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• The Latest Pacific Northwest Tsunami News Will Haunt Your Dreams

  02-07-2019 23:50 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie HerzogA post-tsunami scene in Indonesia last yearEd Wray/Getty ImagesKathryn Schulz, the New Yorker contributor who sparked a wave of well-deserved alarm—and made the emergency bug-out bag industry's year—is out with a new and terrifying article about just how fucked those of us in the Pacific Northwest are.Schulz, if the name doesn't immediately trigger a panic attack, is the author behind "The Really Big One," a 2015 Pulitzer Prize-winning New Yorker piece about what exact
  
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• Texas woman dies in fall while hiking in southeast Alaska

  02-07-2019 23:22
  KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — A Texas woman died in a fall while hiking in southeast Alaska. Alaska State Troopers say 43-year-old Carrie Pase fell about 500 feet (152 meters) down a slide along the Carlanna Lake Trail north of Ketchikan. Another hiker found her nonresponsive and performed CPR for about one hour and 20 minutes […]
  
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• Man sentenced to 27 years for 1989 murder of young woman near Bellingham

  02-07-2019 23:22
  On Nov. 24, 1989, Mandy Stavik went for a jog near her home east of Bellingham, and never returned. Her body was found three days later in the Nooksack River.
  
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• US underground nuclear waste dump receives 12,500th shipment

  02-07-2019 23:16
  CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — The federal government’s underground nuclear waste repository in New Mexico has received its 12,500th shipment since operations began two decades ago. The U.S. Energy Department made the announcement Tuesday, saying the shipment arrived at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant just before midnight on June 27. The shipment originated at Idaho National […]
  
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• Enter to win a prize pack from The Night Running Tour with Beck, Cage The Elephant, and Spoon!

  02-07-2019 22:52 via thestranger.com
  
  by Taffy Marler Entries accepted until 11:59pm (PT) on Thursday, July 11thOne lucky winner will receive a prize pack from The Night Running Tour with Beck, Cage The Elephant, and Spoon, containing a tour t-shirt and vinyl from all three!Enter HEREPurchase show tickets here
  
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• Fourth of July Food & Drink Specials to Try Now

  02-07-2019 22:17 via thestranger.com
  Flag Cake, Triple-Berry Pie, and More July Specialsby Stranger Things To Do StaffThe time has come for firecrackers and cookouts. Whether you choose to celebrate by sipping cocktails on a rooftop or flipping burgers on the grill, enhance your holiday with these cheerful Seattle specials festooned with the colors of the flag.Note: Availability may vary. Call ahead to be sure!
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• 10 Seattle Food and Drink Specials to Try for the Fourth of July

  02-07-2019 22:17 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffIcebox's triple-berry ice cream cake (with Molly Moon's strawberry ice cream) comes complete with its own sparkler to illuminate your Fourth of July. Icebox via Instagram
  The time has come for firecrackers and cookouts. Whether you choose to celebrate by sipping cocktails on a rooftop or flipping burgers on the grill, enhance your holiday with these cheerful Seattle specials festooned with the colors of the flag. For more ideas, try our Fourth of July calendar and o
  
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• 12 Seattle Food and Drink Specials to Try for the Fourth of July

  02-07-2019 22:14 via thestranger.com
  Flag Cake, Triple-Berry Pie, and More July Specialsby Julianne BellThe time has come for firecrackers and cookouts. Whether you choose to celebrate by sipping cocktails on a rooftop or flipping burgers on the grill, enhance your holiday with these cheerful Seattle specials festooned with the colors of the flag. For more ideas, try our Fourth of July calendar and our food and drink calendar.
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• Amazon-Funded PAC Begins Dishing Out Cash to Tilt Seattle City Council Races

  02-07-2019 22:05 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie GrahamAs a result, spending caps related to the Seattle Democracy Voucher program have been lifted in a number of races. NOMADSOUL1/GETTY IMAGES
  The Chamber of Commerce's campaign cash machine, a PAC known as Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy (CASE), has started spitting out money.The PAC recently reported having more than $852,000 in the bank from Amazon, Vulcan Inc., and other Seattle business heavies, but recent filings with the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission show that w
  
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• Is Seattle’s plan for a vehicle safe lot for homeless people finally going to happen?

  02-07-2019 21:51
  Plans for a 30-vehicle lot on city-owned property near Genesee Park and Playfield were scrapped after neighborhood objections and are being replaced by a plan that the city hopes will involve multiple faith-based organizations hosting smaller lots.
  
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• 59 Stranger (Than Usual) Things To Do in Seattle This Week: July 2-7, 2019

  02-07-2019 21:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffSwashbuckling buccaneers will convene on Alki Beach for the signature Seafair event Pirates Landing on Saturday. Seafair
  Our arts critics have already recommended 29 great things to do this week and our music critics have picked the 18 best music shows, but there are still lots 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 chat with the ghost of Sam Kinison t
  
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• She Only Likes Guys With Deep Voices and Doesn't Know What to Tell Guys Whose Voices Are Too High

  02-07-2019 21:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan SavageI'm 32-year-old cis heteroflexible woman here. I'm very attracted to men with deep, confident voices and I literally can’t experience sexual attraction to a man if I don’t love the sound of his voice and his manner of speaking—no matter how cute or otherwise wonderful he is. So before I meet men from online dating apps, I always arrange for a quick phone call. (I obviously don’t reveal that this is the reason why.)My problem is th
  
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• Amazon plans its tallest tower, marking growing presence in Bellevue

  02-07-2019 21:09
  The e-commerce giant on Tuesday began the permitting process for a project that by itself would make room for several thousand employees in Bellevue. Amazon's real estate plans suggest it could have more than 11,000 employees in Bellevue by the middle of the next decade, according to a Seattle Times estimate.
  
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• Ballard's Push/Pull Needs Your Help!

  02-07-2019 21:02 via thestranger.com
  Don't let this be another potential loss for Seattle's visual arts community!by Jasmyne Keimig View this post on InstagramA post shared by Push/Pull (@pushpullseattle) on Apr 26, 2019 at 12:07pm PDT
  Yesterday, Ballard underground comics and art shop/gallery Push/Pull received news that the Department of Revenue had taken all of the money out of their checking account. According to the GoFundMe made yesterday, owners Maxx Follis-Goodkind and Seth Goodkind said they'd been behind on paying taxes b
  
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• New Savage Lovecast: It's the One-Minute Wonder Show!

  02-07-2019 20:45 via thestranger.com
  
  Episode #662 — July 2, 2019by The StrangerThat's right. Your calls were one minute or less. Dan's answers were 2 minutes or less. We blasted through so much, it feels like a blur. Blowing air in vaginas, toxic Drag Race fans, squirting cleanup, anal skin tags, finding that clit, how to avoid getting things stuck up your butt, jizz enemas, micro infidelities, orgasm farts, figging, Gallagher, sounding—this is just a fraction of the rich content you'll hear today.
  We are all exhausted,
  
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• Nevada Guard buries soldier killed in tank rollover accident

  02-07-2019 20:41
  BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada National Guard is honoring a soldier killed during a training accident tank crash in California last month. Guard staff Sgt. David W. Gallagher was buried Tuesday at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery outside Las Vegas. Nevada guard officials say the 51-year-old soldier from Las Vegas was awarded the […]
  
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• Suspect arrested in 2018 stabbing death of man near Alki Beach

  02-07-2019 20:35
  DNA left at the crime scene where Jonathan Pecina was fatally stabbed in the neck was recently matched to a 25-year-old man, police say.
  
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• New Game Alert: Kenny G Keepin' It Saxy

  02-07-2019 20:27 via thestranger.com
  
  There's a new game called Kenny G Keepin' It Saxy; let's hope it doesn't blow.by Dave SegalHere's your chance to "detangle [Kenny's] luscious locks" among other fun stuff. Big G Creative
  Making jokes at the expense of Seattle's most popular musician, Kenny G, is the lowest of low-hanging fruit, but nevertheless, our hirsute saxophonist hero is blowing all the way to the bank. The latest example of Mr. Gorelick stacking chips is a new game called Keepin' It Saxy. Manufactured by Big G Creative an
  
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• Wildlife officials cheer rat death on remote Alaska island

  02-07-2019 20:18
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Wildlife officials and residents of a remote Alaska island are cheering the death of a wild rat. A Norway rat that likely was carried by ship was spotted last year on St. Paul Island in the Bering Sea. The Anchorage Daily News reports the island is an internationally known breeding habitat […]
  
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• Enter to win a pair of two-day passes to THING!

  02-07-2019 20:18 via thestranger.com
  
  by Taffy MarlerEntries accepted until 11:59pm (PT) on Thursday, August 1stOne lucky winner will receive a pair of two-day passes to THING!, August 24 & 25 at Fort Warden in historic Port Townsend, WA!Enter HEREOr buy tickets here
  
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• Alert level increased at world’s largest volcano in Hawaii

  02-07-2019 20:16
  HONOLULU (AP) — Federal officials raised the alert level Tuesday for the world’s largest active volcano, Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, which last erupted in 1984. The U.S. Geological Survey changed the level from “normal” to “advisory” following a steady increase in earthquakes and ground swelling that began in March. An eruption is not imminent, but scientists […]
  
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• One of the Best Studio Ghibli Films, Whisper of the Heart, Is in Theaters Tonight

  02-07-2019 19:51 via thestranger.com
  
  by Suzette Smith Courtesy of Gkids
  Whisper of the Heart is one of the best Studio Ghibli films there is, which is saying something when you consider the studio’s prestige and reputation for transcending the genre of anime. And, as it happens, you can see it in a theater tonight as part of GKIDS' Studio Ghibli Fest 2019: an ongoing promotion bringing Studio Ghibli films to theaters, for limited runs, through December. In the Seattle, Whisper of the Heart will play in Japanese with English s
  
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• No Independence Day fireworks in Anchorage this year; it’s too dry

  02-07-2019 19:51
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Anchorage Fire Department says all fireworks shows have been cancelled in Anchorage, Eagle River and surrounding areas due to extreme dry weather. Independence Day celebration fireworks were planned in Eagle River for Wednesday night and in Anchorage on Thursday. Personal fireworks are banned by ordinance in Anchorage. A burn ban […]
  
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• Anchorage Fire Department cancels Independence Day fireworks

  02-07-2019 19:51
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Anchorage Fire Department says all fireworks shows have been canceled in Anchorage, Eagle River and surrounding areas due to extreme dry weather. Independence Day celebration fireworks were planned in Eagle River for Wednesday night and in Anchorage on Thursday. Personal fireworks are banned by ordinance in Anchorage. A burn ban […]
  
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• Victim in random attack files tort claim against Idaho

  02-07-2019 19:25
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man who authorities say was the victim of a random attack involving a pruning saw has filed a tort claim against the state, claiming the suspect should have been more closely monitored. The Idaho Press reported Monday that Gary Vinsonhaler claims the Idaho Department of Correction “failed to exercise […]
  
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• EPA official cites concerns with Pebble Mine review

  02-07-2019 18:57
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A regional official with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says a draft review of a proposed mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region likely underestimates impacts the project could have on fish and other resources. Chris Hladick (lad-ick) says the draft appears to lack critical information about the proposed Pebble Mine and […]
  
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• Borough will consider measure that could end invocations

  02-07-2019 18:56
  KENAI, Alaska (AP) — A Kenai Peninsula Borough assemblyman plans to introduce an ordinance that could end invocations at assembly meetings, which last month included one offered by a member of the Satanic Temple. KSRM-radio reports Assemblyman Willy Dunne on Tuesday night will introduce an ordinance asking voters if the borough should repeal the invocation […]
  
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• To boost milk, dairy groups support high school coffee bars

  02-07-2019 18:55
  NEW YORK (AP) — Coffee bars selling $3 iced lattes are popping up in high schools, helped along by dairy groups scrambling for new ways to get people to drink milk. It’s one small way the dairy industry is fighting to slow the persistent decline in U.S. milk consumption as eating habits change and rival […]
  
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• To boost milk, dairy groups see hope in lattes in schools

  02-07-2019 18:55
  NEW YORK (AP) — Coffee bars selling $3 iced lattes are popping up in high schools, helped along by dairy groups scrambling for new ways to get people to drink milk. It’s one small way the dairy industry is fighting to slow the persistent decline in U.S. milk consumption as eating habits change and rival […]
  
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• States requesting delay requested in ‘Obamacare’ arguments

  02-07-2019 18:43
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Eighteen Republican-leaning states want a federal appeals court in New Orleans to delay next week’s hearing on President Barack Obama’s health care law. Arguments are set for Tuesday at the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. States opposed to the law want the court to uphold a federal judge’s December ruling […]
  
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• States’ delay request for arguments in ‘Obamacare’ lawsuit

  02-07-2019 18:43
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court Tuesday rejected a request to delay next week’s hearing on the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s health care law. Eighteen Republican-dominated states opposed to the law said they needed more time to prepare answers to complex issues the appeals court raised in a recent filing as they […]
  
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• Austrian parliament votes for ban on weed killer glyphosate

  02-07-2019 18:36
  BERLIN (AP) — Austria’s parliament has voted for a ban on the weed killer glyphosate, a substance that has long been disputed in Europe and beyond. The Austria Press Agency reported that a majority supported the motion put forward Tuesday by the center-left Social Democrats. The center-right People’s Party of ex-Chancellor Sebastian Kurz opposed it, […]
  
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• Antifa Beating Gives Ammunition to the Right

  02-07-2019 18:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Perhaps the brave, anonymous freedom fighters of Antifa could consider the repercussions before they beat people in the streets.by Katie HerzogMembers of Antifa beat a small, gay, Asian-American journalist in Portland this weekend. Brave! Natalie Behring/GettyI doubt anyone was less surprised that Andy Ngo was attacked than Andy Ngo.Ngo, an independent reporter who has been published in the Wall Street Journal, the National Review, and the New York Post, among others, has been threatened repeate
  
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• Small tornado touches down in Portland, Oregon

  02-07-2019 18:16
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The National Weather Service says a small tornado touched down in Portland, Oregon during a severe storm. The weather agency estimates the tornado’s wind speeds were about 80 mph, which makes the storm a Category EF0. KGW-TV reported Tuesday that the tornado was on the ground for about a mile and […]
  
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• Idaho State Police: Crime rate dropped slightly last year

  02-07-2019 18:02
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s overall crime rate dropped slightly according to the latest Idaho State Police “Crime in Idaho” report. The report, released Tuesday, details the number and types of crimes tallied by local law enforcement agencies across the state. Overall, the crime rate in 2018 dropped by nearly 2% compared to the previous […]
  
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• Illegal Weed Grows Are Part of California's Ongoing Weed Woes

  02-07-2019 17:55 via thestranger.com
  
  by Josh Jardine NASTASIC / GETTY IMAGESCalifornia is still making its way through the weeds (thanks, I'm here all week...) as far as its adult-use cannabis program goes, and the focus lately has been working for the clampdown on the illicit marketplace. A few recent activities give insight as to how that's going.
  Let's start with illicit growing, which is seemingly going as strong under legalization as it was before. Proof can be found in a recent bust in Santa Barbara (where, to be fair, you pr
  
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• Fisherman missing after falling into Snake River

  02-07-2019 17:32
  MURPHY, Idaho (AP) — The Ada County Sheriff’s Office says a 42-year-old fisherman is missing after he fell off a dock and into the swift-moving Snake River. The man’s name has not been released. The sheriff’s office says he was fishing near the Swan Falls Dam late Saturday night or early Sunday morning when he […]
  
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• Search suspended for fisherman missing in Nushagak Bay

  02-07-2019 17:28
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a commercial fisherman missing near Bristol Bay. A crewman from the Dillingham-based vessel Pail Rider went overboard at approximately 3 a.m. Monday in Nushagak Bay. The Coast Guard says searchers on two Jayhawk helicopters and a C-130 Hercules aircraft out of Kodiak covered […]
  
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• Bill to put non-unanimous juries before voters fails

  02-07-2019 17:22
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Despite broad support, a measure that would put Oregon’s controversial jury system before voters died in the Oregon Senate during the final days of the 2019 legislative session. Oregon is the only state in the country that allows for convictions via non-unanimous juries in criminal felony cases. House Joint Resolution 10 […]
  
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• Federal-state program to tackle Idaho forest projects

  02-07-2019 17:14
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — State and federal officials have identified 6,700 square miles (17,000 square kilometers) in Idaho to test a plan that allows state participation in federal timber sales to pay for restoration work on private, state and federal lands. Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Monday announced that the U.S. Forest Service and state […]
  
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• Slog AM: Washington Schools Are Not Earthquake Safe, A Portland Tornado, Serial Toilet Clogger Faces Jail Time

  02-07-2019 17:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie GrahamThink of the kids! STEVECOLLENDER/GETTY
  Washington schools will be useless during the Big One: An assessment of 5 percent of Washington's school buildings (about 222 out of 4,444) showed that most would be fucking terrible to be in during a big earthquake. According to the Seattle Times, 25 percent would be unrepairable and 43 percent have a significant risk of loss of life. Most of these schools were built way before seismic earthquake standards were adopted for constructing n
  
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• Arctic fox walks more than 2,700 miles from Norway to Canada

  02-07-2019 16:18
  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian researchers say an arctic fox has walked from northern Norway to Canada’s far north, a distance of 4,415 kilometers (2,737 miles), in 76 days. The Norwegian Polar Institute says the young female fox left Norway’s Svalbard archipelago on March 1 and reached Canada’s Ellesmere Island on Monday by way of […]
  
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• AT&T outage affected 911 calls early Tuesday in parts of Puget Sound area, nation

  02-07-2019 16:06
  A nationwide issue with AT&T on Tuesday morning led some local law-enforcement agencies to warn people that 911 calls might not get through. Both Bellingham Police and Kitsap 911 said in Twitter posts around 4 and 5 a.m. that the outage could prevent 911 calls from cellphones that use AT&T. They urged AT&T customers to use […]
  
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• Hurricane Barbara grows into major storm over open Pacific

  02-07-2019 15:57
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Major Hurricane Barbara is rapidly gaining strength as it pushes west-northwest over the Pacific Ocean. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm now has maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 kph), with higher gusts. That enters the range of a Category 4 hurricane. The storm was centered about 1,060 […]
  
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• La Grande man, father, plead guilty to illegal hunting

  02-07-2019 15:05
  LA GRANDE, Ore. (AP) — A man and his father have pleaded guilty to illegal hunting in Eastern Oregon. Oregon State Police say Kyle Bowen pleaded guilty in June to hunting in violation of wildlife laws. He was sentenced to a three-year hunting license suspension, 10 days of jail and 18 months of probation including […]
  
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• 14-year-old killed in Federal Way shooting that might have been an accident

  02-07-2019 15:03
  Police want to talk to another 14-year-old who was at the scene and say the shooting may have been accidental. No one else was injured.
  
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• What it’s like to fly from Seattle to Oakland in a semiprivate jet — and how you can too on JetSuiteX

  02-07-2019 15:00
  Love flying but hate the airport crowds and security lines? Enter JetSuiteX, which flies commercial semiprivate jets to select cities across the West Coast. On Monday, they began daily flights from Seattle to Oakland, Calif., starting at $99 one way. JetSuiteX kicked off their inaugural flight out of Seattle with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a water cannon […]
  
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