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• 84 Stranger (Than Usual) Things To Do in Seattle This Week: July 30-Aug 4, 2019

  30-07-2019 23:45 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffDozens of stubby-legged canines will race around the Emerald Downs track with carefree abandon at this Sunday's Corgi Races. Emerald Downs via Facebook
  Our arts and culture critics have already recommended 48 great things to do this week and our music critics have picked the 35 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—
  
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• What Big Money Is Doing in the Final Stretch of the Primary Election

  30-07-2019 23:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Millions are being spent on no-limit PACs in this year's Seattle City Council elections.by Lester BlackMillions of dollars are pouring into PACs targeting Seattle races this year. NOMADSOUL1/GETTY IMAGES
  We are one week away from the August primary election and campaign spending is in full swing, especially among the no-limits, independent expenditure PACs that are targeting Seattle City Council elections. These groups have far more money than individual candidates and they're throwing their wei
  
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• Here’s how to get a marijuana conviction vacated under Washington state’s new law

  30-07-2019 23:12
  As of Sunday, July 28, many people with misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor marijuana convictions in Washington state can apply to have those convictions wiped from their records. Here's how to figure out whether you qualify, and how to apply to have a conviction vacated.
  
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• Ethics Complaint Alleges Christopher Rufo Broke Law When He Donated Surplus Funds to His Own Foundation

  30-07-2019 23:00 via thestranger.com
  
  This guy.by Rich SmithNot the actual Christopher Rufo. But maybe kinda close? AGNIESZKA MARCINSKA / EYEEM / GETTY IMAGES
  When Discovery Institute "fellow" and Fox News guest Christopher Rufo dissolved his short-lived campaign for Seattle City Council eight months ago, he distributed a majority of his remaining donations to two organizations; $5,600 went to Seattle's Union Gospel Mission, and $10,000 went to the Documentary Foundation.On Friday, Tallman Trask, the policy and advocacy director at
  
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• Montana, Oregon wildfires prompt evacuations, smoke warnings

  30-07-2019 22:38
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Hundreds of Montana residents who fled their homes because of a four-day wildfire were allowed back Tuesday to gather important belongings as Oregon authorities warned of unhealthy air because of another blaze that sent smoke wafting over a key highway and drifting more than 50 miles (80 kilometers) to the state’s […]
  
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• EPA withdraws proposed Bristol Bay area mining restrictions

  30-07-2019 22:23
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has withdrawn proposed Obama-era restrictions on mining activity in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region, angering opponents of the Pebble Mine project. EPA says the proposed restrictions were based on hypothetical scenarios and are outdated now that the Pebble Limited Partnership has submitted project plans. The agency says […]
  
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• Sheriff: 2 arrested in black market pot grow

  30-07-2019 22:07
  GOLD HILL, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say two men have been arrested in a raid on an illegal marijuana growing operation in southwestern Oregon. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office says detectives from a multi-agency task force found indoor and outdoor pot growing operations when they served a search warrant Tuesday at neighboring properties near Gold […]
  
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• Congo officials say 2nd Ebola case confirmed in city of Goma

  30-07-2019 22:06
  KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Officials in Congo say a second Ebola case has been confirmed in Goma, the city of more than 2 million people where the first confirmed case of a current outbreak was reported earlier this month. A statement read out by local officials on Tuesday said the infected man was isolated earlier […]
  
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• The FDA Is Cracking Down on CBD Products

  30-07-2019 22:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Josh Jardine yavdat/Getty ImagesBy now, every gas station, bodega, tire repair store, shoeshine stand, salsa dance studio, wig shop, and sex club for furries is selling CBD products, which as we all know will quickly and cheaply regrow hair, fix your flaccid penis, end insomnia, make you taller, and cure cancer while helping you lose weight and have more energy. It might seem that CBD has crossed the final threshold into mainstream acceptance, provided of course it has no more than 0.3 percen
  
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• Legislative proposals cause cracks in Oregon’s wine industry

  30-07-2019 21:53
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — It was during a sales trip to China in 2017 that Ken Wright knew Willamette Valley wine had arrived on the world stage. “Not only did they know of the Willamette Valley, they knew how to say it correctly and they associated it immediately with Pinot noir,” said Wright, founder of […]
  
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• Portland police arrest 6 in effort to curb street racing

  30-07-2019 21:47
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A half-dozen people were arrested in Portland in the latest police operation targeting illegal street racing. The Portland Police Bureau says six women and men ranging in age from 18 to 37 were arrested over the weekend in North and Northeast Portland. They were arrested on charges including reckless driving, speed […]
  
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• University of Idaho secures more land for research dairy

  30-07-2019 21:44
  JEROME, Idaho (AP) — The University of Idaho has bought land for a public visitor center, classrooms and other facilities supporting what officials hope will be the country’s largest research dairy. Bill Loftus of the College of Ag and Life Sciences told The Times-News the property at the intersection of Interstate 84 and U.S. Highway […]
  
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• UI secures more land for massive research dairy

  30-07-2019 21:44
  JEROME, Idaho (AP) — The University of Idaho has bought land in southern Idaho for a public visitor center, classrooms and other facilities supporting what officials say will be the world’s largest research dairy. Bill Loftus with the university’s College of Ag and Life Sciences told The Times-News the new property at the intersection of […]
  
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• Why Would Anyone Want to Blow Up His Balls?

  30-07-2019 21:30 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan SavageSo I was innocently browsing the personal ads on Craigslist and saw one from a dude who was looking to try "saline balls" for the first time. Having no idea what this was, I googled it. Even worse, I google-imaged it. I pride myself on being unshockable, but I was completely and utterly mortified at what I saw. With that said, my copious internet searching failed to yield the answers to the basic/most important questions regarding saline balls: (1) What
  
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• Inbox Jukebox Track of the Day: The Slyly Rebellious Funk of "Radio Nat Turner" by Knife Knights Member OCnotes

  30-07-2019 21:25 via thestranger.com
  
  Track of the day is the slyly rebellious and mesmerizing funk of "Radio Nat Turner" by Knife Knights Member OCnotes.by Dave SegalThis new single sounds like a long-lost X-Clan track. Jesse Hughey
  OCnotes, "Radio Nat Turner" (self-released)
  Absurdly prolific Seattle/Tucson, Arizona producer OCnotes (aka Otis Calvin III) finally became fed up with giving away his excellent music for free on Bandcamp, so now he's shifted to a subscription service in which $45 a year will get you everything he's rel
  
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• Feds award nearly $5M to combat rural Alaska violence

  30-07-2019 21:21
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Rural Alaska Native villages are receiving almost $5 million from the U.S. Justice Department to combat numerous public safety problems, including no law enforcement presence in some communities. Tuesday’s announcement comes nearly two months after Attorney General William Barr met with tribal representatives, who told him about slow response times from […]
  
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• Alaska Native villages get $5M to combat rural violence

  30-07-2019 21:21
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Rural Alaska Native villages will receive nearly $5 million from the U.S. Justice Department to combat numerous public safety problems, including no law enforcement presence in some communities, the agency announced Tuesday. The award comes nearly two months after Attorney General William Barr met with tribal representatives who told him about […]
  
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• Behind “Moms for Seattle,” a Possible Shell Company and a Bunch of Shadowy Men

  30-07-2019 20:28 via thestranger.com
  
  They're linked to a big political consulting and an Amazon-funded PAC.by Rich SmithA trail of money and contracts leads from "Moms for Seattle" to a big political consulting firm and an Amazon-funded PAC. Mike Watson Images / Getty Images
  There have been many questions swirling around Moms for Seattle, a new political action committee that's been throwing around lots of money in an effort to flip Seattle's City Council conservative.So far, the moms have announced plans to spend more than $150,00
  
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• Southern white rhino conceived artificially born at California zoo

  30-07-2019 19:47
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A conservation organization in San Diego says it has achieved the first successful artificial insemination birth of a southern white rhino in North America, an important step in saving another rhino species from extinction. San Diego Zoo Global announced that mother Victoria gave birth Sunday to a healthy southern white rhino […]
  
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• Idaho man sentenced to more prison time for child sex abuse

  30-07-2019 19:45
  IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — An eastern Idaho man already serving prison time on a sexual abuse conviction has been sentenced to more time after a new victim came forward. The Post Register reports 57-year-old Thomas Dale Roberts was sentenced Monday to up to 16 years in prison for the two new sex abuse charges. […]
  
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• Loophole allows families to get aid meant for needy students

  30-07-2019 19:39
  The U.S. Education Department is being urged to close a loophole that has allowed some wealthy families to get federal, state and university funding that’s meant to help needy students. Federal authorities were notified last year that some parents in Illinois were transferring custody of their children to friends or relatives to make it appear […]
  
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• I Knocked on the Fancy Doors of the "Moms for Seattle" PAC's Biggest Donors

  30-07-2019 19:08 via thestranger.com
  
  "Oh my god," a woman's voice said. "It's her."by Nathalie GrahamThis could be a Moms for Seattle house—if it had a bit more driveway. shunyufan/ Getty Images
  I was sweating. I had abandoned my car on the block below, next to some "Do Not Enter" signs, and hiked up a steep, public street in the Seward Park neighborhood. A peaked roof and big windows were the only parts of the large, modern-style house visible from the street.I took a deep breath. I pushed open a wooden gate and then I walke
  
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• Prince Harry says he and Meghan will have 2 kids ‘maximum’

  30-07-2019 18:57
  LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry says he and his wife Meghan will have no more than two children because of concerns for the environment. In an interview with primatologist Jane Goodall for British Vogue, Harry said becoming a father in May had changed his perspective. He said “I view it differently now, without question. But […]
  
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• ‘Lone Ranger Bandit’ pleads guilty to armed robberies

  30-07-2019 18:24
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man known as the “Lone Ranger Bandit” has pleaded guilty to multiple armed robberies. KOIN reports that Jay Noble admitted to sticking up three businesses over the course of his one-month spree, spanning from December 2017 to January 2018. Authorities say in most of the robberies, Noble used a revolver […]
  
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• Joe Biden to hold fundraiser in Boise

  30-07-2019 18:21
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden has announced he’ll hold a fundraising reception in Boise. His campaign says the event is set for 1 p.m. Tuesday at a location that will be provided to those making a donation. Tickets start at $100 and $250. A donation of $1,000 […]
  
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• Idaho land managers plan timber sales of moth-damaged trees

  30-07-2019 17:55
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho land managers are planning two major timber sales to salvage trees that have been killed or damaged by a moth infestation. The Idaho Department of Lands announced the timber salvage sales Monday. The timber up for sale is on just over 3 square miles (8 square kilometers) near the communities […]
  
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• New Savage Lovecast: Hail Satan! With Satanic Temple Founder Lucien Greaves

  30-07-2019 17:54 via thestranger.com
  
  Episode #666 — July 30, 2019by The StrangerA woman is tormented that her partner of 7 years has not learned how to pee without spraying the area. Dan's response is both charitable and practical. Then, a 70-year-old man is in an open relationship with his wife. He is communicating with a 30-year-old woman online who lives out of town. How can he verify her identity without offending her? Also, he doesn't want to take advantage of her. But who will be taking advantage of whom?
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• Slog AM: Seattle Rents Are Rising, New Ruling Will Hurt Asylum-Seekers, Katy Perry Loses Copyright Battle

  30-07-2019 17:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie Graham"The Christians will never know I stole from their rap community." Rich Fury/Getty Images
  A doozy for renters: Seattle is the most expensive non-Californian city for renters. The median rent here, according to Gene Balk at the Seattle Times, was $1,555 in 2017. That includes the cost of utilities. The only cities that were more expensive to rent in were San Jose, San Francisco, and San Diego. Ready for a bad joke? I guess we should rename Seattle to Saneattle. Okay. Sorry. I'll
  
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• Richer U.S. households fueling a hot job sector: ‘wealth work’

  30-07-2019 16:04
  One of the fastest-growing job categories of the past decade has been in what an economics professor at MIT calls "wealth work": Catering to the whims and desires of affluent households. There were an estimated 3.2 million wealth worker jobs in 2017, up from 2.8 million in 2010.
  
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• Teenager killed, 3 hurt in Puyallup crash

  30-07-2019 15:48
  A 16-year-old driver died after a car crash Tuesday morning in Puyallup that sent three other young people to a hospital, according to police. Puyallup police closed West Stewart Avenue between the 1800 and 2100 blocks for hours to investigate the cause of the crash. The road is expected to open by 7 a.m. W […]
  
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• Teenage driver killed, 3 others hurt in Puyallup crash that wrapped car around tree

  30-07-2019 15:48
  A 16-year-old driver died Tuesday morning after a Puyallup car crash that sent three other teenagers to a hospital.
  
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• Seattle now most expensive city for renters outside California, census data shows

  30-07-2019 15:00
  The median rent and utilities in Seattle at the start of the decade ranked outside the top 10 among big U.S. cities. Now the Emerald City is the most expensive place to rent outside of California.
  
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• No criminal charges against Snohomish County deputy in fatal shooting after high-speed chase

  30-07-2019 15:00
  Snohomish County prosecutors will not file criminal charges against a sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed an unarmed 24-year-old man after a high-speed chase and crash last October. Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney Adam Cornell on July 23 issued a six-page memorandum that states the use of deadly force against 24-year-old Nickolas Michael Peters was justified under […]
  
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• As wildfire risk grows west of Cascades, homeowners urged to better protect their homes

  30-07-2019 15:00
  Prevention efforts are increasingly important on the wet, west side of the North Cascades, where the recent hot dry summers have offered a view of a warming world that is forecast to include bigger and more frequent wildfires.
  
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• Interstate 5 motorists should expect delays near wildfire

  30-07-2019 13:05
  CANYONVILLE, Ore. (AP) — Interstate 5 drivers should expect delays Tuesday in both directions as fire crews remove hazardous trees south of Canyonville in southwestern Oregon. The Oregon Department of Transportation says traffic will be slowed in both directions between mileposts 88 and 101 from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Oregon’s Milepost 97 fire is […]
  
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• Driving to or through Oregon? Expect delays on Interstate 5 near wildfire

  30-07-2019 13:05
  CANYONVILLE, Ore. (AP) — Interstate 5 drivers should expect delays Tuesday in both directions as fire crews remove hazardous trees south of Canyonville in southwestern Oregon. The Oregon Department of Transportation says traffic will be slowed in both directions between mileposts 88 and 101 from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Oregon’s Milepost 97 fire is […]
  
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• Moroccan king seeks government shake-up to calm frustrations

  30-07-2019 09:42
  RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco’s king is calling for a government reshuffle, seeking “new blood” and saying the country’s development policy isn’t doing enough to meet citizens’ needs. In a speech Monday night marking his 20 years on the throne, King Mohammed VI reproached the Islamist-led government and tasked Prime Minister Saad-Eddine El Othmani with […]
  
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• Iranians say US sanctions blocking access to needed medicine

  30-07-2019 08:34
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Taha Shakouri keeps finding remote corners to play in at a Tehran children’s charity hospital, unaware that his doctors are running out of chemo medicine needed to treat the eight-year-old boy’s liver cancer. With Iran’s economy in free fall after the U.S. pullout from the nuclear deal and escalated sanctions on […]
  
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• Tipster’s email led to arrest in massive Capital One data breach

  30-07-2019 07:40
  Capital One Financial Corp. set up an email address for tipsters — including “white hat” hackers — to alert the company to potential vulnerabilities in its computer systems. On July 17, the company got a hit. “Hello there,” the email said, according to federal prosecutors. “There appears to be some leaked s3 data of yours […]
  
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• NTSB: Pilot safely evacuated passengers from burning plane

  30-07-2019 06:41
  BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — Federal investigators credit a pilot with safely evacuating passengers before flames consumed an Alaska commuter plane after it crashed. The Anchorage Daily News reported Monday that the National Transportation Safety Board says the pilot spotted the flames and helped five passengers get clear of the airplane at the Bethel airport July […]
  
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• Fishing operations resume at Alaska dock hit by explosion

  30-07-2019 06:40
  WHITTIER, Alaska (AP) — Ships are returning with their catch to an Alaska city where an explosion and dock fire temporarily halted much of its commercial fishing industry. KTVA-TV reported Monday that investigators are still seeking the cause of the July 7 explosion on the Delong Dock in Whittier. The City of Whittier declared a […]
  
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• Former airport worker sentenced for taking guns from luggage

  30-07-2019 06:37
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former airport baggage handler has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for stealing guns and ammunition from passengers’ luggage. The Oregonian/Oregon Live reported Monday that 27-year-old Deshawn Antonio Kelly was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court. Kelly told a judge he stole guns from five people who checked […]
  
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• Alaska sports body suggests revised practices after accident

  30-07-2019 05:14
  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s high school sports regulating body has recommended a football team hold practices with other programs following a swimming accident. KTVF-TV reports the West Valley football preseason program has been suspended by the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. The Alaska School Activities Association suggests the district allow preseason practices with […]
  
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• After a rabbi sent her explicit messages, JBLM soldier’s wife says she was targeted and betrayed

  30-07-2019 04:28
  An Army soldier’s wife says she was betrayed and ostracized after turning to the only rabbi on base for help when a Tacoma rabbi sent her explicit messages.
  
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• 1 dead, 5 hurt in minivan crash near Sheridan

  30-07-2019 03:43
  SHERIDAN, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say one person was killed and five others were hurt in a minivan crash southwest of Portland near Sheridan. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the crash happened shortly after 3 p.m. on Highway 22, when the van drove off the road, hit several signs and landed in a drainage ditch. The Oregon […]
  
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• Mayor: Hawaiian leaders want to meet again on telescope

  30-07-2019 03:33
  HONOLULU (AP) — The man tasked with trying to find a way out of an impasse over the construction of a giant telescope in Hawaii says he met with Native Hawaiian leaders. But the only issue they reached a consensus on was to meet again. Hawaii County Mayor Kim said Monday he met Native Hawaiian […]
  
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• Left Hand fire in Yakima County at 2,500 acres

  30-07-2019 03:03
  A total of 494 people, 10 helicopters and 21 engines are fighting the fire. It was 8% contained and burning in timber on Monday.
  
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• Alaska Legislature approves oil wealth fund check of about $1,600; amount at odds with governor

  30-07-2019 02:59
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Legislature approves oil wealth fund check of about $1,600; amount at odds with governor.
  
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• Man charged in 2016 shooting of Mount Vernon officer found competent

  30-07-2019 02:51
  Ernesto Lee Rivas, 47, faces charges related to a Dec. 15, 2016, standoff with law enforcement that left officer Michael "Mick" McClaughry blind after being shot in the head.
  
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• Slog PM: Lil Nas X Makes Music History, Man Makes Gloves Out of Crocs, Human Fly Makes Whoopee in Front of Wilbur Ross

  30-07-2019 02:50 via thestranger.com
  
  by Chase BurnsThese, but gloves. NAKphotos / Getty
  Lil Nas X is a winner, baby: The rapper's controversial country-trap song has made Billboard chart history, with "Old Town Road" officially becoming the longest-running No. 1 single in the chart's history. It beat "Despacito" and "One Sweet Day," which both lasted 16 weeks in the spot. "Old Town Road" is currently in its 17th week in the No. 1 spot.U.S. House Democrats are getting close to having majority Democrat support to ITMFA: More and more
  
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