washington dead end becomes a public beach

  25-06-2019 04:19
  A tiny beach lot on the Lake Washington shoreline near Lake City now exists as a park. It took seven years of court wrangling and, most recently, an $800,000 payout by the city of Seattle, to make it happen.
  
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• Why transparency on medical prices could actually make them go higher

  25-06-2019 03:15
  It could depend on how much the health care system resembles the Danish concrete market.
  
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• Slog PM: The Mueller Report LIVE! Starts in 15 Minutes, More Tech Jobs Coming, Jean Godden Supports a New Seattle Flag

  25-06-2019 02:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Chase BurnsBad flag.City of Seattle
  In case you missed the Mueller report: There will be a live reading of it in about 15 minutes at 6 p.m. PDT. It will star Annette Bening, Zachary Quinto, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Sigourney Weaver, Mark Hamill, and a bunch of other legit celebrities. Seriously, this thing is more stacked than the cast of Big Little Lies. The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts (TEN!?!?!?!) will stream live on the Law Works website tonight. Drink every time there's
  
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